To put it nicely, it's called mutual support and mutual benefit, but to be blunt, it's actually about exclusivity, making it very difficult for outsiders to break in.
This is exemplified not only in business and profit collaborations but most conspicuously in arranged marriages: nearly all the marriage alliances within the eight major families are set from a young age. Even if they are not, future partners are first sourced from within the family. It's so difficult for a woman from outside to marry in, having to go through countless hurdles. Even if she manages to get married, the marital bond isn't very solid because of the inherent class differences. It's hard to fit in and last long. But now...
Ran Tong and Ran Yu have actually married into the family!
And she believed that she was not the least bit inferior, be it in looks or inner knowledge!
Lu Nancheng hooked his thin lips into a smile that was not quite a smile and raised an eyebrow, "Let's hear it."
