Female Novel
Chapter 250
At this time, Charlie quickly asked out of curiosity, “What do you mean?”
Jasmine replied in a serious manner, “Mr. Wade, you look like a very simple and casual person butyou’re actually very skillful and capable. However, despite being very capable, you’re not arrogant atall. After getting to know you better, I realize that you won’t try to show off your skills or abilities but ifanyone touches your limit or challenges you, you won’t hesitate to show them what you are capable of.Moreover, the methods that you use to counter-attack or defend yourself is usually very unpredictableand quite unlike how an ordinary person would react.”
After that, Jasmine continued speaking, “Most importantly, I really don’t understand why you’d chooseto become a stay-home son-in-law of the Wilson family when you’re actually so capable and talented.The Wilson family is just a regular and second or probably third-rate family. I think you can definitely domuch better because you have so much potential in you. Don’t you feel that way at all?”
Charlie did not answer her question but he asked her another question instead. “Then, where do youthink I belong if not in the Wilson family?”
Jasmine replied seriously, “I think that someone like you should be married to a prestigious top-notchfamily. I believe that many powerful and wealthy families would be dying to marry their daughters to youbecause you are so skillful and capable.”
At this time, Charlie smiled before he replied, “What’s the point in that? If someone were to get marriedbecause of the family’s interest, then there would be no element of love in the relationship at all. Whywould someone in a powerful and wealthy family be willing to marry a person she has no feelings oraffection for? Moreover, if the guy marries into her family, wouldn’t he be living under the control andcommand of her family for the rest of his life?”
Jasmine replied naturally, “Of course! This has always been the way it is in all the powerful and wealthyfamilies. They’re always particularly strict with their daughters. For instance, the children of powerful
and wealthy families would always be required to attend the top aristocratic school in the city to haveexcellent knowledge and good social etiquette. Our families have also strictly forbidden us fromcontacting any members of the opposite sex and we’re not allowed to fall in love with someone else onour own.”
“What?” Charlie asked in surprise. “We’re in the twenty-first century now! Why does it seem as thoughthe wealthy and powerful families are more feudal compared to those people in the past?”
“This is not feudalism,” Jasmine replied in a serious manner. “This is the survival rule for upper classfamilies.”
“The law of survival?” Charlie asked. “What do you mean by that?”
At this time, Jasmine quickly explained, “We need to have joint partnerships and collaborations, and wealso exchange resources with other prestigious families. Therefore, there is only one rule in the Moorefamily, that is, all direct members of the Moore family have to obey the marriage arrangements that theelders in the Moore family decides on. There’s no room for any discussion on this matter.”
“In the past, the Moore family had even set a rule that the members of the Moore family would have tointermarry within the family, with all marriages arranged between the cousins. Therefore, it is normal forone cousin to marry another to prevent wealth dilution or money from leaving the family. However,since there’s now a prohibition on marriages between relatives within three generations in this country,this rule has already been cast aside. However, there are some of my blood relatives who still marryour own cousins abroad.”
“Our family rule has already been greatly relaxed and we’re no longer required to marry our owncousins. However, we’re still required to marry someone from a similarly wealthy and powerful family.Even though the other party’s family cannot be more powerful than our own, their status should not bemuch lower than our own.”novelbin
After that, Jasmine sighed as she continued speaking, “Our family believes in the value of cooperationand they’ll always find ways so the men from other families would marry into our family and similarly,the woman from other families would have to marry into our family. All members of the Moore familywould have to focus on the interest of the Moore family as a whole and we’re not allowed to disobeyany marriage arrangements made by the elders in the family.”
Charlie sighed when he heard Jasmine’s explanation. After that, he said, “It seems as though there arealso many troubles that you face as a member of a powerful and wealthy family. It seems as though themore money a person has, the greedier they become.”
Charlie knew that he would also be placed in a similar position if he were to return to the Wade familynow. The Wade family would definitely try to exert control over his life and they might even look downon the Wilson family. If things got complicated, Charlie believed that the Wade family would alsoattempt to force him to divorce Claire just so they could get him to marry another woman from asimilarly wealthy and powerful family instead.
It seemed as though he really should not return to the Wade family.
As he thought about this matter to himself, Charlie suddenly asked, “By the way, Jasmine, I think you’realso at the age where you should be getting married. Has your family already arranged for yourmarriage yet?”
Jasmine shook her head before she replied, “Well, the elders were initially making the necessarymarriage arrangement for my cousin Reuben. His marriage was decided on a long time ago and mygrandfather has arranged for him to marry the daughter of a very wealthy and powerful family in thenorthern region. However, when Grandpa was about to arrange my marriage, he fell seriously ill andthey decided to postpone this plan instead. Since my grandpa is already recovering, I believe he’ll startplanning my marriage soon…”