Fu Wenxuan understood the vast difference between them too well, so he didn't argue further.
Seeing his family's concerned gazes, Fu Wenxuan turned his face away, leaving them in the living room, and returned to his room.
"Don't you worry about me and Mengyao's matter."
Looking at Fu Wenxuan, it was clear he was not as indifferent as he claimed.
"Sigh." Fu's mother let out a soft sigh. While she felt sorry for her son, she was also helpless.
After kissing Lu Ze'an goodbye, Fu Wenwen and Lu Chengsen drove home. On the way, Fu Wenwen remained silent, pondering how to create an opportunity for her brother and help him and Mengyao.
They were clearly two people in love, and it was such a shame for them to be torn apart like this.
Both of them clearly loved each other deeply.
"Thinking about your brother?" Lu Chengsen asked as he drove, looking at the silent Fu Wenwen.
"I'm thinking about how I can help my brother," Fu Wenwen replied, looking at Lu Chengsen.
"I think you might be able to ask Grandpa or Dad about your brother's situation," Lu Chengsen suggested.
"That's right!" Fu Wenwen's eyes lit up.
Lu Chengsen immediately accelerated. Upon returning to the Lu family residence, Fu Wenwen found Elder Lu, who was reading a newspaper in the courtyard.
"What is it?" Elder Lu asked with a smile upon seeing Fu Wenwen.
"Grandpa, do you know the Chu family?" Fu Wenwen asked expectantly, blinking her large eyes.
"The Chu family?" Elder Lu pondered. He couldn't recall any prominent family named Chu in Jiangcheng. "I remember Jiangcheng has... the Jiang family, the Bai family, the Luo family... no Chu family?"
Fu Wenwen let out a disappointed "Oh."
"Jingyao." Seeing how much Fu Wenwen wanted to know, Elder Lu immediately called out towards the house.
Lu Jingyao hurried out upon hearing his grandfather's call.
"Dad, what is it?"
"Do you know the Chu family?" Elder Lu asked Lu Jingyao.
"From Jiangcheng? I think there is a Chu family! What about the Chu family?" Lu Jingyao asked Elder Lu. "They sent us a calling card yesterday, wanting to visit you! I refused."
"It's not me, Wenwen wants to know," Elder Lu pointed to Fu Wenwen.
"Wenwen, what's wrong with the Chu family? Did they offend you? If they did, Dad will get revenge for you!" Lu Jingyao immediately looked at Fu Wenwen and said.
"Dad, no, it's not that. It's nothing to do with me and the Chu family," Fu Wenwen shook her head.
"We're family, just say it," Elder Lu saw Fu Wenwen's hesitation and gestured for her to speak freely.
Fu Wenwen glanced at Elder Lu and Lu Jingyao, then slowly began to recount the story of Chu Yao and Fu Wenxuan.
Elder Lu and Lu Jingyao exchanged glances after hearing everything.
"Girl, what do you want to do?" Elder Lu smiled. "This matter is simple if you think about it..."
"Grandpa has a way?" Fu Wenwen asked curiously.
"Isn't this simple? Just invite the Chu family over," Elder Lu chuckled.
Fu Wenwen shook her head. "My brother won't agree. He'll be angry."
"Then let's try another method. Coincidentally, families from Jiangcheng have wanted to visit Elder these past few days, and I'm planning to host a banquet. We can announce your matter to them then." Lu Jingyao smiled at Fu Wenwen.
"And then?" Fu Wenwen waited.
"You can ask your brother to help out then!" Lu Jingyao winked at Fu Wenwen. "There will definitely be members of the Chu family among the families who come."
"Even though it's melodramatic, I like it." Fu Wenwen's eyes lit up. She understood what Elder Lu and Lu Jingyao meant and smiled knowingly.
"It's melodramatic, but it's effective! The Chu family will seize the opportunity to get close to the Lu family. If they know your brother's status, they'll probably regret it immensely!" Lu Jingyao winked and smiled.
"Thank you, Grandpa, thank you, Dad," Fu Wenwen said happily.
"We're family, no need to be so polite!" Elder Lu and Lu Jingyao said with a laugh.
After Fu Wenwen left, Elder Lu sighed.
"Dad, what are you sighing about?" Lu Jingyao asked, looking at Elder Lu.
"Wenwen's brother is also quite handsome. I was thinking of introducing him to Qian'an..." Elder Lu had taken a liking to Fu Wenxuan. Lu Jingyao chuckled at his grandfather's words.
As the old man aged, he had started to enjoy matchmaking for the younger generation.
Chu Yao returned home crestfallen. Her mother, seeing her daughter's dejected expression, gave her husband a speechless look.
"Finally decided to come back? Have you been looking for that Fu Wenxuan again..." Mother Chu glanced at Chu Yao and elegantly picked a piece of fruit to put into her mouth, her tone indifferent.
Upon seeing her mother, Chu Yao rushed over and began communicating with her mother using sign language.
"Chu Yao, he's just a poor boy who drives a car. You are a young lady of the Chu family. What can you expect from marrying such a poor boy?" Mother Chu said earnestly, looking at her daughter's angry expression.
"Love? Love is the most useless thing in this world. Only when your life is guaranteed can I marry you off! I didn't give birth to you to have you marry into poverty and suffer." Mother Chu said with a stern face to Chu Yao.
Chu Yao desperately tried to explain something, but Mother Chu chuckled dismissively.
"If he truly loved you, he would have fought for you when I went to find him that day. Instead, he just said he understood and kept his distance from you. It just goes to show he doesn't love you at all..." Mother Chu glanced at her daughter and slowly stood up.
"Everything you eat, use, drink, and wear is meticulously prepared by me. Any one of my clothes is worth half of his monthly salary. What kind of happiness can a man like that give you?" Mother Chu pushed Chu Yao into her room.
"That's enough, no need to say more. You want to be with him? Impossible! I will not entrust my daughter to an incapable man who cannot even provide basic security. I absolutely will not allow it." Mother Chu's words struck Chu Yao's heart. She couldn't refute her mother's concern, nor could she give up on Fu Wenxuan.
Torn in indecision, she could only wipe her tears helplessly.
"Daughter, you are a treasure that Mom has carefully nurtured. I cannot bear to see you confined to that small place, dealing with pots and pans every day..." Mother Chu kissed Chu Yao's forehead earnestly.
Chu Yao returned to her room sadly. She felt her mother's words were wrong, but she couldn't refute them because she knew her mother was doing it all for her own good.
Even though her mother's methods towards Fu Wenxuan were unreasonable, she was angry that her mother insulted him.
He had never caused her any trouble when they were together.
He wasn't the kind of person her mother described, she knew he wasn't...
But what should she do about her mother's prejudice?
Was she really going to miss out on him like this? Yet, she was unwilling to give up.
"Look, this is the daughter you gave birth to. So naive, believing the sweet talk of a poor boy." Mother Chu said lightly to her husband beside her.