Chen Feng did not realize that his refusal had led both Lou Bancheng and Li Huaide to read far too much into his intentions. Had he known, he certainly would have cried out in protest. His reasoning was simple: he truly had no desire to seek a partner at this moment.
Although Lou Xiaoe was portrayed in the original story as the only "good" person, being a good person did not necessarily make her a good wife. From certain glimpses of life with Xu Damao, it was evident that Lou Xiaoe rarely cooked. That was only to be expected; how could a pampered young lady ever be expected to work in a kitchen? While Chen Feng did not want to marry a servant, he also had no interest in a woman who knew nothing of practical life and spent her head in the clouds of romance. In the original story, had He Yuzhu not managed to acquire a gramophone from the high-ranking official, he likely would never have managed to win Lou Xiaoe over so easily. From that perspective, she was hardly his ideal match.
While he respected Lou Bancheng and sympathized with the Lou family’s plight, that did not mean he felt compelled to marry Lou Xiaoe. At most, he would simply find an opportunity to drop a hint to Lou Bancheng. Time was still on their side; Lou Bancheng had plenty of chances to leave, much like the present situation. With the political climate of the last two years not yet as tense as it had been five years ago, it was entirely possible for Lou Bancheng to relocate his entire family—it would just re…
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