Chapter 357: Feminist Stories
As the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.
Agui walked in with a pile of storybooks, which were so high that they almost covered his eyes.
"These are the storybooks that the young ladies like to read recently. I've taken a small portion first. I'll give you more after you finish reading."
Agui put the storybook on the desk.
Wen Wan picked up a book and flipped through it. "Is this already this much for just a small part?"
"Yeah," Agui responded, "I don't know what's going on with the girls in the Imperial Capital these past few months. Many of them are writing storybooks, so there are a lot of them."
Wen Wan was slightly surprised and turned around to ask Chen Yu, "Is writing storybooks profitable?"
Chen Yu frowned and shook his head, "No, that's why this is unusual. Normally, only a small portion of the upper echelons of these stories can make money, and the rest earn very little."
Wen Wan was silent for a while after hearing this, and suddenly laughed.
She seemed to be mumbling to herself.
"The income is meager, but the passion for creation is immense. What motivates them to continue writing storybooks is definitely more than just the money earned from selling them."
Chen Yu also agreed, "So, I was planning to trick Qi Lingyu into saying something, but unfortunately..."
Being interrupted by someone.
Wen Wan stood up, glanced at the storybooks on the table, gritted her teeth and said, "It seems that I really need to study these storybooks."
After a pause, she waved her hand and called out, "Little Yuzi, grab the storybook and let's go home!"
Ah Gui was stunned and looked around. Xiao Yuzi? Was there someone else in this room that he couldn't see?
Could it be the master's secret guard?
Ah Gui was still wondering where his master's secret guards would be hiding, on the beams? Or in the secret room behind the bookshelf?
Before Agui could figure it out, he saw Chen Yu with a wooden face, holding up the stack of storybooks.
Oh, it turns out it’s not Xiaoyuzi, but Xiao Miko?
Agui gritted his teeth and was determined to hold back his laughter. He was sure that if he couldn't hold back his laughter, his master would definitely make things difficult for him.
Shen Yuliang glared at him dimly, with a strong warning tone.
Agui shrank his neck and quickly lowered his head.
After the two men left, Agui pressed his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Little Yuzi?" Agui muttered, and couldn't help laughing out loud.
In the whole world, only Miss Wen dared to call the general the little eunuch's name, and the key point was that the general actually responded.
It’s strange, really strange.
Seeing this scene, it would be enough for him to brag about it for the rest of his life.
*
The candlelight flickered and burned to the end without anyone noticing.
After Shen Yu finished his business in the study and returned to the master bedroom, he found Wen Wan asleep on the couch with a storybook in her arms.
He shook his head helplessly, took the script from her hand, then bent down, picked her up and carried her to the bed.
On the bed, Yan Sui was sleeping in a position that an adult could not twist.
Chen Yu couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. He placed Wen Wan on the other end of the bed, and then carefully turned Yan Sui over so that he could sleep more comfortably.
He just straightened up and turned around, and saw Wen Wan leaning towards the bed in a daze, about to fall off.
Shen Yu sneered, and hurriedly moved her inside.
"Big or small, they all make me worry."
Shen Yu sighed and went to bed after finishing his work.
Not long after he fell asleep, Wen Wan sat up with a somersault in the darkness.
"I see!"
Even though Shen Yu was very skilled and brave, he was still frightened when he pretended to be dead in the middle of the night.
The corners of his mouth twitched, and he rubbed his aching temples, then said patiently, "What do you know?"
Wen Wan said in a deep voice, "I know these daughters of noble families are going to write storybooks!"
Perhaps her voice was too loud, and Yan Sui, who was sleeping next to her, muttered something.
Shen Yu gestured for her to speak in a low voice, then lowered his voice and asked, "Why?"
Wen Wan nodded and said softly, "For the daughters of aristocratic families, reputation is far more important than money. I suspect there might be some kind of organization among these daughters of aristocratic families."
"Suppose they were in an organization that promised to build a good reputation for them if their stories achieved any success, then these daughters of wealthy families would definitely flock to them."
After hearing this, Shen Yu didn't react much, but only raised a question lightly.
"Why do you think they are part of a group?"
Wen Wan glanced at him and said, "Because I read the storybooks they wrote. Although the stories are different, the core idea is to promote women's rights."
"Feminism?" This was the first time Shen Yu heard this word.
"Uh..." Wen Wan pondered for a moment, sorted out her words, and then explained, "Women's rights is about advocating for gender equality and opposing gender discrimination. Simply put, it means that if men can do it, women can do it too."
After a pause, she added: "You can also understand it as the liberation of women's consciousness."
If the person who said this was not Wen Wan, Shen Yu would definitely think that this person was mentally ill.
Since ancient times, men have been superior to women, men are responsible for the outside world and women are responsible for the inside world, and women depend on men for their lives. This is the right way.
Not to mention gender equality, in a large family, it is a sin for a woman to talk back to a man.
Fortunately, the person who heard these words was Shen Yu.
But even so, gender equality is still difficult for Shen Yu to adapt to.
He respected Wen Wan because the wisdom she displayed was no less than that of men.
She deserves his respect.
But other women, Shen Yu frowned, and did not think that other women were qualified to fight alongside him.
This is not because he looks down on women, but he has been instilled with deep-rooted ideas since he was born. Until he met Wen Wan, he didn't even believe that a woman could have such wisdom.
The room was very quiet and no one spoke for a long time.
If a person is used to picking up food with his right hand, it would definitely be very difficult for him to use his left hand suddenly one day.
So, Wen Wan was willing to give him time to think.
"Let me drink some water."
Shen Yu lifted the quilt and stood up, picked up the teapot on the table, but the tea in the teapot was empty.
He felt a little annoyed and walked out with the empty teapot.
"I'll make a pot of hot tea."
People like Chen Yu are used to hiding their emotions. He spoke in a calm tone, so Wen Wan couldn't get any clues from his tone.
She just stared at the door and sighed helplessly.
In modern society, gender equality is a common thing, but here, it has become difficult to even come up with a new idea.
After a while, Shen Yu came back.
He poured two cups of hot tea and handed one to Wen Wan.
"I've thought about it." Chen Yu finally spoke slowly, holding the hot tea. "What you call women's rights is women demanding the same life and rights as men?"
Wen Wan blinked and nodded.
Shen Yu asked again, "Does this mean that women can serve in the army, go to school, and serve as officials in the court?"
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