On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 434 "So, Xia Tian, ​​you must remember who your dearest and most beloved are!"

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Qin Fen had no idea what Li Shiyue had gone through in the past four months, or how many people he had killed, that in such a short time, his murderous aura and imposing presence had become so different from what they were four months ago.

At least now, in this family, probably only Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang dare to "take action" against Li Shiyue.

Oh, no, there are two younger ones too. Pingping and An'an aren't afraid of Li Shiyue at all.

Or rather, it should be said that Li Shiyue intentionally downplayed her imposing presence when facing her relatives.

This is most evident in the experiences of Qin Fen and Jiang Huai.

Qin Fen was a little better off. After all, he was a hunter by trade and had once followed Li Shiyue up the mountain to suppress bandits. He had seen Li Shiyue's nonchalant and impatient manner when killing people, so it was easier for him to accept Li Shiyue, who was full of murderous aura.

As for Jiang Huai, he was originally a scholar, and after marrying Li Xiatian, he continued to teach in Lijiatun.

Jiang Huai had only heard about those dangerous and bloody things from other people; he had never experienced them firsthand.

Because he wasn't by Li Xiatian's side when she gave birth, as he was in Jiangjia Village attending the funeral of the clan elder, Li Shiyue still hasn't called him "brother-in-law" even though Pingping and An'an are both over a year old.

Forget about calling him "brother-in-law," Li Shiyue doesn't even call him "Mr. Jiang" anymore; she just calls him "Jiang Huai" by his full name.

Li Xiatian had a difficult childbirth, and it was with twins. She had to undergo two full-term confinement periods back then, but she is still not as strong and powerful as she was before giving birth.

Logically speaking, childbirth is a life-threatening experience for women, like passing through the gates of hell.

Li Xiatian was carrying twins. If she hadn't drunk the "vitality water" with Li Shiyue in her early years, she might not have survived the delivery.

The production issue shouldn't actually be blamed on Jiang Huai, but Li Shiyue just "unreasonably" pinned the blame on him.

Jiang Huai felt guilty about the matter from the beginning, thinking that as a son-in-law, he shouldn't have insisted on returning to Jiangjia Village to attend the elder's funeral. He should have postponed it for a few days and stayed by Li Xiatian's side.

Even though Pingping and An'an had both turned one year old, Li Shiyue still didn't give him a kind look, which really made Jiang Huai feel a little unhappy.

But who is Li Shiyue?
She was a fifth-rank Ningyuan General, a powerful general with troops under her command, and she had a good relationship with Prince Zhenbei Liu Tan, as well as his wife Jiang Huijun, and they were all influential people.

In Lijiatun, Li Shiyue's word was law!

Jiang Huai was a son-in-law who had married into the family, and Pingping and An'an were surnamed Li. No matter how uncomfortable he felt, he didn't dare to say anything directly to Li Shiyue's face.

Now, when Li Shiyue returned home, even a casual glance at him made him feel as if Li Shiyue's knife was clinging to his neck!
It made the hairs all over his body stand on end in the sweltering summer heat.

However, in the dead of night, after washing Pingping and An'an and putting them to sleep on the wooden bed next to the kang (a heated brick bed), Jiang Huai lay on the kang and fanned the two siblings on the wooden bed with a palm-leaf fan.

As he fanned himself, he suddenly said, "General Li's imposing presence is becoming increasingly apparent."

Li Xiatian, who was half asleep, was suddenly jolted awake by Jiang Huai's words.

"Sigh, he must have suffered a lot and endured a lot of hardship outside in October to become like this."

Jiang Huai certainly agreed with Li Xiatian's statement, but he didn't mean to talk about how difficult things were for Li Shiyue.

After a few breaths, just as Li Xiatian was about to fall asleep again, Jiang Huai spoke up again: "Can you sense the obvious murderous aura on her?"

We had dinner together tonight, and I couldn't even look her in the eye!

