"That's impossible. I absolutely cannot marry Mu Tianxing. Although we are already married, this engagement was made between our Gu and Mu families. It wasn't my own will. It's their business. I can't possibly marry him."
At this point, Gu Ting's face turned a little ugly. Gu Yuan did not expect that Gu Ting's attitude would change so much.
Gu Yuan asked, "What's wrong? You seem very unhappy with this engagement. What happened? Is your family more willing to fulfill the engagement than you?"
Gu Ting shook her head and said, "Not yet, but who knows in two years. In two years, they might force Mu Tianxing and I to complete the terms of the engagement. By then, they will definitely force me to join the Mu family, but I can't marry him. In fact, to tell you the truth, my father came to me to talk about this matter, but fortunately, after my efforts to persuade my father, he has promised me that he would help me find a way to cancel the engagement with Mu Tianxing. I really don't like Mu Tianxing, so I don't want to just give in or treat my marriage as a transaction. Although there are family considerations within the family, what they shouldn't do is use my freedom of marriage as a bargaining chip for their transaction. I will never agree to this, and that's why I insisted on competing for the qualification to be the heir to the family patriarch. I just want to express my dissatisfaction in this way.
Why do they treat us girls like this? Why don’t the boys do this? They say it’s for my own good. If it’s really for my own good, then they should have asked for my opinion instead of forcing me to get engaged to someone else.
Gu Yuan sighed and said, "Fortunately, your father has expressed his support for you. It doesn't matter in the end. After all, he is the patriarch of the Gu family, and the patriarch has great power. He helps you believe that even something as big as canceling the engagement can be accomplished. You have to trust your father. In fact, generally speaking, parents will not harm their children. He has his own considerations for what he does. It may be because of your persistence that he changed his mind. But no matter what, you have to trust your father. As the patriarch of the Gu family, your father has to consider more things than you do. They need to consider the interests of the entire family from multiple perspectives. They first think about the interests of the family, not their own interests, even if you are his daughter.
Just like what happened this time, there are great benefits in the marriage between the Mu family and the Gu family. The Mu family and the Gu family are two major families, and your Gu family tends to be stronger in military power, while the Mu family tends to be stronger in financial resources. If these two families can marry, in the future, as long as Mu Tianxing can sit on the position of the patriarch of the Mu family, it will be equivalent to having another big force standing behind you. In this way, the two families will join forces.
During this process, my own parents thought about so much. Your father is the patriarch of the family, and he has so much to consider. It would be unreasonable for him not to consider your opinion, because after all, it involves your own lifelong event. But sometimes, being born in a large family means you have no choice. I have seen such examples too many times. Fortunately, you now have the right to choose, so there is no need to say anything more. Your father did not do it to deliberately hurt you, so don't hold a grudge against him. He kept nodding and said that he did not hold a grudge against his father.
"My father has always been my idol since I was a child, so I am so persistent in running for the qualification to succeed the family patriarch. I want to be the patriarch. I don't want to bring shame to him. I want to be the patriarch and then take the family to a higher level. This can be regarded as satisfying my father's wish. After all, my father is now middle-aged. Although he is still strong, the current situation of the Gu family is unlikely to change for many years. Therefore, the chance of the Gu family's strength to further improve is actually very small. If we want to make further progress, we must look for opportunities, but such opportunities are not so easy to come by. So this kind of opportunity can only be left to us in the future."
Gu Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly what you said. So practice hard. As long as you perform well enough, the elders in your family will come to support you. When they all come to support you, it means that you will become the heir to the family patriarch."
Gu Ting smiled bitterly and said, "How can it be easier said than done? The younger generation in our family are all quite powerful, much stronger than me. Although I am the future of the family, I still cannot compare to them. This is what frustrates me. Why am I the patriarch of the family and have more resources than them, but still cannot compare to them? Is it really because my cultivation talent is not as good as theirs?"
Gu Yuan comforted him, "Don't think like that. If you think too much, it will only make you feel nervous and oppressed, which is not good for you. Talent is innate and not something that everyone can determine. If everyone could determine their talent, then there would be no weak people in this world. Since there are strong people, there are naturally weak people. Everything depends on human effort, and God rewards hard work. Your talent is not weak, at most it may be slightly weaker than others, but this is inevitable, because there are so many people in this world who are better than you, and you can't be better than everyone. So don't push yourself too hard. Just let go and follow your own mind."
Gu Ting nodded and said, "You're right. I will try my best to adjust my mindset. In fact, everything is fake. My own efforts are the real thing. Even poor talent can achieve success. As long as you work hard, I believe there will be rewards. But if you don't work hard, there will be no rewards at all. I take this sentence as my motto, and I will always work hard to move forward. Gu Yuan, you too."
"Very good. Your current mindset is the best. If you can keep this attitude and let things take their own course, my mindset won't be too bad either. Just go for it and let time take its course."
Gu Ting looked at Gu Yuan and said, "I didn't expect that you are not only very powerful in combat, but also have a mysterious identity. I didn't expect that even when it comes to talking about big principles, you are much better than me."
Gu Yuan scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Is this considered a compliment?"
Gu Ting covered her mouth and chuckled, "Of course I'm praising you."
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