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Watching Zhou Dajiang leave with his head hung in disappointment, Zhou Lina knew this setback hit him hard.
"Mom, you're so great."
"Mom, how come you were like this?" A bit puzzled as to how Zhang Shifen suddenly became so assertive.
"Now that you're working, there's no need to be so accommodating anymore."
"I was thinking, even if we fall out with them, we should at least wait until you got married. When a girl gets married, people will inquire about her family."
No matter what Zhou Dajiang was like, at least he had brothers and sisters as a support for Zhou Lina. But now, she realized that thought was a mistake.
"Right." It wasn't wrong to think like Zhang Shifen did—many people think that having one's natal family as support means a married woman will lead a better life.
"Mom, no matter how supportive the family is, it's not as powerful as having one's own strength."
"Your own strength is the biggest reassurance."