NOVGO.NET Chapter 1139 - Chapter 1139 Chapter 1139 How do you choose_1
Chapter 1139: Chapter 1139: How do you choose?_1 Chapter 1139: Chapter 1139: How do you choose?_1 “Lord Shen, the reason I dared to confront Princess Bai Zhi outright is that I swore never again to be mistreated.”
She stared at Shen Chenghao’s face, a faint hint of mockery on her small visage, “Lord Shen seems to know a lot about my affairs, so you must understand the kind of life I’ve led–unable to keep any surplus grain or spare money at home, living every day in fear of being robbed and beaten by the Sun Family.”
“My mother couldn’t bear it and left, my father broke his leg, and my young brother was too little to shoulder the burden, so it all fell on me. The Sun Family even coveted our home and went so far as to say they would sell me to the brothel.”
“Under those circumstances, I had either to endure or to rise up and fight back. I chose to rise up and fight back.”
“What’s so terrible about death? If I have to die, so be it–why live a life of misery?”
“With the wise Emperor reigning and Anping Village being peaceable with no disasters, while the common people lead stable lives, why should I, living in such prosperous times, have a life worse than a dog’s? Why should I?”
“I, Qiao Xiaomai, neither steal, nor rob, nor am I lazy. I live with a clear conscience, beholden to no man or heaven–why can’t I proudly stand as a person in my own right? Why should I always live a life even dogs would despise?”
“Right Chancellor Shen, the night my mother left, I swore never again to bear unmerited suffering; I’d rather die than live like a dog, better to die quickly and cleanly!”
“With such thoughts in mind, even as a humble village girl, I dared to face Princess Bai Zhi head on.”
“That’s why I dare to say that I don’t acknowledge anyone from the Tong Family except for Tong Sanlang! That’s why I dare to sever ties with the Sun Family!”
“Whether it’s Princess Bai Zhi or the Tong Family or the Sun Family, I’ve done them no wrong. I live an honest life–what right do they have to come at me, beating, cursing, and robbing? What right?!”
“Chancellor Shen, you tell me, if you were in my shoes, would you continue to endure and choose to live like a dog, or would you drastically change and stand up to heaven and earth, fearing neither?”
By the end, the smirk had vanished from Qiao Xiaomai’s small face. Instead, it was replaced by a pain tinged with deep hatred, her bright peach-blossom eyes fiercely fixed on Shen Chenghao, radiating with spite.
To live like a dog.
This comparison was too demeaning.
Too demeaning for the noble status of Shen Chenghao.
He would never choose to keep enduring and live like a dog; he could only choose to become outspoken, challenging everything.
But that way, he would effectively be slapped in the face by Qiao Xiaomai.
Being slapped in the face in front of so many civil and military officials, what a terrible feeling.
He tried to maintain his expression unchanged and kept silent.
Without a word from him, Qiao Xiaomai took it as his concession and snorted coldly, continuing, “As for those fresh ideas, it started with cold jelly noodles and rice noodles.”
“If Xiaomai and Dami can be ground into flour, why can’t sweet potatoes? I ground sweet potatoes into flour, and that’s how the cold jelly noodles came about.”
“Following that line of thought, I then created soy milk and tofu. Once you understand one thing, the rest becomes easy to grasp.”
“I used to be foolish, always letting others bully me, but since I vowed never again to take any groundless insults, it’s as if my mind has been washed with Immortal Dew and became smarter.”
“So various fresh ideas started to emerge. If you ask about the level of technical difficulty, it’s really not that high or hard–I mean, whether it’s braised pork or Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, my methods are simple and rough, anyone can learn them at a glance.”