My Wife Is The Final Boss-Chapter 758 - 0430 As long as you like Yun Qian, it won’t be unrequited love (2 in 1)
The girls in the Flower Moon Building did not arrive with unsullied reputations, much like Liu Qingluo, who clawed her way through the brothel world to become the courtesan at Wanzhi Building, only to be noticed by Zhu Pingniang, enabling her departure from Wanzhi Building into Zhu Pingniang’s Flower Moon Building.
Liu Qingluo is relatively lucky, after all, despite Wanzhi Building being just an ordinary brothel, it was nonetheless one of the larger, more reputable establishments in Beisang City.
Most other girls hail from the most commonplace of brothels.
Thus, the majority of women at Flower Moon Building are those who have endured hardships elsewhere.
Zhu Pingniang is fond of the girls who have overcome challenges under her aegis, for these girls, despite their views possibly being twisted by the transient world of brothels, even if they are skewed, they still have things for which they stand firm.
Girls who truly sink into that world have no grounds to enter her Flower Moon Building.
Those fortunate enough to get in, even if pampered slightly, know Zhu Pingniang possesses the ability to ensure they need not worry about food and drink, yet none wishes to merely idle about.
The saying among men is that a scholar may die for a confidant; women, deeming themselves less than men, do not mind picking up the despised things of Six Arts for Women to sustain Flower Moon Building for their own Ms. Zhu.
——Zhu Pingniang does not need silver taels; thus, she does not need these girls, who have experienced hardships, to once again return to their old trade.
Yet she still diligently applies herself to this task as any ordinary girl might.
At the heart of it is because... Zhu Pingniang truly cares.
She enjoys watching these girls under her care work hard to repay her and strive to earn money.
Zhu Pingniang is not one to demand gratitude for her kindness, but... who doesn’t wish their emotional investments to be reciprocated?
And these diligent women of Flower Moon Building have handed her a satisfactory answer, providing her feedback.
However, some affections cannot be reciprocated.
For instance, those of Liu Qingluo.
Zhu Pingniang values the women of Flower Moon Building greatly; although she appears to have the girls remain as clean officials, still occupying the brothel, this is not truly her decree but rather the choice of the girls themselves.
Don’t be fooled by the girls who act as escorts and entertain patrons, as these are their norms, and should anyone dare mistreat her girls, then Zhu Tongjun would undoubtedly become angered.
In fact, it’s precisely because these women still choose to entertain patrons that they hold an ever-significant place in Zhu Pingniang’s heart.
This is contradictory but understandable.
Just as a man might genuinely love a clean official so much that he’s willing to tarnish his wife’s dignity to marry her, so too does the clean official abandon marrying him for the same contradictory reason.
Zhu Pingniang once asked the Flower Moon Building girls why they liked Xu Chang’an, why they perceived him as the special one, and... what exactly about him was likable.
There were many answers, yet Zhu Pingniang, at this moment, understood the thoughts of most of the girls.
As the Ni Zi said to her with laughter ’gentle yet assertive, probably a remarkable person.’
The young man before her truly is gentle and assertive—although this gentleness is reserved solely for Yun Qian, women are naturally empathetic; which girl doesn’t want such a husband.
Zhu Pingniang: "..."
Zhu Pingniang now finds herself truly a contradictory person. Reflecting on Xu Chang’an’s resolute tone and his views on taking concubines, her heartbeat quietly accelerates to a level where blush could creep onto her ears.
She likes Ah Bai.
And likes Miss Yun.
A moment ago, she worried about Wen Li, brooded over Liu Qingluo, yet the next moment... perhaps her heart has stirred.
Zhu Pingniang often realizes her attitude toward Xu Chang’an is puzzling, despite often perceiving Wen Li as indecisive in her stance toward Xu Chang’an, in truth, she too is unclear. Her rank in emotions isn’t significantly higher than Wen Li’s - as Miss Lu said, this Zhu sister is naive to the point of endearing.
Zhu Pingniang used to view Xu Chang’an differently, moving her heart due to many details, but she believed her heart fluttered because of Immortal Reincarnation, or due to the boy’s astonishing talent.
But...
Zhu Pingniang... no, Zhu Tongjun has never been as clear as she is now, able to tangibly feel her heartbeat, the palpable presence of the young man before her.
Zhu Pingniang lowered her head, thinking it must be because she is here in her true form, not as an avatar, hence feeling Xu Chang’an’s ardor so vividly...
No.
She lifted her head with a wry smile.
Can’t deceive oneself.
The heart has moved, it simply has.
——
Xu Chang’an watched Zhu Pingniang silently, himself somewhat silent.
He expressed his disdain for the world’s men taking concubines, truly feeling... an exceptional woman like Zhu Pingniang would understand his views. After all, women should strive to be independent; Muyu Peak is exclusively women, Xu Chang’an assumed Zhu Pingniang embraced his monogamous concept.
Yet did not anticipate Zhu Pingniang to respond in silence.
Xu Chang’an smiled wryly.
Indeed...
Are thoughts like mine still considered a bit rebellious?
"Ms. Zhu, did I indeed speak wrongly?" Xu Chang’an inquired.
"Wrong? When did sister ever say you’re wrong." Zhu Pingniang heard Xu Chang’an’s words, came back to her senses and replied.
But what surprised Xu Chang’an was that when Zhu Pingniang spoke this sentence, she did not look into his eyes as usual, but rather... she avoided his gaze, seemingly as though... not daring to face him.
