With something on her mind, she was a little absent-minded during the meal. When Kang Daqiao saw this, she asked carefully, "Little sister, did I embarrass you again?"
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, he..."
When Kang Xiaoqiao heard this, she immediately shook her head and said, "No, sister, don't think too much. It has nothing to do with you."
Kang Daqiao lowered her head. How could it have nothing to do with her? She must have embarrassed her little sister. The Kang family had come over and caused such a huge commotion. The entire family courtyard was probably talking about it now. She must have lost a lot of face.
It was all her fault. If she had not stayed at her little sister's place, how could...
Before she could finish thinking, Kang Xiaoqiao smiled and said, "Sister, don't think too much. It has nothing to do with you and the Kang family. The matters in the ministry are all important matters that concern the lives of people. Recently, there has been a flood and he went to rescue the disaster. Then, you should eat more meat. Look at how thin you are--"
"Also, if this person is thin and weak, they naturally has no strength. Without strength, how can you defeat the people who bully you? Then, eat more."
Kang Daqiao saw that her sister was planning to give all the meat to her. How could she do that? She quickly covered the bowl and said, "Little sister, even if sister doesn't eat meat, she has a lot of strength. Look, I can clean the water tank by myself. I did it all by myself."
Kang Xiaoqiao followed her sister's words and looked over. She couldn't help but swallow her saliva and said exaggeratedly, "Sister, can you behave like a woman?"
"That water tank is almost as tall as you. Why are you competing with it in strength?"
Kang Xiaoqiao covered her forehead. Her big sister was developing towards the direction of being a tomboy. With her slim body, what if she slipped to her waist or was hit by it?
Kang Xiaoqiao took a few deep breaths before she said seriously, "In the future, you are not allowed to move these heavy things in the house. You are not allowed to move them. Dirty and tiring jobs are all left to men."
"Sister, you are a girl. A girl's house should look like a girl's house."
When Kang Daqiao heard that, she said with some grievance, "Little sister, but, what if I don't do these jobs? That water tank is used for food. I can't not wash it. Besides, it's not like I can't..."
When Kang Xiaoqiao heard that, she put down the bowl and chopsticks. She glared at Kang Daqiao and said, "If I say no, then no--"
Kang Daqiao frowned and whispered, "Little sister, why are you being unreasonable?"
The corner of Kang Xiaoqiao's mouth twitched. Then, her eyes lit up and she said, "Sister, it's not that I'm being unreasonable. Tell me, you have already finished this tiring and heavy work. What does our Yichen do?"
"That water tank used to be his job. Every morning, he would carry the water. But look, ever since you did it, he has no more work to do. It's not a good thing for this man to be idle."
It was the first time Kang Daqiao heard such a statement. She said with a puzzled face, "Little sister, this kind of work is our women's work. It's already tiring enough for brother-in-law to work in the ministry to earn money. How can we let him worry about these things?"
Kang Daqiao saw that the more she said, the darker Kang Xiaoqiao's face became. Then, she deliberated for a moment and said, "Also, I see that the wives in the Wilderness in the family courtyard are also carrying water--"
Kang Xiaoqiao glared at her and said, "Stupid, whose man do you think is as good to them as our Yichen? Is there? Is there?"
Kang Daqiao shook her head when she heard that. "I don't think I've heard--"
Kang Xiaoqiao then said, "That's why, listen to me. There's no mistake. This man was born to be enslaved by us women."
"If you can make him do it for you, he'll be able to bear the burden of water, cook well, and sweep the courtyard well. Sister, you definitely occupy a very important position in this man's heart. He'll definitely dote on you very much."
"That's why, don't imitate those people. What virtuous and virtuous, three obedient and four virtuous? When did that happen? If you marry someone in the future, you will definitely marry someone and will enslave him every day. Enslave him until he has no mood to deal with the women outside. Then you will succeed."
Hearing that, Kang Daqiao said in a daze, "Ah?"
Seeing that, Kang Xiaoqiao said, "What ah? Alright, your task now is to eat all of this first. Don't leave the table until you finish it."
Kang Daqiao looked at it and immediately said, "I've eaten all of it. What are you eating?"
Kang Xiaoqiao sighed and said, "I'm full."
After saying that, she lifted her feet and left. Kang Daqiao looked as if she was in a fog. Since ancient times, didn't men always rule the world? Men worked outside to earn money while women cooked and did housework at home. How did little sister change just like that?"
However, it was obvious that those questions were too profound. She had to eat these dishes quickly, or little sister would really do what she said.
...
On the other side, Lu Yichen had just received news that he had not been around for the past few days. Naturally, he did not forget how the members of the Kang family had entered. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with the person behind the scenes, he suddenly received an urgent mission from the higher-ups.
Recently, it was the rainy season, and many places were flooded again. This time, the situation was critical, and they did not have enough manpower. Therefore, they were pulled to help the disaster victims without delay.
He had originally promised to go home for lunch with Kang Xiaoqiao, but now he could not return. Lu Yichen did not even meet her and left after making a phone call.
The scale of the flood this time was too large, and there were many people who went to help.
As for the matter of the Kang family, he could only put it aside for now and deal with it when they returned.
Kang Xiaoqiao was not a fool. The amount of money involved was so obvious, how could she not know? However, her biggest support was gone. What could she do even if she found out?
Just like how she was kidnapped last time, it was still a dead end?
Kang Xiaoqiao's eyes were deep. She did not want to live through this feeling anymore.
However, she did not have enough strength at the moment. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry could step on her. She had to grow up quickly.
After thinking it through, in the next few days, Kang Xiaoqiao taught Kang Daqiao how to read and began to make her whitening cream seriously. The people who came to visit her were all gone. They were all dismissed by Kang Daqiao.
She was busy fighting against time, and Kang Daqiao was also busy learning how to read. She knew that only by learning how to read could she help Kang Xiaoqiao better.
The attitude of the two sisters made those who came to watch the show return bored, so they were naturally unhappy.
Soon, there were bad rumors in the courtyard.
Kang Xiaoqiao was ruthless and didn't even put her own mother in her eyes, Kang Xiaoqiao was unfilial, she was unkind and unjust, Kang Daqiao got a divorce, she didn't care about human affairs, and so on and so forth...
It wasn't easy to get a wife at this moment. If they really got divorced, wouldn't they lose everything?
This was simply challenging people's bottom line. If they were like Kang Daqiao, who was wronged and beaten up a few times, then they ran to get a divorce, wouldn't that be terrible?
When people who didn't know the truth heard this, they couldn't sit still. They all joined the crusade against Kang Xiaoqiao.
Indeed, in this era, the word divorce was like a bomb.