Before Madam Gu could fully recover, Gu Chengyu spoke again, announcing his second matter. "Mom, there's one more thing." "I'm going to officially announce my relationship with Qianqian." He paused, looking at his mother with a firm gaze, "I'll get engaged to her first, and when she's of age, I'll marry her." Although Madam Gu had a premonition that her son was serious about Su Qianqian, hearing the words "marry her" still made her feel dizzy. Her voice was agitated: "Chengyu! Do you know what you're saying?" "Yes, Mom admits, that Su Qianqian, she seems like a simple and pretty girl, with no ill intentions, but she's ultimately just a commoner!" "Does she understand true aristocratic etiquette? Does she know how to navigate the high-society world? Does she have the vision and perspective to represent the Gu family?" Madam Gu grew increasingly anxious: "If we take her out and something goes wrong, if we become a laughingstock, it will be a disgrace to the Gu family!" "Not only will outsiders laugh, but what will the elders in the clan think?" "They were raised under the rules of aristocratic families over thirty years ago, valuing tradition and lineage above all else. Will they doubt that you, marrying a minor celebrity, can produce an excellent heir?" "Although they don't have much real power now, they are elders who watched you grow up. You can't completely disregard their opinions, can you?" Looking at her son's indifferent and cold profile, she panicked even more and couldn't help but bring up the most bloody example from the past. “Chengyu, think about the Shen family again! Think about Shen Que’s father back then! He insisted on marrying a commoner woman, and what was the result? The family was in turmoil, and the Shen family’s future was uncertain.” “If it weren’t for Shen Que’s own ruthlessness and excellence, pulling the Shen family back from the brink of collapse, the Shen family would have long since fallen out of the ranks of the four great families! Do you want to follow in his footsteps?” Madam Gu’s voice was filled with worry and lingering fear. She stared intently at her son, hoping to see any wavering on his face. However, Gu Chengyu simply listened quietly. Only after his mother finished speaking did he slowly raise his eyes, his gaze arrogant. “Mom, are you finished? Now it’s my turn to speak.” “First of all, Qianqian is very good, much better than you imagined.” “Etiquette can be taught, horizons can be broadened, these are not problems.” “Even now, her manners, speech, and behavior already surpass most people.” “Secondly…” His tone turned slightly cold. "The Gu family is not the Shen family, and I am not that indecisive, easily swayed father, Shen Que." "I have the ability to control everything and will never let the Gu family fall into that situation." "I will listen to the opinions of the clan elders, but the final decision rests with me." He stood up, walked to his mother, looked down at her, his eyes serious and resolute: "Finally, and most importantly," "Before, I didn't care who I married." "But now, whoever I, Gu Chengyu, marry will only be because I want to marry her, because I love her." "Qianqian is the one I truly love, the only one I want to marry." "Even if she doesn't like children and doesn't want to have them, I won't be like Dad and Grandpa." Looking at her son's determination and deep affection, Madam Gu knew that anything she said would be futile. This son had finally grown up; no one could stop him from taking the path he wanted.
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