Chapter 52: In a trance

Zhou Shuren saw that Daqian was about to wake up. He waited for a while but saw no movement. His eyes became dark and he said half-jokingly, "Pick him up and make him your foster husband."

The water in Zhulan's mouth almost spit out. It would be more likely that Zhou Shuren had not traveled through time, but the current Zhou Shuren would definitely not do that. Seeing Zhou Shuren winking at her, Zhulan smiled. Daqian's ears turned red when he woke up!

Zhulan blinked her eyes, "A son-in-law is half a son, and a foster husband is almost like a biological son. A foster husband is good, and you don't have to worry about your daughter being bullied in the future."

Daqian's ears turned red, and his whole body turned red. He was confused about whether to open his eyes. He knew who the voice belonged to, a good person from the Zhou family.

People in the village said that Grandma Zhou was a wicked mother-in-law, but he knew it was not true. Grandma Zhou was kind-hearted. He did not expect that Grandma Zhou's family saved him. Recalling the time when he fainted and heard Xue Han's words, his heart felt warm. She was the most beautiful girl in the village, but he was not worthy of her. Even though Grandpa Zhou said she was a child foster husband, he did not take it to heart. He heard it was a joke, and his heart was dark.

He was not stupid, but very smart. He knew his father was going to sell him, so he took a bath in the cold river water on purpose. He did not want to be a slave, no matter how hard his life was. He had survived until he was ten years old, and he would be able to support himself in a few more years. Being a slave would mean he would have no freedom over life and death, and if he really met a dirty master, he would be finished.

Zhulan saw that Daqian calmed down quickly and lay there quietly without moving. His original self was too simple a person. Even a ten-year-old child could not see through him and just thought he was pitiful. It was a great achievement for this child to survive with such inhuman parents. It was interesting that he could live so steadily. No wonder Zhou Shuren fell in love with him.

Zhou Shuren saw Zhulan looking at him and nodded with a smile.

Daqian was still immersed in his own world. He really didn't want to wake up or go back to that home, but he couldn't cause trouble for the Zhou family. He opened his eyes numbly and asked in surprise and caution, "Grandpa Zhou, you saved me?"

Zhou Shuren nodded in his heart, pretending to be very convincing, "Your Grandma Zhou brought you back."

Daqian stood up quickly and said, "Thank you, Grandma Zhou."

Zhu Lan thought that his acting was really good, and his expression was just right, "Hurry up and lie down. Let Grandpa Zhou tell you what happened. I'll go prepare dinner."

Daqian didn't dare to lie down. He knew too well that his parents were rogues. He didn't want to push away the people who were kind to him. In the past few years, only the Zhou family was secretly kind to him. The others either avoided him or bullied him. He said in a hurry, "I want to go home."

Zhou Shuren pressed the fleshless shoulder, "Your parents came and said they don't want you anymore, just lie down and relax!"

Daqian had always been good at disguising himself in order to survive, but at this moment he was devastated, "How is this possible? They don't want the money from the human traffickers anymore?"

Zhulan finally understood why Zhou Datie had to see Daqian. This was to confirm whether Daqian could be cured. He was really heartless. Feeling sorry for Daqian, her tone became softer. "Good boy, don't think about it for now."

Zhou Shuren's smile deepened. This child's illness was intentional. Very good. He was so cruel to himself. "Listen to your grandmother Zhou and take a rest. You don't have to worry about the rest."

Daqian was completely confused. What did he mean by "I don't need to worry about him"? Was he still dreaming? Or was he dead? He pinched himself hard. It hurt so much. He was not dreaming. He was actually a little dazed.

Zhulan turned around and left with a sour feeling in her heart. Li happened to come back. Zhulan knew that Li had returned to her parents' home. "She's back."

When Li saw her mother, her eyes lit up, "Mom, you're back. Mom, my grandma asked me to bring a little hen back to stew for you."

Zhulan, "........ old lady, you are too polite."

She was a little scared. Yesterday, she brought back a lot of things to thank you, so why today?

Li was very happy, "Mom, are we going to kill the chicken today?"

Zhulan hesitated and nodded. Seeing Li go to the kitchen to get a knife, she finally walked over and asked, "Why did your grandma think of sending me a hen? What's the matter?"

Li acted very quickly and the chicken's neck was broken before it could even react. Li put the chicken down, and was hesitant at first but then looked determined to do it.

Zhulan, "......."

There is so much padding, it’s scary!

Li's eyes were red again, "Mom, I just realized that you are the best mother-in-law. I shouldn't have spread gossips everywhere, and I shouldn't have scolded you at my mother's house. I should have cursed you. My grandma said that you didn't blame me for always thinking about my daughter-in-law at my mother's house. Such mothers-in-law are almost extinct. Let me treat you as my own mother in the future."

Zhulan covered her chest, "......."

This is so terrible. If the original body were here, he would probably be so angry that he would die.