My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot

Chapter 25: Chapter 25: The House of Foolish Hu from the Neighboring Village Chapter 25: Chapter 25: The House of Foolish Hu from the Neighboring Village “You’re right,” Old Master Lu promptly agreed.

“What do you think, then?” Old Madam Lu asked Lu Zhenjia.

This youngest son always had plenty of ideas, and he had even raised a talented scholar like Lu Youbang.

Therefore, compared to the honest and slow-witted Lu Zhenguo, the Lu Family’s elders preferred to hear Lu Zhenjia’s opinions.

Lu Zhenjia said so much just waiting for this moment.

Seeing the opportunity, he hurriedly said, “We must get her married off first, then discuss the bride price after it’s in our hands.”

“But now the whole village knows she got into Jing University, and the two families next door even witnessed you and your father promising her to go to Jing University,” Old Madam Lu frowned, struggling to say, “If we go back on our word now, our family’s reputation in the village won’t be good.”

“Mom, we said let her marry, not that we won’t let her go to university!” Lu Zhenjia said cheerfully, “If she wants to go to university, fine, but let’s arrange the marriage here in our village first.”

“Otherwise, she shouldn’t even think about leaving!” Lu Zhenjia finally couldn’t help it and showed the ruthlessness on his face, “Just say our family doesn’t have the money to send her to university. Didn’t big brother and sister-in-law say it? They’d have to break the pot to sell the iron to send her. Does she really expect her parents to break the pot and sell the iron just for her university education?”

Lu Zhenjia sneered, “Let her marry, and we’ll use the bride price to cover her tuition. Otherwise, where would the money for her university come from?”

“Pay it from the bride price?” Old Madam Lu immediately showed a pained expression, “That’s a lot of money!”

“The bride price, I plan to keep it all for Youbang to take a wife,” said Old Madam Lu.

Hearing what Old Madam Lu said, Lu Zhenjia immediately felt reassured.

“Anyway, this is just to appease her.” Lu Zhenjia continued, “For the sake of going to university, she would definitely agree to marry! But once she is married, she becomes the property of another family. Whether her husband’s family is willing to let her go to university is up to them. If her husband’s family doesn’t agree, there’s nothing we can do!”

Lu Zhenjia spread his hands, “By then, it’s not us going back on our word, blocking her from the university, but her in-laws. If the villagers want to blame or gossip, it can’t fall on our family.”

“You’re clever!” Old Madam Lu exclaimed, slapping her thigh in excitement, “Then, if she can’t go to university, the bride price will remain entirely with us.”

“That’s the idea,” Lu Zhenjia then turned to ask Old Master Lu, “Dad, what do you think?”

Old Master Lu, seeing that his son still respected his opinion the most and that his position as head of the family was unshakable, nodded in satisfaction, “It’s a good idea.”

“However…” Old Master Lu frowned and pondered for a few seconds, “Where can we find her a husband so quickly? And most importantly, just talking about receiving a satisfactory bride price will also take some time.”

“It just so happens that I have a particularly suitable family in mind,” Lu Zhenjia had been waiting for Old Master Lu to say this and now his eyes lit up.

“Which family?” Old Madam Lu leaned forward, asking eagerly.

Lu Zhenjia seemed to see the symbol for RMB in her eyes.

“It’s Foolish Hu’s family from the next village over,” Lu Zhenjia said.

“His family?” Old Madam Lu was startled.

“Yes, Foolish Hu’s mother came over to our Guifen just a while back, asking her to find a wife for Foolish Hu,” Lu Zhenjia said, “Guifen was even worried, thinking who would be willing to marry Foolish Hu? But the good thing about Foolish Hu’s family is that they are aware their son has mental deficits, and regular folks wouldn’t want to marry into their family, so they’re willing to offer a very substantial bride price.”

“How much?” Old Madam Lu’s eyes suddenly sparkled.

Lu Zhenjia chuckled and held up a secretive index finger, then held up the index finger of his left hand, laying it horizontally on top of the right one, “This many.”

Old Master Lu was also shocked, nearly falling off his chair, “One… one hundred thousand?”

Lu Zhenjia nodded with a smile, “His family knows it’s hard to find a wife for their foolish son, so they’re particularly generous with the bride price.”

“Originally, Guifen was worried; even though the bride price is high, how could we let our family’s girl marry a fool, right?” Lu Zhenjia said, “Who would have expected that Lu Youxi would bring such great disgrace upon herself? Given the scandalous matter with her and Xu Mai, which family in ten miles would want such an improper woman? Even being a university student wouldn’t matter. Moreover, with her admission to Jing University, she’s in dire need of money right now, that’s when I thought Foolish Hu might be the most suitable match for Lu Youxi. The bride price he could offer was enough to cover her university, and Foolish Hu’s family isn’t in a position to be picky. For our family to be willing to marry Lu Youxi to them is already enough; what right have they to complain?”

“But, after all, he’s a fool. Would Lu Youxi be willing?” Old Madam Lu was quite eager.

“Talk to her properly, fool doesn’t mean stupid; this can benefit her. Her husband being a fool won’t be able to keep her tied down; she can do whatever she wants in the city,” Lu Zhenjia said in a low voice.

“But didn’t you just say, as long as the man’s family doesn’t let her study, the bride price is all ours?” Old Madam Lu asked again.

“What I said was just to persuade Lu Youxi to agree to marry,” Lu Zhenjia explained, “For Lu Youxi, fool means he can’t control her. But for the Hu Family, they need a wife to take care of their foolish son. They’ve offered so much bride price; would they allow Lu Youxi to go to the city for university? Besides, if she gets more exposure to the city, she’ll dislike their foolish son even more, and what if she runs off? Wouldn’t the bride price have been given for nothing? The Hu Family isn’t foolish just because the son is. All the money has been spent, can they just let her go?”

“By then, once Lu Youxi is married and our family has received the bride price, whatever the Hu Family does with Lu Youxi, that’s their business, not ours,” Lu Zhenjia spread his hands, saying with a smile, “We can’t exactly say we deceived her, right? It’s just that the Hu Family didn’t keep their word.”

Old Madam Lu finally understood completely, slapping her thigh happily, “That’s great!”

“With Lu Youxi’s current reputation, hoping to marry into a good family is probably difficult,” Old Master Lu nodded, “She might as well marry Foolish Hu.”

Lu Youxue carefully hid outside the window, listening.

Because the Lu Family’s elders favored sons over daughters, they had sent Lu Youxi to work in the fields early with Lu Zhenguo and Liu Yushu, while Lu Youxue was not asked to go.

But how could Lu Youxue be content letting his parents and sister work while he stayed at home to play?

After completing today’s summer homework, he planned to go help in the fields.

Who knew that as soon as he left the house, he heard Lu Zhenjia conspiring with the Lu Family’s elders.

As soon as he heard Lu Youxi’s name, Lu Youxue became alert.

The elders and Lu Zhenjia were never kind to Lu Youxi to begin with.