“Claire Wilson’s grandfather was once a servant of the Wade family many years ago. At the construction site, he recognised Charlie as a Wade family member based on his appearance and surname, and on his own initiative made Charlie a live-in son-in-law.”
Lin Wan’er suddenly understood. She nodded gently, then said, “But if Mrs Wade is not satisfied with this marriage, with Mrs Wade’s abilities, there are many ways to prevent it from the root, right?”
An Chengxi nodded and said, “To be honest, in this junior’s view, Charlie is a descendant of the Wade family, an outer grandson of the An family. His background is absolutely prominent. Moreover, it is superimposed with the dragon pattern bestowed by his father, forming the ascending dragon fate. If one says that a dragon trapped in shallow waters is a necessary path for growth, then this junior can sit by and watch Charlie live in the orphanage, can also sit by and watch him move bricks on the construction site and suffer bullying. But what this junior is most unwilling to see is him becoming a live-in son-in-law for another family.”
“So, this junior thought of many indirect ways to obstruct, including secretly arranging many people of prominent family background to pursue Claire Wilson before the marriage, even lobbying the Wilson family. But none had any effect. If one more step was taken in the situation at that time, it might be seen as deliberate. Forcible interference would only make Charlie notice. So this junior could only helplessly call a halt.”
Lin Wan’er nodded and asked, “So Mrs Wade is not satisfied with their marriage, right?”
An Chengxi shook her head and said, “This junior towards Claire Wilson cannot say dissatisfied, but also cannot say satisfied.”
“Objectively speaking, the root cause of many tense mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships in China is that the mother-in-law has not adjusted her mindset. The son is not the mother-in-law’s puppet on strings. Who he wants to marry, what kind of life he wants to live with whom, should not be interfered with by the mother-in-law. As a mother-in-law, one cannot choose a wife for the son, nor can one dislike the wife for the son. Claire Wilson was not chosen by me, but I have no right to dislike her.”
At this point, An Chengxi looked at Lin Wan’er and confessed frankly, “The fundamental reason this junior went to great lengths to separate the two of them is that I do not hope Claire Wilson and her family of three continue to hold Charlie back. This junior also secretly observed Charlie’s action trajectory. Basically centred on Jinling, radiating globally, but every time he leaves home it seems very hasty, he finishes the matter and immediately returns. Returning also means commuting home daily. I ask senior, if a cultivator has no time for seclusion all day long, how can his cultivation have a chance to progress?”
Lin Wan’er nodded gently and pondered, “My father once said that the matter of cultivation is to slow down a person’s life like the redwood with a lifespan of ten thousand years, cultivating and meditating all day, entering seclusion and meditation. Often one seclusion passes unknowingly for several months or even more than a year, but for the cultivator, it is just a blink of an eye. The master once told him that when cultivating to his elder’s level, it is already a glance of a hundred years. If truly reaching the highest realm, a glance of ten thousand years would not be surprising.”
With that, she could not help but sigh, “The young master’s previous situation indeed greatly affected his cultivation. He has never had enough time for seclusion. The improvement and breakthrough of his cultivation are very likely stagnating because of this.”
Hearing her say this, An Chengxi felt slightly comforted in her heart, yet could not help sighing, “I do not want to interfere with Charlie like this either, but if he does not seize the time, I fear that when Wu Fiona is about to die, Charlie will still not be her opponent.”
With that, she said with a grave expression, “Based on my understanding of Wu Fiona, if her lifespan really enters the countdown, she will definitely crazily retaliate against everyone. The Wade family, the An family, probably no one can escape at that time. The time left for Charlie is not much.”
