"What's the use of a girl learning so many things? Four years of raising you, and in the end, you'll still be married off to someone else's family.
Last week, your father went to talk to the principal, and your little brother's chances of advancing this year are still uncertain. The school is useless, how can my Shuānzi not be smart?
Hurry up and go work at the factory, and your little brother can get a sponsorship fee to transfer to the county middle school!"
"But little brother can't even memorize the multiplication table. Even if we pay the sponsorship fee, he's still going to the worst class. I've asked around, and this kind of bad student is even separated from the other classes in the same grade. What do you expect he to learn?"
"That's nonsense. I've figured it out, you just look down on your little brother, just like everyone else. Think about it, when you get married, who else can you rely on besides your little brother?"