Countdown to Awakening

At this time, Yingdi's mother-in-law, Tao Lai Di, came in. "Are there guests at home?" she asked with a smile.

But when she saw Qi Yuanyuan and Sun Pandi, her expression suddenly changed, as if she disliked them.

After seeing this, Qi Yuanyuan tugged at Sun Pandi. Sun Pandi wasn't stupid, so of course she understood. So the two of them stood up. "Sister Yingdi, we're going back first..."

Yingdi was surprised and said, "Just going back? Well...that's fine." she said.

Then the two of them went out.

They picked up the clothes placed at the door and walked forward. "Yuanyuan, Sister Yingdi wasn't like this before. It's only been four years and she's become like this..." She said with a hint of surprise in her tone.

Qi Yuanyuan thought about it. She had seen a TV show before. The heroine traveled to ancient times and not only did she not change anything, but she was gradually assimilated by the times...

Would she also... No, definitely not. She was a new-age woman of the 21st century, how could she be assimilated so easily?

"Time will change a person. I think Sister Yingdi must also want to go back to the past," she said.

With the passage of time, people do change a lot. For someone like Yingdi, there is probably no way to change back to the way he was before.

Chen family.

"Who did I think came to our house? Why did you invite them? The people from the Qi family are notoriously difficult to talk to, and Sun Pandi is also considered a money-losing jinx in the eyes of the Sun family. Aren't you afraid that your daughter will be led astray by them by inviting them to our house?" Yingdi's mother-in-law scolded.

Yingdi patiently explained, "Mom, it's actually not as serious as you say. They're both very hardworking and have both been admitted to Youcheng University. They're the first batch of university students in our village. We should all be happy."

"Happy? If these two girls were in our family, we wouldn't have the means to send them to college. What's the point of girls studying so much? Don't they still have to get married in the end? No matter how much they study, they will still be married to someone else's family. It's better to do more work to help share the burden with their in-laws. I really don't understand what the village chief means. He cares so much about that girl... I don't think he cares that much about his own son, right?"

Yingdi didn't say anything.

The mother-in-law continued, "You too, these two girls will earn money for my grandson's tuition in the future. I calculated that the eldest is four years old this year and will be able to get married in sixteen years. The money then will be just enough for my grandson's tuition. It would be best to see if there is anyone willing to arrange a marriage for the children now..." The mother-in-law talked a lot on and on.

Yingdi sighed: "Mom, Mengdi is still young. There's no need to think about it so early."

"Why not? Oh, and then you want to run away with someone else like you did? No way! This matter still needs to be planned in advance."

Yingdi shook her head. Her relationship with Jiang Wen was a thorn in her side, and it was often brought up in her in-laws' house. Even the many times she was beaten by Chen Jiade was because of it...

She does like Jiang Wen, both before and now.

"Jia De's clothes are in the bucket, remember to wash them. You haven't washed them since yesterday. How can you be a good daughter-in-law? Did I marry you so that you can enjoy life? Oh, daughters-in-law nowadays are really something. We were not so lucky back then." The mother-in-law continued to chatter.

"Mom, it's not convenient for me right now." Yingdi stammered.

Her mother-in-law rolled her eyes at her and said, "What's inconvenient about it? Back when I was pregnant with Jiade, I still went to work in the fields. And after I gave birth, I still washed clothes and cooked. Are you being pampered?"

The mother-in-law glared at her again before picking up the bucket and walking out, saying sarcastically, "Daughters-in-law these days are so spoiled. They're pregnant and do nothing but eat for free..."

As her mother-in-law's voice grew quieter, Yingdi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After she got married, she rarely saw Jiang Wen. I heard that because Jiang Wen was well-educated, the village chief asked him to become a teacher in the village, and he now teaches in the primary school...

very nice.

At this moment, Chen Jiade, who had just woken up, came out of the room. He came to the table and sat down. "Pour me a cup of tea," Chen Jiade said sleepily.

