The rural daughter-in-law of the bank president

Chapter 607 The foundation of women’s growth: financial independence!

May 5th, the school anniversary opening ceremony.

After the opening ceremony, speeches were given by school leaders, government officials, alumni representatives, and other leaders.

In the afternoon, there will be a display of scientific research achievements and cultural construction, and the sports meeting will also begin.

In the evening there are academic lectures and alumni forums.

In addition to the main venue, the School of Management where Lele is located has four sub-forums.

The School of Management is very large and has many female students. There are eight classes in the Accounting Department alone.

The lecture started at 7 o'clock, and Lele arrived at 6:40 to prepare. Yang Tong brought a few staff members to set up the venue in advance.

There is a promotional poster at the door with a uniform lilac purple background, which briefly introduces Lele's identity and background.

Lele adjusted the projector and microphone and sat in the front row of the classroom to rest.

I looked back at the venue. There were only a few spectators in the medium-sized tiered classroom, but there was a figure that stood out.

"Teacher Guan!" Lele stood up and walked to the last row.

I met the teachers at the opening ceremony this morning.

But she was a little surprised that the teacher came to her meeting place.

After all, the next door is an academic master, the next door's next door is a foreign expert, and the next door's next door's next door is the president of a listed company...

Teacher Guan is the only female teacher teaching professional courses. She has delicate features, wears glasses, and looks like a professor. Ten years have passed, and she looks the same.

Lele stepped forward and greeted him, "Teacher Guan, why are you here?"

Teacher Guan squinted his eyes and smiled, "Come and take a look, this side is pleasing to the eyes, and there are old men next to it."

Lele laughed out loud amused.

"Then you sit down, I'm going to go up and show off my skills!" After saying hello, Lele walked towards the podium.

Yang Tong, dressed in a black suit, stood in the audience. Seeing Lele coming over, he said, "Someone else should be coming soon!"

"It's okay, it's okay. I've taken classes with four or five people before," Lele said.

Lele adjusted her breathing. It didn’t matter whether there were many people or few people. She would talk the same way even if only one person came.

As a professional trainer, you should be thick-skinned.

Yang Tong came on stage to open the show. After introducing Lele's background, Lele came on stage.

Lele was wearing a white suit, not very formal.

Double-breasted, but without buttons, with a Chinese-style buckled belt at the waist, three-quarter sleeves, and wide-leg pants.

Heroic, yet gentle and elegant.

She has long straight black hair that reaches her waist, exquisite makeup, and is flawlessly beautiful.

As soon as he came on stage, there was a burst of amazement from the audience.

Lele took the microphone and bowed deeply.

"Thank you to all the students for coming, and to our beloved teacher, Mr. Guan."

Lele stretched out his right hand, placed it on his chest, and bowed again.

Then he stood up and stood in the center of the podium, naturally and casually.

"Looking at the scene, half of the students are male. I want to ask: Have you seen today's theme?"

The boys' voices rose one after another.

"Look!"

"Look!"

"Look!"

......

"So what's the purpose of your visit?"

"Look at the beauty!" someone shouted.

"Hahahahahaha!"

There was a burst of laughter from the audience.

"Are you all here to see beautiful girls?" Lele smiled and looked in the direction where the boys were gathering.

"Let's watch the show!" someone else shouted.

Lele shrugged and paused for a moment, "Oh! Do you think I would hold high the banner of feminism and criticize men here?"

"Hahahaha!" Another burst of laughter.

“Don’t fall into the misconception of gender antagonism when you see women growing up.

Being obsessed with competing between genders is meaningless for gender reconciliation and integration.

Men and women are not opposing poles, but a community that depends on each other and influences each other.

It is undeniable that in a patriarchal society, every step of a woman’s growth is related to men, but every step requires her to leave men and return to the position of women in order to grow.

This seems to be a paradox, dependence or independence?

In this society where men set the rules, women need to rely on the constraints and protection of the rules, but they also need to achieve self-independence within the rules.

In fact, the so-called growth of women is to seek the balance between dependence and independence, and the ability to move freely between the two. "

There was silence in the audience.

Lele paused, silence was better than words at this moment.

I don't know who clapped, but applause broke out from the audience.

Lele smiled and said, "I'm not asking for applause, I'm waiting for you to think about it, but thank you for your applause anyway."

The applause lasted for a long time.

Lele waved his hand and continued:

“When I was in college, I was a relatively extreme feminist, cynical, and hoped to carve out my own world like men.

After graduation, I was slapped in the face by the university of society.

But I didn't take the path of extreme feminism, but chose to compromise.

And then, here I am today!

Yes, I found that balance and I move through it with freedom! "

......

During the one and a half hour speech, Lele performed freely on the stage like a stand-up comedian.

The number of people in the venue, which was only a few at the beginning, gradually filled up, and finally even the aisles were filled with people.

Lele interacts a lot and occasionally asks some questions about career, ideals, love, and psychological growth.

The speech was about to end, and Lele began to finish.

"Did you gain anything from today's speech?"

As the speech went on, Lele became more and more excited, with his cheeks flushed and his emotions high.

The voices from the audience rose and fell:

"Have!"

"Have!"

"Have!"

......

Lele lowered her head and smiled again, then she raised her head and looked at the audience with burning eyes.

"If you had a marriage partner from a wealthy family and a well-paid job, but you could only choose one, what would you choose?"

There was a murmur in the audience, and soon some said they would choose to get married, while others said they would choose to work.

"If, at a critical stage in your career, your family asked you to have a child, what would you choose?"

"If you and your husband have a disagreement, but your children don't want you to separate, would you divorce?"

"if......"

Lele listed nearly ten ifs in one breath, and after a heated discussion in the audience, silence fell again.

“What exactly do women need to grow in?

Career? Ideal? Love? Family? Or something else?

Why am I standing on this podium today?

What is silently measuring my value?

If I were a man, with the same background, would I still be standing here?"

Lele stopped again and looked around the room.

There were so many people that everyone in the back seats had to stand up, otherwise their view would be blocked by the people in the aisle.

“Like a rich person tells you: Money isn’t important, growth is!

I'm going to put aside all the specific issues that plague women and talk about women's growth—it's all nonsense!"

The audience was in an uproar.

After the noise, Lele's voice was still beautiful, but also deafening:

"The foundation of women's independence is economic independence!

The prerequisite for women’s freedom is financial freedom! "

Once again, the audience fell silent!