Chapter 2: This wife must be secured today!

These five stars flashing made Lu Yuan's eyes almost go blind.

It's too bright!

However, this is the system's first prompt—it only highlights after seeing a high star, then returns to normal.

Of course, this thing can also be turned off.

Lu Yuan couldn't be bothered to turn it off anyway—leaving it on doesn't affect anything.

As for this star rating,

Lu Yuan has researched it.

Simply put, this star rating represents……the benefit to oneself!

Exactly, that's right!

It must be like that!

Take the breakfast shop owner, for example—this is two and a half stars for oneself.

Surely this person's rating for their own child can't be two and a half stars, right?

Even if the person is deceitful and slick, their rating for their own child is definitely fine.

So Lu Yuan feels that this star rating's evaluation is exactly how beneficial this person is to oneself.

When the bright flashing of the five stars gradually faded, Lu Yuan finally saw the person's full appearance.

An absolutely beautiful woman.

Beautiful!

Really stunningly beautiful!

Although the woman's clothing isn't very fashionable, at first glance it looks like it came from the surrounding countryside.

The clothes are unsophisticated, the hairstyle is ordinary, but nothing can hide this person's looks.

Really too beautiful.

You know, Lu Yuan isn't from around here.

Before, Lu Yuan was on various high-tech Earth, staying indoors and seeing beauties from all over the world.

Like Japan-Korea……Europe-America……Caribbean……

Hmm……

Anyway, those leading ladies, clothed or not, Lu Yuan has really seen plenty!!

But no matter who, they absolutely can't compare to this woman's looks.

This person hasn't even been properly dressed up yet—if they were……

Hiss~

Especially……

This woman also has a pair of fluffy white fox ears on her head.

Hmm?

Fox woman?

While Lu Yuan was still there, he also saw the label under the woman's five stars.

【World's Most Beautiful】

【Unchanging Loyalty】

【Diligent and Thrifty in Managing the Household】

【Pure as Ice and Jade】

【Worthy Wife and Good Mother】

【……】

There are still a bunch more behind—things like elegance, loyalty, etc., a whole list of miscellaneous virtues that Lu Yuan hasn't finished reading.

Just after a quick glance, Lu Yuan suddenly paused at the 【Empress】.

Woman……Empress?!

What does that mean?

Could it be that this is the Great Zhou royal family, then……

Hmm……that's not very likely.

The current Human Emperor has only been on the throne a few years, still young, with a long way to go.

Or could it be a title from the cultivation world??

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan sucked in a breath of cold air.

If one were to bring her home as a wife……

At this moment, the absolutely beautiful woman had already arrived in front of Lu Yuan.

While Lu Yuan stood there stunned, Su Liyan naturally also noticed the man staring at her from the doorway.

For a moment, Su Liyan's face showed some panic, and she quickly said:

"I, I'm Su Liyan, I came today to meet your household's Gao Tingyu for a blind date……"

"Not an outsider……"

Su Liyan was afraid Lu Yuan would mistake her for an outsider, so she hurried to explain.

Su Liyan grew up in the village since childhood, having studied a few years in a private school.

This is her first time coming to Huangcheng; seeing its prosperity and majesty, Su Liyan feels intimidated by anyone in Huangcheng.

Although she looks like a twenty-two or twenty-three-year-old older sister, her inner self is not like that.

Although Su Liyan doesn't know Lu Yuan at all, she still first states her identity.

At this moment, Lu Yuan also went through the information in his mind.

Hey, what a fine fellow, does Gao Tingyu even deserve such a wife??

Sorry, bro, I snatched this wife!!

Such a perfect wife, you really can't find one even with a lantern!!

There's only one like this in the whole world!!

Have you seen what the first label is?

【The Most Beautiful Under Heaven】

Just your little house, can you even defend it??

You know you can't hold onto it, right!

This matter needs me, I can hold onto it!!

The next second, Lu Yuan's face changed instantly, and then he hurriedly said to Su Liyan:

"Oh dear, miss, don't be foolish—everyone in this courtyard is stronger than Gao Tingyu; if you marry Gao Tingyu, you're just asking for suffering!"

Huh?

Lu Yuan's sudden change of tone left Su Liyan somewhat startled.

Su Liyan, who grew up pure and simple in the village with no scheming, was quickly taken in by Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan gave her no time to think, and directly said:

"You don't know, but among the twenty-plus households in this courtyard, the Gao family is the most unreliable—Gao Tingyu is just a lowly worker in the Forging Bureau, not even an apprentice, earning less than twenty silver dollars a month!"

Twenty silver dollars?

Su Liyan blinked, a look of envy appearing on her face, and said:

"That's so much…"

"That's almost enough to cover my family's food expenses for a whole year…"

Lu Yuan: "????"

Lu Yuan, coming back to his senses, said with a strange expression:

"Miss, are you from the countryside?"

Su Liyan nodded, her stunning face a little unnatural, as she had heard that city folk look down on country folk……

Lu Yuan had more or less guessed this earlier; hearing it, he felt delighted.

Country folk are just great!

That makes them even easier to trick!!

Afterwards, Lu Yuan glanced at Su Liyan's back and hurriedly asked:

"But how did you come out?"

Su Liyan startled, then hurriedly said:

"We've finished the meetings, the matchmaker told me to wait outside and pass on the message……"

Hearing this, Lu Yuan understood.

Good thing I came back in time; here, matchmaking isn't like modern Earth where you can just say yes or no on the spot.

Rather, after meeting once, you let the matchmaker convey the message; you can't give an immediate answer.

Lu Yuan thought the matchmaker would come out; if he stayed here, he couldn't snatch the wife!

Lu Yuan, having snapped back, hurriedly said:

"Come with me, bro; I'll have a good talk with you—I really feel sorry for a girl like you marrying into the Gao family and suffering, you know."

While saying this, Lu Yuan pulled out a little certificate from his pocket and said:

"Don't be afraid, I'm also a person from the Forging Bureau—I'm a third‑level forging worker, I won't lie to you, you can relax."

Su Liyan glanced at Lu Yuan's certificate, blinked her beautiful, watery eyes, and then gave a slight nod.

Although Su Liyan thought marrying into the Imperial City would be a great blessing, if the person were truly worthless, she would definitely not agree.

Afterwards, she kept nodding at Lu Yuan and said:

"All right, Brother Lu……"

Su Liyan also saw Lu Yuan's little certificate, and naturally learned his name.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll treat you to a meal and have a good talk."

Having said that, Lu Yuan pulled Su Liyan and walked outward.

Su Liyan had wanted to refuse, but…… after rushing all night, she arrived straight at Gao Tingyu's house in the morning, truly starving.

In the end, she blushed all over and said embarrassedly:

"Thank you, Brother Lu; you're really a good person."

Look at that lovely, gorgeous little face~

It really makes one love her to death.

Since she's come with me, this is easy—I'll definitely win this wife today!!

(End of chapter)