[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-doted-by-the-regent-king":3,"chapter-doted-by-the-regent-king-doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-483":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Doted By The Regent King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1325274,1760,"Chapter 483 - 483 483 Making an Elderly Friend","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-483",483,"\u003Cp>483: Chapter 483: Making an Elderly Friend 483: Chapter 483: Making an Elderly Friend Haiyun Tower was entirely booked for the merchants’ association, the scent of wine filled the hall, and cups and plates crisscrossed in celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu hardly had an opportunity to sample the meat dishes before she was continually toasted by guests; some feeling extremely close to her after a short while, even introducing her to the businesses they knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu was not intimidated by the crowd, displaying her social skills effortlessly as she engaged in lively conversations with many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, having experienced two lifetimes, she knew that things from here would be passed on to future generations, but modern matters or new technologies from there could not be transmitted back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eloquence beguiled the listeners as if they entered another world, intriguing them further, making their gazes towards her even warmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s rare to meet such an interesting young lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You haven’t reached the age of marriage, have you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m truly curious how your parents raised you to be so forthcoming,” a lady with the surname Wang asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was born in the countryside and grew up dependent on my mother,” Wufu answered gracefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My mother is gentle by nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She taught me what I needed to know, but for the most part, I was left to grow freely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some listeners discerned the implicit message in her words: living dependent on her mother meant no father was in the picture, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did your mother come with you?” Lady Wang asked, seemingly considering something, as she looked at her with even greater sympathy, “Your mother, she is truly a woman who does not concede to men.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s back in Huayang County, and with the end of the year upon us, there are New Year’s preparations to attend to; she didn’t come along with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of ‘women who do not concede to men,’ Lady Wang, you are truly deserving of such praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a woman, managing such a large business requires great skill and ability, how else could you make the business flourish this way?” Wufu praised with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had learned that the Lady Wang before her was the head of the Wang family that conducted the jade business in Suzhou of Jiangnan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lost her husband early, she forged ahead through thorny challenges to sit in the position of the head of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without delving into detail, the hardship and struggles she endured could fill a book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu admired such a person, knowing full well that women were naturally at a disadvantage compared to men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the future, where it was said that everyone was equal, women still suffered from various inequalities, not to mention in this era dominated by patriarchal views.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wang, as a woman, had protected her young child and earned a vast family fortune, taking the seat of the head of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her courage was extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that in addition to jade, the Wang family was also in the silk business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silk from Suzhou-Hangzhou was famously exquisite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling her own hardships, Lady Wang sighed, “It was so difficult, those past days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman, enduring doubts from all sides, ousting opponents, it was extremely tough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why I said you’re a woman who does not concede to men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady, no matter how difficult the obstacles you’ve encountered, I believe there is nothing you cannot overcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blessings are all ahead of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And don’t you find,” Wufu said with a mischievous smile, “that looking back on the journey you’ve made, the hardships you’ve faced, doesn’t it make you feel utterly triumphant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, there will be plenty of exploits to boast about to descendants, and plenty of areas where men don’t hold a candle to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn’t that sensation feel exhilarating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wang, coming from a family of merchants, was naturally forthright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, she laughed heartily and patted Wufu’s shoulder firmly: “Exactly, that feeling is exhilarating indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu laughed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, girl, are truly to my liking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m of an age to have grandchildren, so it’s appropriate for us to form a friendship that disregards age,” Lady Wang said with a laugh, “What do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was old enough to surpass Wufu by a couple of generations; she could readily be her grandmother, so the idea of a friendship that disregards age wasn’t improper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that case, I am deeply honored by your high regard, Lady,” Wufu bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>",750,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.774Z",1,"novelbin.me","742b841520d735374a20d43641b04f3420fc1a8b22227a5888f3a72cbeef4bdf","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-484","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-482",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]