Countdown to Awakening

"Dad... Dad... Woo woo woo..." Hearing this, Jiang Wen also thought of the good thing that Chen Jiade had done.

The little girl's crying seemed to be accusing Chen Jiade, her irresponsible father.

After Jiang Wen picked her up and comforted her for a while, she gradually stopped crying.

"Do you want to go home with me?" Jiang Wen asked.

Zhaodi didn't say anything and looked sleepy. She couldn't just leave the child on the mountain like that. The temperature would drop at night and the child would probably get sick.

Just take her home first.

Jiang Wen's dormitory.

Zhaodi sleeps exceptionally soundly here, I wonder if it’s because Yingdi is also here…

There was a knock on the door.

"Weiming? Why are you here? Is there something wrong so late?" Jiang Wen looked at Li Weiming.

"Jiang Wen, did you bring Chen Jiade's second daughter back? Send her back quickly. What if someone comes looking for her? She's someone else's daughter."

Jiang Wen gestured for him to look inside.

"The child is sleeping soundly. I can't possibly wake him up, right? If that's the case, why would I bring him here? This is a long story. Let's go out and talk about it so we don't disturb anyone."

Let’s talk. Jiang Wen also left his dormitory, closed the door and then came to Li Weiming’s dormitory and told him in detail what happened today.

After hearing what happened, Li Weiming suddenly understood.

"So, this child was deliberately abandoned on that mountain by Chen Jiade? Tsk tsk... I can't believe Chen Jiade is so cruel that he can even kill his own daughter... Then what are you going to do next? Are you going to keep raising this child in the village? What if Chen Jiade sees her one day and comes to take the child back? I advise you to send him back yourself, otherwise if he finds out about Chen Jiade's temper, he will definitely take the child back."

Jiang Wen nodded, but said, "No, no, this method you mentioned won't work. Chen Jiade's family favors boys over girls. If I send this child back, who knows where he'll be abandoned again next time. This time he's in the mountains, so I might be able to find him. But what if he sells him off next time? I think... I'll just keep him..."

We were completely shocked by what Li Weimin had said. Jiang Wen, who had never been cautious, was actually so bold today? It could even be said to be reckless...

"No, this child must either be sent back or given to someone else. She absolutely cannot be kept here with us. Think about it, there are so many students who need to attend classes. There must be someone who knows her. And you have to teach during the day. What if she cries during the day? Who will take care of her? You are an unmarried man with clumsy hands. Do you know how to raise a child? If it were you, I would just find a better family for her."

Jiang Wen disagreed with Li Weiming's idea.

"You also know that Yingdi and I were each other's first love. Now that she is no longer alive, her child is mine. How can I just sit back and do nothing? You asked me to give this child to someone else, but how would I know if they would raise him well? It is definitely safer to leave it in my own hands..."

Jiang Wen didn't give him a chance to answer and continued, "Although I've never been married, I don't plan to get married in this lifetime. If I had a little girl like this to accompany me all the time, and she's her daughter, then it would be worth it. I will definitely find a way. Don't worry about it. Since Chen Jiade threw her away, he must not want her anymore. I'll just raise her."

"You're being ridiculous! You have children to raise and teaching to do, so where do you find the time? If you keep going on like this, your health will break down... There are so many people in the village, if one person sees you, you're doomed... You'd better send her away."

Jiang Wen was determined and he didn't know what to say.

"I really can't do anything with you!"

Having been with Li Weimin for so many years, he knew very well what kind of person Li Weiming was. He said no, but if he really wanted to raise the child, Li Weiming would not interfere.

Li Weiming is a man of loyalty and righteousness, maybe he will help me...

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A few days later, Zhang Mei's family left the house.

The whole village was saying that Zhang Mei had gone crazy and ran off with her lover...

"Don't you think about it? He just lost his son and hasn't had a man for so many years. Wouldn't he be lonely? He must have run off with some strange man..."

When A Xiu and Er Ya passed by Zhang Mei's house, they heard some people talking about Zhang Mei.

"Shut up! I don't allow you to talk about Teacher Zhang like that. You don't understand anything. Teacher Zhang is obviously a very good person. You guys who talk too much will have your tongues pulled out when you die!" Ah Xiu rushed in front of them and yelled.

"Isn't this Ah Xiu from the village? Oh, I advise you not to come to Zhang Mei's house. She's a widow who killed her husband and now her son. If you go to her house again, you might be the next one... While you're still unmarried, you'd better find a good family as soon as possible. You won't learn anything good if you stay with that widow Zhang all day."

"Bah, you just know how to slander others. You don't know what kind of person Teacher Zhang is, and you just believe everything you hear!" Erya also stood up.

"Oh, you two little girls, you really don't know what's good for you! I'm just kindly reminding you two, Widow Zhang is just like a foxy woman, I don't know how many men she has seduced. Look at her, she killed her husband and son so that she could seduce other men and run away!"

The old lady left after she finished speaking.

A Xiu was so angry that she wanted to chase after her but was stopped by Erya.

"Forget it, let's not go. Even if we go, they will just complain and blame us." Erya said calmly.

"Are we just going to let this go? Teacher Zhang is our teacher, she taught us how to read and write. Are you just going to sit there and watch her get slandered by so many people?"

Erya continued, "Do you believe that Teacher Zhang is that kind of person? She must have left this time because of something urgent and didn't have time to tell us. We just need to wait for her to come back. No matter what, no one in the village believes in Teacher Zhang, but as long as we two believe in Teacher Zhang, that's all that matters."

Ah Xiu thought it made sense and nodded. "Okay, then we'll still depend on each other in the future. Without Teacher Zhang, we'll just study on our own!"

Arya nodded.

After a while, Erya suddenly asked worriedly, "A Xiu, you're older than me, so you'll get married before me. If my aunt finds you a husband, will you never see me again after you get married?"

Seeing her like this, Ah Xiu replied: "Don't worry, I won't get married. I will always be with you. Even if aunt introduces us to someone, I won't give my heart to him. We have been together since childhood, and I won't change my mind."