Chapter 89: Women's Situation
In the end, Yin'er was taken away.
However, at night, Chu Ci tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. All he could think of was Su Niang's desperate look when she left.
Finally, she simply sat up and said, "Husband, what if, I mean if, Su Niang rebelled against the family regardless of everything?"
Fan Jingrui got up dazedly from the other end and tactfully advised, "My wife, not everyone can be as lucky as you and have such an opportunity."
However, this tactic, which had always worked, failed this time. Chu Ci asked word by word, "Let me ask you, if Su Niang resists, what will be her fate?"
Looking at Chu Ci's serious eyes, Fan Jingrui also came to his senses. "Madam, do you really have to know?"
Chu Ci did not answer, but just stared straight into Fan Jingrui's eyes.
Fan Jingrui understood that Chu Ci was serious.
So he answered seriously, "She will be completely abandoned by the family, and all her property will be taken away. If she encounters a similar incident again, death may be a relief for her."
Hearing this, Chu Ci couldn't help but shudder, and once again deeply realized the difficulties faced by women in this world.
But Chu Ci still asked unwillingly, "So Su Niang's smooth divorce was largely due to Yang Dashuan's downfall?"
Fan Jingrui had long known that his family was particularly naive about certain things, and originally did not have the heart to let her know, but Chu Ci insisted on asking, so he could only nod and admit it.
Seeing this, Chu Ci closed his eyes tightly.
After a long moment, he opened his eyes and continued to ask, "If Yang Dashuan hadn't fallen, would Yin'er have been nothing but an abandoned baby girl, and would Suniang, no matter how much she hated him, have been forced to waste her life in the Yang family's backyard?"
"It's possible." Fan Jingrui wanted to say no, but this is indeed the fate of most women.
Finally, he could only add dryly: "But there are no parents in the world who don't love their children. Most parents will lend a helping hand."
"Is this useful?" Chu Ci answered without waiting for Fan Jingrui to reply: "It's useless. Most women don't even have the right to go out on their own."
"For example, if it weren't for the accidental downfall of Yang Dashuan, and me, Grandpa Chu, and Grandpa saving Yin'er, I'm afraid Su Niang and her daughter would have been wiped out long ago."
Chu Ci became more and more excited as he spoke, and even had a hint of resentment in his heart.
Fan Jingrui quickly emerged from the quilt, walked over to Chu Ci, and held her in his arms. "My dear, that was just an assumption. In reality, Su Niang and her husband have already divorced, and Yin'er is now with her mother."
"No, that's not how it's calculated." Chu Ci shook his head repeatedly.
But Chu Ci didn't know where to begin. After a long while, she finally said, "Husband, I want to open a unique women's college. Will you help me?"
Unique? A women's college? Even though Fan Jingrui had been mentally prepared, he was still shocked by Chu Ci's words. "Madam, do you know what you are talking about?"
Chu Ci was unusually calm at this moment. "Husband, what are you afraid of? Don't worry, I won't put the Fan family in the spotlight from the beginning."
"Then what does my lady plan to do?" In view of Chu Ci's unpredictable style of doing things, Fan Jingrui did not dare to take the risk and could only ask according to Chu Ci's meaning.
Chu Ci smiled slightly and did not answer. Instead, she asked: "Husband, if you had a daughter, what kind of life would you hope for her in the future?"
"Happiness, longevity, and freedom from worries. Harmony between husband and wife, and a large family with many children and grandchildren?" Fan Jingrui didn't understand the purpose of Chu Ci's question and answered tentatively.
Chu Ci continued to ask: "Then, my husband, what do you think are the chances of realizing such a wish?"
Even if he tried to deceive himself, Fan Jingrui could not answer.
Chu Ci didn't force an answer, but continued to ask: "Putting aside other people for now, does your husband think grandma is happy?"
Fan Jingrui was in a daze. In his impression, his grandmother had devoted her entire life to the Fan family. Could this kind of life, where one loses oneself, be considered happy?
Seeing that Fan Jingrui was lost in thought, Chu Ci didn't disturb him. After a long while, when Fan Jingrui had come to his senses, Chu Ci said, "I believe that every parent who loves their children will worry about whether the relationship between their daughter and husband, and between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, will be harmonious after she marries into her husband's family."
Fan Jingrui nodded in agreement, and Chu Ci smiled slightly. "Our first phase is a pre-marriage training class, teaching unmarried girls how to get along with different types of people."
At this point, Chu Ci was in a dilemma. "This requires the instructor to be of a certain age, well-versed in law, kind-looking, and convincing. Such a person is hard to find in Lianzhou."
Fan Jingrui: "It's not just in Lianzhou. I'm afraid there won't be many such people in the entire Great Zhou."
Chu Ci wasn't disappointed after hearing this. "So, let's just cross out the idea of finding a ready-made talent. The second method is to buy some suitable people and train them ourselves. Although this will take a long time, it's also the safest and most controllable."
Fan Jingrui also agreed with the second method. "Then let's choose the second one. I'll go to the human trafficker tomorrow to choose someone, but my lady, don't get your hopes up too much."
Chu Ci nodded, then said: "I know, I will also ask my great grandfather for help. The ideas of the hidden family should be more open-minded, right?"
When Fan Jingrui heard this, he opened his mouth, wanting to say that according to Chuci's requirements, their thoughts might not be broad enough.
But in the end, I didn't say it. Some things can only be understood by experiencing them personally.
Chu Ci misunderstood Fan Jingrui's meaning, thinking that he also agreed, so he continued to talk enthusiastically about the plan for the women's college.
Fan Jingrui checked for omissions and made some more practical suggestions.
The two of them talked with increasing enthusiasm, until they finally stood up and moved to the desk. Chu Ci narrated while Fan Jingrui summarized. Before they knew it, the night had passed and daybreak had arrived.
As per previous practice, Patriarch Chu, Chu Chengyun, and Doctor Hua had already started exercising in the garden.
Half an hour passed. In the past, Chu Ci and the other two should have arrived by this time, but today there was no sign of them. The three of them finally realized that something was wrong.
Chu Chengyun murmured with a worried look on his face: "Could the young couple have had a quarrel because of what happened yesterday?"
"How about the three of us go over and take a look?" Doctor Hua was a typical man of action. When he heard that Chu Ci might have been bullied, he immediately suggested.
"Let's go." The head of the Chu family didn't waste any words.
Just like that, the three of them hit it off immediately. Was it just that the argument yesterday was so intense? Even at this hour, they forgot to put out the candles?
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