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Chapter 59 The Matchmaker Arrives

It's said that people can't stand being nagged, and the same goes for things.

The village women had just told Lu Yuanhuan that sending her to school was a waste of money, that it was useless for a girl to study so much, and that she should find a family to marry into as soon as possible. Before long, matchmakers came to her door!

When matchmaker Aunt Zhu arrived, Lu Yuanhuan happened to be home. Upon learning her purpose, he almost broke the teacup he was serving.

After she put down her teacup, Lu Yuanqing said, "Little sister, go outside and see where Xiao Nan took your younger brother and sister. Make sure they don't go playing in the water."

"Okay, Third Brother, I'll go right away!" Lu Yuanhuan ran outside quickly.

After Lu Yuanqing waited for her to leave, he looked at the matchmaker with a smile and said, "My child has been disobedient lately. He doesn't want to go to the pond, but he insists on going and even takes his younger siblings with him."

"Yes! Children love to play in the water, but they don't realize how dangerous it is by the pond. We have to keep a close eye on them," Aunt Zhu said with a smile.

When people came to the Lu family to propose marriage, it was said that the Lu family was burdened with so many problems, and their lives must be miserable.

However, judging from the Lu family members, they looked quite well, not as miserable as one might imagine.

Lu Yuanhuan was beautiful and had a dignified appearance, no wonder people were very satisfied with her and did not look down on her for being from the countryside.

Drinking the water with a little sugar that Lu Yuanhuan brought her, Aunt Zhu was satisfied and even felt that the marriage was settled.

Come and give me a dollar as a thank you for the coal.

Once things are settled, there will be two more pieces.

Aunt Zhu was even happier. She straightened up and said, "A family asked me to come to your house to propose marriage. They said they have taken a liking to your Lu Yuanhuan. The young man is from the next commune and works in the county. He just started working and is a permanent employee. He earns more than thirty yuan a month."

"It's just that the person is a bit short, and I wanted to find someone better-looking, so it's been delayed until now."

“He doesn’t care about whether it’s in the countryside or not, and neither does his family. The most important thing is that his parents live with the eldest son and they have already separated their households. Once the new daughter-in-law enters the family, she can take charge of the household.”

Lu Yuanqing listened quietly.

No wonder they asked a matchmaker from the commune to propose marriage.

Aunt Zhu was considered a well-known matchmaker in the commune.

With so many people in the family who will be looking for partners in the future, Lu Yuanqing naturally wouldn't embarrass her.

Never offend the matchmaker.

After she finished speaking, Lu Yuanqing asked, "Uh, Auntie, does the other party know that my Huanhuan is still in school?"

Most importantly, why would people from the neighboring commune and those working in the county know Lu Yuanhuan?

His intuition told him that something was wrong!

Lu Yuanqing was overthinking things this time.

The person who asked the matchmaker to propose marriage this time was not a stalker like Niu Datou. He just happened to be on a business trip with their commune and happened to meet Lu Yuanhuan on her way home from school. He took a liking to her and hurriedly asked if she knew Lu Yuanhuan. After learning the basic information, he found a matchmaker to come to their door.

But Lu Yuanqing had no idea about such a dramatic turn of events! He speculated about a conspiracy and silently gave the other party a zero score in his mind.

“Auntie, you know that my Huanhuan is a good student and got into high school. How can she not go to school and get married?” Lu Yuanqing said, seemingly embarrassed.

Aunt Zhu's smile remained unchanged, her wrinkles blossoming into a smile. "The other party knows about this too. He said he's willing to wait; it's only two years of high school!"

Lu Yuanqing: Bah!

Why would a perfectly healthy high school student get married right after graduation? Does this mean they think Lu Yuanhuan won't get into university?

What the heck?

Lu Yuanqing was determined to check on Lu Yuanhuan's grades and make sure she got into university so that she could dazzle these people.

The matchmaker, Zhu, had no idea he harbored such ambitions. She laughed and said, "The girl said she's thinking about this! Just one meeting, a blind date. How do you think we should support her third brother?"

Lu Yuanqing: I don't think it's very good!

