Countdown to Awakening

"Chen Jiade, how could you be so cruel? No matter which one of them is your own flesh and blood, who are you going to give it to? Everyone in the village has daughters, and most people want sons, but you insist on giving away your daughter. Who would want it? You are too cruel!"

Chen Jiade looked at her and said, "Why are you so excited? I'm just saying it. Of course I know no one wants it. If someone wanted it, they would have given it away long ago. In my opinion, just throw it away wherever you want, whoever wants it can take it."

This is absolutely ridiculous! No one would ever do this to their daughter.

"If we can't afford to raise her, we'll just abandon Zhaodi. She's still young and doesn't remember anything. It doesn't matter if someone takes her home. Mengdi is older and still remembers things, so it's not a good idea to abandon her," said Chen Jiade.

Yingdi smiled, a very speechless smile.

"Look at what you said. Do you think you are right? You are Zhaodi's father. How can you say that you want to give her away? And you say that you want to throw her away casually? She is a child, not an object. How can you throw her away casually? I don't agree!" Yingdi said.

"Didn't I say to throw her away if we can't afford to raise her? She's only two years old anyway and doesn't remember much. It would be a waste of food in our house. We might as well send her away. We don't want her money, so why can't we send her away? Besides, one money-losing girl is enough, why do we need another? How can we do that? We still have sons in the future. We really can't afford to raise so many."

Yingdi was about to say something, but stopped himself.

She had never known that Chen Jiade was such a person! He wanted to give his daughter away, or even throw her away casually... She had only known that Chen Jiade would hit her, but who knew he would actually have such thoughts...

"Isn't there a tower in the mountains? No one could put her there without her knowing. If someone finds her, that's good luck, she's lucky. If no one finds her, that's bad luck. Besides, it's not like no one has done this for years. I remember quite a few people taking their daughters up the mountain to chop firewood and then leaving them in the tower. Why can't we? If others can do it, why can't we?"

"Chen Jiade! I've been putting up with you, but I never thought you'd actually bring up something like this? Are you even human? Zhaodi is my daughter. I don't agree with you abandoning her, so you can't abandon her!"

Chen Jiade didn't think it mattered. What could a woman do to him? It wasn't like no one had done this before. Many families in the village had said their daughters were missing. Were they really lost? Were they just lost like that? Didn't they just throw them away?

Anyway, he hadn't taken the two girls out to meet anyone. Wasn't his youngest daughter still registered in the Chen family household? He had been waiting for this day. If an unregistered child went missing, no one would know who it belonged to. Besides, even if someone from higher up did come to investigate, what would they find? What could they find? If they could find anything, they would have already found the missing girl. Was this even necessary?

When he can no longer afford to support it, he'd better throw it away as soon as possible.

Yingdi was still wary of him. What if he took her away one day while she was away?

But it was difficult for her to work with the child.

Chen Jiade had come up with a good idea. He could give the lost money away and still get paid. This was the best of both worlds.

After returning to the Liao family, Zhong Shanshan cooked a large table of delicious dishes. She then called in the Liao family father and son who were basking in the sun in the yard, and also called the Liao family mother and daughter who were in the room.

After the family sat down, Zhong Shanshan said, "Dad, Mom, I specially prepared lunch. I wonder if it suits your taste. If not, I will change it next time."

After saying that, she filled a bowl of rice and placed it in front of Liao Guoqing, "Dad, try it." Then she filled another bowl of rice and handed it to Ding Xiaoxiao.

Ding Xiaoxiao looked at Zhong Shanshan with a smile. She thought that this daughter-in-law was quite honest and well-behaved. She knew to cook and even knew to serve the meal to her.

"It's hard for you, Shanshan."

Zhong Shanshan shook her head, and then said to her three sisters, "I won't be too proud of what you have." The three sisters also had a good impression of her.

After Zhong Shanshan sat down, Liao Guoqing picked up a piece of vegetable with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth. Then he frowned. Seeing this, Zhong Shanshan quickly said, "What's wrong, Dad? Is the food I cooked not tasty?"

She was at a loss.

Liao Guoqing put down his chopsticks and said, "Shanshan, use less salt next time. The vegetables are too salty." Then he picked up his chopsticks and ate other dishes.

Zhong Shanshan was a little overwhelmed after hearing this. She quickly said, "Dad, I don't know. I will do better next time."

Then Ding Xiaoxiao said, "Well, this rice is a bit hard. Did you put too little water?" Zhong Shanshan was at a loss again.

"Mom, maybe I'm not used to the taste at home yet. I'll change it slowly." Liao Ding smiled and nodded when he heard this. "Yeah, not bad. This is what a good daughter-in-law looks like."

Only then did Zhong Shanshan pick up the chopsticks and eat with some trepidation.

Liao Shengnan said, "Mom and Dad, please don't be so harsh. Fortunately, you married Shanshan and not someone else. Shanshan is also quite obedient."

If he married Qi Yuanyuan, the one he had his eyes on, how could he even talk about it? I guess the kitchen would be blown up by that girl.

Ding Xiaoxiao knew what she meant the moment she heard it. She wanted to take a look, after all, she had her eye on Qi Yuanyuan and Zhong Shanshan in the first place. But Qi Yuanyuan was no pushover. Zhong Shanshan was better. If it was Qi Yuanyuan who had married in now, they probably wouldn't have a say. That woman was so strong, who knew how she would make things difficult for them.

Zhong Shanshan is still the best.

Ding Xiaoxiao said this, thinking back to what happened this morning. Then she turned to Zhong Shanshan and said, "Shanshan, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have distrusted you for the misunderstanding this morning."

Zhong Shanshan was stunned for a moment and then continued, "It's okay, Mom. I didn't take it to heart. Anyway, the misunderstanding has been resolved, so let it be."

Just as she was about to continue eating, Ding Xiaoxiao said, "Shanshan, Xiaobin, you two should try your best to give birth to a big fat boy. It would be best if you could have more children. That way, you'll have more people to take care of you when you're old."

Zhong Shanshan lowered her head and said nothing, while Liao Bin said, "Mom, there's no rush. We're still young and have opportunities, and we just got married. You're pushing us too hard."

Ding Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "That's right, I won't rush you. But you still have to work hard. I want to hold my grandson soon."

Zhong Shanshan nodded.

"Mom, I will. Don't worry." Liao Shengnan said.

Ding Xiaoxiao also laughed for a long time.

Although she recognized this daughter-in-law, she still felt a little dissatisfied. Thinking about the apple incident on the wedding day, she was still dissatisfied with Zhong Shanshan, but she didn't point it out. After all, she was behaving well now, and what happened this morning was just over.

So she said, "Shanshan, Mom can't hand over the housekeeping power to you yet. You are still young, wait a few more years. Let's talk about it after you give birth to a son."

Zhong Shanshan said, "Yes, Mom, I understand. I have no experience, so you should be the housekeeper first."

Although there is nothing to manage in the whole family, she still thinks that this family needs a housekeeper. Zhong Shanshan is not suitable for it now. It is not because she is still young, but she is dissatisfied with Zhong Shanshan when she thinks of eating apples.