Qiao Jingjing suddenly stopped talking and looked at Sun Quan's eyes, which were looking at her.
Sun Quan asked, "Sister-in-law, what is a tractor?"
Qiao Jingjing blinked her eyes, then blinked hard a few times.
There was no response.
Sun Quan guessed, "Is it a small invention your sister-in-law made when she was in Lujiang City?"
Qiao Jingjing shook her head.
He then gazed wistfully at the moon in the sky.
Today is the 16th day of the lunar calendar.
A huge, round moon hung in the sky.
So beautiful.
"Sister-in-law, after all these years, do you still miss your brother?"
Sun Quan asked again.
Qiao Jingjing gazed at the bright moon with such longing, and Sun Quan stared at her blankly as well.
Qiao Jingjing couldn't remember what Sun Ce looked like for a long time.
The fleeting glimpse of Lujiang City is now too many years in the past. The bloody battle of Jingzhou, the crushing defeat of Huang Zu, the burning of Red Cliffs, the alliance between Sun Quan and Liu Bei—so many things have happened since then.
By this point in Qiao Jingjing's experience during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Ce had been absent for many years.
Sun Ce gave Qiao Jingjing an identity.
This would allow Qiao Jingjing to rightfully and securely assume the position of the eldest sister-in-law, gain Sun Quan's respect, and become a pivotal figure in Jiangdong.
After drinking, Qiao Jingjing honestly said that this was the meaning of Sun Ce's life to her.
"Sister-in-law, there is one more thing. Don't blame your younger brother for being selfish! I will take good care of you and your nephews and nieces for the rest of my life. I will give you all the honor, glory, status and wealth I can give you without hesitation. I will never let anyone bully you!"
But, sister-in-law, you can allow your younger brother to be selfish just this once!
Sister-in-law, you are still so young and beautiful. There are a long list of people who want to marry you and who have ulterior motives towards you. Of course, among them are many truly talented and outstanding people.
But sister-in-law, as the younger brother, I disagree! I cannot agree.
As the younger brother, I don't want my sister-in-law to leave our family, and I don't want her to remarry.
When Sun Quan uttered that word, he buried his head again.
If I hadn't had a drink today, these words would have remained buried in my heart for the rest of my life, and I would never have uttered a single word to anyone.
But didn't I already say it out loud?
Sun Quan immediately began to regret his actions, having drunk too much wine.
This time, it was Qiao Jingjing's turn to drink.
Qiao Jingjing picked up the bowl of wine in front of her.
At first, Sun Quan poured her a full bowl.
It wasn't that Sun Quan wanted to persuade Qiao Jingjing to drink, or that he wanted to have a drinking contest with her.
It's just a formality.
The ancients were particular about this.
We should pour you a bowl of wine and I a bowl of wine; that's a sign of respect.
Across from Qiao Jingjing, Sun Quan had already drunk half a jar of wine and told her so many heartfelt things. If he were sober, he would never have said a single word of what he said.
How could Qiao Jingjing remain unmoved?
Qiao Jingjing raised her hand and drank a bowl.
He gulped it down.
Sun Quan even buried his head in his elbow.
Qiao Jingjing even reached out and shook him, which helped Sun Quan to his feet.
Even as Sun Quan raised his head, Qiao Jingjing still turned the bowl upside down right in front of him.
She also drank every last drop of alcohol.
She is also very generous.
"What do you mean by selfish? Is this what you call selfish? Sigh, you fool! Sometimes I feel like I'm unlucky. My parents are like that, they've dragged me down for half my life. Sometimes when I see you, I feel like you're just like me, unlucky!"
This is the first fresh perspective.
The whole world thought Sun Quan had gotten incredibly lucky, taking over Jiangdong at a young age and becoming a rich second-generation new master. Others spent most of their lives fighting for territory, and Liu Bei didn't even have a piece of land until he was almost fifty. Sun Quan, however, had already managed Jiangdong steadily and decisively by the time he was around twenty.
Qiao Jingjing said that Sun Quan had a miserable life.
Sun Quan raised one hand to support his head and looked at his sister-in-law.
"If I say I'm unlucky, no one will agree! If I say you're unlucky, no one will accept it. Let me tell you this, Sun Quan, if I hadn't happened to come here, I would definitely have graduated with a master's degree by now, maybe even passed the doctoral entrance exam. I might even be able to stay at the university as a teacher, find a stable job, find a lifelong partner, have a child, accompany the child to school, and take them to tutoring classes. But these things that are ordinary for others are not like this for me!"
Suddenly, I've become a woman with a tragic fate, destined to be a widow for life, coveted by Cao Cao, schemed against by Zhuge Liang, my entire life consumed by the complex power struggles within the inner quarters. No electricity, no television, no washing machine, no air conditioning, no Wi-Fi, no watermelon—do you understand what that feels like? You definitely don't. I wasn't even planning to tell you! But seeing how drunk you are today, I'll tell you something else entirely, and you won't remember a single word of it tomorrow morning!
Sun Quan nodded throughout Qiao Jingjing's speech.
He really drank a lot.
His sister-in-law across from him told him a lot of random and incoherent things, which Sun Quan could hardly understand.
Basically, the gist of it is that his sister-in-law is having a very hard time.
There are many regrets in this life.
That's why Sun Quan just apologized; he said he was selfish.
But his sister-in-law said:
"Sigh, I've come to terms with it. So be it if I'm a widow. So be it if I don't have a husband. I don't have to live the life of a grumpy woman who scolds her husband and then her son, and then her husband again!"
I live in a mansion, have a huge amount of savings, well-behaved children, numerous nannies, bodyguards when I go out, and drive a BMW. In our time, my life would have been considered that of a wealthy and prestigious family.
To be honest with you, Sun Quan, even if I graduate with a master's degree, get a doctorate, and work my whole life, I still won't reach this level. So I accept it, I really accept it.
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