"..."
Wu Chunying was taken aback for a moment before realizing what Song Lan meant. She couldn't help but say, "Don't let my skinny appearance fool you, I'm incredibly strong. I can take care of that woman Zheng Laidi in no time and make her lie on the ground howling!"
After carefully examining Song Lanzai from head to toe for a while, Wu Chunying said, "On the other hand, you are so weak that you could be blown over by a gust of wind. If you ever have to face Zheng Laidi in the future, don't act impulsively."
Song Lan's lips twitched as if she wanted to say something, but Wu Chunying raised her hand to stop her: "You have to listen to your aunt. I'm doing this for your own good, so you won't suffer a great loss later."
"Auntie, I'm very strong too."
This was the truth, but Wu Chunying didn't believe Song Lan's words at all. She said, "You look like you're made of water, so soft and weak. I usually have a loud voice, but I deliberately lower my voice in front of you because I know it might scare you if I open my mouth. So, you'd better not be stubborn if something happens. Tell your auntie later and she'll help you get revenge."
Song Lan's eyes were full of smiles: "How about I show off my skills to my aunt?"
"No, no, no, Auntie believes you."
She's still a child, so she should just coax her a bit!
Song Lan understood the meaning behind Wu Chunying's words. She felt helpless, but she didn't correct Wu Chunying's opinion on whether she was strong.
"I'll go see Comrade Qin."
Factory Director Zhang got up and went to Qin Yanzheng's room.
At this moment, Wu Chunying whispered, "That woman Zheng Laidi is not only scheming, but also extremely vicious. You have no idea how she treats her five daughters like a stepmother mistreats her firstborn children. Even though we live in a new society..."
"And then there are high-ranking leaders who talk about gender equality and how women hold up half the sky, but Zheng Laidi, despite moving from the countryside to our staff and family residential area, is deeply ingrained in feudal thinking. She believes her daughters are a financial burden, and not only has she not allowed her eldest daughter to attend school, but her four younger daughters, from the second to the fifth, have also never even stepped foot in primary school."
"If her child doesn't go to school, what does he/she do at home?"
Song Lan asked.
Wu Chunying: "At home, I do laundry, cook, clean, and take care of the older and younger children. Whenever I have free time, Zheng Laidi starts scolding me."
"The older one takes care of the younger one?"
Song Lan didn't quite understand what it meant.
Wu Chunying explained: "Zheng Laidi gave birth to five daughters. When the eldest daughter was two or three years old, she gave birth to her second daughter, who was then left to be looked after by the eldest daughter. When the third child was born, she was immediately handed over to the second child to take care of, while the eldest child started cooking and doing laundry... Do you understand?"
Song Lan nodded: "Mm."
Wu Chunying sighed, "To be honest, being Zheng Laidi's daughter was really tough."
"Preferring sons to daughters".
After listening, Song Lan said softly, and Wu Chunying nodded in agreement: "Isn't that just male chauvinism? Zheng Laidi doesn't even realize that we live in a new society now, but her thinking is still stuck in the old feudal era. She thinks that daughters are useless and will belong to someone else's family after they grow up. So she has mistreated Daya and her sisters for many years."
"Things should get better after I get married."
That being said, Song Lan understood that marriage was like a woman's second reincarnation. If she married well, that would be wonderful, but if she married the wrong person, she would be spending the rest of her life in misery.
However, people's ideas have been deeply ingrained since ancient times. Even in this new era, in this society where everyone is equal, most people still think that it is better to have a boy than a girl, and that girls are raised by other families.
However, on the other hand, compared to her former world, there is no doubt that the current society is already the best for women.
Girls can go to school from a young age just like boys, and have the same opportunities to work. They can also have freedom in marriage, and if two people can't get along after marriage, they can get a divorce directly... In short, Song Lan was really happy that she could be reborn into the present era.
Even though she was once the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and her parents and relatives doted on her and did not treat her differently from her brothers, the larger social environment still constrained her, preventing her from showing her face in public at will.
For example, when she went to the border to fight the enemy, she could only appear in the camp disguised as a man and had to wear a mask to avoid being discovered, causing disputes, or even bringing disaster to the whole tribe!
But here, there is no need to be ashamed of being a woman, because women can still join the army, fight openly on the front lines, and do many things that only Erlang could do in her world.
To be honest, Song Lan felt very comfortable and at ease living in this era – with her own strong skills, both men and women had the opportunity to achieve great things!
"not necessarily."
Wu Chunying said, "Zheng Laidi is very short-sighted. When she's looking for a partner for her daughter, she probably won't pay attention to the person's character, but will focus on their family background. But she doesn't seem to realize that with her daughter's circumstances, how could someone from a good family possibly be interested in her? Don't you think so?"
Before Song Lan could speak, Wu Chunying continued, "However, there are exceptions. If you encounter a family with a good background, but the child is not so good, or even missing an arm or a leg, or is mentally challenged and cannot speak, the two families might hit it off and arrange a marriage. In that case, it would be no different from jumping into a fire pit for Daya."
"After all, they are my own children, so they shouldn't be that heartless."
Nowadays, free love is popular, unlike in her world where marriage was arranged by parents and matchmakers, and women basically had no chance to make their own decisions.
Even for royal princesses, marriages were arranged by the emperor. At most, the emperor would allow the princess to secretly observe her future husband before the marriage was arranged.
Of course, whether it's a wealthy family or an ordinary family, when arranging marriages for their children, some families will try to create opportunities for the young men and women to meet from afar. However, this must be done discreetly, otherwise, a single misstep could ruin the woman's reputation.
The safest method is to examine the portraits of both parties, but this method must still be carried out in secrecy and cannot be openly discussed.
Then there are families with particularly strict, almost harsh, traditions, where it's simply impossible for the man and woman to meet before entering the bridal chamber.
With a sigh, Song Lan felt that it was no exaggeration for people nowadays to describe marriage in her world as "blind marriage."
...
From the moment Director Zhang and his wife entered until they left, it usually took about twenty minutes.
After seeing the two off, Song Lan told the two younger ones to wash up. After seeing them lying in bed asleep, she went to Qin Yaxin's room.
Knock knock knock!
She knocked on the door, her expression unreadable. However, there was no response from inside for a while. She knocked again and said to the person inside, "Let's talk."
The light was on in Qin Yaxin's room, indicating that she had not yet rested.
"What's there to talk about?"
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