Chapter 260: 260 useless egg propped up by women Chapter 260: 260 useless egg propped up by women Ye Gaoshui was walking towards Ye Qingzhi, originally planning to pull the child over for an inspection, but unexpectedly, Ye Qingzhi quickly dodged him and hid behind Ye Jiu.
This scene was indeed ironic.
“If I remember correctly, Qingzhi should still have two months before she turns seven,” Ye Jiu asked calmly, then changed his tone, “But it’s just such a child that almost single-handedly manages all the chores for your second branch of the family, washing, cooking, cleaning, feeding chickens. Second brother, is your heart made of iron? While the adults idle about, you let a child toil so much. She’s your only daughter. Don’t you feel any pain watching this?”
“I…” Ye Gaoshui’s eyes flickered, “Isn’t it normal for a girl to do some chores? Which family’s daughter doesn’t work at her parent’s home?”
Of course, the Ye Family was an exception.
Ye Jiu was born late; Mrs. He had already married off two daughters-in-law when she was born. Naturally, others took care of the household chores due to her health, which Mrs. He considered quite precious.
That’s what Ye Gaoshui believed.
“It is right to do chores, but do you think, brother, that a child of six should be capable of doing so much?” Ye Jiu countered.
“Little sister, I… I’m not very clear about this. Your second sister-in-law said that girls should learn to do household chores early so that they can be adept when they move to their husband’s family and not be despised. We are doing this for her good. Also, it seems only our family’s daughters are pampered. Even the Zhao Family’s kids, younger than Qingzhi, have to work just the same,” Ye Gaoshui had never paid attention to these matters; he had only heard these from Lady Zhao.
“The Zhao Family?” Ye Jiu suddenly realized, was not the Zhao Family his second sister-in-law’s parental home!
“So, brother, what do you think of the Zhao Family?” Ye Jiu asked, but didn’t wait for Ye Gaoshui to answer and spoke himself, “A family that relies on selling daughters to secure wives for their sons, where the daughters, taught by the same family, each stealthily move their in-law’s money and belongings back to their parental homes. As daughters-in-law in the Zhao Family, which isn’t tightly guarded by their in-laws? It’s even being said now that daughters married off by the Zhao cannot be taken as wives. Do you really hope that our Ye Family raises daughters who will be pointed at and criticized in future? Or do you assume that our Ye Family is so poor that we need to depend on the daughters moving things from their in-laws to make ends meet?”
Ye Jiu’s several counter-questions made Ye Gaoshui’s face grow paler.
However, Ye Jiu continued, “Moreover, the Zhao’s son is coddled as if precious, a man in his thirties who’s lofty and inept, even causing his children to rely on their sisters stealing from their in-laws to survive. A whole family upheld by women, all useless and worthless. Brother, do you plan to follow such a family’s example?”
“I… little sister, I was wrong. I will change, I will definitely treat Qingzhi well from now on, teach Wenyu and Wenxuan properly, and ensure they don’t end up like the Zhao Family,” Ye Gaoshui finally realized the severity of the situation.
Previously, it was Lady Zhao who said a daughter should not be raised too delicately, that one must do the necessary work; otherwise, she’d be too lazy and despised by her in-laws.
Ye Gaoshui had believed her; after all, Lady Zhao was a lazy woman, for which she had never been favored by Mrs. He.
Plus, having visited the Zhao Family a few times, he had seen firsthand how capable the Zhao Family’s younger sisters were.