"It sounds reasonable, but it's a bit hard to understand,"
an Embroidery Lady, resting her chin in her hand, asked. It was too complicated to say it like that.
Qiao Duo'er explained, "It means that now everyone is earning a wage, so in the future, stand up straighter and don't be a doormat any longer!"
Now they all understood; they were different from before, and their treatment should be different as well.
In the past, they relied on men for support and had to be beholden to them.
But now they had a stable income and could speak up for themselves.
If the men didn't agree, they would leave. After all, the Embroidery Room had dormitories, and the money they earned was enough to support themselves.
