Seeing the money Chu Xiaolan handed over, Chu's father burst into tears.

"Keep this money for yourself! You'll need it for many things in the future, and you still have room at home."

Chu's father looked at his daughter and pushed the money back.

Mr. Chu was very pleased to see that his daughter was able to earn money on her own.

He had been ridiculed by outsiders for so many years, and he had always held his breath. Now that Chu Xiaolan had achieved her goal, all his perseverance had been worthwhile.

"dad……"

Chu Xiaolan was taken aback, not expecting her father to refuse.

"You chose this man yourself. Your dad isn't much of a success either; I just hope you'll be alright!"

"Father Chu said earnestly to Chu Xiaolan."

Chen Hua is well-off, but the Chu family is not. He can't support his daughter, so he lets her bring more money.

At least, this way she can live a better life outside.

“You have already given me so much. Look around the village, who else is like you, able to support my willfulness?”

Chu Xiaolan was very fortunate to have such a father. Unlike other family members, he did not think that her greatest value was to be exchanged for money.

Everyone in the village knew about Chu Xiaolan's illness, and they all laughed at her, calling her mute.

But her parents never minded her; on the contrary, her father always encouraged her to speak.

Other girls were married off by their parents when they reached marriageable age, but she was the only one in the village who had reached marriageable age but had not yet married.

All of this was because Chu's father was there to support her.

"Keep this money! My daughter has a stable income now, and I brought this money back so that you can live a better life!"

"Dad, don't be shy about using it! I just want everyone to see that your daughter can give you a good life!"

Chu Xiaolan said earnestly to her father.

"……OK."

Seeing the determination in his daughter's eyes, Mr. Chu stopped refusing and accepted the money.

"It must be torn down and rebuilt, and it must be the good kind! If that's not enough, I have more here!"

Chu Xiaolan reiterated this point repeatedly.

"Okay, okay."

Father Chu nodded with a smile.

"I'll also enjoy the blessings of having a daughter."

When Chu's father and Chu Xiaolan entered the room, Chen Hua was already helping Chu's mother with chores.

"What have you two been doing outside for so long? Little Chen has been waiting for you here for ages..."

Chu's mother became much kinder to Chen Hua.

Chu Xiaolan looked at Chen Hua in confusion, and Chen Hua winked at her.

"Xiao Chen, you know about my daughter's problem, right?"

While Chu's mother was cooking, Chu's father went straight to the point and asked Chen Hua.

Chen Hua was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Chu's father.

"Yes I know."

"But don't worry, Uncle, I don't mind at all."

Chen Hua answered seriously.

“I knew she had this problem from the moment I met her, but to me it’s not a disease; it’s just that she doesn’t like seeing strangers.”

Chen Hua always felt that this was nothing serious.

"Everyone has people they want to see and people they don't want to see, people they want to talk to and people they don't want to talk to. It's normal for her not to want to talk to strangers."

"I would do that too."

Chen Hua never thought that Chu Xiaolan's behavior was an illness; she was just reacting because she was too nervous.

As long as she's not nervous, she looks like an ordinary girl and isn't scary at all.

"She's just too nervous. Was she once frightened by a very fierce person?"

Chen Hua felt that everything had a cause, and Chu Xiaolan's condition didn't seem like an illness, but rather a reaction to being frightened.

"……yes."

Speaking of this, Chu's father pursed his lips and looked at Chu Xiaolan.

"The person who frightened her was my mother."

Mr. Chu looked at Chu Xiaolan apologetically, because the person who had frightened her was his mother, Chu Xiaolan's own grandmother.

"Because my mother favored boys over girls, and Xiaolan was still young then, I shouldn't have taken that chance and brought her home that day..."

"Xiao Lan almost died at my mother's hands."

This matter is also a source of pain for Chu's father.

He thought his mother would change her preference for sons because Xiaolan was his daughter, and he hoped that love would extend to the family.

Who knew that when the mother saw Xiaolan, she appeared calm in front of him, but behind his back, she actually wanted to drown Xiaolan.

She actually took Xiaolan to the water vat, intending to drown her in it.

If he hadn't arrived in time to save Xiaolan, she might have really died at the hands of her own grandmother.

This incident left an indelible shadow on Xiaolan's heart.

Chu Xiaolan couldn't help but shudder when she thought of that woman.

Chen Hua quickly hugged Chu Xiaolan.

"Unless it's something important, don't take her back to the village!"

Chu's father looked at Chen Hua, and Chen Hua nodded seriously.

"I see."

Chen Hua never expected such a thing to happen. He couldn't imagine that his own grandmother would want to drown her own granddaughter.

"Uncle, don't worry! My dad loves Xiaolan very much. We'll definitely treat her like a treasure and spoil her as much as possible since she's in our family!"

Chen Hua said earnestly.

"That would be best."

Chu's father nodded slightly, but he clearly did not believe Chen Hua's words.

Chen Hua glanced at Chu Xiaolan and secretly vowed to see this matter through to the end, and to make sure his father-in-law saw how spoiled Xiaolan was in his home.

"Alright, come and eat!"

"Xiao Chen, our house is quite small, and my cooking skills are just average, so please don't mind!"

Chu's mother smiled at Chen Hua.

"Auntie's cooking is delicious!"

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