Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute

Shen Mianmian frowned, "Brother He just came back a little over a month ago, what do you mean by saying that?"

Zhu Yun also realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly laughed it off while apologizing, "I haven’t been much educated and don’t speak very well, Mianmian, don’t be mad at me."

Shen Mianmian didn’t really want to make an issue of it and glanced at the daughter in her arms, saying, "Aren’t you planning on sending her to school?"

Zhu Yun’s son was a year younger than her daughter, but she had sent the son to school and not the daughter, a typical case of favoring boys over girls.

"Why waste money on a girl?" Zhu Yun said confidently, "It’s fine for her to just start first grade when she’s seven or eight years old. After all, when girls grow up, they get married. No matter how well you bring them up, it’s useless. As long as she can recognize a few characters, that’s enough."

"That way of thinking isn’t right," Shen Mianmian warned her, "Boys and girls are both your children. They should be treated the same."

But Zhu Yun felt there was nothing wrong with her thinking and pouted, "Mianmian, I speak frankly and it might not be pleasant to hear, but don’t take it to heart. Your family has money and doesn’t care about the tuition fee, that’s why you speak like this. If you lived my life, you wouldn’t think they should be treated the same. I mean, what’s the use of raising her too well? Will she earn money and spend it on me after she gets married?"

Without waiting for Shen Mianmian to speak, she continued, "Moreover, girls don’t really need high levels of education. As long as they are pretty and marry into a good family, that’s all that matters. Just look at you! After finishing your studies, didn’t you also forgo the job assigned by the state? Now married to He Nan, you have endless money to spend without working, so what’s the point of studying? Marrying well is the most important thing. Back then, I was too naïve and didn’t see much of the world, that’s why I chose their father. If it was now, I wouldn’t even give him a second look."