Gu Qingling took the article from Bai Lianhua's perspective first because she mentioned something yesterday and Yao Anxin wrote it most comprehensively.
Secondly, Gu Qingling also looked at the perspective of his wife.
Yao Anxin still has a lot of imagination about how to be a good concubine. She talks about everything at home and abroad in a clear and logical manner.
If a man wants three wives and four concubines, she will take care of everything for him. As long as these women will not affect the interests of his legitimate wives, Yao Anxin is willing to give them a good place to go.
That's right, her idea is a bit too ideal, hello, me, hello everyone, like a wife and concubine living in harmony.
Obviously, Yao Anxin had never seen the cruelty of the fight between wives and concubines, and had no feelings about it. Seeing the "calm look" in the Yao family's inner courtyard, she really thought that all families were like this.
Sigh... Gu Qingling sighed in her heart, put down the paper in her hand, and waved to Yao Anxin, asking her to come closer.
"Sister Xin, have the teachers from the college ever taught you the lesson 'Everything in the world is for profit'?"
Yao Anxin was at a loss. Although she didn't quite understand how the old lady could think of this while looking at the article she wrote, she still nodded: "Yes, sir, he told me."
"If you compare men to a business that is sure to make money without losing money, and compare women to businessmen in the world, do you think these women will not come to your door when they see that you have such a business that is sure to make money without losing money?
?If, once this business that is sure to make a profit falls into the hands of others, and you lose all your money, will you still hand over this business to others?"
Yao Anxin panicked: "..."
——Wait, is this metaphor appropriate?!
——Her father, why did he become the "business" in the old lady's mouth?!
Gu Qingling seemed to see her thoughts and said with a smile: "Why, do you think my metaphor is inappropriate?"
Yao Anxin smiled: "This... my granddaughter doesn't know, so I'd like to ask the old lady for advice."
"For our wealthy families, there is an unwritten rule when choosing a marriage partner, that is, 'the right match', am I right?"
Yao Anxin nodded.
She is old enough to be here, so it is inevitable that people will mention this matter.
Even if Gu Qingling didn't interfere, as a girl, Yao Anxin would inevitably imagine her future husband.
She has never thought about the problem of improper family or household, because in her opinion, her marriage was chosen by the elders in the family and must be the most suitable.
"Have you noticed that the marriage partner here refers to the legitimate wife." Gu Qingling looked at her and said meaningfully, "There are also people who want to marry a wealthy in-law and support their own family, but generally those who love their children
How many people would do this? And those who do this, how come they don’t treat this marriage as a business?”
Yao Anxin: "..."
——Well, the old lady seems to be right.
——If you love your children, you are indeed talking about marriage seriously, but the kind of person who wants to...
——Isn’t this just treating marriage as a business?
"If this man had a nobler status and a richer family, tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Gu Qingling said with a smile, "Do you think that in the eyes of those who want to climb the ranks, this is not a sure-fire way to make money?
business?"
Yao Anxin could not refute.
"This is just a direct wife, what about concubines? Which woman from a wealthy family would become a concubine? Only those who come from a bad background and want to find a way out will choose to be a concubine... If she clings to someone else's concubine...
Well, for that woman and the family behind her, isn’t it a business that is sure to make a profit without losing any money?”
Yao Anxin: "..."
She seemed to understand a little bit what the old lady meant.
Sure enough, the next second, she heard the old lady say: "Since it is a business, is there any business in the world that is more stable and profitable than this one? If you give birth to a son and a half, let your son bring this wealth to the family."
If you take it away... you will earn it with blood."
Yao Anxin: "..."
How can it still be calculated like this?!
Shock!
"So, do you still think that a man with three wives and four concubines can live in peace with the women in the backyard?" Gu Qingling smiled like a wolf grandma and continued to coax, "Is there any woman in the world who can't figure this out?
Account? Especially for a woman with a low status, her background is just like that. If she wins, she will be rich and noble; if she loses, can it be worse than her background? One is making money, and the other is just returning to the original.
It’s just humble, what do you think she will choose?”
Yao Anxin is scary.
Is this still a question?
If that concubine was from a lowly background, what else would she not dare to fight for?
If her character were any worse, she would have dared to resort to all kinds of disgusting methods. It is strange that such a woman could live in peace in the backyard.
Yao Anxin thought of Gu Qingling's evaluation of Bai Lianhua in this story, and she instantly understood why the old lady "looked down upon" Bai Lianhua so much and disliked her so much...
That White Lotus disguised herself so well, and what she did was just what the old lady said - making money with blood.
She was originally just a concubine, not valued by her family, and persecuted by her aunt. If she didn't fight, she might be married to some kind of family and suffer for the rest of her life.
But Bai Lianhua has a high ambition and very high methods. She pretended to be a "good lotus" and deceived the male protagonist. She drove the male protagonist's legitimate wife crazy, successfully married into a high family, won the position of legitimate wife, and became extremely famous for a while.
…
The male protagonist's original wife has passed away, how about one of the children born to the original wife?
The story only ends on the wedding night of the male and female protagonists. It is a happy ending, but the reality is not a story.
The human heart is made of flesh, and the ten fingers are different in length. Once Bai Lianhua's own child is born, will she really be able to treat her original wife's child as well as before?
She was just a person who said "yes" but couldn't keep up with her actions. Yao Anxin could completely predict that in a few years, the children of the original wife would be "neglected" and end up with...
"Now, do you still think my metaphor is inappropriate?" Gu Qingling asked with a smile.
Yao Anxin shuddered and said hurriedly: "My granddaughter understands, thank you for your advice."
"You are my granddaughter and the eldest daughter of my eldest son, so I naturally value you," Gu Qingling said. "As long as I have knowledge and can teach it, I will definitely teach it to you. But I teach more, and you can absorb it."
How much, how much you learn is all up to you. Your life is your own, and no one can live it for you, so no matter what time, you need to understand what is most important, even if there is something wrong.
When making a choice, you should also grasp what is most important to you."
"My granddaughter doesn't know whether she can fulfill the old lady's expectations, but she will definitely work hard to become the person the old lady expects." Yao Anxin stood up and saluted Gu Qingling.
It was only then that Yao Anxin realized what the old lady had taught her.
From "Girls' Precepts" to the storybook, the old lady was telling her one thing - obeying her father at home, her husband when married, and her son after her husband's death are all lies.
