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Chapter 962: School
Han Yijin was speechless, he understood everything but at the same time, he did not understand anything at all. "But..But, my grandmother said that a woman is destined to marry, so why should she even bother trying to change anything? Even if she is smart, in the end, she would have to listen to her husband and her in-laws, so what is the point of studying?"
Master Han glared at his son and reprimanded him angrily, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know how to talk. Or else one day your mouth will get you into trouble. What do you mean by what is the point of studying? Those who are wise know how to move mountains. Or do you think that we will marry your sister in a house where she wouldn't even receive the respect that she deserves?"
"That's indeed correct," Lin Yan turned to look at Han Yijin. "It doesn't matter if a woman is married or not. In the end, what matters is the attitude of the man she is marrying. Look at my wife, she started from nowhere and brought our family to where we are now. I have no shame in admitting that my wife was the one who helped our family. Unless a man stops a woman, nothing can stop a woman.
A woman can bring a new life to this world, can take care of your family and house, do you think that she cannot take control of her own life?"
"And even if women who learned a few words do not make changes in society, they should be educated," Lin Yan explained as he looked at Han Jie and the rest. "If a woman is educated then she would be able to control her dowry and shops, she wouldn't have to rely on her husband or the servants whom she had hired because a person's heart can change at any time.
When that happens, the woman will ultimately suffer because she wouldn't even know what was happening in her shop."
"Let's say her husband raises another woman from the money that was earned from the shop that she received in dowry, do you think that the woman will be able to find out? Because she is not educated, her husband can always mess around with her account books and say that the shops are not doing good.
Will you like it if you are bullied like this, I am not saying that it will happen but isn't it better to be prepared such that others will think twice before causing trouble for you?"
"Similarly a servant can also steal your finances as they are much more educated than you or any other woman."
"For a woman to be independent and able to protect herself, she needs a bit of education only then will she live a proper life."
Han Yijin did not say anything, while Han Jie pursed her lips and admitted that what Lin Yan said was indeed right. She had indeed seen many of her friends losing control of their shops as their husbands or mothers-in-law were in charge of the shops after the marriage.
They did not even know what went wrong before their shops that used to earn three to four hundred taels started to earn thirty taels.
Even though they knew something was wrong they couldn't point it out and even if they did, they needed their brothers to help them. However, a married woman was like spilt water, even if their brothers were willing to help them once or twice, they would not come every time their sister called them.
Sometimes even the women were hesitant to call their brothers as they did not want to offend their in-laws.
If they were educated then they wouldn't need anyone else to help them. They could do it on their own!
Lin Yan on the other hand paused and added, "Anyway, there is no need to quibble about this matter. Once the school is built, children under twenty-five would have to be sent to school. Including girls."
His words caused the entire Han family to be stunned.
Madam Han blinked her eyes in shock and questioned, "Is this a rule that Magistrate Su came up with?"
"That's right," Lin Yan nodded and answered.
However, Han Yijin frowned and said, "How can this be good? My sister is thirteen this year and in two years we will have to marry her off. If she is sent to school, how will we find a match for her, what kind of law is this?"
Lin Yan turned to look at Han Yijin and then raised a brow. He flicked the boy on the forehead and questioned, "Do you even know how many women are thrown into shacks, divorced and abandoned? In the worst-case scenario, they are killed by their in-laws. Do you know why?"
"Why?" Han Yijin did not know the answer and questioned Lin Yan back who sneered and answered, "That's because women are not educated. Despite being tormented by their in-laws, they stay at their homes. They have nowhere to go. Once they are educated, they will know how to be independent.
This way many women will learn how to secure their position as well, even their in-laws will think twice before harming them."
"In this case would you rather watch your sister have a secure future or worry about her not getting married? In case your sister gets educated and gets a job that earns well, do you still need to worry about her not getting married?"
He then leaned down and said to Han Jie, "My wife also teaches physics, chemistry and biology. If you pay attention then you can use the concepts to make the same things as her, maybe even better."
Madam Han's eyes brightened when she heard Lin Yan's words. She thought about the soilless vegetable, shower head as well as the Snack Street and turned to her daughter before saying, "Go. You must go to this school even if you don't want to."
If her daughter learned even half of Su Wan, then her in-laws would indeed respect her. The things that her daughter could create would be something rare and unique. Madam Han was certain that she would never have to worry about her daughter getting bullied!
Even Han Jie's face was flushed with excitement as she nodded. "Mother, I will learn."
No matter what others thought about this, Han Jie was willing to go to school. Ever since she was young, she had wanted to learn alongside her brother but no school was willing to accept her as she was a woman. But now she had a chance to learn! And she would not let it go!
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At the county magistrate's office.
"What? What do you mean by a school that allows both women and men to study?" One of the officials questioned Su Wan who raised her head and glanced at the man who looked and sounded offended.
"It literally means what I said, I want to open a school that would teach women and men about the basic educational concepts in case they want to go to higher education we can open another one," Su Wan stated even though she knew that these old men were going to eat her head again.
Lord Pei and Lord Li looked at Su Wan while Yun Zhao silently gulped, he knew that this matter would not be approved so easily.
"Presumptuous! How could this be allowed?" Another official questioned Su Wan as he said, "If women are allowed to attend school who will take care of the household? Our meals and——"
"You all have hands, if the women of your house can cook for you all these years then so can you," Su Wan interrupted the man who was speaking loudly. She then turned to look at the rest of the officials and questioned sharply, "I am well aware of why you all are so against this.
You are worried that all the money that you sneak out of the shops of your wives' shops and hand it over to your concubines and mistresses would come to light right?"
Her words brought a flush of embarrassment on the faces of men sitting in the meeting room.
"However, it doesn't matter," Su Wan stated. "If you don't agree then I will collect the data and relay the truth to your wives either way."
"Magistrate Su!"
"This is too much!"
"You are poking your nose in our business!"
Su Wan sucked in a breath while the men screamed and shouted before ——-
"SHUT THE FCK UP!"
Her voice echoed in the meeting room causing the men to turn silent and look at her. Su Wan smiled at them and said, "I have a loud voice as well. Now unless you want to piss me off sit down and listen."
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