His grandparents said they had consulted a fortune teller who said that if he went back to his uncle's house, it would affect the fortune of his youngest son's family.

No matter how hard his life was, he dared not get too close to his uncle's family, because every time they were discovered, his grandparents would chase after his uncle and aunt and beat them...

After the contractions subsided, Xu Chunmai placed her hand on Lin Chuan's arm, got out of bed, and said softly, "Mom, I... I'll go cook now."

Lin Chuan's thoughts were pulled back. He pressed Xu Chunmai to sit on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), then looked at Wu Chunhua and said, "Mother, Chunmai's stomach hurts, she must be about to give birth. You all cook your own meals, or you'll go hungry!"

Wu Chunhua was stunned for a moment; Lin Chuan had never treated her like this before.

"Lin Chuan, you ungrateful wretch! I knew you were the kind of person who couldn't be tamed. What wife doesn't cook after marrying into the family? Do you think I'd support her? You say she's about to give birth, but I bet she's faking it. She hasn't even given birth yet, and she still has to do the work!"

Xu Chunmai was afraid that Wu Chunhua would scold Lin Chuan, because she felt sorry for Lin Chuan.

"Da Chuan, I..."

Lin Chuan patted Xu Chunmai's hand. "Chunmai, you have to listen to me today."

As he spoke, he went to help Daya, who was trembling beside him, put on her clothes.

Daya is his daughter, she is three years old this year, and she has not yet been officially named. Her family has always called her Daya.

Wu Chunhua didn't like him to begin with, and since Daya was a girl, she was even less favored.

In her past life, after Xu Chunmai and his youngest daughter died, one day, while he was away from home, Wu Chunhua took Daya to the county town and lost her.

His beloved eldest daughter disappeared from his sight forever.

He searched for his daughter his whole life, only to find out before he died in his previous life that Wu Chunhua had sold her to raise money for Lin Xinglong to get married!

Lin Chuan rolled up all the quilts on the kang (a heated brick bed) and moved everything he could carry from the dilapidated hut onto the cart.

Wu Chunhua was angered by Lin Chuan's attitude and actions.

"Lin Chuan, what are you doing? What are you doing?"

Lin Chuan carefully laid out the bedding, first carrying Daya onto the cart, then turning around to pick up Xu Chunmai and steadily placing her onto the cart as well, even pulling a blanket over her.

“I took Chunmai to the county hospital to give birth.”

As he spoke, he put the rope on the cart over his shoulder and walked out.

Upon seeing this, Wu Chunhua immediately started yelling, "Lin Chuan, you... you think you're all grown up now? I just asked your wife to cook a meal, and you're going to take her to the county hospital to give birth? Don't you care about your mother anymore? Don't you care about this family?!"

"Which woman doesn't have children? Why is Xu Chunmai so precious that she has to go to the county hospital to give birth? Other women give birth at home, or even in the fields. Why does Xu Chunmai have to spend so much money at the county hospital to give birth? It's not like it's her first time giving birth. What's with all the fuss?"