Liu She paused, and his expression turned odd. After a short while, he said, "Men who love the pleasures of Langlang Alley usually come from well-off families. They often have a few wives and mistresses, yet they still come here. Why do you think? It's not because the ladies here are gorgeous. It's because they have talents."
In ancient times, there were not many women who could read and speak well. A girl who was good with words and could understand people was even rarer.
Many men did not have much in common with their wives at home, and they could hardly hold a conversation with them. Therefore, they visited Langlang Alley to find a close female friend in the brothels who they could have fun chatting about literary works with.
Liu She thought this was reasonable, but when he had told Gu Min that, she had rebutted him.
"Mother was such an insightful lady," Jiang Pengji agreed.