Father and daughter both paused, looking around uncertainly to find out whose voice it was.
Seeing no one nearby, they resumed their conversation.
"Father, where did you hear that he would accomplish great things someday? You haven't been taken for a ride, have you?"
Lü Zhi had heard that some matchmakers could talk black and white into being red.
A man who looked steeped in old age was called mature, a penny-pincher was called thrifty, and an honest man was someone they simply couldn't find a single good point in.
She had good reason to suspect her father had met just such a matchmaker.
And now he was claiming this man would surely accomplish great things someday. Who could say for certain what the future held?
"No one told me anything. Doesn't your father know how to read faces? I'm telling you, I've studied Liu Ji's face. He will surely become a dragon among men. Besides, daughter, you can't judge a person by appearances!"
Lü's Father patted Lü Zhi's shoulder and spoke earnestly.
"What do appearances have to do with it? Isn't he just a hoodlum?"
That very morning, she had seen Liu Ji near the city gates, watching dogs fight. What great things could someone like that accomplish? Surely he couldn't contend for dominion over the world?
Lü Zhi pursed her lips at the thought.
"Daughter, trust your father. I would never harm you. The skies over Great Xia will soon change!"
Lü's Father sighed.
As the saying went, marriage followed the parents' command and the matchmaker's word. Though Lü Zhi was unwilling, she could only accept it.
"Ah, my future father-in-law! I just got my hands on a jug of fine wine. How about we share a few drinks today?"
Just as Lü Zhi was about to resign