Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 272 - 176: The Lu Mansion Marriage Proposal
On the other side, Lu Chang’sheng was troubled as well.
If it weren’t for Nangua and Chang’an being involved, he would’ve found an excuse to turn it down right away.
"I’ve pretty much got my act together now—even if I leave White Cloud Pharmacy, I can still make a name for myself."
That was the confidence Lu Chang’sheng relied on.
But since Nangua was involved this time, he couldn’t just act on impulse.
He thought about it for a long while, wanting to reach out to Nangua, but he knew full well that she’d wanted him to take a concubine ages ago. If he went to see her, she’d definitely be all for it.
No way out, so he just had to deal with it on his own. He mulled it over until the dead of night before making up his mind.
"I’ve already got my hands full with Chang’an and Ziyou—how could I possibly add another one to the mix?"
He had his plan: once morning came, he’d find a reason to refuse.
But before Lu Chang’sheng could even turn them down, the matchmaking matter was already off the table.
Early that morning, Lu Chang’sheng arrived at Guilan Institute. Lin Yan, wanting to avoid any awkwardness, didn’t show up; only a few people from the Lin Family greeted him in a quiet courtyard.
"You must be Chang’sheng. As expected—handsome and impressive, a real standout,"
"Please wait a moment. Our Lin Ruo was cultivating in the clan last night, so she’ll need a bit of time to get here."
Lu Chang’sheng didn’t say much. He knew matters like arranged meetings could never be settled in one go.
His mentor had told him to meet with Lin Ruo in person, not to have things set up through a matchmaker, which showed how much the mentor valued this Lin Ruo.
The idea was to get to know each other first, build some rapport, and then move step by step toward an engagement.
That meant he still had time to back out. He figured this meeting was just to save face for Lin Yan.
But it wasn’t long before his expression turned a bit strange.
When the agreed-upon time came, Lin Ruo still hadn’t shown up.
That actually put him at ease quite a bit.
Of course, his face didn’t show it—instead, he wore a gloomy look.
By sundown—
Lu Chang’sheng quietly stood up, just as the Lin Family folks who’d been lingering outside hurried over, all looking supremely awkward.
"We’re so sorry, Chang’sheng. Lin Ruo suddenly had something urgent come up—her master called her back. What if we reschedule for another day?"
Lu Chang’sheng looked up, instantly sensing it was the perfect moment to lay his cards on the table. He didn’t waste any words and said, "Since Miss Lin Ruo clearly isn’t interested, why force it? I have two sons, both as talented as me—how about—"
The few Lin Family members clearly knew about Lu Chang’sheng’s two sons. They forced a dry laugh.
One of them said, "We’ll need to let the Patriarch make the call on this."
Lu Chang’sheng nodded and left.
That night, the Lin Family house was ablaze with lights. Lin Yan and the older generation had all gathered together.
"Lin Ruo is so out of line! Why agree to this and then vanish?"
"What is the Lu Mansion supposed to think of our Lin Family after this?"
"Completely reckless!"
Several of the uncles and elders fumed in unison.
"Someone must have put ideas in her head,"
a senior woman commented.
"So, what do we do now? Keep pushing for a match? Lin Ruo does have some cultivation talent. If we force her, it might just blow up in our faces,"
an old man said.
At that, everyone turned to look at Lin Yan, seated at the head of the table.
There was no shortage of silent blame in their hearts.
Because Lin Ruo had some talent for cultivation, Lin Yan had always indulged her. Now, with Master Huo backing her, her temper had gotten even worse.
Lin Yan clearly regretted it, but with things as they were, pressing on might just backfire with Lu Chang’sheng. So, after discussing for several hours, they finally decided to lower their expectations.
"Then let’s do as Lu Chang’sheng suggested—let our children marry his children,"
"Of his two sons, the younger one has some cultivation ability—should we pick him?"
"Pick him? Why not both? We still have several women in the family who could be married off; one isn’t enough, is it?"
"Fine, we’ll do both. But let’s see which girls are actually willing to marry in! No more repeats of the Lin Ruo fiasco."
"Relax, none of the other girls are as uncontrollable as Lin Ruo. Besides, being married to the son of such a genius in the Alchemy Dao as Chang’sheng is their good fortune."
Soon enough, the Lin Family picked out two young, beautiful women to marry into the Lu Mansion.
