What's more, when they returned to the village, they were so well-dressed that they looked out of place in this village.

The clothes my grandmother was wearing looked expensive, and she had an exquisite gold bracelet on her wrist.

It can be said to be returning home in glory.

These people have simple ideas and of course they would not offend the wealthy guests.

The cousin's aunt's face looked unhappy, but she did not scold Ruan Xingchen. Instead, she looked at the little girl she was holding.

"Lihua, are you craving for the blessing fruit?"

My cousin's grandmother asked in a deep voice, "You are already ten years old, don't you know the rules? Little girl, why are you so greedy?!"

My cousin’s great-grandmother is not young, but she is in very good health. When she speaks, her voice is so powerful that it echoes throughout the entire yard.

The originally noisy yard became quiet and everyone's attention was focused on it.

Mrs. Niu was helping others enthusiastically when she heard the noise and hurried over.

After hearing the end, he pulled Lihua over in a panic and slapped her on the back twice.

"You little stinky girl, why are you so greedy? Do you usually not get enough food or drink at home?!"

Mrs. Niu's voice was loud and she scolded harshly, "Eat, eat, eat. All you do all day is eat. Do you think you can eat the blessing fruit?! I'll make you greedy, I'll make you greedy!"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became. Perhaps because he felt embarrassed, he grabbed Lihua by the knee and started to hit her.

"I, I don't want to eat."

Lihua was a child after all, her eyes filled with tears, and she cried out, "I don't want to eat the blessing fruit, mom, please don't hit me, it hurts, please don't hit me..."

"Mrs. Niu!"

Amidst this chaos, Ruan Xingchen's clear voice, tinged with coldness, rang out, "If you have something to say, talk it over nicely. What's the big deal about beating a child?"

She stepped forward and grabbed Mrs. Niu's wrist.

Then Mrs. Niu discovered that these fingers, which looked delicate and tender and were less than half the thickness of hers, were surprisingly strong.

He gripped her wrist tightly, preventing her from moving.

Seeing the person clearly, Niu Sao forced a smile and said in a rough voice: "Miss Lin, don't worry about it! This girl is lazy and greedy, and she won't listen unless she is punished. I am doing this for her own good..."

"Whether or not Sister Niu beats Lihua for her own good is none of my business."

Ruan Xingchen's eyebrows were filled with a bit of coldness, and he said in a deep voice: "But today, you are not allowed to hit her."

"It's not Lihua who wants to eat the blessing fruit, it's me who wants to treat her." Ruan Xingchen raised his eyes, looked at his cousin's grandmother steadily, and said in a deep voice: "Since there are so many blessing fruits, why can't each child have one or two?"

"This is against the rules." My cousin's grandmother frowned and said in dialect, "How can a girl eat the blessing fruit? Aren't you afraid of shortening your life?"

"What age are you in now?"

Ruan Xingchen found her statement incredible and couldn't help but lower her tone. "Aunt, men and women have been equal for decades. What's the difference between a girl and a girl? You are a woman yourself. Do you really think you are inferior to men?"

"Men are the sky and the pillar of the family."

My cousin's grandmother stubbornly muttered, "Boys are meant to carry on the family line. How can they be treated the same way as girls?"

She is old and has her own logical system, so it is difficult to explain it clearly.

Ruan Xingchen felt a little powerless.

More importantly, if you want to say that people like my cousin and Mrs. Niu are really that bad, it’s not the case.

They are usually kind and hardworking working women. They treat their daughters well and provide them with food and clothing.

But at the same time, they also instinctively exploit and degrade the status of girls, support the domination of men, and cut off the path for girls to have a better future.

Ruan Xingchen lowered his eyes, shielding Lihua behind him and said in a deep voice, "That's your perspective. In my eyes, boys and girls are the same. Since boys can eat this blessing fruit, girls can eat it too."

The situation became deadlocked.

At this moment, Huo Yan, who had gone out early in the morning, walked in with Huo Chenglin. Noticing that the atmosphere was not right, he asked calmly, "What's wrong?"

He was full of dignity and aloofness, and was completely out of place in this village.

Many villagers unconsciously shyed away when they saw him.

Seeing him coming, many people avoided looking at him. However, Ruan Xingchen suppressed the anger in his heart and briefly explained the matter.

"Aunt, there are many women out there now who are much more powerful than men."

Huo Chenglin's eyes flickered, and with a well-behaved and gentle smile on his face, he put on the appearance of a typical good student and said, "There's always a girl in school who I can't beat in exams. Her grades are always lower than hers. When she applied for college entrance exams, the school gave her twice as much scholarship as I did!"

"Besides, who cares about continuing the family line these days? We don't have any heirs to the throne."

He smiled and said, "Girls take care of the elderly much more. Look, isn't grandma living with my eldest sister-in-law now? Preferring boys over girls is an old concept. In my opinion, many girls are much more capable than men. Why shouldn't they enjoy the blessing fruit?"

"How can they be the same?" My cousin's grandmother was very stubborn and insisted, "A girl is like spilled water after she gets married. She can't carry on the family line."

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