novelaction Chapter 245: The Moon Still Waits
Chapter 245: The Moon Still Waits
The afternoon passed quickly.
After dinner in the evening, Su Meng and Gu Cun sat in the yard and looked at the moon in the sky.
A crescent moon hangs in the dark night sky, and the bright moonlight illuminates the earth.
Gu Cun sat in the rocking chair.
It was specially prepared in advance by the village chief.
Su Meng was also sitting on the chair, with her chin on her hand and her eyelids drooping, not knowing what she was thinking about.
"Xiao Meng, how do you feel today?"
Guo Fu came out of the room with a glass of water and heard Gu Cun speak leisurely.
Su Meng raised her eyelids and stretched lazily: "It's okay, but I am a little sleepy now."
"Go back and rest if you're tired. It's already past eight o'clock."
"Wait for them to come together."
Inside the room, Liu Junran was telling a few young people about what they were going to do in the mountain village.
"That's fine." Gu Cun closed his eyes leisurely, the rocking chair under him rocking from time to time.
Su Meng was still thinking about what the system said in the afternoon.
She was wondering about the feasibility of establishing a school for girls.
I'm not leaving now because I want to discuss this matter with Lao Gu.
Listen to Lao Gu's opinion.
She was considering how to start.
Gu Cun narrowed his eyes, looked at her as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, and shook his head slightly.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. I'll listen."
There was a hint of pampering in the light words.
Hearing this, Su Meng was delighted.
He picked up the stool and moved it closer to him.
"Lao Gu, I feel something is very strange today."
"explain."
"In Wangjia Village, there were very few women, most of them were men."
Su Meng recalled the crowd she saw this morning.
I also thought of the people I met when I came to this village.
"And in this village, women are very busy, and men are responsible for drinking and chatting—"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lao Gu.
He opened his eyes and looked sideways at Su Meng, tapping the armrest with his fingers.
"You feel that these women are not valued?"
Su Meng shook her head.
That's what she thought at first.
These women may not have a say at all at home.
But after communicating with the system in the afternoon.
Something in her mind changed slightly.
“I feel that women here have been indoctrinated with a certain idea since childhood, and perhaps it’s not just women.
The ideas they were indoctrinated with were:
Women are born to carry on the family line.
The most important thing in life is to obey your husband after marriage and obey your son after your husband's death.
They may have the opportunity to access knowledge from books.
But most of them are strangled in the cradle.
Because their families have instilled in them the idea that it is useless for women to study.”
When Su Meng said this, she felt a slight pain in her heart.
She didn't know what was going on when she said these words.
It wasn't something I had thought about telling Lao Gu in advance.
Just now, these words popped out of my mind.
After listening to this, Lao Gu stared blankly at the perfect moon in the sky, motionless.
Su Meng rubbed her fingers and continued, “And I also read the funding list you gave me before.
There is a girl named Zheng Yun, do you have any impression of her? "
Lao Gu nodded and sighed softly: "I remember this child."
Of course Su Meng knew that he remembered.
Because this girl's experience is so fresh in our memory.
Just by flipping through the information, Su Meng felt as if it was engraved in his mind.
Zheng Yun is one of the few girls among the children in mountainous areas sponsored by the Gu Wan Foundation.
She is also the best among the girls.
After graduating from university, he was admitted to graduate school with excellent grades.
I originally thought that she was about to start a brilliant life.
But her final choice disappointed everyone who followed her.
In her second year of graduate school, she had a boyfriend.
Both of my parents work in the system and are still young.
My boyfriend is the only child in the family.
The two met in the library and fell in love uncontrollably.
The two got married right after graduating from graduate school.
Zheng Yun became a full-time mother.
And her current husband gave all the funds of the Gu Wan Foundation to her.
It can be considered that both parties are cleared.
But Gu Wan usually keeps the students' information, which is why Su Meng was able to see it.
When Su Meng saw her final choice, she was also furious.
"Are you angry?" Gu Cun's voice was still indifferent.
It seemed that this person was just an ordinary passerby to him and was insignificant.
Su Meng couldn't reach this state.
She just felt that it was a waste of many years of hard work.
There is clearly a better future.
Why confine yourself to being a full-time mom?
Su Meng didn't understand.
But more of the feeling is that it's not worth it.
Seeing Su Meng gritting her teeth, Gu Cun chuckled inappropriately: "You."
Su Meng pursed her lips: "Don't you think it's a pity? You could have a better life.
Moreover, she has come this far with the help of the foundation.
Don't you feel sorry for those who helped her?"
After saying this, Gu Cun laughed even louder.
He raised his skinny arms and gently patted Su Meng's shoulders twice.
"You have too little experience, have met too few people, and cannot read people's minds. This is normal.
After several years, you will recall what you said today.
Maybe I’ll just laugh it off.”
Su Meng curled her lips: "I just feel sorry for her.
You have clearly already walked out of your own life path, but you insist on choosing to imprison yourself where you are. "
Gu Cun withdrew his hand and casually placed his arm on the armrest of the rocking chair.
He looked at the bright moon in the sky leisurely.
"Xiao Meng, look at the moon in the sky."
As instructed, Su Meng raised his head and looked up at the sky.
Gu Cun said calmly: "Even the moon waxes and wanes, let alone humans."
Su Meng shook her head: "I don't understand what you mean."
"In this world, everyone has the right to choose how to live their life, and the same goes for the children supported by our foundation."
Su Meng turned her head to look at him. Gu Cun had a reassuring kindness on his face. There was a glimmer in his eyes, but his silver hair told of his age.
“They all have the right to choose their own lives.
It is up to you to decide how to go in the future.
What we need to do is to pull them out of the quagmire.
I know that you don't look down on the path Zheng Yun finally chose, but rather feel regretful.
But this is from your perspective.
From Zheng Yun’s perspective, I think this is the best choice.”
Gu Cun's tone was flat, and even Su Meng felt no emotion at all when she heard it.
She just didn't understand.
Why Lao Gu can understand Zheng Yun’s choice.
And it’s still the best choice.
This puzzled her.
Before she could ask, Gu Cun directly explained to her the reason why he said that.