Countdown to Awakening

"Go to hell! Get out of here! I'm already doing a good job of giving you food to eat, and you're still calling me your son? Who are you?"

Mengdi was so frightened that she dared not speak anymore and could only cover her face and cry.

At this moment, Liu Yingdi's roar could be heard again from the bedroom. Mengdi turned nervously towards the bedroom, her face filled with worry. However, she didn't dare rush in because her grandmother and father were there.

A few minutes later, Grandma Qian came out holding the child.

"Oh... look at my darling grandson. He's so handsome... He looks just like my son."

The mother-in-law took the child and immediately praised him. Chen Jiade also smiled and surrounded the child. Only Mengdi went straight to the bedroom.

"Mom..." Mengdi stood in front of the bed, and when she saw the pool of bright red blood on the bed, she burst into tears. "Mom, are you in pain? Wuuwuwu..."

The little girl's eyes were red and slightly swollen. Her face was already a bit cracked even though it was only autumn. Perhaps it was from crying all the time.

Yingdi raised her hand and wiped the tears from her cheek. "Don't cry, baby, don't cry. Mommy's fine. Mommy just wants to rest. Mommy knows...you're the most sensible and the eldest sister. You have to take good care of your brothers and sisters, okay? Mommy may be going to a very far place and won't be back. But... Mommy will always love you and be with you..."

"I don't want it... I don't want it. I don't want my brother. I only want Mom. I only want you. Mom, please don't leave, okay? I will be very obedient and work hard in the future. I will also take good care of my brothers and sisters. Please don't leave me, okay?"

Grandma Qian was packing her things while feeling sorry for the mother and daughter.

What a good girl! Her two daughters are so obedient. If she were to leave like this, then... if she could survive tonight, then it would be fine...

Liu Yingdi took a deep breath and then exhaled. She continued, "Don't say these things. Mom is asking you if you can do it. You are the eldest sister, you have to discipline your younger siblings for Mom. Do you hear me?"

Grandma Qian continued, "Ni'er, it would be better if you could go to the hospital. I'll talk to your mother-in-law. If you can get through tonight, your life will be better. Look, you have a daughter and a son, and both daughters are so obedient. It's a pity that they passed away like this..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Grandma Qian went out.

Chen Jiade and his mother looked at Grandma Qian, and then the mother said gratefully, "Grandma Qian, thank you so much for the safe birth of my grandson. I'll give you a big red envelope later to thank you very much. Hahaha..."

She was grinning from ear to ear.

"I'm not asking for a red envelope, I just want you to... take Nizi to the clinic. She's having a difficult labor and bleeding, and it's probably difficult to treat her at home. She'll be better off at the clinic. If she can make it through tonight, there won't be any problems."

As soon as Grandma Qian finished speaking, Chen Jiade's mother couldn't help but retort, "Oh... why go to the clinic? It's a waste of money. My eldest grandson will need money for many things in the future. If I give it to an outsider, what will he spend it on? Besides, giving birth is like going through the gates of hell. These problems are very normal. There are those who live and those who die. Even if she is gone, so what? Didn't she still die to continue the Chen family line? This is a meritorious deed, and it's glorious. It's simply a compliment to her. Don't worry about it, Jiade, go and give Grandma Qian a big red envelope. Consider it a blessing saved for your son."

The mother-in-law held the child tightly and refused to let go.

Grandma Qian sighed, her mind still on Yingdi.

Such a good girl... Originally, this good day would have come after giving birth to a son... But...

Alas... these three children are so pitiful. They lost their mother at such a young age, and now they need a grown man like Chen Jiade to take care of them... Speaking of which, Chen Jiade has had a very hard time.

Chen Jiade took out a red envelope and stuffed it into Grandma Qian's pocket.

Grandma Qian couldn't say anything more. After all, the custom in the village was to get paid for doing things.

After receiving the money, Mrs. Qian had to go home. Before she left, Chen Jiade accompanied her home.

After the two of them left, Chen Jiade's mother spat on the ground.

"Hmph! A midwife has so many things to do, and she's paid to do them... and it's so expensive. If it weren't for my eldest grandson, I wouldn't give it to her..."

Yingdi heard these words in the bedroom, closed her eyes in despair, and tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.

She had thought about it too. There was no way the Chen family and their son would pay to send her to the health center.

Never mind... Even if I have to leave, I'll just leave. It'll be a relief.

Moreover, considering that she had given birth to a son for the Chen family, her funeral should be handled properly to avoid gossip. It would also be beneficial for them to marry off these two girls in the future, so the Chen family would not treat these two girls too badly and at least support them until they get married.

Thinking of this, Yingdi's heart burden instantly lightened a lot.

"Mengdi, you have to take good care of your brothers and sisters. Mom won't be around anymore. I'll go to a very far place and maybe turn into a butterfly to stay by your side. On the day you get married, Mom will come back to see you, okay?"

Yingdi caressed his daughter's cheek for the last time.

Normally a little girl's face is fair and tender, but her daughter's skin is a little sallow and rough.

It’s all her fault as a mother for not taking good care of them.

"Okay, Mom is very tired and needs to take a nap... You have to remember what Mom told you, okay? Be good and stop crying. If you cry for me, Dad will beat you."

Although Mengdi couldn't accept this, she nodded. She couldn't change the course of events, let alone save the current situation. Perhaps her mother had to leave. But she still couldn't bear to let her go...

Watching Yingdi slowly close her eyes, she also slowly held back her tears.

"Mom... I will be good... wuwuwu... Mom..." Mengdi said with a sob.

Grandma, who was outside, heard the noise and rushed in. She was stunned by the scene and then reached out a hand to feel Yingdi's breath.

"You jinx! It's all your fault! Look, you've killed your mother! Why don't you get out of here right away?!" She was furious.

But Mengdi wasn't afraid of her. Instead, she cried and replied, "It wasn't me who killed Mom, it was obviously my brother! Mom died when he was born! It's all my brother's fault!"

Chen Jiade's mother was very angry after hearing this. She wanted to hit her but couldn't let go of her grandson, and instead scared him.

The baby in the cradle was so frightened that he started crying.

"You're such a jinx! Not only did you kill your mother, you also scared your brother! Do you think I'll punish you soon?!"

After saying this, she coaxed the baby in her arms again, while not forgetting to glare at Mengdi.