Countdown to Awakening

"Oh, okay, that's it. Goodbye, Teacher Qin." After Chen Jiade answered, Teacher Qin got up and left.

Chen Jiade watched Teacher Qin's departing back, his heart still turbulent. His mind was still full of wild thoughts. Only after Teacher Qin had gone far away did Chen Jiade come back to his senses. He turned to look at Yingdi with a hint of disgust.

She looked like a country woman... not even as long as Teacher Qin's hair. I really don't understand why I fell in love with her in the first place...

Chen Jiade couldn't help but complain, "Look at her, she's so pretty, and then look at you, you look like a country woman. You're so disgusting! You don't even know how to dress yourself. You can't even do the housework at home, and you're so disappointing that you can't even give birth to a son. And you think you can teach? Don't you even look at yourself?!"

He was really annoyed. When Yingdi first got married, she was very beautiful, and he liked her very much. Now, for some reason, she has become even uglier... Look at the female teachers from the city. They dress so beautifully and have such a good temperament. What is she like?

If Teacher Qin married into their family, their house would surely be visited by the entire village. After all, she's such a beautiful woman, and a teacher from the city... She's about the same age as Liu Yingdi, so why does she always look so sad? And she can't even dress properly. Can't she learn from Teacher Qin?

Anyway, he felt uncomfortable coming home every day to see Yingdi looking like she was dying. She was just taking care of the kids, what was so tiring about that? She was being so hypocritical! Didn't his mother stay home to take care of the kids and work in the fields? Why could she and she couldn't? They were both women. She was just doing laundry while taking care of the kids, while his mother had to work in the fields. She still wasn't satisfied, always thinking she was marrying in to enjoy the good life...

He can't beat her now? What's the rule? What's the rule? He can't beat the woman he married just because she did something wrong? That's ridiculous!

He continued, "Why can't you learn from other people? They have jobs every day and still dress up like this. You're just at home taking care of the kids, how could you not have time to dress up? At least tie your hair properly, it's like a chicken coop! You don't have a job, you just eat and drink for free at home and you're not satisfied." Whenever Chen Jiade got upset outside, he would take it out on Yingdi. Seeing her like this made him feel sick.

Why aren't beautiful and capable women in his house?

"You know what our family conditions are like. You want me to know how to dress up, wash clothes and cook. I'm a woman, not a god..." Yingdi said in a low voice.

Even though you have no money, you still try to pretend to be rich!

Chen Jiade continued, "You still dare to talk back?! You know our family has no money, yet you don't work and just eat and drink for free at home. What good are you?"

"Didn't I say I wanted to be a teacher in the village? You all disagreed. You said I had something going on with Jiang Wen. On the one hand, you were disgusted with me for not going to work, but on the other hand, you didn't let me go."

Chen Jiade had never expected her to talk back like that. She'd always been quiet and let people scold her. This made Chen Jiade very angry.

"Are you blaming me? I've heard that you and Jiang Wen had a thing going on, but you're refusing to admit it. You're using teaching as an excuse to mess with Jiang Wen. Don't think I don't know. You can do anything in the village. Why can't you do those hard labor jobs? My mother could do it back then, so why can't you? We're both women, so why are you being so pretentious?"

Yingdi was speechless.

At this moment, her two daughters ran up to him. Chen Jiade's anger grew even greater when he saw his two daughters. Worthless things! They only gave birth to two girls! Neither of these girls gave him peace of mind! "Look at you, you're completely useless! You've drunk so much chicken soup, but you still can't give birth to a son. What's the point of you?"

The two daughters stared blankly at Chen Jiade. Every time they saw their father, he was angry...

Yingdi was afraid that his two daughters would be sad, so he quickly sent them away. Unexpectedly, the eldest daughter Mengdi asked, "Dad, why are you always angry?"

Chen Jiade was already angry, and he became even angrier after seeing his two daughters.

Two money-losing goods!!

"Get out of here!" Chen Jiade yelled.

