"Tell me, what do you say to unmarried women every day?" Inside the office, the factory director looked at the three people standing in front of him. He didn't want to talk about what happened yesterday for the time being. He had to explain it clearly to Comrade Lao Xia first.
Old Mrs. Xia looked at the strand of hair on the factory director's head, wondering what she was thinking.
Jiang Wenhua and Fang Yingdi had no idea what was going on. Old Mrs. Xia was called by the factory director, and the two of them were called by Director Yuan.
"The comrades in our factory are all good comrades. Don't always say bad things about them. What happened to you in the past were all individual cases, and what happened in Fang Yingdi's family was also an individual case. Don't generalize. You are scaring the female comrades like this, and there will be disharmony in their families." The factory director said earnestly.
Old Mrs. Xia lowered her head and said in a good manner: "I know, but I didn't say it. It was them who said it, not me."
Factory Manager: "You...you...if you don't take the initiative, how can they think so much? Just go to work quietly and get married happily in the future, how wonderful it would be! Look at how long it's been, and you've already broken up so many relationships? Others would rather destroy a temple than break up a marriage, and you, on the other hand, are so eager to break up other people's marriages."
Old Lady Xia pointed at herself and said, "I don't have that much ability. If I did, I would tear down your house first."
The factory manager's face turned green. "How have I offended you?"
Old Lady Xia: "I can see that you are not a good person. I didn't want to say it at first. You are the leader, you are powerful. I was afraid that you would make things difficult for me, so I thought I would just endure it. But you insist on criticizing me, so I will tell you what I think. You are the factory director, you should be tolerant. Otherwise, our people would not obey you so much. So even if my words are unpleasant, you can annoy me, but you can't make trouble."
The factory director rolled his eyes at her. What else could he do? Comrade Xia had been in the factory longer than he had. How could he dare to do anything behind her back? Doing anything behind her back was a mean act, and he disdained it.
Old Lady Xia: "Let's talk about them dating first. If that guy is really a good homosexual, why would the lesbian not want to be with him? Don't tell me it's because I persuaded them. They are not children anymore. They know what is good and what is bad. If the lesbian is really that soft-hearted, even if I don't say anything, they will break up if someone else tells them."
Factory Manager: "But if you weren't there, they wouldn't be able to get divorced. Apart from you, how could a couple get divorced here?"
Fang Yingdi interrupted, "It's even worse once you're married. Everyone tries to stop you from getting a divorce, and you have to swallow all the hurt and grievances. If the man doesn't hit anyone, the woman will serve the whole family until she dies. If the man hits someone, she'll either die early, become paralyzed, or go crazy and end up in jail."
The factory manager couldn't sit still any longer. "Comrade Xiao Fang, I understand that your parents' influence has cast a shadow on your marriage, but not all families are like this. You can't always be so pessimistic. You have to think positively. What if your future lover is gentle and considerate to you?"
Fang Yingdi rolled her eyes. "Gentle and considerate? Director, are you gentle and considerate to your lover?"
The factory manager held his head high: "Of course."
Fang Yingdi: "You cook the meals? You wash the dishes? You wash the clothes? You take care of the children? You take care of her during her pregnancy and childbirth? You comfort her when she's down? She can cry to you without any scruples when she's wronged?"
Factory Manager: "I'm not a turtle in a wishing well, how can I possibly do this?"
Fang Yingdi: "Can your wife do that? Is our factory director's wife such a virtuous person?"
The factory manager scratched his head: "...Yes, but what you did is what women should do. I am a grown man, and I am doing this..."
Fang Yingdi interrupted him: "Does our law stipulate that men who do these things should be shot?"
Factory Manager: “That’s not the way to say it…”
Fang Yingdi: "Aren't you a model of being strict with others but lenient with yourself? You're even trying to persuade us female lesbians. You can't even do it yourself, and you still want to tell us how great gay men are? We've been educated too, we're not fools."
The factory manager said: "How can they be the same? I earn money and go home. I take care of the outside affairs while she takes care of the inside affairs."
Old Lady Xia said disdainfully, "It's not like I haven't met our factory director's wife before. Her abilities are no less than yours. If you say that, I'm going to get mad. You're the breadwinner, what are you doing? Besides that shitty salary, what have you contributed to your family?"
You don't care for your parents, you don't raise your children, you don't love your wife, you don't care about any of the big or small things at home, all you want is to take the money home. Outside, you're the boss, everyone bows and scrapes to you, but at home, you're the boss, your wife serves you comfortably. And finally, you still say, your wife doesn't have to do anything at home just because she gets your money, right?
Factory Manager: “I didn’t say that.”
Old Lady Xia: "You didn't say that, but that's what you think. Otherwise, how can a man with healthy hands and feet like you feel comfortable enjoying being served by others? Are you a landlord like you used to be? You can just spend some money to hire a farmhand, and not only that, you can have him bear your children."
Factory Manager: ...I’m done for. I’ve been tricked. I suddenly feel guilty. What’s going on?
He looked towards Jiang Wenhua, who was also a man, and asked him for help.
Jiang Wenhua felt embarrassed by the factory director's passionate gaze, "Director, don't look at me, I'm not married."
Factory Manager: "Then tell me what you think about marriage? Lesbians think this way, but as a gay man, what do you think?"
Old Lady Xia and Fang Yingdi both looked at him, and Jiang Wenhua suddenly felt the pressure growing.
"What I think, I don't want to get married." Jiang Wenhua answered honestly.
The factory manager was puzzled: "Why?"
Jiang Wenhua raised his chin towards Old Lady Xia and said, "Didn't Old Lady Xia say that marrying a wife is like buying a farmhand who can bear children? I don't want to be a landlord. I feel bad for a woman who wastes her whole life on me and my family. If she really does that, I'm afraid I'll go to hell and be frying in oil."
Factory Manager: Did you not check the almanac before going out today? I met three psychopaths. The scariest thing is that he himself couldn’t refute them. Their logic seemed to be correct?
"But you two can't not get married, right? What young person doesn't want to get married? Getting married and having children are major life events. Do you want to skip it?"
Fang Yingdi: "What would I gain by getting married, having children, and then being someone's nanny for the rest of my life?"
Jiang Wenhua: "You won't be shot if you don't get married, right?"
Factory Manager: I really can’t explain it to you guys.
The factory director didn't know how to persuade them for the moment. He was almost confused, so he had to change the subject. "Let's not talk about marriage for now. Comrade Xia, what did you mean by favoring boys over girls when you told those young people in the workshop?"
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