Countdown to Awakening

Zhuang Meng stared at Xu's mother, his mouth sealed with tape so he couldn't make a sound.

Mother Xu continued to persuade her earnestly, "Girl, as long as you agree to stay in my house and be a good daughter-in-law, my son and I will not let you down... Yeah..."

Then, Xu's mother reached out and tore off the tape on her mouth.

"Bah! Bastards! You two are both beasts! A beastly mother gave birth to a beastly son! Two beasts! I won't stay in your house! My parents will come and take me away! Forget it! I will call the police to save me, and you will all go to jail!!"

Mother Xu sighed and said, "Girl, you can't say that. You're almost my daughter-in-law, you can't say anything about being a police officer or not. Eat these noodles quickly, I'll feed you. Don't starve yourself."

After saying that, Xu's mother picked up the noodles and put them to Zhuang Meng's mouth.

Zhuang Meng didn't move at all.

"Girl, just eat it. I didn't put any drugs in these noodles. I'm still very disciplined. Before you marry my son, I won't have any improper thoughts. I won't have any bad intentions either."

Zhuang Meng blinked when she heard this, her eyes red. How about taking another gamble? What if she would let him go?

Then, she finally asked, "Auntie, can you let me go? If you let me go, I will give you money. My family has a lot of money, as much as you want. Just let me go. Okay? I don't want to stay here. I still have to go back to school. I still have a lot of things to do... Please, let me go, okay? I..."

Before Zhuang Meng finished speaking, Xu's mother spoke up: "Girl, it's not that I'm cruel, but if my son can't find a wife, then he won't have any descendants... I can't... just watch my son have no children to carry on the family line..."

Zhuang Meng continued, "Auntie, please, you are a woman too, can you please just let me go? I...I don't want to stay here. I beg you, can I be your daughter? I will give you endless money and provide for your retirement. As long as you can just let me go, I beg you..."

Zhuang Meng's voice trembled and tears welled up in her eyes again.

"You're a woman too, why can't you have some sympathy for me? Just let me go, I'll repay you... Auntie... I beg you..."

Xu's mother sighed and continued, "Girl, don't embarrass me. What nonsense are you talking about? How can a girl provide for someone's old age? Well, I can let you go. If you introduce me to a better woman, I will let you go. Can you do that? Besides, how can I trust you? What if you call the police? I can't let you go. If I let you go, you will harm our family. I'll leave this here. If you want to eat it, you can eat it. If you don't, I can't do anything about it."

After saying this, Xu's mother went out.

I originally wanted to feed her, but now it seems that I should just let her figure it out herself.

All they say every day is to let her go. This is her home from now on. Where else can she go?

This daughter-in-law is not on the same page with her son, there will be trouble in the future...

Xu's mother locked the door and said, "I'm warning you, don't even think about running away. There are mountains all around here. You've been sold to my family to be my daughter-in-law. You can't run away even if you want to. Who told you that you have a bad fate? Alas... girl, don't run away. You have no other choice. Just stay in my family and be a good daughter-in-law. My family will not treat you unfairly."

After she finished speaking, she slammed the lock of the cowshed against the door, making a clanging sound.