Zhaodi was frightened by his roar and burst into tears. Mengdi's face was also filled with fear.

"Still crying? You still have the nerve to cry?!"

Yingdi looked at him and said, "Chen Jiade, what are you doing? Not only are you angry with me, but you're also yelling at your daughter?"

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Yingdi returned to her parents' home. Sister-in-law Lin Yun looked displeased. "A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. What are you doing here?"

Lin Yun also looked down on her. Everyone knew how she ended up marrying Chen Jiade. Not only did she do that, but she also had an ongoing relationship with Jiang Wen while still marrying Chen Jiade. She only had two daughters in the Chen family.

Humph! How disrespectful!

"I came back to see my parents." Yingdi's eyes welled with tears. Somehow, she felt uneasy staying at her husband's house, and she felt strange being back at her own home.

Upon hearing this, Yingdi's mother Ge Aidi came out of the house.

Seeing a bruise on her daughter's arm, she couldn't help showing some distress in her eyes. She went forward and grabbed Yingdi and asked, "Yingdi, what's wrong with you? Why is there a bruise on your arm? Did Jiade hit you again?" Ge Aidi looked distressed and looked at her hand for a long time.

"Mom... I can't live like this anymore. Can I divorce him? It doesn't matter if my reputation gets ruined. I... I can accept it." Yingdi's tears fell "pat patt" and she wiped them away with her hands. The grievance on her face could not be hidden at all.

Ge Aidi felt sorry for her daughter, but after hearing these words, she was horrified. "You can't divorce, Yingdi. Even though Jiade treated you badly, you can still get by without a divorce. If you do, where will you live? We don't have room for you. Besides, if you divorce, the children will definitely follow you. Where can you go with three children? It's hard to remarry, and you definitely can't go back to your parents' home... You should just go back."

Yingdi felt even more sad after hearing this. "Mom, look, he hit me again..." She showed Ge Aidi the new bruises.

Lin Yun came over to take a look. "Sister, you need to look into your own problems. Why does your brother-in-law hit you? You must have done something wrong. We're both men, so why doesn't Tianci hit me? It's because I didn't do anything wrong. Look at you... well, I'm not saying anything bad about you. If you give him a son soon, he won't hit you."

"Mom... Dad..." Yingdi looked at Ge Aidi aggrievedly.

Ge Aidi glanced at her daughter-in-law. If she were to take Yingdi back, her son and daughter-in-law would definitely divorce. They would definitely not be able to live together. Her son was only twenty years old. How could he fall out with his wife?

"Yingdi, it's not that mom doesn't want to help you. Which man in this world doesn't beat his wife? Beating is love and scolding is affection. Jiade is showing his love for you. Go back, my daughter. It's okay for a man to beat you. Your dad and I would do the same. Think about why he beats you and not others? This is because he loves you." Ge Aidi insisted on her own words.

"Mom... please agree to my divorce. I won't eat for free if I come back to live here. I can work. I can help..." Liu Yingdi said as he knelt down.

Ge Aidi released her hand, looked at her with a resolute look, and shook his head. "My girl, no. No one wants a divorced woman. Think about your child. Your child needs a complete family. This thing in your belly... wasn't it said to be a boy? Don't worry about it for now. It won't happen after you give birth to a son. Okay? Get up and go back..."

Yingdi only felt more and more aggrieved.

They were the ones who pushed hard for this marriage, but now they only blame her for her bad luck. They only blame herself...

Is it her own problem? Maybe, maybe not...

"Mom..." Yingdi begged desperately.

Before Ge Aidi could speak, Lin Yun rushed to answer, "Sister, don't waste your breath. Brother-in-law hit you because you did something wrong. If you stop associating with Jiang Wen, I guess brother-in-law won't mind. Besides, you haven't given birth to a son, so it's normal for the Chen family to dislike you. Didn't you say it was a boy this time? You don't have to worry. Go back. This is no longer your home."