Shen Siyue looked at Li Xiang sarcastically: “So you decided to sell your own daughter in exchange for a son who doesn’t even have a hair?”
Li Xiang was furious when her thoughts were exposed and argued: "How can you sell this? How can a family that can afford 8 yuan for a wedding gift have a hard life? Don't be ungrateful for what you have, it's better than staying at home, right?"
Shen Siyue turned over and lay on the kang, her body aching badly, she had completely given up trying to persuade this cruel mother.
Marry whoever you want, she won't get married anyway. At worst she'll stab herself with a knife. She'd rather die than serve a forty-something old man.
At noon, when it was time for lunch, Chen Xiashu, who had gone out to visit friends, came back.
At the dinner table, Mrs. Wang glared at Shen Siyue fiercely and began to complain to her second son.
Before Old Lady Wang could finish her words, the gloomy Shen Xiashu picked up the chopsticks without saying a word and slapped Shen Siyue on the head, who was drinking porridge with her buttocks just touching the edge of the kang.
This sudden blow was made with great force. Shen Siyue was not prepared at all. She only felt a thumping sound on her head. The pain made her shrink her neck for a long time before she recovered.
She raised her head and glared at the man, who was beating her without asking any questions. Shen Siyue was so angry that she wanted to overturn the table immediately.
"You dare to glare at me?" Shen Siyue's eyes made Shen Xiashu feel that his dignity as a father was challenged, and he stood up to deal with her.
"Can't you let me eat in peace? Those who don't want to eat, get out now."
Old man Shen, who was sitting in the innermost seat, looked at the commotion on the table and slammed the table in annoyance.
I raised my eyelids and glanced at the old woman. She couldn't even let me eat in peace. Couldn't she talk about it after the meal?
Seeing that Mr. Shen had spoken, Shen Xiashu sat back down after raising his buttocks, and pointed at Shen Siyue: “Wait until after dinner, and see if I can deal with you.”
Shen Siyue held the bowl with both hands, trying hard to restrain herself in her heart, not to resist. If she opened her mouth and choked at this time, she would definitely be beaten again. A good man does not suffer a loss in front of him, and filling his stomach is the right way.
I will endure it.
With the idea that if she ate one more bowl, they would have one less bowl of rice, Shen Siyue finished half a bowl of porridge that was as thin as water, and then went to the basin to get another bowl.
Old Lady Wang, who had always been in charge of the family's food, saw that Shen Siyue dared to go past her and directly serve the porridge, so she raised her hand to pick up the chopsticks and slapped her outstretched hand.
"You greedy bastard, you want more after finishing one bowl? How can you not be full to death? How much money can you earn in a year? And you have the nerve to ask for more food?"
Then Mrs. Wang's sharp curses were heard.
Shen Siyue really couldn't bear it anymore. On this day, she was beaten in the morning, beaten just after eating, and beaten again when she was halfway through eating. Even a clay man would still have some temper!
Shen Siyue put down the bowl in her hand and wanted to take the basin of porridge. Since she was not allowed to eat, no one else could eat it. She poured it all out.
Li Xiang, who was sitting next to her, thought that Shen Siyue had listened to what Old Lady Wang said and knew shame, so she also pushed Shen Siyue to get up and said, “Go collect firewood when you are full!”
Shen Siyue, who was about to explode, turned her head and looked at her steadily. Is this her biological mother? Just that half bowl of porridge that was so thick that you could see your reflection in it, how could she, an adult, be full?
Is she a fish? Can she live in water?
But over there, Li Xiang was still pushing Shen Siyue with her hands, urging her to leave quickly.
After a moment of silence, Shen Siyue suddenly smiled, stood up calmly, and swept the hem of her clothes with her hands.
Looking at the Shen family sitting around a large table: "Yes, I'm full, then I'll go collect firewood."
After saying this, he didn't wait for anyone else to speak and walked out of the main room.
The freezing cold outside made it difficult to breathe, but Shen Siyue felt relaxed.
Originally, she felt that she had taken over the original owner's body, and she felt a little guilty about occupying the original owner's nest.
She wondered if she had to take on the responsibility of supporting the original owner's parents no matter what.
But now it's okay. She feels extremely relieved at the moment. After being beaten and having a meal, she has seen through it. The original owner is just a poor guy in this family who is not loved or cared for.
Apart from being able to sell it for a good price, if it dies you might be scolded for dirtying their land.
But she is not the punching bag that the original owner was who could be manipulated at will. Everything she has suffered today can be regarded as compensation for occupying the original owner's body.
He repaid her for her life and upbringing, and from then on she no longer owed anyone anything.
She didn't have to worry about the original owner's parents, which was exactly what she wanted.
When I went to the firewood shed to get the basket, I passed by the window of the main house and heard Old Man Shen scolding Old Lady Wang inside.
"Why have you been provoking her these past two days? Just let her marry you quietly. It's important to get the betrothal gift. You're so old, can't you tell the difference between the primary and the secondary?"
Usually when the old man spoke, Old Lady Wang never said a word. This time, perhaps because her children were all there, she felt a little embarrassed and retorted: "That damn girl pushed me this morning. She is an ungrateful person. She should have been drowned in a urine bucket when she was a child."
Old Man Shen said gloomily: "I don't care what you do, but you can't hit me in the face. It's not good for people to see the wound on my face."
Chen Hongmei picked up a piece of pickled vegetables with chopsticks and put it in Old Lady Wang's bowl: "Grandma, my grandfather is also worried that something bad will happen to that damn girl and delay her marriage. Wouldn't that delay my third uncle's marriage?"
After that, he smiled at Chen Qiushu and said, "Third Uncle, when will my Aunt Xiaoqin agree to marry me?"
"Haha, as long as the betrothal gifts are in place, we'll pick a date to get married right away. Second brother, when Xiaoqin and I have a son, we'll give him to you as an adoptive child, and then our family will be complete."
Thinking of their chubby son, Chen Xiashu and Li Xiang finally smiled.
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