Countdown to Awakening

Luo's mother shook her head and smiled bitterly as she searched for something, feeling that she was still sorry for Xinxin. If...

Luo's mother stopped what she was doing and thought, forget it, who told me to agree to the marriage back then? I can't go back on my word, only the other family can go back on their word.

But if the Zhou family regretted it, her daughter would never be able to get married, not to mention that she had already accepted money from them. How could she just say she didn't want to get married?

If she can't get married, it will hinder her son's future happiness. If her son can't find a daughter-in-law because of her daughter's unmarriage...

No, I can’t do that. I can be sorry for my daughter but not for my son. My son is the one who will take care of them in their old age. He can’t just be left without a wife!

After thinking about it, Luo's mother quickened her pace. She couldn't let her son suffer. She had to marry her daughter off quickly.

Xinxin's situation can only be described as a coincidence. It can also be said that Xinxin was unlucky and found a sinful in-law family...

Thinking about the impact on her son, Luo's mother didn't take the blame herself. If she had to blame someone, she should blame her bad luck for marrying into such a family. She couldn't blame them. They had no choice.

Luo's mother stopped thinking about it and continued looking for things that could serve as a dowry. Although the wedding was still a month or two away, it was still important to start preparing early, and after all, a month or two would pass quickly.

We can't let Xinxin see that they don't value her, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with her.

If Xinxin threw a tantrum and refused to marry, the wedding wouldn't take place. She didn't want anything to go wrong, as she was still waiting to receive some betrothal money. Then, once Dandan got married, she could receive another betrothal gift. Only then could she truly consider her son's well-being.

The Zhou family also suggested a simple wedding. Given their personalities, they were so stingy that even if they didn't say it, Luo's mother would have guessed it. But if the wedding was so simple, what if that girl from the Qi family showed up and started talking nonsense at the banquet...

She has always been nosy, and now what she said... wouldn't it make things even more difficult?

The Qi family's daughter has a personality like that. Liang Xiaocui might tell her about the Zhou couple's affairs. It would be better to wait until she goes to school before holding the wedding. This would also prevent her from saying anything wrong at the wedding.

Yes, if we wait until she goes to school to hold the wedding, then no one will say anything at Xinxin’s wedding. She’s gone anyway, and Liang Xiaocui won’t say anything either.

There are some things that Xinxin shouldn't know about. It's fine for her parents and other people to know about them. It's not good if too many people know about it. It will only lead to more gossip...

How could the marriage I had waited so long for be gone just like that?

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Luo Xinxin placed her wedding dress in the room. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. She and Dandan didn't need so much money to get married, and she knew she wasn't valued. If Xiaodong got married in the future, she would definitely use the best things and give him all the money.

Because she knew it was like this since she was a child.

Thinking of this, Luo Xinxin sighed. Although she was used to it, she still hated it. It was as if they wouldn't have been born if Luo Xiaodong hadn't been there.

Just at this moment, Luo Dandan came in from outside. "Sister!" Luo Dandan called out.

The two sisters slept in the same bedroom, sharing the same bed, and the room was small. However, Xiaodong had his own room, which was bigger than theirs...

Because he is the younger brother, and he will be the one to provide for Luo's parents in their old age...

"Sister, what are you doing? You look so sad. You are about to get married, you should be happy. Weren't you very happy just now? You said you were going to marry Brother Jianguo... Why are you so listless now?" After Luo Dandan finished speaking, she walked forward and looked at the wedding dress she had placed on the table.

"Wow, this dress is so beautiful..." Luo Dandan's eyes were full of excitement after seeing the wedding dress.

Although this wedding dress was not a real wedding dress, but just a red skirt embroidered with gold flowers and tied with a few beautiful knots, it was already very good in Luo Dandan's eyes.

The two sisters rarely had new clothes of their own. The elder sister wore her cousin's, and she wore her elder sister's. In short, they never had new clothes, not even for the New Year.

"What's so beautiful about it? Is it beautiful now? Let me tell you, I heard people say that people in the city wear white clothes to get married. Come to think of it, they call that a wedding dress. It seems to be something foreigners wear. I heard that it's very beautiful... and they have to take vows and so on, how romantic..." Luo Xinxin said with envy.

She had originally dreamed of marrying the man she loved in a wedding dress, but now, she could only wear her mother's wedding dress... and marry Zhou Jianguo, a man she only had a liking for, but not a complete crush on...

"Oh~that, I've heard of it too. It looks good, but it's white. Who would wear something so unlucky to get married? Don't you know that my parents hate this kind of thing the most? How can you wear white?" said Luo Dandan.

"I remember that Teacher Qin in the school seemed to be from the city. I heard that her family is quite rich. To put it bluntly, in the past, they were called capitalists... Someone in her family should have worn a wedding dress, and she should have seen it." Luo Dandan continued.

Actually, Qin Zixin's family isn't really a capitalist...

Luo Xinxin nodded. His expression turned pale. "Forget it. I'm not destined for this. I can only wear the wedding dress that my mother left behind. If it's my brother who's getting married, I'll definitely give him the best..."

Luo Dandan put down her wedding dress and asked in confusion, "What do you mean, sister... Don't you like it? It's so beautiful?"

Luo Xinxin said, "Dandan, don't you know that my parents have always favored my younger brother? Why are you asking me what I mean? When he gets married, he will definitely be given all the good things. We are not that lucky. We are lucky enough to marry good men. As the saying goes, a daughter who is married off is like spilled water. If it weren't for my younger brother, we might not even have been born."

Luo Dandan thought about it. It seemed so. Ever since they were little, they hadn't received much love from their parents. Even when they had something good, they gave it to their younger brother first. They always played with what their younger brother had left behind.

But Luo Dandan was used to it. She knew that everyone in the village was like this, so she didn't think much of it.

"Sister, don't think too much. Everyone in the village is like this. We should think about it. In the future, only my brother will stay with our parents to fulfill his filial duties. Sooner or later, we will both get married. It's not too much for mom to treat her well. Please don't think too much, okay?"

Luo Dandan smiled and comforted Luo Xinxin.

But Luo Xinxin always felt something was wrong. She couldn't put her finger on what was wrong...

Although this phenomenon is very common in the village, she always feels that it is not right...