371 - I Don’t Want to Be Turned Into the Female Protagonist by the System

# Chapter 371: When Uncertain, Resort to Quantum Mechanics "My boyfriend asked how much dowry I wanted. I jokingly said 200,000. Now he’s reconsidering marriage and thinking about just dating. Should I continue?" After reading this question, Anya glanced at the audience seated below and asked, "So who do you all want to answer this question, the brother or the sister? Please take out your remotes; press the blue button if you want the brother to answer, and the red button if it's the sister." In response to Anya’s prompt, the audience quickly pressed their buttons. On the large screen appeared two beams of light - blue and red - slowly rising. Soon, the red beam completely overshadowed the blue beam by a significant margin. Seeing the red beam representing herself on the screen, Su Qi felt a sense of despair. She thought to herself, "With my brother being such a celebrity, why choose me to answer this question!" The audience had their reasons for choosing Su Qi. As a star, Su Siyang seemed too polished for such a candid question, whereas the fresh and naive younger sister brought a different kind of interest. Furthermore, Su Qi had recently shared her own experience of cross-dressing, sparking curiosity about how she, from a male perspective, would approach the topic of dowries. Watching Su Qi’s incredulous expression, host Anya found her simply adorable. Given the time constraints, Anya gently reminded, "Well, Su Qi, how about sharing your thoughts? You can answer from either a male or female perspective!" Anya’s words pulled Su Qi back to the present. Gazing at the sharp question on the screen, she felt for a moment that it was quite challenging, given the controversial nature of the topic. She soon hit upon an ingenious solution. She asked the host, Anya, "May I answer this using a ‘quantum mechanics’ perspective?" Many were stunned, wondering how quantum mechanics could relate to such a personal topic. Even Anya was momentarily taken aback but nodded in agreement. Then, the clear and melodic voice of Su Qi filled the room: "In essence, before your boyfriend answers, his response is in a superposition of being both joking and serious. If he answers unwillingly, the question collapses into a joke; if he agrees, it shifts into seriousness." Dressed in a business suit, Su Qi’s professional demeanor underscored her explanation. While quantum mechanics sounds highbrow, Su Qi effectively conveyed her point from a female perspective. She skillfully redirected the issue from whether to continue the relationship to whether the initial intent was a joke. Seeing Anya deep in thought, Su Qi continued: "Thus, I really can’t determine how to respond. The problem has too many variables primarily reliant on the woman's intent from her joke. Also, I can’t ascertain if her boyfriend was joking or serious before responding. His response might ultimately depend on her intent. If she was joking, so was he, and vice versa." After Su Qi concluded her insightful explanation, the entire venue fell silent, reeling from surprise. Goodness gracious, I asked you a relationship question, and you turned it into a physics problem involving quantum mechanics? Su Qi clearly sided with the male perspective, given that her explanation could be seen as educational. However, host Anya wasn’t entirely satisfied with Su Qi’s clever response. In "Anya Talks," each question needs a definitive resolution; Su Qi’s answer was too evasive. Anya took the microphone and rephrased the question: "Su Qi, if you were the person asking this question, how would you handle it?" Su Qi knew "Anya Talks" was notorious for getting to the bottom of matters but didn’t expect to be on the receiving end herself. Faced with Anya’s probing gaze, Su Qi knew she couldn’t evade the question and decided just to share her personal opinion. Before starting, she tentatively asked, "I’m just speaking for myself, right?" Anya found Su Qi's cautious demeanor endearing and nodded affirmatively. Su Qi took a deep breath and said, "Honestly, I never understood why marriage should be tied to such a high dowry. Shouldn’t it be about mutual love? Why one family should financially support another when it should ideally be both families supporting a new one?" Anya instinctively replied, "What if the family is very poor?" Hearing this, Su Qi, with her past male perspective, couldn’t help but respond, "I think 'poverty' isn't central to this problem. Let's consider this: If a male family is very poor and needs 200,000 dowries from a female family, does that seem possible?" Many, including Anya, paused in contemplation – after all, women rarely pay men a dowry. Su Qi continued, "Perhaps many have already formed an opinion. Now in the 21st century, we value equality, which should also mean sexual equality. So why does marriage still involve dowries?" "Maybe this is what people call female privilege. Though I’m also a woman, honestly, I’m not pleased by it. Reflecting on it, shouldn’t houses, cars, and dowries be responsibilities shared by both, not solely the man? By my personal view, this changes the relationship dynamic from equality to dependency." "From the innate properties of quantum mechanics, unequal relationships will, eventually, face issues. At the point of imbalance, two results can occur: either external forces push them further apart due to inertia, or internal forces cause collapse." "So, if I were to advise a woman, I’d suggest she move on. After all, women are no worse than men. Why should we expect dowries from them?" Upon finishing her statement, the venue once again fell silent. Moments later, applause began from a corner of the hall, gradually becoming thunderous across the entire venue. Standing beside Anya, the applause resonated deeply, especially the phrase, "women are no worse than men; why should we expect dowries," which hit a chord with her. Seeing Su Qi a bit anxious about possibly saying the wrong thing, Anya humorously remarked as the host, "Who knew you’d use quantum mechanics again in your response? Could this be what they say, 'When uncertain, resort to quantum mechanics?'" Hearing Anya's lighthearted remark, Su Qi relaxed a bit, picked up the microphone, and said: "In truth, quantum mechanics can’t solve everything—it too relies on probabilities." Prompted by Su Qi’s words, Anya instinctively asked, "So, Su Qi, what's the probability for solving problems using quantum mechanics?" Su Qi, appearing to ponder, paused for two seconds before saying, "85% or so." In fact, Su Qi’s answer was backed by her personal experience, knowing the remaining 15% relied on the unpredictable influence from her two beloved partners.