They've already fast-forwarded to the step of buying a house?
For the first time, Lu Yi felt like she was actually getting married. It was as if the matter had been put on the agenda and would be completed in the near future.
However, she felt that the matter of transferring the house was too hasty. The two families had not yet officially met, and it was all too premature. She said that there was no rush and that they could discuss it again when they had time.
Lin Jinshen did not have to choose this sentence either.
Pioneer: "You're right, we should look at a few more. It's no problem to buy a new one. Just decide which one you like.
Lin is ready to spend a fortune, and Lu Yi, sipping freshly brewed coffee, replies, "More than the market value of this one?"
Pioneer: "As long as it's available, as long as you like it."
Simple and straightforward.
These words might sound like an act if they came from someone else, but Lin Jinshen has the confidence to say them.
Lu Yi puts the phone down.
Her attention returns to the computer screen. The company has accepted a new case, a collaboration with an art museum on a curation called "Summer Rhapsody". The post-impressionist style has a personal expression in form and color.
She majored in art history in college, and this project was naturally assigned to her.
In the afternoon, a meeting was held to form a team, and Yu Qian volunteered to join the team. Preliminary research and planning is all tedious work, and the art museum only gave us two months. From planning and design, to construction and implementation, to delivery of the exhibition, it was a tough battle with a tight schedule.
The meeting lasted until after work, and an extra hour was added to the schedule.
Lu Yi went home, and her aunt had already prepared dinner. She was the only one at Mrs. Xu's house.
After washing her hands, she came out and said, "From now on, you don't have to wait for me to eat. This is a new project, and I may not be able to get out of work on time lately."
Xu Shuyi put the bowl and chopsticks back on the table before she had a chance to eat. "Why is there a new project? Didn't you just finish the last one? I'm finally getting some time off, and now you're going to be busy again?"
"That's the thing about responsibility: the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. The thing is, I really like this project." Lu Yi helped Xu Shuyi eat.
"Which project don't you like? Should I go say hello? Why do you always give me so much work? Why don't I just go home and help your father..."
Lu Yi quickly interrupted, "Mom, I'm hungry."
Mrs. Xu ladled some soup for her: "Forget it, just eat first."
After eating, Lu Yi goes back to her room to open the packages that have accumulated over the past few days. Most of them are small toys like cat toys and scratching posts for Puff.
In the summer, Puff becomes even more inactive and stays in the air-conditioned room all day, sleeping.
New things finally caught Pufu's attention. She meowed around them, occasionally reaching out to touch them twice out of curiosity.
When Ms. Xu entered the room, Lu Yi threw a cat ball. Pufu ran over and took a determined bite of the ball, returning it to her palm.
After Mrs. Xu put down the cut fruit, she didn't go over to her. She didn't like the cat, but she didn't hate it either. However, she was a bit of a neat freak and didn't like cat hair getting on her.
"Yi Yi, have you really thought about getting married?"
"Yes," Lu Yi nodded.
"Are you really not thinking about the Zhong family?"
Lu Yi threw the ball and looked away.
"I think Zhong is very good, he is very understanding. Before you two met, he greeted me, asked what you like to eat and if you have any allergies. This child seems considerate and caring."
Mrs. Xu put her arm around her and said, "Didn't you two have a good talk last time? She still doesn't understand why her daughter chose Lin Jinshen.
"Your father and I don't care about family background. We've already done you a disservice by arranging this marriage. Don't be too considerate and think only of the family, not yourself."
"Mom, I really don't think like that."
Puff was overdoing it with the exercise and was unwilling to move when the ball was thrown again.
"What's the reason? Isn't Zhong Wenlun considerate enough?"
Lu Yi picked up Paofu and said to Mrs. Xu, "He is considerate, but he goes too far.
Since they started adding friends, Zhong Wenlun never stopped sending her messages, morning, noon, and night, not only online, but also offline, delivering coffee and afternoon tea to her company.
Lu Yi could not contain his enthusiasm.
"What do you mean, overdoing it?"
"It's too much of a burden."
Scratching the chin of her puffy pastry, Lu Yi explained, "He treats me too well and takes care of me too much. I want to return the favor, but it's exhausting and I'm afraid I won't be able to.
