"You foul-mouthed bastard, who are you talking about! Come back here!" Bai Lizheng heard it, and Bai Ruixue naturally heard it too.
She didn't even care about the baby in her belly; she was so angry she wanted to chase after him.
"Come back! If you're not embarrassed enough, then go ahead and chase after her." Bai Lizheng's voice was icy cold.
Bai Ruixue stopped in her tracks, no longer daring to cause trouble.
The driver, fearing she would catch up, lashed the ox again and again. The old ox ran incredibly fast, probably because it was in a lot of pain.
By the time the Bai family's gate was closed, the oxcart was nowhere to be seen.
“What kind of life have you been living these past few months since you got married? You don’t even have basic manners anymore. I used to think you were just not smart enough, but now I think you’re rotten to the core! Sometimes I really doubt if you’re even a member of the Bai family. How come a family of good people produced such a bad one as you? You shouldn’t keep the child in your belly. I can’t accept such a grandson. If you can’t find a single good person in the family, what good can you produce?”
Bai Lizheng's words made Bai Ruixue so angry that she burst into tears.
"Dad, what do you mean? How can you advise your daughter not to have a child? It's been three months already, and you still haven't given up? I'm doing very well at the He family's house. What did I do that makes you scold me? Why are you siding with outsiders? That shameless driver cheated me out of my money, and you stupidly paid him. Now you're calling me a bad seed. What did I do to offend you? Why can't you stand to see me doing well? It's one thing to talk about me, but to talk about my son too? Are you even my father?"
Bai Ruixue's eyes turned red with anger.
“I’m not your father. We’ve severed ties long ago. Tomorrow morning, I’ll arrange for an oxcart. You leave my house and remember, never come back. As for your so-called help, I won’t give you a single copper coin. Forget about it.”
Bai Lizheng let out a cold laugh.
He turned around and went back inside.
What he didn't notice was that Bai Ruixue was staring fiercely at his back.
"Bang--"
Bai Lizheng slammed the door shut.
Bai Ruixue stood there for a while and then went to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Bai Zhaoshi was eating a bowl of cold white rice with relish.
"Mother, the food is getting cold, don't eat it, I have something to ask you." Bai Ruixue snatched the rice bowl away.
Bai Zhao looked at her with suspicion.
"Mother, do you know where our house deeds and land deeds are? With these, your daughter can come back to be with you. Don't you want me to come back? Tell me where the house deeds and land deeds are, and I'll come back to be with you and never leave again." Seeing that her mother was a little confused, Bai Ruixue began to coax her.
"Xiaoxue, you have to come back! Mother is so happy. Mother wants you back. When you're not here, Mother's eyes are about to go blind from crying. Xiaoxue, Mother's Xiaoxue, why are you so foolish? Why don't you listen to Mother? Would Mother ever harm you?" Hearing her daughter say this.
Bai Zhao's tears welled up instantly.
She cried softly.
"Alright, alright, stop crying, Mom. If you cry again, I'm leaving and I'll never come back. Tell me, where are the house deeds and land deeds? Please? I beg you, Mom, please help me. Only when I'm doing well can you be happy, right?"
Bai Ruixue grew impatient seeing that she kept crying.
"If I tell you, will you stay?" Bai Zhao's eyes were somewhat cloudy, the whites of her eyes were yellowish, and there were many red blood vessels.
When he looked at Bai Ruixue, his eyes shone with unusual brightness.
It was as if she was saying that she wasn't confused.
"Yes, Mother, if you help me, I won't leave."
Bai Ruixue was startled.
Without the slightest hesitation, she answered firmly.
"Alright, Mother will tell you. The house deeds and land deeds are in the box under Mother's bed. Your father will take a stroll in the backyard after dinner every night." After saying this, Bai Zhaoshi seemed to have used up all her strength. She walked along the wall to the yard, plopped down in a chair, and dozed off.
Bai Ruixue's heart raced in the kitchen; her pupils dilated instantly, and she was filled with excitement.
I finally know where the land deed and house deed are.
Once she steals it, she'll sell it.
This time she helped her husband, what can Jiao'er do against her!
Bai Ruixue touched her belly.
"Son, your mother has finally turned her life around! Once your father passes the imperial examination, a long and wonderful life awaits you!"
After saying that, she rummaged through drawers and cupboards looking for food.
I spent this period at the He family's house.
She was basically never full.
Forget about meat, even the rice is mixed together.
I've never eaten white rice before.
The wooden cupboard was blackened by the smoke from the stove fire, and when I opened it, it was completely empty.
Farm families cook and eat in one meal at a time, so there are basically no leftovers. Especially now that the weather is still a bit hot, it would be a waste if there were leftovers that would go bad. The only half bowl of white rice that was left was eaten by my mother until only a small bite was left.
Bai Ruixue tossed the bowl aside in disgust; her stomach was growling loudly with hunger.
After hesitating for a moment, she decided to cook herself. She cooked half a pot of rice in a clay pot, picked seven or eight peppers from the backyard, stir-fried a slice of cured pork with peppers, and also stewed a bowl of steamed egg custard.
The aroma of the food wafted into Bai Lizheng's room, and he, who hadn't slept at all, smelled it too.
No matter how harsh his words were, he couldn't possibly watch his own daughter go hungry.
Let her be.
Bai Lizheng thought about it and found it ridiculous. When had his daughter ever cooked a meal for them before she got married? Not to mention meals, she had never even washed the pots and pans. Even her clothes were washed by her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law in turns.
She was married for a few months and could already cook.
Indeed, you shouldn't spoil children too much.
If you keep doing things the way you always have, it will lead to trouble!
Bai Ruixue had no idea what her biological father was thinking; she was sitting in the kitchen, happily eating her meal.
She hadn't eaten meat in a long time, and even fatty meat, which she used to dislike, now tasted especially delicious.
The salty cured pork, paired with the flavor of chili peppers, is especially delicious with rice.
She ate more than half of the rice in the half-pot, and also finished all the steamed egg and vegetables.
My belly was so full it was round.
It's like being five months pregnant.
Bai Ruixue let out a satisfied burp, feeling completely relaxed.
She threw the empty bowls and chopsticks into the pot without washing them, and went to the yard. Seeing her mother still dozing off, she simply went back to her own room.
I haven't been back for a long time, and I thought the room would be covered in dust.
But when she opened the door, the room was exceptionally tidy. It was exactly as it was before she left. The blankets were folded into neat squares, and when she lay down to smell them, she could even smell the warmth of the sun.
It's obvious that they clean it a lot; the bedding is probably taken out to air every day.
Bai Ruixue took off her coat and shoes, got into bed, covered herself with a thin blanket, and comfortably leaned against the pillows.
She didn't experience morning sickness; aside from being able to eat and sleep well, she had no other symptoms.
Unlike Jiao'er, who vomited for a month and a half before getting a little better, almost losing half her life.
Thinking of this, Bai Ruixue was even happier. Heaven was on her side. The child that Jiao'er gave birth to would definitely be sickly, unlike her son, who was obedient even in the womb and would definitely be a good student like his father.
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