Apocalyptic Disasters: Carrying a bun and hoarding supplies novel Chapter 45

Bai Meiyue turned silent when she heard the words of her two elder brothers. She had no idea what to say to them or how to calm them, so she could only focus her attention on the bowl of porridge that was sitting in front of her; she continued to eat in silence.

When Yan Wanning saw that Bai Meiyue was not putting in her thoughts, she exchanged a look with her sons, who seemed just as worried. Was Bai Meiyue not willing to be with Lei Qian? Though they wanted Lei Qian to take responsibility, they were not going to ignore Bai Meiyue’s wishes either.

However, they could not understand why Bai Meiyue didn’t want to get married to Lei Qian. That man ruined her reputation. Wasn’t it right to take responsibility?

Yan Wanning, Bai Zhan, and Bai Jixuan grew up in the village, and thus they could not stomach the city culture of one-night stands.

Seeing that she was not saying anything, Yan Wanning couldn’t help but convince her daughter, "Don’t blame your brothers and I. We just want you to live a life with your head held high. Think about it carefully; now that this matter is known to everyone, who will take you seriously? No man will be willing to marry you now. Times might have changed but men will never change; for them, it’s a matter of their honour."

"Now that such a thing has happened, you will not be able to get married. But think about it carefully, Yueyue. Your brothers will have their own families, and I will sooner or later get old and pass away. Then who will protect you from this harsh society? Single women are like an open treasure chest, especially ones whose reputation is ruined. Even if you did nothing wrong, some scums in this society will treat you harshly."

"Without someone protecting you, your life is bound to turn hard. Marrying Lei Qian will at least save you from these troubles; even if the two of you got together due to some inevitable circumstances, there is nothing you can do about it other than think of what you should be doing now."

She paused and added, "Even if you don’t want to stay with him, at least marry him and then you can divorce him. Being a divorced woman and having some shares of your husband’s property is much better than staying as a woman whose reputation was ruined and in return you got a single house as compensation. This house will not feed you all your life."

Though what Yan Wanning said was really harsh, these were enough to sum up the realistic situation of the current society. After all, society has always been hard on women.

Thus, the reason why Yan Wanning was spending so much time trying to convince her daughter was because she didn’t want her daughter to suffer after her death. She was going to make Lei Qian take responsibility for her daughter; either he married her or gave her some shares in his company.

If he refused to hand over the shares, then marrying Bai Meiyue was his only option!

Even if they were called greedy bastards, Yan Wanning didn’t care about it at all. The only thing that she and her sons cared about was Bai Meiyue’s comfort and happiness.

Of course, if Lei Qian had not been drunk and he had done those things to Bai Meiyue while being completely sober, they would have never asked Bai Meiyue to marry him. But it could be seen that Lei Qian was a good man; at least he felt guilty for what he had done to Bai Meiyue and was trying to make up with her.

This was the reason why Yan Wanning wanted Bai Meiyue to marry Lei Qian.