"What are you thinking, child? Marriage isn't about someone giving you an apple and you giving them a pear. You don't just give what you've been given and take it back. Do you think it's a bank?"
"Isn't it? One-way giving is fine for now, but how hard can it be in the long run? Besides, I can't enjoy the other person's good things with a clear conscience. It's better to choose a good teammate with the same ideals.
"Where did you get all these dirty ideas?" Ms. Xu was stunned. Is Lin Jinshen a good teammate?
"So far, yes."
Puff was tickled and made a happy purring sound in her belly. Lu Yi waved her little paw and coaxed, "Come on, pick one for grandma."
"Meow~"
Puff meowed in agreement.
Ms. Xu didn't buy it and frowned slightly in displeasure, "You just think she looks good. Life is not only about looks."
Lu Yi laughed, "Is it bad to look good?"
"In the future, when you spend every waking moment together, it will be pleasing to the eye to see someone who looks good. And when you have a fight and get upset, it'll be less upsetting to see someone good-looking."
Mrs. Xu was amused.
"Zhong isn't bad looking either, with his fair complexion and pleasant appearance," Ms. Xu had to change her words in the face of Lu Yi's smiling gaze, "Yes, he's not as good looking as Lin Jinshen, but he's not bad in other ways either."
At the end of her words, she sighed with worry between her eyebrows: "Lin Jinshen looks cold and indifferent, and he doesn't know how to treat people with kindness. I'm always worried that you'll be bullied after you marry him."
"I have long legs now, so if I'm bullied, I'll just run away. I'll come back and depend on you and dad for the rest of my life."
Mrs. Xu smiled in relief: "That's right, no matter what happens, you have your parents to take care of you."
The day Lu Yi decided to choose the Lin family, she made it clear to Zhong Wenlun.
Zhong Wenlun's first reaction was to ask if it was her family's wish.
Lu Yi: [It was my own decision].
Zhong Wenlun: [And the Lin family, are they sure?
[I think so.]
[So the last time we met...?
Lu Yi sincerely apologized for this, saying that it wasn't certain back then, and Lin Jinshen had only met him once, just like her. If he felt uncomfortable, she was sorry.
"It's okay, it's normal. I just hope you've thought this through."
"Thank you. I hope you find the right person."
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On the weekend, Lu Yi and Yu Yin made an appointment to play squash at the gym.
Yu Yin was full of energy and didn't stop to rest for half an hour. After sweating profusely, he threw down his racket and sat down to drink some water.
"Who upset you?" Lu Yi handed him the water.
Playing squash is like letting off steam.
Yu Yin swallowed half the bottle of water in one go and said, "I'm upset for you. You don't know how many nasty things people have said since you rejected the Zhong family and chose the Lin family.
"What did they say?" Lu Yi doesn't socialize in circles and basically stays out of them, so she's considered an outsider.
"They said you were climbing the social ladder, that you were a snob. They also said that they used to think you were high and mighty, but now it seems like you're just putting on an act. You know how those people are, their mouths are like paper shredders, they can't live without saying a few words of nonsense".
There were even worse things, and when Yuying said them, she almost bit her teeth because she hated tearing those people's mouths apart.
Lu Yi wiped her face with a wet cloth and just nodded, as calm as if she wasn't the one being scolded.
"Aren't you angry?"
"It's okay."
Lu Yi had just finished high-intensity exercise, her body exhausted, panting, leaning on her arms and sitting on the floor.
She took a deep breath and said, "Other people have their own mouths, so there's nothing I can do about what they say.
No matter how harsh the scolding, it won't take away a single piece of flesh. On the contrary, it's not worth getting angry and upset over.
Knowing her personality, Yu Yin said, "You're really something, I don't even need to comfort you, but aren't you afraid?"
"What is there to be afraid of?"
"What will the Lin family think when they hear these words? If the Lin family backs out of the engagement, Lu Yi will become a complete joke, and she can imagine how those tongues will rejoice.
Lu Yi took a sip of water and said in a cold voice, "If the Lin family has an opinion about me just because of these words, then I don't need to get married.
If these words reached Yu Yin's ears, they would naturally reach Lin Jinshen's ears as well.
On an ordinary day, Lin Yumo sent a message on his own initiative, which was rare: "Brother, is this about your sister-in-law?"
