He Fen was illiterate, otherwise she would have understood that her father's behavior was a feudal ideology that everyone was resisting at the time.

However, children from the countryside have never seen much of the world and have never been to school, living in a backward and feudal era.

In every family, parents are like gods, they have absolute authority, and children have to listen to whatever their parents say.

Although the children felt that their father's behavior was a bit strange, they would still subconsciously listen to him.

Children are naturally obedient to their parents.

Looking at her eldest daughter's indignant face, and her several confused children.

Honestly, Xie Shuisheng didn't have any feelings for these kids. He hadn't paid much attention to them or spent much time with them, so what feelings could he possibly have?

For children in the countryside, it's already a blessing if they can have enough to eat and wear.

He never cared how much they ate, how much they wore, whether they ate well, or whether they were warm enough.

Shui Sheng's previous wife was arranged by Xie Laoniang. Like most men in the village, he got married and had children as usual when he reached a certain age.

Before the two could properly cultivate their relationship, his ex-wife became pregnant. As soon as she became pregnant, Xie's mother told him to keep his distance from his wife.

Xie Shuisheng didn't understand either. He felt that since his wife was pregnant, they should stay away from each other, so he never slept in the same bed with his ex-wife during her pregnancy.

From the time his ex-wife became pregnant until she gave birth, he didn't feel like he was going to be a father.

After their eldest son was born, his ex-wife devoted all her attention and energy to him. She wasn't indifferent to him; she would wash his feet, do his clothes, and take meticulous care of him. However, the couple didn't communicate much; they were both taciturn.

The two lived under the same roof, yet they were like the most familiar strangers.

When his ex-wife wanted to have a second child, she finally wanted to have sex with him. After only a month or so, she became pregnant with twins.

After the twins were born, she was busy taking care of the children. Sometimes, seeing that she was overwhelmed, Xie Shuisheng wasn't unwilling to help, but every time he did,

His ex-wife would say things like, "How can a grown man like you do women's work?" or "This is not something men should do."

Since she's said that, he might as well do nothing.

Men are like that! If he cares about you, he'll see your efforts; if he doesn't care about you, he'll pretend he doesn't see any of your sacrifices.

As time went on, Xie Shuisheng really stopped caring about anything and even thought that getting married or not made no difference.

Naturally, his letting go and ignoring her were seen by his ex-wife as the way a man should be.

Although he lives under the same roof as his wife and children, Xie Shuisheng sometimes forgets about them completely.

He had absolutely no real feelings about the existence of his children and wife.

Therefore, he wasn't saddened or upset when his ex-wife passed away; he treated it like the passing of a relative or friend.

I felt a little sorry for her, thinking it was a pity that she passed away at such a young age.

His ex-wife is gone, but his three children are still alive and kicking, so he doesn't need to worry about them at all.

He lived the same way he did when he had a wife, and he lived the same way he did when he didn't have a wife. He just muddled through three years like that.

Until he met Mi Ruolan, it was love at first sight, and he fell in love again upon seeing her!

Unfortunately, there was a significant age difference between them, and it was only then that he realized he was more than 10 years older than Ruolan.

Moreover, he was a widower whose wife had died, so he didn't even dare to think about Mi Ruolan.

However, I later heard that Mi's parents wanted to marry Ruolan off to an old bachelor who was more than ten years older than her for money.

Upon hearing this, he was shocked and quickly found a middleman. He emptied his savings and went to great lengths to marry Ruolan.

Shuisheng married the person he loved, and he was full of hope for the future.

He also became more diligent, thinking only of creating better living conditions for his wife and children.

He made no attempt to hide his affection for Ruolan, and he even valued Ruolan's children more than those born to his ex-wife.

Seeing Ruolan's increasingly dependent gaze, he felt like he'd been injected with adrenaline, his whole body brimming with energy, and his heart overflowing with satisfaction.

As Shuisheng and Ruolan's relationship gradually warmed up, an accident occurred.

Later, during a great famine, the village organized a hunting trip. He was seriously injured while saving people and passed away, leaving Ruolan to suffer a lot for the rest of her life.

He knew he hadn't paid much attention to the children, but Ruolan was a very competent stepmother, treating all the children equally and fairly.

You'll naturally have some bias towards your own children versus those born to others, but you won't be overly biased.

After he left, Ruolan raised them with great difficulty, but as Ruolan grew old, her children treated her as a burden.

Her two eldest sons wouldn't even glance at her. In her old age, Ruolan truly suffered greatly, enduring the constant humiliation and disdain of her children.

Seeing all that his wife had suffered, Xie Shuisheng felt heartbroken and wanted nothing more than to rush up and beat those unfilial sons.

Jie Shuisheng, who was with Ruolan in spirit form, hated his children to the core. He couldn't bear to see his poor wife suffer, yet he had to endure so much hardship and abuse because of these heartless people.

These children would secretly hide any good food they had from Ruolan.

Sometimes her son and daughter-in-law do things so obviously that Ruolan sees them but pretends not to.

Their blatant act of guarding against Ruolan was just a deliberate show to annoy her, making her feel disgusted. They always acted as if Ruolan would steal things.

They also forced Ruolan to scavenge for garbage outside in the dead of winter to make a living.

In the end, when he died, they even wanted to bury him and Ruolan separately?

When Xie Shuisheng saw this, he was so angry that his eyes almost popped out. The thought of being buried with his unfamiliar ex-wife made him feel nauseous.

So after Ruolan passed away in his previous life, he was reborn and the first thing he did upon returning was to take Ruolan to get a marriage certificate, making Ruolan his rightful wife.

Then, disregarding the objections of the Xie family, he moved his ex-wife's grave from the Xie family's ancestral graveyard, which could be considered as his ex-wife paying off the debt for giving birth to their son.

So now, looking at his children who were as thin as monkeys, he felt completely calm, though his eyes revealed a hint of disdain.

Shuisheng waited for his wife to finish washing her feet, then thoughtfully dried them for her.

Shuisheng glanced at the group and said, "Who of you goes and pours out this foot-washing water?"

He Min, He Fen's twin brother, very conscientiously went to pour out the foot bath water.

Ruolan plopped down on the bed, wrapped the blanket around herself, and then began to carefully examine the people in front of her.

The Xie family has really good genes. Although they are dressed in tattered clothes and are as thin as bean sprouts, each of the children is quite good-looking.

Ruolan looked at them and asked with a smile, "Your eldest sister said I'm not good to you. What do you think?"

She was speaking to her four biological children, but the children were confused and had no idea what their mother was asking them.

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