"I know what Madam calls a girls' club, but to be honest, I think the girls' club I opened will make all women flock to it."
The confidence in Lin Mengya's eyes made Mrs. Xia's heart skip a beat.
Looking at the high-spirited woman in front of her, she couldn't help but remember that she once had such confidence when she was a virgin.
She was born in the Ye family and has been one of the best among her peers since she was a child. She has never lost to anyone in terms of music, chess, calligraphy, painting, etiquette, music, poetry and calligraphy.
The brothers and cousins in her family were only suppressed by her and him in front of her. There was even a time when she felt that she was no less than a man.
But it wasn't until she grew up that her parents suddenly put her marriage on the agenda, and she realized that she was just a bubble.
She didn't even have the right to decide her own marriage. In the end, she could only choose a puppet that she could control.
When she first got married, she also had her own expectations. She felt that if she could marry someone who knew that she loved her and protected her, maybe the rest of her life would not be too miserable.
But what about actually?
From the day she entered the house, she knew she had to keep her position because her husband was not what she thought.
Even before the wedding night, her husband reduced her to nothing while talking and laughing with others.
He also said that the reason why he married her was because he was capable of taking care of his internal and external affairs.
Only then did she realize that the meaning of her existence was a tool, even an abacus.
Later, she gave birth to a daughter after all the hardships. Instead of understanding the pain of giving birth, her husband took advantage of her stage of giving birth to a daughter to take care of her health and took away her stewardship.
From that moment on, she knew that the only person she and her daughter could rely on was herself.
A man is nothing but a puppet.
Therefore, even though she was tricked by her parents' family, she didn't feel too sad. Instead, she only felt a little less burdened.
In this way, she can flex her muscles and no longer care about the life and death of the Ye family.
But Lin Mengya saw a heart that loved her daughter.
"May I ask, madam, if you want a husband for Miss Wuyao in the future, will you look for someone who is smart and capable or someone who is a loser?"
There was no need to ask this question. Mrs. Xia subconsciously wanted to say that she would find a capable son-in-law for her daughter.
But, is this really the future she worked so hard to earn for her daughter?
Her whole life has been ruined at the hands of men, how can she watch her daughter make the same mistake again?
Right?
People's hearts are fickle, and even if you once had a sincere heart, it may change under the influence of power.
Wasn't her husband just a worthless loser back then?
What happened in the end? It wasn't easy, he took all his hard work from her, and even shamelessly said that she was Si Chen, the dove occupying the magpie's nest?
The reason why she drugged him instead of killing him was because if her husband died, the Xia family's side branches would definitely swarm him.
So no matter how disgusted she is with that man, she still has to leave him a way to survive, because her daughter can only take power if he is alive.
But what if the man her daughter finds in the future is as white-eyed as her husband?
Ten years later, twenty years later, when he is buried, who can still protect his daughter?
Should she rely on those invisible and intangible consciences? Has she not learned enough from her own experiences and lessons?
Whether it's her husband or her natal family, which one of them has she wronged?
Even so, they didn't give themselves a way to survive for their daughter, so did she really want to gamble again?
When Lin Mengya saw Mrs. Xia lost in thought, she knew that the other party must have been shaken.
"I know what Madam is thinking. It is natural for women to hold power. Since God has arranged for us to have children, it means that we are even higher than men."
Lin Mengya knew that her words were suspected of brainwashing, but it didn't matter. She didn't want to provoke confrontation between men and women. She even had expectations for love and marriage.
But now Mrs. Xia must give some strong medicine to change the other party's mentality before she can take the next step.
"This, this is"
Mrs. Xia's current mentality is not very stable.
The main reason is that after she just experienced the pain of being betrayed by her mother's family, she must not trust others at all now, so Lin Mengya needs to inspire the ambition in Mrs. Xia's heart.
"Do you think this is the truth? No matter how capable those men are, don't they have to be born from a woman's body? So why can't we do what men can do?"
"Instead of finding a husband for Miss Wuyao whose character you don't know, why don't you let her take charge of the Xia family?"
"I've heard of it
, there are many families where women are now in power, but more women are hiding behind an incompetent man. If the man is obedient, it's okay, but if he is disobedient, it will be in vain in the end, and he will do it for others.
