This work is a reflection on maternal temperament. Since the 1990s, the resurgence of theories in China has led to a revival of old gender stereotypes. Specifically, Neo-Confucianism advocates the celebration and restoration of traditional 'natural femininity' through a few virtuous mothers and wives, and toxic masculinity through 'successful' men with power and wealth. As a result, there are now voices in China calling for natural femininity, which simply means that women are expected to be different from men, for example, to be gentle, to take better care of their families and husbands, to be full of maternal light. This strikes me as an extortion of women, a psychological and physical oppression. For these images I used cows and pigs, which in the Chinese sense are often used to humiliate women. I want you to realise that some of today's seemingly mild language is actually a form of control, no different from slut-shaming.