You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 248 A Dream

Lu Yuanqing took the water glass, brought it to his lips, and took a sip.

Then she looked at Lu Mingdong pacing back and forth in front of her with a puzzled expression.

His hesitant expression, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't, gave him a headache.

"What is it now? Is it really that hard to say?"

That's really strange.

I've never seen him so hesitant before.

Kid, this isn't your usual persona!

Lu Mingdong opened his mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again and continued pacing back and forth.

Lu Yuanqing took a deep breath, stood up abruptly, and slapped him on the back of the head.

"Just say it!"

Lu Mingdong scratched the back of his head, stared intently at Lu Yuanqing, and said, "Third Uncle, what do you think about me becoming a live-in son-in-law?"

Lu Yuanqing's pupils widened suddenly.

What the hell?

A live-in son-in-law?

"Why are we suddenly talking about this?" Lu Yuanqing asked quickly.

What he really wanted to ask was, whose family did he want to harm? Ugh, whose family did he want to become a live-in son-in-law?

The system had inadvertently revealed that Lu Mingdong had been living off the family's wealth, and Lu Yuanqing suddenly remembered it.

Lu Mingdong scratched his head, his voice unusually blunt, "You tell me first, if I go to someone else's house, will you beat me to death? You won't make sure I can never set foot in their house again, will you?"

Based on Lu Yuanqing's character, he felt that such a situation was unlikely.

Lu Mingdong felt that none of the people he knew were as open-minded as Lu Yuanqing.

Lu Yuanqing would never think that going to someone's house would be shameful.

However, this doesn't stop Lu Mingdong from worrying that Lu Yuanqing might not agree!

It's not like we're so poor we can't afford food, nor is it because we're in a desperate situation.

What kind of good family would send their perfectly good son to someone else to become a live-in son-in-law?

No family would do something so shameful and disgraceful.

The Lu family hasn't reached that point yet.

Lu Mingdong's words made Lu Yuanqing fall into deep thought.

The main problem is that there are usually no signs at all.

When the system inadvertently revealed that Lu Mingdong would later live off his family's wealth, Lu Yuanqing took note of it.

Let alone in later generations, even in the present day, unless a family is so poor that they can't survive, they would never send their son away to become a live-in son-in-law.

The family is not poor now, but no one has moved into the new house built for Lu Yuanbo.

Although we bought two houses in the city and almost emptied our savings, we've recovered by now, haven't we?

At least they weren't so poor that they had to marry Lu Mingdong off!

Lu Yuanqing took a deep breath and said, "Tell me first, which family do you want to become a live-in son-in-law?"

There are some reasons he can accept, and some he cannot.

Just the reputation of their family in the village will be ruined.

Lu Yuanqing had already anticipated how his uncle and the others would lecture him.

Lu Mingdong stared at him intently, trying to get Lu Yuanqing to give him some assurance first.

Lu Yuanqing stared blankly, as if he wouldn't listen unless he said something.

Lu Mingdong pursed his lips and admitted defeat, "It's the Cheng family!"

"What?"

This answer truly shocked Lu Yuanqing.

"Why is it the Cheng family? The Cheng family of Cheng Xia? The Cheng family of Cheng He!"

But how did it end up being the Cheng family?

Lu Mingdong watched as his expression suddenly went out of control, looking completely incredulous, and then when they met eyes, he calmly nodded.

That's right, it's the Cheng family that Cheng Xia belongs to, and also the Cheng family that Cheng He belongs to.

"Why?" Lu Yuanqing asked without hesitation, voicing the question that had been troubling him.

If you just feel sorry for the Cheng family, there's no need to do that! There are many ways to help people.

"No!" As if understanding Lu Yuanqing's question, Lu Mingdong said decisively, "Third Uncle, no."

"Cheng Xia has already returned to the village from the city. We all know that she will never go back to the city and will stay in the village from now on!"

Lu Yuanqing changed his posture, signaling him to continue.

Lu Mingdong blinked and continued, "Given her age, it won't be long before the Cheng family starts worrying about her marriage."

“That’s normal! Do you think everyone’s family is like your third uncle’s, not pressuring your fourth uncle or your sister?” Lu Yuanqing straightened his posture.

Lu Mingdong smiled and said, "Yes! Third Uncle is enlightened."

It was rare for him to express his genuine opinion of Lu Yuanqing so frankly.

“Cheng He is also enlightened,” Lu Yuanqing reminded him.

Given Cheng He's doting on Cheng Xia, even if Cheng Xia wanted to take an unconventional path, he probably wouldn't object.

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingdong chuckled softly, as if he had thought of something. "Yes! Uncle Cheng wouldn't force Cheng Xia to do anything, but what if she did it willingly?"

Lu Yuanqing frowned.

Lu Mingdong shook his head helplessly, "Third Uncle, not every family is like ours, where everyone has such an inexplicable pursuit of marriage, and even if they become older bachelors, they don't feel anything about it."

Lu Yuanqing opened his mouth, as if to say something.

Lu Mingdong didn't give him that chance. "Even if Cheng Xia didn't think about Cheng He, she would still want to get married for her own sake! Third Uncle, don't subconsciously assume that anyone who hears the word 'marriage' will tense up and their first thought will be 'no'!"

Lu Yuanqing raised an eyebrow.

It seems that's really the case.

He himself has no feelings about marriage. In his past life, he had seen people who had seen through life and did not want to start a family, so it was just his inherent idea.

After all, people in this era don't seem to be too averse to this.

Therefore, it's quite normal for Cheng Xia to have this idea.

However, as soon as he said it, Lu Yuanqing chuckled, his eyes full of teasing, "So, after all that, the person you're talking about is actually Cheng Xia from the Cheng family."

"Did Cheng Xia tell you that she wants to find a son-in-law to live with her family? Or is Cheng He also interested in this?"

Cheng He only has one daughter, Cheng Xia, and it's normal for him to worry that she will be bullied after marriage!

Lu Mingdong shook his head and said, "It was Cheng Xia's own idea."

"When her third aunt brought up this issue with her, it was her own request that came up."

Then he overheard it.

Lu Mingdong thought about it a lot before finally coming up with this idea.

Now that he had the idea, he asked Lu Yuanqing for his opinion.

He doesn't care about other people's opinions or objections.

But whether Lu Yuanqing nodded or shook his head was what he most wanted to know.

Lu Yuanqing looked at him quietly, meeting his fearless gaze.

"why?"

Another "why?"

The question asked earlier was why he wanted to become a live-in son-in-law.

The "why" now is to ask him why he wants to go to the Cheng family.

He didn't usually have much contact with Cheng Xia.

"Because I had a dream, and every time I saw Cheng Xia after waking up, I felt like I had let her down. I didn't believe in this, but ever since I heard the news that Cheng Xia was coming back, this dream has recurred every night. Since I can't ignore it, I've decided to face it for myself!"