Chapter 243 The Women's Federation must strike while the iron is hot
The campaign to crack down on arranged marriages and marriage transactions in Qushui County, Rencheng City, eastern Taiwan has become known nationwide after media coverage.
Xie Yun called Yun Weiran again and praised him highly.
Yun Weiran's face was filled with anger after hearing this. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and said, "If you have something to say, just say it! Don't play this trick on me! You must have a purpose for thanking the deputy county chief for praising me."
Xie Yun exclaimed, "Wow!" "I didn't expect that beneath your rough exterior you have such a delicate heart! You actually understand me quite well."
Yun Weiran: "...Leader, may I ask what you want to say?"
"Nothing, I'm just a little curious. You said the All-China Women's Federation published an editorial and inquired about our actions. This matter is so big, why didn't they strike while the iron is hot?
This will issue an official document to all parts of the country, encouraging everyone to learn from Dong Province, Qushui County, and Secretary Yun, and launch a special campaign across the country to rectify arranged marriages and the sale of marriages, completely put an end to this feudal custom, and promote the righteous spirit of the new society and the new government that are dedicated to serving the people. Isn't the timing just right?
Why didn't they take action? Or did they take action, and we still don't know about it?
Yun Weiran was speechless, "How should I know?"
Xie Yun said, "How about asking those three educated youth who volunteered to go to Majiagou to work in the countryside? Aren't they from Beijing? See if they have any connections and can get any information. I'm really curious."
Yun Weiran pinched the flesh on his face and said, "Okay! I'll ask."
After hanging up the phone, he called Liu Chengjun and the other two and relayed Xie Yun's question.
Liu Chengjun's eyes lit up, and he clenched his right fist and hit his left palm, "This must happen!"
Kong Lingyun felt that the All-China Women's Federation might not have intended to do so much. They had previously published an editorial, making their stance clear, and that was enough. However, Secretary Yun raised a very good question: why stop halfway? Should we continue on this path? No, we should forge ahead towards a brighter future and not give up halfway.
Since we have already done so much, why not do a little more?
Zhang Junfeng said, "Let's go contact the person right away."
Yun Weiran smiled knowingly. It seemed that this was Xiao Xie's goal. If the Women's Federation didn't move, he would push them.
Liu Chengjun and the other two are very proactive. They do what they say and don't procrastinate at all.
When Liu Chengjun's mother, Peng Suyun, received a call from her daughter, she asked her directly, "Did you come up with this idea yourself?"
Liu Chengjun said, "No, it was Secretary Yun who asked me, with such a good opportunity, why not do it? I thought about it and felt that what he said made sense. Why not do it? We can obviously press on with our victory. Even if we can't solve this problem 100%, we can always solve more.
Mom, you should go to the impoverished mountain villages and see how hard it is for the people there, and even harder for the women. Their situation is so difficult. Isn't the Women's Federation the home for women? If they have difficulties, you can't just ignore them.
I'm telling you, those sold by their parents in the name of a bride price are still considered the better off. Worse still are those who have been trafficked. Don't say there aren't any, there definitely are. You can work with the public security organs to combine the crackdown on arranged marriages with the crackdown on human trafficking. Mom, if this is handled successfully, not only will women across the country applaud, but the families whose daughters and sons have been trafficked will also applaud you."
After a pause, she said, "This collaboration idea was my own. I just thought of it."
Peng Suyun couldn't help laughing. "You're really amazing. Okay, I get it. I'll push this matter forward."
The Women's Federation actually does a lot of things, such as encouraging women to participate in labor, encouraging women to have an independent economic foundation, promoting labor protection for female workers, and opposing arranged marriages. They have done all of these, but their work is relatively gentle, focusing on positive advocacy. They have never done such a harsh blow targeting one point before.
Women's work, as a whole, serves the overall situation.
But, it is possible.
And, it must be there.
After talking with her daughter, Peng Suyun started to work on this matter.
Ten days later, the document Xie Yun had been waiting for arrived.
The All-China Women's Federation and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued a document to launch a nationwide special campaign to combat arranged marriages, marriage transactions, and human trafficking.
When Yan Guixiang received the document, her eyes turned red with excitement.
She told Ji Xiang, "Women's work is finally getting tougher. Previously, we were doing things like promoting the "Five Good Families" movement: thriftiness, solidarity, parenting, cleanliness, and diligent study. Ultimately, those were just demands on women. This time, we've truly seen the suffering women face."
Ji Xiang said, "We women have a long way to go in our fight for liberation."
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Qian Gaoyun read about the Majiagou incident in the newspaper, and she broke out in a cold sweat.
Majiagou, that was the place she took the initiative to go when she joined the team. She didn't expect it to be like this.
She couldn't imagine what kind of tragedy would have happened if she had not followed the arrangement to go to Liushutun, but went to Majiagou as she wished.
She grew up in a happy family. Her parents were loving and kind to her and her brother. There were no bad people in the fertilizer factory's family compound, and the overall environment was also very good.
She once naively believed that "all under heaven are one family" had been achieved and that everyone was a good person dedicated to serving the public. It was just that due to historical reasons, some places developed faster and some places developed slower. Therefore, she wanted to go to those slowly developing places to work and help them catch up.
She even thought that the poorer the people, the kinder they were. They were the best people in the world. She was willing to join them, mingle with them, and build their home together.
However, after arriving in the countryside, she discovered that her previous understanding was wrong. Not all human beings are selfless and good people, but are diverse.
Just like the parents of Sister Qingli and Sister Qinghong, they would want to sell their daughters and use the betrothal gifts to marry their sons.
It’s like the Zheng family, Wu Meijie’s ex-boyfriend, who is actually bent on torturing their daughter-in-law who hasn’t even married yet.
Take Wu Meijie's father, for example. He stayed away from home for extended periods, living in the commune every day. Just look at Aunt Ruifeng, Hongxia, and Binbin. Working in the commune doesn't necessarily require living there; you can go home every day; the commune isn't that far. But Wu Meijie's father simply refuses to return home. Ultimately, he's shirking his family responsibilities, placing the entire burden of raising his children on Aunt Xu.
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