Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 515 I'm going to ask Mr. Lu for clarification

After hearing what Shen Yu said, Li and Zheng Sanniang were both surprised. They didn't expect that after saying so much to Shen Yu, Shen Yu still wanted to return the silver.

Li suddenly thought of something and stopped arguing with Shen Yu. She handed over the purse readily and said, "The total amount of things in the box outside is six hundred taels."

"Mr. Lu gave me five thousand taels, and the rest is all here. If you want to return it to Mr. Lu, you can take it. You can take the remaining six hundred taels from the bank with a banknote."

Zheng Sanniang was anxious: "Madam, how can you return the silver to the girl? Even if it is 600 taels of dowry, it is still too little for the capital."

Li said slowly: "There is no other way. Yuzhi told me not to accept it."

"But let's make it clear first. If Mr. Lu still wants to give me the silver, you are not allowed to stop him."

Shen Yu suddenly realized. No wonder Li suddenly agreed to give him the silver. It turned out that she was relying on Lu Lang to return it to her in the future.

Then why should I pay back the money? After going around in circles, the money will be returned.

She thought about it, stuffed the purse back into Li's arms, got up and left. She wanted to go to the county government office to find Lu Lang and ask him about this matter in person.

Anping County Government Office.

When the yamen runners saw Shen Yu coming, they naturally did not stop him.

They also told her earnestly that Magistrate Lu was currently trying a case in the courtroom, and had been trying it for quite some time, and it was estimated that he would soon be finished, so Miss Shen could go to the back court and wait.

When Shen Yu came out of the restaurant, he only wanted to find Lu Lang and make things clear.

By the time I got to the county government office by car, my mind gradually calmed down and I began to reflect.

Yes, why did you come over to question Lu Lang?

Is it to question why he gave money to Li for the dowry?

Or ask him why he didn't tell me about this?

Or ask him where the money came from?

She walked slowly like this until she reached the back court. The servant on duty there saw her and hurriedly invited her to sit in Lu Lang's study, then trotted to the front to report.

Shen Yumo sat for a while, and then saw Lu Lang walking in quickly with a happy face.

Because he had just come down from the hall, Lu Lang was still wearing his official uniform.

This was the first time Shen Yu saw him in official uniform. He had an upright posture and looked handsome.

After changing out of his casual robe, his original scholarly air faded a little, and he looked completely different from his father in his official uniform, which was elegant but lazy.

Seeing Shen Yu looking him up and down, Lu Lang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and even turned around in front of Shen Yu so that Shen Yu could take a closer look.

He smiled and teased, "Miss Shen, have you seen enough? I am still pleasing to the eyes of the lady even though I am like this."

Shen Yu couldn't help but be amused by him, and laughed and scolded: "Bah! Shameless, who would have thought that the dignified county magistrate would be so pretentious in private."

At this time, only Lu Lang and Shen Yu were in the study room. Lu Lang no longer had any scruples and shook his head, saying, "Of course. Among my classmates who entered school with me, the best one ranked 57th on the list, but I ranked second."

"You haven't even seen my teacher. Because I got second place in the exam, he has become very picky about the students he accepts."

"After the results of the palace selection came out, he felt that he didn't want to accept those who were not so smart, so he vowed to teach one or two more runner-ups and first-place winners to emerge."

"Some people even came to me to ask me to speak well of the Master in order to send their children to him as his disciples."

"Just because of this, when I was in the capital, the threshold of my mansion was lowered by an inch."

Lu Lang spoke exaggeratedly, causing Shen Yu to laugh again, and the unhappiness he had when he first came here faded a little.

The two of them sat and stood, chatting and laughing for a while, and then Shen Yu remembered the purpose of this trip and said seriously: "Mr. Lu, I came here today to ask you why you gave my mother five thousand taels of silver, and where did this money come from?"

When Lu Lang gave the money to Li, he already knew that sooner or later Shen Yu would find out and come to question him. He had already thought of how to deal with it and was just waiting for her to come.

When I walked in today, I saw Shen Yuwei sitting there with a frown on her face, not as happy as usual, so I deliberately made her laugh and make her happy as soon as I walked in.

Seeing that Shen Yu had asked the main question, he said calmly, "Miss Shen, after we get married, you and I will be a family, right?"

Shen Yu didn't expect Lu Lang to say that, so he could only nod and say, "Of course."

Lu Lang smiled slyly: "Then I am the son-in-law of the Shen family, so it is only natural for me to give some money to my mother-in-law."

"My mother-in-law took the money. How can I, a junior, say what she wants to do with it?"

This was said openly and confidently, as if it was a matter of course.

Shen Yu always felt that there was something wrong with what he said, but it sounded reasonable, so he had to nod.

She thought about it and said unwillingly: "But you can't give so much. Besides, we haven't gotten married yet, and we are not a family yet."

Lu Lang immediately put on a hurt expression and stood in front of Shen Yu: "I have admired you for a long time."

"After much difficulty, my grandfather agreed and our family even officially made the betrothal agreement, but the girl said we are not a family."

"Didn't your grandmother put the hairpin in your hand? If you wear my hairpin, you are definitely a member of my family."

Lu Lang became more and more determined as he spoke, and he couldn't help but lean over to look into Shen Yu's eyes. The two looked at each other and could hear each other's breathing.

"You, you..." Shen Yu, who was always quick-witted and eloquent, was confused by Lu Lang's nonsense. His face flushed and he pushed Lu Lang away: "You are bullying me."

Lu Lang was caught off guard and took two steps back, falling onto the chair opposite him. He swayed a few times and almost fell to the ground.

His face also turned slightly red, but he mustered up the courage to mutter: "How did I bully you? I am looking forward to the twelfth lunar month and getting married soon."

Shen Yu's face turned even redder and she lowered her head involuntarily, not daring to look at Lu Lang again.

Normally Shen Yu is a cheerful girl, but at this moment she behaves like a little girl. Lu Lang is stunned watching from the side. Although he dare not go over, he is very happy in his heart.

The room was silent, and Shen Yu couldn't help but curse himself for being useless.

Lu Lang was just standing closer to him, so why was he so panicked? He had never been in a relationship in modern times, so he was really inexperienced at this moment.

Shen Yu summed up silently, took a few deep breaths, and raised his head when he felt his face was not so hot anymore.

She sorted out her confused thoughts and said, "Sit across from me and let's talk. I have something else to say to you."