Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1228

Chapter 1228: Last Chance
Fearing that the situation would spiral out of control, the old man furiously yanked the red flower pin from his clothes, threw it to the ground, and shouted, “Shi Dalang, I don’t want this marriage anymore! You had better return my money by tomorrow, or don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

With that, he spat at Shi Dalang, climbed onto his bullock cart, and drove away in panic.

Seething with anger and embarrassment, Shi Dalang turned to the onlookers and bellowed, “What are you staring at?! Keep gawking, and I will gouge out your eyes!”

Realizing that he meant his threat, the villagers rolled their eyes at him, muttered curses under their breath, and quickly dispersed. This melon is too exciting, they must share it with everyone!

After leaving the scene, Liu Fuyan glanced at her mother before turning to her friends and saying, “Everyone, you should head to school, or you will be late. Please help me inform the teacher—I’m taking a leave today.”

Knowing she still had something to discuss with her mother, Dong Li patted her head and said, “If you need help, just let us know. Don’t worry about school—I will inform your teacher.”

Nodding at him, Liu Fuyan replied, “Thank you, Brother Li.”

The children quickly nodded at Shi Qiwan and rushed toward the school. If they were late, the school gate would be locked, and they would be punished. So, everyone hurried, running as fast as they could.

Since their legs were short, Lu Wenyi was carried on Chen Jianmin’s back, Dong Huang was carried by Dong Li, and Chen Jianbai was carried by Chen Jianguo.

Thanks to their daily work at the pigpen and participating in Dong Li’s afternoon training, the Chen brothers had grown stronger and no longer felt tired carrying the younger kids as they ran.

Standing by the roadside, Liu Fuyan turned to her mother and asked, “Mother, what are your plans now?”

Shi Qiwan clenched her hands, her mind blank at her daughter’s question. Now that she had left her parents’ house, she had no idea what to do. She hadn’t even brought a change of clothes, let alone any money. Without money, where could she go?

Maybe… she should go back and ask for her parents’ forgiveness.

Noticing her mother’s hesitation, Liu Fuyan sighed and said, “Mother, if you don’t want to save yourself, no one can save you.”

“As I said before, our fate is in our hands. Mother, are you really willing to let your parents and brothers decide your future? Don’t you want to pave your own path?” she asked.

Hearing her daughter’s words, Shi Qiwan burst into tears and choked out, “What can I do? I’m uneducated, and aside from farm work, I don’t know anything else.”

Liu Fuyan took her mother’s hand and said firmly, “Mother, you are healthy and still young. Even if you are uneducated, if you work hard doing farm work, will you starve?”

“You know very well that the work points you earn are more than enough to support yourself. Can’t you just leave that place and live on your own?”

“All the food and money you worked so hard for were taken by them—that’s why you have ended up in this situation! Mother, please wake up and stop living in delusion!” she added, frustration lacing her tone.

Shi Qiwan was stunned by her daughter’s outburst and was rendered speechless. This was the first time she had seen her so angry.

Noticing the shock and confusion in her mother’s eyes, Liu Fuyan let out a self-deprecating chuckle and continued, “Mother, I know you thought that as long as you treated your family well, they would support you. But after all these years, do you still believe that?”

“I don’t blame you for having a patriarchal mindset—that is not entirely your fault. But Mother, it’s time to wake up from this ridiculous dream. Since I could learn to stop expecting you to love me the way you love Ranran, you also can learn to stop expecting your family to love you the way they love your brothers.”

After finishing her words, she opened her bag and took out a small bundle of money.

Handing it to her mother, she said, “I originally planned to use this money to buy a book, but you need it more than I do. Mother, let’s go find the team leader and ask for a house. Once you have settled down, I will take you to the mountains to forage for food.”

Then, she added solemnly, “Mother, this is your last chance to save yourself. If you go back there, I won’t interfere with your matters ever again.”

Shi Qiwan’s heart trembled at those words. When she met her daughter’s gaze, she knew that if she let go of this hand now, she would lose her daughter forever.

No matter how much she had favored her son over the years, she was still a mother. She still had feelings for her daughter—after all, she had carried her for more than nine months and endured the pain of bringing her into this world.

After a long moment of hesitation, she finally made up her mind and said, “Ah Yan, Mother will listen to you.”

As soon as she said this, she saw her daughter’s eyes light up, a bright smile blooming across her face. Seeing her joy, Shi Qiwan suddenly felt that life might not be as hopeless as she had thought. When everyone abandoned her, her daughter still held her hand tightly.

“Mother, let’s go. I will go with you to find the team leader,” Liu Fuyan said with a smile.

Shi Qiwan wiped away her tears, nodded, and nodded, “Let’s go.”

While the two walked towards the production team’s office, the Shi family was in chaos.

After Mother Shi fainted from anger, she was carried back by her son and no one called for a doctor. When she woke up, everyone found out that couldn’t move half of her body. Her mouth and eyes were crooked and her face, clothes and pillows were stained with saliva and tears.