Having been given a second chance at life, Zhou Zhaodi didn't want to suffer anymore. She found her parents, pulled them aside to an inconspicuous corner, and said directly, "Father, Mother, you should separate the family."

"Boom!" Zhou Lao Er and his wife felt as if fireworks had exploded in their minds. Li Er Ya was worried that Lao Er would beat someone up. "You child, what nonsense are you talking about? Weren't you always so sensible? What nonsense did you hear from the village again?"

Zhou Zhaodi said seriously, "I didn't say anything nonsense. Look, my uncle and aunt went out and they're living a pretty good life now, aren't they? I want to be like them too."

Zhou Lao Er never expected that his usually obedient eldest daughter would have such thoughts. For a moment, he couldn't help but blame his eldest son and his wife, blaming them for setting a bad precedent.

“Zhaodi, what they did was wrong. Look how much your grandparents’ hair has turned white because of this. If we make a scene again, they will feel terrible. Listen to your father, don’t say things like that again.”

Zhou Zhaodi stretched out her hand, "Dad, look at my hand?"

Zhou Lao Er glanced at it but didn't see any wounds. "What happened?"

Zhou Zhaodi pointed to the densely packed small cuts, frostbite, and pustules on her hands, "Dad, why are my hands different from my aunt's? Her hands are so white and tender, while mine are so ugly."

For a moment, Zhou Lao Er felt a little guilty, but he quickly remembered what his mother had said, "Zhao Di, your aunt is not well and she can't do heavy work. You shouldn't say things like that anymore, or your grandmother will be sad to hear it."

Zhou Zhaodi lowered her head. She couldn't understand it when she was young, but now that she's experienced it again, she finds these words really harsh.

Why is it that in Dad's eyes, he is afraid of Grandpa and Grandma getting angry, and he is also considerate of Aunt's poor health, but what about the three sisters?

Rather than saying they got married, it would be more accurate to say they were "sold" to other people.

"Father, Mother, I beg you, please take me, Pandi, and Laidi with you. At home, I have to wash my aunt's clothes, shoes, and everything else. When she's unhappy, she pinches me, and she won't let me cry even when I'm hurt. Moreover, I overheard my aunt and grandmother saying, 'It's all that slut Zhaodi's fault. If she hadn't intervened, Chen Banxia and that child would be gone by now.' I'm scared," Zhou Zhaodi tried to explain her situation at the Zhou family.

She thought that her father and mother actually loved them quite a bit. She had been foolish before, and hadn't told them about these things so as not to worry them.

Zhou Lao Er's face changed, and Li Er Ya also looked like she was about to cry. Neither of them had expected that their eldest daughter would be like this at home.

"Zhao Di, is everything you're saying true? Your aunt is such a good person, how could that be?"

Zhou Zhaodi's expectant gaze dimmed instantly, and she said in a low voice, "Father, do you really think I would lie to you? Why do you prefer to believe Auntie rather than me? Am I not your biological daughter?"

Li Erya panicked. Wasn't this ruining her reputation? She couldn't help but slap her, "You child, why are you acting so strangely today? What are you saying? What's wrong with your aunt asking you to help with some things? She's not in good health, what's wrong with you taking care of her a little?"

Zhou Zhaodi's tears streamed down her face as she asked the question that had been on her mind most throughout her past and present lives: "Is it because my sisters and I are all girls that you don't care?"

The couple's expressions changed simultaneously, and they couldn't help but scold, "Don't talk nonsense."

With just that one sentence, Zhou Zhaodi understood everything.

In fact, she had known for a very long time that her family and outsiders were constantly reminding the three sisters that their parents were going to die out and that there would be no one left to carry the funeral banner.

Zhou Zhaodi wanted to say that she could too, but her mother covered her mouth beforehand.

However, she was still unwilling to give up even after trying again, but her parents would rather scold themselves than admit the problem.

Sometimes, Zhou Zhaodi even wondered if it wouldn't be better to be honest. If they admitted that they just wanted a son, the sisters would feel better, at least then they wouldn't have unwarranted expectations.

Li Erya wiped Zhaodi's face haphazardly. "Alright, don't delay your father and me. You go back and take good care of your sister. Also, remember to gather more firewood. Girls need to be diligent so they can marry into a good family in the future."

Zhou Zhaodi didn't say anything. After they left, she looked up at the gray sky and wondered why it was like this.

Thinking of my aunt, she was a high school graduate and also very skilled at saving lives; she must know the answer.

Shen Banxia looked at Zhao Di who had come to her, and after hearing her question, she fell silent.

In her past life, she was an orphan and did not know what family was.

Having grown up in an orphanage, she knew that to get ahead, she had to work hard constantly.

But she did have her own thoughts. When she was diagnosed with heart disease, she thought she knew the answer.

It's simply because she's a girl and has health problems.

Are girls born guilty?

What would the world be like without girls?

Shen Banxia stroked Zhao Di's dry, yellow hair. "Don't try to change their minds. Their minds are already set. What you can do is step out of this place and pursue your own ideals."

“Ideal? I don’t want to get married, is that an ideal? I don’t want my sisters to get married either, is that an ideal? I want to be with my sisters.”

"Why not? But you have to ask them about your sister's dream."

"I understand, Aunt. May I learn medicine from you?" Zhou Zhaodi said, not daring to look directly at Shen Banxia.

She felt guilty; she felt like a bad person, using the fact that she had saved her aunt to get her to teach her medicine.

Seeing that Shen Banxia did not respond, he immediately said, "Aunt, just pretend I didn't say anything."

After saying that, she was about to leave when Shen Banxia called her back, "You can't be impatient when studying medicine, but are you really sure about this?"

“I’ve thought it through. I think you’re amazing, Auntie. You’re not afraid of my aunt or my grandparents. I want to learn from you.”

"good".

Shen Banxia had this plan from the beginning, but this kind of thing requires the person involved to be interested.

However, Zhao Di's personality has changed quite a bit; she dares to pursue what she wants. Could it be that...?

Thinking of that possibility, Shen Banxia's heart skipped a beat. Had she changed her mind again?