"You have to eat even if you're not hungry." Not hungry my foot! Does that mean you're not hungry?

The three little girls trembled even more. Their aunt was so scary!

"We...we sweep the floor and feed the pigs."

The three of them quickly went to find something to do, and Mo Yan thought sweeping the floor would be a good option.

She went to the kitchen and saw that this place probably produced rice, as there was a lot of rice, as well as glutinous rice, a few pieces of cured meat, and potatoes. She made a cured meat, potato, and glutinous rice dish.

When the aroma wafted out, the three little girls couldn't help but sniff. It smelled so good! They really wanted to eat it.

But that won't work. I can't eat it, and I can't even think about it, or I'll get beaten up.

Mo Yan took four bowls, one for each person. As for the person in the room who was wailing like a ghost, that was not there.

"You three, come here right now."

Mo Yan waved to the three of them.

The three little girls quickly ran over, none of them daring to look at the bowl.

It smells even better now.

"Auntie, is there something you need?"

They swallowed hard, telling themselves, "Don't look, don't think, don't look, don't think."

"Eat your meal. Each of you three has a bowl. You're not allowed to go home until you've eaten."

The three blinked, unable to believe what they had just heard. "We..."

"We're not hungry," Daya quickly said. She wasn't sure if her aunt really wanted to feed them, or...

“Yes, Auntie, we’re not hungry,” Er Ya chimed in. Although they really wanted to eat, they didn’t want to get beaten.

Sanya is the youngest, and she really wanted to eat it. It looked so delicious! Cured meat, something they couldn't eat during the New Year. Would it be so delicious that she would want to swallow her tongue?

Tao Zhengyi, who was in the room, also smelled the food and ran out. "It's all mine! You bunch of brats have no right to eat my food!"

Mo Yan glanced at him, and Tao Zhengyi's body began to tremble; his buttocks hurt terribly.

But, but these all belong to him.

Grandpa and Grandma said that he was the only male in the Tao family, the apple of their eye, and their hope. Whether it was the three girls from his uncle's family or the girl from the city, they all had to serve him, support him, and provide for him, because he was also responsible for carrying on the Tao family line.

"Say it again, let me hear it?"

As soon as Mo Yan spoke, Tao Zhengyi backed down and began to mutter, "I'm your son."

"Tao Zhengyi, speak loudly if you have something to say, otherwise how will I know if you're secretly cursing me?"

If you insult me, then I'll have to fight.

Mo Yan picked up the feather duster from the side.

Tao Zhengyi instinctively shrank back and turned to run away, but Mo Yan didn't even want to look at him.

"Alright, you guys eat. If you don't, I'm going to hit you."

Mo Yan smiled at them, and they seemed to remember something when they heard that, so they quickly sat down, picked up their bowls, and started eating.

The moment I put it in my mouth, the potato was soft, the glutinous rice was fragrant, and the flavor of the cured meat had completely permeated it. It was so delicious!

They couldn't stop eating it after just one bite; it was so delicious, waaaaah!

They stuffed large mouthfuls into their mouths, afraid that their aunt would stop them from eating at any moment.

The large bowl was finished in no time, and the bowl was completely clean.

They only started to feel scared after putting down their chopsticks. They had actually eaten the food meant for Tao Zhengyi. Would their grandparents beat them to death when they got back?

"Auntie, I'm sorry, we were wrong, we couldn't control ourselves."

"Auntie, we..."

They were so scared they were almost crying.

"What are you doing? It's only right that you help me with my work and eat here. Don't be afraid. You don't need to make a fuss about going home, understand?"

Judging from their expressions, who knows what they'll say when they get back. "Forget it, I'll go tell your parents that you can come over and help me with chores every day from now on, and then you can go to school with Tao Zhengyi in September."

Upon hearing this, the three of them's eyes lit up, as if a huge surprise had suddenly fallen on their heads, leaving them momentarily stunned.

"Really? Can we still go to school? Didn't Grandpa say that we're all girls who should stay home and do chores, and then we can just get married in a couple of years?"

When Da Ya said this, she was filled with anticipation, but also with caution, as if she couldn't believe it at all.

Yes, for them, being able to eat a meal of rice with meat is a luxury, so how could they possibly hope to study and write?

"Nonsense! How old are you? Why are you getting married? Is that what you want? To keep working and working, and after marriage, to go work for someone else's family, where you'll always be beaten and scolded?"

Mo Yan knew that these things had been instilled in them since childhood, constantly echoing in their minds.

When they try to make a change, someone will step in and tell them that it's wrong.

"Women are there to bear children for men, and they must give birth to sons."

"Daughters don't need to go to school; they can bring back dowry money when they get married."

"A woman's duty is to bear children; not having a son is a sin."

"Boys are the pillars of the family, the precious gems, while girls must dedicate their entire lives to men."

"Boys can eat anything, but girls can't."

“Girls have to give everything for their younger brothers. Before they get married, they have to take care of their brothers’ food, drink and toilet needs. After they get married, they still have to take their brothers with them and give them everything.”

The three girls looked at Mo Yan blankly. They wanted to say that they didn't want to, they didn't want it to be like this.

But they can't say it. Generations of girls have all gone through this. They're girls, so they have to endure it and accept it.

“We…we are Tao Zhengyi’s older and younger sisters. It’s only right that we do our part for him so that he can be our support in the future, and we can have face when we get married.”

Da Ya stammered, "That should be right, right?"

"Nonsense, that's not what you really think. What's wrong with girls? Would there be Tao Zhengyi without me? Would they be living such a carefree life without girls?"

Don't underestimate yourselves. You think that way now because your perspective is too limited. It's okay, I'll take you to see more later. Go pack your things, call me when you need to come with you.

Mo Yan prepared to accept the plot first. In fact, although she hadn't accepted it yet, she was already furious and wanted to beat that son to death.

"Okay, okay, we'll pack up."

The three of them nodded quickly. They were willing; they would feel something was missing if they weren't allowed to work.

Mo Yan returned to her room, lay down, and began to absorb the plot.

After experiencing it, I only have one thought: women's misfortune often stems from other women; because they are unhappy, they also cause misfortune to others.