After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 559 Thinking

After Haitang pondered for a moment, he said: "I think I can understand the necessity for children from wealthy families to enter into benefit marriages. For example, in the case of Miss Wu, she hopes to marry into a good family in the future and contribute to the revitalization of the Wu family. But What kind of good family can help the Wu family? If they are purely kind, I don't believe that this matter must be beneficial to the family. Where does 'profit' come from?"

She looked at Wu Qiong: "If the reputation and connections accumulated by the Wu family are beneficial to the future of this family, then did the Wu family provide help for them, or did they help the Wu family's re-emergence? What if they were under the guise of In the name of helping the Wu family, in fact, you are just using the Wu family to benefit yourself, so this marriage is not worthwhile. It is not that your marriage can only benefit the Wu family, but it cannot benefit your husband's family, but... …At the very least, it’s a good marriage that both families can benefit from.”

Wu Qiong couldn't help but think of his mother. Mrs. Gui married into the Wu family, and her father was able to successfully rise to a high position. Originally, Gui Jia belonged to a middle-class official family and did not match the Wu family. Mrs. Wu originally didn't like this marriage, but she couldn't get her second son to marry Mrs. Fei Gui, so she reluctantly agreed to get married. As soon as Gui Jia became an in-law of the Wu family, he became a prominent upstart in Beijing. If Empress Wu and the Wu family hadn't suddenly been in trouble, by the time the third prince was officially crowned prince, the Wu family's wealth and reputation would have reached its peak, and the momentum of returning home would have increased accordingly.

From this marriage, Gui Jia got all the benefits, but the Wu family did not. But after something happened to the Wu family, he returned home and betrayed his in-laws to protect himself. He himself also suffered bad luck, even worse than before he got married. This made Mrs. Gui very dissatisfied privately. When Wu Qiong was a child, she heard her mother crying secretly at night more than once, saying that she regretted marrying her father. If she had not become the daughter-in-law of the Wu family, she would not have ended up in such a miserable situation, and so on.

It was precisely because Mrs. Gui had this idea that when she found out that Gui Jia could make a comeback by relying on the shadow left by the Wu family and clinging to the lap of the Seventh Prince, she did not hesitate to choose to help her brothers from her mother's family and ignored the Wu family. With Wu Ke as his heir...

Wu Qiong thought about herself. She now wanted to marry a husband with a good family background and talent, hoping that he could help the Wu family. How similar was it to her mother's idea back then? ! She also wanted her future husband to help the Wu family regain its reputation, but she never thought about what benefits the future husband would gain. But if she feels that all she needs to do is become the other person's wife and bear children for him, then she can confidently ask the other person to dedicate everything to the Wu family, then what is the difference between her and her mother?

Since she can't accept her mother's selfishness and thinks that she is of the Wu family's blood, she wants to defend the interests of the Wu family with her cousin and cannot let Gui Jia suck the blood of the Wu family, then why does she think that her future husband-in-law should Contribute to the Wu family? !

Wu Qiong suddenly felt at a loss: "Miss Hai, what you said makes sense, but what should I do? The Wu family can only rely on relatives for help now. In the future, they may be able to get help from their grandfather's disciples, but the Wu family only has cousins. With me, I really don’t know what benefits I can bring to others. If I am of no use to others, why would I expect those powerful people to fancy me if I forcefully get married? I try to do my best for my mother's family, but when they can't help me, I feel resentful and refuse to live an honest life. I argue with my husband all day long... So what's the difference between me and my mother? I don't want to become that kind of person!"

Haitang asked her: "Then what do you think it would be like if you were allowed to have a mutually beneficial marriage?"

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Wu Qiong really couldn't imagine it. If the Wu family still had some energy left, she and her cousin wouldn't have to rely on anyone else. Her mother had been thinking all day long about letting her marry into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, the Marquis of Cheng'en's Mansion, or into a famous general family in Chang'an, hoping that her husband's family would be able to serve the Wu family - or in other words, return home. A little effort.

Perhaps the situation will be different after the seventh prince succeeds to the throne. At that time, the Wu family was the mother clan of the new monarch, and they were the most favored relatives of the newly wealthy family. If they could speak with some weight in front of the seventh prince, they would naturally be able to help their in-laws. But Wu Qiong thought that his cousin had only one seedling left in his family. If he wanted to revive his family, he would have to study hard and prepare for the exam. He didn't know how many years it would take before he could achieve success in his official career and live up to the reputation of his ancestors of the Wu family. . Could it be that before he could get ahead of himself, he would use the Wu family's resources on his brother-in-law's family to benefit her husband's family? Wu Qiong couldn't swallow this breath.

However, if she cannot use her mother's family's resources to help her husband's family, what else can she do? How can the husband's family benefit from this marriage and achieve mutual success with the Wu family?

Wu Qiong slowly expressed her thoughts with a wry smile on her face: "I really don't know what to do. Think about it carefully, the future of the Wu family is important. Maybe I will become a person like my mother, for the sake of my mother's family His interests have become so disgusting that even his husband, son-in-law and children have to be forgotten..."

Zhou Xuejun said disapprovingly: "Sister Wu, why should you belittle yourself? Who said that the Wu family can't help your future husband's family become a high-ranking official, so you will be of no benefit to your future husband's family? You are a very good girl yourself. As long as you and the future Your husband-in-law Qin Se Heming is willing to help your mother's family, and he will be happy if he can help the Wu family. Isn't that considered a mutual benefit? "

Zhou Huajun also gave Wu Qiong some advice: "Take good care of your family, serve your husband well, be filial to your parents-in-law, have more sons, and then teach your children to become talents, and be a free wife that everyone praises. As long as If your future husband's family thinks your wife is worthy, then that's a gain. Who said that the only benefit of marriage is promotion and wealth? If you hope to get a promotion by marrying a wife, what should a man do if he doesn't have a wife? Who wants to marry a loser like that if he can’t get ahead? No one with real ability will take advantage of him!”

Wu Qiong looked at them blankly, but the bitter smile on his face did not disappear. The daughters of the Zhou family can naturally say such things, they have the confidence. But...why would she marry such a capable man? The Wu family is now completely supported by relatives, and she has a mother like that...

Haitang felt that Wu Qiong seemed to be trapped in a mentality of inferiority and inferiority, and was not optimistic about his future, so he got into trouble. She could only advise Wu Qiong: "It's still early for the marriage. I believe that when Mrs. Zhenguo chooses your son-in-law, she will choose someone with reliable character, talent, and a bright future. However, no matter how good the partner is, how will your life be in the future? It also depends on yourself. Don’t think about profits or anything else, just live your life well, right?”

Wu Qiong looked up at her blankly.

Haitang smiled at her: "You are the only two brothers and sisters left in the Wu family. Talking about reviving the family is a thing for later. The Wu family can develop to be as wealthy and prosperous as it was before the accident more than ten years ago. It is not a generation. Result. You two, brother and sister, don't have to worry too much. If you, as the Wu family, are not doing well, how can you revitalize the Wu family? Calm down and think about this problem?"

(End of this chapter)