Chapter 718 She Wants Both a Man and a Career
"It's time to go home."
Xiao Yan walked through the crowd, came to the front of the stage, looked up and extended his hand to Lu Qiniang.
Lu Qiniang's face flushed slightly, but she didn't reach out her hand. "There are so many children here, don't teach them bad things."
Then she smiled brightly at everyone, "As you can see, my Marquis is impeccable. My willingness to stand up and advocate for women's rights isn't because I'm unhappy. Quite the contrary. It's because I'm doing well, and it's because of the Marquis' unwavering support that I'm able to stand up and help more women fight for their rights."
"Think about it, everyone. If it were an ordinary, petty-minded man, he would probably think that my appearance like this was embarrassing and that I was making enemies for him."
"But my Lord doesn't have any."
"He sympathizes with the plight of the poor women in the world. Although he doesn't say it, he always supports me and us."
"Looking back now, my connection with the Marquis began many years ago when, despite being unable to care for himself, he still did his best to secure the compensation that his injured subordinates and their families deserved."
"When the Marquis was arguing about these things, he didn't think about men and women. He was thinking about the wounded and disabled soldiers who would not be able to live in the future, and the elderly, women and children who had lost their pillars of support and would not be able to live in the future..."
"We must be strong women, not only helping those poor women, but also helping everyone in the world who needs help, regardless of gender."
"You kids, your blood is boiling. It reminds me of my youth. I really like you and I envy you. But don't let anyone take advantage of you. If we quarrel and split up among ourselves, who will be the happiest?"
“Those who don’t expect us to succeed are the happiest.”
"We need to be united and allow others to be different from us. You're married, she has a child, I'm not married and don't plan to get married, so whatever happens is fine."
"Isn't what we strive for the right to choose, to live our lives the way we want?"
"My favorite way is to grow old with the Marquis and help others within my ability."
"I am very happy, and I also hope that you can get the happiness you want in the future, whether you have a man or not."
"I've made it clear to everyone today. The Marquis is very good. You are my career, and he is my man. I want both. He can't make me give up my career, and you can't make me give up my man."
"Whatever I want, I will work hard for it."
She wants both a man and a career!
"It's too hot. Let's not stay here in the sun. Let's go home."
Then she took Si Ya's hand, smiled at Xiao Yan, walked side by side, and gradually walked away under the attention of everyone.
The sunlight cast a warm halo around them. The man stood tall and straight like a pine tree, and the woman walked with ease and grace. Although there were no overly intimate actions, the tacit understanding and warmth flowing between them made people reluctant to look away.
The young women in the audience looked at their departing backs, and no one spoke for a moment, their eyes filled with complex and indescribable emotions and even envy.
After a long while, someone finally sighed softly, "If you can meet such a good person, who can't believe that there is such a deep love in this world? I am willing to believe it too."
Another person interjected, their tone filled with unprecedented realization: "Yes... How can I leave a husband like this? How can I bear to give him to someone else?"
The whispers in the crowd gradually merged into a consensus.
This person is like a rainbow, you only know his existence when you meet him.
If only all men in the world could be like the Marquis of Wuwei, galloping across the battlefield, achieving great success, and conquering the Wolf's Lair; yet willing to restrain their edge, be gentle and humble, and be the support and cornerstone behind their wives...
What suffering can women in this world have? Why should they be in conflict?
Zhang Heyao looked at the backs of the family of three from afar, seemed to sigh lightly, and then left quietly.
Lu Qiniang went home and ate two bowls of noodles.
Talking is also a strenuous activity that consumes physical energy.
Xiao Yan didn't eat much, but he worked extra hard at night.
Lu Qinniang suffered from back pain afterwards, and she learned her lesson. The conclusion she gained was that men really cannot be praised.
Like a child, if you praise him, he will show off even more.
I just feel like I was cheated by him. A man in his thirties is okay.
Maybe it won’t work at forty?
Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past three years, the women's movement promoted by Lu Qiniang has spread to remote villages.
The changes are not earth-shaking, but they are happening in many subtle details.
More and more women were able to leave their homes, either by attending newly established girls' schools in towns and villages to learn a few words, or by earning a living in the market with their skills.
In addition, many widowed and divorced women were able to obtain the land they relied on for their livelihood more smoothly and set up female households in accordance with the new policy. The obstruction from the government was greatly reduced compared to the past.
The women's backs seemed to straighten slightly inadvertently.
Lu Qiniang watched these little changes with joy.
She is not in a hurry.
She is still young and has decades to continue pushing things forward and make things move in a better direction.
Although she is busy every day, she feels more energetic when she is busy.
On this day, Lu Qiniang had a rare half day off and stayed in the marquis's mansion, concentrating on accompanying her granddaughter Aci.
It was winter, and the wind was biting outside the window, but the house was warm and cozy, with orange flames dancing in the charcoal basin.
Three and a half years old Ah Ci was wearing a festive rose-red cotton-padded jacket and cotton pants with a lotus pattern. She was wrapped up round like a plump and sweet glutinous rice dumpling.
The collar and cuffs of the jacket were trimmed with a circle of snow-white fur, which made her lovely little face look even more delicate.
Her eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Daya Zhaozhao's gentle and beautiful ones, and her eyes are black, clear and bright.
She was staggering back and forth across the thick velvet carpet, chasing a small, colorful ball of cloth.
Lu Qiniang watched from the side, smiling and saying to Si Ya, who was quietly doing needlework beside her, "Aci reminds me of your third sister when she was little. She also always loved playing football when she was little."
Si Ya looked up and smiled sweetly, "I miss my third sister."
"I want to, too." Lu Qiniang sighed, "But even though there's no war going on right now, she's under the emperor's orders after all, so she can't act on her own."
She originally wanted to go see San Ya, but she didn't have time, so she could only comfort herself that as long as San Ya was full, the whole family would not be hungry, so she didn't need to worry too much.
But Xiao Yan always wanted to see her and said that he would go to the northwest to celebrate the New Year this year.
This matter has not been discussed yet.
"No, Si Ya, why are you embroidering ducks?"
Si Ya: "...Mother, I am embroidering mandarin ducks."
A sister of a friend she knew well was getting engaged, and she wanted to prepare a gift.
Lu Qi Niang: "...why don't you change your gift?"
Being sincere is good, but being ugly is also fatal.
As they were talking, Qingfeng opened the curtain and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, look who's here."
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