“I used to think that not falling for a man meant I was strong. Later, I realized that true strength means I can fall for someone or not; I can love or not love; I can stay or leave. The choice is always mine.”
“Choosing him doesn’t mean I can’t live without him. It’s because I want to. Those three words, ‘I want to,’ carry more weight than ‘I can’t live without you.’”
“I can live just fine on my own, but if having you makes things better, why not give it a try?”
“From now on, I’m still me. I just have him by my side. He won’t stand in my way. He’ll walk beside me.”
“Love can deceive you, and men can run off, but money you’ve counted carefully won’t.”
“Men are like clothes, sisters are like limbs. Making money comes first, and falling for someone means I lose. But if the clothes are pretty and warm, what’s wrong with trying on a few more?”
“My name is Qin Xiang. Qin as in the Qin dynasty, Xiang as in the Xiang River. I’m not some man’s wife. I’m Qin Xiang, plain and simple.”
Later, her disciples wrote these words down and spread them throughout the capital.
Some said Madam Qin was an extraordinary woman, some called her a seductress, some said she was a philanthropist, and others called her a ruthless merchant.
Qin Xiang only smiled when she heard them.
She didn’t care what other people said.
All she cared about was how she lived.
In this life, I ask for neither someone to cherish me nor someone to love me. I only ask to live life to the fullest.
If I can do that, it’s enough.
