NOVPUBChapter 3026: Educating Girls? That Was Just Foolish
Daughters would eventually belong to another family, and when the time came, they could even collect some bride price.
Educating girls? That was just foolish.
Outside, Wang Ying’s mother kept shouting incessantly.
She cursed Ning Shu for being shameless and lamented raising such a daughter. If she’d known, she should have smashed her to death at birth.
That way, she wouldn’t have grown up to disgrace the family. What kind of man would want such a shameless woman in the future?
There was also the sound of Wang Chao’s duck-like puberty voice.
The smell of the cheap cigarettes Wang Ying’s father smoked drifted into the room.
Listening to Wang Ying’s mother’s curses, Ning Shu felt no emotion, only a sense of pity.
These women were the staunchest supporters of a patriarchal society.
They had their own rights, even basic human rights, stripped away, yet they perpetuated these beliefs for generations.
You want me to die? Well then, I insist on living. I’ll live better than anyone!
True strength comes from within. Only by treating this matter with equanimity could one be truly strong.
People exaggerated the significance of being raped. Being raped, being hurt, or even being killed—it was all the same.
Anything with even a hint of titillation would always make people look at women differently, with eyes full of judgment.
In her room, Ning Shu began cultivating. She still felt uncomfortable below, with some bloodstains on her pants.
She used the last bit of spiritual energy in her body to soothe the discomfort.
When it was time to eat, no one called Ning Shu.
She opened the door herself, sat on the long bench, picked up a bun, grabbed the few pieces of meat from the dishes, sandwiched it in the bun, and started eating.
Wang Chao stared at Ning Shu. Normally, those were his to eat—he was still growing.
Wang Chao had always felt he wasn’t tall enough. Other families could afford milk, but his family couldn’t, and it made him resentful.
At home, it was an unspoken rule that anything good to eat was reserved for Wang Chao first. Wang Ying never touched Wang Chao’s food.
Now that Ning Shu had taken the meat, Wang Chao was furious.
Ning Shu, chewing her bun, ignored Wang Chao’s angry glare. She smirked and said, “What are you staring at? Do you want me to hit you again?”
“You…” Lunatic! Wang Chao glared at her and bit into his bun angrily.
‘Bang!’ Wang Ying’s father slammed his chopsticks heavily on the table, his aged face full of anger. “Look at you now! What kind of behavior is this? Go to the kitchen to eat!”
“We’ve spoiled you too much. Letting you eat at the table—look around and see which other woman here gets to sit at the table to eat.” His face darkened as he spoke sternly.
Oh, she forgot—in this place, women aren’t even allowed to sit at the dining table.
Instead, they had to crouch in the kitchen on a small stool to eat their meals.
Ning Shu didn’t move, barely sincere as she said, “Thank you, Father, for your immense kindness.”
He wanted her to eat in the kitchen and not even allow her at the table? Well, in that case, no one should eat. Just flip the table! Eat your damn food elsewhere.
Why bother meekly conforming to become what they want?
Ning Shu swiftly then ate all the vegetables with a few swipes of her chopsticks, leaving behind just the sauce water, which didn’t even have a single trace of oil.
She let out a satisfied burp. “This is the first time I’ve eaten so freely. Before, I didn’t even dare to reach out with my chopsticks.”
Whenever she tried to reach for food, Wang Ying’s mother would smack her hand away with her chopsticks.
“I’m done. Enjoy your meal,” Ning Shu said as she stood up and walked back into her room.
Wang Ying’s mother’s face was grim. “Has this wretched girl gone mad from being provoked?”
She truly didn’t dare lay a hand on this daughter of hers now. She was worried that Ning Shu might turn around and lash out at Wang Chao again.
Translator: Kaho
