kvmb Chapter 520 No Need to Fight to the Death Over That One Father
Chapter 520 No Need to Fight to the Death Over That One Father
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Lu Yangyang and Jiang Zhiyi couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up.
The two stared at Wen Qingqing in disbelief. They never expected that, not only would they have overheard some gossip, but they would also hear such shocking and outrageous words.
Yes, language.
It's hard to imagine how they came up with this idea.
Wen Qingqing covered her face with her hands and innocently emphasized, "These are her exact words, not mine! Although my aesthetic sense has been influenced by her to like handsome men, I, um... I am still very innocent and have never been in a relationship."
"What is dating?" Lu Yangyang asked sincerely.
"Don't you know what dating is? It's a relationship between a man and a woman who like each other, um... a relationship that doesn't lead to marriage but has a formal status." Wen Qingqing tried to explain to her.
Relationships between men and women who like each other?
A relationship without marriage but with a formal status?
Ok?
She looked at Jiang Zhiyi with a bit of confusion, and Jiang Zhiyi was even more confused.
Jiang Zhiyi had experienced a short and terrible marriage. Since childhood, all the marriages she had heard about were arranged by her parents and matchmakers. Although unmarried men and women would sometimes get along, they were mostly engaged couples who had already been betrothed. Even if a man and woman had feelings for each other, they would at most invite each other out. Does that... count as dating?
Jiang Zhiyi didn't quite understand.
Lu Yangyang then looked at Wen Qingqing, trying to put herself in her shoes: "So what counts as dating? Going on dates?"
Wen Qingqing thought for a moment and nodded, "You could say that. That's what my mother said. She said that if I ever fall in love with a man, I can be friends with him first. If we get to know each other well, we can become boyfriend and girlfriend. If we become boyfriend and girlfriend, our relationship will get closer. Well... it's like having the intention to get engaged, but not actually being engaged. If you're bold enough, you can even have some intimate relations. But girls, you must protect yourself before you can handle the gossip. Don't get yourself involved and then the other person doesn't acknowledge it. That would be a lesson learned."
"If the relationship between a boyfriend and girlfriend is harmonious and they intend to get married, then they should get married. But if they don't live well after marriage, or if they have different values, then they should get a divorce. Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged men are everywhere. Why insist on clinging to a crooked tree?"
Lu Yangyang's eyes widened, and after a moment of stiffness, she deeply agreed with the last sentence: "The words may be rough, but the reasoning is sound. No wonder you are the Lady of China."
Jiang Zhiyi then asked, "From what you've said about the relationship between boyfriends and girlfriends, it sounds a bit like the time we spend together after getting engaged, including occasional meetings and the time we spend together after marriage. What's the point of that?"
Wen Qingqing tilted her head, thought for a while, and said, "My mother said that marriage is a big deal. No matter what the future holds, the promise made at the moment of marriage must be serious. So you must get to know each other before deciding whether to get married. Otherwise, you might find out after marriage that your values don't match or that the other person has character flaws. Although it's not impossible to get a divorce, if you can find out early, you can stop the damage sooner."
Jiang Zhiyi was slightly dazed, then nodded gently. "That's right. No matter how well you disguise yourself, there will always be a time when you slip up. Even if it's not perfect, you can still catch a glimpse of what's going on."
If she had known Yang Chengfeng more back then, she wouldn't have ended up like that. If she hadn't met Lu Yangyang who could cure her, she would not only have ruined her own and her family's reputation, but also lost her life. And she hadn't done anything wrong; she had simply married according to the marriage agreement.
Lu Yangyang noticed Jiang Zhiyi's thoughts and quickly changed the subject to gossip with Wen Qingqing: "So, Lady Hua and Crown Prince Chongwen were just boyfriend and girlfriend in the past?"
Wen Qingqing nodded: "I guess so. My mother said that she had considered getting married. At the time, she felt that the other person shared the same values as her, and she was truly in love with him. However, when love was faced with ideals, they both chose their ideals without hesitation. Crown Prince Chongwen had his own ideals, so even though he had the opportunity to leave, he gave it up and refused to go. My mother also had her own ideals. She would not give up the vast world to accompany Crown Prince Chongwen in confinement, so my mother broke up with him."
"what?"
"what?"
The two, once again shocked, stared blankly at Wen Qingqing.
Lu Yangyang recalled the rumors and gossip she had heard and muttered softly, "So that's how it is. Lady Hua is indeed an extraordinary woman. She can take things in stride. Everyone admires Crown Prince Chongwen, but she can let go of him so gracefully and decisively."
Lu Yangyang was used to hearing stories of people accompanying each other in exile and confinement, but this was the first time she had heard of someone who could so easily let go of such a situation. Lu Yangyang was quite moved; she truly deserved to be called the Lady of China.
Jiang Zhiyi nodded with emotion: "Madam is indeed magnanimous. The most difficult thing in this world is often letting go."
Wen Qingqing asked incredulously, "You people outside really admire her that much?"
She grew up on the island and only knew about her mother's romantic affair; she had no idea that her mother had so many admirers!
The two of them turned to look at her simultaneously: "Don't you admire her?"
Wen Qingqing hugged herself tightly, wondering if her two girlfriends would take advantage of her if she said she didn't admire her.
She swallowed weakly: "It's...it's alright?"
Lu Yangyang belatedly remembered something, "Then your father is...that one?"
Lu Yangyang originally wanted to directly mention Crown Prince Chongwen, but the words were on the tip of her tongue when she suddenly realized that this was something she shouldn't say, so she quickly shut up.
Wen Qingqing didn't seem to care and answered casually, "I guess so?"
Lu Yangyang blinked: "Hmm?"
Wen Qingqing rested her chin on her hand and propped her arm on the table: "I've never met him. My mother said that if I really want to recognize a father from a bloodline perspective, I can treat him as my father. If I don't have that need, she can find me many suitable fathers, so I don't have to be fixated on that one father."
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The two almost spat out their drinks again.
What does it mean to say that there's no need to fight tooth and nail over that one father?
Lu Yangyang and Jiang Zhiyi were both dumbfounded.
Wen Qingqing looked at the two girls and raised her eyebrows, as if to say, "Look at your pathetic self."
She poured herself a cup of tea and thought for a while before saying, "It means exactly what it sounds like. He is indeed my biological father, but according to my mother, she became pregnant unexpectedly. It was just a coincidence that she went to save him, not to have a child with him, but in the end, things didn't fall apart. This means that I may never see him in this life. He may pass away when I am very young, or he may pass away someday in the future. I will probably never truly understand or feel what kind of person he is, and he is unlikely to know that I exist. In that case, no matter how much I fantasize about this father-daughter relationship, it has no real value. We will probably be strangers for the rest of our lives. It's a bit masochistic to place my feelings for my father on such a person."