But Yang Ming, such a shrewd person, how could he have not thought of it? He knew that by choosing him, his wife would be giving up something.
How difficult it must have been for his wife to make that decision, and yet now she remained silent about it, out of consideration for his feelings.
His wife bore her suffering in silence, leaving cheerfulness for him. His eyes were full of distress, "Wife, you’ve suffered."
"..." Had he finally realized? Indeed, he was so smart, how could he not have thought about it, Xiaoxiao shook her head, feeling that being with him made everything worthwhile.
Xiaoxiao said with a smile, "Let’s go out quickly, the family will be worried."
The two left the washroom, and as soon as Xiaoxiao walked out, she called toward the Main House, "Dad, Mom, Big Brother..."At that moment, the Main House was filled with people, and the atmosphere was somber; Xiaoxiao had turned into a living dead person, barely hanging on. The relatives couldn’t stay put at home and had all come here to wait.
Suddenly hearing Xiaoxiao’s shout, everyone looked up abruptly, thinking it was their imagination, but then they heard the voice again, "Dad, Mom!"
This time they hadn’t mistaken it, it was Xiaoxiao’s voice; they hurried out of the house to see a lively and jumping Xiaoxiao.
The whole family was incredibly emotional; while wiping away tears, they called out to Xiaoxiao.
"Daughter, are you okay now?"
"Sister, are you better now?"
"Great-niece, have you awakened?"
"Little auntie, sob sob."
Surrounded by her relatives, Xiaoxiao’s eyes also became moist. The original occupant had given up so many family members who loved and cared for her, she would definitely treat them even better in the future.
Although tears filled Xiaoxiao’s eyes, her lips were smiling, "Yes, I’m fine now, sorry for making everyone worry."
Old Mr. Zhong was so excited he didn’t know what to say, "It’s good, it’s really good that you’re fine."
Xiaoxiao’s uncle was also excited, "Quick, go slaughter a pig; today, we in the Zhong Family are going to have a big feast. My great-niece has come back to life, it’s a huge celebration."
"Yes, yes, I’m on it."
Everyone started to spring into action, their faces beaming with smiles, happily chattering nonstop.
"Daughter, Mom will make you something to eat first; you’ve only had that one bowl of rice porridge and must be famished," Xiaoxiao’s mother worriedly said.
Reminded by her mother, Xiaoxiao’s stomach indeed started to growl. After playing dead for a day, she was glad her soul had returned to a body that felt no discomfort, she was just a bit hungry and otherwise as lively as ever, needing no convalescence.
But her cheap husband was not so lucky; he was the one beaten by his big brother until he threw up blood and hadn’t slept all night. Apart from the meal they had late in the night, he hadn’t eaten anything else, and his body probably required a period of recuperation.
"Yes, Mom, I’m hungry. Make a little more; both my husband and I haven’t eaten."
"Yes, I’ll go right away. You and your husband should head back to your room and rest; I’ll bring the food to you in a bit."
"Okay." Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement; they indeed should go back and properly rest. She was fine, but it was mainly to let her cheap husband rest.
Yang Ming’s mother quickly summoned a few people to prepare food for the young couple; they needed to nourish themselves well.
Soon, the yard was empty; everyone had gone about their busy preparations for the big feast.
Just as Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming were about to head back to Xiaoxiao’s room, they saw Dalong, her big brother, also going outside. Xiaoxiao walked toward him and said in a dark tone, "Big brother, where are you off to?"