Chapter 595 Is this even human language?
Cao Zhaodi's words were concise and to the point; although her voice trembled, her expression was resolute.
For a moment, the entire courtyard seemed to fall silent.
All eyes were drawn to the ragged, disheveled girl standing next to Lu Qiaoge, who looked quite pathetic from being beaten.
Wu Dani is closest to Cao Zhaodi.
I was in a bad mood, but the people who came were all high-ranking officials, especially the commune chief, who was like a local tyrant.
They may not know the county magistrate, but they still respect the village head.
No matter how fiery Wu Dani was, she dared not provoke her at this moment.
But Wu Dani never expected that her eldest daughter, whom she had never looked down upon and even hated, would say such a thing.
For a moment, Wu Dani couldn't explain her feelings; she wanted to say something but couldn't utter a single word.
Cao Lao Er, who was standing to the side, suddenly felt a little ashamed.
In fact, he lived his days in a daze.
For these people, getting married, having sons, working in the fields, and having enough to eat and wear are basically the goals of life.
Then the old principal said that his eldest daughter was smart, had a good memory, and was especially good at math.
Therefore, we hope that our children can go to school.
They might even be able to skip a grade and go to high school, and then pass the exam to become a worker sooner.
Their commune wasn't far from the provincial capital.
Although the commune was very poor, many people from the commune went to the provincial capital to work as laborers.
Being a worker is great; you don't have to work in the fields or toil in the fields from dawn till dusk.
Every month, the government provides them with food and wages, and even clothes and housing.
Therefore, for Cao Lao Er, if his eldest daughter could become a worker when she grew up, it would definitely be a glorious thing for the family.
That's why he agreed to let his eldest daughter go to school.
But now down jacket factories are buying up large quantities of goose and duck down.
His family said that going to school was useless, as that was something for more than ten years later, and that what was important in the present was what mattered. He thought that made sense, so he agreed.
Who would have thought so many people would come to his house today? Cao Lao Er's mind was racing, yet it felt almost blank.
He stood there, unable to utter a single word.
Lu Qiaoge looked at Cao Zhaodi, who had boldly spoken these words, with an encouraging gaze.
This little girl is indeed very smart and has a very resilient character.
I really know what to say at this moment.
She reached out and ruffled the little girl's hair, but didn't mention going to school.
Because this is not important now.
Lu Qiaoge knew why President Yu was asking Old Cao about these family matters.
She didn't keep the courtyard silent for long; what others thought was their own business.
Some people cannot be reasoned with in a sentence or two.
So Lu Qiaoge blinked, looking at the two Cao sisters-in-law, whose faces didn't look too good, with great confusion: "Since you haven't separated the family, the housework is everyone's responsibility. Although I've never lived in the countryside, whether in the countryside or the city, families that haven't separated the family will reasonably arrange the housework. So, are you two having health problems? Why didn't you share the housework with Comrade Wu Dani? How did you develop this kind of uncooperative mentality?"
Then someone outside the courtyard raised their voice and shouted: "Ah: Director Lu, I know how it was formed."
Lu Qiaoge looked over at the crowd and saw a middle-aged woman in her forties.
She has short hair and looks clean, neat, and refreshing.
The former headmaster quickly introduced, "This is another teacher from our school, surnamed Yin..."
Oh, it's Teacher Yin.
This person seemed to recognize me; I guess I must have seen him when the commune was buying woven goods.
Lu Qiaoge also looked at Teacher Yin with a smile. Since this person had spoken up, it meant that he was not afraid of offending people.
"Teacher Yin, could you tell everyone how this lazy mindset came about?"
Then Lu Qiaoge looked at the two of them and asked kindly, "By the way, let me ask you first, are you two sick?"
Whether in the countryside or the city, this phrase is considered an insult.
Sister-in-law Cao and Sister-in-law Cao glared at each other, but then immediately shrank back and glared fiercely at Lu Qiaoge in their hearts.
Is this even human language?
Asking someone if they are sick out of the blue.
Lu Qiaoge didn't actually want to focus her attention on these two women. They were both women, so why should women make things difficult for each other?
But in reality, it is often women who make things difficult for women.
Just like in this family... Wu Dani couldn't give birth to a son, so her mother-in-law disliked her, her two sisters-in-law bullied her, and her husband treated her badly. No matter how fiery her personality was, she felt inferior just because she hadn't given birth to a son.
I do so much work at home, but I don't dare to complain.
But is it really possible to have no complaints or resentment?
There definitely is.
She dared not vent her negative emotions on others, so she took them out on her three daughters.
Old Cao and the other three men neither laid a hand on anyone nor uttered any insults.
Are they good people?
no! ! !
These three are all cut from the same cloth, including that old Cao.
No one in this family thinks that favoring sons over daughters is wrong.
If we really want to trace it back, it must have started with men disliking women for not being able to give birth to sons.
If men hadn't initially objected to this, the concept of "preferring sons to daughters" probably wouldn't exist today.
Of course, this was just something Lu Qiaoge came up with on a whim.
Her gaze was fixed on the other two daughters-in-law of the Cao family.
Under such scrutiny, Sister-in-law Cao and Sister-in-law Cao had to whisper, "What are you saying, young comrade? We're not sick, we're perfectly healthy."
Lu Qiaoge smiled and looked at Teacher Yin standing at the door: "If these two people are healthy, how did they develop this lazy mindset?"
Teacher Yin said without any fear: "The others are minor reasons, such as the old master and old lady of the Cao family turning a blind eye and letting the two daughters-in-law bully the other."
Her brother-in-law and sister-in-law pretended not to see it. After all, if her husband didn't care about her, no one else would either.
But why could these two women put on airs and refuse to do any work in front of Wu Dani, leaving the work to her? It was simply because they felt they had given birth to a son, while Wu Dani had not.
Ultimately, it's the outdated, patriarchal mindset that's causing the problem. Actually, our village holds educational meetings frequently, but some people just won't understand. They're women themselves, yet they choose to aid and abet the bullying of women.
Sister-in-law Cao and Sister-in-law Cao immediately stood up straight.
This hat is a bit too big.
Even if they do this at home, they can't say it out loud in front of so many people.
Sister-in-law Cao quickly said, "Teacher Yin, please don't say such things. When have I ever been sexist?"
(End of this chapter)
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