My second uncle, all smiles, still wore a smug expression. He'd been doing well these past few years, making a fortune on his investments and becoming quite well-fed. He looked at you with a broad smile and said casually, "These are the tonics I prepared for you. Eat as much as you want. Ginseng, abalone, bird's nest—just ask, and I'll get it all for you. We're family, and you didn't even tell me about this serious thing that happened to you. It really hurt my feelings. Don't you consider me family?"
Yun Xinyan paused slightly with her chopsticks, and said in a still very cold voice, "It's nothing serious, just a minor injury."
"It's just a minor injury. If a girl's hand is injured and she becomes disabled, she won't be able to do housework as well. All those chores will fall on her shoulders. You'll still have to have children and carry them. These days, everyone's encouraging two children, right? You definitely need to have a boy to be satisfied. If you're unlucky and have a daughter the first time, you must try your best to have a son the second time. Look at your second aunt, she had three daughters in a row just to give me a son. She was over forty when she finally had your cousin. That's the duty a woman should fulfill."
With a chauvinistic and macho tone, he seemed to be trying to lecture Ying Xinnian, but Yun Xinyan frowned in annoyance. This was the kind of attitude he disliked the most.
“Daughters should have their own lives and their own choices. Nowadays, many girls are unwilling to get married and have children.” A timid voice suddenly rang out. She was very thin and had been sitting in the corner, unnoticed by anyone.
This person is the third daughter of the second uncle, who has always been neglected at home.
After she gave birth, her younger brother was born, and she became a burden; no one took him seriously.
The uncle was shocked by his third daughter's disobedience and his face immediately showed displeasure. He roared, "Shut up! What do you know, you're just a girl? Women are all talk and no action. You should all know to shut up when men are talking. Didn't you teach you that? You even dare to fight with your brother. If you continue like this, even if you graduate high school and get into university, I won't support you anymore." His words were full of dissatisfaction and contempt for his third daughter, as if her existence was the biggest flaw in the world.
Everyone was quite surprised to hear what the second uncle's third daughter said. They all believed that only men could stand tall and bring honor to the family, while girls could only depend on men for survival. They never expected that this girl had wasted her education and would think this way. It was truly laughable.
Looking at her second uncle's third daughter, her eyes revealed a hint of disdain, and her aunt even let out a mocking laugh, making the atmosphere in the room extremely awkward.
Yun Xinyan continued eating, seemingly offering no opinion on the discussion, only noting that whenever her second uncle's third daughter was mentioned, Yun Xinyan would suddenly slam her bowl and chopsticks down heavily.
Fourth update. That's all for today. See you tomorrow!
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