Li Xue'e paused for a moment upon hearing her words, looking at her with confusion: "I...can I fight back against them?"
She always felt that all of this was normal. She was the daughter of the Li family, the younger sister of the Li family, and the daughter-in-law of the Yuan family. It was normal for her to receive these treatments.
These days, whose daughters and daughters-in-law aren't like this?
Everyone else is like this, so naturally she should be like this too.
But after spending these past few days with her sister-in-law, she has gone from not understanding at first to feeling confused now.
I've noticed that my sister-in-law has been arguing with her family for the past few days, and the reason is always because her parents treat her and her brother unfairly.
Li Xue'e used to think that all of this was normal, and that it was only natural for boys to be pampered at home.
But now, Sister Li is starting to shake her belief.
However, despite her wavering, she doesn't yet have the courage to resist this injustice like her sister-in-law.
Yuan Mengge knew that she had wavered, but not enough to make her determined to change herself.
She said, "Why not? I don't know if other people's sons will support their parents in their old age, but I know my son definitely won't. Look at him now, he's idle all day long. He's over twenty years old and doesn't even have a job. He doesn't farm the family's land. How do you think he'll support his parents?"
Seeing Li Xue'e's shifty eyes, Yuan Mengge continued, "And look at my parents, they spoil him so much. Even if he has an affair and illegitimate children in the future, they'll still laugh and help raise them. When they get old and can't earn money anymore, they'll squeeze money out of me and my two older sisters, making us take care of Yuan Dasheng for them."
But look at them, what have they ever given us? They just treat us as tools to raise their sons. Why? We are human beings too! We were also born after she carried us for ten months! Why should we be treated differently just because we are different genders?
Isn't this very unfair?
“But…you will eventually get married and leave, won’t you? It’s true that you’re responsible for taking care of your parents in their old age…” Li Xue’e said hesitantly.
“We’ve married out of the family, but we’re not cutting ties with them. When they get old and can’t take care of themselves, won’t they still need us to come back and take care of them? Do you think their sons and daughters-in-law will stay by their side to take care of them? Dream on! It’s okay if they marry a silly daughter-in-law like you, but if they marry someone like Cao Mourou, they’ll regret it.” Yuan Mengge pursed her lips and said.
"Who is Cao Mourou?" Li Xue'e asked, puzzled.
Yuan Mengge: "A woman who fought back tenfold after being bullied by her in-laws. To outsiders, this might be considered a family misfortune, but for women, we should learn from her so that we won't be bullied, you know!"
Li Xue'e suddenly became curious about this woman who would retaliate twice as fiercely, and asked her, "She retaliated? How did her in-laws treat her?"
Yuan Mengge thought about the heroic deeds of Ms. Cao, who was suddenly hailed as a role model by many women thirty years later, and then told her story to Li Xue'e.
"In her first year after marriage, she was beaten and verbally abused by her in-laws. Moreover, they favored their daughter over their son, spoiling her greatly. She endured it for the first year, thinking that if she gave birth to a son, her in-laws would treat her better. But that didn't happen..."
Blah blah blah... Later, she couldn't take it anymore, so she beat her father-in-law, stuffed feces into her mother-in-law's mouth... and threw her sisters-in-law out..."
After hearing this, Li Xue'e looked incredulous and said, "Wow! My God... are there really people like that?"
Yuan Mengge: "How could there not be? There are over a billion people in the country, and five or six hundred million of them are women. Do you think all women are like those women in this godforsaken little town? Go out to big cities, take a walk, and get to know women from other provinces, and you'll know what society has become."
She then added, "At least those women outside live confidently and freely, enjoying their lives. Even if they encounter unfair situations, they have many solutions and won't resort to drinking pesticide, hanging themselves, or jumping into rivers."
Moreover, her family will protect their daughter; they won't treat her like trash after she's married off.
Li Xue'e fell silent, then said with a hint of longing, "I wish I could go out too..."
Yuan Mengge suddenly pressed her hands against both sides of her face and said, "Of course you can! Why can't you? You're just too scared. If you want to go out, then go out and find a job. It's good to see more of the world, you know!"
Li Xue'e felt uncomfortable as her face was suddenly pressed down on her, her nose, eyes, and mouth all scrunched up. She reached out to pry her hand away and said, "But... your brother and your parents definitely won't let me go out, will they?"
Yuan Mengge said, “Your freedom is your own, not theirs. We have the right to personal freedom under the law, you know? No one can restrict your personal freedom! As long as you don’t do anything illegal or criminal, no one can stop you. You can do whatever you want without considering what other people think.”
After hearing her words, Li Xue'e thought about it and felt that there was some truth to it, but then she had another question: "But after all, your parents have already given my family a dowry, and I've married into your family, so I'm considered part of your family now, right? Don't I really need their consent? Wouldn't that put me in a bad position?"
Yuan Mengge released her hand from her face and said, "I'll help you pay back the bride price to them. It's only two thousand yuan. You can pay me back when you earn it working outside. It's a small matter, not important. What's important now is your thoughts. Do you really want to leave this family and go out to work?"
Li Xue'e's expression shifted with conflicting emotions, her eyes already showing expectation and anticipation. She looked at Yuan Mengge hesitantly: "Can you really lend me money?"
Upon hearing her say that, Yuan Mengge immediately got out of bed and turned on the light.
Then she walked to the wardrobe, opened it, rummaged through it, and took out a wallet.
She took out all the bonuses she had earned from completing the daily tasks over the past two days and handed them to her: "I have half of it here, and I can give you the other half in a couple of days."
She can now complete two daily check-in tasks, each of which earns her 300 yuan in cash, totaling 600 yuan a day.
She took out brand new banknotes, and there seemed to be about ten of them.
Li Xue'e's eyes widened slightly: "You really have so much money? How could you have so much money?"
Judging from her relationship with her family these past two days, it couldn't have been given to her by her parents.
Did she earn it herself?
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