She spoke lightly, yet her words were met with a satisfying rebuke from the women present, while those who were rebuked felt uncomfortable.

“I didn’t say that. I just said that as a mother, you should think more about your children. If you suffer a little when you’re young, won’t you be able to enjoy life when your children grow up? If you only care about yourself and not your children, aren’t you afraid that your children will not recognize you in the future?”

"I suspect you might have hearing problems."

"What do you mean? Don't think that just because you come from a good family and are good at studying, you can belittle me like this."

Seeing the other person jumping up and down, Gu An'an remained calm and unhurried.

"As I just said, marriage and love are free, but we cannot be promiscuous and treat relationships casually."

As women, we take marriage and relationships seriously, but if the other person is not a good match, we should also learn to withdraw in time. What's wrong with that?

Shouldn't the father be condemned for his irresponsible behavior towards his family, instead of a poor, unfortunate woman? What kind of logic is that?

"And what you just said, that children won't be good to their mothers after a divorce, is a fallacy."

Divorce does affect children, but a truly conscientious child will stand on the right side, rather than blindly believing others and trying to drag her mother down with her.

And as I just said, women need to have their own careers and the ability to earn money. That way, if they encounter a bad person, they can take their children with them. As long as they can provide their children with a good life and love, it's infinitely better than letting them stay in a terrible family.

"You, you're talking nonsense! How can a child go with its mother!" The boy's face turned red and his neck thickened.

"What? When you're taking care of the child, the child belongs to the mother, but when it comes to carrying on the family line, the child belongs to the father?"

Actually, there are quite a few people who share the same thoughts as that boy, but after being scolded by Gu An'an, who would dare to stand up and support him?

"Exactly! Everyone says that women hold up half the sky. How can there still be such feudal and corrupt ideas? We women belong to ourselves, not to men."

“I think Gu is right. My cousin met a jerk who drinks and beats his wife and kids every day. She wants a divorce but the neighbors gossip about it. Why can’t she get a divorce? Is she going to wait until she gets beaten to death before thinking about divorce?”

“I also have a relative like that. She not only has to take care of her children and be filial to her parents-in-law, but also has to earn money to pay off her gambling husband’s debts. I just didn’t want to live like her, so I studied hard. Luckily, I caught up with the resumption of the college entrance examination.”

As if she had remembered something, the girl's voice was filled with sobs.

Once one person spoke, another followed, and then a third, and the atmosphere in the classroom quickly became tense.

"Alright, we've already gotten off to a much better start than the other girls. As long as we keep a clear head, things won't be too bad."

"Yes, it definitely won't be bad! It's just studying, I'll study!"

Tang Yani slammed her hand on the table, deciding to focus on finishing her final exams first.

Teacher Wu stood at the door for a long time, her heart unable to calm down. If only... if only...

After pondering for a long time with her head down, she regained her wise and aloof demeanor, raised her head, and walked into the classroom with her books in her arms.

Whether it was an excited girl or a boy who was speechless after being confronted, they all returned to calm after seeing Teacher Wu.

Of course, this calm is only superficial.

Just when everyone thought the teacher would start the lesson, she spoke up, "What Gu said just now is very true. I have no other requirements for the girls in our class. I only hope that you can be as independent and self-reliant as Gu said, and that you have the courage and ability to be reborn at any time."

"Alright, class is now in session."

Teacher Wu's words were a slap in the face to those boys and also encouraged the girls.

The next day, Gu An'an felt that she was being stared at by many more eyes.

"Do you feel like a lot of people are secretly watching you?"

Tang Yani couldn't hold back any longer. "Do you know? I don't know who told the whole story about what you said before class yesterday, but now most people in the school have heard about your views."

Except for a few dim-witted girls, most girls support you. As for the boys...

Tang Yani shook her head, feeling somewhat exasperated. Before this incident, she thought some people were quite respectable, but after hearing their seemingly outdated ideas, she could only say that appearances can be deceiving.

Gu An'an could imagine how incredulous the boys would be upon hearing her opinion; it was probably the topic of conversation in the dorm the night before, and she herself had been criticized by countless people.

But so what?

"An'an, if anyone comes up to you and says something unpleasant, don't take it to heart. Anyway, we all support you."

Nan Xiaoxiao was somewhat worried. She liked Gu An'an's personality and views, but she also knew that what she said touched on the interests of many people.

A male dormitory.

Ling Xiao, who had just returned from his part-time job, heard his roommates discussing Gu An'an and a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips.

Before, they were calling her a goddess and criticizing her from a moral high ground. Now that their own interests are threatened, they've all changed their tune.

Oh!

They're all trash; who can be more noble than whom?

However, he was still very happy to see Gu An'an being criticized by everyone.

"She has always been like this. If the girls in our school are influenced by her, it will be difficult for you to find a satisfactory partner in school."

Upon seeing that it was him, the rest of the dorm didn't give him a friendly look. "Don't worry about this. You should worry more about yourself. With your current reputation, if we don't have a chance, you'll have even less of a chance."

At first, Ling Xiao was angry at their rude attitude, but now he's gotten used to it.

“I don’t care, it’s all like this now, but you two are different. You originally had a great chance to find a partner with the same education and excellence, and after graduation, you could be assigned to the same job, run a small family together, and live a happy life.”

But things are different now. Gu An'an's words have greatly reduced that possibility. Although we are both outstanding in our respective hometowns, here we are just ordinary people, and we don't have priority in choosing a partner.

Ling Xiao's words resonated with the group, and seeing their increasingly grim expressions, he was overjoyed.

"You see! This is just the beginning. She'll cause even more trouble later. Anyway, she already has a happy family, a handsome husband, and lovely children. Why would she care about the lives of people like us?"

He continued to fan the flames, "Back then, it was she who told Zhao to tell on me about that incident. I knew it wasn't fair to them to date two girls at the same time, but love is something you can't help. I was even planning to explain to Wang Rong, but then... ha!"

Ling Xiao shook his head. "I won't defend myself, but she's not a good person either. You guys better watch out!"