Countdown to Awakening

In the afternoon, Qi Yuanyuan took her clothes and went to the river. When she arrived, she saw a familiar figure squatting there.

"Panpan!" she called. The man turned around. "Yuanyuan?!"

Qi Yuanyuan hurried over.

Besides Qi Yuanyuan and Sun Pandi, there were several other middle-aged women by the river. Two of them were sisters-in-law from the Jiang Shuilian family, and they just had to talk to each other for some reason.

Jiang Shuilian's wife said, "Oh, it's different after getting into university." Another person followed up, "That's right. What a pity, you still have to get married in the future. A woman will have the best future only if she marries a good husband. What's the point of a girl reading so many books? It's better to use the money to educate the boys in the family. Only sons can provide for old age." The person was Jiang Shuilian's sister-in-law, and she laughed as she spoke.

This smile is not very friendly.

"That's right, why should a girl study? It's better to marry into a good family in the future than to earn money by yourself. How much money can you, a girl, earn in the future?!" said another woman.

Qi Yuanyuan shook her head. They were numb themselves, what else was there to say? They didn't want to achieve anything themselves, but they dragged others along... They didn't make money themselves, they relied on men, and they wanted everyone else to follow the same path.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Jiang Shuilian's wife became even more aggressive: "Just tell me, what kind of girl would show up in public? Isn't it good to stay in the village? Why does she have to go out? Are you afraid that others will know? I don't know what she is doing outside... Even if she passes the university entrance exam, she may not be able to find a good job outside. After all, she will have to get married and have children in the future."

Qi Yuanyuan didn't want to pay any attention to them, but they became more and more excited.

So she deliberately threw the clothes into the basin with force. The river water in the basin splashed everywhere. Some small water droplets splashed onto the river water next to it and even onto the faces of her two sisters-in-law, and also wet the woman's clothes.

"Bah!" Jiang Shuilian's wife cursed under her breath. Then she raised her arm and wiped the corner of her mouth. "What's wrong with you, Qi family girl? We are your elders! How can you treat your elders like this? This river water is so dirty!"

Qi Yuanyuan wasn't from their generation, so she naturally wouldn't indulge that woman. "No matter how dirty the river water is, it's cleaner than your mouth."

"Hey, you...how can you talk to your elders like that? You are so uneducated! What did your parents teach you? No one will want you if you keep doing this!" The woman was not convinced.

She had heard yesterday that the Qi family girl had changed her personality and was even more formidable than before. She wanted to see what had changed. Could she dare to push her elder into the river? Would she be so squeamish after a few words? Why was she so squeamish?

Qi Yuanyuan taunted him, "No matter how poorly I've been brought up, it's still better than yours. No wonder you've had such a hard time."

"What do you mean? Are you cursing me? What I said about you is so great? You act like you are so precious." Jiang Shuilian's sister-in-law said.

Sun Pandi tugged at Qi Yuanyuan, hinting her to stop talking.

Qi Yuanyuan not only refused to listen, but also became even more excited: "Who are you to say that to me? How can you be considered my elder? I've never heard of such an elder. Besides, when I get married is my own business, why do you have to worry about it?"

In her world, no one would urge her to get married, she was just herself.

Jiang Shuilian's sister-in-law remained unconvinced. "I told you I was concerned about you, but you shouldn't be ungrateful. You feel a sense of existence only when someone cares about you. I'm doing this for your own good!"

Qi Yuanyuan had to use the anti-marriage pressure she learned online: "Then I have to ask you, have you been happy after all these years of marriage? Who does the housework in your family? Are your children obedient? Is your husband good to you? Is there anything at home that you don't need to worry about?"

After hearing this, the woman replied, "I do the housework, so what? I'm very happy. Unlike you, who's still single at 18! I'm not saying anything bad about you, but if you don't find a good family at this late in life, you'll never find one."

"This is my own business, you don't have to worry about it." Jiang Shuilian's sister-in-law said.

Jiang Shuilian's wife continued, "You girl, you can't tell the difference between good and bad words, right? Who would want you with this kind of personality? You'll never get married!"

"Don't worry, you all have people who want you, so I don't have to worry about no one wanting you."

Sun Pandi laughed when she heard this. She hadn't expected her to even come up with this. Wasn't she afraid those two would run over to her house and tell her parents?

"Oh, you... you're making me so angry! I'm helping you, for your own good, how could I possibly harm you? I told you to get married soon and have children sooner, but which girl in the village wouldn't listen to me like you? You'll still have to get married after you finish college. You might as well find a good family in the village now!"

Qi Yuanyuan was almost amused by them, but she still said, "It's none of your business, leave me alone."

Seeing this, the two women exchanged glances before switching targets. Qi Yuanyuan truly couldn't speak, so they'd go talk to Sun Pandi. She was a pushover, easy to manipulate. She wouldn't dare refute anything I said.

Then the woman said, "Pandi, why didn't you agree when Ma Hui wanted to marry you last time? He's such a nice guy, so caring. He has two children. If you marry him, you'll be a mother and won't have to give birth yourself."

Qi Yuanyuan laughed. They couldn't win over her, so they started talking about Sun Pandi, right? Who doesn't know what happened to Ma Hui's previous wives? Everyone knows Ma Hui beats his wives; the two previous women were driven away by him. And they're still so crazy as to ask Sun Pandi to marry Ma Hui?

Pushing people into the fire, right?

Qi Yuanyuan continued her outburst: "If you don't want good people, can you please stop being so wicked? Everyone knows what kind of person Ma Hui is, so how can he be considered a good man just because he's with you? If he's a good man, why don't you divorce your wife and marry him yourself?"

Jiang Shuilian and her sister-in-law seemed very angry. The eldest sister-in-law said, "How can you talk like that? We are all your elders. How can we harm you? What do you mean we should divorce and marry him? You can't even talk. Who will want you in the future?"

Qi Yuanyuan answered for Sun Pandi, "We certainly won't harm ourselves. You're talking as if Ma Hui is some good man. If he were, why would they get divorced?"

The woman continued, "His wife, being ignorant, divorced him. I say, Pan Di is the perfect match. Even though they're not a good age match, it's still a good idea anyway. Why would someone get married twice if it's not a good marriage?"

The women with her all agreed with her even though they were just watching the show.

Qi Yuanyuan couldn't stand it any longer. There were all kinds of people!

"I'm just saying this. If you think it's a good idea, let your own daughter marry Ma Hui. Don't force Panpan to marry you. At worst, you can divorce her and let her marry Ma Hui..." After Qi Yuanyuan finished speaking, she threw another piece of clothing into the basin.

The water splashed on the woman's face again.

Seeing that she was not someone to be trifled with, the woman could only stay away from her.

It's so infuriating! Why did Qi Yuanyuan butt in when she was talking to Sun Pandi? She didn't ask her to marry Ma Hui! She has no manners at all! She is Qi Yuanyuan's elder after all! What's wrong with elders caring about the younger ones? It's too much to say! The Qi family's daughter is really a treasure! She will definitely not amount to anything in the future! No one will want to marry her!

Maybe she has the same fate as that widow, she is unlucky in marriage!

When Widow Zhang's husband had just died, someone came to her house to try to matchmake her and Ma Hui. They were indeed a good match, but Widow Zhang refused to accept the offer and even chased the matchmaker out with a broom!

Why can't a divorced person and a widow just get along?

After that, no one dared to mention the matter to Widow Zhang's house, for fear of being chased out by her.