PFC Chapter 227 Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Chapter 227 Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Xie Wenke looked at Dongfang Jin very seriously: "Jin-jie, just tell me what's on your mind."
But let's make this clear first, a few of us won't be going back. There are still some places we're not familiar with, so we'll have to ask you, Master Jun."
Ma Wencai nodded: "Yes, we're not going back."
Liu Lingzui and Guo Yuming nodded in agreement: "We won't go back."
Fang Shiyu sat down and said, "Jin-jie, you speak."
Jun Qirui poured Dongfang Jin a cup of tea: "Speak, if they don't want to go back, they don't have to. I've already received their money, I'll give it all to you later."
Dongfang Jin: "..."
Should we let her speak?
Did she make any move to drive them away?
This one one by one!
Are you still going to guess?
Fang Shiyu stood up and bowed ninety degrees: "Please."
Dongfang Jin put down her teacup and looked at the group of persistent scoundrels: "Stop joking. I ran into Sister Xie Jiawenna, Sister Liu Jialinghui, and Sister Ma at Jinyulou today."
Upon hearing this, Ma Wencai waved his hand to interrupt her: "That's it? They often play together, and sometimes my second sister-in-law even fights with Sister Wenna."
That means they're used to whatever happens and have nothing to say about it.
Liu Lingzui chimed in, "My sister's younger sister and Ma Wencai's second sister-in-law sometimes fight each other regardless of the occasion."
He leaned back casually to one side, like a spoiled brat, without a trace of scholarly air about him.
Fang Shiyu glared at Liu Lingzui, then looked at Dongfang Jin and said solemnly, "Let me tell you about the relationship between our five families. Liu Lingzui's aunt is Ma Wencai's mother."
My mother, Shen, and Ma Wencai's mother, Liu Lingzui's father, were related by marriage. In other words, Ma Wencai's mother and my mother shared the same maternal grandmother, and their mothers were sisters.
Xie Wenke's mother is my cousin, the older sister of Fang Huaiyi, the magistrate of Cheng'an County whom I met at the county government office last time. They share the same grandfather as my father.
Guo Yuming's mother is the aunt of my sister-in-law and Ma Wencai's sister-in-law. My sister-in-law and Ma Wencai's sister-in-law are cousins.
Xie Wenna's mother-in-law and Guo Yuming's mother are sisters.
Ma Wencai's great-aunt is Xie Wenna's mother-in-law's mother-in-law.
Ma Wencai's biological grandmother and my maternal grandmother were sisters..."
Dongfang Jin pressed her throbbing head and stretched out a hand: "Stop, stop, stop, stop!"
The whole thing was a mess; she felt like she was in a maze, completely disoriented. Her mind was filled with stars, and if she listened any longer, her brain would explode.
【Haha…】Ruyi laughed loudly in the space.
You're still laughing!
Don't you think it's fun? Don't worry, I've written it all down for you.
Dongfang Jin felt a flock of crows fly overhead. [Why bother remembering this? It's a mess. Are they related? It feels like a spider web.]
Large families are all like this, deeply intertwined; only in this way can a family avoid decline. In your words, it's a powerful alliance, but there are advantages and disadvantages to this.
However, judging from their relationship, it seems... the five families have a fairly good relationship.
[Since they're different businesses, there's no conflict of interest, so of course they should get along. If you don't believe me, try having all five of them run restaurants, wineries, or pawnshops.]
Two tigers cannot share one mountain; there's no need to test it.
"I called you all together because I wanted to tell you that I'm meeting with them today..."
After we recognized each other, Sister Xie wanted me to find them a business to do. Dongfang Jin then told them about our encounter that day, but she didn't mention the unpleasant part.
Ma Wencai was initially shocked, then somewhat disapproving, saying, "How can women do business? Wouldn't it be better to stay home, take care of their husbands and children?"
Dongfang Jin immediately became unhappy: "Ma Wencai, your thinking is not good. What's wrong with women? You are not allowed to look down on women."
When a woman becomes strong, she can hold up half the sky.
It's all because of your stubborn and inflexible thinking that your perspective is limited.
