Chapter 138: What is the meaning of the word "love"?
"Does she love me?"
Li San Niang looked at Xu Jingzhen, pointed her finger in the opposite direction at herself, and asked Xu Jingzhen for confirmation with a look of surprise.
Xu Jingzhen could see Li Sanniang's disbelief, so he nodded with a helpless but serious expression, "Yes, I, Xu Jingzhen, am truly in love with you, Li Sanniang."
Li San Niang's mind raced. How could she say something that wouldn't seem so disrespectful?
Composing herself, Li Sanniang looked into Xu Jingzhen's eyes and saw sincerity in them; he truly loved Li Sanniang.
But Li San Niang herself had never thought about this.
Of course, not only Xu Jingzhen, but any single man of the opposite sex who was not related by blood in the Tang Dynasty was not on Li San Niang's list of considerations.
Or rather, there is no list at all.
Currently, Li Sanniang only wants to live with her family, raise Luzhu'er, and then focus on her career. It would be even better if she could do something beneficial for women of her time.
man?
Men only hinder Li San Niang's progress in her career, disrupt her planned path, and become obstacles to her advancement and development in women's medicine in the Tang Dynasty.
"It is my honor to have won the heart of Master Xu. But..."
Xu Jingzhen's good mood plummeted from the moment he heard the word "but." He could tell that there was no joy on Li Sanniang's face, only surprise and astonishment.
Xu Jingzhen understood that Li Sanniang's feelings for him were not like those of the other young women in the past, who loved his appearance, admired his family background, wanted to marry him, have children with him, enjoy a life of luxury, and share the joys of family life.
"But since I took my daughter home after the divorce, I have established a household for women and have never thought about remarrying."
I am honored by your high regard, but we are not destined to be together. I hope you will not do this again.
Third Sister wishes that Xu Langjun will one day find a woman with whom he shares mutual love, and that they will be forever united in heart and grow old together.
A swift and decisive rejection shattered Xu Jingzhen's sincerity completely.
As Xu Jingzhen and Fang Chengxian left through the back door of the Li family, Xu Jingzhen wondered if it was true, as the divination indicated, that he and Li Sanniang were not destined to be together, and that this predetermined fate could not be changed.
"Chengxian, do you really think that Third Sister has no feelings for me?"
Faced with his friend's question, which was filled with both hope and doubt, Fang Chengxian really didn't know how to answer.
"Li San Niangzi's words are so clear, why do you still refuse to believe them?"
You two are both very good, but Li San Niangzi has no interest in this. I think she would rather treat patients and be a good doctor.
Why are you being so demanding?
Sigh, let it go.
Fang Chengxian recalled a line from the book: "What is the meaning of the word 'love'? Everyone has a story."
After seeing off all the guests who had come to the Li family today, Li San Niang returned to her room. She was so tired that she really wanted to get a good night's sleep.
Li's mother and the others also learned from Li's second brother that Xu Jingzhen's confession had been harshly rejected by Li's third sister.
Mother Li shook her head and said to Sister-in-law Li, "Alright, let her get some sleep. We'll wake her up when it's time for dinner."
Back in the house, after tidying up and lying down, Li San Niang closed her eyes, but she couldn't fall asleep even after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
My eyes were dry and sore from sleepiness, but I couldn't fall asleep for a long time after closing them.
Li San Niang's mind was filled with a jumble of thoughts. One moment she was seeing Xu Jingzhen for the first time in the garden of the Liang State Duke's mansion, the next she was seeing the two of them talking together, and finally, all of them were images of Xu Jingzhen saying "I love you".
If you took Xu Jingzhen to modern times, she would be the queen of the marriage market.
He is good-looking, tall and long-legged, knows martial arts, comes from a wealthy family, and is extremely rich. As long as he doesn't commit the serious crime of treason, he can be rich for three generations.
Although there was no title to inherit, being associated with the Duke of England made them much better off than ordinary people.
Not to mention, he also said that he would only have one bride in his lifetime.
He's a diamond-level bachelor, the kind you couldn't find even with a lantern.
But these are all the beautiful flowers that can be seen on the ice. Who knows what kind of monsters lurk beneath the ice?
Li San Niang's true age is not the physiological age of this body. Before she transmigrated, Li San Niang had dated someone in modern times, but not many, just once.
Men, from ancient times to the present, a woman should never think of relying on a man.
You can rely on your parents, siblings, relatives, friends, and children, but never think about relying on a man.
It's not that there aren't reliable men, but if you start out with the intention of relying on a man, the man you choose will definitely be unreliable.
Xu Jingzhen was pleased with what Li Sanniang said, and Li Sanniang believed he was serious; at least, he was sincere when he said those words.
What happens after that?
Who can guarantee what will happen in the future?
One of the main reasons why the phrase "marrying someone of equal social standing" has been passed down through the ages is that it is the truth.
Li San Niang was just an average-looking woman who had divorced her husband and brought her daughter home. Her father and brother were both doctors, and her eldest brother, who was not her biological brother, was now just an ordinary soldier in the Imperial Guard. Her mother was a midwife who delivered babies.
Li San Niang herself did not want to be confined to the inner quarters. She wanted to step out of the inner quarters, to go to the front, and to go as high as possible, so that she would have the right and the qualification to speak out for women and fight for a better medical environment for them.
Frankly speaking, these families are on the opposite side of Xu Jingzhen's wealthy and powerful families; they are in completely different camps, each fighting for their own interests.
If Li San Niang were to give up all that for the sake of her father and brothers' high-ranking positions and a life of luxury for the rest of her life, and instead submit to this and marry Xu Jingzhen, would that really be a good thing?
Was she still Li San Niang at that time?
Will she still be the Li family's third daughter, Li San Niang, whom everyone knows and who became famous in Chang'an for saving people with her special skills?
No, it won't happen again! It won't!
In the end, people will only know her as Xu Li, the new wife of Xu Jingzhen, the third son of the Duke of Yingguo's mansion, and she won't even have a name left behind.
Li San Niang may meet a man she likes in the future, or she may not, but one thing is certain: the right answer is definitely not Xu San Lang.
Putting aside her worries, Li San Niang took advantage of her time alone to take out the Gynecology Encyclopedia, the reward from successfully completing the fourth mission in the mission system, from her backpack and carefully looked through it.
Li San Niang glanced through the first ten pages and found that the book explained things in much more detail than what she had seen when she was studying at medical school, and it also had many more illustrations.
Then she happily started copying it down!
In the future, once she achieves a certain level of success, she will definitely take on apprentices. Moreover, even if she doesn't take on apprentices, she can still serve as teaching material for Li's mother, sister-in-law Li, and sister-in-law Li!
To forge iron, one must be strong oneself!
Li San Niang was so engrossed in copying that she completely forgot about the time. It wasn't until it got dark and she could no longer see the words on the book that she realized an entire afternoon had passed.
My dear, put the book back in your backpack, and carefully put away the copied parts so that Dewdrop won't find them and scribble on them.
Li San Niang then lay down, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
As the lamps were lit, Li's mother went into the room and woke up Li San Niang. She had been sleeping soundly, and the rest of the Li family had already eaten dinner. Li's mother didn't want to wake Li San Niang, but Li's father said it was better to wake her up, otherwise she would sleep too much and get sleepy, and would have to wake up in the middle of the night.
That won't do.
Tomorrow is Li San Niang's first day working at the clinic under the alliance, a very important day, so she must be full of energy.
The whole family sat in the main hall chatting. Li San Niang drank the red bean porridge cooked by Li Da Sao under the dim light. At that moment, she felt that life was peaceful and that being with her family was the greatest happiness.
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