Chapter 583 It Makes No Difference Whether You Have Money or Not
Delphine saw how upset she was and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? If there's a misunderstanding, just talk it out."
Isadora shook her head. "Mom, his family is very wealthy; he definitely won't marry into our family."
Delphine smiled, "Izzy, about this matter, although your dad and I support your idea, it doesn't necessarily have to be about marrying into our family. Nowadays, having a boy or a girl is the same. Your dad and I have come to terms with it. Why are you still so fixated on this?"
Isadora said, "But..."
"People live a lifetime, material things are external, you can't take them with you when you're born, and you can't take them with you when you die. In the future, when your dad and I pass away, whether you inherit our family business or donate it, we have no objections."
"I know," Isadora sniffled, "but I had planned to find someone I like and run the family business together."
"Izzy, why are you so stubborn?" Delphine said, "Besides, our family almost went bankrupt before. If we had really gone bankrupt, would you still want someone to marry into our family?"
Isadora just thought of this, "I hadn't thought about it, but our family isn't bankrupt now."
"Do you like him? Are you willing to make some changes for him?"
Isadora, with a sobbing tone, said, "Then why can't he make changes? Why does it always have to be the woman who marries into the man's family?"
Delphine laughed, "You silly child, society is progressing, what's the big deal about marriage? In the past, women would spend New Year's at their husband's home after getting married. But now, young people go wherever they want, some even spend it separately, so why are you overthinking it?"
Isadora stopped crying, "But he can't doubt my feelings! Why does he say I don't have feelings for him?"
Delphine already knew the whole story and sighed, "In this matter, he may be wrong, but are you blameless? You approached him with ulterior motives, and he can't question it?"
Isadora didn't say anything.
Delphine continued, "You say his family is wealthy, I think that's a good thing. You know, I was always worried that you might find a poor man with siblings to support and parents in the countryside. Do you know how many issues would arise between the two families?"
Isadora listened quietly.
Delphine talked about a relative of their neighbor.
The family was well-off and had only one daughter, who married a man from the countryside.
When they got married, the woman's family gave them a house and a car.
But after the marriage, the man refused to live in that house.
If he had property, it would be understandable.
But he didn't, and he preferred to rent a place rather than live in the house given by the woman's family.
The woman, considering his inexplicable pride, agreed at first.
Later, when she got pregnant, the man's mother and sister came.
The man's mother claimed she was there to take care of her.
The man's sister, who got into a local university, didn't stay in the dorm but lived with them instead.
So, a series of problems arose.
The woman was used to spending money lavishly, buying purses worth thousands of dollars, and the man's mother started criticizing her for it.
The woman was spending her own money, but it wasn't acceptable.
Caught between his mother and his wife, the man was in a difficult position.
Later, the man's mother brought up the house again, saying that since they weren't living in it and it was close to the sister's school, she should live there.
The woman considered the house their marital home and hadn't even lived in it herself, so how could she let the sister live there?
Because of this, the man's mother caused a fuss, saying the woman didn't consider them family.
Now, the situation was very tense, with different lifestyles and values clashing.
Living together every day, conflicts accumulated, and now the woman had had an abortion and divorced the man.
After Delphine finished, she sighed again, "Sometimes, being well-matched in social status is very important."
Isadora stopped crying.
She said, "Even if the man is from the countryside, and his mother is frugal, why can't the woman spend her own money?"
"You don't understand," Delphine said, "She thinks that since the woman married her son, everything the woman has belongs to her son. Spending her own money? It's not her money anymore, it's her son's money."
Isadora was speechless.
Delphine continued, "So, before getting married, you must not only look at the man but also his family and how he interacts with them."
Isadora thought of that elegant elderly woman.
She said, "I saw his grandmother, she looks like someone from a wealthy family. I think his family might be richer than ours."
"That's a good thing," Delphine said, "Only you, silly girl, would be troubled by that."
Isadora said, "But... if his family is so wealthy, then I... then I..."
"What about you?"
"Mom, you saw it just now, Ulysses is very outstanding. I originally thought his family background was his weak point, but other than that, he's perfect. But now, his family background is also good, and compared to his, I don't seem as good."
"Silly girl, you're really silly," Delphine said, "The difference between humans and animals is that humans have emotions, and emotions are more important than anything. Haven't you heard that love is stronger than gold?"
"But how many couples like you and Dad are there?" Isadora said, "I've seen so many couples who are only together in appearance but live separate lives after marriage."
To be honest, Isadora wanted her husband to marry into her family partly because of their family situation, and also because she thought it would reduce the chances of the man having an affair.
She often heard Delphine gossiping and knew that in wealthy families, truly loving and harmonious couples were very rare.
So she wanted to find a man with a less impressive family background but with excellent character.
She finally found Ulysses, but it turned out that Ulysses was wealthier than her.
With money, he naturally had confidence.
In the future, he might have many mistresses.
Just thinking about it made her angry.
Isadora knew that her thoughts were baseless.
But she couldn't help overthinking.
Especially in the past few days apart from Ulysses, back hometown, she was sure she really liked Ulysses.
Not considering whether he would marry into her family, she simply liked him.
Whether he was rich or not, it didn't matter.
She truly liked him.
But what she feared was that she would give her heart, and what about Ulysses?
Did he love her as deeply?
If not, she would rather be heartbroken than accept a fraction of Ulysses' love.
She wanted it all.
Or nothing at all.
After they finished talking, Ulysses left immediately, and Isadora felt extremely sad.
Was Ulysses really going to end things with her?
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