"He was born into a very traditional family. Both his father and mother were very traditional people. As the eldest son, he was arranged to marry and have children by his family at a young age. He was a workaholic and devoted himself to his work. He didn't really care much about love and marriage. The girl was from a family that had a long-standing friendship with his family, so he obeyed his parents' arrangements and got married. They had a son and a daughter, but the girl passed away from illness a few years later."
“When I met him, he wasn’t much older than me. I really didn’t expect him to get married so young. I pursued him very enthusiastically at first. He probably didn’t expect that I wouldn’t know about his past. Even if I did know, I probably wouldn’t dare to tell him. Your father is actually very simple about love. I guess he’s never met a girl as enthusiastic, lively and bold as me.”
“He doesn’t have any girls in his social circle. Most of them are traditional and conservative girls. He didn’t meet many girls after joining the army. I pursued him so enthusiastically. At first, he was a little flustered. Later, it was obvious that he was smitten. He often blushed and his heart would race when I talked to him.”
"After he realized his feelings, he asked me if I really didn't mind that he had two children. He even told me about some future plans and told me not to worry that he would favor his older child. He was a very responsible man, but I was really shocked at the time. I really didn't know that he had been married and had children."
Hearing this, Meng Fuyan truly felt a little regretful. Fate was indeed unpredictable; they were just a little short of being meant to be.
"And then what happened? Is that why you stopped wanting to be with him?" Meng Fuyan paused, then suddenly realized, "So how did I come to be here? You were heartbroken, so you decided to go all in, slept with him, and then went home to inherit the family business?"
Meng Suqin: "..."
She hadn't expected her daughter's thinking to be so unpredictable.
Her family had been in business for generations, and her grandparents had very active minds that most people couldn't understand. As she grew up, her way of thinking was also different from that of many girls, so from the very beginning, she knew that she was different.
Is my daughter already just like her at such a young age?
"What I said is somewhat similar to what you said, but mostly different. You were an accident, and not marrying him is the result of my careful consideration."
"After I found out he had been married, I realized I had acted impulsively. You can't judge a lot of things by appearances, especially something as important as marriage. I should have found out more before pursuing him. Luckily, I was too proud to admit it and was afraid he would laugh at me if I didn't win him over, so I didn't tell anyone I liked your father. Otherwise, if he had a wife and children instead of his first wife, what would I have become?"
"This matter alerted me, so when I went back I thoroughly investigated your father and discovered a problem."
“Your grandparents, the old master and mistress of the Lu family, were quite old-fashioned. Your father’s first wife was a traditional lady from a respectable family. She was a good wife and mother, and a dutiful daughter-in-law. She was the kind of woman who did the laundry, cooked, and served the whole family. She even had to bring her in-laws water to wash their feet. If she didn’t do well, she would be scolded and called unfilial.”
"Pregnancy means working. I heard it's lucky she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, otherwise she would definitely be disliked because the Lu family is very patriarchal. That girl doesn't work, she just stays at home doing housework. The old man of the Lu family thinks that as long as the men in the family work, it's fine. It's not like we can't afford to support her, so why should she go out to work? There always needs to be someone to take care of the family, so the daughter-in-law should stay at home and do housework so that the men can go out without any worries. Knowing all this, I'm disappointed!"
Meng Fuyan was also disappointed!
"No way, Dad is that kind of person! But that's not right. Uncle Lu is very nice. Although he's not exactly an expert in housework, he doesn't restrict Aunt Qin from going out to work. Aunt Qin does her job very well."
Meng Suqin rolled her eyes. "That's because your Uncle Lu's military region was very far away back then, and later it was even further away in Changning City. There's also a very important reason: your Aunt Qin gave birth to three sons in a row."
Well……
Meng Fuyan choked!
"Your father and Uncle Lu actually disliked the old man's old-fashioned ways. When his eldest daughter-in-law passed away, the old man wanted your Aunt Qin to go back and take care of them, and also bring your father's two children from his previous marriage. But your father and Uncle Lu disagreed. Qin Qiongying already had two sons at that time, and was pregnant with another one, so she had the confidence to refuse, which is why the matter didn't work out."
"He has orderly soldiers, staff to take care of him, and other family members around, but he still insists on having his daughter-in-law serve him. He's just an old man who likes to put on airs and makes trouble for no reason!"
Meng Fuyan: "..."
Meng Fuyan shuddered, suddenly feeling extremely fortunate that she hadn't been born into such a family. She quickly turned and hugged her mother tightly. "Mom, you were so farsighted! You did the right thing. We have a family business to inherit in Changning City. I'm an only child, the apple of your eye. Why would I go and become a maid in someone else's house? It was the right thing to not marry. I don't want to be born into such a family!"
Meng Suqin patted her shoulder and continued, "Yes, when I found out about all this, I was really disappointed. Back then, I was young and arrogant, full of ambition, how could I bear such humiliation?"
“Our ancestors suffered a lot and had no choice but to become slaves to landlords. They worked for others for many years, and even your great-grandparents’ generation were still slaves. They found a business opportunity, worked hard, and made so much money for the Su family, all in the hope of finding a way to escape this status. Who knew that after finally helping the Su family become a big capitalist in Shanghai, the Su family got used to these slaves and refused to let them go.”
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