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Run away together…
Ye Shuang held her cheeks and sighed to herself. ”Who would have thought Mrs. Zuo is still so… romantic?”
Han Chu's hands that moved the cake to his lips stopped, and he said, ”Is that what you should be focused on?”
Albert held the fork and also sighed. ”I heard easterners have a high standard for women, but it looks like I'm mistaken.”
Actually, both America and China valued loyalty to marriage, but the latter was due to traditional values while the former was predominantly due to the teachings of Christianity. In comparison, Americans treated both genders more equally in terms of marriage and sex, but in China, due to Confucianism, even though current society had improved much in terms of gender equality, there were still some traditions that remained, and thus, women were still subject to certain restrictions.
Albert was surprised because Mrs. Zuo dared to be so… independent‽
First, an extra-marital affair was something that would be critiqued in most culture, and Mrs. Zuo already had children on top of that. When Ye Shuang said that Mrs. Zuo would be added as the target, Albert had thought that he would not come up with any results. After all, in this country, this kind of woman had no reason to have an affair, and the pressure that she would face after the affair was exposed would be unimaginable.
Ye Shuang ignored Albert and turned to discuss with Han Chu. ”Mrs. Zuo is someone who follows the rules closely. Her life will either be completely chill and calm, or it will be filled with great highs and lows. The rebound will be huge after years of suppression. That is pretty much a constant. Now the main issue is whether she knows what is going on and is cooperating with her lover or doesn't know anything and is just being used.”
”What does that have to do with us?” Han Chu bit the cake and looked at Ye Shuang. ”Our responsibility is to conduct the investigation. Zuo Yuanhang is the one who will make the decision. We only need to know who did what. Why she did so, what her reason was, whether she is being used… To be honest, that has no influence on the result.”
”Well, I pity her, that's all.” Ye Shuang shrugged. ”After all, we're both women.”
It was hard for women to get to a higher status than men, and that was more than just an issue of perception.
Everyone had their role in life. From the bigger picture, first was the societal role, like what kind of occupation one had and the things that one should do. Next came the biological role. Males protected the land while females procreated. Last was the personal role, and that depended on personal value and preference.
Just focusing on the biological role. If the female role was to procreate, then she would naturally not have that much time to focus on anything else. Furthermore, males were more territorial, and if that was translated into the modern lifestyle, it meant that they were more aggressive in the business world. Of course, some women could be aggressive as well, but due to biological limitations, they needed to overcome more things and give up more things compared to males, who had the natural advantage.
To give a straight-forward example, if you're a woman, should you focus on your work or your marriage? You want both? Fine, then do you want to have children after marriage? Yes? Good, then, are you not going to look after your child after their birth? Unless you don't want to be a woman, these things would have dominated the entirety of your life.
On the other hand, even if you think you can go to work during pregnancy and only go to the hospital at the very last minute and return straight to work after childbirth, handing the child over to the older generation or nanny to take care of, only seeing them before and after work… Good, you're indeed a powerful woman, but what kind of man would want you?
Women could do things that men should, but men could never do the things that women should. That would collapse the structure of society. Before the whole society's perception was overhauled, it was undeniable that women would be at a disadvantage compared to men. Yes, there were examples of powerful women, but in terms of statistics, how large was that percentage?
What had happened to Mrs. Zuo could be argued to be unluckier than An Zixuan. The latter was just sad after the relationship was over, but the former was toying with her life and reputation. Once the affair was exposed, be it the criticism from Mrs. Zuo's maternal family or from society, the pressure Mrs. Zuo would face would be harsher than An Zixuan.
Han Chu could not help but glance at Ye Shuang. No matter how good he was at rational analysis, his gender and identity prevented him from understanding the minute details of this issue. Perhaps he did consider some of them, but he could not really understand them. ”I don't really understand what's holding you up. but… do you plan to lead the conversation to lower the sin that might befall upon Mrs. Zuo's shoulders?”
”Well, there are culprits and accomplices.” Albert had already finished his pasta. He wiped his lips and leaned back with satisfaction. ”Miss Ye plans to intervene into the judgement process, right?”