Deng Xian's words brought joy to everyone present. Su Shining and Yu Siniang had known from a young age that many wealthy families kept girls from impoverished backgrounds, and when these girls grew up, they were either put to do chores or made to serve the masters of the house. Treated like commodities, they could be bought and sold at will, given away, or even subjected to abuse and humiliation.
"Yes, Seventh Aunt, you should tell Seventh Uncle about this and let him make the decision," Su Shi'an said. "Besides, I think that if you insert someone else between two people who love each other, can that still be true love? And if those women are treated as less than human, isn't that just revolting? Seventh Aunt, shouldn't you and Seventh Uncle strive for a love where it's just the two of you for a lifetime?"
Gao Shouyue looked conflicted and nervous. "I want to, but..." She was normally a cheerful and optimistic person, yet she never expected that in this matter, she was still vulnerable to the conditioning of her upbringing. But it made sense; she had been raised as a young lady of a prominent family from childhood, and if Deng Qiyue hadn't fled from the marriage all those years ago, her life with him might have taken a completely different path.
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