“Marriage alliance?”
Lu Lili’s clear voice rang in the living room, without any reluctance in her tone. “Sure, I’m fine with it, Grandpa.”
To ensure that their families are well-matched and to form a strong alliance, it’s common for wealthy families to arrange marriage alliances.
Therefore, when Grandpa mentioned the upcoming arrangement of her marriage alliance, Lu Lili didn’t feel any resistance.
Whether it’s a free choice of love, a business alliance, or a blind date marriage, it’s just a way of choosing a spouse.
Happiness after marriage doesn’t depend on the way of choosing, but on the character of the person one chooses.
“Well, Lili, you’ve reached the age of marriage. Grandpa hopes to see you get married and have children in his lifetime, with someone who knows how to care for you. Then Grandpa will be at ease.”
Lu Wangxin carefully chose his words and observed Lu Lili’s reaction.
If she showed any resistance or dissatisfaction, he would stop talking.
Unexpectedly, he saw his granddaughter in a happy mood, with a youthful energy visible on her face.
While eating the fresh fruit the servants had cut and placed in a plate for her, Lu Lili nodded and said, “Hmm, I don’t have high requirements for my future husband. As long as he has good looks, an interesting soul, respects women from the bottom of his heart, and has a strong sense of responsibility, I’ll be satisfied.”
Lu Wangxin’s mood immediately became relaxed upon hearing this.
“You remember the Brother from Uncle An’s family, right? An Jingxian, who looks gentle and handsome. He’s already the CEO of An’s Company and is quite competent in managing the company. Everyone in the company respects him.”
Lu Lili couldn’t help but show her confusion, “?”
So Qi Xiao hasn’t taken An Jingxian’s position yet?
“Grandpa has already investigated and found out that among so many young people in Jiangbei, Jingxian is one of the more morally upright ones. He’s polite and responsible, and he’s a man who can be trusted.”
Lu Lili suddenly felt like the fruit in her mouth had no taste.
She regretted agreeing so easily just now.
An Jingxian was the stepping stone for the villainous second male lead to ascend, so wouldn’t she be hastening her own demise by marrying him?
Under her grandfather’s expectant gaze, Lu Lili looked troubled and said, “Ah, Grandpa, why him? I don’t think An Jingxian and I are suitable for each other. I don’t like his type.”
Upon seeing this, Lu Wangxin fell silent for a long time.
He was actually quite troubled, but he couldn’t say it in front of his granddaughter, nor did he want to hurt her self-esteem.
He had to step back and say, “It’s okay, let’s just have a simple meal together first, and if it’s not suitable, we won’t consider it.”
In order not to make her Grandpa sad, Lu Lili agreed to go to Yuande Restaurant with him tomorrow night to meet the family of An Jingxian.
Because it was just a meeting for a meal, Lu Lili felt that it was okay to go through the motions.
She understood her Grandpa’s painstaking efforts, and everything was for her own good.
In the original plot, when the original owner returned to China in secret, her Grandpa also wanted to arrange a marriage for her to settle down and stop thinking about Yan Tingshen.
But the original owner was stubborn and refused to listen. She not only went on a hunger strike in protest but also threatened to die rather than marry anyone other than Yan Tingshen, which made her Grandpa so angry that he ended up in the hospital.
During the conversation with her grandfather, Lu Lili had already learned how the “situation in the country had changed” that the system had mentioned:
—The male lead and female lead had already been married for a year!
At this point in the original plot, they only had a “pure” romantic relationship.
There was no cohabitation or intimate communication.
Lu Lili was surprised and suddenly realized that this was the reason why they were willing to let her return to China now.
It turned out that it was because their relationship had been legally protected, and they no longer had to worry about any love rivals.