"Cuihua, what time is it? Get up now! The Chen family has come to propose marriage!"

When Xu Cuihua heard the familiar voice, she was momentarily dazed.

She opened her eyes and was stunned to see her mother, who looked much younger.

A cold glint flashed in Xu Cuihua's eyes as she looked down at her hands.

Her hands were very rough, dark and wrinkled.

Xu Cuihua's mother, Xu Li, walked to the dilapidated window and pulled back the curtains.

Sunlight streamed in from outside, revealing the complete privacy of Xu Cuihua's small house to everyone.

Yes, her window was a collapsed wall.

The family has always used a cloth to serve as both a window and a wall.

Xu Cuihua sat up silently. She glanced outside and saw many faces she hadn't seen in a long time.

There were Chen Jiayi's parents, her parents, relatives and friends, and all sorts of other relatives...

She looked at the circled numbers on the red calendar and realized that today was the day the Chen family would come to propose marriage.

Xu Cuihua was stunned for a while before she realized that she had been reborn.

Yes, I learned a lot from Chen Jiayi in my past life.

In her spare time, Xu Cuihua would also read novels written in magazines.

It contains many stories, including those about rebirth and time travel...

"Xu Cuihua, why aren't you coming out to help?"

Before Xu Cuihua could think too much, she heard her mother's voice calling her.

She immediately went outside because she knew that if she didn't help, her parents would point their fingers at her and scold her in front of so many people.

Xu Cuihua was helping with cooking in the kitchen.

Today is supposed to be her engagement party, but she has to cook in the kitchen.

Xu Cuihua silently started the fire. Thinking about what happened before she died, her hatred for this family became more and more obvious.

Parents favoring sons over daughters seems to be a common occurrence in this era.

Everyone says that girls are worthless, so what's the point of having a daughter?

However, when their sons needed a bride price, they chose to marry off their daughters and use the bride price to support their sons.

This time, Xu Cuihua intends to take all the betrothal gifts with her.

In her past life, her parents took all the betrothal gifts from the Chen family and didn't give her a single penny.

After Xu Cuihua married into the family, she observed Chen Xiaowei and Zhao Lianwei's expressions for a long time.

At that time, Xu Cuihua felt ashamed and rushed to do the housework.

Yes, she still wants to marry him.

If she stays in this house, her biological parents will definitely try every means to find her a better match.

Originally, her parents wanted to marry her off to Ji Fu from the next village. If she hadn't taken the initiative to flirt with Chen Jia Hua, which made Chen Jia Hua interested in her and want to marry her, things would have been different.

Perhaps in my past life I married Ji Fu instead of Chen Jia Hua.

Xu Cuihua was busy in the kitchen, so busy that she didn't have time to think about anything else.

Dinner had already started outside, and during that time, Chen Jiahua came to find Xu Cuihua.

Xu Cuihua's feelings were complicated when she saw Chen Jiahua again.

It was precisely because everyone knew that Chen Jiahua would disappear shortly after his marriage, and that everyone would assume he was dead, leaving her a widow and rendering her marriage invalid.

In her past life, Xu Cuihua chose to stay and wait for Chen Jiahua to return.

But this time, she absolutely won't!

Chen Jiahua pulled Xu Cuihua up, "The banquet is about to start, why are you still here tending the fire? Come with me and let's go out and meet the people."

Xu Cuihua subconsciously looked at her mother. Xu Li, who had been scolding Xu Cuihua several times, gave a gentle smile when she saw Chen Jiahua.

"Go ahead, I can handle things here by myself."

Chen Jiahua's expression turned strange for a moment.

A cold glint flashed in Xu Cuihua's eyes; this was exactly the effect she wanted!

Let Chen Jiahua see with his own eyes how she was exploited by her family, and how Xu Li changed her attitude.

That way, Chen Jiahua will feel even more sorry for her!

After Chen Jiahua took Xu Cuihua out, he gave her a sweet smile with his handsome face.

"Cuihua, this is my younger sister, Chen Jiayi. I'm worried I might drink too much and not be able to take care of her. Could you keep an eye on her for me?"

Xu Cuihua looked down at Chen Jiayi, who was still very young.

She nodded. "Okay."

Xu Cuihua is only sixteen years old, but her family is already arranging for her to get married.

She felt both amused and saddened.

Chen Jiayi is only 12 years old and is a little scared when she first meets Xu Cuihua.

She took two steps back and called out timidly, "Sister-in-law."

Xu Cuihua nodded and took Chen Jiayi's hand, leading her outside.

She knew why Chen Jiahua had entrusted Chen Jiayi to her.

Although the Chen family took in Chen Jiayi, they treated her like a hands-off parent.

They left Chen Jiayi with Chen Jiahua, who raised her from childhood.

So in their past life, even though Chen Jiahua was morally corrupt in private, Chen Jiayi still took care of his body.

For no other reason than to repay a debt of gratitude.

Xu Cuihua served Chen Jiayi a bowl of rice, then squeezed into the table and picked up a lot of dishes.

She picked it out and handed it directly to Chen Jiayi.

"Eat."

Chen Jiayi glanced at Xu Cuihua cautiously. She clearly wanted to eat it very much, but she didn't dare to reach out and take it.

Xu Cuihua found it somewhat amusing that Chen Jiayi, the daughter of the richest man, was now suffering from hunger and cold in this place.

Her voice became more serious, "I'm letting you eat."

Chen Jiayi seemed a little frightened. Although she was scared, she still carefully accepted the bowl and chopsticks that Xu Cuihua handed over.

She was eating in small bites at first, but she was so hungry that she started wolfing it down.

Xu Cuihua had little appetite.

Today was supposed to be her engagement banquet, and she should have been sitting at the head table.

However, since there was no room at the main table, she could only stand outside with Chen Jiayi.

After everyone finished eating, Xu Cuihua was called to wash the dishes.

Everyone knows that Xu's daughter is obedient and sensible, and she does whatever she is told to do at home.

Xu Cuihua thought she would just have to endure it a little longer.

She can leave once Chen Jiahua "dies".

Xu Cuihua looked down at Chen Jiayi and said, "Jiayi, sit here for a while and don't wander off. Your sister is going to wash the dishes and will come find you later."

Chen Jiayi had a very high level of affection for the sister who had just given her food.

She nodded obediently and watched Xu Cuihua's figure disappear into the distance.

Xu Cuihua followed along, clearing away the dishes and chopsticks, silently tidying the table.

Her hometown is in a rural area, specifically in a remote, rural location.

If we're planning a banquet or something, everyone helps each other out.

Actually, Xu Cuihua, as the protagonist of today's engagement banquet, doesn't need to help.

However, in order to demonstrate her excellent parenting skills, Xu Li insisted on calling Xu Cuihua over to help.

Xu Cuihua squatted down to help wash the dishes, and one dirty bowl after another was washed clean.

In this day and age, not everyone is very wealthy.