jdhmnovel Chapter 218 The Tragedy of a Dancer (1)
Chapter 218 The Tragedy of a Dancer (1)
The mechanical electronic voice echoed in her mind again, and Xia Mingwei did not hesitate at all before choosing to leave.
As soon as I returned to the space, I heard Xiao Ba's excited voice.
"Host, I've gained quite a bit of energy from this mission. Quickly check the space to see if there are any changes!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Mingwei quickly entered the space.
Upon returning, Xia Mingwei discovered that the space had more than doubled in size. Furthermore, a panel displaying the space's attributes had appeared. The instruction manual stated that the space would change as the user's level increased.
It will not only be limited by the size of the space, but will also develop functions such as "planting" and "spiritual spring".
Seeing all this, how could Xia Mingwei not understand anything?
Isn't this the legendary super-powerful cheat code of the female protagonist in farming novels?
The thought that she would have all of this in the near future filled Xia Mingwei with excitement.
At this moment, she showed no signs of fatigue after completing the mission. Instead, she eagerly said to Xiao Ba, "Have you rested enough? Let's start the next mission!"
As a system, this was the first time Xiao Ba had seen a host so enthusiastic about the mission. As a qualified partner, it naturally had no objections.
"Mission selection complete. The story is being transmitted. Please prepare, host!"
"If you don't go, what will happen to your younger siblings' tuition next semester? What about Grandma's medicine? Mingwei, just this once, I'm begging you, please say yes!"
"Look at you! Where is the demeanor of a proper young lady now? What a disgrace to the family! How will I face the ancestors of the Xia family a hundred years from now!"
"Sister, Brother Zhou and I are truly in love. Please grant us your blessing!"
“Mingwei, our marriage was arranged by our parents' generation years ago, not of my own volition. We live in a new era where marriage is arranged. Our engagement is a product of feudal times and is unacceptable! Now that Mingzhu and I are in love, our engagement is off!”
"She's not my sister at all! She's just a lowly dancer!"
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Xia Mingwei hadn't fully merged her soul with this body when she was overwhelmed by the barrage of accusations. One can only imagine how much suffering and grievance the original owner had endured.
Thinking of this, Xia Mingwei couldn't help but frown. She asked the original owner, "What is your wish?"
The woman raised her head, her broken eyes holding a glimmer of hope.
"I've given enough to this family in my life, yet in the end, I only ended up dying a miserable death on the streets. If I could do it all over again, I would never care about them again! Instead, I would make them pay the price they deserve!"
As she spoke, her resentment intensified.
"That's only right! Is there anything else you wish for?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of confusion appeared in the original owner's eyes. "Others?"
"No need to rush, you can take your time to think about it!"
Xia Mingwei was very patient and guided her to express her thoughts.
After a long silence, she slowly said, "If I have the chance, I want to see the outside world!"
"As you wish!"
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Only after Xia Mingwei integrated all the memories did she understand why the original owner harbored such great resentment and unwillingness.
The era in which the original owner lived was actually similar to the environment during the Republic of China era.
Foreign invasions and warlordism plunged the country into turmoil.
The leadership team has changed time and again, but one thing remains unchanged: the people at the bottom of society are still struggling to make ends meet.
In such a turbulent era, the original owner of this body was, to some extent, quite fortunate in the first half of her life.
The Xia family had been in business for generations. By the time of Xia's father, although they were not extremely wealthy, they still had a certain amount of wealth.
Due to the influx of foreign ideas and culture, Xia's father was not like those old scholars who made the original owner bind her feet and learn the rigid ideas of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues.
On the contrary, he was very keen to send his children to modern schools to learn advanced Western ideas.
In the process, it naturally encountered opposition from many people, among whom the most disapproving person was the original owner's grandmother.
She believes that it's enough for girls to know a few words so they won't end up illiterate!
Learn some needlework at home so that you can take good care of your mother-in-law when you go to your husband's family. That's better than anything else!
Sending them to modern schools, dressing them in modern clothes, and having them do rebellious things—they've corrupted a perfectly good child!
The original owner's mother was actually unwilling for the original owner to "show her face in public" from the bottom of her heart, but she had always been taught to "respect her father", so naturally whatever he said went!
The original owner's father was the head of the family, and he insisted on this, so the original owner's mother didn't dare to say anything and just went along with it.
The original owner's grandmother threatened to go on a hunger strike several times, but the original owner's father never relented. Perhaps knowing that his son had made up his mind and could not be changed, he finally gave up!
And so, the original owner successfully went to the modern school and spent the happiest time of her life.
In the past few years, the original owner's father's business has also developed considerably, and the family has moved from a small town to Shanghai.
Shortly after, the original owner's younger brother and sister were born. They were twins, a boy and a girl, and their father named them Xia Tianyao and Xia Mingzhu respectively.
Twins were considered an auspicious sign at the time. The original owner's mother genuinely loved these "blessed" children.
If the original owner's mother was like this, then the original owner's grandmother was even more so, as she was already a person who favored sons over daughters.
In her view, the original owner of the body was the "restless" element in her ideal family.
How could she possibly like such an annoying, irresponsible child?
Fortunately, the original owner's father cared about her; otherwise, she would have had no place in this family long ago.
The love of the parents is far-reaching.
Although the original owner's father always agreed that the original owner should receive advanced Western education, he still had some feudalistic patriarchal traits in his heart.
Therefore, he seized the opportunity and arranged a marriage for the original owner—a marriage that he considered excellent.
This family, surnamed Zhou, also came from a merchant family. They ran a fabric business and were quite well-known locally.
Although the business is not as large as the Xia family's, it has the advantage of a smaller population.
Although the Zhou family were business people, Zhou's father did not take concubines like other businessmen.
His elders in the family passed away early, and Zhou Fei was the only child in his generation.
Over the years, Zhou's father has never had any ulterior motives, and has simply lived a peaceful life with Zhou's mother.
As the saying goes, what the superiors do, the inferiors will follow. Xia's father believed that a child raised in such an environment would surely treat his wife with peace of mind in the future.
Moreover, the Zhou family made a guarantee. After the young couple gets married, they will be allowed to move out and live separately.
In this day and age, such conditions are quite tempting!