“This was all my fault,” Mother Zhao said with an awkward smile. “I said a few extra words and never thought that Xiao Ya would take it so hard.”
The three members of the Lin family were stunned. None of them had expected Mother Zhao to actually apologize.
As for Father Zhao, he only glanced at her, unsure what she was trying to do. It was most likely because of their son’s attitude.
“Xiao Yun, apologize,” Father Zhao said.
Zhao Meiyun looked at them in disbelief. Things had already reached this point, and they still wanted her to apologize?
Did they no longer want to hold a grandson?
“I’m sorry,” she said stiffly.
Mother Lin coughed lightly. “The person you should be apologizing to has already fainted.”
Mother Zhao kept smiling. “We still need to apologize to Xiao Ya properly. We are still family, after all.”
If they were truly family, they would never have made such slanderous accusations.
However, the Lin family also knew about the possibility that Lin Siya might not be able to bear children. If she divorced now, would she be able to find another family like the Zhaos?
No matter how good Lin Siya was, once people knew she could not bear children, she would likely be treated poorly elsewhere.
For now, all they could do was slowly nurse her health.
Lin Siya had only pretended to faint and soon woke up.
“What happened to me?” she asked.
“You just fainted. How do you feel now?” Zhao Tianlei asked. Even he had not noticed the gentleness and worry in his voice.
Lin Siya shook her head lightly. “I’m fine. Let’s go out first. Mother in law and my sister in law came to apologize. It wouldn’t be right for me to be lying here fainted.”
As soon as the words left her mouth, Lin Siya herself felt disgusted. But she had no choice. The original owner of this body did not want a divorce, so she had to go along with it.
“It’s fine. You should rest properly. Don’t take Xiao Yun’s words to heart,” Zhao Tianlei said. He was afraid she might dwell on them and suffer unnecessarily.
Lin Siya looked steadily at Zhao Tianlei, who was sitting by the bed. “If I really cannot have children, would you divorce me?”
She was asking this on behalf of the body’s original owner.
She herself did not care much about such things.
Even if this body truly could not bear children, with spiritual energy nourishment, pregnancy would still be possible.
In the cultivation world, the higher one’s cultivation, the lower the chance of having children. She did not dislike children. If she had the chance, she would not mind having two, so she would not be lonely. It would only slightly affect her cultivation.
At this point, she did not even know whether she could return to her original world.
If given a choice, she would choose this place without hesitation.
Because here, she had family and warmth.
Zhao Tianlei hesitated briefly, then answered decisively, “No.”
Lin Siya did not ask further.
“Then let’s go out,” she said.
As she spoke, she tried to get up, and Zhao Tianlei immediately supported her.
“Xiao Ya, you’re awake?” Father Lin asked excitedly.
Lin Siya gave him a reassuring smile. “I’m fine.” Her voice was hoarse and unpleasant to hear.
Zhao Meiyun stared at Lin Siya in disbelief. She had thought Lin Siya had gone mute, yet now she could speak again.
“Father, Mother,” Lin Siya said to Father Zhao and Mother Zhao, smiling gently, as if the poisoning had never happened.
For some reason, seeing Lin Siya like this made both parents smile back kindly. “Xiao Ya, how are you feeling now?” they asked.
Zhao Meiyun wanted to say something, but a sharp look stopped her, and she swallowed her words.
“I’m fine, Mother,” Lin Siya replied obediently.
The Lin family found the sudden harmony baffling. When had Wang Cuihua become so easy to talk to?
Had she already forgotten her insistence on knowing whether Xiao Ya could bear children?
The change was too fast.
“That’s good. That’s good,” Mother Zhao said.
“I’ll rest one more night and go back tomorrow, all right?” Lin Siya asked softly, though her voice was still harsh.
“Of course,” they agreed.
After chatting a bit longer, Father Zhao and Mother Zhao took Zhao Meiyun and left.
Even Zhao Tianlei did not understand how his parents’ attitude had changed so suddenly.
Of course, Lin Siya had only used a tiny spell on them.
Watching them leave, she knew it would last for three days. After three days, everything would already be settled.
As for Zhao Meiyun, she would have to endure a few days of being unable to retaliate.
“Why didn’t you go back with your parents?” Lin Siya asked Zhao Tianlei. Since his parents had left, why was he still here?
Father Lin and Mother Lin had already gone to the kitchen to get busy.
Lin Jianshe went off to kill the chicken and rabbit.
Since Xiao Ya had decided to return to the Zhao family, this was the only way.
Zhao Tianlei suddenly felt as if he had been used and then discarded.
“I caught some game,” he said.
Lin Siya looked as if she suddenly understood. “Oh, so you wanted to eat meat.”
Zhao Tianlei was misunderstood and could not help but feel both amused and helpless.
In this era, meat was rationed and hard to come by. He was not that greedy for it.
“Xiao Ya, do you want to follow me to the army, or stay at home?” Zhao Tianlei asked carefully. He could only stay home for a few days before returning to the unit. After that, the remaining people would have to live together, and he did not want more conflict.
“Of course I’ll stay at home,” Lin Siya replied without hesitation.
Anyone who made her suffer would pay back tenfold. That pair of mother and daughter had driven the original owner of this body to death. She would collect some interest.
“Xiao Ya, don’t take what others say to heart. If you feel uncomfortable living with my family, you can always return to your parents’ home,” Zhao Tianlei said.
Lin Siya was genuinely surprised. Had he really said that?
“As for the money I mail you every month, save it. Buy whatever you want. As for coupons, I have some here,” Zhao Tianlei said, pressing money and coupons into her hands.
“What about you?” she asked.
“I kept enough for travel. I’ll return to the unit in two days,” he said in a low voice.
“What about your parents?” she asked.
“I’ll tell them. As for Xiao Yun, you don’t need to bother with her. She’ll marry out eventually. Once she does, her temperament should settle down,” Zhao Tianlei said. He had seen clearly that Xiao Yun and his wife could not get along. Since they could not coexist peacefully, he would naturally stand by his wife.
Lin Siya very much wanted to see the expressions on his parents’ faces when they learned that Zhao Tianlei would no longer send them money.
“Is that really okay?” Lin Siya asked, suppressing her urge to enjoy the spectacle, and put on a worried expression.