The promotion class for young girls that she hosted was also going well. The girls learnt how to protect themselves while earning points for braiding.
Although some girls were shy and embarrassed at first, they gradually found it useful.
Especially if there were many boys in their families, they were prone to be exposed to both their careless older and younger brothers who were ignorant from not being properly educated. Those who harboured bad habits and behaviours while interacting with their sisters could now be corrected.
During the break between classes, Lin Lan drank some hawthorn water that she had made to moisten her throat.
Caihua ran over and said with a smile, “Teacher Lin, what you said was very good. I found it very useful.”
Lin Lan smiled and said, “As long as it’s useful, it’s not a waste of our words.”
Caihua asked a few questions and chatted for a while before she asked Lin Lan where she came up with this idea, “Other brigades don’t pay attention to it, but our brigade is good at protecting us, which is great.”
Lin Lan looked at her.
Caihua was not considered pretty. At most, she could be described as delicate. Her skin was not in a very good condition and her hair was somehow painted a yellow-ish hue and was sparse. Moreover, she was currently acting like a well-behaved and sensible person, but her eyes revealed the shrewdness that Lin Lan could see through at a glance, which gave her a strange feeling.
Dong Huaihua heard, “There are naked young men all over the street, stinky gangsters who peek at women going to the latrine all day long and listen in on children’s conversations. They are as vulgar as it can get. On the other hand, there are young girls like you who haven’t been out in the world for too long. With just a piece of candy, you guys can be tempted and wheeled away, so as your elders, we have every right to be worried about you.”
Dong Huaihua spoke eloquently and expressed many of her opinions, most of which were the result of Lin Lan’s subtle influence on her daily life.
Lin Lan smiled and listened to her. Dong Huaihua seemed to be more of a transmigrator at heart than she was based on this scene.
Dong Huaihua herself was an advanced woman. She couldn’t stand certain bad habits such as favouring sons over daughters and had the temperament of a modern feminist.
In addition, she had been studying for several years. Constantly learning how to hold formal meetings, her words were effective whenever she spoke.
As for Lin Lan, apart from her husband being the Director of the Public Security Bureau, she also consciously controlled her learning, speaking and way of doing things. So except for her different attitude towards children and life before and after her attempt at drinking pesticides, nothing else was too out of the ordinary.
Others would only say that those who survive a catastrophe would be blessed later, so they would believe that she had simply changed after a near-death experience.
Caihua looked like she was listening very seriously as she nodded frequently. The girl thanked her and said that she would listen to them well.
Lin Lan added, “If there is an odd man who wants to bully you, don’t hold back. Speak out and we will arrest him.”
Caihua stared at Lin Lan, as if she liked her and admired her very much, “Grandma, you are right.”
…Why am I a grandma again? Please call me Teacher Lin.