Countdown to Awakening

Zhong Tianlong, who had been silent at the side, became anxious upon hearing this. Why did they say to throw her into the pig cage? He didn't believe his sister would do such a thing. Besides, his sister was married, but she was still a member of their family, so there was no need for the Liao family to interfere.

Then Zhong Tianlong said, "I don't agree! My sister didn't do anything wrong, why should she be thrown into the pig cage? You guys just do whatever you say. Do you think our family is deserted?"

Since he was the one who arranged for his sister to get married, he could support his sister. Besides, this was what he should do.

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When the Liao Bin family saw Zhong Tianlong come out, they all looked at him with disdain. What could a child like this do? What did he know? Did he even know what chastity was? That was the most important thing for a woman. He was just a little boy who knew nothing... and here he was discussing the pig cage thing with them?

"What do you know as a little kid? Why do you interfere when we adults are discussing your sister's affairs? You are a boy, why do you come out to interfere in this matter? Your sister has no shame and you still want to care? When is it your turn to speak?" Liao Zhaoer said.

Zhong Tianlong looked at her and said bluntly, "It's not my turn to speak? Then who are you? When did our Zhong family allow an outsider like you to sit here and talk? You are the one who shouldn't be here talking, right?"

After listening to this, Zhong Shanshan quickly pulled Zhong Tianlong aside. She shook her head and signaled him not to say anything more. Zhong Tianlong glanced at his sister and said nothing.

Liao Zhaoer was furious after hearing this. When had a brat like him, still wet behind the ears, ever spoken in front of her? What did he know?

"Humph, they're siblings, as expected. They're both the same... one shamelessly steals men, and the other has no manners and talks back to us?!"

But Zhong Tianlong's personality was not like that. How could he not speak after hearing these words? Why weren't these people anxious? He just didn't believe his sister could do such a thing. "Sister, are you still holding me back? They're talking about you. I'm your brother, why can't I intervene? Are you going to let them say that to you?"

Liao Shengnan: "Oh, you're still protecting her? Before she got married, you were her younger brother, but things are different after she got married. A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. She is now the daughter-in-law of our Liao family. What does she have to do with you? Logically speaking, she is the same wherever she is. In her parents' family, she is a relative, and in her husband's family, she is just a daughter-in-law. When will it be your turn, a brat, to take charge?"

Zhong Shanshan's father also signaled Zhong Tianlong to stop talking.

But Zhong Tianlong wouldn't listen. "I'm telling you, even if my sister is dead, she still has the same last name as me. Who are you? Are you meddling in our family affairs? Are you coming to my house to talk nonsense?"

He originally disapproved of Zhong Shanshan and Liao Bin getting married after just a few meetings, thinking they were unreliable after drinking. Now, problems arose just after their marriage, and they even came to their house to make a fuss.

Liao Shengnan was speechless after hearing this. She didn't know what to say. Zhong Tianlong's words also sounded right...

"Tianlong, go and review your lessons. Don't embarrass me here! No one will think you are dumb if you don't speak." Zhong Jianhua said.

This kid embarrassed himself in front of his in-laws. He can't afford to lose face. As a father, he only has one face!

Just as Zhong Tianlong was about to say something else, Zhong Shanshan pulled him behind him.

"Either divorce her or throw her into the pig cage! Anyway, our family doesn't want such a dirty daughter-in-law! If you don't divorce her, throw her into the pig cage!" said Liao Zhaoer.

Zhong Tianlong glared at Liao Zhaoer and asked, "Why are you dragging my sister to the pig cage? Divorce if you want! It's not like our family can't afford to support my sister! We don't even care about her!"

Zhong Shanshan's father stood up and slapped Zhong Wenlong in the face.

"Snapped!"

A loud slap pierced the air. Zhong Tianlong looked at Zhong Jianhua in surprise, his eyes filled with confusion and shock, as if asking aggrievedly: "Why did you hit him? Did he say something wrong?"

"Go back and review your lessons! Stop talking! No one will think you're dumb if you don't speak! Go quickly!" Zhong Jianhua said.

"Still glaring at me? What do you mean? Adult affairs are not yours to get involved in! Go away!" Zhong Jianhua yelled again. Zhong Tianlong glared at him and left.

"Humph!"

"What do you want to do? Divorce or throw me into the pig cage?" Liao Ting asked.

Divorce was not an option. The Zhong family would definitely not agree. You know, it's very difficult for a divorced woman to find another husband, and it would be shameful if she returned to her parents' home. After all, a woman who had defiled herself like this would not only fail to find a new husband if she returned, but would also be ridiculed by her fellow villagers...

If she can't find a new husband, won't she just go back to her parents' home and eat her own food, spending her family's money, and having another person to feed at home? The Zhong family didn't have enough money to begin with, and now they have to support an outsider. Where can they get enough rice? And after all the hard work of marrying her off, if she comes back again, wouldn't that just add to the family's troubles?

Marrying her and getting so much money, and now getting divorced? Isn't that a waste of money? They're being laughed at, and at home they're like a ticking time bomb...

"My dear relatives...if you ask me, just forget about this matter. You see, it's not easy for your Liao Bin to find a wife now. It's really impossible for our Shanshan to do such a thing. We are relatives, so I think we should not have a conflict over this matter. The two of them have just been married for one day. You can't say that they will separate after just one day of being husband and wife, right? You also know that it's hard to find a wife nowadays. It's fate that these two people fell in love with each other. If they separate...it's hard to say, isn't it?" Xiao Guilan said embarrassedly.

Liao Bin's family didn't react much.

Ding Xiaoxiao, in particular, looked so proud. They weren't in a hurry anyway. Her son wasn't afraid of not finding someone better. Maybe he could find someone better after the divorce.

"Look, what if... you find another one similar to the one from the Qi family? You know that girl from the Qi family has a bad temper... Besides, where can you find another good girl nowadays? Our Shanshan is also destined to be with your family. Don't you agree? Besides, our two families are also very destined... Our Shanshan has given you everything, so of course, we can't divorce. Besides, it's not appropriate to dunk her in a pig cage... It's a modern society now, where is the saying of dunking her in a pig cage, don't you agree?"

"But your daughter is not clean at all, and you still want us not to divorce? Oh, are we supposed to just swallow our anger? We accepted the betrothal gift and married off such a rotten person. Doesn't that mean your family gets all the good things?"

Xiao Guilan didn't say much, looking very embarrassed - after all, it was her family's fault. Although she hadn't taught Zhong Shanshan much, she couldn't guarantee that Zhong Shanshan had done that with others.

Thinking of this, she turned to Zhong Shanshan and said, "Shanshan, tell me honestly, have you ever done it? Have you ever done it before you got married?"

Zhong Shanshan kept shaking her head.

"Mom, I really didn't. I didn't! I only did it last night." Zhong Shanshan said.

Xiao Guilan raised her hand and slapped her without a word. "You're still saying no? If not, what happened to the white towel? How could it still be clean? You're lying! Tell me, who was that man?"