"I won't waste my time on things that don't benefit me.
If I marry into the Long Family, I will lose many things, such as the most important and valuable thing to me—freedom!"
Facing forward, the old lady of the Long Family showed no change in her expression at Lu Xiaoyou's words.
The dim light cast large shadows on her face, and emotions flickered in her eyes, difficult to discern, as they flowed beneath the surface.
"I will, by my own ability, get to a position that is on par with Long Xiliang! Before that happens, if I become a woman of the Long Family too early, I will only end up as a puppet exploited by them."
The old lady smiled, and the warm yellow light inside the car made the expression in her eyes gentle.
"My granddaughter-in-law, you have a clear mind. For years, women outside have mostly been dependent on the Long Family, even if they claim verbally that they won't use its power to help themselves. But they are constantly leveraging it.