"If you dare say you look down on women, I'll slash you." He said, stretching out his hand and making a cleaver gesture.
Ma Wencai said aggrievedly, "I didn't look down on them. I just wanted to say that making money is a man's job, and women should just stay at home and be beautiful."
Dongfang Jin snorted coldly and pouted: "Give me a break. You men are fine when you're happy, but when you're not, you just turn around and go into someone else's room, with one woman on the left and one woman on the right."
If you get annoyed, you can say something like, "You eat my food and drink my water, and I'll guarantee you your position as my legal wife. What more could you want?"
is not it?
Let me tell you, that won't do. Women need to have their own careers.
Only when you achieve financial freedom and have something to do every day, who would still be keeping an eye on their husband's little plot of land?
After Dongfang Jin finished speaking, Guo Yuming's expression was the most obvious. Seeing his unfocused eyes, it seemed that his father was such a person.
He's either his father or someone in his family who's like that; he's heard of it before.
Jun Qirui then spoke up: "Your idea is good. Tell me, what kind of deal is it?"
Dongfang Jin drank a cup of tea: "There are many businesses that are suitable for women, so why did I agree to them?"
She had just finished speaking when she heard a loud crash.
Dongfang Jin...
Well, you've come at the perfect time.
"We're back!"
It's the voices of Long Jiu and Long Er.
The five men, including Ma Wencai, had just gotten up and hadn't even stepped off the kang (a heated brick bed) when two men came in.
Long Er: "Xiao Jin."
Long Jiu: "Jin Jie'er."
Dongfang Jin gestured for them to sit down: "Hurry up and warm up. We're in a meeting right now. I was just thinking how nice it would be if you were here. I can't help but think about it."
Long Er sat down, took the tea from Jun Qirui's hand, and sat down next to him: "Oh, a meeting? What kind of meeting?"
Just as Fang Shiyu and his group of five were about to bow, Long Er stopped them and said, "There's not much trouble here. Don't overthink things. You can tell your families, but don't let outsiders know."
Fang Shiyu was the first to bow: "Yes."
Dongfang Jin pointed at them and said, "Sit down properly. From now on, treat them as family. Just call them Second Brother or Ninth Brother. Don't be shy."
If you're too polite, the younger kids might overthink it. Don't scare them.
Next, I will say something that you can also take notes of.
Fang Shiyu glanced at Long Er and Long Jiu, who looked so relaxed. That's what he said, but he couldn't let his guard down.
The Dragon Guards were all the guards around that man; his grandfather had explained this to him.
He remembered that when he secretly found his grandfather that day, he told him about what he had seen Long Wei.
Grandpa said that the Dragon Guard has existed since the first emperor of the Cang Sheng Kingdom.
They obeyed only the emperors of past dynasties, and represented the emperor when traveling.
But now...
Long Er sat down and drank a cup of hot tea: "Tell me."
Dongfang Jin gestured with her eyes for Fang Shiyu and the other four to sit down: "What I'm going to talk about next is a business that's suitable for women."
"Second Brother Long, Lingyun Pavilion is already on the agenda, right?"
Long Er nodded: "Yes, some shops have already made a profit." Moreover, the profits are considerable, which has won the Emperor's favor.
Dongfang Jin nodded. It was a lie to say that it wasn't profitable. Anyone who wasn't a fool could make money with their eyes closed by the businesses she mentioned.
What I want to say is that Lingyun Pavilion can be expanded and broadened.
His sisters and sisters-in-law are all unemployed, so I'd like them to open their own shop, which we'll call Lingyun Pavilion Toy Shop.
Long Er looked at Dongfang Jin meaningfully: "Xiao Jin, your real intention is not what it seems!"
Dongfang Jin said guiltily, "No, I just felt that women would definitely face obstacles when opening shops. The owner of our Lingyun Pavilion is the Empress..."
"Bang!" Liu Lingzui's knee slammed onto the kang table. "Ugh," he groaned, bending over and clutching his knee.
Ma Wencai bit his tongue, hissed, and covered his mouth.