Countdown to Awakening

Sun Pandi thought Yingdi's mood must be related to that beast Chen Jiade. She had never seen Yingdi like this before, especially before she got married.

Although her conditions were not good before she got married, Yingdi could smile every day, with that innocent and pure smile. Everyone could feel her happiness at that time, because she was really happy at that time.

All this changed after Yingdi married into the Chen family. She smiled less and less, and became increasingly haggard.

Sun Pandi didn't know what to say. Unexpectedly, Yingdi continued, "It's my fault for having such a hard life. I didn't marry a good man..."

Sun Pandi remained silent.

Actually, you can't say she had a miserable life. If she had to blame anyone, she could only blame that beast Chen Jiade. And... her own lack of courage...

If she had been braver and chosen to go with Jiang Wen, the ending might have been different. But things have developed like this...

There is no if.

"Sister, don't be sad. I heard that you are going to school to be a teacher soon. This is a good thing. You should be happy." Sun Pandi could only persuade her by giving her some things that should make her happy.

"Pandi, you must have your own family outside in the future, otherwise no one in the village will want you to come back." Yingdi continued, "It's true that I'm going to be a teacher soon, and it's really a happy thing. But I still hope that you can have a better life in the future. We can't rely on others, we can only rely on ourselves."

Sun Pandi felt more and more that something was wrong: "Sister, you're really weird today. You never talk like that before. Did something happen to you? Tell me, maybe I can help."

"It's okay, I'm just too sensitive because I'm pregnant. It's normal. Don't worry. You're afraid that I'll do something stupid, right? No. I'm going to school to teach soon, be happy for me. You and Yuanyuan will have a better future in the future." Yingdi smiled again.

Sun Pandi heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. She continued, "Sister, I see you seem a little malnourished. Can't you eat well while you're pregnant?"

She asked this question out of concern and to divert Yingdi's attention.

Yingdi never stopped working, even so she still patiently answered Sun Panddi: "I can't eat anything during this pregnancy, and I vomit everything I eat. Don't worry too much. This is very normal." After that, she smiled at Sun Panddi.

But only Yingdi herself knew what life was like for her in the Chen family. When she was pregnant with her first child, her mother-in-law always thought it was a boy, after all, the Chen family had always given birth to sons. So she killed chickens and ducks to nourish her body.

Unexpectedly, the mother-in-law invited someone to check, and the person said that she was pregnant with a girl. The mother-in-law was furious and immediately decided not to give her the good food.

As for the chicken and duck her parents sent, her mother-in-law stewed them all, giving some to Chen Jiade and some to her own daughter. She also told her that she was the calamity star of the Chen family and that if she couldn't give birth to a son, they would have no descendants.

The same thing happened with my second child. My mother-in-law gave all the delicious and nourishing food to Chen Jiade. She'd rather sell the eggs than give them to Yingdi. She always said making money was more important.

One time, she just wanted to eat eggs so much that she secretly cooked an egg to eat. Unexpectedly, she was scolded by her mother-in-law, saying that she was a jinx and a reincarnated greedy ghost.

Even her eldest daughter was not immune and was always scolded for no reason by her mother-in-law.

But she wouldn't mention these things to outsiders. After all, family disgrace shouldn't be made public, and she couldn't let others worry. Even her own family couldn't help, let alone outsiders.

"Is pregnancy so uncomfortable? Then... then why do you want to have a third child?" Sun Pandi didn't quite understand. With the conditions of the villagers, raising one child was difficult enough, let alone three children?

Yingdi smiled helplessly and said, "Weren't the first two daughters? The child's grandmother said she wanted a son. This time the master said it's a son. After this one, there will be no more children."

Sun Pandi looked at her sympathetically, sighing inwardly. If she hadn't gotten into university, her life might have been similar. Or even worse. A lifetime of farm work and childbearing in the village, with no end in sight...

The other girls who survived the ordeal probably lived the same life, repeating the lives of the women of the previous generation. Unable to leave the village to see the outside world, they could only stay in the village and give birth to children one after another.

"Sister, when I go to the provincial capital and make money, I will take you to see trains and airplanes. I heard they are very cool." Sun Panddi said.

Yingdi will be rooted in the village for the rest of her life and will never be able to leave, so she should take Yingdi to see a better world.

Unexpectedly, Yingdi said, "I want to go see it too, but I have so much work to do that I don't have time. I'll wait until the road is built. There's no rush. Life is long."

"Wait until later? Wouldn't you be old then? It wouldn't be nice to see then. Let me take you there while you're still young. You taught me to read and write before, so how about I take you to see the world from now on?"

Yingdi couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

This girl...

Sun Pandi saw that the smile on her face was truly from the heart. It was as if she had returned to the past, when she had taught her to read and write...

"Your idea is very good, but I don't have time. I have children at home, and I will be a teacher in the future. You can just check it for me. I don't need to go myself. After you have checked it, come back and tell me, or... take a picture and show it to me." There was a little regret in Yingdi's tone.

"Okay, then don't be sad anymore." Sun Pandi said, and smiled again.

Yingdi spoke again, "Pandi, I'm actually really envious of you having a good friend like Yuanyuan. We grew up together, and she often helps you out. I heard that when you almost married Ma Hui, she was the one who spoke up for you. Now you've even been admitted to the same university. You two should always be good friends. When you get to the provincial capital, you should help each other. It's rare to have such a good friend in your life."

Sun Pandi pursed her lips and nodded. "I understand, Sister Yingdi. I will be good to Yuanyuan, and you should be good at home too. I'll come back to see you."

Yingdi also smiled and nodded.

To her, Qi Yuanyuan and Sun Pandi were not just sisters in name only, but also like family members. She was saddened by what her family members said, but Yuanyuan and Pandi's words comforted her.

She also hoped that the two children could live the life they wanted, and not spend their whole lives in the village like her, waiting to get married and have children...

But these are just hopes.

She really wished she had a friend like Yuanyuan. Unfortunately, most of her peers were married, moving to other villages or even other cities.

No one here has a say. The only ones who can speak are Qi Yuanyuan and Sun Pandi, but they have bright futures and cannot be held back from their studies.

Neither of them was destined to stay in the village.

"You have to call home when you get there, okay? When I go to school to teach, you can call me and I'll be able to answer the phone."

The village is very poor and not every household has a telephone, there are only public telephone booths.