Chapter 90: Male Chauvinism (Page 1/2)
Before Huo Qingci could reply, Lin Man suddenly interrupted with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, Dr. Li. I won't reveal the amount of the betrothal gift, but it's an auspicious number anyway."
Li Mingyu didn't expect Lin Man to speak up. He then asked Lin Man, "Comrade Lin, Dr. Huo's monthly salary is so high. Did he give it all to you for safekeeping?"
Lin Man looked at Li Mingyu with a half-smile. "My doctor, Doctor Huo, is a traditional man. They say men work outside and women work inside. He works outside to support the family, and I cook and take care of the kids at home. Guess who gets his salary?"
Deputy Director Chen suddenly asked Huo Qingci, "Doctor Huo, did you really give all your money to your wife?"
Huo Qingci nodded and said, "Yes, I am responsible for making money to support the family, and my wife is responsible for spending it. I give all my money to her..."
Director Xu interrupted, "Doctor Huo, don't you smoke or drink?"
"Director Xu, I rarely smoke. As for drinking, I don't have any special needs and usually don't drink."
Director Xu and Deputy Director Chen both gave Huo Qingci a thumbs-up. "You're amazing at loving your wife. Our island wives are hardworking, simple, capable, and they love their husbands."
"A real man should love his wife. My daughter Manman is also very capable. She does laundry, cooks, and helps me take care of my younger brother."
Li Mingyu laughed on the surface, but in his heart he was very contemptuous of Huo Qingci. What woman doesn't do housework? Just doing a little housework is enough. What are those who work and do housework called?
Moreover, in his opinion, only a fool would give all his money to a woman for safekeeping.
Li Mingyu asked Huo Qingci: "Doctor Huo, my sister-in-law doesn't have a job yet, right?"
Huo Qingci replied: "My daughter Manman is pregnant, and we don't need her to work to support the family."
The man was chatting loudly, and Lin Man just smiled.
Most gay men on the island are quite patriarchal. In rural areas, heavy work such as farming is usually done by women, while men generally have it easier.
Moreover, most men on the island like to give orders blindly, and they get together to drink tea, chew betel nuts and brag when they have nothing to do.
A woman works hard outside planting bananas, cutting sugarcane, and tapping rubber. When she comes home, she has to cook and take care of the children, and at night she has to satisfy her man's animal desires in bed.
The status of women is really very low. Not only do they have no say, but people here also particularly like to favor boys over girls.
Lin Man was thankful in her heart that she didn't find a man from the island, otherwise her life would be too miserable.
Li Mingyu was glad in his heart that he did not hand over all his savings, and he did not plan to give all his future salary to Huang Yingying.
When they got the marriage certificate, he agreed with Huang Yingying that he would give her 20 yuan every month for living expenses, and he would not take Huang Yingying's own salary, but save it for raising children in the future.
If they divorce one day, each of them will still have money in their hands, and at least no one will owe anyone anything.
At first, Huang Yingying was a little unhappy when she heard this, so he patiently explained to her that he had very little savings left over the years.
The betrothal money given to the Huang family alone was 400 yuan, and I spent 120 yuan on buying her a watch. In addition, I also spent various gifts for their family, so the total cost was 680 yuan.
He asked who would spend so much money on a wedding these days. Huang Yingying brought two quilts from home, a kettle, and a washbasin, all of which he had bought at the supply and marketing cooperative.
If she were asked to think about how rural girls lived, Huang Yingying would naturally have nothing to say. At least she was much happier than those rural girls and did not have to worry about having no money to live.
Moreover, when locals invite people to dinner, women are generally not allowed to sit at the table.
If the colleagues in the hospital were not more open-minded and accepted men and women eating under the same roof, they would not have arranged everyone to eat in the same room. Fortunately, men and women were seated separately in the end.
Li Mingyu felt that he was very open-minded and reasonable, and Huang Yingying was extremely lucky to marry him.
If Huo Qingci hadn't said that he was older than him, he would still be considering slowly looking for someone with better conditions, preferably a beautiful doctor as his wife.