It came with some chat screenshots, and it has already become an anecdote. It has even spread to the international student circle across the ocean, saying that someone who seems pure and clean is actually no better than that and has sold herself at a high price.
One moment she was talking to someone about marriage, and the next moment she saw someone more respectable and climbed on his high horse.
Lin Yumo has many friends, and some people have come to her both openly and secretly, telling her and the people around her to keep their eyes open and not to be fooled by people.
[Those people really have bad breath. Brother, please tell your sister-in-law not to take it personally. She was so angry that I helped her shout at them].
After reading it, Lin Jinshen replied as usual: [Just focus on your studies. If you fail this final exam again, your allowance will be cut in half.
Lin Yumo: [? !]
Tyrant, cruel, ruthless... She didn't even dare to say these words out loud, letting out a whooshing sound before saying nothing more.
Lin Jinshen dialed the intercom and told his assistant to come in.
The assistant, Chen Fang, knocked on the door and entered, calling out to Lin Zong.
Zhong Wenlun's contact information wasn't hard to find, and Chen Fang didn't need much time to find it. He negotiated with the assistant across the street, and after waiting for the person himself to answer, he handed it to the boss.
"President Lin?"
Lin Jinshen came straight to the point and told him to clean up the mess.
Zhong Wenlun let out a short laugh, "President Lin thinks that I am leaking the news?
Lin Jinshen's voice was cold, "I didn't say you did. I told you to keep your people quiet. If Zhong can't control them, someone else will help.
There was a moment of silence.
Zhong Wenlun said, "Does Lin Zong have to choose the Lu family?
"There are many families with similar backgrounds to the Lu family. You just want to be Mrs. Lin, and there are many options, and it's not necessary to choose the Lu family. I want to ask Lin Zong, can you give it to me? I will remember Lin Zong's kindness this time, and in the future, if there is anything I can help you with, just let me know."
Lin Jinshen ground the black gold pen in her hand and said in a slow and steady voice, "I think Zhong Zong has made a mistake.
"Lu Yi is not an object, and no one should let anyone else do it."
"..."
Lu Yi received a message from Lin Jinshen at 10 pm. She hadn't showered or gone to bed yet, and after returning home, she started assembling the new cat climbing frame.
It was hard work, and her wrists were sore from the effort.
When the glacier avatar appeared, she felt a little strange in her heart, but after thinking about it, she unlocked her face and clicked in.
Pioneer: [Are you free tomorrow?
Lu Yi lowered her eyelashes and replied, "Yes.
Her fingers paused for a moment.
She continued typing, "As for marriage, I can understand if you have other ideas..."
Before she could finish typing, Lin Jinshen sent a new message.
Pioneer: "What do your aunt and uncle like?"
Lu Yi opened her eyes, selected and cut the line she had just typed, and finally sent a question mark.
Pioneer: "I can't go to your house empty-handed."
...
Lu Yi asked him if he didn't know what people were saying about her, whether it was true or not. After receiving a positive answer from Lin Jinshen, she asked, "What do you think?"
Pioneer: "There are grammatical errors, a high repetition rate, and a waste of time."
If you don't know, you'll think it's correcting homework.
Lu Yi laughed, her gaze falling on his question above. Considering Mrs. Xu's prejudice against Lin Jinshen, she was afraid that this meeting would not be pleasant.
Prenuptial agreement, marital home, meeting the parents.
These things were happening less than a week after they had confirmed their marriage. Holding her phone, she could still joke across the screen. She asked jokingly, "Does President Lin know that there is a type of NPC that is tied to the system and has tasks that must be completed? If they are not completed, they will be punished by the system."
She suspected that Lin Jinshen had been given an order to get married, and if he didn't complete it in time, the mission would fail and he would be punished.
After two or three minutes of no reply, Lu Yi put down the phone and went to take a shower. When she returned from the shower, Lin Jinshen had sent two messages.
Pioneer: [?
]
"..."
Lu Yi forgot that a stuffy guy like Lin Jinshen, who doesn't know how to surf the Internet, wouldn't know what an NPC is. She replied teasingly: [A virus on the phone sent garbled code.
Lin Jinshen sent a link to an article about how to get a virus on your phone.
Pioneer: [It is recommended not to browse inappropriate websites.
"..."
Do we have to get married?