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n“You—” The woman looked up and glared at her.

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nIs this my daughter, whom I taught was filial?

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nWang Xing’er had been sour-faced ever since she found out that her father really contracted the epidemic disease.

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nHer attitude worsened after her family repeatedly persuaded her not to return to the An Clan Village and cause trouble for her husband.

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n“Xing’er, this is for your own good. How will you be able to return to your in-laws’ house in the future if you cause trouble there now? How will your husband think of you?” the woman shook her head and coaxed her daughter.

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nEverything they said was for her sake. They hoped she could continue living a comfortable life and be pampered by her husband.

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nHowever, little did she know that Wang Xing’er had ruined it herself. She had even received the divorce letter.

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nThat was why Wang Xing’er hated her parents and An Jiuyue for suggesting those measures to the An Clan Village!

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nShe felt that she could have brought her parents to live in her in-laws’ house if An Jiuyue had not given those suggestions. They could have been served good food and drinks, and she would not have to live in this straw shed.

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nAnd to think her father really contracted the disease! She was so terrified when she found out that she wanted to escape.

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nHowever, she had nowhere to escape. Several young, strong men guarded the straw sheds. They would capture anyone escaping immediately.

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nBeing caught was not the worst—she could even be beaten to death by the villagers.

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nThe officials would not even probe if that happened. They would say that the people beaten to death were at fault as they should not have escaped.

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nShe could only stay in the straw shed and hide from the infected carefully.

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nHowever, she was certain she would be infected sooner or later as she lived with them every day. Hence, she knew she could not stay here any longer.

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nI must escape! I must leave this godforsaken place!

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nWhy do I have to live in fear here while An Jiuyue can live on the mountain unaffected by the epidemic?

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nThis is unfair! I want An Jiuyue to have a taste of what it feels like to be infected by the disease!

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n“I can’t be bothered to talk to you. I won’t stay here no matter what,” she sneered.

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nNeither her parents nor her siblings believed her. After all, there were people standing guard outside. Where could a woman like Wang Xing’er go?

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nWang Xing’er’s sister-in-law walked into the straw shed with a bowl of wild vegetable soup.

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n“Mother, I brought you some wild vegetable soup. Hurry up and drink it. Ah Gen and I will go to Father—”

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nBefore she could finish her sentence, the older woman stood up in a panic.

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n“No, no! I’ll go to him. Neither of you is allowed to go. Do you hear me?!” she instructed her daughter-in-law as she took the wild vegetable soup from her and went to another straw shed to feed her husband.

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nIt was not that she did this out of an overabundance of kindness. She simply felt that given their current situation, it did not matter if a woman over 50 years old like her died from the disease.

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nHer son and daughter-in-law were young and had children. Who would take care of her grandchildren if they contracted the disease?

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nHence, she had to be the one to serve her husband.

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