Chapter 286 Suitable to be the daughter-in-law of the Lu family
Mr. Lu will go back after Taohua Dessert opens, and before leaving, he invites Tong Huaqiong to visit the Lu family.
Tong Huaqiong smiled and escorted Mr. Lu out of the crowd, thanking him for coming to support her.
Mr. Lu said, "If I have to thank someone, I should thank you. You saved my grandson."
He once thought that if anyone could make his grandson recover, he would be willing to give up half of his property.
Now it is just provided to a shop in Tougu Market to cut the ribbon for Taohua Dessert.
This is naturally not enough. Mr. Lu plans to go out to sea for business in the future, hand over part of the goods to Tong Huaqiong, and help Tong Huaqiong make a fortune.
Of course, he didn't tell Tong Huaqiong in person, so he let his grandson do this favor.
Thinking of this, Mr. Lu glanced behind Tong Huaqiong and asked, "Who is Taohua?"
Liu Yue'e, who was greeting customers, heard Mr. Lu asking her sister-in-law, so she took the tasting plate from Gu Taohua and pushed Gu Taohua over.
Gu Taohua stood in front of Mr. Lu and blocked the sunlight for an instant.
"Grandpa Lu, what do you want to talk to me about?" Gu Taohua asked with her hands on her hips.
Old Master Lu looked Gu Taohua up and down, thinking that she was a strong girl. He then looked at his grandson beside him and thought that although he had recovered from his illness, he was still a little weak. The Lu family needed a granddaughter-in-law like this to support the family.
What's more, Gu Taohua is pretty good-looking, with a full moon face and a pair of big watery eyes, and she can obviously bring good luck to her husband.
Mr. Lu said, "I heard that you made a bet with my granddaughter."
Gu Taohua said: "That's right! I made a bet. But I didn't make a bet with Lu Zhaozhao, I actually made a bet with you."
Mr. Lu became interested and asked, "How do you say it?"
Gu Taohua said, "I heard from Lu Zhaozhao that you always say that girls should just be pampered and there is no need for them to be out in the open and run a business. I didn't agree with your opinion, so I had an argument with Lu Zhaozhao, and that's why we made this bet."
After hearing what Gu Taohua said, Mr. Lu couldn't stop laughing and said, "Then I want to make this bet with you."
After that, he beckoned to Lu Zhaozhao and said, "Zhaozhao, you are now running our rouge shop, you must not lose face for grandfather."
Lu Zhaozhao agreed readily.
"Master Tong, your Taohua is very capable and will be blessed with good fortune in the future." Old Master Lu gave Tong Huaqiong a thumbs up.
Tong Huaqiong was very proud that her daughter was praised.
She was not modest, but said: "My Taohua is indeed capable."
But soon Tong Huaqiong couldn't understand the style of painting.
Mr. Lu said he wanted to give Gu Taohua a gift but he didn't have time to bring it with him, so he tore off a priceless jade pendant from Lu Zhaoyang and gave it to Gu Taohua, saying that Gu Taohua could keep it for fun or sell it.
I dare not collect the peach blossoms in the valley.
Mr. Lu forced it in.
Tong Huaqiong hurried to stop him. She saw that Lu Zhaoyang was extremely embarrassed.
What does Mr. Lu mean? No wonder he praised Gu Taohua for being capable and blessed. Does he want Gu Taohua to be Lu Zhaoyang's wife?
Otherwise, who would tear off my grandson's jade pendant and give it to someone else for no reason?
She knew that Mr. Lu sometimes did things in an unorthodox way, but she didn't expect that he would force a matchmaking between them in public.
Tong Huaqiong doesn't want Gu Taohua to marry Lu Zhaoyang.
It’s not that Lu Zhaoyang is not a good person, but Tong Huaqiong knows clearly that neither of them is each other’s type.
A talented woman who likes soul resonance, a woman who likes...
As for what kind of person Gu Taohua likes, Tong Huaqiong only knows that it was Fan Tong in her previous life, and she is not sure about this life.
Anyway, he is not like Lu Zhaoyang.
When Mr. Lu saw that Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua, mother and daughter, were determined not to accept them, he looked regretful and repeatedly invited Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua to visit the Lu family.
Tong Huaqiong finally sent Mr. Lu away.
"Mom, Grandpa Lu gave me Lu Zhaoyang's jade pendant because he thinks highly of me and wants me to be the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, right?" Gu Taohua said with an unhappy look on her face.
Tong Huaqiong looked at Gu Taohua approvingly.
The fat girl has grown up now and can see through people's motives.
