Chapter 53: I Also Bear Grudges

“The view of the river here is nice, let’s sit down.” Lu Songli pulled his sleeve.

Lu Songli sat down, and Qin Sheng also sat down next to her following her lead.

Qin Sheng hesitated and said, “Why are you so polite to A Shui and Erxi?” When Zhao Yutan was still his fiancée, he was quite disapproving of his interactions with them.

“Shouldn’t those in high positions be kind? Do not deceive the old, do not deceive the young. Can you pick a reason to believe?” Lu Songli jokingly said.

Qin Sheng: This person is speaking casually again.

“They are here to help you.” Even if her words praised them, the fact that these two could follow him was also due to his influence. “Am I being too friendly to them?”

One fence needs three stakes, one hero needs three helpers. The lower the person’s status, the more they care about whether they are respected. Why should she show off her superiority and trigger their sensitive nerves? Without conflicting interests, there is no need to make enemies for oneself.

“You are really different from Zhao Yutan.” Qin Sheng muttered.

It was very quiet, but the two were close enough for Lu Songli to hear. She raised her eyebrows, and then she probably understood. Maybe when facing Qin Sheng’s followers, Zhao Yutan’s behavior was very different from hers, or even completely opposite.

However, criticizing them, looking down on them, what benefits could she gain from that? None. If one’s emotional satisfaction requires belittling those beneath them, then their level and status are limited.

Those who always want to show their superiority in front of those inferior to them are actually fools. Her confidence comes from her own excellence and does not need to be gained by belittling others.

Facing these people, she doesn’t need to do anything special, just treat them normally, it’s that simple.

“Of course, we are different, there are no two identical leaves in this world.”

Qin Sheng thought about it and found that this statement was very true.

While Lu Songli and Qin Sheng were discussing this, on the other side, Chen Jinshui and Liu Erxi were also whispering to each other.

Chen Jinshui whispered, “Brother Liu’s future new wife is better than the previous one.”

Liu Erxi nodded in agreement. She was also easy-going, willing to sit side by side with Brother Liu on the grass.

The previous one was aloof, let alone sitting on the ground. In the past, when she saw them from afar, she would frown, and they, being considerate, would usually avoid her on their own. If she couldn’t avoid a situation, she would simply ignore  them as if they were trash, not worthy of her attention.

Lu Songli and Qin Sheng sat for a while, she looked at the sky, stood up and brushed off the grass from her skirt, “Let’s go, I’ll take you to meet my eldest brother and sister-in-law, and then we’ll start working.”

Qin Sheng stood up but hesitated.

Lu Songli took a few steps out and noticed he hadn’t followed, she turned around and looked at him, “Come on.”

Qin Sheng still didn’t move, Lu Songli walked back, took his hand, and led him towards the fields.

Qin Sheng’s hand was suddenly held by her, his pupils dilated, his brain blank for a moment, feeling his whole hand stiffening, how, how did they end up holding hands without a word?

Lu Songli wanted to laugh at his reaction.

When they were close to the back door, he suddenly realized and pulled her back, “I disagree with your previous plan, it’s too dangerous. You better not go.”

“Anything else?” Lu Songli gestured for him to continue.

“You don’t know Zhao Bin, he holds grudges especially well. Offending him will bring endless troubles.” Just mentioning that person, Qin Sheng’s expression turned grim.

“Coincidentally, I am the same.” Holding grudges.

“Let’s be serious, stop joking around.” Qin Sheng maintained a serious expression.

Lu Songli comforted him instead, “What’s so dangerous about it? With you by my side, can’t you protect me?”

“That’s not enough.” It’s not him boasting, but Zhao Bin is not someone he can handle.

“If I don’t go, what do you plan to do? Catch him and beat him up?”

“That’s the only option, I can’t take his life, it’s not to that extent. If you’re not satisfied, I can be more ruthless in my beating.” Qin Sheng said, sounding somewhat helpless. As the conversation reached this point, he suddenly thought of something and looked at Lu Songli, his expression changing.

“What are you thinking?” Lu Songli felt helpless, sometimes her fiancé, who was good at imagining things, gave her a headache. “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t take his life.” As for how to punish him, it depends on his intentions.

“Alright, let’s go in quickly, don’t keep my brother and sister-in-law waiting.”

After entering the Tian family’s main hall, Lu Songli let go of Qin Sheng’s hand. Although she didn’t think holding hands with their fiancé was a big deal, considering that ancient people were quite conservative, and Qin Sheng had just taken office as her fiancé less than three days ago, she decided not to provoke her brother.

In the Tian family’s main hall, Lu Songli said she wanted to introduce someone to them, and Lu Zhiyuan and Madam Tian were waiting. But the two of them were not just idly waiting, they were busy with some work. Usually at this time, he would go to the Tian family’s shop to take a look. Since he had decided to stay for a few more days, he still needed to go there later.

Lu Songli returned after a while, leading in a tall and handsome young man.

Lu Songli introduced them to each other.

“A Sheng, this is my brother and sister-in-law.”

“Brother and sister-in-law, this is Qin Sheng.”

Qin Sheng let her lead him and forced out a stiff smile.

“Say hello.”

“Brother, sister-in-law.”

“Hello.” Lu Zhiyuan nodded at Qin Sheng, then looked at his little sister, “Your new fiancé?”

“Yes, he’s also your new brother-in-law.”

Lu Zhiyuan looked at her with mixed feelings. Couldn’t she just wait to introduce him when he went back? Why did she bring him along to the Tian family?

“Are you thirsty? Hungry?” After sitting down, Lu Songli personally brought him a cup of tea and some snacks.

Lu Zhiyuan watched his sister dote on her future husband and couldn’t bear to look.

Madam Tian was also amazed in her heart. The change in her younger sister-in-law was really significant. When Xie Zhan came to their house as a guest before, the younger sister-in-law was not as attentive to him, probably needing to be more subtle.

At this moment, Qin Sheng also felt very warm and grateful, but with so many people watching him eat and drink, he felt embarrassed and only drank a cup of tea.

Besides taking care of Qin Sheng’s food and drink, Lu Songli said to Lu Zhiyuan, “Big brother, if you have something to do, go ahead and do it first.” Her big brother left, and she could then proceed with the next steps.

“What about you? Stay at the Tian family for a night and go back tomorrow?” He did have some things to attend to.

“No, I’ll stay a little longer and then leave. I didn’t tell my parents before leaving to stay outside. If I suddenly don’t go back, they will worry.”

Lu Songli noticed that Qin Sheng only drank tea and didn’t touch the snacks. She thought to herself that he was quite dignified. Upon further thought, with Qin Sheng as a guest, her big brother wouldn’t feel right leaving to attend to his own matters.

So she had Mo Bing prepare two plates of snacks for Qin Sheng, then she pulled his sleeve, signaling him to get up. “Alright, everyone has met. Big brother, big sister-in-law, he has something to attend to, so he’ll leave first.”

Lu Zhiyuan: So, what is his younger sister doing? Let them meet briefly and leave?

Madam Tian was also surprised, “Is it so urgent? Eat lunch before leaving. It’s almost ready.” It was the first time her younger sister-in-law’s future fiancé had come to visit. If they didn’t even offer him a meal, it would be too impolite.

Lu Songli declined on his behalf, “Sister-in-law, we won’t eat. He has urgent matters, there will be plenty of opportunities to eat in the future.” After speaking, she pulled him out.

“Why is the younger sister so hasty.”

Lu Zhiyuan still couldn’t quite understand the purpose of his younger sister’s visit to the Tian family. Was it just to take a look at them?