A few days after returning to Chenjia Village, Chen Sinian took off the clothes that the Xie family had provided and put on his old, worn-out clothes again. His grandparents forced him to work in the fields.

Having not done manual labor for many years, he lost a lot of weight in just over half a month, and his once fair and round face became dark and dry.

Chen's mother was sent back to her parents' home because of the previous money issue. He didn't even have anyone to help share his "suffering" and was also affected and disliked.

He began to miss the days in the Xie family, where he didn't have to work in the fields and only had to worry about his studies.

If you want to eat something or have something, you can easily get it by just saying a word to your aunt.

In the past, when his aunt brought him back to visit his grandparents and parents, everyone treated him with great respect. He knew his family was poor, but whenever he came back, the whole family would always give him the best things they could afford.

Especially in recent years, his grades have begun to surpass those of the Xie family's children, and his grandparents always say that the Chen family will rely on him to bring glory to the family in the future.

But every time he saw his mother's reluctant tears before returning to the Xie family, and when she gave his aunt a fawning smile for her future, his heart would ache terribly.

Dad always said things would get better, so he always worked a little harder than the other kids. He believed that one day his family would be better than his aunt's, and that his mother could stand tall in front of his aunt.

But why did things turn out this way?

I remember a few days ago my teacher's studies were particularly heavy. Apart from meals, he didn't have time to talk to his aunt alone. By the time he realized it, his aunt was already sick. Xie Chunlin even took him back to the Chen family.

Thinking of his grandparents who turned on him like flipping through a book after he returned, and his parents who couldn't help him with anything, Chen Sinian angrily slammed the hoe into the ground.

"Ah~ you good-for-nothing son who has no anus, I asked you to do something and you still dare to act like a spoiled brat, I'll beat you to a pulp."

Chen's grandmother, Chen Sinian's mother, stared at him intently, just to find fault with him so she could give him a good beating.

Previously, Xie Chunlin had said that Chen Hehua had lost her mind and wouldn't be able to support Chen Sinian anymore after sending him back. Their grandson had lost his future and was now coming back to freeload; how could they not be furious?

Besides, they know perfectly well that he's an ungrateful wretch who's never been truly loved. His aunt and the Xie family have never wronged him, yet he never remembers their kindness.

Previously, people were supporting them, and they could win people over without having to put in any effort or say a few nice words. How could they not treat them well?

That won't work now. The child has been sent back, and it's hard to say what will happen in the future. Besides, he's tough and cunning; can you really discipline him without some effort?

As for sending him to school? How could that be possible! The family's income over several years couldn't even cover his expenses for a year, let alone send him to school!

"Grandma~ Stop hitting me~ Stop hitting me!" Chen Sinian was about to go crazy after being beaten.

When he first came back, he resisted. But he was too young, and as a result, his uncles hung him from the old tree by the door for a whole day, almost killing him.

As for his father, Chen Sinian would never forget the way his useless father lowered his head and hurriedly ran away when he passed by the tree where he was hanging.

His mother had already been sent back to her parents' home to demand the return of the money she had embezzled.

He hated it! He hated the family's ruthlessness, and he hated the Xie family for abandoning him.

"Don't hit me? You're just like your shameless mother, you'll get itchy if you don't beat her for a day. Dare to be greedy for money? Dare to steal things and take them back to your mother's house, I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death!"

Old Mrs. Chen would strike him with every word she spoke, and remembering the ten taels of silver she had lost, she lashed out even more fiercely and quickly with the branch in her hand.

The other members of the Chen family were busy with their own work, and none of them came up to mediate the fight.

The wailing echoed across the Chen family's land until the person on the ground lay motionless, at which point Old Madam Chen stopped in terror.

After checking his breathing and finding he was still alive, he kicked him again before going back to work.

Seeing that his mother was no longer paying attention to this matter, Chen Sinian's father went over and led the person to a tree by the field. As for anything else, he dared not do it.

Chen Sinian, who was under the tree, fell into a coma, while a pair of eyes in the distance stared at him in disbelief.

Zhou Lingxi never imagined that her handsome and refined husband from her memories would look like this now.

No wonder he said the Xie family mistreated him. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have found it hard to believe that her beloved would be tormented to such an extent.

She completely forgot that this was not Xie Family Village at all, and the person who hit him was not a member of the Xie family.

She stumbled to the tree and gently touched Chen Sinian's face. Just as she was about to call him "husband," she smelled an unpleasant odor emanating from him.

Considering her own situation, she forced herself to suppress her nausea and prepared to wake the person up first.

After fiddling with him for a long time, Chen Sinian didn't budge. Zhou Lingxi, being true love, was heartbroken. She buried her face in his chest and sobbed softly.

Fortunately, the people in the field were busy with their work and didn't notice the two people here, otherwise they would have thought Chen Sinian was dead!

After crying for a while, Zhou Lingxi was exhausted and had to sit down to think carefully about what to do.

She was trapped in the mountains for several days. If she hadn't been lucky enough to find some fruit, she probably would have starved to death by now.

She thought that once she left the mountains, she could live a good life at her husband's house, but when she saw the village, she was shocked.

Zhou Lingxi never expected Chenjia Village to be so dilapidated. Every single house in the village was a low thatched hut, a world apart from Xiejia Village on the other side of the mountain.

She seemed to understand a little why her husband valued Xiejia Village so much and wanted to move Chenjia Village there. If she had to make the decision, she would also like the village there.

But the biggest problem now isn't the house itself, but her husband's unconscious state. What should she do next?

She couldn't go to the Chen family; she understood the principle that a woman who eloped would become a concubine.

She had originally planned for her husband to arrange an identity for her in Xie Family Village, after which they would get engaged. Now, with her husband half-dead, where was she supposed to live?

Zhou Lingxi was lost in thought, sighing repeatedly...

Chen Sinian woke up under such circumstances.

Chen Sinian woke up with a puzzled look on his face, his eyes fixed on the large tree above him. The familiar surroundings and the memories of this body clearly told him that he had come back to life, and had even returned to his childhood.

He groaned as he felt the pain in his body.

"Brother Sinian, Brother Sinian..." Zhou Lingxi turned her head at the sound and saw Chen Sinian with his eyes open.

"Xi'er?"

"Waaaaah~ Brother Sinian." Zhou Lingxi, who felt she had suffered enough, burst into tears when she realized that Chen Sinian recognized her.

What's going on?

Having been in power for many years, he knew things were really strange, so he quickly suppressed his discomfort and stopped the person who wanted to keep crying.

Zhou Lingxi was stunned and suddenly realized that she had overlooked something these days. When she saw Chen Sinian's serious expression, she realized that she had been silly.

She had completely overlooked the fact that she was reborn, and now it had all been exposed.

Fortunately, her husband was the same way; otherwise, if someone with ulterior motives had discovered this, no one knows what the consequences would have been for her.

Fear gripped her, and cold sweat soaked her back, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.