The answer to this question was told to her by Ruan Zaixiang in the ladies' room after dinner. While washing his hands, Ruan Zaixiang said, "Originally, I was with Youzhang, but later we broke up due to the opposition of the Su family. After the breakup, Xiaodong was afraid that I would be upset, so he often comforted me. After a while, it turned out that..."
Lu Zhen understood and nodded. So that's what happened. She asked, "So did Lin Xiaodong like you from the beginning? Or did he fall in love with you later?"
Actually, Lu Zhen shouldn't have asked such a presumptuous question, but she has always been the type to say what she wants to say and won't hide anything.
Ruan Zaixiang looked at her in the mirror for a while and said, "I liked her from the beginning."
Lu Zhen nodded, feeling quite happy, "That's great, if you and Lin Xiaodong are together, then Su Youzhang will be mine alone, and from now on, I won't have any rivals in love."
Ruan Zaixiang was stunned for a moment when he heard her words, then lowered his head and carefully wiped his hands with a tissue, "It's hard to say, Youzhang is very popular with girls, especially girls like you."
Lu Zhen looked at her and asked, "What kind of girl am I?"
"Very simple, innocent, full of enthusiasm, and full of passion."
Lu Zhen always felt that this was not a nice word, at least not used to compliment people, but Ruan thought that she said this with a smile, and with that weak face, it really made people feel that she had nothing to do with sarcasm.
But who cares? If Lu Zhen wants love, she will go for it courageously. If she can't get it... she'll talk later.
*
A month later, Lu Zhen still couldn't catch up with Su Youzhang, and she was a little discouraged.
Seeing her frustrated, Ding Zhenghua became more gentle to her. "It doesn't matter if you can't catch up. The world is vast and there are many beautiful things waiting for you to discover and appreciate. Otherwise, why don't we go traveling?"
"No." Lu Zhen was like a madman. She lost interest in everything except Su Youzhang.
Ding Zhenghua looked worried, "Zhenzhen, stop it now, otherwise, as time goes on, you will get deeper and deeper into trouble because you are unwilling to give up."
"I'm not unwilling!" This was the first time Lu Zhen lost her temper with Ding Zhenghua, whom she respected. She felt wronged and angry. "I care so much and feel so sad because I like him with all my heart. It's ok that you don't comfort or encourage me, but you asked me to let go. Brother Zhenghua, I think you have become different from before. You always encouraged me to move forward bravely before, but why are you asking me to stop now?"
Ding Zhenghua looked at her face for a long time and couldn't say a word.
Lu Zhen was madly in love with Su Youzhang, but because of Ding Zhenghua's prejudice against Su Youzhang, she gradually became estranged from Ding Zhenghua.
Autumn goes and winter comes.
Su Youzhang still has a heart of stone.
Lu Zhen was disheartened and was about to give up, but unexpectedly, at this moment, the Su family came to propose marriage.
That day, Lu Zhen was sitting in the west wing courtyard basking in the sun when the servant Zhang Ma came running over excitedly and told her, "Miss, many people from the Su family have come."
"A lot of people came?" Lu Zhen leaned back from the white folding chair and took off her sunglasses. "What do you mean?"
"The elders of the Su family are here, and they brought a lot of things with them. It seems like they are here to propose marriage."
"Propose marriage? To me?"
"Yes, yes, who else do you have besides the eldest lady?"
Lu Zhen was confused for a moment, then jumped off the folding chair and ran to the East Courtyard without even changing her clothes.
A large group of wealthy and powerful people from the Su family were blocked outside the barrier by Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu said in a deep voice: "My daughter will not marry your son, please go back."
In Mr. Lu's mind, the best candidate for son-in-law is actually Ding Zhenghua, and the two families have already agreed that if the children can really get along well, they will let them get married.
Before Ding Zhenghua and Lu Zhen even got married, the Su family came to propose marriage.
What was even more hateful was that her daughter, seeing the Su family coming to propose marriage, ran out in a hurry without even putting on her shoes, "Mrs. Su."
Lu Zhen stood in front of the round arch and called out with a smile to Mrs. Su, who was wearing precious fox fur in the crowd.
Madam Su saw Lu Zhen appear in the distance and raised her eyebrows, "Miss Lu Zhen."
"Lu Zhen, go back to your room. This is outrageous." Old Master Lu walked out angrily, puffing his beard and glaring at the door.
Lu Zhen ignored her father's look, took two steps forward, and started chatting with Madam Su. "Madam Su, what are you doing here?"
