"How is this any different from avoiding pain and sorrow and only liking happiness and joy?"
Songtang opened his mouth.
“Because it’s unfair, that’s why I want to make this fair,” Ai Cao said. “Everyone dies when they’re killed, and childbirth is a life-or-death ordeal. I’m just… raising the probability of men dying during childbirth a little bit.”
Incidentally, they will also be returned to them with the same pain for all the extra benefits they gained in the past from adjusting the balance.
That's fair too, thought Ai Cao.
“Sadness makes joy all the more precious,” Ai Cao said. “Like this world, it was once the girls who highlighted the preciousness of the boys. But why avoid balancing fairness between the two sides?”
She looked at Songtang with gentle eyes: "I have my answer, and you will have yours."
“…I’ll think about it slowly,” Song Tang said. She lowered her head and gently stroked her new puppy. Now, she too had become someone this dog completely depended on.
“I… thank you, Ai Cao. Thank you for coming to my doorstep that day,” Song Tang said. “Thank you for bringing me out of this mess.”
Songtang's expression was so downcast that she looked like a kitten that had been soaked by the rain.
"You're welcome," Ai Cao said gently. "You came out on your own."
Ai Cao also knew that Song Tang was secretly known as "the tigress." This title had gradually become popular in the capital and had become a nickname for young and assertive women.
Ai Cao smiled and patted the top of her head again.
Ai Cao imagined what the pine and crabapple would look like in the future.
The thought of Songtang growing from a soft cub into a strong adult made Ai Cao's lips curl into a smile.
She said goodbye to Songtang, saying, "Goodbye."
The pendant around her neck felt slightly warm.
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