Chapter 602: Making the Path of Women All Over the World Broad and Smooth

Man Niang was stunned: "...I can't do that."

She felt that Erya was just speaking casually and didn't seem like someone who would do anything rash.

Erya’s eyes are so pure.

To be honest, Man Niang felt mixed emotions at the moment. Guilt was entangled like a vine, but she was also filled with gratitude.

Because Erya has such a high status, you can just scold her.

Who is she to dare to ask for half of the name to be given to others?

But from beginning to end, Erya only directed her criticism at Song Yubai, scolding him sharply, but not a single word was directed at her.

This made Mannia feel guilty.

It's her petty mind and petty behavior.

Song Yubai said, "You don't understand her. She can say it and do it. I don't think she has any intention of getting married. Maybe she just wants to play around in the world like this."

There was no moral condemnation in his words.

Instead, there was a hint of admiration, as if this was how she should be.

She deserves this indulgence.

Men can play with women, so why can't a woman like her?

The man just now was very outstanding in both appearance and temperament.

"Why are you here?" Erya and the "young waiter" were sitting in the carriage and talking.

"I'm here to help you!" Yun Ting said with a playful smile, "I'm worried you'll get caught and married, some kind of 'double marriage'... Tsk tsk, coming to Guangzhou Prefecture is truly an eye-opener."

He deliberately drew out the tune.

"Don't be so sarcastic." Erya glared at him. "How can you come out at this time? Stop making trouble and go back to the capital."

You exchanged your life for immense wealth, and now you just want to ignore it?

"What are you going back for?" Yun Ting leaned against the wall of the carriage, his posture lazy. "Everyone knows that I was the one who opened the city gate and welcomed the Prince of Yan into the capital. The contribution is enormous. If I go back and fight for it now, how petty will I look?"

"I'm afraid someone else will take the credit for your achievements. Don't think that even though you made the greatest contribution, the prince will find a reason to negate it. Just like my father did back then, he clearly made an unparalleled contribution, but ended up like that because he killed a military supervisor..."

"Your father's contributions were great, but his crimes were also not small!" Yun Ting couldn't help but roll his eyes. "He deserved to be punished for killing the military supervisor! I'm different!"

This is called "retreating at the peak of one's career", which is very smart.

"...I want to tell Your Highness that I have no desire to fight for power or gain. All I want is to preserve the wealth and prosperity of the Duke's Mansion."

Now, he has done it.

Through his own efforts, he preserved the prosperity and wealth of the Duke's Mansion in his generation.

As for his children and grandchildren——

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings; if there are no children and grandchildren, he will enjoy his own blessings.

"I don't have any great ambitions, but I always remember what you said to me—"

"What? I talk a lot, I don't know what you meant." Erya curled her lips.

"You said that when my grandmother and my father were around, others looked up to me. But when I become a Duke in the future and encounter something, I'm afraid no one will give me face anymore."

"So you're holding on to this, determined to prove you can do it?"

"No, I think you're right, so I'll do as you expect."

The passion and directness in his eyes made Erya's heart skip a beat and she subconsciously looked away.

"It's okay if you know what's going on in the capital." She whispered, "My eldest sister and fourth sister are all well."

"Everything is fine." Yun Ting didn't force her and returned to his casual tone. "I came early today to look for you, and ended up hearing what you and that couple said..."

"Song Yubai's brain is full of water." Erya said, "Just like many men, he only wants to hug women left and right and take advantage of them. I ignore him."

But we can't stop cooperating with him just because of this shortcoming.

If the standards are that strict, she probably won't be able to do business in the future.

——I really can’t find any clean men.

"Of course I know you look down on that kind of stuff." Yun Ting said, "I've just been waiting for you to curse."

In the end, I didn’t wait.

"I thought you were going to give that couple a good scolding!"

It's been a long time since I heard Little Lajiao swearing. Gosh, I miss her so much.

"I'm scolding Song Yubai, why would I scold Man Niang?" Er Ya said, "She's a woman, she obeys her father at home and her husband after marriage. What can she do if Song Yubai forces her?"

"Oh, why are you so kind-hearted now?" Yun Ting teased her deliberately.

Erya said, "It's not that I have a kind heart. It's just that I've seen too many disgusting men and too many women who are helpless and unable to control themselves. That's why I feel sorry for them."

In this world, the Three Obediences and Four Virtues are like the Five Finger Mountain of Buddha, pressing women down hard.

Any resistance will be met with a torrential downfall, making them doubt themselves.

The woman also didn't want to be trapped in the inner house, but she had no chance.

How can one person's meager power shake the paternal power that has been passed down for thousands of years?

"So, we have to find the culprit." Her voice was not loud, but it was powerful.

"Are you thinking so deeply now?" Yun Ting looked at her with an admiring smile in his eyes. "Zhuozhuo is really getting more and more powerful."

"Some of them are things I have seen and thought about myself. But there are also many that were taught to me by others." A look of gratitude appeared on Erya's face.

"Who are the others?"

"A lot of women." Erya's eyes softened. "Big sister has been in the capital, starting with opening a school and building an academy. It's been eight years."

Those girls who were once ignorant have now grown into graceful young ladies with blossoming talents.

Daya will compile the wonderful articles they wrote into a book and send a copy to Erya.

Erya likes reading these articles very much.

Between the lines, she saw women's thinking, struggle, efforts and quietly blooming power.

She has similar predicaments to them, but also has luck that many of them cannot achieve.

"Although I came from a poor background, I have a good life. My parents love me, my sisters are close to me, and even friends like you are open to me. So, Yunting, I am really very lucky."

Not every woman is as lucky as her.

"When I was young and ignorant, I looked down on others, always thinking this one was cowardly and that one was stupid... Later, I gradually understood that behind every woman, there is her own reason."

She is outspoken, passionate and direct because her parents have always been her support and indulged her.

But some women have no confidence, no way out, and no one to support them.

So they are cowardly, they are timid, and they make people feel "pitiful for their misfortune and angry at their lack of struggle."

"If I can help, I will do my best. If I can't help," Arya said calmly and firmly, "I will never laugh at them."

Only when I grew up did I truly understand how difficult life is, and I realized that beneath my mother's forbearance and tolerance, there was a heart as pure as gold.

Women should not make things difficult for other women.

The real question is, who is making it difficult for them? Who is shaping them into the person they are?

Then, work hard and fight so that girls who come after them can suffer less, and the paths of all women in the world can become wider and smoother little by little.

Yun Ting listened quietly, the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a deep feeling of being moved and admired.

Hao Zhuozhuo, you really... are getting better and better.