"My father did not have concubines. He only had me and my brother when he was very old. I have always lived in an environment where there was no internal fighting between my aunt and my mother. I am very grateful to my parents for giving me this kind of life.
Maybe one day, I will also adopt a child. I may not be able to make her live a good life, but I can make her grow up without having to face many of the ugly aspects of the world in advance." After Manmei thought about it, her father knew that she was adopting.
Although she came here, she still loves her as her biological daughter.
The dowry she received when she got married was brought along with the betrothal gift from Washington. 108 When carrying the boxes and cages, it was said that the boxes containing clothes were so thick that they couldn't even put their hands in. It was precisely because of these generous dowries that people in Washington were very interested in
She didn't dare to look down upon it.
What her father can do, she can do too.
Jiang Shang was startled when he heard this, "Adopt a child? You don't plan to get married?"
Only then did Manmiao remember that Jiang Shang didn't seem to know about her infertility. So she explained with a smile, "I took birth control pills when I was in Washington. It is unlikely that I will have children in this life."
"Hua Feng forced you to drink?!" Jiang Shang's expression suddenly became fierce, and he punched the table hard, "It's too much to bully someone!"
Manmei didn't want to go into details about these things. It was originally a bad debt that could not be explained clearly. "It is meaningless to ask these questions now. I have seen many doctors and they all felt that there was little hope of having a child. So I thought
Come on, adopt a child by yourself so that it can be a companion for you."
After hearing her words, Jiang Shang fell silent.
He knew that Manmei would never want to be a concubine, let alone a husband. But she was infertile, and if he married her as his wife, the man would face the possibility of having no offspring.
Jiang Shang is the direct descendant of the eldest grandson of the Jiang family. If Jiang Shang dies, all the property of the Jiang family will be given to other branches. City Lord Jiang and Mrs. Jiang will really be damned if they can accept this.
Seeing the expected look on Jiang Shang's face, Manmei felt very complicated in her heart. She thought of Hua Feng's answer to her matter. Jiang Shang's performance was not even as good as Hua Feng's, which really disappointed her.
He also felt that Jiang Shang retreated because of this, which was not a bad thing for him.
Two emotions came to her heart together, and Manmei could only sigh, "It's getting late, I'm going back with my cousin, Mr. Jiang, take care."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Jiang Shang subconsciously wanted to stop her, but when she stretched out her hand, she paused. Manmei noticed his movement, but did not say anything. Seeing Jiang Shang standing helpless in front of her, she suddenly asked
, "Mr. Jiang, I really want to know, if Chu Xiner really recovers from her illness, will you take her back as promised when the day comes when you can take her back to Jiangzuocheng?"
Jiang Shang was stunned when he heard this and did not answer her for a long time.
In fact, he didn't speak. Manmei already knew his answer and asked him with a smile, "Have you ever thought about how you would explain this matter to Mrs. Jiang and me if you really took her back to Jiangzuocheng?
Chu Xiner has nothing but you, how can you bear not to see her?"
Jiang Shang closed his eyes in pain, "It's meaningless to say all this now, Chu Xiner is dead. My promise cannot be fulfilled, and neither my mother nor you can face that situation."
"No, it makes sense. I just want to know that without Chu Xiner, there will be Liu Xiner and Wang Xiner. You are always kind to people and can't bear to hurt others by refusing. But do you know that if you do this, you will hurt your wife?
Who wants their husband to keep bringing women into the house? Even the most virtuous wife in the world can't do it, but she just endures it for her husband. If you don't say no, it doesn't mean you're not sad, and if you don't say no, it means you don't know."
After Manmei finished speaking, she left directly without looking back.
Because she knew it was no longer necessary.
The last trace of nostalgia in her heart was extinguished because of Jiang Shang's hesitation.
Lan Ting saw Manmei coming over and helped her get into the carriage with a smile. He rarely rode a horse and accompanied her into the carriage.
Smokeless silver frost charcoal had already been burned in the carriage. When Manmei entered, she felt that she had finally come to life and was willing to take off her thick cloak.
She was suddenly hit by the hot air, and she sneezed several times before she recovered.
Lan Ting handed her a cup of scalding medicinal tea with a smile. The rich aroma of medicinal tea hit her nostrils, "Drink it quickly, it's still hot."
Manmei took it, put it in her hands to warm her, took a sip, and felt her body warm up.
She suddenly understood why she could often appreciate Lan Ting's behavior and was even moved by many of his small details.
All because she has no expectations for Lan Ting.
Lan Ting was not a good match. She knew it from the beginning. It was because she understood that he was actually a very scumbag and dandy man. Occasionally he showed excellence, excellence, and thoughtfulness, which made her feel worthy of admiration.
But Jiang Shang was the person she seriously thought about spending her life with.
Jiang Shang himself is excellent enough. He is a natural person and people have high expectations for him. His shortcomings will be magnified unconsciously. Why does an outstanding talent like him have shortcomings? This is why people have high expectations for him.
Unacceptable situation.
Maybe Jiang Shang was also tired from the halo around him.
But he couldn't take off this halo. For the sake of the Jiang family and his own future and ideals, he had to continue to bear this heavy halo.
Thinking about it this way, Jiang Shang is really pitiful.
But this is also his own pursuit. He cares too much about his perfect image. Over the years, he has become accustomed to wearing this perfect image, and now he can no longer take it off.
"Are you done?" Lan Ting and Jiang Shang were rivals in love. Jiang Shang was frustrated. He was very happy in his heart and his pride was beyond words.
Manmiao was speechless at his childish behavior, but she also knew that Lan Ting was this kind of person. He would add insult to injury openly and openly show off his playfulness, which made him live a much more comfortable and unrestrained life than Jiang Shang.
Thinking that Lan Ting listened to the whole conversation between him and Jiang Shang, Lan Ting also knew that he was infertile.
Just thinking about this makes me feel like I'm going to have a headache.
I insist on telling everyone in the city about my personal affairs. What on earth is going on?!
She told Huangfu Xun not to worry about talking to Lan Ting. Judging from the fact that Huangfu's family wanted her to become Lan Ting's concubine, she probably wouldn't take the initiative to talk to Lan Ting about it.
Now that he has said it, at least he knows it and has an idea, and will have some considerations about his own position. After all, men in ancient times paid attention to three unfilial principles, and having no heirs was the most important. Even Princess Huangfu knew that she could not have children.
, your attitude towards yourself will be different.
