Ruan Chengqian was very attentive to Ruan Hai and had particular insight into the affairs of their family.
Ms. Lou was the wife of Ruan Hai's youngest son, Ruan Kewei. Ruan Kewei was born when Ruan Hai was forty, making him a late child. As a result, both Ruan Hai and his wife, as well as the Ruan family siblings, were extremely indulgent toward Ruan Kewei.
Moreover, with Ruan Hai's unrivaled status in the village, Ruan Kewei grew up to be playful and heedless of propriety.
When he was fifteen, Ruan Kewei fancied Ms. Lou from the same village and wanted to marry her.
But although the Lou family was not as well-off as the Ruan family, they truly did not think much of Ruan Kewei. Ms. Lou was the daughter cherished dearly by the Lou couple, who naturally wished to find her a reliable and ambitious husband.
