Chapter 378: Women are not born. Just say what you say to me. From elementary school to junior high school and then to university, the two sisters happily talked about their growth experience.
Ye Feng is an orphan, and what he longs for most in his heart is the warmth of family and affection. Now that he can share the happy past of the two sisters, Ye Feng is extremely happy, with a bright smile always rippling on his face.
From the sisters' stories, Ye Feng learned that the sisters were descendants of Chinese living in Southeast Asia. Because of their yearning for traditional Chinese culture, they studied at Tianjing University three years ago.
Happy time always passes quickly, and before they knew it, the three of them had been chatting for more than an hour.
"Eight years ago, I traveled to various countries in Southeast Asia and also spent some time in the Lion City of Singapore. It is a very beautiful city and I like it very much."
Ye Feng also opened up the conversation and shared his experiences with the sisters. However, when Ye Feng told these experiences, he replaced the former killer with a travel enthusiast.
"As for your ancestral home, Luo City in the Central Plains, I was there half a year ago."
Liang Siqi's eyes shone with excitement, she grabbed Ye Feng's arm tightly and asked, "I heard that Luo City is an ancient cultural city with a long history. Is it beautiful there? Brother Ye, please tell us quickly."
"If you ask about the prosperity and failure of ancient and modern times, please just look at Luoyang City."
Don’t read dead books, but learn and apply them. The poem “Crossing the Ancient City of Luoyang” by Sima Guang, a historian of the Northern Song Dynasty, that I just read in the book, was vividly used as the opening statement by Ye Feng.
"Luocheng is located in the north of Luoshui. The north of the water is called 'Yang', so it is also called Luoyang. Luocheng is the main birthplace of Chinese civilization. Since the Xia Dynasty, thirteen dynasties have established their capitals here, so it has
It is also known as the 'Ancient Capital of Thirteen Dynasties' and is also the only city in Chinese history to be named the 'Sacred Capital'. The so-called 'Sacred Capital' refers to the capital of China."
"Sihe Mountains are surrounded by green mountains, and the three rivers and rivers are clear. This refers to the magnificent scenery of Luo City. Luo City is located in Mangshan Mountain in the north, looking at Yique in the south, standing between Heluo River and Luo City, and it occupies the world.
It not only has the majestic and majestic atmosphere of the Central Plains, but also has the charming and romantic quality of the water towns of the South."
Ye Feng spoke eloquently and Liang Siqi listened attentively and kept nodding.
"Brother Ye, I really want to visit Luo City. When you have time in the future, take us to Luo City to play, okay?"
"No problem, I will become an excellent guide and take you to visit the famous mountains and rivers in Luo City."
During this time, Liang Siqi did not speak. Although she was listening, she frequently lowered her head and looked at her watch.
Ye Feng had long noticed Liang Siqi's little moves. After introducing the scenery of Luo City to the two, he hurriedly asked, "Siqi, are you busy with something?"
"There is a lecture at ten o'clock." Liang Siqi raised her little hand and looked at her watch again. "Siqi, it's already nine forty, we should go."
"Hehe, I forgot." Liang Siqi stuck out her tongue playfully, picked up the book and stood up.
"Brother Ye, do you want to go to the lecture?"
Hearing that Liang Siqi invited Ye Feng to attend the lecture, Liang Siqi couldn't help but be startled, and then bluntly rejected Liang Siqi's idea. "He will not attend this kind of lecture."
"This...actually it's nothing." Liang Siqi's retort was weak and her tone was obviously hesitant.
"He certainly won't go."
Liang Siqi spoke very firmly, which surprised Ye Feng.
As the saying goes, if you lose someone, you won't lose the battle, and if you don't steam the steamed buns, you will win the reputation. I just said before that I like to study, and Ye Feng doesn't want to be looked down upon by the two beautiful students.
"Is this a professional academic lecture?" Ye Feng raised the book in his hand and waved it in front of the two sisters. "I am a person who likes to learn very much."
Seeing Ye Feng's confident smile, Liang Siqi's attitude also wavered. He hesitated and said hesitantly. "Actually, this kind of academic lectures are very common abroad. However, such lectures are rarely held in China, so,
There are even fewer people who can accept it.”
