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Chapter 174: Chapter 174: I Like When the Young Bull Eats Old Grass
Inside the room.
Hearing what seemed to be a clang from outside, Lu Sheng’s voice paused, and she instinctively furrowed her brow.
"Wait a moment, Grandpa, there seems to be someone outside. I’ll go take a look."
As she spoke, Lu Sheng got up and headed towards the door, only then noticing that the door had been left ajar—it hadn’t been properly closed before.
But when she went out, there was no one there.
Lu Sheng thought she might have been overthinking it.
Just as she was about to turn around and go back to her room, she noticed what seemed to be a water stain near the trash can not far away, dampening a patch of the dark red carpet.
She walked over and saw a bowl in the trash can, containing some remnants of what looked like a ginseng soup.
Touching it with her hand, she found the bowl was still warm.
Had someone brought ginseng soup over just now, but instead of entering, they threw it away outside the door, bowl and all?
Lu Sheng thought for a moment; the only person who could be bringing ginseng soup to Old Mr. Fu at this time would be Fu Siya.
Why had Fu Siya come over and then thrown the thing away?
Could it be that she overheard the conversation between Old Mr. Fu and herself just now and got angry?
Lu Sheng couldn’t help but frown slightly.
After returning to the room, Lu Sheng told Old Mr. Fu that there was no one outside. 𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝒎
Unaware that Fu Siya had just been there, he said to Lu Sheng, "By the way, Nannan, there’s something Grandpa wants to ask you."
"When you first arrived in Jiang City, you told me that we should just leave your and Chenchen’s engagement be and let nature take its course, so I haven’t brought it up since."
"But your father called me last night and said that he had sent your sister abroad, and that your sister and Chenchen would also break up."
To save the Lu Family’s face, they announced to the public that Lu Qianrou had been sent abroad for studies.
Old Mr. Fu said, "Nannan, your father said he strongly approves of your marriage to Chenchen and hopes you two can get engaged soon."
"But when I asked him if that was really your wish, your father’s answer was unclear."
"You know that Grandpa’s greatest wish is now to have you as my granddaughter-in-law, and your father is strongly supporting it, but Grandpa still values your wishes the most."
"So Grandpa wants to ask you, would you be willing to get engaged to Chenchen and marry into our Fu Family in the future?"
The first time Lu Sheng met Old Mr. Fu was when she had just been reborn and arrived in Jiang City.
At that time, the Lu Family’s elder brothers were very cold to her, Jiang Ting couldn’t wait to send her back to the countryside immediately, and Lu Qianrou saw her as a thorn in her side, constantly scheming against her secretly.
To secure the Fu Family as a temporary refuge, she did not outright refuse the marriage arrangement with Fu Chen.
But the situation was different now.
Now, Lu Sheng was regarded as the most important sister by all five of her brothers in the Lu Family, and she also had the most important person in her life.
"I am not willing."
Old Mr. Fu didn’t expect the girl to refuse so straightforwardly, and was stunned for a moment.
"Grandpa, I have someone I like," Lu Sheng said softly, but firmly, "I like Li Muchen, and he likes me too."
Hearing this name, Old Mr. Fu’s eyes widened, "...Nannan, who did you say? Are you talking about that kid from the Li Family?"
Lu Sheng nodded.
Old Mr. Fu instinctively wanted to say that Li Muchen had a disability in his leg.
But then he remembered that when he was poisoned last time, he saw Li Muchen standing up, though he didn’t know why.
That kid from the Li Family, be it his looks or his family’s wealth and capability, was top-notch in every aspect. The only flaw had been his disability, and now, even that had been cured.
Compared to him... his grandson really couldn’t match up.
It made sense for Nannan to like him rather than Chenchen.
But while Old Mr. Fu understood this logic, it still pained his heart tremendously.
He had never heard of that kid from the Li Family liking any girl.
This child seems like he’s never been in love with anyone in his life, not even having a woman appear by his side, and now he’s suddenly got his sights set on Chenchen?
And he made a move so quickly! He’s already confessed?
Old Mr. Fu was on the verge of heaving a long sigh.
Having lived nearly a lifetime, this is the first time he’s ever liked a young girl so much that he wanted her to become his granddaughter-in-law.
