The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#447 - Show your power

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After Wen Lun and Lu Jing exchanged polite greetings, she refocused her gaze on Wen Xiaochan, then suddenly shook her head.

"What a pity…"

"This isn't an easy thing to do. Those men are gathering around you because they admire you. They see each other as rivals, even enemies. When you're not married, it might not be too difficult to resolve the conflicts between them, as long as you put your mind to it, you can easily make them work for you.

"However, once you get married, those people will easily turn their love into hate when they realize that there is no hope of gaining your affection. They might not vent their anger on you, but the unlucky man who marries you might not be so lucky."

Wen Xiaochan's expression changed slightly, but she forced herself to calm down. "Second Sister, you underestimate me too much. I'm no longer the little tag-along I was a dozen years ago. What you could do back then, I can do now."

"No, you can't," Wen Lun shook her head.

After a pause, she continued, "I know you too well. Although you followed me for a while, you didn't really observe what I was doing or think about why I was doing it. Most of your mind was on eating and playing.

"Of course, you were only six or seven years old then, which is understandable for a child, but the bad thing is that you still think you've learned a lot from me when you grow up, and you think you can imitate my methods, but in the end, you're just a poor imitation."

Wen Xiaochan's expression became a little embarrassed when she heard her last sentence. She bit her lip, wanting to retort, but Wen Lun directly waved her hand to interrupt her.

"If you had really watched me carefully, you wouldn't have made such a low-level mistake. If it were me, I would never have kept them in the position of admirers, and I wouldn't have let them serve only my future man."

Wen Xiaochan was unconvinced, "Second Sister, who are you trying to fool? Everyone in the Jianghu knows that if you hadn't been mediating and asking for help, Thunder Fire Hall would have been gone long ago."

Wen Lun smiled faintly, "Didn't you hear what I just said? I said only serve my future man, not that they shouldn't serve at all."

Wen Xiaochan was also extremely intelligent, and she quickly realized what Wen Lun meant. She said thoughtfully, "Second Sister, do you mean that I should have used this network of relationships earlier?"

Wen Lun nodded, "Although those people came to your side because of their admiration for you, they also have other needs. If you can use your extensive connections to solve the problems they can't solve, you will naturally earn their gratitude.

"That way, even if you get married one day, you will still retain this favor. Even if they are disappointed, most people will still not refuse when you come to them for help.

"Some people may even become more and more dependent on you because you have helped them so much. Your relationship will not only be admiration, but will become a more reliable and stable alliance.

"In a nutshell, if you want to use these relationships without being betrayed by them in the future, the key is not to specifically use these relationships to help one person, but to try to weave it into a network so that it serves everyone in the network. When your future man can also join this network, he will naturally be able to get help from others."

Wen Xiaochan was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Thank you for your guidance, Second Sister."

Wen Lun smiled and opened her folding fan, "There's no need to be so polite between us sisters. You can take Great Hero Lu to see Grandmother first. If you have any questions, you can ask me later. Of course, if you don't want to embarrass yourself, you can secretly write me a letter later, and I guarantee that no one else will know."

"… … … …"

After saying goodbye to Wen Lun, Wen Xiaochan's expression was a bit gloomy.

She had originally wanted to show off her growth during this time and impress her sisters, but she didn't expect to be hit hard right from the start.

In the conversation with Wen Lun just now, she was completely suppressed by the other party in terms of both content and aura.

Wen Xiaochan knew that Wen Lun just wanted to use this matter to give her a warning and make her accept her position as the youngest, but she was still powerless to resist.

In fact, among her six sisters, she was most afraid of Wen Lun, her second sister, whose methods were even above Wen Da Niang, completely surpassing her.

However, Wen Xiaochan later sighed, "My second sister is good in every way, but her personality is too strong and too proud. She doesn't allow anyone's brilliance to surpass her, so I actually understand a little bit why she chose my second brother-in-law back then.

"Because if she had chosen a well-matched young master from a famous family, the other party would probably have found it difficult to tolerate her pride. Over time, there would probably be many conflicts between the two of them."

As Wen Xiaochan spoke, she had already arrived with Lu Jing in front of the courtyard where her grandmother lived. She didn't let the maidservant go in to report, and directly pulled Lu Jing in.

In the main hall, they saw an old woman with white hair, but whose body still looked quite hale and hearty. She was eating dates and chatting with several other women.

Lu Jing knew that the old woman was the protagonist of today's birthday banquet, Wen Xiaochan's grandmother. As for the others in the room, Lu Jing first noticed a woman to the right of the old woman.

She was the second oldest in the room, looking about thirty years old, but Lu Jing knew that her actual age should be older than that, but she looked younger because she took good care of herself.

If there were no accidents, she should be Wen Da Niang, the current actual head of the Wen family.

As for the other three women, their temperaments and dresses were different, but what they had in common was that they were all stunningly beautiful. They were probably Wen Xiaochan's other three sisters.

The five of them stopped talking after Wen Xiaochan entered the room. Then, they first looked at Wen Xiaochan, but soon most of their eyes fell on Lu Jing, who was beside Wen Xiaochan.

One of the women with an oval face and wearing palace attire spoke first, "Seventh Sister, we were just talking about you. I didn't expect you to have already arrived. By the way, who is this beside you…"

"Oh, he's a friend I met in the capital… Well, because I heard that the road was dangerous, he came back with me,"