Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 105. Love your own daughter-in-law.

Hua Chengtian was invited into the main room by Old Sun and several of the Sun family’s sons, chatting about men’s topics.

Hua Jin and Xiao Si, on the other hand, were surrounded by the sons of Old Qin and the others. The few young boys couldn’t help but be very fond of Hua Jin, who was delicate and beautiful, but didn’t dare to get too close.

The daughters-in-law of the Sun family couldn’t take their eyes off Hua Jin and hurriedly brought out the rare treats from their home, piling them in front of Hua Jin.

They were really fascinated by this fair, pretty, and clean little girl.

The Sun family didn’t know if it was bad feng shui, but none of their four sons could have a daughter, leaving the family overly male-heavy and female-light, making them cherish the girls from other families even more. ƒreewebɳovel.com

It wasn’t a perfunctory gesture; Hua Jin could feel the Sun family’s affection for her and didn’t hesitate to smile. Although she didn’t speak much, the Sun family adored her to no end.

In the kitchen, Auntie Sun couldn’t help but ask Qi Xiu what exactly had happened, because she was worried.

Qi Shi wasn’t planning to hide anything from her family anyway. How could she let her family speak for her in everything? Had she not suffered enough in the past?

She didn’t exaggerate and told the truth, which infuriated Auntie Sun to the point of cursing. Only after realizing she was cursing Qi’s family did she stop quickly, worried about making Qi Xiu sad.

"Xiu, Auntie has a habit of speaking without thinking. Don’t be mad."

Qi Shi couldn’t possibly be mad. Besides, Auntie Sun wasn’t wrong. If she could curse, she would have too.

She shook her head quickly, "It’s okay, Auntie. I’ve long since given up hope in my family. It’s better this way; the bigger the expectation, the bigger the disappointment."

"Ah!" Auntie Sun sighed, looking at Qi Xiu with pity, agreeing very much with what she said.

In the village, it wasn’t uncommon to prefer sons over daughters, but the Qi family’s severity, even plotting against their daughters, was indeed rare.

Such family members were better left behind.

Auntie Sun lovingly patted Qi Xiu’s hand, "It’s okay. From now on, my place is your family home. I’m not afraid of your parents. I’m definitely stronger than my sons, and your brothers wouldn’t dare make trouble here."

"Auntie..." Qi Shi’s nose turned sour, and her eyes reddened again as she looked at Auntie Sun. The tears she had been holding back finally fell.

Heart aching, Auntie Sun hurriedly embraced Qi Shi, saying, "It’s okay, it’s okay now."

Feeling aggrieved, she thought of finding a time to go fight with the Qi old woman. How could she not treasure such a good daughter?

The oldest and second daughters-in-law of the Sun family, who were also cooking in the kitchen, had teary eyes as well.

Both of them had married in earlier and were well aware of Qi Xiu’s situation. They knew very well the hardships Qi Xiu had endured over the years and felt great compassion for this strong woman.

If she hadn’t been strong enough, she would have been sold by her family like her two younger sisters for a good price, living a miserable life and continuously being drained by her family at home.

Qi Shi, feeling suffocated, felt much better after crying and looked sheepishly at Auntie Sun and the two sisters-in-law.

"Auntie, thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Auntie Sun glared at Qi Shi, "Are you being distant with Auntie? You know Auntie doesn’t have a daughter. I’ve long considered you my daughter. From now on, if anything happens, just tell Auntie. The brothers at home will surely stand by you."

"Auntie..." Qi Shi was moved anew, and the tears she’d just held back flowed again.

"Alright, alright, let’s not talk about it. Let’s hurry and make some food. It’s so cold on the road, your hands are frozen." Auntie Sun said, feeling the coldness of Qi Xiu’s hands, and quickly changed the subject.

"Tiger’s mother, hurry and go to the backyard to catch a chicken and kill it." She said to her eldest daughter-in-law.

The eldest daughter-in-law saw Auntie Sun and smiled, "Mom, it’s already being slaughtered."

"Well done," Auntie Sun looked at her eldest daughter-in-law with satisfaction.

Qi Shi wanted to stop them but, hearing they were already killing the chicken, helplessly looked at Auntie and the others. Luckily, she brought quite a few things; otherwise, she would really feel embarrassed about this meal.

The lunch was lavish, with meat, chicken, eggs, and two stir-fried dishes, plus a soup—a total of six dishes, more sumptuous than during the year-end festival.

When they left, they even took two jars of Auntie Sun’s homemade pickles and ten salted duck eggs, leaving Little River Village under Auntie Sun’s reluctant gaze.

After Auntie Sun’s comforting, Qi Shi’s mood completely improved by the time they returned. When they got home, Hua Chengtian’s parents didn’t notice anything unusual.

If it weren’t for Xiao Si’s big mouth, Hua Chengtian’s parents wouldn’t even know what had happened at the Qi family. Mother Hua held her daughter-in-law lovingly for a good while.

She couldn’t bear to let her daughter-in-law suffer the slightest grievance, but every time she came back from visiting her family, she had a stomach full of grievances. She thought she’d never let her daughter-in-law visit her family again.

In the days that followed, Hua Chengtian and his parents doted on Qi Shi even more.

Who says that if you aren’t loved at your parents’ home, you won’t be loved at your in-laws’? Mother Hua deliberately let outsiders see that in their Hua family, there was no bias for sons over daughters, and they knew how to cherish their daughters-in-law.

The days passed leisurely, and soon the year-end festival was approaching.

As the festival approached, Hua Village, usually quiet and hibernating in winter, began to bustle with activity.

This was the one major holiday of the year, and everyone took it very seriously, tidying up, cleaning, and shopping.

Even families accustomed to frugality would buy a few couplets and a couple of kilos of meat to enhance the festive atmosphere, hoping that the coming year would be better.

Granny Lin, Granny Sun, Hua Sanshan, Hua Meng, and a few other families who had recently joined the village in learning to grow vegetables indoors found that their crops had grown ready to eat over the past few days.

Thinking everyone was more generous during the festival, the families discussed going to town together. Although traveling to and from town was tough because of the snowy roads, the prospect of selling lots of fresh vegetables each day motivated them greatly.

In a few short days, they almost earned what a family member working odd jobs would make in a month, bringing much joy to these families.

The worry about the cost of charcoal was covered in just two days of selling vegetables. The rest was pure profit, not to mention having their own to eat.

Because of this, under Granny Lin’s leadership, the families took their produce to express their thanks at the village chief’s home.

The Hua family didn’t lack vegetables, but Mother Hua felt very touched to be appreciated and was quite happy.

She generously shared her experience, so wasn’t it only right to receive a token of thanks?

Then, these vegetables were given to her granddaughter and stored in her special place.

The outside was too cold, and if not stored properly, the vegetables could freeze. They fared much better in her granddaughter’s special place, coming out as fresh as if just picked, with no change in taste.

In the days leading up to the holiday, these families continued to sell their vegetables. In the local market, the fresh vegetables, which started out selling for a few pennies, eventually sold for even a few dozen pennies at high prices, earning the families a tidy sum.

Seeing the benefits, they all decided to plant more the following winter.

On this day, Hua Chengtian was delivering vegetables to his two sisters by ox cart when he was stopped by a coach from behind.

"Uncle Hua..."

Hua Chengtian was taken aback. Hearing the familiar voice, he turned his head and smiled at the person in the carriage.

...It was Luo Song.