"Hiss—headache."
Shadow suddenly reached out and pounded his head.
An Zhengzheng asked, "What's wrong?"
"We had to delete a lot of our conversations," she said helplessly. "So the amount that could get out is really limited. Some people still don't understand."
"Alright, let's leave this matter here for now."
The process of editing the text in sync with the shadow editor is exhausting.
This was a firsthand experience of the pain that Hai Girl suffered at the hands of An Qinghuan.
She sighed and brought up the second controversy with An Zhengzheng.
"Serving in the U.S. military...me?"
An Zhengzheng was surprised, but after thinking about it for a moment, she seemed to understand why others thought that way.
"Is it because you bestowed upon me beauty?... I mean, if you are truly the one who created me."
The shadow waved her hand hastily, as if she was particularly afraid that An Zhengzheng would blame her.
"I gave you beauty, but I'm sorry, I only intended to destroy it in the first place."
Shadow realized her guilt towards An Zhengzheng, who had long since become a living warrior in her writing.
She actually felt that she was being a little cruel.
"Because you are beautiful, you will better meet society's expectations of you. Your family will see you as a valuable asset; being young and beautiful means you can marry into a good family. Rumors and slander will follow, and no one cares about your abilities."
At that time, the shadow was thinking of Hedy Lamarr, the actress whose technical achievements were overlooked and who was only known for her beauty.
The opening of Shadow describes a very oppressive environment, but unfortunately, her writing skills are not good enough to express it well.
"...Many people avoid this topic from the start, as they seem unable to accept others constantly scrutinizing their appearance. But the reality is that a girl's appearance is subject to scrutiny."
Yingzi was very confused. This book was written in a moment of emotional fervor and has many shortcomings.
"Of course, the most important thing is... the rise of the Hundred Women Pavilion."
Even the shadow seemed a little guilty.
An Zhengzheng sensed the lack of confidence in her tone, which piqued her interest.
She was very smart and immediately realized where the problem lay.
"Is it because Bai Nu Ge started out in the cosmetics business?"
At that time, An Zhengzheng's emotions were the most complicated, and she even had the idea of burning down the Hundred Women's Pavilion.
Therefore, An Zhengzheng also felt somewhat upset about this.
Shadow said, "...Yes, some people think you advocate for military service in the United States."
"So what were you thinking back then?"
Shadow: "At that time, I was reading Mao's Selected Works, and all I thought was that I believed in the power of a single spark to start a prairie fire."
"Our ultimate goal is to subtly influence all female cultivators to accept the free ideas that countless women fought for in their past lives."
"I believe the road ahead is bright, but I also know that setbacks are inevitable."
"Naturally, the principal contradiction is the primary focus."
In the story, she felt that this logic was completely sound.
Two girls who have just escaped from their family and cannot fully trust it, what is the fastest way to unite the sisters' strength?
She had An Zhengzheng utilize the skills she had acquired in her previous life, which was the fastest way to capture the market, and moreover...
There really are female cultivators from the Hehuan Sect who have stopped using cultivation techniques that damage their bodies and appearance.
This is already a victory, and it has also broken the single aesthetic standard.
Even though feminism has developed for so many years, the concept of refusing to serve in the U.S. military has only become known to the public in recent years. However, many people have gained this awareness through the internet, but they still cannot calmly face life without serving in the U.S. military.
Back then... was there really a faster method than this?
Perhaps, but An Zhengzheng is fighting alone, and she can't completely rely on her family's resources. So, can she control that kind of method?
Even the shadow didn't know.
An Zhengzheng thought for a moment and said, "You arranged for me to come from a business background, which may also be an implicit acceptance that the accumulation of the first pot of gold, or original wealth, is not easy and may not even be clean."
"But I believe my methods were clean, maybe because you gave me a cheat code."
An Zhengzheng joked, pointing to her head: "This is the wisdom of countless people from past lives."
Her movements were obscured by the shadow.
The vast expanse of white fog perfectly reflects the inner world of the two girls. They are following the rise of feminism, yet they are confused because feminism is still in its exploratory stage.
Just like millions of other women in the world.
The two discussed and devised a process for resolving the US-China pandemic dispute, as follows.
[Viewpoint A]: Women spend a lot of energy, time and money on makeup, skincare, weight loss, etc., in order to conform to this society.
[Viewpoint b]: Women can also pursue freedom for their own pleasure.
[Viewpoint C]: But isn't the pleasure women derive from this also a result of being taught and domesticated? What they are pursuing is nothing more than downward freedom.
After the two finished their summary, Shadow remained silent for a long time.
This is complete social withdrawal.
It wasn't until An Zhengzheng tried to comfort her that she spoke to the shadow in the thick fog.
She asked, "Are you familiar with the development process of feminism?"
Shadow knew, of course, but she felt that readers might not.
“You can explain in detail.”
An Zhengzheng cleared her throat.
"Take foreign countries as an example. European girls will go to the following lengths to achieve beauty: First, they wear very inconvenient dresses with large skirts; second, they wear corsets that are so tight they can't breathe; third, they take mercury and lead powder (or even arsenic) to achieve a whitening effect; fourth, later they changed to bloodletting and leeches sucking blood to achieve a whiter skin effect... Doesn't this resemble the practices of the Hehuan Sect?"
"When did they give up full-skirted gowns and corsets? And when did they stop using those terrible methods to maintain their beauty?"
Shadow was uncertain and could only give a vague answer: "Is it... after World War I? I remember that a group of designers, such as Coco Chanel, emerged and designed simple, convenient, and more comfortable long and short skirts... at least there was no need for large crinolines and corsets."
"Furthermore, the emergence of non-toxic cosmetics has prevented their bodies from being harmed."
An Zhengzheng nodded: "Yes. So you still think the Hundred Women Pavilion did something wrong?"
What Bai Nu Ge did was to allow them to use makeup instead of harmful cultivation methods, and to expose them to different standards of judgment.
Was I wrong?
"It's impossible to achieve overnight. Besides, the acceptance of those designers' clothes was also influenced by the trends of the times. Women were starting to work then, and comfortable dresses were more convenient."
"And what were the prevailing trends at the time of the Hundred Women's Pavilion?"
What trends were there? Without economic liberalization, women had no job opportunities, and their education lacked any openness.
This is making things difficult for Fat Tiger.
An Zhengzheng knew what was going on, so she had a clear conscience. She only regretted that she couldn't force the process to speed up.
Even if it did, it wouldn't fit An Zhengzheng's understanding; it was a path completely different from the world of her previous life.
What if haste makes waste? An Zhengzheng is arrogant, but she is not reckless.
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