Yet before the flame of hope could even flicker to life, it was doused with a bucket of water right there on the spot.
It’s all because his grandson is good for nothing!
Old Mr. Fu, not giving up, tried to make another attempt on Fu Chen’s behalf, and managed to squeeze out a sentence.
"But Nannan, the Li Family’s young lad is already 25, a whole eight years older than you. What if you two have a generation gap..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he saw the girl in front of him respond very seriously: "That’s ok, Grandpa, I just like the old cow eating young grass."
"And speaking of generation gaps..."
Lu Sheng suddenly remembered Chen An saying that Li Muchen, with his cold face in the office, had secretly googled how to set her picture as the wallpaper on his phone.
She couldn’t help but curve her eyes, her tone revealing a tenderness she hadn’t even noticed, "The generation gap thing, it seems quite cute."
In order to reject Old Mr. Fu, Lu Sheng said whatever came to mind.
But if Li Muchen, who is only twenty-five years old, heard himself being referred to as "old grass," one wonders what his reaction would be.
Since they had such a straightforward conversation with Old Mr. Fu, the matter of the marriage arrangement was thus put to rest.
Old Mr. Fu felt upset for quite a while before he finally heaved a sigh, ready to head back to the banquet hall with Lu Sheng.
However, the old man had just stood up when Lu Sheng suddenly pulled him back.
"...Wait a moment, Grandpa, can I take a look at the thumb ring on your hand?"
Old Mr. Fu was wearing a rhinoceros horn thumb ring on his right thumb that appeared to have been worn many years, gleaming with a polished shine.
"...Thumb ring? Nannan, why are you looking at this?" Old Mr. Fu was puzzled, but still took off the thumb ring and handed it to Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng took the thumb ring.
Thinking of how Fu Siya had just heard her conversation with grandpa outside the door and got so angry that she directly threw the ginseng soup, bowl and all, into the trash, and considering that two days later grandpa was going on a cruise vacation to the islands, Lu Sheng felt unsettled.
The moment she held the thumb ring in her hand, Lu Sheng slightly squinted her eyes, and the ring emitted a barely visible dark red glow, which was quickly extinguished in the air.
Then Lu Sheng pretended to look curiously for a bit before handing the thumb ring back.
"It’s nothing, Grandpa. I just thought the thumb ring was pretty and wanted to take a look."
Naturally, Old Mr. Fu didn’t notice anything unusual and casually put the ring back on.
Since she had already wished Grandpa Fu happy birthday in person and made her own position clear, Lu Sheng no longer intended to make an appearance back in the banquet hall.
The moment her identity as Panda is revealed, she would likely become the focal point of everyone’s attention once back in the banquet hall.
Thus, Lu Sheng texted Lan Yu and Han Jing to say she was heading back first, and then left the Fu Family’s residence.
Ji Yan was already waiting outside the Fu Family’s doors. Old friends reuniting naturally warranted a catch-up.
However, what Lu Sheng didn’t expect, was that the revered Old Mr. Ji Weiyuan was also outside waiting for her.
Standing there with a straight back, Old Mr. Ji gave the impression of being unsmiling and very dignified. Upon seeing Lu Sheng approach, he looked her up and down carefully.
Lu Sheng had just stopped, and as a junior, she had not yet spoken when Old Mr. Ji took the lead: "I heard from Xiao Yan that you are Panda?"
Old Mr. Ji’s voice in the ancient cultural world was like a pillar of strength, resonant and deep, giving off an aura of restrained power that made people feel somewhat nervous.
Yet the next second, Old Mr. Ji suddenly took a deep breath, his eyes even shimmering with tears: "...Good child."
Lu Sheng hadn’t reacted yet when her hand was already excitedly gripped by Old Mr. Ji.
"That cultural relic that Xiao Yan brought back to China, I’ve always wanted to thank you in person."
"It’s just unfortunate that Xiao Yan said he didn’t know your real identity, nor where you were from."
"Meeting you today has filled a void in this old man’s heart."
"Good child, thank you for fighting those seven nights of boxing matches years ago, winning back that artifact that was taken away by invaders from China. You are a young hero... truly deserving of the title."
