The year before the twins were born, Yu Peirong, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family, introduced a man to her niece Lu Qiuju. The man worked in the railway department and was an engineer engaged in technical research. His family background was slightly weaker than that of the Lu family, but he had a good character and was a calm, down-to-earth, motivated and hardworking person.
This year, Lu Qiuju was already 22 years old. She had become an older leftover woman in the eyes of her relatives and colleagues, and was also the one that the elders of the Lu family often talked about and urged to get married.
Over the years, the two sisters have become close to the Lu family. The two elders of the Lu family and the elder relatives have also let go of their past prejudices and tacitly agreed not to mention them anymore. They have accepted and acknowledged that they are members of the Lu family.
Although she has a mother that no one wants to talk about, she and her sister are different from Ruan Yumian. They have studied hard and steadily over the years and have taken the right path.
With the Lu family's protection, and both sisters being beautiful and having university degrees, they don't actually have to worry about marriage issues. As long as they are willing, matchmakers will come to introduce them and arrange blind dates.
Perhaps influenced by her parents and family, Lu Qiuju was very cautious about relationships and marriage. She was afraid that her partner would approach her with a clear purpose, just like the Ruan family did back then, and then use her to get close to the Lu family and push her into an unpleasant position.
During her four years in college and then when she started working, many men confessed their love to her, either openly or covertly, but she rejected them all with various reasons.
This dragged on until she was 22, and she became what the elders called a "leftover woman".
This blind date was introduced by her aunt. The man was also in the same circle, and the two families knew each other well. Her aunt had a high opinion of the man's character. The man was two years older than her and was outstanding in all aspects. After some hesitation, she decided to meet him.
After her aunt arranged the blind date, Lu Qiuju took the time to meet her two sisters-in-law. She and her sister Qiutong had a good relationship with the two sisters-in-law. Whenever they had confusion in their studies and work over the years, they would ask the two sisters-in-law for help, advice and solutions.
This blind date was arranged by her aunt, and Lu Qiuju took it very seriously, but she was still a little unsure, so she specially asked her two sisters-in-law to accompany her and help her to make an impression.
Her two sisters-in-law were knowledgeable, experienced, and sharp-eyed, so she inexplicably trusted them.
Gong Linglong and her friends were also happy to go and take a look. They brought their five lively and active children with them. She was pregnant and the group accompanied her sister-in-law on a blind date.
They arrived half an hour early, but the man arrived earlier than them and was already waiting in the agreed private room of the teahouse.
Xiang Junhang's appearance and temperament are not particularly outstanding, but he is rigorous and calm, which is rare among his peers. He was a little nervous when he saw Gong Linglong and Jiang Yun, but he quickly adjusted himself. He greeted them calmly and politely, and treated the five noisy and lively children gently and politely. He patiently and carefully ordered various delicious foods for them.
When the formal blind date began, Xiang Junhang took the initiative to speak first and was honest with them.
In fact, this was not the first time he met Lu Qiuju. He had seen her at a unit party more than half a month ago. At that time, she was performing a group instrumental ensemble on stage, and he immediately fell in love with the beautiful female comrade sitting in the middle playing the cello.
Later, he asked his colleagues to help find her, and asked his family elders to help introduce her to him, which led to the blind date arrangement today.
Xiang Junhang is an engineering man. He is low-key, introverted, pragmatic and down-to-earth. He is also a very honest person without any ulterior motives. He answered the questions asked by his two sisters-in-law truthfully, talked about his own strengths and weaknesses generously, and even explained his salary income and savings clearly.
It is precisely because of this that Lu Qiuju has a good impression of him, and Gong Linglong and others are also optimistic about him.
The two had a pleasant blind date and then they started a formal relationship.
Two months later, the parents of both parties met and got engaged. Xiang's grandparents and parents accompanied him to visit the Lu family with full sincerity. The engagement was successfully witnessed by the elders of both parties, and a warm wedding was held in October of that year.
On the wedding day, there was a small incident. Ruan Yumian and Ruan Qiuhe, mother and daughter, heard the news from somewhere and suddenly ran to the house to ask for additional dowry. Lu Qiuju met with them, but did not accept the dowry they brought. She only talked in the room for ten minutes and then let them leave.
After leaving Kyoto, Ruan Yumian went to the south. Because of the blemish on his resume, he could not resume his old career of singing and performing on stage. In addition, he was too embarrassed and too old to find a related job.
After half a year of muddled life, she had less and less money. In order to make a living, she had to put aside her so-called face and go to work in a factory to earn money.
There is a saying that goes, "It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality."
She had never suffered any hardship in her life, and she couldn't endure any hardship. She couldn't stand it after working in the factory for less than two months. She gave up and used her well-maintained face to hook up with an old man who was more than ten years older than her and had a wealthy family with his first wife who had died.
She was beautiful and charming, and the old man treated her very well. They had a good time during those two years, but it was a pity that the good times did not last long.
Her husband died suddenly from excessive drinking at a social gathering. His original children blamed her for not taking good care of their father. After the man was buried, she was kicked out of the house and began wandering homelessly again.
At that time, Ruan Qiuhe had just divorced Qi Bin and received compensation from the Qi family. She also came to the south alone. The mother and daughter met by chance on the street and lived together later.
The mother and daughter did not have much savings, so in order to avoid spending all their money, they learned how to do business. However, they were not cut out for business and could not endure hardship, so their savings were soon squandered and they had to go back to work in the factory.
Later, they accidentally learned that goods from Yangcheng were selling very well in Kyoto, so the mother and daughter decided to do business and started reselling goods, wholesale goods in Yangcheng and reselling them to small vendors in Kyoto to make some profit.
The profit of this small business was more considerable than expected. After two or three years, they saved some money. The mother and daughter planned to return to Kyoto to live, buy an apartment here to settle down, and then open a clothing store.
It was only after returning to Kyoto that they heard that Lu Qiuju was getting married. They had not had an easy time living outside these years, and they had actually regretted it a long time ago. They wanted to take this opportunity to reconnect with Lu Qiuju and her sister and ask for their help.
It’s a pity that Lu Qiuju didn’t give them a chance. She didn’t want to associate with them anymore, and she didn’t want them to come and destroy her current comfortable life.
Ruan Yumian and her daughter were turned down by her and turned to Lu Qiuting again, but her attitude was even clearer. She didn't even want to see them anymore and asked her aunt to help her convey a few words.
Lu Nanzheng supported and agreed with his two daughters' decisions. In order to prevent them from affecting his daughters' wedding day, he arranged for someone to send them away.
Lu Qiuju and Xiang Junhang's wedding went smoothly. After they got married, they moved to Xiang Junhang's unit dormitory to live their small family life. Half a year later, she became pregnant and gave birth to their only son safely at the end of that year.
After getting married and having children, Lu Qiuju did not give up her job. She still worked as a cellist in the China Art Troupe. She had a happy marriage with Xiang Junhang and a stable job. She lived a happy life.
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