"No, I'll just stay around our house until the baby is born. I won't go anywhere else." Jian Shu shook his head and refused.
Some dangers can be prevented in advance, but some unexpected events cannot be avoided at all.
Just like what happened today, what could Gu Mingjing do? She was not hit and was not in danger. How could she avoid being frightened by the birthing scene?
All I can say is that she was really unlucky. She wanted to go out late and just happened to arrive at this time.
The best way to prevent this kind of unexpected disaster is to go out less.
Gu Mingjing also understood this truth, and for safety reasons he did not try to persuade him any further. After all, people cannot stop others from doing stupid things, they can only restrain themselves.
"This is good, but it's unfair to you."
Jian Shu chuckled. "What's there to be wronged about? You know me. I'm not the type to go out much. I only go out for a walk these days because the weather is nice. If it were winter, I wouldn't go out even if you pulled me."
Gu Mingjing lowered his eyes and said nothing. Even so, there is still a difference between being active and being passive.
"Okay, don't be unhappy. Besides, I'm getting heavier and heavier. I get tired if I walk far. It's better to be closer to home so that I can take a break at any time." Jian Shu knew that he was unhappy when she saw him like this, so she took his hand and persuaded him.
Gu Mingjing already had an idea in mind, and he took the opportunity to step down after hearing this. "Didn't you say you wanted to eat grapes? I'll go wash them for you."
Gu Mingjing brought the washed grapes and peeled them carefully for her.
Jianshu ate grapes and thought about the little girl who was born today. "Alas, it's pitiful that she was born into a family like that. I'm afraid her life will not be easy in the future."
Her family was patriarchal, and she had two older sisters. Before she was born, the whole family had great expectations for this baby. The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment when their expectations were shattered.
It is conceivable that a baby girl born in such an environment would have a very difficult life in the future.
Seeing his wife becoming sentimental again, Gu Mingjing quickly said something kind to comfort her, "She survived such a difficult situation today, so you can imagine how strong she is. She will definitely be fine in the future, and good things will come after bad times."
Today's incident caused a big stir, and basically everyone who should know about it knew about it. Because of his wife, he also knew some of the situation.
It was a truly dangerous time. We had already wasted quite a bit of time at home, and then we added the time it took to get to the hospital. The fact that both mother and daughter survived was truly a blessing. I heard that when the child was born, she was so weak that everyone thought she was gone. Unexpectedly, she was eventually saved, and the doctors praised her resilience.
"I hope so." Jian Shu's face was weary. He was really fed up with this kind of thing. "Is that two ounces of meat so important? Can we ignore everything for this?"
She couldn't even remember how many times this had happened. In this very residential compound, how many of the incidents that happened every other day were related to favoring boys over girls?
Moreover, the conditions in the family compound were already ahead of most people in this era. She couldn't even imagine how many women in other places were struggling because of the "preferring sons over daughters" policy.
From the initial anger, injustice, and sadness to now, one thing after another has exhausted her emotions, leaving only endless boredom.
"Shushu, the idea that men are superior to women has been passed down for thousands of years. Even though we advocate equality for all now, and the leader says that women hold up half the sky, some decadent and outdated ideas cannot disappear in a short time. It takes time for new ideas to cover old ones." Gu Mingjing stopped what he was doing and looked up at her.
"Whether those two ounces of meat are important or not is not up to one person to decide. To some, it's important, while to others, it's unimportant. The former are like the old lady in that house, while the latter are like you and me. Times are always progressing, and there will be more and more people like you and me."
Jian Shu rubbed his brows. "I understand the logic, but how long will it take? Three years? Five years? Decades? And during this time, how many people will be hurt? How many incidents like today's will happen?"
"Just for an unknown baby boy, they watched the pregnant woman suffer a difficult labor and refused to send her to the hospital. Simply because the first two children born in the hospital were girls, such a foolish and ridiculous reason, they almost ruined two lives..."
God knows how much she wanted to rush up and slap the old woman in the face when she heard her talking so confidently.
So it wasn't you who gave birth to the child, right?
It wasn't you who had the difficult delivery, was it?
It wasn't you who almost died, was it?
She kept saying, "I went through the same thing back then. Why can't she? She's just a spoiled brat." Her words were all about wasting money on the hospital.
At that moment, Jianshu was wondering whether the reason for not going to the hospital was because she had no hope for the baby in her belly and wanted to save money, or because she really felt that she would not be able to give birth to a son by going to the hospital.
But either way, it's disgusting enough.
Facing her almost questioning tone, Gu Mingjing looked calm, "Shushu, we can't change the world."
Jian Shu's breathing hitched, he closed his eyes and clenched his teeth, and opened his eyes after a long while. "You're right, you should do what you can do. You can't force it."
Improving the status of women has never been something that can be achieved by one or two people, nor can it be achieved in one or two years. It requires long-term subtle influence and the efforts of generations.
She is powerless now, and as for her in the future...
A determined light flashed in Jianshu's eyes. She would do everything in her power to help. Even if that little bit of power might be insignificant, it was still a ray of light.
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
I don't ask for anything in return, but I just want to have a clear conscience.
Gu Mingjing looked at her silently, stretched out his hands and held her in his arms, "Work hard, only when you stand high can you accomplish more things and see the scene you envision."
Jianshu leaned quietly in his arms without saying a word.
A new chapter has been added to the original life plan.
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