Chapter 44: Overdue mission review...
Chu Yian hurriedly shook his head upon hearing this: "How could it be? A woman's chastity is never hidden beneath her skirt."
"I understand that women who have experienced such misfortune may have many negative thoughts, blaming themselves for everything and choosing to commit suicide."
“But I don’t agree with what they are doing.”
"They are victims who have already suffered harm. Not only are they not understood by outsiders, but even they themselves don't understand them."
"If it were me, I wouldn't feel sorry for myself. Even if I were forced into a desperate situation, I would definitely make sure that the person who harmed me died before me."
People of this era regard women's chastity as more important than anything else.
Sometimes it’s not that women don’t want to live, but that they are forced to live by the people around them and the rumors.
Everyone told her it was her fault.
If she hadn't gone out that day, why would she have encountered such a thing?
Gradually, when everyone says this, the victim will also have that thought: Is it really her fault?
In such absurdity, they sacrificed themselves to preserve the reputation of their family.
Her family was happy, and outsiders might praise her for her chastity, but in the end she was the one who suffered and the one who sacrificed.
The man who harmed the woman was not harmed at all and continued to live his life.
Who knows, this might become a good story that he would tell and show off to people around him from time to time.
Given the general background of the times, very few people can escape from this shackles.
Chu Yian would not accuse those women of not being strong-willed enough and not having the determination to go all out and drag everyone down to hell.
She just didn't agree with it.
Why must women be the ones who suffer injustice?
It was true in ancient times, and it is also true in the modern times in which she lives.
She has seen many examples of people who did not fight back or respond when being beaten or scolded, and she really couldn't understand why such a situation existed.
Even if I can't beat that man, even a tiger has to take a nap sometimes.
If it were her, it would be better for the man to turn a blind eye when he slept in front of her, otherwise she couldn't guarantee what she would do.
Hearing Chu Yian's words, Sheng Nianyao's eyes turned slightly red. She waved away the servants and asked them to move away. Then she choked and said, "Sister Chu, you are the first person to say this to me."
"Since I returned to the Sheng family, my uncle and aunt have been afraid that I would be upset after thinking about those things, so they never talk about them in front of me and avoid all topics."
"They treated me with great care, and every word they said was carefully considered before speaking."
"But the more this happens, the more I think they must think I've lost my innocence, so they're being so cautious."
"Sometimes I really want to tell them that I am still innocent and have not been abused by anyone."
"But I can't bring myself to bring it up."
"It's not that I don't care, it's just that they act like I don't care. The more I act like I care, the more they'll think I might have encountered something even worse, right?"
"I didn't know who to talk to about this. After listening to Sister Chu's words today, I feel a little better."
"Sister Chu, you are different from any woman I have ever known."
"Sometimes I feel like you don't look like someone who lives in Shengjing. No, you don't look like someone who lives in this place that oppresses us women."
Chu Yian's heart skipped a beat and he almost blurted out "Fuck".
She turned her head and carefully looked at Sheng Nianyao's face. Only after confirming that the girl was just talking casually and didn't really discover anything did she feel relieved.
Chu Yian felt a little scared, and she couldn't help but start to wonder, if Sheng Nianyao could perceive it to this extent, what about Qin Sheng?
Qin Sheng's control over people's hearts is simply terrifying. Did he realize it a long time ago?
Even confirmed it in your heart?
Chu Yian scared himself into a cold sweat.
Sheng Nianyao waited for a long time but didn't hear Chu Yian's voice. She turned her head to look at her and saw that Chu Yian's face was not very good.
She tugged at Chu Yian's sleeve: "Sister Chu, what's wrong with you?"
Chu Yian came back to his senses and shook his head, the smile on his lips stiffened a lot: "Ha, haha, is that so? Qin Sheng always says that I am a heretic, my mother also says that I am a heretic, maybe, maybe there is a little difference."
She laughed so awkwardly that she could only change the subject to something heretical, hoping Sheng Nianyao wouldn't keep pestering her.
Fortunately, Sheng Nianyao was just saying it casually. She wiped her eyes and said, "Sister Chu, I feel very relaxed when I'm with you. I feel more relaxed than when I'm with anyone else."
Chu Yian quickly collected his thoughts and shook her hand: "Then feel free to come to me when you have nothing to do. I don't have many friends anyway."
Sheng Nianyao's eyes lit up and she nodded quickly: "Okay, Sister Chu."
Chu Yian added: "If you have anything in the future, just tell me. You also said that I am different from others. Maybe I can give you some different suggestions or tell you my ideas."
Sheng Nianyao nodded again.
The two walked around for a while and then went into a jewelry store.
Chu Yian has no obsession with these jewels. Her only obsession is silver.
But Sheng Nianyao took a fancy to a set of headgear and thought it suited her very well, so she insisted on giving it to her.
Chu Yian refused again and again, but finally reluctantly accepted the set of priceless ruby head ornaments.
She wanted to say that it could actually be cashed, but she couldn't say it out loud because it was someone else's gift after all.
Chu Yian was somewhat helpless: "If you continue like this, I won't dare go shopping with you in the future. What if you find something that you think is suitable for me and insist on giving it to me?"
Sheng Nianyao covered her mouth and chuckled: "Then just accept it, Sister Chu, I don't have much of anything, just a lot of money, you don't have to save money for me, I am very happy to spend money for you."
Chu Yian was in a complicated mood.
No, how much money does she have? Why does she always talk about having too much money?
Chu Yian inexplicably developed the illusion that she was being kept by her best friend.
Brilliant, really lofty.
There's really nothing we can do about her.
There was a bit more doting in Chu Yian's eyes when he looked at Sheng Nianyao. Sheng Nianyao looked up and suddenly met Chu Yian's eyes.
At that moment she felt her heart skip a beat.
At this moment, the system's voice suddenly rang in Chu Yian's mind.
System: [Ding, review of overdue tasks is underway. Review completed.]
[Task target, Sheng Nianyao]
[Task completion rate: increased from 55% to 75%, and the task reward increased by 600 taels of silver. After deducting the outstanding balance, the remaining amount has been sent to your backpack. Please claim it promptly.]
Chu Yian:!!!
Chu Yian's pupils trembled. Is there such a thing?
Can a completed task be brought up and repeatedly criticized?
Also, why did the task completion rate suddenly increase?
Chu Yian felt that this was a bit absurd: [System, query task evaluation.]
System: [Task Evaluation: The host has given the task subject a new perspective and understanding of life, and has also allowed the task subject to gain a different feeling from the host, meeting the conditions for reward issuance.]
[But there is still a lot of room for improvement, I hope the host will keep up the good work. ]
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