The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1866: Chapter 1866: Chen Qiu Has a Suitor

Now that Father Pan is safe and sound, and in good health, this is indeed a happy event. Arranging another match for Chen Qiu, wouldn’t that be double happiness?

Father Pan is quite fond of his granddaughter Chen Qiu, after all, she took care of him quite a bit when he was ill.

Seeing that his granddaughter is indeed not young anymore, he’s busying himself with finding her a match.

It’s said that two candidates were introduced later, but the Chen family wasn’t satisfied. Either their appearance was not good, or their family background was lacking, so they delayed until the end of the year.

Xia Yan said, ”I heard from the neighbors over in Shili Lane that recently there seems to be something going on. Chen Qiu dresses up nicely and goes out from time to time. Out of curiosity, they inquired a bit and it seems the other party just passed the scholar exam last year, young and promising, with a bright future. But what his name is, what rank he placed in the exams, the Chen family is still keeping it a secret and isn’t too clear.”

A scholar?

Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance, ”Chen Bing’s ambitions are not small, planning to climb up slowly despite his age.”

Once impoverished, he later divorced his first wife and married the daughter of a middle-class family in the prefecture.

Now, does he want to have his daughter marry into a family with titles, and eventually become the father-in-law of an official?

Fortunately, they had already approached, otherwise letting him have a strong backer in the future would make dealing with him more troublesome.

”Tell me, if I go and confront them tomorrow, will it ruin Chen Qiu’s good match?”

Meng Yunzheng had a different opinion, ”I think it might actually prevent a disastrous marriage and save that unaware scholar, keeping the talent for the imperial court.”

Shu Yu, ”...” You sure know how to put it.

That’s right, someone like Chen Qiu, forcing Zhou Tiedong’s fiancée almost to the point of jumping into a river, shows questionable character, just like Chen Bing.

People like that shouldn’t harm scholars who have worked hard after years of study to earn their titles.

They arrived just in time, truly a noble act.

Shu Yu went to the old lady, comfortably discussing the plan for tomorrow. The Lu family was indignant and furious, having an early dinner and going to bed, just waiting to storm in tomorrow.

After a night’s rest, the Lu family all looked full of energy.

Especially the father and son of Third Lu. Early in the morning, they stepped out of their rooms, hands on hips, chins raised, glancing sideways at others just like rich landlords’ masters and young masters, dressed in brand new, expensive-looking clothes, with intricately embroidered belts, and jade hairpins in their hair.

Shu Yu was stunned when she saw it, could her Third Uncle really have a jade hairpin? Would Third Aunt be willing to get him such fine gear, and is that hairpin possibly fake?

She was a bit bewildered, walked up to them, and scrutinized from top to bottom, particularly focusing on the jade hairpin, then asked a pointed question, ”Is this the best of your possessions?”

Third Lu, ”...” It seemed his rich facade was about to break.

”I mean, we’re not going for a matchmaking, we’re going for a fight, is there a need to dress so well?”

Third Lu lowered his hand and chin, looking at Shu Yu with a face full of ”why can’t you be more promising”, ”Yu, you’re still too young, you don’t understand this. Though we’re going for a fight, at most, everyone will just throw a punch each. This time, we’re mainly going to show off.”

Shu Yu had a complex expression, ”Show off... what?”