My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 53 - 51: Daughter in a Dream

"Raising them frugally is one thing, but don’t you think this has gone too far?"

Wu Jiaojiao pleaded, "Whatever Qiaoqiao wants, you give it to her. Whatever she wants to play, you accompany her. If she makes a mistake, you just laugh it off. You’re so careful with her, like she’s a delicate flower. But with Zhuangzhuang? Whenever my son sees a toy or a snack he wants, you always say no and don’t allow me to buy it. If I do, you get angry. And when Zhuangzhuang makes a mistake, you explode, scolding and even punishing him physically."

"Both of them came out of my belly at the same hour. How can you treat them so differently? Sometimes I even doubt if Zhuangzhuang is really your biological son!"

"I’m not the biological one!" Zhuangzhuang mumbled, puffing in frustration, "I must not be the real one!"

Sun Dabao gave him a sharp look and said impatiently, "That’s how boys should be raised. There’s an old saying, ’Spare the rod, spoil the child.’ Raising boys with little and girls with plenty is a truth. If we’re not good to Qiaoqiao now, some bad boy might sweet talk her or lure her away with a few worthless gifts in the future. Then what?"

"Besides, do you think my punishment for Zhuangzhuang is any big deal? My dad used to beat me with a belt and a mop stick. If he hadn’t disciplined me like that, would I be able to run a company and be a boss now?"

Sun Dabao articulated smoothly, seemingly logical and persuasive.

"So you have to be strict with boys, give them setbacks and keep them in check from time to time. Otherwise, they’ll either become too pampered or too mischievous and end up on the wrong path. Making him endure hardship is to teach him that money doesn’t come easily and that he has to work hard for it once he grows up. He shouldn’t think he can live off what’s already there!"

Wu Jiaojiao scoffed, "How did you make your fortune? You got lucky with some relocation compensation, opened a company, and hit a windfall. What has that got to do with your dad beating you? Besides, when I was with you, did you have any money? I got won over by a few sweet words from you. Back then, you didn’t even have a decent gift for me..."

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you going on about that..."

The plane had taken off, but the couple at the front continued their discussion, on the verge of arguing.

The two kids had already forgotten their earlier conflict and were curiously looking out at the blue sky and white clouds.

"How is this going to work?"

Li Peifeng was still pondering how to complete the task system just assigned, wondering if he could seize the two draw chances.

One must say, the task was quite broad in scope.

From living off someone else’s back to raising kids, yet the core remained those four words; gender equality.

Fairness, fairness, damn it, fairness!

However, the task shouldn’t be too difficult to complete!

"Professor Zhao, have you read the book ’The Second Sex’ by French thinker Simone de Beauvoir?"

After a moment of thought, Li Peifeng asked Zhao Qingge in an appropriately moderate voice.

Though puzzled by the somewhat formal title ’Professor Zhao,’ Zhao Qingge nodded, "I’ve read it."

"Perhaps because I’m male, there’s a line I don’t quite understand. Could you help me interpret it?"

"Speak."

Upon getting a response, Li Peifeng began to employ the technique ’Sound Resounding from the Rafters’ with ease.

As he recalled the original text, he adjusted his breathing, engaged his respiratory muscles, and slowly said, "The great fortune of man is that he, whether grown or in childhood, must tread a path of extreme hardship, yet it’s a most reliable path; the misfortune of woman lies in being surrounded by almost irresistible temptations; she is not required to strive for excellence, only encouraged to slide down into bliss. By the time she realizes she’s been fooled by an illusion, it’s already too late, her strength exhausted in futile adventures."

This long excerpt was articulated by Li Peifeng with relaxed and smooth energy, sounding layered, clear, and expressive, his enunciation vividly precise, neither blurred nor muddled, with strength and a broad sound field, highly expansive.

Passengers hearing this felt as if they truly held ’The Second Sex’ in their hands, engaging intently, despite not even knowing the book cover’s color...

"Wow!"

Children, being straightforward and pure, wear their emotions on their sleeves. The girl Qiaoqiao couldn’t help but turn around, exclaiming, "Brother, I didn’t expect you to be so handsome, and your voice sounds wonderful!"

Zhuangzhuang also turned around, but he just stared wide-eyed at Li Peifeng, his gaze seemingly saying: Come on, you’re speaking well; say more!

"..."

Zhao Qingge was also stunned, what’s going on? How did Li Peifeng hide a voice actor’s skill?

Her confusion was so intense that she forgot to speak.

Seeing Sun Dabao and Wu Jiaojiao no longer discussing but turning their attention towards him, Li Peifeng felt reassured, smiled at Qiaoqiao in response to her compliment, and continued, "What I mainly don’t understand is, what are the temptations mentioned in the book that women face?"

Zhao Qingge took a look at the front couple, seemingly understanding why Peifeng was asking, and, after a moment of thought, answered seriously, "The temptation is in the society at large, the temptation lies with all men, and the temptation exists in those content with being a docile good wife and loving mother."

Li Peifeng, with characteristic ease, maintained his ’Sound Resounding from the Rafters’ state, "How so?"

What a clever kid, testing me, wanting to outshine me?

Zhao Qingge gave him a serious look and adopted a more intellectual, rational, and charismatic classroom lecture tone, "Because women are preferentially treated by society, from small things like changing a water dispenser to large things like not needing to shoulder the main financial burden of a household. Especially beautiful women will enjoy more kind treatment, always being cared for and accommodated. Men, seeking a mate, will use various means to flatter beautiful women."

"Yet no one demands women strive upwards, wrestle and grapple with rigor."

Zhao Qingge stated coolly, "More people instead tell them, ’Why work so hard? Just find a good person to marry,’ and convey how to discern ’good men and bad men,’ tempting them to abandon ambition, tempting them to rest on their laurels, satisfied with the status quo. This is both temptation and bondage... It’s easier to bind people than to release them from such a bind, so long as this bind brings benefits."

Concluding, Zhao Qingge added, "In fact, this is not only a bind for women, but also for men, for society demands that men maintain familial financial stability and manage physical labor."

Enlightened, Li Peifeng then asked, "Then, Professor, are you raising your daughter frugally or generously, and which educational method helps her escape this temptation?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Dabao and Wu Jiaojiao fully turned to face Zhao Qingge, their gazes curious about how, in their eyes, this intellectual and beautiful female professor would answer the question.

"What do you think?"

Zhao Qingge threw the question back, lowering her head to read, seemingly unwilling to elaborate.

Why?

Because she doesn’t have a daughter now!

Because regarding how to educate a daughter, the two of them in dreams discussed the damn thing not just once!!

(There’s another Chapter later.)