Chapter 83 What does marriage bring?
The director looked at the length of the live broadcast and felt that it was about time.

So he asked the staff to switch the camera to the studio.

At this time, Xiaobing had returned to the studio.

As for Zhang Rou, the director was also worried about her, so he asked her to go out on location.

Cheng Bo, Liu Liping and Professor Li have turned on their cameras.

Today’s live broadcast will still be conducted in the form of online commentary.

Xiaobing looked at the script in her hand and smiled professionally at the camera.

"With the progress of the times, women play an increasingly important role in marriage."

"Many young viewers said that the requirements for women are too harsh nowadays."

"Not only do women have to earn money to support the family just like men, but they also have to do the laundry and cooking when they get home, and they are not even allowed to complain."

"In this regard, do the three teachers have any good solutions that can help resolve this conflict in the family?"

As the only female among the three judges, Liu Liping can empathize more.

Thinking about my current life, it seems happy, but in fact it is a mess.

She sighed in her heart, and a trace of sadness appeared between her brows.

"In fact, from the beginning, we have been a matriarchal society. It was only later, as the times progressed, that men were considered more powerful, and men gradually became the most respected."

"Later, Confucianism and other ideas pushed male rights to an unprecedented level. In ancient times, men could have three wives and four concubines, and women were required to follow the three obediences and four virtues, which were all good examples of this."

"This long-standing thought has deeply influenced our generation, which is why we believe that men should be the breadwinners and women should be the homemakers. In fact, men are responsible for making money to support the family, while women should take care of everything at home so that men don't have to worry about anything."

"In fact, this idea is wrong. The times are progressing, society is developing, and the social status of girls is slowly rising. Now we should respect everyone's choice more. Marriage should not make girls the victims."

Liu Liping's words were so heartfelt that the audience nodded their heads.

Especially women who have experienced the pain of marriage almost burst into tears on the spot.

——【The experts said too much. Back then, I was the only high school student in our village and the only daughter in my family. My living conditions were not bad. But after I got married, I had to support my husband’s family and I couldn’t complain, otherwise my husband would quarrel with me.】

——【Oh, if it weren’t for the children, I would have wanted to divorce my husband a long time ago. Now, whenever I see him lying on the bed like a boss after work, I get so angry that I can’t help but quarrel with him.】

——【Before I got married, I also had a respectable job. My husband said very nice things to me at the time, saying that he was responsible for making money to support the family and I was responsible for looking beautiful. But after only two years, he complained that I did nothing at home every day and even spent his money. The more he talked, the more upset he felt! 】

——【No matter what, a life of being poor is not something that most people can live. It is better for women to have their own jobs. It doesn’t matter how respectable it is, but at least it will give them confidence and they won’t be short of money!】

——[Chen Huan's thoughts are more in line with today's girls. We all make the same money, so why should I work so hard outside and not be able to rest when I get home? I have to wash clothes and cook for you, and you have to quarrel with me when you are not satisfied. It is better not to get married than to live like this! ]

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It was rare for netizens to have such consistent opinions that the director was stunned.

But on second thought, it is possible that those who expressed their opinions were all female viewers.

Everyone has some complaints in their marriage, more or less, so the current situation is understandable.

After listening to Liu Liping's words, Cheng Bo fell silent for a rare moment.

From a man's perspective, he didn't know how to refute this.

From the perspective of a sociology professor, he very much agrees with Liu Liping's views.

After all, we are all academics, and our subjective thoughts on the bad habits in traditional culture are actually similar. "Teacher Liu is right. Today's society is no longer the society of 50 or 60 years ago. At that time, it was about labor and productivity, and most men were stronger and did more."

"It's not a big deal now. Although some jobs still have gender requirements, the ratio of men to women is roughly the same. So when men get home, they should still consciously take on some of the housework. This will reduce family friction."

"Looking at Wang Shan's two blind dates today, the results were not very ideal. This may be related to each person's pursuit, but we can also see some problems from it."

"It can still reflect some problems in society. There is a bias in people's cognition. To put it bluntly, people nowadays are more selfish and do things from a self-interested perspective."

Since Lin Yuan was not involved, Cheng Bo was not that worried after he finished speaking.

After all, this is what society is like now.

——【Why is pursuing one's own life considered selfish? Is the purpose of human beings to continue the family line? Is the value of a woman's life reflected in getting married and having children?】

——[Although what this male expert said makes sense, and men should indeed take the initiative to help share housework, but I think what he said is a bit hard to accept. After all, I am a girl, and I don’t want to be labeled as selfish just because I don’t get married.]

——【Marriage should be a decision made in the heat of the moment. Don’t think twice before getting married. Otherwise, you will never get married in this life!】

——【In our time, we didn’t even think about these things. Some people didn’t even see what their partner looked like before getting married, but didn’t they still get by?】

——【I've said that times have changed. What's the point of some aunties always arguing? Society has progressed, people's needs have increased, and it's normal to have some demands. It's not like you're picking up trash! 】

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More and more young netizens are speaking up for women, and many issues that were previously ignored have now been brought to the surface.

For example, women’s contribution in the family.

Twenty or thirty years ago, everyone thought that it was normal for women to do laundry and cooking.

Even if there is no hot meal on the table before the man comes home from get off work.

It was the wife's fault that the pajamas were not neatly put away in the bathroom and the hot water was not boiled.

Now most people believe that everyone is doing the same thing.

Both men and women have to work, and sometimes women do more than men.

In this case, why do women still have to do laundry and cooking after get off work?

Even if a man cannot share the housework equally, he should at least help share some of it instead of taking everything for granted.

Wang Shan wanted Chen Huan to stay at home to take care of her husband and children after marriage, which touched the bottom line of many people.

People nowadays are not willing to give up their own lives for others.

Professor Li obviously thought of this as well.

Seeing Xiaobing asking him, he calmly expressed his opinion.

"Personally, I am not against blind dates, and I do not rule out meeting the right person during a blind date. Besides, we are all adults, and it is normal to put our needs before love."

"But we all know that most children nowadays are educated and thoughtful. I think it's a bit selfish to ask girls to give up their careers to raise children. Of course, it's not ruled out that some girls just like this kind of life."

"But most girls like to live their own lives. They would be more willing to accept marriage if it is the icing on the cake. But if they are asked to lower their living standards, I think few would be willing to do so."

"In fact, if we look at the marriage rate in our country in recent years, we can see that more and more women have become more conscious and no longer regard marriage as a necessity in life. So we can only say that both people have different needs, and it has nothing to do with right or wrong."

(End of this chapter)