The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly
Chapter 211 - 115: The Mother Who Favors Sons Over Daughters (Part 2)_3

Chapter 211: Chapter 115: The Mother Who Favors Sons Over Daughters (Part 2)_3

Very convenient, He Tiantian, the body she had time-traveled into, "He Xiaotian," belonged to a family in Zhaojiawa known for its difficulties.

Zhaojiawa was originally a remote village in the mountains where transportation was inconvenient and there were no specialty products.

Generations had relied on farming to make a living.

Even by the mid to late nineties, when large numbers of peasants were migrating to cities to work, Zhaojiawa had not shed its label as a poverty-stricken village.

Indeed, there were young people in the village who went out to work, but most villagers preferred to stay in their hometown.

Aside from having no money, life in their hometown was tolerable—they could grow their own food, vegetables, and the mountains provided game and mushrooms, wild fruits.

But, to live a better life, or to provide education for their children, always staying in the village just didn’t work.

He Xiaotian’s husband, Zhao Baozhu, had also wanted to work in the city when they first married.

However, as their two daughters were born one after the other, Zhao Baozhu seemed to lose all motivation to strive.

In his words, "I’m almost like a dying household, why earn money? Who would spend it? Would it end up benefiting outsiders?"

Zhao Baozhu was honest and simple, yet he lacked ambition. His family was already poor, and after becoming a father, instead of working hard to earn money, he found more excuses to be lazy.

With no money coming in and relying only on a few acres of land, the family grew increasingly impoverished.

And poverty was a sin; it made them subject to contempt.

Zhao Baozhu became well-known in the village as a complete wimp, and many used him as a negative example to educate their own children.

Wherever Zhao Baozhu went, he was pointed at and discussed.

Being ridiculed and looked down upon like this, Zhao Baozhu didn’t think it was because of his laziness or the poverty of his family, but because he did not have a son!

Outside, Zhao Baozhu dared not say anything, but once he was home, he would vent his frustration by throwing things around and hitting out.

Of course, he never physically abused his wife and daughters nor openly blamed his wife for not bearing him a son.

But sometimes cold violence can be more harmful than physical abuse.

And the original owner, He Xiaotian, had grown up in an environment that favored males over females; this bad practice had long since seeped into her bones.

Zhao Baozhu didn’t even need to say anything for He Xiaotian to feel deeply sinful and utterly useless as a daughter-in-law.

Occasionally, Zhao Baozhu would sit at the door sighing, and He Xiaotian would think: Blame me! It’s all my fault. If only my womb were stronger and I could bear a son, my man wouldn’t be looked down upon!

So, when she heard that a neighboring village had an "able person" who could "bring back" a healthy young boy, Zhao Baozhu hadn’t even spoken before He Xiaotian was already tempted.

Having no money, she decided to send her eldest daughter to work in the South, "borrowing" wages in advance from the notoriously bad Aunt Hua.

He Xiaotian was busy as a bee, while Zhao Baozhu was ambivalent, offering a few half-hearted words of discouragement before letting He Xiaotian carry on with her "mischief."

He Tiantian: ...Haha, He Xiaotian is top-grade among the extreme, and Zhao Baozhu isn’t far behind!

He was just more cunning than He Xiaotian, better at putting on an act.

With a wife like this evil real mother, it’s no wonder the children might think of Zhao Baozhu as a "good dad."

It was just that he was too feeble, and his wife too dominant, that he let his wife mistreat their own daughters.

No wonder, in the original plot, the original owner was utterly disappointed with her real mother yet had a touch of warmth left for her loving father.

But that was the original plot; now that she, He Tiantian, had taken over as He Xiaotian, someone’s false facade was about to be torn down!

He Tiantian, while secretly assessing her surroundings, went over the plot in her mind.

The time she had traveled to was not very good, but not very bad either.

She had just sent her eldest daughter, Zhao Dan, to Aunt Hua and had exchanged her for "wages" of two thousand yuan.

With the money in hand, she ran to the "able person" in the neighboring village, reserved a son, and paid a deposit of five hundred yuan.

The tragedy seemed to have just begun, but had not yet caused substantial damage.

If she remembered correctly, Aunt Hua had left Zhaojiawa this morning with four or five girls, including Zhao Dan.

Checking the time, Aunt Hua and her group had likely just reached the County and were yet to board the train.

If He Tiantian acted quickly, she might still be able to rescue Zhao Dan from the pit of becoming a massage parlor worker before it was too late.

There was still time for redemption; Zhao Dan could still be saved!

Realizing this, He Tiantian did not dare delay and rushed towards their home.

"...Ah, how many times have I told you, you can’t hand Daniu over to Aunt Hua, she, she’s unreliable!"

Just as He Tiantian stepped over the rotten wooden threshold, she heard zhao baozhu muttering to himself.

And in the courtyard, a seven-year-old girl feeding the chickens and sweeping paused noticeably at her father’s words.

Her head bowed, her thin little body trembling, the homemade cloth shoes she wore were dotted with several large teardrops.

My sister is gone!

She was sold by our real mother!

Wuwu, I miss my sister so much, I’m so scared.

The young female lead, filled with fear, felt resentment towards her real mother for the first time.

But at that moment, she heard her real mother blustering, "Yes, child’s father, you are absolutely right, I shouldn’t have handed the child over to Aunt Hua!"

"Don’t worry, I, I will go to the County now and bring the child back!"

Loving father Zhao Baozhu:...

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