Chapter 1730 - 1671: Observation and Learning
Chu Xianling looked at Song Xiaodong and said, "What if our Chu Family doesn't agree to let me enter your family's gate, what will you do?"
Song Xiaodong spoke boldly, "If your Chu Family doesn't agree, then I'll find a way to make them agree."
Chu Xianling smiled slightly and said, "Honestly, I'm really not sure about this issue."
"In the past, my actions were never bound by the family. I could do what I liked, and no one in the family ever controlled me. Even my grandfather always just doted on me and never asked anything of me."
Sun Yiyi said, "That's because you're in the Chu Family. Your strength is like a symbol for them, so naturally, no one would manage you. But if you join the Su Family, then you'll be a Su Family member, which means the Chu Family loses a symbol like you. Like me, even though the Sun Family and Su Family now share honor and disgrace—no, I should say the Sun Family is considered a vassal of the Su Family—yet our family's old master still hesitates to send me to the Su Family. So, I can only secretly have an affair with our family's man."
Chu Xianling chuckled lightly, "Don't joke like that. Although your family's old master is reluctant, he knows very well that boarding the Su Family's big ship is more useful than keeping you in the Sun Family. However, you still crave freedom, so you're not fully focusing on staying in the Su Family."
Sun Yiyi chuckled lightly, "Seeing through but not saying it, we're still good friends."
After a couple of jokes, Chu Xianling's expression turned serious again, "Yiyi is right; what I'm about to do will greatly impact the Chu Family. Even though I may not contribute much to the Chu Family's business, I'm considered the new generation's representative of the Chu Family. Especially in terms of family combat power, I'm a symbol for the Chu Family. My departure will undoubtedly reduce the Chu Family's strength in this aspect."
After a pause, Chu Xianling continued, "The competition among the major families in Beijing is quite intense, far less calm than it appears. Any decline in strength by any family will trigger a series of chain reactions."
Sun Yiyi said, "That's why I said you're far more difficult than me. I even doubt whether you can stay in the Su Family as you wish. This isn't doubting your determination, but some things still need to consider the bigger picture. With your personality, it's unlikely you'll abandon your family's interests just for your happiness."
Chu Xianling nodded, "You're right, but now it's up to Xiaodong. The Su Family's strength now rivals the top families in Beijing, but they're missing something essential, preventing them from truly comparing with those top families."
Song Xiaodong said, "It's the influence in the official circles, right."
Chu Xianling nodded, "There's a saying, 'When one person attains the path, the entire household rises.' Many great families rise to higher status because they have a high official in the family. The top families in Beijing have an old master with high power and status."
Song Xiaodong smiled slightly, "So, your Chu Family might not want you to be with me because of this lacking aspect."
Chu Xianling said, "This is just my guess, but whether it's true, I'm not sure. Perhaps you have more important cards that can force our Chu Family to rely on."
Song Xiaodong nodded, "Don't worry about that; I will make sure your Chu Family agrees to this matter."
Chu Xianling held Song Xiaodong's hand and said, "If you can't even do this, then I've liked you in vain."
Song Xiaodong laughed heartily, speaking boldly, "Once these busy days are over, I'll go to your Chu Family to propose marriage."
"Pfft!" Chu Xianling immediately widened her eyes, playfully scolding, "That's too impulsive."
Song Xiaodong laughed, "Even if I don't propose, I must seek out your Chu Family's old master's opinion, so I can purposefully persuade him, right? I can't just snatch you away, or you'll have trouble going back to your family home later."
Chu Xianling didn't ask where Song Xiaodong's confidence came from, but she knew that Song Xiaodong's confidence likely didn't only come from the Su Family or Dragon Gate; he must have something that can truly move the Chu Family.
Sun Yiyi chuckled lightly, "That isn't a problem. Once the rice is cooked, and the child is born, how can they still refuse? Besides, our man is, after all, a Family Head, and a head of a great family like the Su Family, too. Such strength, can any other man compare? I feel like in this world, there isn't a man stronger than ours, definitely not. Your Chu Family will eventually acknowledge this marriage."
Chu Xianling, in recent days, has seen how happy the family is after Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan became pregnant, and realized how joyful Song Xiaodong is.
At this point, she somewhat awkwardly looked at Song Xiaodong, with a hint of inquiry, and said, "This... can I say that I won't consider having children, at least in the short term?"
Song Xiaodong smiled slightly, "Having children is, of course, entirely voluntary, and besides you and Yiyi, it's likely impossible to get pregnant at the moment."
Sun Yiyi jumped in surprise, "Why? You're not going to tell us we can't have children, are you?"
Chu Xianling also looked at Song Xiaodong with confusion. She hasn't truly been intimate with Song Xiaodong yet, and she's currently focused on martial arts, so she hasn't thought about having children, but that doesn't mean she won't want to have children in the future. A woman who can't have children would be incomplete, so of course, she is very concerned about this matter.