Chapter 274: Chapter 248: Jinbao, Is It a Little Brother or Sister? (Part 2)
Because their family is local tycoons in Jizhou, wealthy, Lin Xiaoyue followed a principle from a young age â thereâs nothing under the sky that canât be bought with Silver Coin.
After marrying into the Su Family, she finally realized how vast the world outside was. Her previous narrow perceptions were dramatically overturned by her sisters-in-law.
It was then that she learned that pots are made of iron.
Though she had somewhat restrained herself later on, it was her nature, and itâs unlikely to change completely in a short time.
The initial purpose of going to Hongwen Academy was to cultivate herself and improve, but she happened to meet someone with a similar experience.
Wen Wanâs appearance sparked Lin Xiaoyueâs competitive spirit, and she wanted to compete with Wen Wan in everything. So during that period, she studied everything with great vigor and seriousness, fearing that Wen Wan, this "dull bird", would surpass her and make her lose face.
Even when it was discovered that she was pregnant, she was still thinking of returning to Hongwen Academy.
However, the nature of her going to Hongwen Academy had changed; it was no longer entirely for learning but mostly to compete with Wen Wan.
The real change in her mindset should be during this period.
Bored and unaware of where Wen Wan lived, she had Mr. Qi arrange for her maiden sister to come over for entertainment, but who knew it would bring a bunch of trouble.
Key point is, it was personally arranged by Old Mrs. Lin from the Lin Family, and itâs not easy to dismiss it casually.
As the head of a merchant family, Old Mrs. Lin succeeded in letting her granddaughter Lin Xiaoyue see the merchantâs "No profit, no early rise" from her.
Afraid that Lin Xiaoyue might not be able to give birth and be kicked out by her maternal family, Old Mrs. Lin simply turned her target to her daughterâs twin sisters, saying nicely they were there to serve Lin Xiaoyue, but unpleasantly, it was like pushing them to become concubines for her husband.
Even if itâs about the maiden auntâs twin sisters, she even brought Lin Xiaorou over.
This was what Lin Xiaoyue could not tolerate the most.
What plan Old Mrs. Lin had, how could Lin Xiaoyue not understand â if Su Qing didnât like the young, there was a mature one who understood everything; no matter the variant, there would always be someone picked, and whoever was left, as long as she could bear offspring for Su Qing, it wouldnât be in vain.
Lin Xiaoyue had already learned about the importance Old Mrs. Lin placed on offspring during her time at her maiden family.
After both Lin Xiaoyue and her half-sister Lin Xiaorou were born, her father was seriously injured by ruffians while collecting debts, injured in a concealed area and could not have more children. Old Mrs. Lin then firmly decided to keep her daughter at home to recruit a son-in-law, but unfortunately, the daughter was not promising enough, she bore a pair of twin sisters and no more news after that.
Old Mrs. Lin had been stewing with blood boiling in her heart over these years; none of her children can show her an heir, she always had to plan for the family, so when arranging with the Su Family to have people go pick them up, Old Mrs. Lin immediately decided to let one of Lin Anâan, Lin Jingjing, and Lin Xiaorou stay behind.
The Lin Family already had no heirs to inherit, the big tree at the back cannot fall anymore, otherwise their family in Jizhou would truly have no status.
From Old Mrs. Linâs perspective, worrying that granddaughter Lin Xiaoyue might be mistreated by her maternal family for having no offspring and arranging people to help her can count as caring for her, thereâs nothing wrong with it, and Lin Xiaoyue has no reason to blame her.
But thinking of Old Mrs. Lin arranging Lin Xiaorou to come in, Lin Xiaoyue felt a bit disgusted, thinking about it was very uncomfortable.
If her husband wanted to take a concubine, he should at least take young virgins, right? Like Lin Xiaorou, who knows if her body is clean or not, in case sheâs truly a worn-out shoe and ends up climbing into Su Qingâs bed, Lin Xiaoyue, the first wife, would be uncomfortable forever.
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Thinking that her own sisters combined were not as good as an outsider Wen Wan, Lin Xiaoyue couldnât help but sigh.
Seeing this, Wen Wan thought she regretted she couldnât go to Hongwen Academy in the future, and smiled to comfort: "Actually, with your familyâs conditions, you completely have the ability to invite a master to teach from outside. Going to Hongwen Academy is just having more classmates, making classes less boring; otherwise, given your aptitude, itâs the same wherever you learn."
Lin Xiaoyue didnât explain to her that Mr. Qi had already separated from the people in the mansion but muttered: "I entered Hongwen Academy to make more friends and learn how to conduct oneself, itâs a pity, I donât have your fortune, I got pregnant not long after entering, till now Iâm feeling sleepy every day wanting to sleep, canât even muster any spirit up, sometimes when the servant speaks to me, I donât respond for a long time, let alone going to class, in my condition, wouldnât I be punished by the teacher nearly every day?"
Wen Wan said: "If you canât go, then stay at home and nourish the fetus properly. These things can be learned after you give birth."