"I have worked and lived in Europe for many years, and I am still very open-minded and tolerant. Besides, I came here originally to read and study." Ye Feng stood up with a smile. "Let's go, two beauties, I
I will accompany you to the lecture."
Liang Siqi was surprised and happy. "Brother Ye, do you really want to attend the lecture?"
"Of course." Ye Feng looked at his watch and found that the time had reached nine forty-six, so he urged him anxiously. "Let's go to the venue quickly, or we will be late."
Seeing Ye Feng's resolute attitude, the two sisters left the library with Ye Feng without saying anything more.
The place where the lectures are held is not far from the library.
Five minutes later, when Ye Feng followed the sisters into the lecture theater, there was a sudden burst of applause.
The applause became more and more enthusiastic. The students sitting in the lecture theater stood up one after another. They looked towards the door with smiles, as if they were welcoming distinguished guests, and clapped their hands desperately.
"Did they make a mistake and take me as the speaker?" Ye Feng asked Liang Siqi next to him with a puzzled look on his face.
"No, they are welcoming you." Liang Siqi replied with a smile.
"It seems that people who like to study are welcome wherever they go."
Ye Feng became happy, with a charming smile on his angular face. He took out his notebook and pen from his pocket, and sat generously in the center of the lecture hall amidst the cheers of the students.
"Yeah, that's great."
"So handsome, handsome guy, thank you for coming to support me."
“Ohmygod’s lecture will definitely shock the whole school.”
"Hehe, handsome guy, you are welcome to attend the lecture."
Cheers came from all directions, making Ye Feng's blood boil with excitement.
Looking around, he looked at the enthusiastic faces full of youthful vigor. The smile on Ye Feng's face became stronger. He nodded politely to the people around him. "Study hard and make progress every day. Work together and come on."
Suddenly, among the enthusiastic smiles, Ye Feng discovered two distinctive faces, Mu Ningyan and her female assistant Xu Lu. Both of them were also smiling, but what about the smiles on their faces?
How weird, a little stiff, a little surprised, and a little bit wickedly gloating.
However, Ye Feng didn't have time to think about why the two of them appeared here, let alone why they laughed so weirdly.
Because, Ye Feng's casual polite words just now had once again detonated the entire audience.
"Oh, great, so handsome."
"Handsome guy, you are a role model for men."
"I love you so much, I really love you so much."
"If all men were like this handsome guy, then the world would be a paradise."
The compliments came like a flood, and Ye Feng felt a little overwhelmed. He reached out and touched his cheeks that were already slightly red and hot, and muttered in his heart. Please, stop complimenting me. Being handsome is not mine.
wrong.
As the door of the lecture theater was pushed open again, the sound of praise immediately subsided, leaving only a crisp sound of high heels echoing in the quiet lecture theater.
As soon as he raised his head, Ye Feng was attracted by her beautiful eyes.
On the delicate face, the faint smile is as charming as a dream, and the big bright eyes are like a clear lake, shining with the light of wisdom. A white small lapel shirt, paired with an elegant navy blue suit, is a complete look.
The standard image of a beautiful teacher.
Looking closely, the female teacher is not very old, she looks about 25 or 26 years old.
"She is Miss Alice, the speaker of this lecture. She is a professor of sociology at Princeton University in the United States and a well-known writer. I have read her books and her thoughts are very profound."
Liang Siqi's introduction made Ye Feng secretly sigh that people should not be judged by their appearance. This is indeed true. Having become a professor at Princeton University, a world-renowned institution at a young age, Miss Alice must have extraordinary talents.
"Miss Alice, like us, is also an overseas Chinese. I heard that her ancestral home is in the treasure island of Taiwan."
Before Liang Siqi finished speaking, Alice stepped onto the podium and bowed to the students with a smile. "Female compatriots, Merry Christmas to everyone."
Without any pretensions, humble and peaceful, Alice won a round of applause as soon as she appeared.
Alice's greeting did not mention men, which surprised Ye Feng. But looking at Alice's sincere bow, he couldn't help but be impressed by Alice's elegant demeanor, and he also cheered hard with the sisters beside him.
