Rebirth Era: After the Beautiful Sister-in-law Refuses to Open Business

"..."

Wu Chunying was stunned for a moment before she realized what Song Lan meant. She couldn't help but say, "Don't look at me because I'm thin. I'm very strong. I can beat Zheng Lai Di in just a few moves and make her lie on the ground and scream!"

After carefully examining Song Lan from head to toe for a moment, Wu Chunying said, "On the other hand, you can fall down at the slightest gust of wind. If you ever come up against Zheng Lai Di in the future, don't act on impulse."

Song Lan's mouth twitched and she wanted to say something, but Wu Chunying raised her hand to stop her: "You have to listen to your aunt. Your aunt is doing this for your own good, so that you won't suffer a big loss."

"Aunt, I am also very strong."

This was the truth, but Wu Chunying didn't believe Song Lan's words at all. She said, "You look like you're made of water, so soft and weak. I used to have a loud voice, but when I thought that I would scare you if I opened my mouth, I deliberately lowered my voice in front of you. So, if you have any problems, you'd better not be stubborn. Tell your aunt later and let her help you vent your anger."

Song Lan's eyes were filled with smiles: "How about I show you my skills?"

"No, no, no, auntie believes you."

She's still a child, just coax her a little!

Song Lan knew what Wu Chunying meant. She was really helpless, but she did not correct Wu Chunying's opinion about whether she was strong or not.

"I'll go see Comrade Qin."

Director Zhang got up and went to Qin Yanzheng's room.

At this time, Wu Chunying whispered: "Zheng Lai Di is not only cunning, but also very vicious. You don't know that she treats her five daughters like a stepmother abusing her firstborn. We are already in a new society,

There are also senior leaders who say that men and women are equal and that women hold up half the sky, but Zheng Lai Di, who came from the countryside to live in our staff family quarters, has deep-rooted feudal ideas and believes that daughters are a waste of money. Not only did she not allow her eldest daughter to go to school, but even her second to fifth daughters were not allowed to enter primary school either.”

"If they don't go to school, what do her children do at home?"

Song Lan asked.

Wu Chunying: "At home, I wash clothes, cook, clean, and take care of the younger ones. Once I have some free time, Zheng Lai Di starts to scold me."

"The big one takes the small one?"

Song Lan didn't quite understand what it meant.

Wu Chunying explained: "Zheng Lai Di gave birth to five daughters. When the eldest daughter was two or three years old, she gave birth to the second daughter, and the second daughter was left to the eldest daughter to take care of. When the third daughter was born, she was directly left to the second daughter to take care of, and the eldest daughter started cooking and washing clothes... Do you understand?"

Song Lan nodded: "Yes."

Wu Chunying sighed: "To be honest, life is really hard as the daughter of Zheng Lai Di."

"Preferring sons over daughters."

Song Lan listened and said something softly. Hearing this, Wu Chunying nodded, "It's just that she favors boys over girls. Zheng Lai Di doesn't think about it. Now it's a new society, but her mindset is still stuck in the old feudal society. She thinks daughters are useless and will become someone else's after they grow up. That's why she has been mistreating Daya and her sisters for many years."

"After getting married...it should be better."

Having said that, Song Lan knew in her heart that getting married was like a woman's second life. If she married a good man, that would be great. But if she married the wrong person, she would still be immersed in misery for the rest of her life.

But since ancient times, people's ideas have been deeply rooted. Even in this era, this new society where everyone is equal, most people still think that having a boy is better than having a girl, and that girls are to be raised by other people's families.

But then again, compared to her previous world, there is no doubt that the current society is already the best for women.

Girls can go to school at a young age just like boys, and have the same opportunities to work. They are also free to marry, and if they can't get along after marriage, they can just divorce... In short, Song Lan is really happy that she could be reborn in the present era.

Even though she was the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, her parents and relatives loved her very much and did not treat her differently from her brothers. However, the larger social environment invisibly restrained her and prevented her from showing her face in public.

For example, when she went to the border to fight the enemy, she could only appear in the camp disguised as a man and wear a mask to avoid being discovered, causing disputes, or even bringing disaster to the entire clan!

But here, there is no need to be shy about being a girl, because women can still join the army, fight on the front lines openly, and do many things that only Erlang can do in her world.

To be honest, Song Lan felt very comfortable and at ease living in today's era - as long as one has strong abilities, both men and women have the opportunity to achieve success in their careers!

"not necessarily."

Wu Chunying said, "Zheng Lai Di is very short-sighted. When she is looking for a date for her daughter, she probably won't pay attention to the character of the person, but will focus on the other party's family background. But she doesn't think about the conditions of her daughter, Daya. How could someone with a good family background be interested in Daya? Don't you think so?"

Before Song Lan could say anything, Wu Chunying continued, "However, there are exceptions. If the family is good, but the child is not good, or even missing arms and legs, or is mentally retarded and can't talk, maybe the two families can hit it off and make a marriage. In this case, it would be no different from jumping into a fire pit for Daya."

"After all, she is my own child, so I shouldn't be so cruel as to do that."

Free love is popular nowadays. Unlike in her world, marriage is decided by parents and matchmakers, and women basically have no chance to make their own decisions.

Even if she was a royal princess, her marriage was arranged by the emperor. At most, the emperor would allow the princess to secretly take a look at her future prince consort before the marriage.

Of course, when the wealthy families or the common people are looking for their sons and daughters, some families will actually try to create opportunities for the boys and girls who are going to have blind dates to meet each other from a distance. However, this must be done in secret, otherwise, one careless mistake would be enough to ruin the girl's reputation.

The safest way is to look at the portraits of both parties, but this method still needs to be done in secret and cannot be announced openly.

Then there are those families whose traditions are particularly strict, almost harsh, and it is impossible for the man and woman to see each other before entering the bridal chamber after marriage.

Sighing secretly, Song Lan felt that it was not an exaggeration for people nowadays to compare the marriages between men and women in her world to "blind marriages".

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It usually takes about twenty minutes for Director Zhang and his wife to enter the door and leave.

After seeing the two off, Song Lan told the two children to wash up. When she saw them sleeping on the bed, she came to the door of Qin Yaxin's room.

"Knock knock knock!"

Song Lan knocked on the door with her fingers, and there was no emotion in her eyes. However, there was no sound in the room for a long time. She couldn't help knocking on the door again, and said to the room: "Let's talk."

The light was on in Qin Yaxin's room, indicating that she had not yet rested.

"What's there to talk about?"