The reason why he looked for Huang Yingying was because Huang Yingying always said in front of him that Huo Qingci was pretty here and there.
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What does it mean to be tall, have fair skin, beautiful eyes, a nice mouth, nice, white and neat teeth, a pleasant voice, and even to walk with a straight posture and look handsome?
Then the director kept praising him for his youth and potential in the department. After hearing it so many times, he got carried away and confessed his feelings to Huang Yingying directly.
Unexpectedly, she agreed. In order to save face, he gave the Huang family an extra 200 yuan as a betrothal gift and invited everyone in the department to their dormitory for dinner.
Now he is very satisfied. All of Huang Yingying's colleagues envy her, except Huo Qingci's young wife, who looks indifferent and does not show any envy at all.
Look at how good this couple is at pretending!
"Huang Yingying, go cut up that big watermelon I bought, and open the window a little. It's so hot."
Huang Yingying asked cautiously, "Mingyu, how about I bring you a basin of water to wash your face?"
"Is it time to wash your face now? Can't you see that we gay men haven't finished eating yet?"
Huang Yingying said "oh", stood up and pushed the window outwards again, then cleaned up the dishes on the table, and then took out the watermelon soaked in the bucket.
After the watermelon was cut, it was taken to the men's table piece by piece. The children each took one of the remaining seven pieces, and finally only two pieces were left.
The female comrades looked at each other, and Huang Yingying directly gave the two pieces of watermelon to the wives of Director Xu and Deputy Director Chen.
"Comrade Lin, I'm sorry, we carried too many things this morning, so we only bought a large watermelon."
Lin Man curled her lips and smiled, "It's okay."
Huo Qingci picked up the piece of watermelon in front of him, stood up, and handed it to Lin Man, "Manman, eat a piece of watermelon to quench your thirst."
Lin Man felt that Huang Yingying had put too much salt in her vegetables, and her mouth felt bitter and dry, so she took the watermelon from Huo Qingci's hand.
He Zhaodi, who was standing by, whispered to her good friend, "Caifeng, Dr. Huo really loves his wife. It stands to reason that men should earn money outside, so the watermelon should be eaten by men."
"Maybe the customs in Beijing are different from our island customs."
Lin Man had sharp ears and almost spat watermelon seeds in their faces when she heard this. What a bullshit! Just because a man makes money outside, does that mean he should be worshipped like a Buddha?
She said that the men on the island had such bad attitudes towards women, and it was all because of these brainless women.
Fortunately, she lives far away from them. If she continues like this, it would be strange if she is not brainwashed. Men are chauvinistic and women are masochists. It is said to be traditional but actually feudal thinking.
Huang Yingying suddenly asked Lin Man, "Comrade Lin, how many years of education have you received?"
Lin Man was very surprised. Why would she suddenly ask about her studies? Just as she was about to answer, Li Mingyu said, "Okay, Yingying, don't ask me such an embarrassing question. I'm younger than you, so it's impossible for me to have read as many books as you."
Huo Qingci said coldly: "My wife is a college student at Beijing University, but she graduated early due to special circumstances."
Li Mingyu said, "College students? Do all the lesbians in Beijing read that much?"
"Not really. It depends on the individual. My wife reads so many books because she is excellent."
Director Xu praised: "She is a Peking University graduate student. We can't find such a female comrade in our hospital. Doctor Huo has a good eye."
Huang Yingying felt a little ashamed. Most of these non-staff nurses graduated from junior high school, then went to medical college for two years and then came to the hospital for internship.
They are already the best among the female compatriots on the island, while many girls in rural areas have not even attended elementary school.
She didn't expect that Lin Man was actually a college student, and a top student at Peking University. If she had known this, she wouldn't have asked this question.
Lin Man understood that what Huang Yingying and Li Mingyu said today was purely to pull them down and use them as a control group to prove that they were excellent and capable.
Who knew that she and Huo Qingci were so outstanding and tough, but they ended up becoming the targets of being dragged down. They really ended up losing the rice while trying to gain the chicken, and they got what they deserved.
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