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Chapter 1278 Lu Tao: I'm not a woman! He Chen: No, you are!

"I am not a woman!"

Seeing that everyone actually thought it was 'to their liking,' Lu Tao felt even more frustrated and emphasized through gritted teeth.

"This isn't about men and women!" He Chen laughed. "It's about the difference between the mindsets of the strong and the weak!"
Have you read the novel?
Do you know the difference between male-oriented and female-oriented content?
It's not that men only like watching male-oriented content and women only like watching female-oriented content; it's just that this is the case most of the time.

There are also shows that both men and women enjoy watching!
The strong characters in male-oriented novels may have cheat codes that help them in the early stages, but their underlying mindset is still to control these cheat codes for their own use, gradually strengthening themselves and striving for success.

In female-oriented novels, the powerful characters all use their special abilities to make even stronger people fall in love with them and make them sacrifice for them. This makes the stronger people seem as if they have never seen a woman before or can never have such a woman, and they only love them and are even willing to give everything for them.

Become the lover of the strong, and through the intermediary of the strong, rule the world.

In ancient times, these two kinds of struggles were: one was to conquer the world and become emperor, and the other was to marry an emperor and become empress, such as Empress Lü, Empress Wu Zetian, or Empress Dowager Cixi.

Even if I were a president who fell in love with a cleaner, it would be through sex and marriage that I would rise from the lowest level to the highest!
There is no need for any step-by-step struggle in between!
However, the drawbacks are also obvious. The strong will always be the strong, and those who become strong because of the strong can easily fall from the sky and be smashed to pieces when the strong are gone!

You say you're not a woman!
Are you sure you're a man?

You talk about striving all the time, but after graduation you couldn't even find a job, you had nothing, and all you wanted to do was start your own business and become your own boss. Now you've directly entered a top design company in the industry, taking a leap that many people can't climb in their entire lives, and you're already complaining that you're only asked to design and build toilets.

what's going on?

As an architecture student, did you learn in school that skyscrapers rise from nothing?
No foundation is needed, and no layers need to be built?

You talk about striving, saying you're not a 'woman' but a man, but the way you strive is so feminine!

"I'm not a woman!!!" Lu Tao was furious. If He Chen hadn't already explained that this referred to a way of thinking, he probably would have wanted to take off his pants to prove himself.

But now he'd rather take off his pants to prove himself.

Because that's easier!

Instead of being unable to prove that I am not a woman, as I am now.

Because He Chen's words were so persuasive and misled most people, he was extremely anxious when he saw Hua Zi and the others' expressions, which were either thoughtful or suddenly realized.

"I never want to rely on anyone!"

"Of course!" He Chen reminded, "The female protagonist in a female-oriented novel can't directly and actively rely on a strong person; there must be some kind of cover-up."

Ah!
Most of them are done in the name of love!

Whether you love actively or are loved in return!
Otherwise, wouldn't she be labeled a gold digger or a manipulative woman?
This doesn't align with mainstream values; it can't be the main character!
Being loved is still the best!
The one who gets favored always takes it for granted!
As long as one is favored by the powerful without reason, this underlying logic can be infinitely downplayed, making it seem like a male protagonist's struggle!
You're a domineering CEO, at least you're a father figure, a real dad. That's much more logical than those nonsensical reasons for favoritism like "woman, you've successfully caught my attention!"

Ah!
In that respect, you're quite 'manly'!

"..." Lu Tao was speechless.

A woman among men, a man among women—is that supposed to be a compliment?
Hua Zi and the others were about to lose their composure.

Because this statement is too ridiculous.

Upon closer reflection, Lu Tao really is like that. The things they used to envy about Lu Tao and couldn't understand suddenly became clear to them, and they weren't so envious anymore.

Ok!

Among them were women disguised as men! They lived with Lu Tao, who was also disguised as a man, for four years.

Hey!
No wonder the rich and beautiful Mi Lai was so infatuated with Lu Tao, which puzzled them so much. If the genders were reversed, the handsome and rich Mi Lai would be pursuing the beautiful Lu Tao, while Lu Tao would ignore Mi Lai. But given the chance to meet true love, she immediately cheated on her boyfriend to pursue her.

That makes it all clear!
Because there are just too many examples!
"If Lu Tao is Zhu Yingtai, then I am Liang Shanbo!"

"Pah! You're not Gao Qiang, he is!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Hua Zi and Xiang Nan's playful banter dealt Lu Tao a devastating blow.

What the hell is this Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai?!

What the heck?! He's Zhu Yingtai!

Even more amazing is Liang Shanbo!
Lu Tao shuddered at the thought, not only out of anger but also with a sense of dread.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense!" Xia Lin, feeling uncomfortable, interrupted impatiently, "Hua Zi, what were you saying just now?"

If Lu Tao is Zhu Yingtai, then what is she?
Ma Wencai?

What was originally a beautiful romantic story was turned into a tale of Ma Wencai and Zhu Yingtai living happily ever after.
Isn't this ruining a classic?!
This is not just fiction!

"Ahem!" Hua Zi then realized that, without realizing it, He Chen had turned the tables and was now mocking Lu Tao and the others.

"Brother He Chen, didn't you praise Lu Tao already? Why don't you praise him more?"

"Sure!" He Chen laughed. "Let's not talk about the past. Recently, Lu Tao has indeed done a good job. It's not exactly a female-style struggle!"

This deserves praise!
If you just persist like this for two and a half years, doing solid design work step by step, instead of relying on the strong and forcibly rising to the top, no matter what your achievements are then, I will give you a thumbs up!
I'll treat you to dinner then, and you can invite all the friends you want. I'll publicly acknowledge you as a striver, and a successful one at that!
how about it? "

In the past, Lu Tao would have agreed immediately and insisted on making the bet.

But after his unpleasant experience with the bet last time, even if he was confident that he could do it, he had to think twice.

Furthermore, he's not as confident about this bet as he was last time.

Deep down, he was unwilling to accept mediocrity and wanted to rise to the top in one step; he couldn't fool himself.

How can one achieve instant success?
Should we rely on our own hard work?

Do not make jokes!
"I know you're worried that I'm wasting your time and ruining your future!" Seeing this, He Chen further relaxed the conditions.

"In that case, I won't say anything about taking it one step at a time, because that would restrict you and delay your efforts!"

Let's take the successful paths of outstanding graduates in architectural design from Tsinghua and Peking Universities as a benchmark.

As long as you don't exceed this success range, you've succeeded, okay?

After all, no matter how outstanding you are, you can't say that you are better than the outstanding representatives of your major from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, right?
Of course, this outstanding graduate representative must come from a truly ordinary family, not someone with a fortune of hundreds of millions or a vast network of connections in their industry waiting to be inherited.

(End of this chapter)