Countdown to Awakening

Qi Xuzong suddenly interrupted Wang Ning. "Alright, stop talking so much. It's good enough that they came to give us an invitation. Don't make things difficult for them, eldest daughter-in-law. Take care of your own son first."

"Dad...how could I have said that? You know, it's hard for a girl to find a partner once she's over 20. I'm doing this for Yuanyuan's own good. I'm her aunt, how could I possibly harm her? I treat her like my own daughter, and that's why I told her to get married quickly."

It was the same line again. Qi Yuanyuan had heard it so many times. She didn't know why they all said the same thing... Were they made in batches or were they trained? Just like the NPCs in the game...

What's this about doing it for her own good? Who knows if it's because he can't stand her having a good life?

Your daughter is married and unhappy, so you want others to be like her? You deliberately drag others into the same misery as her?

Qi Yuanyuan stood up and said to Qi Xuzong in front of her, "Grandpa, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

Wang Ning glanced at her with disdain. "You little bitch, you're so good at talking, but you still don't know how to be polite!"

After Qi Yuanyuan left, Qi Xuzong said, "My dear wife, what do you mean by that? We all know that women have to get married in this life, but didn't you see Yuanyuan's expression just now? She wasn't happy about it."

"Yes, Dad, it's different after you get into university. You can't say anything. It's so precious. If you don't know, you would think you are the top scorer..." Wang Ning continued to be sarcastic.

Li Zhaodi was also clearly dissatisfied: "What did the eldest son's wife say wrong? She got into university, but who would dare to marry her in the future? Don't you think about it? Letting a girl go out and show her face in public, if she stays in the city and doesn't come back in the future, what will happen to the boys in the village who didn't get into university? How will they find wives?"

At this time, Wang Ning's eldest son Qi Qingyang spoke up, "Grandma, Mom, isn't it also a credit to our family that Yuanyuan got into a good university? How can you say that?"

Wang Ning couldn't help but scold his son for being stupid: "You, you really don't know what you mean. She got into university, and everyone in the village knows that she's the best in our family. She got in when none of you boys could! She just wanted to show off to the villagers. And you're still protecting her? You're just stupid!"

Qi Qingyang: "..." He had nothing to say.

What he said was true, wasn't it? Why was he so dumb? Does that mean Yuanyuan is no longer part of their family just because she gets into college? Does that mean my younger sister won't be able to go to college in the future?

"Think about it, if more and more girls in this village pass the exam, how will you and the other boys find wives in the future? Are you willing to marry someone who is very capable, someone who is more capable than you? Wouldn't that make you look stupid? Aren't these wives married here to carry on the family line and do laundry and cooking? That's how it is in the village. It's hard to control the powerful ones."

Qi Qingyang was speechless. He actually admired Qi Yuanyuan. He had always admired her since childhood. Now that she was grown up and even taking the college entrance exam, she was truly remarkable. She truly was a girl from the Qi family.

Wang Ning's second son, Qi Qingguang, echoed him, "Brother, stop pretending to be nice. No one in our family has ever been admitted to university, and if a girl like her gets in, how can we put our reputations aside? The villagers will definitely look down on us."

Li Zhaodi finally smiled. Her second grandson was indeed the smartest. The eldest grandson was like a block of wood.

Qi Xuzong shook his head and sighed, "Don't say anything. It's up to you to go or not." Everyone was unhappy when they heard that.

Especially Wang Ning. Although she usually dresses well, Li Zhaodi is getting older, and she usually does the housework alone. She is also responsible for three meals a day. If she doesn't go, she will have to cook. "No, there is a feast in the village, how can we not go? Besides, it's our family's feast. How can we not go?"

She said righteously.

"Isn't that right? You are going to eat at someone else's table and yet you are here talking about them." Qi Xuzong rolled his eyes at her.

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Go back to your home.

Qi Yuanyuan entered with a sullen look on her face. Liang Xiaocui was in the yard, picking up some rice that had been drying on the ground. She looked up and saw her daughter's face, looking unhappy. "What's wrong, Yuanyuan?" she asked, straightening up.

Qi Yuanyuan brought a stool and sat next to Liang Xiaocui. She asked, "Mom, do we girls have to get married?"

Liang Xiaocui thought about it and felt that Wang Ning must have said something to her.

She hesitated for a moment before answering, "What else? Do you want to live alone forever? Women have to get married sooner or later. How will you live alone if you don't get married? Do you plan to live alone forever? You'll be embarrassing us."

"I must find someone I like. Do you want me to marry someone I don't even know? That would be more painful than living alone for the rest of my life." Although she had never been in love, she still knew this truth.

Liang Xiaocui smiled. She seemed a little more serious, looking at Qi Yuanyuan, and replied, "Yuanyuan, even if you like someone, you don't necessarily end up together. Your father and I got married before we even knew each other, and we still spent most of our lives together. It will be the same for you in the future. If you don't find someone you like, your parents will find someone to introduce you to. You'll eventually get married. This can be considered a way to show filial piety to your father and me."

Qi Yuanyuan sighed. She had no idea this village was full of old feudalism!

"Mom, do girls have to get married to show their value? Can't we just be ourselves?"

She tried to find the answer using the thinking of her own generation. The test paper was the same, but the solution method was different.

"Silly child, a woman will get married sooner or later. Do you think there is any woman who doesn't get married? Staying at home to take care of the husband and children has been passed down from ancient times to the present. What our ancestors left behind is correct. In a few years, you will also get married. Don't worry, your parents will not find an unreliable man for you." Liang Xiaocui said earnestly.

"I don't want it. I don't want it. I've already been admitted to university, and you're still doing this." Qi Yuanyuan's tone was filled with great dissatisfaction and accusation.

"Yuanyuan, sometimes you have to accept your fate. Even if you like someone, you can't be together. It doesn't matter who you marry, right?"

"Mom, no. I will definitely be with the one I like. I don't want to be like them and marry someone I don't know..." Qi Yuanyuan said, then got up and went into the house.

She couldn't understand. Everyone tried to restrain them with feudal ideas. But the women here seemed unresponsive. They just let others brainwash them.

Since arriving in this village, the words she heard most often were those urging her to get married quickly...

I really can't figure it out.

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There were many elderly people gathered at the village chief's house, almost all of them were respected elders in the village.

"Old Zhao, the invitations are ready. Have they been sent out?" an old man asked. The village chief paused and replied, "Rongfeng has sent them to his relatives first. The others will be sent out later. Let's write the couplets first."

"Are you sure there's no problem with the list? Then I'll write it." said Mr. Xue.

Some people were busy running around. Qi Rongfeng was grinning from ear to ear. The Sun family didn't want to come, and since it was inconvenient for the Zheng family, he became the representative of the three children.

"I have to say these three kids are really promising. They are the first batch of college students in our village. Two of them are girls. They have made great progress," said Mr. Xue.

"Yes, Pan Di and Yuan Yuan have been smart since they were young. Hai Feng is even more so. He will definitely achieve great things in the future. Hai Feng even applied to the police academy. He will probably become a police officer in the future. His father would be very relieved if he knew this."

"Isn't it? This can be considered as the son inheriting the father's business."

Everyone was laughing so hard that they couldn't stop.