Chapter 449: Chapter 446
But Wen Xian just wanted to squeeze with him onto this small bed.
He lay on his side, holding her close, and she nestled in his embrace, with a blanket covering both of them, allowing them to clearly feel each other’s body heat.
At night, outside the hospital, snowflakes began to fall again, growing bigger under the inky blue night sky, resembling dancing sprites.
The dim, yellow roadside lamps cast their light on the slowly drifting big flakes, making time seem extended and precious at that moment.
Wen Xian leaned in his arms, yet found herself unable to fall asleep for a while.
It was not just because of the excitement from getting their marriage certificate, but also because…
Actually, on the way back from the civil affairs office today, her family had sent her a message.
It was from her mother.
Her mother had seen the post she made on Weibo, knew that she was getting married, and was very happy for her. She wished her well and also hoped that she could meet her son-in-law when there was a chance.
When Wen Xian received this message, her heart was flooded with mixed feelings.
Ever since she went to college, she had barely been in contact with them; the only person she stayed in touch with was her mother.
The only form of connection was—sending money.
Yes, whether it was the domestic abuse she experienced growing up or the preference for sons over daughters, at the end of the day, these were her parents.
She could disregard that man, but she couldn’t bear to see her mother and younger brother suffer alongside him.
Perhaps Lu Xiao had briefly mentioned her family to his parents, so they did not ask her much about it, only suggesting that since the wedding was approaching, they should meet.
Her feelings were complicated.
She had always wanted to avoid this matter and didn’t know how to handle it.
And there was another thing that troubled her.
Her mother had said that now it was difficult to buy a house because the prices were so high, and asked if she could buy one for her younger brother so that he would have somewhere to bring a wife back to in the future.
When she saw her mother’s message wishing her well on her marriage, a sense of warmth surfaced in her heart.
But after her mother said that, she quietly looked at her phone for a few seconds, then turned it off without replying.
A vague sadness rose from the depths of her heart.
It made her want to laugh.
Never mind what her underage brother thought, why had their mindset not changed after so many years?
If their own son they were providing for with the money she sent every month, why would they ask her to buy a house for him?
If they truly believed that boys were superior to girls, then why could she, a girl, earn enough to buy a house on her own, but their son could not?
What was the point of having a son?
Just because he has a ‘handle’?
If their son was so capable and able, then he should get what he wants on his own, not rely on his sister for it.
She wasn’t targeting her younger brother; rather, she just felt that her parents’ conventional feudal thinking was laughably sad. They never understood the damage their gender bias could inflict on their children.
Having experienced domestic abuse as a child, she was expected to buy a house for her brother as an adult, but wouldn’t their precious son possibly turn into a useless person if he was overindulged?
Parents who haven’t passed a test to become parents, that’s truly one of the most terrifying things in the world.
It harms every child.
Lu Xiao, noticing that she wasn’t sleeping, slowly opened his eyes and saw her eyelashes slightly drooping as if lost in thought.
Wen Xian let out a gentle sigh; it wasn’t about the money, it was those ideas still hurting her, from—