"I didn't call you here to ask you to thank me." Du Hui helped her up and said seriously, "You've been in the capital for over half a year. What are your plans for the future?"
Xu Jiang replied, "Work diligently on publishing books and managing the bookshop well."
"You know I'm not asking that." Du Hui glanced at Lou Jing. "You heard what Lou Jing said today. If you still hold on to your original thoughts, then I advise you to break up with his kid as soon as possible."
It was broken, and Xu Jiang felt a slight pain in her heart.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Du Hui guessed that she couldn't let go now, so he couldn't bear to say anything harsh. Then he said, "If you continue to associate with him, then marriage is only a matter of time. You must think it through."
When Xu Jiang said she didn't want to get married, he was very worried. Now that she hesitated, he was even more worried.
In this world, most women rely on men to survive, so it is even more commendable that Xu Jiang can earn the career she has today.
If she married into the Lou family, the bookshop would certainly not be able to continue running, and all her previous efforts would be in vain.
"I knew from the beginning that I wasn't suitable for him." She paused and then changed her words: "I'm not suitable for anyone."
Du Hui frowned, but listened to her patiently.
"Since I was little, my master never taught me how to be an elegant, gentle and docile girl. He taught me to learn skills well, to be self-reliant and live for myself. More importantly, I should live soberly and with ambition. Even if I have to endure hardships, I should straighten my back and stand upright, instead of entrusting myself to others and being a vine relying on a tall tree." After the master left, she practiced his teachings and got to where she is today step by step.
She said softly but firmly, "This bookshop is my ambition."
Although she did not have the talent of her master, she also wanted to be like him, open a bookstore, print the books she wanted to print, and live the life he had dreamed of but never had the chance to live.
She had experienced anxiety, bewilderment, tears, and even depression along the way. At that time, she wanted only to return to the days with her master, even if her hands bled from carving the blocks, even if her back ached from copying books, even if he forced her to memorize books she didn't want to memorize.
But what is lost is lost and can never be returned. Amidst countless disappointments and despair, the books and stereotypes left by her master, which were damaged due to her negligence, brought her to her senses.
She was repairing the work while crying. Her hands were rubbed until they bled. The roots that grew out of her blood finally touched the ground and tremblingly helped her up.
From then on, the idea of opening a bookstore like her master's took shape in her mind. She traveled to many places and finally chose Chang'an, where she had failed before.
Du Hui was shocked by her words, and then felt relieved, but when he thought of Lou Yunchun, he felt sad again.
"What about Lou Yunchun?"
Xu Jiang was also worried, and then sighed, "I will talk to him clearly and make a decision after discussing it with him."
Since they have promised each other, it is a matter between two people, and what they need is mutual consent. It is not easy for her to make the decision alone.
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