After Yingdi poured the tea, Chen Jiade took it and drank it all in one gulp. After finishing it, he said, "Didn't the village chief come to see you a few days ago and ask you to teach at the village primary school?"

When Yingdi met his gloomy expression, he instantly knew that nothing good was going to happen.

She nodded hesitantly.

Chen Jiade also nodded. "Good, that's great. I'm not even dead yet, and someone's already thinking about my wife..."

Yingdi knew he would think this way, and then hesitantly explained: "Jia De, it's not what you think. The village chief asked me to teach because there are no teachers in the village, and I happen to be educated..."

Chen Jiade slammed the table and roared, "You mean I'm uneducated?! Liu Yingdi, are you talking back at me now? Why are you pretending to be so arrogant in front of me?! If I hadn't married you back then, where would you be now?! I've lost all my money to marry you!"

"……That was not what I meant."

Chen Jiade swallowed hard, "What do you mean? What do you mean? Don't think I don't know what's on your mind. You just want to hang out with your lover Jiang Wen, don't you? He must have asked the village chief to look for you, otherwise why would he ask you instead of someone else?"

Yingdi closed his eyes.

He doesn't want to hear the truth, and he's making a scene again...

"How much money did I spend to marry you back then... I say you are useless. You have been married for four years and you have only given birth to two girls, not one with a boy. Can you fight for your own success?" Chen Jiade scolded him.

Yingdi was also helpless. She knew the Chen family was anxious to have a grandchild, but... she couldn't do anything about it. Whether it was a boy or a girl wasn't something she could decide alone...

"I know you want a son, but how can I possibly give birth to one on my own? Besides, didn't Mom ask someone to see her and she said it would be a boy? Why are you so anxious?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Why didn't you wash that bucket of clothes for me yesterday? You actually asked my mom to do it? Do you know how hard it is for my mom? She has so many things to do every day, and you don't help her, but you are here chatting with those two girls? What are you thinking? Are you deliberately trying to tire my mom to death?!"

Yingdi didn't say anything. But this only brought Chen Jiade's scolding again: "You're not talking anymore, are you? Are you mute?! I'm asking you a question."

Yingdi said, "I'm pregnant now, right? Didn't I help a lot before I was pregnant? Why didn't you come out and help your mother with the work while you were sleeping in the house?"

Chen Jiade sneered: "Me? I'm the head of the family, how can I do this? Isn't this what you women should do? You're still comparing me with yourself? Is it worth comparing? I'm the head of the Chen family, and you're my daughter-in-law, marrying in to serve me and my mother. How can it be the same? I'm the one who earns the money for the family, what have you done to dare to talk to me?"

Yingdi was speechless... "Didn't I tell you that the village chief asked me to teach at the village primary school? And you won't let me go."

Chen Jiade didn't show any restraint at all. Instead, he acted more and more arrogantly as the head of the family. "I'm telling you, don't even think about having an affair with Jiang Wen. Don't I know you? Isn't it just to be alone with Jiang Wen? Yes, I ruined your good marriage back then. You and Jiang Wen are shameless! I won't let you go. You show off your cultural knowledge... Why don't you do other jobs in the village? You can make money just as well, but you want to be a teacher... Don't think I can't see through your little tricks..."

Yingdi closed his eyes again.

Back then, her family feared she would elope with Jiang Wen, so they drugged her and forced her into a fait accompli with Chen Jiade. The villagers were all in favor of the marriage… After marrying her, everyone assumed Chen Jiade would lead a good life, but instead, their financial situation became increasingly difficult. Even when Chen Jiade beat her half to death, her parents urged him to endure it. Her mother, in particular, said, "Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog." Just endure it for the rest of your life and it will pass.

Now everyone thinks she has a miserable life... They tell everyone they meet that she married poorly and that she has a miserable life...

But was it really her fate? Everyone had been pushing for this marriage, and now they were blaming her fate...

Who is it because of?!