"Hmm, it's not as mystical as you make it out to be."
What murderous intent?
"My husband, it's late, go to sleep."

After saying this, Li Xiatian turned over and stopped responding.

Jiang Huai was helpless, but he was a proud man and embarrassed to directly tell Li Xiatian to talk to Li Shiyue about what he needed to do and to what extent before Li Shiyue would treat him the same way she treated Qin Fen.
Listening to Li Xiatian's even breathing, Jiang Huai sighed inwardly, put down the palm-leaf fan, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

But Li Xiatian, who had turned over, opened her eyes in the darkness. Of course, she understood the hidden meaning in Jiang Huai's two sentences.

Before becoming pregnant, Li Xiatian was a woman who had fought alongside Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian, capable of wielding a knife and taking on enemies; she was no delicate, frail woman. How could she not see the changes in Li Shiyue?

As for Li Shiyue's attitude towards Jiang Huai, Li Xiatian saw it very clearly.

Since giving birth that night, Li Xiatian has been detached from romantic relationships for over a year. She can feel her body's discomfort all the time, and she even has some regrets.

Yes, she regretted it.

As the days passed, one day she suddenly understood what Zheng Meiniang had told her before the wedding.

Zheng Meiniang once told her before her marriage: "Although you are a son-in-law, you will still live by my side from now on."

But once you're married and she becomes a mother, it's ultimately different from when you were a little girl at home.

Summer, remember these words, your mother will tell you this once.

After you get married, you and Mr. Jiang will be one family, and your mother will no longer say this to you.

You must understand that the reason you were able to bring a son-in-law into your family, and even marry a scholar from a prominent family, is not because you are particularly good-looking, nor because your relationship with Mr. Chiang is unbreakable, but because you are the elder sister of October!
If you didn't have a capable younger sister like October, Mr. Jiang might like your personality, but it's impossible for you to come and live with us as our son-in-law!

You must remember this from now on!

I have feelings for your father, but if he hadn't said he wanted to marry me off, but instead wanted me to marry into his family, he might still have married into the Zheng family, but he would never have treated us three so well after I gave birth to two daughters!

In this world, even biological parents, biological children, and spouses sharing the same bed still have to consider their own interests.

Most women dream of finding a loving and ideal man, and then having children and living a good life with their husbands.

But the daily grind is what wears down love the most.

I'm not afraid to tell you, but I regretted it back then!
Your mother chose your father, a man who has no parents or brothers to help him, and also has a younger sister-in-law to take care of.

After my father passed away, it was up to you two sisters to support. If it weren't for the fact that I could still run the pig slaughtering stall, I would have regretted it so much during those difficult days.

But regret is the most useless thing, so Mother could only endure, endure and endure, and finally she has made it to this day.

Of course, it's not that your mother doesn't hope your father is still alive. If he were still alive, he would still be your father, and it would be a good thing for the family to be reunited.

But if we never see each other again, then that's fate.

You'll understand what I'm telling you when you become a mother yourself.

Just remember, your husband is a close person who shares your bed, but your family members are the ones whose interests are aligned with yours.

Today, Jiang Huai is able to take a liking to you because of Shi Yue's abilities, and by taking advantage of Shi Yue's influence, he can break free from the Jiang family clan and marry you.
If she continues to rise to prominence in October, becoming stronger with each passing year, then Jiang Huai will have no choice but to fawn over her.

But if one day October is no longer so capable, Jiang Huai may turn a cold shoulder to you because of October's decline, and abandon all the love you once shared.

Even if you have children together, if the man is heartless, he will never treat you well.

You can tell this just by looking at her father in October.

At that time, you might understand that he never loved you as a person, but rather the value you possessed.

So, this summer, remember who your dearest and most beloved people are!

In the year or so since giving birth, Li Xiatian has come to understand Zheng Meiniang's words more and more deeply each day than the last.

Therefore, how could she possibly respond to Jiang Huai's words?
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