Countdown to Awakening

The next morning, Li Weiming came to Chen's house with a basket of eggs and an old hen.

Chen Jiade saw that it was Teacher Li from the village, and without any displeasure, he immediately opened the door and invited him in. He didn't forget to say, "Teacher Li, why are you here? Please come in..."

Li Weiming simply curled his lips and smiled slightly, then replied softly, "I heard early this morning that your family had a big fat boy, so I came to see him. I don't have much to bring, so I just brought some eggs. Don't mind..."

Chen Jiade looked at the plump hen and felt so happy. This teacher was really good at handling things... She even knew to bring some supplements...

"You're so polite. I don't mind you, I didn't expect you to come and see the child. From now on, the child's education will depend on you... Everyone says you're the best teacher in the village. How is it? There are only two teachers in the village school, and they have to teach so many classes. It must be tiring, right?"

Li Weiming nodded.

Chen Jiade took the things from Li Weiming and went into the house.

Li Weiming pushed his glasses up and surveyed the room for a long time. Liu Yingdi, who had just given birth, might be resting inside, but his two daughters and mother were nowhere to be seen.

Li Weiming suddenly felt something was wrong.

Chen Jiade put the old hen in a cage and placed the eggs under his mother's bed.

When I went out, I saw Li Weiming still outside, so I asked him if there was anything else.

"Oh... I want to know where the two girls, Mengdi and Zhaodi, are? Why can't I see them?"

"Mengdi went with her grandmother to ask for goat milk from Old Brother Xue in the village. Zhaodi, the naughty one, made a fuss for a while, but I made her cry. After crying, she got tired and fell asleep. My son is also asleep. Do you want to come and see him? My son is very well behaved, but he's a little small..."

After hearing what he said, Li Weiming also went in.

The house was full of clutter, as if it had not been cleaned up for a long time.

Chen Jiade took Li Weiming to his mother's bedroom.

There was a swaddled baby sleeping on the bed.

Li Weiming took a look and wanted to speak, but Chen Jiade signaled him to go out and not disturb the child.

Li Weiming then asked, "Why isn't your son with your wife? Your wife...she must be very weak from a premature birth. Is she in confinement? I need to make soup with that chicken for her to nourish her body."

He asked tentatively. Based on Jiang Wen's description, Chen Jiade couldn't possibly be that kind to Liu Yingdi. How could he let her rest on her own? Could it be that he treated her better because they had a son this time?

Chen Jiade rolled his eyes, sighed, and then replied, "You don't know, my wife had a difficult labor and gave birth to Tianci all night long. Who knew that she would die right after Tianci was born? It must have been fate... She didn't even have a chance to see the child... Never mind, never mind."

He acted very sad, like a widower mourning his wife.

But Li Weiming sensed something was up. "So, how are you going to arrange it? Are you going to have it cremated?"

Chen Jiade shook his head and told the truth: "How can our family afford that? My mother said that we can just put her in the Anling Pagoda on the back mountain. After all, there are girls in there. I think my wife should understand our approach. After all, I spent a lot of money when I married her, and it takes money to raise these two girls now. But considering that she is the one who continues our family line, we will go to the Anling Pagoda to burn incense for her every year."

Li Weiming couldn't help but feel horrified after hearing this. The woman who had just given birth was already weak, and she didn't send herself to the hospital for premature birth. She gave birth at home and continued to do so, which resulted in her death.

She couldn't even have a good end after death, at least she should be buried in peace... The Chen family actually did such a thing.

Out of a sense of conscience, Li Weiming persuaded Chen Jiade for a while: "Why don't you reconsider? After all, he gave birth to a son for your Chen family. You can't just let him go like this. You can't afford cremation, so at least find a place to bury him so that you can rest in peace. Wouldn't you just make people gossip about you if you do this?"

Chen Jiade shook his head and said, "What are you afraid of? This means there's one less person to eat... Our family's conditions are already like that, and having one more person to feed is just an extra burden. Teacher Li, please don't say anything. You probably can't empathize with me... Alas, it's also my fault. My wife lost her life giving birth, but I believe she won't blame me. She's a generous person and has carried on the family line, but there's nothing we can do about it."

His expression was very helpless, as if there was really nothing he could do, but who knew what conspiracy was behind this?

Li Weiming stopped talking and just smacked his lips.

"But I still have to remind you that if you do this, you will be criticized. I hope you will still give your wife a proper burial..."

Chen Jiade's eyes looked very bad, and he kept trying to send him away.

Why would an outsider care about his family's affairs? Since the decision has already been made, can it be changed? It's already very difficult for a grown man to raise a child without a wife. Isn't it contradictory that everyone cares about a dead person instead of him?

He's the most pitiful single father. Why bother caring about a dead person? Why not look at who caused him to become a single father? Wasn't it that bitch Liu Yingdi who caused it?

Li Weiming stopped arguing and left the Chen family.

You can't change someone you can't teach. With this mindset, it's no wonder he never got married. Perhaps Liu Yingdi's departure was the best outcome.

Chen Jiade snorted. He had the final say over his wife. Even if she was thrown into the Anling Pagoda, so what? Could she be resurrected?

Even if he really came back to life, what would he be able to do against their family? What else could her two daughters do in the Chen family?

It's a pity that his son has to grow up drinking goat's milk. If he becomes a successful person in the future, it will definitely depend on him. And what about Liu Yingdi?

Considering that she had helped the Chen family to expand, it was already good enough that she was thrown into the Anling Tower. If she hadn't given birth to a son, it's not known whether she could have entered the Anling Tower.

Otherwise, just let her enter the Chen family tree. This is a great honor. Others have to give birth to several sons to be included in the family tree. She can be included in the Chen family tree by giving birth to a son. It is already very good.

On the way back to school, Li Weiming didn't know how to explain to Jiang Wen. How could he tell him that Liu Yingdi was gone? Could he accept this fact?

Alas... the things he worked so hard to get and send to Yingdi’s two daughters would probably never reach the mouths of them. It was most likely that Chen Jiade swallowed them all by himself.