Chapter 2
After receiving the task assigned by the system, Song Zhehao heard a fierce quarrel in the yard.
"No! If you want to go to school, I have to die. Otherwise, how can I let my Song family, a clean family, be ruined in your hands?"
"Zhuyue! You're not a child anymore, why can't you understand the difficulties we face as parents?"
In the hall, Song Yutang was so anxious that he was turning around, trying to persuade people earnestly while slamming the table in frustration.
His mother, Yao Xiancao, was sitting on a chair with a worried look on her face. Seeing Song Yutang slamming the table in anxiety, she hurried over to persuade him not to be angry. She also kept winking at Song Zhuyue, asking her not to make her father angry again.
Song Zhuyue stood aside, like a child who had done something wrong. She really didn't think there was anything shameful about going to school. Hucheng Girls' Middle School had many students, and she had never heard of anything wrong.
Now her parents were strongly opposed to it. If it was an ordinary matter, Song Zhuyue would have compromised, but she was somewhat unwilling to compromise.
Song Zhuyue wanted to make some changes. She didn't want to live like her mother, betting her life's happiness on marriage and living the rest of her life based on a man's preferences.
If you marry the right person, you will have a place to stay; if you marry the wrong person, your life will be over.
Originally, Song Zhuyue had an attitude of helplessness and acceptance towards the fate of women in the old society, but ever since she listened to Qu Yangze's story.
In the faraway West, women can work, socialize, have their own ideals, and have their own lives, just like men.
That would be great!
When Song Zhuyue thought of these beautiful scenes in her mind, the feeling of reluctance became even stronger!
Although she was afraid of her father's authority, Song Zhuyue still mustered up the courage to say, "In fact, many girls from families in Lake City have gone to girls' schools, and they are all from honest families."
Hearing his usually obedient daughter talking back, Song Yutang stood up in anger. He glared at his daughter and said angrily, "Look at you! You haven't even started school yet, and you already know how to talk back to your father. If this really leads to bad behavior, what will happen?"
"I'm telling you!" Song Yutang pointed at Song Zhuyue and said word by word, "As long as I'm still the head of the family, as long as you still recognize me as your father, you can forget about going to school. If you're still filial, I'll find you a good family, and you just need to be obedient and marry into them!"
"Ah!" Song Yutang shuddered, plopped down on a chair, and patted his chest, saying, "It seems that what Zhehao said is right. This girls' middle school is really not a good place. They are instigating girls from good families like this. It's really against the will of heaven!"
Hearing this, Song Zhehao, who was standing at the door, shuddered.
That’s enough! Song Yutang was so angry, it turned out that it was the original owner’s fault!
This time, Song Zhehao traveled through time and space when Song Zhuyue was just about to go to school. The original owner was turned away by Ni Ning, so he instigated her and ruined Song Zhuyue's way to school.
Hearing this, Song Zhehao immediately walked into the house and asked with concern as he walked, "Why is father so angry?"
Seeing Song Zhehao coming in, Song Yutang seemed to have seen a savior. He quickly waved to Song Zhehao to come over, and even his anxious tone relaxed a lot.
"Zhehao, come quickly! Go and persuade your sister. She's disobedient and insists on going to a girls' school. Tell her what you heard and let her give up on this idea as soon as possible."
Song Zhuyue knew the character of the original owner. When she saw Song Zhehao coming in, the last spark of light in her eyes was instantly extinguished. She knew that with this brother who was fanning the flames, her wish was ruined.
Song Zhehao smiled and said, "She has to make the decision herself, right?"
"Huh?" Hearing Song Zhehao's words, Song Yutang was immediately startled. He looked at his son in disbelief and asked doubtfully, "Didn't you say that? The daughter of a family in the south of the city went to school and became a bad person, and the result was..."
Song Yutang has always been conservative, and he really couldn't bear to talk about what happened next.
"Oh! Look at my brain!"
After hearing this, Song Zhehao patted his head and said as if he had suddenly realized something, "What happened that day was actually a rumor. I did some more research and found out that the daughter of that family committed suicide by jumping into the river. She didn't do anything immoral. The girl wanted to go to school, but the family insisted on forcing her to marry a wealthy old widower. As a result, they forced her to jump into the river."
"Originally, no one knew about this. After all, there's no evidence. But the lie they told was the idea of an uncle. Later, when he got drunk, he spilled the truth, and it spread!"
Hearing this, Song Yutang and Yao Xiancao were shocked. Yao Xiancao was a woman after all, and her face turned pale with fear. She quickly shouted, "Amitabha!"
In fact, although women at that time were conservative and obeyed their parents' orders and matchmakers' words in marriage, they had seen too many misfortunes after all. Although they did not dare to say it out loud, they still had their own opinions in their hearts.
Even if a woman doesn't like marrying an ordinary man from her parents' home, she will accept her fate. However, if the chosen son-in-law is too outrageous, she will naturally have ways to resist.
However, most of the time, women ended up in a miserable defeat, and committing suicide by jumping into a river was also a tragic way for women to end their resistance at that time.
