Chapter 557 Don't think that surnames are unimportant.
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On the eighth day of the sixth month, Li Shiyue returned to the governor's mansion after finishing her business at the prefectural office.
At this moment, the whole family gathered in the side hall.
Oh, except for Jiang Huai.
On the second day after Jiang Huai settled in the governor's mansion, he proposed to find a place in Jian'an City to reopen a private school.
Having only been in Jian'an for a few days, Jiang Huai has already almost decided where to open the school.
So, it just so happens that Jiang Huai isn't home today.
Zheng Meiniang was wearing a blue dress, her hair neatly tied back. Although her face still looked tired, her eyes had regained their spirit.
With Li Wangchun's company these days, and being able to see the two sisters, Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian, at all times, Zheng Meiniang's anxiety has been greatly reduced.
"aunt!"
Li Shiyue stepped forward, took Zheng Meiniang's hand, and led her to a chair opposite the low couch.
"I was busy the past few days and didn't have time to ask in detail."
Now that I've come this far, I must finally bring it up.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Meiniang looked up at Li Shiyue with a face full of questions.
I told my mother, sister, brother, and brother-in-law about what you said in your letter before.
Since the aunt has chosen to divorce the uncle, they will no longer be related in matters of marriage, funerals, or other important events.
My uncle not only married a new wife in Youzhou, but he also already has a son;
Autumn Sister and Summer Sister have both already found husbands to live with them, so now there's only one thing left to settle.
Li Shiyue spoke calmly and looked at Zheng Meiniang with an honest gaze: "Aunt, in the future, do you want both of my sisters to change their surnames?"
"Shall I change my surname to Zheng, like yours?"
After saying this, Li Shiyue stopped looking at Zheng Meiniang and instead looked at Li Qiutian, who was sitting on the east side of the low couch, and Li Xiatian, who was sitting on the west side of the low couch with a surprised expression.
Actually, Li Qiutian had approached Li Shiyue about this issue beforehand.
At this moment, Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian exchanged a glance, then looked away from each other again.
Thus, Li Shiyue looked at Zheng Meiniang again: "Or perhaps we should not change anything and let my elder sister still have the surname Li?"
But should the next generation inherit the Zheng surname?
Upon hearing this, Zheng Meiniang instinctively clenched the hem of her dress with both hands.
“Aunt, no matter what my sister’s surname is, it doesn’t change the fact that she is my sister. No one can change that.”
Our sisterly bond will not change because of our different surnames.
At this point, Li Shiyue looked at Li Xiatian, or rather, she looked at Pingping and An'an, who were sitting face to face on the low couch playing with the Nine Linked Rings.
"As for Pingping and An'an, and the baby in Qiutian's belly, they are all their own flesh and blood, born after ten months of pregnancy. This cannot be changed."
However, it is indeed necessary to determine the surname.
If you listen carefully and think about it carefully, what Li Shiyue meant was that whether Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian had the surname Li or Zheng did not affect their relationship with Li Shiyue.
Because the three of them had a bond that had lasted since childhood, and because they had fled famine from Lijia Village in Henan Province, the three sisters had long been bound by a life-or-death relationship.
but!
Yes, but! The child born to Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian is indeed their biological child, but there is still a layer of separation between their child and Li Shiyue.
At the same time, both the surname Li and the surname Zheng represent the inheritance of things related to that surname—property is one aspect, but also clan identity and emotional belonging are another.
Don't think that surnames are unimportant.
This thing can be a privilege, a shackle, and of course, a weapon.
When Li Shiyue said that her surname Li was no longer inherited from her scumbag father Li Wangguang, but from her mother Li Wangchun, that was her weapon!
Don't you think that if you marry a woman and she gives birth to a child, you can become a father and your father's surname can be passed down?
Haha, I won't!
Li Shiyue directly refuted her – I don't care about your surname Li!
What you care about is what I don't want!
Of course, Li Shiyue did not want her biological father's surname. At the same time, she also gave up inheriting the property and clan identity from her father!
What's remarkable about her is that she directly broke away from the Li clan, which was led by Li Youfu at the time, expelled herself from the clan, and then created a separate genealogy with herself as the ancestor!
After me, all those whom I, Li Shiyue, acknowledge as my family will be my relatives!
For example, Gu Lanzhi had a son named Wuji with a man from another ethnic group, and Li Shiyue considered him to be her cousin from the Li family.
You see, having a surname is a privilege.
Of course, surnames are indeed a kind of shackle.
A surname defines the identity a person must follow; this is a shackle.
However, this kind of constraint has its limitations in the context of the times.
In this era, this kind of constraint has certain positive effects and good significance, and it is necessary.
In an era of low productivity, survival is the primary concern.
Surnames are the most direct and strongest adhesive, naturally bringing people with the same surname together to form a community of shared interests.
If Li Qiutian and Li Xiatian's children continue to bear the surname Li, then they will naturally continue to have a close relationship with Li Shiyue. In fact, because of their mother's close relationship with Li Shiyue, Li Shiyue will also treat them with affection in the future.
However, if they were to take the surname Zheng, there would still be some distance between them and Li Shiyue.
In Jian'an today, Li Shiyue is the most powerful!
From the past to the present, it is clear that following Li Shiyue means having a good life.
With chaos looming, Li Shiyue, who commands troops, can do everything in her power to protect those around her.
So, is the same "protection" that is the same as "protection" that is not the same as "protection" that is not the same as "protection"?
Okay, let's assume it's the same.
So, is the amount of property that someone with the surname Li can inherit the same as the amount that someone with the surname Zheng can inherit?
Self-interest has always been the most fundamental issue.
Therefore, surnames are indeed very important.
It still plays a very important role in this era, and even in modern society.
At this moment, Li Shiyue, Li Qiutian, and Li Xiatian all looked at Zheng Meiniang.
Zheng Meiniang opened her mouth as if to say something, but no sound came out after a long time.
"Mother?"
Li Xiatian, being impatient, looked at Zheng Meiniang and called out to her.
Zheng Meiniang raised her head, a hint of uncertainty in her eyes: "October, this, this... let me go back and think about it carefully."
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