Palm.
Amid thunderous applause, Alice opened her laptop and connected it to the projector. Her movements were gentle and elegant, and she always had a quiet smile on her pretty face.
After the applause subsided, Alice began the lecture.
"One is not born, but rather beesa woman (Women are not born, but formed.)"
This English opening sentence surprised Ye Feng.
Then, "The Second Sex", three huge Chinese characters, and a string of English translations appeared on the screen.
Even though Ye Feng usually took the time to read some classics, he was still confused when faced with Alice's explanation.
However, as a person who likes to learn, seeing that the students around him were listening attentively, Ye Feng also opened his notebook and recorded the sentence "one is not born, butrather beesa woman" that puzzled him in his notebook.
"What is a woman? She is biologically defined as a 'female'. When the word 'female' comes from a man's mouth, it has an insulting connotation, but he is not ashamed of his animality. On the contrary,
He would be proud if someone said of him: 'What a male!'
in her gender.”
"Men throw almost all the adjectives about 'female' at women, such as 'lazy, cunning, ruthless, stupid' and so on. In the animal world, 'female' will indeed show this kind of behavior under certain circumstances.
Characteristics: A menacing termite queen rules over enslaved male termites; female mantises and spiders are tired of love and crush and devour their mates. However, it is not clear whether such female characteristics really exist in women.
Make hasty conclusions."
In these remarks that shocked Ye Feng, after Alice denied biological determinism, she distinguished species from a psychological perspective, saying, "The generation of gender is psychological, not biological."
"Women are the reference that men use to determine their existence, a kind of compensating object, the ideal and myth of men, and the only thing they are not is themselves. Others are hell, but for men, women are
She is not a "person" who can get along with him as an equal and constitute his "hell". She is just a "thing" that is designed and prescribed. Whether in history or literature, human beings are male-centered, and men do not
To explain a woman in terms of herself, he should focus on himself and look at the woman in relative terms.”
"A woman is taught that she must please others, that she must turn herself into a 'thing' in order for people to like her. Therefore, she should give up her spontaneity. People treat her like a living doll, and she cannot be free.
A vicious cycle is formed. Because the less she uses her freedom to understand, capture and capture the world around her, the more her source of energy dries up, and the less she dares to affirm herself as an independent self."
"Therefore, women are not a human being formed by natural evolution, but just a symbolic female animal. What they get is only what men are willing to give them, and they have not independently obtained any power.
They just accept the power they are given."
After hearing this, Ye Feng finally understood something. Good guy, this beautiful and gentle professor of emotions is actually a feminist.
"Dear female compatriots, are you willing to live like this? Are you willing to live in the shadow of men? Are you willing to let men design and define your life?"
Alice asked three rhetorical questions in a row, which immediately ignited the mood of the venue, and received a unanimous answer.
"I don't want to."
Suddenly, a chill came from behind, and Ye Feng thought of something that made him extremely embarrassed. This was a lecture on feminist thought. Are there any men attending the meeting?
Looking around secretly, Ye Feng got an answer that he had expected, but it was also the most difficult answer for him to accept.
Just like what Alice said in her speech, dear female compatriots, the spacious lecture hall is densely packed with dear female compatriots. Only Ye Feng, a man, is alone in the sea of women.
Ye Feng regretted it so much in his heart that he shouldn't have been brave. At the very least, he had to ask what kind of lecture this was before deciding whether to participate or not.
Although I quite appreciate Alice's profound thoughts and views, although Ye Feng is usually a very sympathetic man, and although Ye Feng also pursues freedom and equality, this is after all a lecture on feminist thought, a lecture for women.
Why is a grown man here to join in the fun?
Fortunately, the Liang sisters were sitting on both sides. Ye Feng finally found some comfort. He bowed his head and pretended to be at his desk taking notes. But he was praying silently in his heart, hoping that all female compatriots could forget that there was a man hanging around.
among them.
Unfortunately, Ye Feng's sincere prayer did not move God.
Just after the whole audience shouted "I don't want to", countless eyes converged on the only male in the audience from all directions.