LOT -Chapter 258 Then I’ll Take Your Eldest Daughter

Although still confused, Lin Mo walked over. Bai Xiao pretended to leave, but once she was out of their line of sight, he immediately trotted back and hid behind Lin Mo.

When that person saw Lin Mo, she became even more enthusiastic.

“Young Master Lin, tell me, after a woman gets married, does she need to have children as soon as possible?”

The young married woman immediately frowned upon hearing this. “With all due respect, Young Master Lin isn’t married yet. Isn’t it a bit improper to discuss this with her?”

Although Young Master Lin might really know everything, this topic was somewhat inappropriate to bring up with an unmarried girl.

“There’s nothing wrong with it. Don’t all women go through this? Young Master Lin will have children someday too.”

The woman spoke casually, but the way she looked at Lin Mo was quite uncomfortable.

Lin Mo sat down beside her, feeling uneasy about the way the woman’s eyes followed her.

The woman continued, “But Young Master Lin really should try to adjust your temper. Men won’t like someone with a bad temper. If you don’t change, even after marriage, life won’t be easy.”

Lin Mo was speechless. Why does my temper concern you? Why should I change for someone else?

Change my temper and live a lifetime of frustration? Be frustrated myself and also persuade others to be frustrated? Villain!

“I think my temper is fine. My parents raised me spoiled—why should I accommodate a man? I’m not lowly.”

A certain lowly person: …

Lin Mo continued venting in her mind: Has this woman gone crazy from reading too many books? She’s talking about a perfectly respectable wife as if she were some concubine.

In this world, there wasn’t the “husband is heaven” mentality. Actually, husband and wife were fairly equal; if life didn’t work out, divorce was possible, and a woman could remarry.

Many women in their second marriage even ended up marrying into higher-status families with better lives. The status of a main wife was not low.

The law forbade husbands from hitting their wives—otherwise, twenty strokes of the cane plus a fine. Of course, wives were also forbidden from hitting husbands.

Those unfortunate concubines indeed needed the man’s favor, but that was the only way to improve their lives.

Hearing Lin Mo’s inner thoughts, the young married woman almost couldn’t help but laugh.

Young Master Lin was so right—why should one change the temperament that her parents had lovingly raised her with just for a man? If a man doesn’t like your temper, then find another man. The world isn’t limited to just one.

Keep searching and you’ll find someone suitable. She was nearly annoyed by this person. They weren’t very familiar; their connection was just through their husbands’ interactions.

When the woman heard Lin Mo’s thoughts, her face darkened. “Young Master Lin, what you say is wrong. Marriage is about compromise. If you won’t accommodate your husband, some other woman will.”

Lin Mo immediately interrupted, “Then let her accommodate him. Men like that—whoever wants him can have him.”

The young married woman: …

Lin Mo continued venting to Bai Xiao in her mind: Why is this woman’s thinking so rigid? Why does she put her status so low? If she looks down on herself, who else would respect her?

Lin Mo loved that in this world, women’s status wasn’t as low as in later real-world dynasties.

While true equality wasn’t fully achieved, both the law and society tried to protect women’s rights. She had never seen anything like it. Did this woman even have independent thoughts?

She must have been born in the wrong era. She should have been in the “husband is heaven” era to truly be a chaste and virtuous wife.

“Alright, Young Master Lin, let’s not talk about this. Let’s talk about children. You can’t not want children, can you?”

Lin Mo calmly replied, “That depends on what I feel at the time. If I want them, then I’ll have them.”

The woman finally smiled faintly. “A woman’s life is incomplete without children. Mrs. Lin, you had three children, didn’t you?”

Lin Mo: “That was my mother’s choice. When my mother was pregnant, my father attended to her all day. I heard he even handled business matters while staying in the same room with her. They were loving, so naturally we were happy to have children.”

“I want a father like that. He has to care about me. If he doesn’t, why would I want children? And if I had a child like him… that would hurt too much.”

They already disliked that man—if their child resembled him, it would be unbearable.

The two women present: …

Why aren’t you playing by the usual rules? What she said makes sense, but there’s something subtly off about it.

The young married woman laughed, thinking Young Master Lin was incredibly amusing. No wonder everyone speaks so highly of her.

Still unsatisfied, the woman asked, “So even if the couple doesn’t get along, do you really plan to not have children?”

Lin Mo paused for two seconds, then looked at her and said, “Yes. How many children did you have?”

The woman instinctively replied, “Two.”

Lin Mo: “Which one is more beautiful?”

Woman: “My eldest daughter is delicate and cute. My youngest daughter looks like her father, not as outstanding as the eldest.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately decided, “Then I’ll take your eldest daughter.”

Bai Xiao nearly laughed out loud in his mind: This is the first time I’ve ever heard someone ask for a child like this. Hahaha.

Lin Mo: You could say I want a child. I certainly do. Whether she’s willing to give one is another matter, but I did ask.

The young woman laughed until her stomach hurt. Indeed, I was asked for a child—if you refuse, that’s on you.

The woman was almost infuriated. No wonder people say this little demon is untouchable—can you even listen to what she says?

Lin Mo took a piece of dried meat from her pouch, chewing it as she spoke: “I know you’re sharing your own experience, but every family is different.

“Just because your husband is bad doesn’t mean everyone else’s is. That’s your husband’s problem, not others’. If you had been more discerning and chosen a man like my father, wouldn’t life be better? Look at yourself now—do you remember what you were like before marriage?”

In families in the capital, daughters were raised with care, but many changed after marrying.

The woman was a little dazed from Lin Mo’s words. She barely remembered what she was like as a girl, only that she had been happier then.