The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly
Chapter 231 - 122: The Mother Who Favors Sons Over Daughters (Part 9)_2

Chapter 231: Chapter 122: The Mother Who Favors Sons Over Daughters (Part 9)_2

Back when she was married off, my goodness, a whole host of young men, and the villagers of Zhaojiawa all couldn’t help but click their tongues in astonishment: her maternal family, was truly formidable.

The other villagers didn’t dare to provoke them lightly, and even the in-laws and husband held the new bride in high regard.

They feared that if they slighted her, her family would come rushing over in droves to claim justice.

Having a brother in her natal family meant that if she were wronged by her in-laws, someone would come to her aid.

Zhao Dan and Zhao Xiaoya had grown up in Zhaojiawa and fully agreed with this view.

Thus, although Zhao Dan was clearly sold by her real mother to work in the Southern regions, she never truly harbored any resentment.

Even Zhao Xiaoya might not be able to sacrifice herself like her sister to support her brother, but she too could understand these actions that seemed so bizarre to the average person.

This, is reality, sad and laughable, pitiable and infuriating.

Growing up in such an environment, it was incredibly difficult for Zhao Dan and Zhao Xiaoya to adopt the idea that men and women are equal, that daughters and sons are the same.

Now, to hear their real mother He Tiantian say, "I really did want a son, but I also feel for my own daughter," deeply moved the sisters Zhao Dan and Zhao Xiaoya.

As long as their mother loved them, no matter how biased she was toward "sons," neither Zhao Dan nor Zhao Xiaoya would feel it was unfair!

Girls poisoned by the custom of favoring sons over daughters are just that insignificant, that easy to satisfy.

"Mom, don’t worry, I, I will earn money to support my brother!"

"I’ve already asked around, in the Southern region, you can earn several hundred a month by simply working in any factory."

"I, I won’t go back with you all. I’ll stay here. The factory provides food and lodging, and all the money I earn can be sent back!"

"I’ll cover everything for my brother’s future bride price and house, I, I’ve got it all!"

Zhao Dan said excitedly, as if fearing her real mother would not be willing to take care of her brother, repeatedly assuring her.

Student Xiao D, hiding deep within the sea of consciousness: ...I should have guessed it would be like this!

He Tiantian, what a boss, no explanation necessary!

Without breaking her character, without emphasizing compensation for her daughter, she still worn a "patriarchal" face, yet managed to make her daughter willingly become a Helping-Brother Demon.

Even the female lead Zhao Xiaoya, at this moment, nodded along, "Right, mom, and me too! I can take care of my brother now, and in the future, when I grow up, I’ll also come to the Southern region to work. With the money I earn, I will build a house for the family and save up for a dowry!"

"Oh no, this won’t do. How can we burden the two of you?"

He Tiantian pretended to be heartbroken, her eyes visibly filled with eagerness and sorrow.

Zhao Dan felt even more satisfied, almost pounding her chest in assurance, "Mom! It’s not a burden, I’m willing!"

If it weren’t for her real mother, she would still be in the hair salon now.

If it weren’t for the "brother," she would have been captured by the boss by now, and perhaps beaten and abused!

So, whether it was for familial love or for gratitude, she would treat "brother" wholeheartedly in the future.

"Right. Being able to help mom and dad take care of my brother is something we’re willing to do!" Zhao Xiaoya, too, was deeply moved, promising once again.

"Then, shall we take him home?" He Tiantian tentatively asked.

"Yes! Take him home!" Zhao Dan and Zhao Xiaoya nodded together.

"Good, once it gets light, we’ll go to the police station. If the child’s real parents can’t be found, we’ll take him home!"

He Tiantian seemed persuaded by her daughters and finally made up her mind.

"...Mom, do we have to wait that long? The fever in the brother seems very severe. Could it, could it damage his brain?"

Seeing that her real mother had finally decided to take in the child, Zhao Dan also began to see him as her brother.

She touched the baby boy’s forehead and asked with some concern.

"Let’s wait a bit longer, I, I’m afraid those people might come after us again!"

He Tiantian glanced at the child in her arms. She seemed to want to take him to the hospital quickly, but she was more worried about the people from the hair salon coming after them.

Zhao Dan: ...I’m completely defenseless, ah.

Her real mother already had a "son," but for her sake, she still endured letting the "son" suffer.

Even knowing that the child might become foolish from the high fever, her mother did not hesitate at all.

Zhao Dan was so choked up she could not speak, her tears streaming down her face.

At this moment, she was filled with gratitude towards her real mother and guilt towards the brother.

He Tiantian: ...cough cough, she certainly would not tell Zhao Dan that she had been using Inner Strength to press on the child’s acupoints, trying to cool him down and regulate his body.

Moreover, He Tiantian had already asked Xiao D to investigate, and the child had been fed an overdose of sleeping pills, which had affected his intelligence.

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