Chapter 1282 The Returnee's Notes 356
Xie Ning looked up and could only see a back view. In front of that person was a lush green courtyard, bathed in clear sunlight, conveying a gentle atmosphere.
It effectively neutralized the man's sharpness.
He heard the sound of a door closing behind him. Xie Ning stepped forward and walked directly to the person's side without stopping behind them.
"Vice Chairman Lin."
Although she keeps a low profile, she is a regular at some major conferences. Xie Ning reads the news every day, so he is naturally familiar with her.
"A young prodigy."
They're quite daring.
Lin Shu looked at Xie Ning, who had walked to her side. He was so young, yet so contradictory. He had the vigor of a young man, but also the composure of an adult.
Having reached her current position and accumulated countless experiences, she felt a sense of kinship upon first seeing Xie Ning. Originally, she regarded Xie Ning as a junior, but now it seemed that was no longer appropriate.
Ordinary people, regardless of whether they have discovered her identity, would not walk directly to her side, but only Xie Ning immediately understood her hidden meaning.
Xie Ning may have been confused before she entered this place, but she is very smart.
Not only did they recognize her, but they probably also guessed her intentions.
Xie Ning lowered her eyes and said modestly, "I don't deserve it."
"You know why I'm looking for you, right?"
Xie Ning only vaguely guessed that this person wanted to take the next step, but she didn't have enough resources. However, this wasn't a good entry point. Since the other party had approached her, they must have done a background check.
That way, we can do it according to her wishes.
As a high-ranking female official, and an unmarried one at that, Lin Shu faced an even more difficult path.
Just as some men use their wives and the network of relationships behind them as resources when they marry, the same applies to women when they marry. However, many people do not utilize these resources or even reject them.
In fact, Xie Ning doesn't really approve of this kind of "independence" because she feels that such "independence" is actually exploiting herself.
For a long time, men have been molded as inheritors of resources and encouraged to develop instrumental capital, while women have long been regarded as carriers of resources and disciplined to accumulate emotional capital.
Differences in capital conversion rates lead to unequal power.
In the context of rapid changes in modern society, people's perception of gender roles has not kept pace with the transformation of social structures, resulting in a disconnect between traditional concepts and real-world needs.
To give a few simple examples, in dual-income families in China, women still spend an average of 2 hours more on housework per day than men, and reproductive labor such as childcare and elder care is still implicitly considered "women's domain."
Women with master's degrees are still expected to be "compliant" in family decision-making.
Implicit controls in the consumer market, such as purchasing luxury goods to demonstrate independence, reinforce material dependence.
There are also some female managers who unconsciously imitate the posture of male authority figures, and so on.
Xie Ning has seen everything along the way and has been trying his best to make changes, but the effects have not been significant. However, with persistent efforts, more and more people will wake up.
Xie Ning could understand their rejection. It could be seen as a kind of stress response, a resource anxiety caused by the generational difference in capital accumulation, and a tug-of-war between their fear of self-objectification and their awakening of subjectivity.
True independence should be the ability to manage resources without being alienated by them.
Xie Ning and Lin Shu both clearly recognized that what many women like them lacked was fertile ground to correct their perceptions.
There has never been any fairness in this world. Men and women never stand on the same land; one is fertile, and the other is barren.
Even barren land can bloom.
Lin Shu patted Xie Ning on the shoulder, "There's one more thing you guessed wrong. I'm not against using certain resources; marriage and childbearing are my freedom."
Of course, this doesn't apply to the freedom of her juniors.
She is also a matriarch.
Xie Ning smiled and nodded, "Indeed."
She didn't force women who didn't want to get married to obtain and utilize those resources; she simply believed that they shouldn't be rejected.
There is nothing shameful about harnessing resources.
The chef had already prepared the banquet. Lin Shu led Xie Ning to her seat and asked, "How about I recommend you to win an award?"
Xie Ning took a sip of tea and refused directly, "I'm not suitable."
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