If this is the case, I wonder if you would be willing to give up the wedding dress?"
Lin Mengya's words were all poking at Mrs. Xia's heart.
Yes.
Why can't women?
Why do women have to hide themselves under the light of men?
Why has she been as courageous and knowledgeable as men since she was a child, but in the end she is just a daughter of the Ye family, just a wife of the Xia family, and never herself?
After Lin Mengya saw the expression on Mrs. Xia's face, she knew that her words today would definitely make Mrs. Xia change.
In fact, she can empathize with Mrs. Xia's situation.
Mrs. Xia's natal family betrayed her, and her husband has been plotting against her.
Under such circumstances, if Mrs. Xia cannot control her own destiny, she will not be able to take her daughter out of this whirlpool.
This was also Lin Mengya’s original intention in building the women’s club.
She hopes that more women can be themselves, that they can have rich knowledge and superb business skills.
Gender is not a shackle that binds them, they should come out and get what they want.
As women, should they be trapped in the back house without any achievements and willingly dedicate everything they have worked hard to their fathers, brothers, and husbands?
Throughout the ages, many women's achievements have been erased, or even attributed to a man with pride and dignity.
Just because she is a woman, she should be selfish, stupid, ignorant of the world, and trapped in the back house all day long, with a small belly, guarding one-third of an acre every day, waiting for the appearance of a man.
No! They shouldn't have to live like this, they should have a bright future!
Mrs. Xia's mind felt a little confused now. She felt that Miss Huo was right for a while, but at the same time she felt that no, this was wrong. This was contrary to the education she had received for many years.
"What does the girls' club you said you were going to open look like?"
Compared to her mother, Xia Wuyao was obviously more interested in this girls' club.
Because she has had very little experience, even if she feels sad now, she still blames her father for not treating her mother this way.
Lin Mengya looked at Xia Wuyao and felt that this girl was lucky and unfortunate at the same time.
Because life has laid a huge trap for her
Shadow, and the moment it was torn open must have been bloody and painful.
So Lin Mengya hoped to make this girl stronger before that, so that Xia Wuyao could have more choices.
“This is the initial idea of this women’s club.”
In the next half hour, Lin Mengya tried her best to use her simple language to describe the prototype of a women's club for the other party.
Because she had made sufficient preparations before this, many of the things she said could directly touch the heart of a woman of Xia Wuyao's background.
Although Lin Mengya's ultimate goal is that women, rich and poor, high and low, can find opportunities and draw energy from their women's clubs.
But at present, she has set her target group on the women of these aristocratic families.
The more Xia Wuyao listened, the brighter his eyes became.
"Can what you say really be built? Can I really do whatever I want in this hall?"
She grabbed Lin Mengya's hand and asked eagerly.
Seeing Xia Wuyao like this, Lin Mengya shook her head gently. Under the disappointed gaze of the other party, she explained softly: "It's not that you can do whatever you want, but that under the protection of the guild, you can do whatever you want."
You can do whatever you want.”
Xia Wuyao still didn't understand the difference between the two, but Mrs. Xia understood it, and she looked at Lin Mengya with bright eyes.
"Miss Huo, maybe what I said is a little bit cold water on you, but such a thing is not something that can be done easily."
Lin Mengya looked directly at the other party and said with a smile: "Then why not give it a try? Madam Xia, instead of treating all women as opponents, why can't we turn all women into partners?"
Mrs. Xia wanted to say, it's impossible.
Just like her and the women in the back house of the Xia family, they all have the same purpose.
In fact, the object of their fight is not any man, but the interests of the Xia family.
Thinking of this, an idea suddenly flashed through her mind.
If they can't compete for the Xia family's interests, who can provide them with more ways out?
In fact, the first two concubines who entered the house had already been defeated by her, and they even lowered themselves to beg for peace several times.
She didn't want to kill all these women because she knew they were not the ones doing the evil.
"It seems that Mrs. Xia has also thought of it. Yes, if the focus is only on one family, then there will definitely be many people competing for the same piece of meat, but what if there is a wider world?"