northernbook Chapter 198 Opening a Women's Technical College
Chapter 198 Opening a Women's Technical College
The conversation ended when Mr. Lin said he was tired and sleepy. King Ning asked Qin Bingrui and Luo Yu to have a good discussion and give him an answer tomorrow.
Yan Xuan followed the two girls into Yinyue Courtyard and was called out by Old Master Lin.
"What are you doing with two girls in the yard so late at night?"
"Oh, I forgot. We used to live together in Fang's house."
"You are promising, boy. Tell grandpa which girl you like."
Yan Xuan scratched his head, confused: "What do you mean? Why would I like them?"
Old Master Lin slapped him on the back and said, "You look down on that girl, why are you following her?"
It takes a quarter of an hour to walk from the front hall to Yinyue Courtyard.
Qin Bingrui asked Luo Yu: "Sister, we should take this opportunity to write something new, such as the mysteries of the earth and the mysteries of the universe."
Luo Yu frowned. "I think it's better to be cautious. How about we record it in the form of a picture book and draw some science fiction comic strips?"
"This is good, both novel and interesting. Sister, what are you going to draw?"
"I painted 'Not Knowing I'm a Guest in a Dream'. The story is about a scholar who dreams of traveling in the future world, and the future technology is gradually instilled into people's minds through the story."
"Yes, it seems to be about family matters, studying, taking exams, finding a job, and falling in love, but in reality, many new things are slowly emerging, just like Doraemon. It seems like a journey through time and space with many new things, but in the end, it's just a dream."
"Hmm. Then the first thing that should appear is the time-space drawer and the portal. After these illogical things appear, cameras, lights, and televisions will gradually appear. I believe everyone will gradually accept them."
"Sister, you are so smart."
"Let's go and discuss the terms with Prince Ning tomorrow. This women's academy must be established."
"Yeah. Let's go back to our room and rest. It's actually quite nice to be in Prince Ning's Mansion. There are many maids serving us. Haha, each one is as beautiful as a flower."
"..."
When they returned to Yinyue Court, Fang and Bai Lingyi were waiting for them.
The two little guys also lay on the table and wrote.
"Sister, are you guys ready to stay at Prince Ning's Mansion? Can we still find the White Tiger?"
Luo Yu sat down and Xiao Yi immediately poured her a cup of tea.
He poured a cup of tea for Qin Bingrui as well. Qin Bingrui praised him for being sensible and smart, which made Xiaoyi's cheeks flush.
Luo Yu took a sip of tea before slowly speaking: "Xiao Yi, if I say that the possibility of Bai Hu coming back is extremely low, will you be disappointed?"
Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "If Baihu can live well outside, I hope he will never come back."
Mei Zhengyan didn't understand why, but when he heard that everyone knew Baihu, he was also very excited: "I don't want Baihu to come back either. Everyone says it is a good spirit beast. If it is a good spirit beast, it can't be captured."
"Yeah, Yao'er thinks so too."
Luo Yu smiled and said to Fang: "Mother, the most urgent thing I want to do is to send all the children to academy. It's easy for boys, but I don't think it will be so easy to send them to a girls' academy in the short term."
"Chu'er, why do you want to open a girls' academy? This should be unprecedented in the Rong Dynasty."
"Mother, although I can't explain anything profound, but as women, we rely on our fathers, our husbands, and our sons. If one day the people we rely on are no longer there, what will we do?
These days, I've seen too many widows and orphans. They were either bullied to death by evil people, or they couldn't bear the pressure and wanted to die. Even if some women worked hard to survive, they couldn't support themselves and their children.
Although opening a women's college may not necessarily solve the root cause of the problem, it can at least awaken some women. Perhaps there will always be women who will fight for women's awakening."
Fang was of course shocked. She knew that her daughter was different from other girls, but she was really frightened when she heard such words. However, she felt very relieved after being frightened.
Women need to awaken, and even if they have to do it alone, they will fight for this ray of hope.
"Sister, you are openly challenging the patriarchal society!"
Bai Lingyi asked Qin Bingrui: "Brother Bingrui, what is a patriarchal society?"
"It's an era where men are considered superior and women are considered inferior. Actually, the I Ching's saying of 'men are superior and women are inferior' means that men should be self-respecting and strong, while women should be humble and reserved. As a result, some uneducated people have confused right and wrong. If we want to change this era, everyone must be able to read."
Mei Zhengyan nodded immediately upon hearing this: "Godmother, brothers and sisters, I, Mei Zhengyan, will study hard. When I grow up, I will become a teacher and teach everyone in the world, regardless of gender."
When Bai Lingyi heard this, he thought that this kid had great potential, no wonder his sister brought them back.
Luo Yu held his mother's hand and gave a sly smile.
"Mom, I'm telling you this because I want to ask you to do me a favor."
"Chu'er, just tell me what you have to say, and I will definitely help you."
"I was thinking, if we really want to open a girls' academy, we should open it near the library building. That way, it's safe for girls to go to school in the city. However, not many families would be willing to let their daughters study there, so I think this girls' academy should focus on learning various skills, so that girls from ordinary families can have a specialty and a skill that can support themselves in the future. How great it would be."
"I understand what you mean. You want me to be a mistress, right?"
"Well, Mom, it's okay if you don't want to."
"Of course mother is willing. Mother is so happy to see Mei Yaoer that she wants to teach her to read and write herself. Instead of doing that, it would be better to teach more girls at the same time. Mother can teach them embroidery, literacy, and writing, and teach them to be independent people, just like our Chu'er and Miss Qin."
Fang was very excited thinking that she would be useful again one day.
For the first time, she felt that being able to survive on her own was more noble for a woman than any wealthy life.
If a group of girls called her "Mr. Female", how honorable would that be? Her heart was leaping with joy, and she couldn't wait to open the girls' school.
Qin Bingrui was very excited when he heard this: "Then I will become a female teacher too. I will teach girls how to wield spears and sticks, and each of them will be a heroine."
When Mei Yaoer heard this, she clapped her hands and cheered.
"Yao'er wants to go to the girls' academy. She wants to learn how to wield a spear and a stick to protect her mother and sister."
Qin Bingrui picked up Mei Yaoer and kissed her on the face, which was particularly sweet.
At this moment, Bai Lingyi and Mei Zhengyan were thinking, how nice it would be if they were also girls, so they could hug their mother and sister.
Luo Yu listened and nodded with a smile. After all, they had two female teachers. When the time came, she could teach the children arithmetic and drawing. Wouldn't that make three female teachers? She didn't believe that she wouldn't be able to recruit half a girl by then...