Chapter 287: The Marriage Send-Off
Many people, after drinking sorghum wine, became emboldened. They used to talk only behind people’s backs, but now, seeing so many discussing Shirley and her daughter’s situation, they joined in the echo.
But the women present weren’t only Shirley; many who worked at the Head Flower Factory had been exposed to Director Guo’s advocacy for women’s rights. At first, they just listened, but when they received their first paycheck through their own hard work, the pride was truly heartfelt.
This was wealth obtained independently, created by their own hands.
Even those who didn’t work at the Head Flower Factory, upon hearing these men’s words, were fiercely indignant, with some unable to hold back on the spot.
"What’s this about making do for a lifetime? With a person like Lai Zi who’s mean-spirited, violent, and lazy, who would want to make do with him for a lifetime? You men are so generous, why don’t you send your own daughters or wives to make do with him?"
"What’s wrong with being a mother? Does being a mother mean one deserves to be beaten, scolded, bullied with no escape? Remember how Dezi treated his mother? That was his own mother, and he dared to bully her at such a young age. What would he be like when he grows up?"
"Those two old fools still have regrets, do they? Are they regretting not treating Mrs. Daya well? Pah, it’s because they no longer have someone to work for them. Now that they see Mrs. Daya tidied up and earning money, of course they would hurriedly regret it."
"Hmph, as expected, men still stand by men. Back then, Mrs. Daya nearly lost her life. If she hadn’t decisively divorced, by now, the grass on her grave would have grown taller than a person. ’Just endure it a bit more,’ they said. With such a family, even a ghost would run away in a tractor."