Chapter 194: 196: She Wants to Leave

Chapter 194: Chapter 196: She Wants to Leave

The thing had not been hers in the first place. But now, it had changed hands, becoming someone else’s, this person’s.

As for if they were who had rescued him? It was a risky bet. It was two days ago, yes, two days ago, if no one else showed up, then it should be her.

As Gu Ning raises his face again, his excessively deep pupils never carry too much emotion, appear impenetrable, and induce fear.

“What do you want?”

“I want...” Zhang Yindi lowered her head, looking at her toes, and the worn-out shoes on her feet. In every aspect, she is left in a state of abject embarrassment. Her clothes, trousers including the shoes were all hand-me-downs from her older sister.

Why was it that, when she was a child, she was sent to live with her uncle and suffered endless scorn? When she returned home, she was teased by her elder sister and younger brother. Why was it that her elder sister and younger brother could go to school, but she couldn’t?

Could it be, that she wasn’t her parents’ child?

No, she wanted to go to school. She didn’t want to live a hard life. She didn’t want to be sold off to some faraway, old and repulsive man just because her elder sister had to go to school or her younger brother had to marry.

She wanted to control her own destiny; no one else should have any control over her life.

“I want to...” she licks her dry, cracked lips.

“I want to leave this village, I want to continue going to school.”

“Alright,” Gu Ning looks out of the window, his thin lips slightly open, and the word he utters is “alright”.

Alright, yes, alright.

“Sometimes I think, perhaps I should have died then and there. But, ironically, I survived. I escaped that misfortune. Otherwise, there would be no ‘me’ today.”

“I have you now, and we have Sisi. I’m already very content. And as I said, who says Sisi is not my daughter? She is indeed my dear daughter. In the future, she will be the one to take care of me in my old age.”

“More so, what’s so good about a son? Look at Aunt Zhang on the east side of the village. She has four sons, but now she lives off her daughter. None of her sons care about her. If she didn’t have that daughter, she might have died and decomposed without anyone knowing.”

“So, it’s good to have a filial son. But if one gets a son like Aunt Zhang’s, it’s better not to have any.”

He still thought daughters were better.

Zhang Xiangcao squeezed Tang Zhinian’s hand. Ever since they got married, their relationship had been really good.

Meanwhile, outside, Tang Yuxin was about to invite her aunt to eat but overheard their conversation.

As expected, her aunt hadn’t spilled the truth. She wanted her uncle to live an honest life without burdens. His infertility was kept a secret.

Her uncle’s kind treatment towards the second aunt was not in vain.

Second Aunt didn’t marry the wrong person.

Tang Yuxin didn’t know if she would ever find such pure love in her life, with no ulterior motives, no exploitation, just affection, just love.

However, she knew that in the future, in an era where material desires were rampant, even though people were getting closer with all kinds of communication and transportation options, emotions were growing distant.

Would she ever find it?

Maybe not.