This is a family matter, something that even the mother-in-law cannot interfere with, so how can she?
Feng Yanhong hesitated again and again, but decided to turn around and go back upstairs to wait.
As soon as she reached the second floor, she heard Li Boqing's voice.
"Grandma Gu, your thoughts like this will harm Lin Jiao. Nowadays, society advocates equality for everyone. Lin Jiao has excellent grades. Why can't she continue to go to school?"
He knew that Lin Jiao's family did not agree with her continuing to go to school. He originally thought that this was a family matter, and if he spoke for Lin Jiao, it would cause her trouble.
But hearing what Grandma Gu said to Lin Jiao in front of the door was really unbearable for him.
"Today's girls don't just have to get married. They can have their own careers and make their own choices. You can't deprive her of her right to be herself just because she is a girl."
Gu Ma kept smiling and spoke to Li Boqing in a nice voice. "My young master, look at what you said. I am doing this for her own good. We are just ordinary people. She wants to go to college."
How can I get married when I am an old girl in her twenties?"
Lin Shuangbao stood behind Li Boqing with an embarrassed look on his face. Jiaojiao was also his child, but he really couldn't afford to send three children to school. He knew that the child had been wronged.
"Jiaojiao, don't blame grandma. It's because dad is useless and has no way for you to study. Don't worry, dad will definitely give you a good dowry in the future."
"I don't want a dowry, I want to go to school!" Lin Jiao's eyes were red from crying, and she stamped her feet anxiously and angrily.
"You girl, I've told you all the good things about my family, but you just don't understand, right?" Gu Ma raised her hand and patted Lin Jiao on the back.
Lin Jiao's back was slapped with a "thud" sound, and she leaned forward and staggered two steps. She turned around and looked at her grandma in shock. Her tears couldn't help but flow more violently, and they formed a series of tears.
fell to the ground.
"Even if you don't go to school with me, I will definitely go to school! I want to go to school, and I don't want to be like you and be a servant for the rest of my life!"
After saying that, Lin Jiao rushed out of the gate without looking back and ran all the way out of the Ji family manor.
Ji Shuying, who had just come back from outside with Hanghang in hand, met Lin Jiao with a look of confusion on her face.
"Hey..." What happened to this child?
"I made the young master laugh. This girl doesn't understand the rules. I will never let her come to the front again in the future." Mother Gu was not worried about Lin Jiao's situation, but lowered her head to apologize to Li Boqing.
"..." Li Boqing felt that this mother-in-law's thoughts were really stubborn and unable to communicate.
"Uncle Lin, go and see Lin Jiao."
"Hey, okay, I'll go right away." Lin Shuangbao responded, opened his mouth to his mother, and walked out the door with his head lowered in frustration.
"Why are you looking for her? If you are hungry, you will know how to come back to find food!" Everyone went out, and Gu's mother was chasing her son out, trying to call her son back.
"Mom, just leave it alone!"
Lin Shuangbao turned around and waved, speeding up his pace. When Ji Shuying nodded, he didn't dare to stop.
"Sister-in-law." Feng Yanhong was about to go back to her room when she was stopped by Li Boqing who was chasing her.
"I have something to discuss with you."
"Oh, okay."
Feng Yanhong had only been here for the second day and was not familiar with this house, so she followed Li Boqing to the study.
"I know that my sister-in-law has heard what happened just now, and I also know that this is her family background, and I shouldn't care about it."
Li Boqing lowered his eyes, "But I know what it's like to want to go to school but not be able to go to school, so I'll let it go. I don't want to see Lin Jiao being unable to go to school just because of her gender."
Feng Yanhong understood what he was thinking. Bo Qing had always been very studious and yearned for campus. However, his own situation did not allow him to go out to study, so he felt the same for Lin Jiao's situation at the moment.
"What do you want me to do?"
Feng Yanhong was new here and didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but if Bo Qing wanted to do something, she would support him no matter what.
"I want to sponsor her schooling in the name of my sister-in-law."
Li Boqing actually thought about it for a long time. The last time he went back, he discussed it with his mother, but her mother couldn't persuade Grandma Gu.
He can't be the one to come forward in this matter, lest the stubborn and pedantic Grandma Gu think about it again.
"Okay, I understand."
Feng Yanhong understood Bo Qing's thoughts, and she felt that this was the best way to deal with it.
This house is very big. Ever since Ji Shuying came back, she has been asking outsiders to clean it every once in a while. Whenever she needs cleaning, she tries to do it herself.
After all, Gu's mother is getting old. Ji Shuying wanted to send her to a foster care institution, but Gu's mother refused to go. Now she still helps cook three meals a day.
Lin Shuangbao brought Lin Jiao back in the evening. He did not enter the main house and went directly to the corner tower behind the manor.
Feng Yanhong got up early the next morning and saw Lin Jiao sitting on the swing in the garden and reciting books.
Lin Jiao was so selfless in reciting the book that she didn't even notice Feng Yanhong approaching slowly.
She was memorizing it and Feng Yanhong was also fascinated by it. Until the loud reading stopped, Feng Yanhong looked at Lin Jiao who stood up timidly and hastily, and smiled.
"Am I disturbing you?"
Lin Jiao's eyes were timid, she pursed her lips and shook her head. She stood next to the swing and let the swing out.
"Your voice is very nice, so I came here. I didn't expect to disturb you."
Feng Yanhong's tone was soft and kind, and she pointed to the stone table not far away.
"Let's go over there, can I have a few words with you?"
Lin Jiao hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Wait a minute."
Lin Jiao dropped those three words and ran towards the main room. After a while, she came back holding two cushions and placed them on two stone benches.
"The stone bench is too cold in spring." Lin Jiao explained shyly with a half-red face.
"Thank you." Feng Yanhong still had a smile on her lips and sat on the cushioned stone bench.
"You came to me specifically, right?" Before Feng Yanhong could speak, Lin Jiao smelled it first.
Feng Yanhong was a little surprised when she looked at this timid girl, but seeing her clear and expectant eyes, Feng Yanhong nodded and admitted.
"So, are you here to endorse here just to wait for me?"
Lin Jiao shook her head quickly, pursed her dry lips and said, "Not really, I really hope you can come, but I'm not sure whether you will come."
"It's my habit to endorse here every day, and I don't do it deliberately."
"Both Aunt Ji and Bo Qing have mentioned you. I think you are very powerful. In fact, I saw you going down the stairs yesterday."
Feng Yanhong raised her eyebrows slightly, so she was performing yesterday?
Why say it?
"I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't, but I want to go to school. This may be my only hope."
Lin Jiao lowered her eyes and lowered her head, not daring to look at Feng Yanhong. She grabbed the corners of her clothes with both hands, feeling a little at a loss.