After hearing this, Song Yutang's eyes dodged and the anger on his face dissipated a lot, instead he felt a little uncomfortable.
Song Zhehao knew what Song Yutang was thinking. No one wanted this kind of thing to happen. If it really happened, wouldn't the neighbors be stabbing him in the back?
For the sake of the bride price, he even sacrificed his own daughter's life. How vicious is his heart?
Song Yutang is also a parent, and he also has the arbitrary and arbitrary ideas of a feudal patriarch. When he heard this, he naturally thought of himself.
Seeing the discomfort on Song Yutang's face, Song Zhe not only did not stop there, but added fuel to the fire.
Song Zhehao saw why Song Yutang was feeling guilty, so he sighed even louder and said, "Alas! Poor innocent little girl, after she jumped into the river, her family fished her body out, but they were afraid of the neighbors asking about it, so they made up a lie, slandering their daughter as a shameful suicide after an affair, using their daughter's reputation to exchange for their own family's innocence."
At this point, Song Yutang not only looked uncomfortable, but Pigu also moved around on the stool, becoming a little uncomfortable sitting still.
Fathers in the old days were different from those today. When it came to their children, they were absolutely arbitrary and unquestionable. Moreover, they were very united in maintaining the father's authority.
In the past, whenever Song Yutang heard anyone talking about the faults of a father, regardless of whether the father was right or wrong, he would reprimand the person who was talking about it and at the same time maintain his father's absolute authority.
Now, the person who was discussing the matter had turned to Song Zhehao. This was the son he had been longing for, the one who would inherit the family business in the future. Song Yutang valued his son very much, and believed that whatever Song Zhehao said or did was right!
But now, Song Zhehao's words really made Song Yutang unable to respond.
Yao Xiancao's thoughts were not that complicated. She trusted her son so much that she naturally thought that her son would not make up lies to deceive her.
She was just a traditional and conservative woman. When she heard about this tragedy, she naturally thought of her own children first. She kept shaking her head and sighing at the tragic fate of the girl who jumped into the river. Tears even flashed in her eyes.
"What a pity! Such a good girl, but the people in that family are worse than beasts!" Yao Xiancao said indignantly.
Seeing this scene, Song Zhehao winked at Song Zhuyue with a smug look on his face.
Song Zhuyue didn't know that this elder brother who was wearing the shell of the original owner had actually changed his soul a long time ago. She couldn't believe that Song Zhehao would think about her. From childhood to adulthood, he relied on his parents' love and his status as the elder brother to often bully himself.
Song Zhuyue looked at Song Zhehao who was squinting, glared at him without any goodwill, then turned her head away and didn't look at him.
In response, Song Zhehao smiled nonchalantly and added, "So, Dad, don't be angry. You must be more cautious in making your decision. Be even more cautious!"
Hearing this, Song Yutang was stunned for a moment, then nodded as if he suddenly understood. Besides feeling uncomfortable, there was also a hint of relief on his face.
Song Yutang coughed twice, then, with his fatherly authority, said, "Zhuyue, go back to your room first! Let me think about this matter."
Hearing that there was a turn for the hopeless situation, Song Zhuyue's eyes lit up, but when she turned around and saw her brother Song Zhehao, she saw that he was smiling so schemingly, and she wondered what new tricks he was up to?
Suddenly, Song Zhuyue's originally happy mood became a little disappointed.
Helpless, Song Zhuyue had to leave.
As soon as Song Zhuyue left, Song Yutang put away his dignity and asked amiably, "Zhehao, do you think Zhuyue should go to school?"
Seeing him ask for his opinion, Song Zhehao smiled and said, "I think father has already made up his mind about whether Zhuyue should go to school or not. I'm just a little worried and don't know if I should tell you."
After hearing this, Song Yutang hurriedly said, "Go ahead and tell me!"
Seeing that Song Yutang was looking forward to his suggestions, Song Zhehao felt more confident.
"Actually! Logically speaking, for a decent family like ours, it's a bit inappropriate for our daughter to run around the streets."
These words touched Song Yutang's heart. He slapped his thigh and said, "Yes! I thought so too, that's why I didn't let her go to the girls' school."
As soon as these words were spoken, Song Yutang and Yao Xiancao in the hall looked at each other with satisfaction when they saw that their son had such correct values, and then nodded with satisfaction.
However, the people outside the door were filled with anxiety when they heard this...
Song Zhuyue was worried, so she didn't go back to her room after leaving the house. Instead, she hid outside the door and eavesdropped. When she heard Song Zhehao say this, the hope that had just been ignited was instantly extinguished by 70%.
She knew that Song Zhehao would never speak for her. Didn't her father kick her out just to hear how Song Zhehao would frame her?
Seeing Song Yutang and Yao Xiancao showing satisfied expressions, Song Zhehao said again: "But! This matter is a bit complicated?"
Hearing this, Song Yutang hurriedly asked, "What's complicated? Just tell me!"
Seeing that Song Yutang was so cooperative, Song Zhehao told him his conjecture and inference...
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