The Zhen family knows how they got together: they were pregnant out of wedlock, and the father's origins are unknown.
This is an illegitimate child!
Zhen's family felt sorry for their daughter's suffering, but they hated the people who hurt her to the core, not to mention that the two children were conceived unexpectedly.
If they hadn't discovered she was pregnant so late, she and Grandpa Zhen would never have agreed to Zhen Wanwan giving birth to these twins.
Back in Lijia Village, they had already made plans to send their newborn child away. But fate played a cruel trick on them; the Prince of Yang rebelled, and their family began to flee the famine.
Nowadays, it's hard to find a good family to give away the babies halfway through their journey. Everyone is short of food and clothing, so who would be willing to share their food with two babies?
Seeing how much Zhen Wanwan cared for the child, she was conflicted. They had planned to give the child away long ago, but they hadn't found the opportunity to say so.
Now that the child has been born, for the sake of Zhen Wanwan's happiness in the future, she should make things clear to Zhen Wanwan first and give her a heads-up to avoid giving the child away later, which would make her daughter hate them.
“Wanwan, this is something your father and I discussed a long time ago. These two children cannot be kept alive.”
Old Mrs. Li said tearfully, "I would rather you never marry than ruin your life for them."
"After we've escaped the famine, please ask your aunt to help you find a good family to marry into. If you don't find a suitable one, let Tiger take care of you for the rest of your life."
Once they arrive at the destination, they can lie and say that Zhen Wanwan is a newlywed who has lost her husband. As long as they are not too picky, it won't be too difficult to find someone who is down-to-earth and can live a simple life.
Grandma Li stepped forward, took Zhen Wanwan's hand, and tenderly tidied her messy hair, tears silently streaming down her face.
In contrast, Zhen Wanwan remained silent. She seemed not to have grasped what Old Lady Li had said, but painful memories of the original owner of the body kept flashing through her mind.
Like Old Lady Li and others, the original owner of this body hated and disliked the child in her womb, and she hated the person who harmed her even more.
The ridicule from those around her was only one of the reasons for the increase in hatred. The most important reason was that the original owner was already insecure and sensitive, and she couldn't bear to be pregnant with the child of someone who had bullied her.
So, even though she knew she was pregnant, the original owner of this body was willing to starve herself to get rid of the child, but unfortunately, she starved herself to death first.
If she hadn't traveled through time, would the twins have been given away as Zhen's family wished?
Or will the original owner starve to death, resulting in the deaths of three lives?
Zhen Wanwan felt a resentment in her body, as if it was rejecting the twins. She was terrified, afraid that the original owner's soul was still inside her.
This feeling lasted only three seconds before dissipating. Still shaken, she stubbornly propped herself up on the stone bed and sat up.
She quickly realized that she had been pregnant with the twins for a month or so, and she was the one who gave birth to them, so she was now the biological mother of the two children.
The original owner had starved to death long ago, and the child was one she had worked hard to keep alive, so naturally she couldn't let others dispose of her baby at will.
I was no longer willing to dwell on trivial matters, and my inner strength began to rise.
Zhen Wanwan looked at Old Lady Li expressionlessly and said in a cold tone, "I'll pretend I didn't hear you say anything about giving someone away. If you say something similar again, don't blame me for turning my back on you."
All around was silent. Old Mrs. Li stared in shock at her youngest daughter, who had suddenly become a stranger to her.
She blurted out involuntarily, "Who are you? Are you still my Wanwan?"
Zhen Wanwan's heart skipped a beat, realizing that she had spoken too harshly out of concern for her son.
She squeezed out a few tears and looked at Old Lady Li by the bedside with a pitiful expression: "Who else could I be? Mother, you not only don't want your granddaughters and grandsons, but you don't even recognize your own daughter!"
She struggled to get up, put on her shoes, and took the child from Old Lady Li's arms back with her. Two long lines of tears streamed down her cheeks as she silently walked towards the cave entrance.
"Since you don't welcome us, I'll leave. Please forgive your daughter's filial impiety!" Zhen Wanwan was dressed in thin clothes and looked very haggard because she had just given birth.
Before she could take two steps, Old Lady Li pulled her back, tears streaming down her face: "You're tearing my heart out..."
"Waaah... We were just discussing it, why are you leaving home without saying a word?"
Wang Cuihua was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to stay or leave. She stood there awkwardly, staring blankly at the two arguing figures.
Zhen Wanwan was determined to keep the twins; she really didn't expect that Old Lady Li and the others were waiting for her there!
During her pregnancy, Zhen's family took great care of her, and she thought they had all accepted that she would not get married and would raise the child on her own.
Little did they know that they planned to send the child away as soon as it was born.
She admitted that they were all doing it for her own good, and that the original owner of this body would have agreed to this approach as well, but now she was the real Zhen Wanwan.
She had already planned out her future path, so naturally she wouldn't follow the path arranged by Old Lady Li and the others.
Thinking of her daughter's unfortunate end in her previous life, she was determined to take the step and prepare to leave.
"Mother, I never thought about getting married in my life. I appreciate your and Father's kindness, but now those two are my life!"
Zhen Wanwan's tears streamed down her face. The two little ones in her arms sensed their mother's bad mood and cried pitifully, as if they were already grieving for their misfortune.
The wind was unusually strong tonight, and although the entrance to the cave was blocked, a little wind still blew in.
The summer night was unusually cool, and Zhen Wanwan, who had just given birth and was dressed lightly, shivered from the cold.
Holding the two children on either side of her, she appeared even more frail, and knelt down before Old Lady Li with her legs bent.
With tears in her eyes, she said, "Your daughter is unfilial and will not be able to serve you in the future. Since you and Father cannot accept these two children, I am willing to take them with me to the Yellow Springs. The three of us will not be lonely on our journey together."
Both Grandma Li and Wang Cuihua were shocked by the scene. Grandma Li quickly helped the person up, her eyes moist and helpless. She shook her head and sighed, "Alas, what a tragedy! If you want to stay, then stay. I just hope you won't regret it if you have a hard life ahead."
This means they agree to let her raise the child! Zhen Wanwan tried hard to suppress her joy and stood up following Old Lady Li's hand.
The ancients were right: crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide really work!
She was determined to stay in this family and protect her child. Now that she had resolved her biggest worry, she was overjoyed.
"Alright, go lie down on the bed now. You can't catch a cold during postpartum confinement."
Zhen Wanwan happily nodded in agreement and quickly climbed onto the bed.
Fortunately, the cave didn't leak, but there were a lot of loose rocks underfoot, which were a bit uncomfortable.
After climbing into bed, she rubbed the dust off her feet. The incident had happened so suddenly that she hadn't had time to put on her shoes.
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