The Time Traveling Anchor and Her Eight Hundred Fence-Sitters

Chapter 208 Pig 8 Precepts Look in the Mirror

Ever since they met in Huguo Temple, the Lu family has become more and more concerned about He Xulan.

He gave her snacks, jewelry, and a lot of things that girls like.

Qin Shuyu originally thought that since it was inappropriate, he should just make it clear and not delay Lu Yuqing.

As a result, He Jianxing hesitated again and again, and in the end he still didn't make up his mind.

"I heard from Feng Zhengyi that the Ministry of Revenue is expected to promote Lu Jiyuan again this year. If he is promoted one level this time, he will be a third-rank official."

"Although there are many third-rank officials in the capital city, there are very few who are of similar age and can match our sister Lan."

"I'm afraid if I reject the Lu family, then..."

He Jianxing didn't finish his words, but Qin Shuyu understood what he meant.

To put it bluntly, He Jianxing was afraid that he would miss this opportunity and would waste a great opportunity for the He family!

However, even though he understood it, Qin Shuyu still couldn't help but worry.

In Qin Shuyu's heart, the interests of the He family are certainly important, but if these interests have to be exchanged for He Xulan's lifelong happiness, she is absolutely unwilling to do so.

Right now, the Lu family is anxious to arrange a marriage for Lu Yuqing, so it's inevitable that they appear to be very enthusiastic.

But it is hard to say how much sincerity is behind this warmth.

Qin Shuyu even had a hunch that the Lu family was so concerned about Lan Jie'er because they were hiding some shady purpose.

As for what the purpose of that shady business is, no one knows...

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Since the He family did not refuse openly, the Lu family assumed that the other party also wanted to marry.

After sending gifts a few times, the Lu family began to invite He Xulan to their home every now and then.

He Xulan refused several times herself, and Qin Shuyu refused several times on her behalf. In the end, even the old maid of the Lu family who came to the door to invite her couldn't stand it anymore.

"Oh, my dear sister, our old lady likes you very much. She has been talking about you since she came back from the Huguo Temple last time.

I got some fresh fruits from a foreign country, and I immediately thought of my sister."

"My Lu family is not a dangerous place, why is it that my sister is inconvenienced by so many things and just refuses to show me her favor?"

Seeing He Xulan twisting the handkerchief in her hand with an awkward expression and constantly glancing in the direction of Qin Shuyu, the old maid paused and added:

"My old lady had good intentions. She thought that Lord He and my master would see each other every day in the court, so maybe it would be appropriate for them to go out for a walk.

Since Miss He doesn't want to show her favor, I won't force you to do it. I'll go back and report to the old lady now."

As she spoke, the old woman bowed in the direction of Qin Shuyu and He Xulan and pretended to walk out.

Qin Shuyu and He Xulan were both shocked when they saw this, and quickly winked at Yu Pu.

Yu Pu understood and took two steps forward quickly, stuffed a silver ingot into the old woman's hand, and then stopped the person.

Qin Shuyu was in a dilemma between advancing and retreating like this.

The matter with the old lady of the Lu family is secondary. The main thing is that Lu Jiyuan’s appointment order has already come down, and promotion to the third rank is a foregone conclusion.

According to He Jianxing, even if they cannot get married in the future, the two families should still have more interactions.

Since we are going to have some contact, it would be a bit unreasonable to reject the Lu family's invitation right now.

But if He Xulan really went to the Lu family, there would inevitably be gossip that the He family saw that the Lu family was gaining power and was rushing to get their daughter to marry into the family.

If it was just gossip, it would be fine, but I'm afraid that if the rumors increase, it will delay He Xulan's marriage.

Qin Shuyu hesitated for a long time, but finally gave in.

She sent He Xulan to the Lu family's carriage, stuffed a few more silver ingots into the old maid's hand, and told her to send her back as soon as possible. Then she had a splitting headache and went straight to bed.

Only Zhao Mianmian, clinging to the fence beside East Lake, watched the people coming in and out of Linshuyuan and Linheyuan, and asked on the public screen without knowing what was going on:

[No, then why is the Lu family so stingy? ? ]

Barrage:

【? ? ? 】

Zhao Mianmian:

[Since my third sister has invited everyone, my aunt can also be invited. Why is it that only one person from each family is allowed to go to eat melon? ]

Pink barrages floated across the public screen, making the entire screen quiet for a second.

A second later, someone asked tentatively:

[Host, the reason you say the Lu family is stingy is probably because you are still thinking about the gift from the previous meeting...]

No, no, no, what can't I do?!

The Lu family definitely didn’t give me a gift!

What, can't you just complain?

Thinking of the meeting gift, Zhao Mianmian felt full of resentment. She turned around and ran towards Linlanyuan with a cold snort.

When the audience in the live broadcast room saw her behavior, they all laughed at her in unison on the public screen again.

However, despite the ridicule, everyone still took the time to do some scientific research for Zhao Mianmian:

[In ancient times, gatherings were held according to different circumstances, mainly depending on the purpose of the host.

If you invite a bunch of unmarried girls to entertain your little sister, then you can’t go because of your aunt’s status. 】

[Yes, yes, yes, although the old lady from the Lu family didn't say it explicitly, seeing that Qin Shuyu didn't go with her, I guess it's not an appropriate occasion for a married woman to appear.]

[I really don't understand, they are all women, why are they divided into married and unmarried? Did the ancient people have such a particular way? ? ]

[I don’t know whether the Lu family is particular or not, but I know that in the eyes of our anchor, the Lu family is closely related to stinginess. ]

[Haha, she is a stingy anchor, and she still has the nerve to say that others are stingy? It's like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, he is a pig inside and out! ]

[Hahahaha, alright alright, stop complaining about the host. She is stingy just for the sake of getting promoted.

By the way, host, what are you going to do this afternoon? 】

Amid the screen full of [Hahahaha], there was finally a normal comment, and Zhao Mianmian was deeply moved.

She stopped and thought carefully, then replied:

【I haven’t decided yet.】

The man then said on the public screen:

[Then I will teach you how to make the balls. There is an ancient recipe for Quyi Pills in the medical book that Senior Brother Bai gave you last time. Why don’t you try it? Maybe you can use it to make money in the future.]

When Zhao Mianmian heard that he could make money, his eyes lit up and he nodded quickly.

After returning to Linlan Courtyard, Zhao Mianmian first prepared the necessary medicinal materials according to the audience's requirements, and then prepared to make pills.

However, when she had just ground the two herbs into powder and added water to mix them together, she suddenly covered her nose and took a big step back with a look of disgust:

[Damn, what's that smell?!]

The commentators saw her trick and cursed on the public screen:

[Fuck, I told you to put flour in it, flour, flour, flour! Not lime powder! Look at what you put in it! Is this stuff edible?!]

[Hahahaha, what the hell is lime powder, host, don’t you know that lime powder mixed with these things will produce hypochlorous acid? ]

Zhao Mianmian covered her nose with her hands and looked curious:

[Hypochlorous acid? What is that? ? ]

Barrage:

[It is a liquid with a strong pungent smell. It was rare in ancient times, but it is very common nowadays. It is what we commonly call... disinfectant!! ]

[Disinfectant? ? Holy crap, the anchor is awesome! ]