The abstinent and powerful minister is cold and aloof during the day, but he adores her in his dream

Chapter 40 Only those with regular facial features will be acceptable.

Zhiwan followed her fingertip and her heart skipped a beat.

This mole was definitely not something she added on a whim.

It was the man she saw in her dream.

Last night, the scene in my dream was in a clean room.

The man was taking a bath at the time, so he was not wearing a robe.

Although she couldn't see the man's face clearly, she could still clearly see his exposed skin.

She could see the small mole on his collarbone very clearly.

After waking up from the dream, she used men as her subject matter and painted many pictures related to men.

One of them is the one that Ouyang Zhenzhu is holding.

The reason she considered it a rejected draft was because of the mole she drew on the man's collarbone.

She wasn't sure whether the man in her dream was a figment of her imagination or actually existed.

If it were real, then her painting would be somewhat inappropriate.

After all, her paintings were meant to be sold to bookstores.

If a bookstore buys her paintings, it's highly likely they'll be made into art books or comic books, which will then end up on the market.

If that man really exists in reality, and he sees this painting one day, he might think that she did it.

Although the chances were slim, she didn't want to get herself into trouble.

Because in her dream, she did so many intimate things with that man, and if that man really existed in reality, she hoped she would never meet him.

Otherwise, her ladylike image would collapse.

Faced with Ouyang Zhenzhu's eyes sparkling with curiosity and excitement, she forced herself to remain calm and said, "I just added it on a whim."

"Really?" Ouyang Zhenzhu stared at the mole on the person in the portrait and said with a smile, "You have a good idea. This mole is added wonderfully. He was originally a very proper person, but because of this exposed mole, he immediately has a more charming feeling."

Zhiwan: "..."

Fortunately, Ouyang Zhenzhu didn't continue talking about the painting. Instead, she asked, "By the way, today outside Baiweilou, you said that Madam Lu was planning to find a husband for you. Is that true?"

“It’s true.” Zhiwan nodded affirmatively.

Ouyang Zhenzhu said enviously, "I also want to find a husband to marry into my family, but I'm afraid my parents won't agree."

"Why would you want to take a son-in-law as your wife?" Zhiwan asked in surprise.

In her opinion, Ouyang Zhenzhu comes from a good family, her parents are still alive, and she has an outstanding older brother. She will have someone to rely on after she gets married, so there is really no need for her to marry into the family.

Although marrying into the family allows one to stay at home, men who are willing to do so are usually not very capable, come from poor families, and are unable to find a wife for themselves, so they have no choice but to marry into the family.

Although there are exceptions, such cases are extremely rare.

Ouyang Zhenzhu's situation is different from hers.

She has no relatives left, so even if she gets married, she won't marry into a good family. When she arrives at her husband's family, they might mistreat her because they see she has no family to rely on.

Apart from Aunt Wei, she had no other relatives to rely on, so for her, taking a husband as a son-in-law would be better than getting married.

“If you marry into the family, you won’t have to worry about your in-laws’ attitude. You can do whatever you want, and nobody can stop you,” Ouyang Zhenzhu said.

“That may be true, but have you ever considered that, given your status, the man willing to marry into your family might be after your status and your family’s power, not wanting to live a good life with you, but rather wanting to use you as a stepping stone?” Zhiwan thought for a moment and then spoke. Ouyang Zhenzhu was taken aback.

"Besides, the family backgrounds are mismatched. Over time, won't your husband feel pressured? You probably don't want to see your husband being subservient to you, like a servant," Zhiwan added.

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Zhenzhu nodded in agreement, "You're absolutely right, I can already picture that scene. So why did you agree to have a husband who lives with you in your family?"

“My situation is different from yours. I don’t have a prominent family background, nor do I have parents or relatives. I won’t feel any pressure if I marry a man who lives with me. Besides, I don’t have high requirements for him. As long as he is honest and has a good personality, that’s enough,” Zhiwan said, explaining her thoughts.

"No, no, you can't be so unsatisfied. Even if you don't care about family background, you should at least consider appearance. Don't you think you'd mind if someone is ugly?" Ouyang Zhenzhu felt uncomfortable just thinking about that image and quickly tried to dissuade her.

Zhiwan blinked, "Of course, they can't be too ugly. At least they have to be pleasing to the eye and have regular features."

She may not care about family background, but she will still consider character and appearance.

Ouyang Zhenzhu breathed a sigh of relief. "That's more like it. I'll keep an eye out for you too. If I find someone suitable, I'll bring them to you to meet them."

Zhiwan thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "Okay."

"Actually, my brother..."

"Pearl, stop mentioning your brother. What is your brother's status? What is mine?" Zhiwan quickly interrupted her.

Ouyang Zhenzhu said helplessly, "What I mean is, if you don't want to marry a man who will live with you in his family, I can have my brother marry you and make you my sister-in-law."

Zhiwan also said helplessly, "Your brother is your brother, and you are you. How can you represent your brother? Besides, your parents wouldn't agree."

Ouyang Zhenzhu's eyes darted around. "If I can convince my parents and older brother, would you be willing to marry into our Ouyang family?"

Zhiwan's brow twitched, and she stopped her, saying, "Don't do anything reckless, or people will laugh at you." To prevent Ouyang Zhenzhu from actually going to tell the Ouyang elders, she added, "In this life, I only want to be a son-in-law, not to get married."

Ouyang Zhenzhu frowned. "Don't speak so confidently. What if one day you meet a man you like who wants to marry you? Would you still not marry him?"

Zhiwan didn't want to be too absolute, so she said, "We'll see how things go then."

"Miss, Granny Fang is here." At this moment, Dongxiang led Granny Fang in.

"This old servant sends her greetings to Miss Biao and Miss Ouyang." Granny Fang greeted Zhiwan and Ouyang Zhenzhu with a kind and gentle expression.

"Please rise, Granny Fang." Zhiwan personally helped her up and asked, "Did your aunt look for me?"

Granny Fang nodded with a smile, "That's right. Miss Wei Wubiao has arrived. Madam invites you and Miss Ouyang to go to Lan Courtyard to join the fun."

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan nodded. "Pearl and I will pack up and head over in a bit."

Granny Fang delivered the message and then went back first.

As soon as she left, Ouyang Zhenzhu asked curiously, "Miss Wei Wubiao, isn't that Madam Lu's niece and Brother Lu's cousin? It's already evening, what is she doing here?"

Zhiwan shook her head. "I don't know either."

Wei Jinyi would occasionally visit the Lu family, but the two didn't have much contact.

"Since we have nothing else to do, let's go take a look."

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Ouyang Zhenzhu had no objection.

The two went to the Orchid Garden together.

When they went in, Wei's maternal aunt, Madam Xu, was also there, talking to Wei, while Wei Jinyi sat quietly to the side.

"Wan'er, Zhenzhu, you've arrived." Madam Wei greeted them with a smile as soon as she saw them enter.

(End of this chapter)