Mrs. Su held her hand and said with a smile, "You are here to propose marriage for my good-for-nothing son."
"Huh?" Lu Zhen pretended not to understand.
"Just like you proposed marriage, my son has a chapter, you wouldn't be unfamiliar with him, right?"
Lu Zhen was silent for a moment after hearing this. "Madam Su, is this what you meant? Or is this what You Zhang meant?"
Doesn't he dislike himself
"Of course it means there is a chapter."
Lu Zhen glanced back, and didn't see the figure she was thinking about. "Then why doesn't he come by himself?"
"Hey! For matters like marriage proposal, it is not reasonable for the man to come in person. It is the elders in the family who come."
"Really?" Lu Zhen didn't quite understand the situation in her motherland.
"Yes, Miss Lu Zhen, I'm already here. If there is a chapter, I've brought it with me. What do you think?"
Lu Zhen thought about it and looked at her father. Her father glared at her and shook his head, asking her to refuse. But Lu Zhen had her own ideas. She was a person of the new era. How could she let her parents control her thinking and decide her marriage
Besides, she really liked Su Youzhang, and she liked him very much, so in the end, she nodded and said, "Since it's Su Youzhang's wish, then I will marry him."
She didn't know how intense the confrontation between Su Youzhang and Madam Su was during that period.
After Su Youzhang's grandfather passed away, his grandmother's health was not good either. Her dying wish was to see her only grandson get married. Now that she is seriously ill, the Su family hopes that Su Youzhang will get married to bring good luck to his grandmother. However, Su Youzhang doesn't even want to talk about love, let alone get married. In his heart, he still likes his first love, Ruan Zaizang, and has always refused to get married. He uses his behavior of not getting married to silently confront the elders of the Su family.
So Madam Su thought of a way. She liked Lu Zhen as a person and also liked Lu Zhen's family background. In addition, Lu Zhen admired Su Youzhang very much, so Madam Su felt that Lu Zhen was the best candidate for Mrs. Su. Madam Su then controlled Su Youzhang's finances to force him to marry Lu Zhen.
Su Yi, who was completely unaware of the situation, was happily trying on her wedding dress.
Ding Zhenghua came to find her, with some emotions in his eyes that Lu Zhen couldn't understand, "Zhenzhen, you really have to marry Su Youzhang."
"certainly."
"Don't you dislike marriages arranged by parents?"
"I don't like it, but the premise is that this person is Su Youzhang, you know? How happy was I when Madam Su told me that it was Su Youzhang's idea to propose marriage? In the past few years, I have never been so happy. Brother Zhenghua, I have said it a long time ago that there is no destiny in this world, but man can conquer nature. I worked hard and moved forward courageously, so now my wish has come true."
Ding Zhenghua looked at her with extremely sad eyes, "You really won't regret getting married so hastily?"
"No regrets." Lu Zhen put on the wedding dress with a long skirt, turned left and right to look at herself in the mirror, and turned to ask the waiter beside her, "Is this the best and most beautiful wedding dress in your store?"
"Yes, Miss Lu, this is the best."
Lu Zhen pursed her lips, as if she was not satisfied, but this was already the best wedding dress, so she could only compromise and say, "Then bring the veil for me to try."
Ding Zhenghua asked her, "Where is Su Youzhang? He didn't even accompany you when you came to try on your wedding dress?"
"He's busy."
"Are you sure he's busy, or just too lazy to come?"
Lu Zhen didn't say anything. She looked at the mirror for a long time before she tilted her head and said, "Forget it. I still don't like this wedding dress. I'll take it off and try it again when a new style comes out."
Ding Zhenghua looked at Lu Zhen in the mirror without saying anything, but his eyes were obviously sad. He had lost his usual calmness and looked dull and lifeless.
*
Later on, Ding Zhenghua gave Lu Zhen a wedding dress.
That day was Lu Zhen's engagement ceremony. After receiving the gift, Lu Zhen opened it immediately. It was a flawless white wedding dress. Just by looking at the fabric, Lu Zhen felt that this wedding dress must be stunning.
After Lu Zhen put it on, she stood in front of the floor-length mirror in a pure white dress. Even she was stunned by her own beauty.
Ding Zhenghua really knows her best. After carefully selecting the wedding dress he gave her for a long time, she still couldn't find any flaws or shortcomings. She felt that this was the most beautiful wedding dress in her eyes, no doubt about it.
(End of this chapter)