Defrosting The Cold Young Master

Chapter 2524: Chapter 2528: Helpless Choices

Gu Junzhu said, "Ah Jing’s mom does have the last name Jing, but Jing Shasha is not Uncle Ning Huaijing’s daughter; she is the daughter of her aunt."

"Huh?" Ye Xingbei was a bit confused, "So does Jing Shasha follow her mother’s last name? Or does her dad also have the last name Jing?"

Gu Junzhu explained, "Ah Jing’s grandparents only have two daughters. Ah Jing’s mom is the younger daughter, and Jing Shasha’s mom is the elder daughter. Jing Shasha’s father is a son-in-law who married into the family, so Jing Shasha uses Aunt Jing’s surname."

"Oh, I get it," Ye Xingbei was speechless, "So, Ah Jing’s grandparents didn’t have a son, so they had their older daughter find a son-in-law to marry into the family, and their older daughter also didn’t have a son, and now they want Jing Shasha to find a son-in-law too?"

Gu Junzhu nodded, "Yes."

"Is carrying on the family name really that important? What if Jing Shasha also can’t have a son? Will they have her daughter find a son-in-law too?" Ye Xingbei shook her head, "I really can’t understand the mindset of those old folks."

"This is a tradition passed down for thousands of years," Gu Junzhu said, "Many people have changed, but there are still a few who are stubbornly conservative, thinking that only a child with their own surname can carry on the family line. Otherwise, it’s cutting off the lineage, seen as being unfilial."

Ye Xingbei sighed helplessly, suddenly thought of something, tilted her head, and asked Gu Junzhu, "Is Jing Shasha still hanging around Yu Mo?"

"Yes," Gu Junzhu nodded. "She’s afraid of me, so she doesn’t dare to go to the office and pester him there; she just waits around outside to intercept him, making Yu Mo too scared to go out unless he has to."

Ye Xingbei: "...What about Yu Mo? Do you think Yu Mo has feelings for her?"

"There are definitely feelings," Gu Junzhu said, "If Yu Mo had no feelings for Jing Shasha, he wouldn’t be tangled up with her; instead, he would try to clear things up with her."

Ye Xingbei frowned slightly, "You mean, Yu Mo also likes Jing Shasha, but he can’t accept being a son-in-law who marries into the Jing family?"

"How many men are willing to be a son-in-law who marries into a family?" Gu Junzhu said, "Yu Mo has not been valued by his family since childhood, so his self-esteem is actually stronger than most. He wouldn’t agree to be a son-in-law in the Jing family unless Jing Shasha is willing to compromise; otherwise, they won’t have a future together."

"Then why did Jing Shasha’s father agree to be a son-in-law in the family?" Ye Xingbei asked, "Is he not a good person? Or does he have no parents or family, so he doesn’t care what surname his child takes?"

Typically, there are only a few kinds of people who become sons-in-law in a family.

Either they are lazy and unwilling to work, who can’t afford a wife.

Or they have weak family ties, don’t know their ancestors’ surname, or have no feelings for their family, so they don’t care what surname their child takes.

Men from decent families with good prospects rarely want to be sons-in-law in the family.

"None of those," Gu Junzhu said, "Jing Shasha’s father is a university professor and a good person. The reason he agreed to be a son-in-law in the family is that it’s his second marriage. He already has a son and a daughter with his first wife, so he doesn’t care anymore about the surname of the children from his remarriage."

"So that’s how it is," Ye Xingbei asked, "Does Jing Shasha’s mom have a good relationship with her dad?"

"I heard from Ah Jing that his aunt loves his uncle very much," Gu Junzhu said, "Ah Jing’s uncle has an ordinary background. The Jing family is not as wealthy as the Ning family, but they’re still a wealthy family. If it weren’t for Ning Huaijing’s grandparents wanting Ah Jing’s aunt to find a son-in-law to marry into the family, they would never have agreed to let her marry a man with children from a previous marriage."

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