Chapter 636 Mother, do you still want to remarry?
"...That's how it is. You see, for at least a year or two, or even five or six years, someone at home will have to help out."
So I thought I'd come and ask what you think, so please don't feel pressured.
No matter what you choose, your aunt will be happy.
Looking at Bao Ya and Wu Qiaolan across from her, Li's mother slowly explained to them the purpose of her visit that evening.
"It's not that we're going to tie you up at home all year round. Judging from the state of Third Aunt's midwife school, she should be able to recruit a second batch of students next year."
Bao Ya is still young, so she should start with the basics. If she has the aptitude, she can stay with Fu Ling (Song Fu Ling, Hei Ya, and Li San Niang's disciple). Although San Niang may not accept her as a disciple, she can still guide her.
Furthermore, it depends on what you want to do in the future.
Are you planning to wait until Bao Ya is older before going to another family?
Or perhaps you want to learn how to be a midwife like me. It's hard to say in Chang'an, but it's certainly possible to become a midwife in the outer three cities and surrounding villages.
Furthermore, even if you don't want to be a midwife, the women's support association still needs people. It would be good to be a manager, handle miscellaneous matters, and liaise with various parties.
If you still want to live at home then, then you can live at home.
If you don't want to live at home, that's fine too. This house isn't for anyone else to use; it's reserved just for you and Bao Ya.
"When I go home, I'll have somewhere to stay."
Wu Qiaolan was stunned by what Li's mother said. She really hadn't thought about such a long-term thing as the future. She only thought that Bao Ya should learn a skill in the Li family first, and then find a good husband for Bao Ya in the future. That would be the best life.
Wu Qiaolan hadn't yet figured out what she wanted to do.
Listening to Li's mother's analysis, Wu Qiaolan felt like she was in a dream, staring blankly at her mother.
Seeing Wu Qiaolan's expression, Li's mother knew perfectly well that she hadn't thought about these things before. Li's mother smiled at Wu Qiaolan and said, "It's alright, you can start thinking about it now."
Think about it first, and once you've figured it out next spring, tell me.
No matter what you think, your aunt will help you.
If you still want to stay in the Li family, I mean I'll give you a monthly allowance until Xiao Liulang is running around everywhere before I can let you go.
When the time comes, if you want to get married, just tell me your conditions, I'll find a matchmaker, we'll pick someone, and I'll marry you off to someone nearby.
From now on, the Li family will be your maternal family. You can just go back to your maternal family as if it were your maternal family.
If you don't want to get married, that's fine too. You can become a manager in the alliance, which is also a good thing.
Think it over, and then tell me.
Not only was Wu Qiaolan deep in thought, but even Bao Ya next to her was thinking about something.
However, before leaving the house, Li's mother placed a wooden box on the table and stopped Wu Qiaolan from getting up. She said, "Keep the money in this wooden box for yourself. Don't say you don't want it."
This money is a token of my gratitude for your help at our home; it's what you deserve.
I've seen everything you've done.
Meanwhile, Mei Niang's health needs to be properly taken care of until next spring, as she and Xiao Liu will largely depend on you.
Secondly, since it's almost the end of the year, this is pocket money your aunt gave you. You can use it to spend whatever you want, whether it's buying something or not.
Good child, your mother and I are very close. If she could see that you are doing well now, she would be very happy.
Okay, you don't need to see me off.
After Li's mother left, Wu Qiaolan and Bao Ya were stunned for a while. Bao Ya reached out and touched the hairpin that Li San Niang had put on her head. She sighed and said, "Mother, Li Apocalypse, the teacher, and my aunt have all been so good to us."
Bao Ya's words brought Wu Qiaolan back to her senses. She dried her feet with a cloth before putting on her shoes to look at the wooden box left by Li's mother. Inside, she found five silver ingots shaped like gold ingots.
This gave Wu Qiaolan and Bao Ya a big shock. They thought it was just a small amount of money, but who would have thought it would be so much?
Tonight, Wu Qiaolan and Bao Ya will probably have to go to bed late. The mother and daughter got into bed together, but Bao Ya couldn't fall asleep for a long time. She called out "Mother" softly. Wu Qiaolan, who was almost asleep, hummed in response. Thinking that Bao Ya was cold, she closed her eyes and reached out to pull Bao Ya closer to her.
Bao Ya opened her eyes and finally asked, "Mother, do you... do you want to remarry?"
Bao Ya's words stirred up a hornet's nest, completely waking Wu Qiaolan from her drowsiness.
Wu Qiaolan opened her eyes and looked at Bao Ya in the light from the window, only to see the unease in Bao Ya's eyes.
When Bao Ya saw that Wu Qiaolan did not respond or speak, she quickly said, "I didn't mean to say that Mother shouldn't remarry."
I'm all grown up now, not a child anymore.
Besides, I will get married in the future, and if my mother is the only one left at home after I get married, she will be very lonely.
I am willing for my mother to remarry, but this time I hope she will listen to Granny Li and ask her to find a good family for her that will treat her well.
In the future, I won't go far; I'll find a husband right here in Chang'an, and then I'll take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days."
Wu Qiaolan reached out and stroked Bao Ya's hair, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter: "You, I thought you were thinking about something because you haven't been able to sleep."
As a result, you're worried about whether your mother will remarry.
My dear child, we are mother and daughter, you are the flesh of my body, you are my life. If you have any questions, just ask your mother.
My dear, your mother would never want to remarry.
Mother really doesn't want to remarry.
From now on, as long as you're doing well, I'll accept anything.
Bao Ya's slightly questioning voice rang in Wu Qiaolan's ears: "Mother, why don't you want to remarry?"
Although not all men in the world are great men, if Mother remarries, she will have someone who cares for her, and that's not so bad.
"Haha, where did you hear that from? You're quite the 'thoughtful person'."
Bao Ya smiled shyly and answered Wu Qiaolan softly, "Last time I went to the market with Third Sister, we heard a storyteller in a teahouse, and that's what he said."
After thinking for a moment, Wu Qiaolan explained to Bao Ya, "What do you think of Third Sister?"
"Sir, you are indeed remarkable. You are the first female physician in Chang'an!"
"Yes, Third Sister is amazing. She is the first female physician in Chang'an!"
Third Sister's skills were so impressive that even the people in the Imperial Medical Bureau had to learn her techniques.
"Such a formidable woman, do you think she'll remain as powerful as she is if she remarries?"
Bao Ya didn't know how to refute Wu Qiaolan's words. She vaguely knew that if Li San Niang remarried, she probably wouldn't be as powerful as she was now.
"Think about it first. Once you've figured it out, then tell your mother."
However, I can tell you right now that I will not remarry. I have no such intention. As long as you are doing well, I will be at ease.
Alright, it's late, go to sleep.
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