Tong Huaqiong asked, "If Mr. Lu really thinks so, what do you think?"
Gu Taohua raised her chin and said, "I don't like sickly scholars, no matter how good-looking they are or how rich their family is, I don't like them."
Tong Huaqiong said: "If you really marry Lu Zhaoyang, you may be able to control the Lu family's assets after you enter the house. The Lu family is a well-known royal merchant in the world, which is incomparable to our few pastry shops."
Gu Taohua said, "That's not necessarily true. Mr. Lu didn't allow Lu Zhaozhao to do business before. Didn't he think women were not suitable for doing business? He is willing to compromise now because he loves Lu Zhaozhao. They are still connected even if they have a falling out. I am different. I have no blood relationship with him. He can indulge his granddaughter, but he may not be willing to indulge his grandson's wife."
"Also, Lu Zhaoyang is the only son in three generations. Whoever marries him will feel pressured to give birth to a son. Isn't he a talented scholar from the Wanliu Academy? A talented scholar will become a high-ranking official in the future. If his wife can't give birth to a son, he will definitely take a concubine. If he favors his concubine over his wife, who can defeat him unless we fight him with a knife?"
Although Gu Taohua's thinking is a bit divergent, and although Lu Zhaoyang is a gentleman with upright character, it never hurts for Gu Taohua to think more far-sightedly.
After all, no one can remain unchanged throughout their life.
If she had thought of Fan Tong like this in her previous life, she would not have ended up being burned to death.
Tong Huaqiong said: "Taohua, you have grown up and see things more clearly. You are right to think so. Don't worry, I will not let you marry into the Lu family."
Gu Taohua turned around and said, "I don't want to get married, and no one can force me to do that."
Tong Huaqiong clapped his hands and laughed.
Gu Taohua is really promising. She even dares to confront her.
Because Mr. Lu personally cut the ribbon, many shops and merchants in Ningcheng sent congratulatory gifts to Taohua Desserts, even other pastry shops that were in direct competition with Taohua Desserts sent congratulatory gifts.
Tong Huaqiong couldn't help but sigh that Mr. Lu was indeed a weather vane for Ningcheng merchants.
Wherever others go, the wind blows.
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"Grandpa, why did you give my jade pendant to Miss Taohua in public? This is so embarrassing."
Lu Zhaoyang was very dissatisfied with his grandfather's gift of the jade pendant, and could not help but express his dissatisfaction after leaving Taohua Dessert.
Mr. Lu laughed and said, "I think Miss Taohua is very good. She is capable and good at business. She looks blessed and is very suitable to be the daughter-in-law of our Lu family."
Lu Zhaoyang was horrified and said, "Grandpa, please don't make up stories. I treat Miss Taohua as my sister. Aunt Tong is my lifesaver. How can you have such a ridiculous idea?"
Mr. Lu slapped his thigh and said, "I've heard in operas that people always pledge their love to their benefactors. Since the Gu family saved you, you pledge your love to the Gu family as a way of repaying their kindness."
Lu Zhaoyang: “…”
What the hell is going on with his grandfather?
Mr. Lu turned his face and said seriously, "Before, you were weak and delayed the girl's marriage, so you were not engaged. Now that you are well, it's time to get engaged. There are many boys of your age in our hometown, but you don't even have an engagement now. Gu Taohua, don't look at her because she is a little fat. Fat can handle things. Our family needs a strong mistress to handle things."
Lu Zhaoyang said hurriedly: "Grandpa, you only care about your own ideas. Have you considered Aunt Tong's ideas? She will definitely not marry Gu Taohua to the Lu family."
Mr. Lu said, "That's because your Aunt Tong didn't see your good side. As the saying goes, the more a mother-in-law sees her son-in-law, the more she likes him. She hasn't even met you a few times, so naturally she can't see your good side, and she wouldn't marry you to Taohua."
Lu Zhaoyang was in a state of confusion and said, "I only treat Taohua as my sister. If I get married, I must marry the person I love."
Mr. Lu interrupted Lu Zhaoyang and said, "Lover? Find one for me. Anyway, I'm interested in Zhonggu Taohua."
Mr. Lu stared at his grandson and wanted to say something but stopped himself.
He was really embarrassed to mention it. There were rumors outside that his grandson was handsome and wealthy, but he had not yet been engaged because he had a romantic relationship with Long Yang.
"From now on, you are not allowed to go near Magistrate Yao." Old Master Lu said.
Lu Zhaoyang just felt confused.
He and his senior brother are like brothers, but for some reason, grandpa's face turns black whenever he mentions his senior brother recently.