Chapter 163 The Woman of the Great Qi Awakens
Jian Yunsang's brow twitched; Jian Panpan's idea was dangerous.

"Who said that? Why shouldn't you exist in this world?"

"But I'm so tired. I've felt so tired since I was a child. My parents and brother seem to only treat me as a tool for doing chores. I can't have my own thoughts, and I can only do whatever they arrange. I thought things would be different after I got married, but no, getting married made me realize a fact: in this world, no one really cares about me. My in-laws think I'm useless and can't help with anything. I haven't had a child yet, I quit my job, and I can't help my husband's career. They even have to take care of my food."

“Recently, my husband made money in his own business and bought a bigger house, which my brother found out about. My parents want me to borrow money from my in-laws, but I can't. They feel like they've wasted their time raising me. My parents and brother are wary of me, and my in-laws and husband are also wary of me. It feels like there's no place for me in this world anymore. I'm wrong no matter where I am, and everything I do is wrong. My very existence is wrong. Nobody in this world loves me.”

“No.” Jian Yunsang grasped her hand, her brows furrowed. “Panpan, it’s not like that. You’ve got something wrong.”

Jian Panpan was stunned for a moment, then looked up blankly, "What?"

"First, you need to understand one thing: you need to love yourself first." Jian Yunsang's voice softened, but her tone was exceptionally firm. "You're not wrong; they are. Your parents treat you badly because they were poisoned by feudalistic ideas of valuing sons over daughters from a young age. Their values, their education, their limited exposure to the world, their shallow understanding—their thinking itself is flawed. So their actions of guarding against you and treating you badly are wrong. They've done wrong and are unrepentant, so what you need to do is stay away from them and not let their mistakes infect you. Don't try to integrate into their lives and become like them, understand?"

Jian Panpan's eyes widened slightly as she stared at Jian Yunsang in astonishment.

Before the latter could finish speaking, she asked, "Let me ask you, when your husband was pursuing you, did he ever praise you?"

Jian Panpan nodded subconsciously. "Yes, he said I'm kind and sincere, meticulous and patient in my work, and he also said I'm very talented, that my poems are beautiful and heartwarming. He said I'm very self-disciplined, that I can organize everything perfectly, and that I'll definitely be a sought-after employee by many companies in the future..."

She paused as she spoke, and her voice gradually stopped. It turned out that she had so many good qualities.

Jian Yunsang laughed, "Look, he actually discovered how outstanding you are a long time ago. He knew you were excellent, yet he still treated you like this, constantly suppressing, negating, and restricting you from working after marriage. What does that show? It shows that he himself has a problem with his character. Why should someone as outstanding as you care about what a scoundrel says and does? Does it matter whether a scoundrel cares about you or not? Are you going to get hung up on this and think that you shouldn't exist in this world? Are you crazy? There are so many cultured and capable people out there; you should listen to what they say. Anyone who says anything bad about you either has poor judgment, harbors ill intentions, or has a narrow perspective, understand?"

Jian Panpan swallowed hard. Yes, why should she care so much about what these people were saying?

Clearly, the most capable person in the Jian family is right in front of her, it's her sister, why doesn't she listen to what she has to say?

"You should fight back against people who make you unhappy. If you can't fight them back, then get rid of them or stay away from them. Don't fight internally, or you'll get breast nodules. What you need to do now is love yourself and think about what makes you feel comfortable, at ease, and happy. No one else's opinion matters. I'm definitely on your side."

Chaochao looked at her mother with bright eyes. Although she didn't quite understand many of the things her mother said, she felt that what her mother said made a lot of sense.

Therefore, as soon as Jian Yunsang finished speaking, she immediately followed up, "Aunt Panpan, I'm on your side too."

Jian Panpan couldn't help but laugh, her tears flowing freely as she cried and laughed at the same time.

At this moment, the Great Qi Dynasty under the sky was unusually quiet. Jian Yunsang's words were resounding and enlightening, leaving many people feeling enlightened, especially the women, who felt as if they had been given a lesson.

So that's how it is. So that's another way to think about it.

They are disliked and suppressed not because they are bad, but because those people are blind or have malicious intentions. Their parents don't love them because their parents are narrow-minded and shallow.

Yes, that's right. What's wrong with them?

They are clearly hardworking, capable of bearing children, earning money to support their families, and keeping everything inside and outside the home spotless and efficient. They are excellent, so why are they still disliked? It's because they've encountered bad people.

Yes, if they encountered someone like He Nanzhou, Jian Zhengqing, He Pu, or even someone younger like He Zheyan, they would be respected and understood.

At this moment, it seemed as if countless women of the Great Qi were beginning to awaken.

No, perhaps from a very early time, from the later development of women being able to read, become officials, and get divorced, to the point where women could leave men with nothing after a divorce, and the idea that the sex of a child was determined by men—these things had already taken root in their hearts, letting them know that life shouldn't be so male-centric. They too could be the world, and they needed to love and respect themselves first.

From that day on, many men in the Great Qi Dynasty discovered that their wives and daughters were no longer numbly going about their monotonous lives, nor were they silently swallowing their grievances. They would rebel, and if they couldn't rebel, they would ignore them, secretly engaging in various underhanded tactics. They no longer took such meticulous care of their lives; instead, they focused more on taking care of themselves.

Jian Yunsang had no idea that her words would cause such a dramatic change in the women of Daqi.

Jian Panpan had already taken it all in. She took a deep breath. "Sister, thank you. I'll think carefully about what I should do next. If... if..."

"If you encounter any difficulties, you can contact me anytime."

Jian Panpan nodded vigorously, "Okay."

"Alright, it's getting late, let's go upstairs for dinner." Jian Yunsang saw that He Nanzhou had already come in and was sitting not far away.

Her phone also received a message from her father, asking where she was.

Jian Yunsang replied, "Coming right away," and then pulled Chaochao to her feet.

After meeting up with He Nanzhou, the group entered the elevator and headed towards the private room on the third floor.


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