Tong Huaqiong said to Mr. Gu, "You heard it just now, it's not others clinging to Jingzhe, it's Jingzhe who is fond of Miss Lu."
Gu Jingzhe said, "Grandfather, apart from Miss Lu, I don't want to look at anyone else."
Mr. Gu, unwilling to give up, said, "You're still young now and don't understand the support a strong Yue Family can provide you. If you pursue an official career later, naturally you'd want someone beneficial to your career. What can that merchant family help you with? Do they have a large amount of silver? You won't lack silver once you become an official, by then maybe the Lu Family will need to rely on you. What is money in the face of power?"
Mr. Gu's mindset represented the thoughts of most people of that era.
Once the engagement between Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao is settled, the world might view Lu Zhaozhao as having married above her station, even if the Lu Family is as wealthy as a nation.
