Too much had happened tonight, and everyone looked exhausted. Seeing Old Lady Li struggling to stay by her bedside despite her sleepiness, Zhen Wanwan felt a little guilty.

Previously, her full head of white hair made her look old. Although she was only around forty years old, she looked like she was in her fifties or sixties. This scene was deeply etched in Zhen Wanwan's heart.

She said with heartache, "Mom, if you're sleepy, go and get some sleep. I'll take care of the two children tonight."

Grandma Li tidied up the baby clothes. These clothes had been washed and dried, and were ready to be worn. She planned to dress the twins in them tomorrow.

"You go to sleep. This child cries easily at night, how can I sleep?"

Zhen Wanwan sensed a hint of resentment in these words, and she knew that Old Lady Li was feeling uneasy.

Thinking that they were doing it for her own good, Zhen Wanwan softened her voice and said, "I know that you and Dad are doing it for my own good, which is why you've been making arrangements for my future so early. I understand your anxiety and worries."

"But Mother, you gave birth to the four of us siblings, and you must love each and every one of us dearly. You should know the feelings of a mother. How could I bear to abandon these two children?"

Grandma Li still had a sullen face on the surface, but if you looked closely, you could see that her expression had changed slightly and her eyes had become warmer.

She listened to that!

Zhen Wanwan tucked her eyes in, tears streaming down her face, her expression filled with sadness and sorrow: "What's so good about getting married? You spend your whole life washing clothes, cooking, and serving someone else's family."

"Women will always get married..." Old Mrs. Li interrupted her, disagreeing.

"But Mother, do you really think this kind of life is good? Haven't you ever regretted it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about! I'm overjoyed to have you siblings."

The brainwashing ended before it even began, leaving Zhen Wanwan feeling somewhat defeated. Undeterred, she said, "How many women in this world live a happy life in their husband's family? Aren't they all just doing whatever their husbands say, and if they don't like something, they'll beat or kill them?"

"Can you really bear to see me being beaten and verbally abused by a strange man?"

Old Mrs. Li spat a few times and scolded in dissatisfaction, "How can you talk such nonsense? Your father and I do not ask that you marry into a wealthy family. We only wish that you have someone to rely on for the rest of your life."

"How many men can you really rely on? All I see are men who, after getting married, act like kings at home, while women, after marriage, not only have to work in the fields, but also go home to do laundry, cook, have children, and earn money to support the family..."

"......"

"This...this is what women should do..."

Old Mrs. Li had never seriously considered these words. When she said them, she felt completely unsure of herself, but this was how women had lived for generations.

She didn't know what else to say besides trying to persuade Zhen Wanwan.

"well."

Looking at the bewildered Old Lady Li, Zhen Wanwan felt only heartache and sadness. In this era, knowledge was in the hands of the clan, and a woman's fate could only be tied to a man.

Nowadays, women have almost no choice, and even their thoughts are bound by the traditional virtues and precepts for women.

She felt sorry for Old Lady Li and for women at the bottom of society, but she didn't have the power to save so many people. She could only try to change the mindset of the younger generation through her own actions.

Looking at the sleeping twins, she felt anxious but also a glimmer of hope.

As for the future, she can only take it one step at a time and focus on living life to the fullest in the present.

"You're in your postpartum period, so don't overthink things, or you'll easily get sick later, which won't be good for your health."

Grandma Li felt that Zhen Wanwan was becoming more and more unconventional. How could a woman in this world be like a man?

But for some reason, a flame flickered deep within her heart, only to quickly lose its vitality.

There's plenty of time ahead, so Zhen Wanwan decided to take a roundabout approach, gradually influencing the women's mindset and letting them know that women can do better than men.

Tonight's night is exceptionally long.

Those who hadn't suffered any misfortune closed their doors early and went to sleep with their children, while the villagers whose families had perished huddled together for warmth.

The next day, Zhen Wanwan was awakened by crying. She moved her body and wanted to get up and go out to see what was going on.

Wang Cuihua brought over a bowl of hot porridge.

"Sister-in-law, what's going on outside?"

Even from a great distance, she could hear that heart-wrenching sound.

"Oh, that's when Granny Zhang found out her son had been hacked to death, and she was cursing those who had harmed her son." Wang Cuihua couldn't help but feel sorry for Granny Zhang when she thought of her tragic state.

She vaguely remembered that Granny Zhang was a very strong-willed widow who had raised several children single-handedly and had married several wives.

When I go to rest areas, I often get into arguments with other people over territory, thus offending quite a few people.

Yesterday, when the grain was being distributed, their whole family came out and occupied the closest position to the grain shed entrance, so they were the most seriously injured during the riot.

Zhen Wanwan took the bowl handed to her by her sister-in-law and replied regretfully, "I didn't look carefully yesterday, so I didn't know how many were left at his house."

It's likely that there were heavy casualties. When she went to rescue people yesterday, her attention was focused on the villagers who had attacked people. As for the injured, most of them were moved away by Qu Huaiyuan.

Thinking of yesterday's scene, she couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine; the aftereffects were too strong, and her legs felt weak.

Seeing the twins blowing bubbles so cutely, Wang Cuihua teased them for a while and said happily, "I still remember when Hu Zi and Da Ni were first born, they were all wrinkled and their skin was dark reddish, looking like little monkeys."

"Look at the two of them, apart from being a little small, they are fair-skinned and tender, like celestial children under the seat of a Bodhisattva."

Wang Cuihua picked up a child and jokingly said with a smile, "And this child has such a good temper; he doesn't cry no matter who holds him."

What mother wouldn't want others to praise her child? Zhen Wanwan was no exception.

"She has a good temperament. Except for crying for a while when she wants to nurse, she lies quietly the rest of the time."

The two chatted about this topic for a while. Thinking that Grandpa Zhen and the others had not returned yet, Zhen Wanwan said worriedly, "I wonder how my father and my eldest and second brothers are doing."

Originally, when they entered the cave, it was her eldest and second eldest brothers who went in to move the grain, while Grandpa Zhen stayed outside. When he saw people arguing in the group, he sensed something was wrong and told Grandma Li to take the children back.

This is why Grandma Li wasn't too worried about their safety.

She had just heard it from Wang Cuihua.

She couldn't help but feel a little guilty as she spoke. Yesterday, she had left from Madam Fang's place without coming back to inform Old Lady Li before rushing off to rescue people.

She thought her mother was so panicked because she was worried about her father and her two older brothers, but she never expected that the source of the panic was her.

She could feel the deep love that Old Mrs. Li had for her son.