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There was a small room next to the classroom where Vézé was lecturing. The door wasn't closed, but there was a curtain hanging over it. Therefore, the content of the lecture in the classroom could be heard clearly in the small room next to it. This small room was a tea room and a guard's lounge. During the lecture, there were two different audience members. They were Vézé's wife, Qi Hongyi, and Li Yifang.
Three days before the official start of the Party School, Vézé called his two wives together and announced that they would attend the lecture. In this era, men and women were not equal. It was normal for women to depend on men. Therefore, Vézé believed that Qi Hongyi and Li Yifang wouldn't dare to disobey Vézé's order to attend the lecture.
Vézé was most worried that his two wives wouldn't act high and mighty, especially if they were polite on the surface but looked down on him on the inside. Those attending the lecture were all talents carefully selected by Vézé. Such people were usually proud and arrogant. They might be able to face their mistakes calmly, but it was impossible for them to lower their heads so easily. Therefore, he emphasized, "You must respect those who attend the lecture. You must respect them!"
Li Yifang just sneered. Qi Hongyi simply sneered, "Military Governor Wei, if you don't like us, you might as well not let us attend the lecture. Why do you say these words in such a strange tone? If you have any dissatisfaction with us, just say it! "
In fact, according to etiquette, it was very wrong for Li Yifang to speak to Vézé in this way. As the saying went, three obediences and four virtues. Following the husband after marriage was the second obedience. The Manchu Qing era was an extremely lifeless era. The feudal system had developed to the point that people could die if they moved a stool. If a woman dared to challenge her husband like this, she must have a strong backing that her husband's family couldn't afford to offend. Now, Li Yifang's family undoubtedly did not have this backing. No matter how one looked at it, Wei Ze had an overwhelming advantage over his two wives' families.
However, Qi Hongyi still openly criticized and questioned his husband without the slightest fear. Vézé didn't get angry. He calmly replied, "We want to overthrow Manchu Qing, and we want to overthrow Manchu Qing's system. They measured a person's status by blood and feudal status. In the new China that I am committed to building, everyone's status is related to their ability and their contribution to society. Although this is indeed a difficult goal to achieve, I really want to work hard to achieve it. "
"What does that have to do with me?" Qi Hongyi asked in an obviously confrontational manner.
Vézé didn't want to argue with his wife, so he replied in a business-like manner, "If you really think that you are not superior to others in terms of status, and that you can face the environment and do your job well, then it means that I don't know enough about you two. That means I don't know enough about the two of you, and I don't see your strengths. However, let me make it clear first. I don't think that I am the master of the military office. In my opinion, you are not the master of the military office. Everyone is equal. I don't want you to get this wrong! "
Qi Hongyi wasn't moved at all. She boldly said, "Are you the one who told me to go to class? Or are you the one who told me to go to class first? Military Governor Wei, what do you want? "
No matter what Vézé said, he was just a young man in his early twenties. He already felt that he was not prepared for the class. Now that his wife was indiscriminately confronting him, Vézé's anger flared up. He frowned and his tone became unfriendly, "I said that you should listen to the class. This is something that will benefit you a lot! Enough! I don't expect you to integrate into the upper circle of the Recovery Society. I will have someone guard the door. After the class is over, you are to leave the room immediately! "
Qi Hongyi looked at Vézé's extremely impatient expression and became angry. She frowned and prepared to argue with Vézé.
Just when the conflict was about to erupt, Li Yifang spoke, "Master, I'm just a servant. I shouldn't be attending any class. You and Madam should go together! "
Seeing that Li Yifang didn't know what was good for her, Vézé was furious. He raised his hand and pointed at Li Yifang, "I asked you to attend the class because I'm personally teaching. The standard is extraordinary! I'm so tired after returning home that I don't have time to talk to you about this. Besides, in the future, you will all be … "
At this point, Vézé suddenly paused. He wanted to say, "You will all be the mothers of my children in the future. How can you educate them without knowledge!" But when it came to this child, Vézé understood a little. Qi Hongyi, the official wife, and Li Yifang, who could barely be considered a concubine, didn't get along at all.
Vézé's angry expression immediately disappeared. He helplessly covered his eyes with his hands, wishing that this boring palace drama would disappear without a trace. But Vézé was very clear that even if he dug his eyes out, he couldn't change the material world with his mental strength, let alone cover his eyes.