“Auntie, if you were to propose marriage to my brother Yuanbo today, I definitely wouldn’t feel any reluctance at all, and I would agree to meet him immediately,” Lu Yuanqing said. “But my little sister just wants to focus on her studies right now and doesn’t want to think about such things. How can I, as her older brother, put her in a difficult position?”

"Of course, if they are truly sincere, how about we discuss it again after Huanhuan graduates?"

The wrinkles that had been spreading across Zhu's face returned to their proper place as she smiled. "You're right. After all, the young lady is indeed good at studying, so she should naturally focus on her studies."

Seeing that although her smile had faded, her words were sincere, unlike those of the village women who thought that girls' education was useless, Lu Yuanqing smiled more genuinely, "You're so understanding. My Huanhuan is very well-behaved. She wants to study, and as her older brother, I have to make sure she gets her wish!"

Matchmaker Zhu gave him a deep look, "You're a good older brother!"

Even among siblings, she rarely saw a brother who treated his sister so well.

"Well, she's my own sister, of course I want the best for her. Having a high school diploma is good too," Lu Yuanqing said with a smile.

You have to be the kind of person you want to find.

A high school student cannot demand that the other person must be a college student.

Of course, it's impossible to expect a high school to accommodate someone who hasn't even finished elementary school.

Although there are always exceptions in the world, Lu Yuanqing still wanted Lu Yuanhuan to have the education to choose others, rather than others choosing her.

Zhu, the matchmaker, left disappointed.

As soon as she left, Lu Yuanhuan returned carrying Lu Mingbei, followed by Lu Mingnan and Lu Mingzhong.

Seeing that Lu Mingbei and Lu Mingzhong's clothes were wet, Lu Yuanqing's head immediately swelled up.

"Lu Mingnan, what did I tell you? I told you not to take your younger siblings to play in the water, and you just let it go in one ear and out the other? Huh!!"

As soon as Lu Yuanqing got angry, Lu Mingnan immediately backed down, "Third Uncle, I was wrong, I didn't mean to, Xiao Bei and the others went there on their own."

Lu Mingnan also felt wronged.

He turned around and played with his friends for a while. When Lu Yuanhuan came looking for him, he found the two cubs by the pond.

One of them splashed water with their hands, while the other stomped around with their feet. The two of them played in the water and kept laughing like idiots.

Lu Yuanhuan found the people, and angrily slapped their bottoms a few times before returning with tears in her eyes.

Lu Yuanqing didn't care. "I told you to watch over them, what did you do? Look at the people you're watching over, they have to change their clothes every day."

As Lu Yuanqing took the clothes that Lu Yuanhuan had found and helped Xiao Zhong change, he scolded Lu Mingnan.

The older kids liked to play with each other, but after taking care of the two younger ones for a while, Lu Mingnan grew impatient with them.

The two younger siblings didn't mind either; they held hands and leisurely walked towards the water's edge.

Before I knew it, I heard an adult washing things by the pond calling for help.

Then they discovered that the two smaller ones were missing.

"Are you still laughing?" Lu Yuanqing slapped Lu Mingzhong's butt a few times in annoyance.

The kid was being changed in his arms, and he even laughed as he scolded Lu Mingnan.

"Slap slap slap!!"

"Are you still laughing? I told you not to go to the pond, are you disobedient?" Lu Yuanqing handed the wet clothes he had taken off to Lu Yuanhuan, telling her to take them out to dry.

"Come here!" Lu Yuanqing called out sternly to the two younger ones. "Stand here and don't move. Stand still for half an hour. Xiao Nan, come and keep an eye on them. If they move, tell me!"

I had to teach the two little ones a lesson today. They're such traitors! I tell them every day not to go to the pond, but they insist on going anyway. It's infuriating!

"Uncle Three..."

"Uncle Three..."

The two little ones stood facing the wall, looking aggrieved.

At this point, Lu Yuanqing was no longer the gentle Third Uncle, but the cold and ruthless Lu Yuanqing.

Ignoring the two pitiful gazes, Lu Yuanqing said to Lu Mingnan, "Keep an eye on them. If they don't accept their punishment properly, I'll hold you accountable!"

Lu Mingnan immediately stood up straight and assured him, "Don't worry, Third Uncle, I'll keep a close eye on things this time!"

Ah!

Lu Yuanqing nodded, turned around and went out the door.