When Vézé put down his hands and looked at his two wives, he and Li Yifang looked at each other with concern. Li Yifang gave Vézé a smile and slightly lowered her head. Qi Hongyi seemed to be very angry. She sat at the table and turned her head away, seemingly unwilling to let go.
Wei Ze had never watched any palace fighting dramas. Those women's intrigues really didn't interest this guy who was more like a pure martial artist from any angle. Moreover, in Vézé's QQ group, there were quite a number of female friends who were masculine. Vézé found their words very interesting and agreed with them. "In such a lousy era, fighting with a group of primary school educated women all day long. God knows what's the point of those authors writing this kind of drama!"
When Vézé first read this paragraph, he had a deep impression of the malicious words "primary school educated". After he traveled to another world, he had to admit that his two wives were seriously biased towards subjects. Their mathematics and science courses were not even at the level of primary school. This was also the reason why Vézé insisted that both of his wives go to school.
Now Vézé understood that his real wife, Qi Hongyi, understood the benefits of learning far better than Vézé imagined. Perhaps Qi Hongyi had guessed that Vézé actually wanted both of his wives to work.
According to the rules of this era, Vézé's real wife, Qi Hongyi, had a reason to resolutely resist Vézé's orders, because the status of wives and concubines was not equal at all. However, Vézé "passionately" announced to his wife that he wanted to build an "equal" society, where there was no hierarchy between people, and status depended on ability. This naturally made Qi Hongyi even more unacceptable. Now that she thought about it, Qi Hongyi was very self-restrained, and her character was quite extraordinary. She did not cry, throw a tantrum, or threaten to hang herself. She did not care that she might be accused of jealousy. Instead, she confronted Vézé directly. Vézé felt that he had chosen the right wife.
"Yifang, you stay at home." Vézé said to Li Yifang. After that, he turned to Qi Hongyi. Vézé wanted to say something with a straight face, but he also knew that this was not the time to intensify the conflict. Moreover, Qi Hongyi's actions could not be blamed on her. If one were to talk about the main culprit, it would be Wei Ze who had two women at home. Thinking of this, Vézé first sighed, and then said to Qi Hongyi with a smile, "Miss Qi Hongyi, you must attend my class! I'm not very knowledgeable, but I like to pretend that I'm a great teacher. There must be a lot of things in my class that I'm not knowledgeable about. At this time, I need you to point out my mistakes afterwards! "
Qi Hongyi did not expect Vézé to be so thick-skinned. Since Vézé's attitude was so soft, Qi Hongyi was not an ungrateful person. She just snorted, and then showed a bright smile, "Sir, I can't wait to learn from your class. I'm just worried that my student is stupid and stupid, and I'm afraid that you will drive me out. There's no reason for me to criticize an official! "
"Let's learn together and improve together!" Since Vézé had already started to play dumb, he found that it was a good way to play dumb.
Seeing that Vézé was not putting on airs, Qi Hongyi chuckled, "But Sister Yifang doesn't have to stay at home. It's not fun for me to attend the class alone. With Sister Yifang accompanying me, I can at least take care of her. What do you think, Sir? "
"If that's what you think, you can go together!" Vézé replied. After that, he immediately ran away from home, citing official business. Along the way, Vézé finally understood the absolute superiority of monogamy. This was not only a humanitarian issue, but also an issue of family harmony. Qi Hongyi was already a very reasonable person, and Li Yifang was backed by hundreds of Huizhou merchants. Qi Hongyi might not be able to do anything to Li Yifang. Under such conditions, Vézé's efforts to create a harmonious family hit a wall.
"Looks like I have to get the 'Marriage Law' passed as soon as possible!" Vézé made up his mind. Even though Vézé had the courage and confidence to overthrow the old world and build a new one, Vézé, who adhered to the standpoint of humanitarianism in the 21st century, had completely lost his delusions of running a family other than monogamy. This was not a problem that Vézé could solve with his little ability.
However, Vézé soon discovered that although his wife had the courage to fight at home, she was extremely protective of Vézé's reputation outside. They only attended classes during the day, and did not interact with Vézé's subordinates after class. Moreover, during classes during the day, they worked hard to take notes in addition to reading the handouts. Their attitude towards learning was not only serious, but also very serious.
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