Chapter 002 Rebirth

The sunlight was hitting my face, and it was a little dazzling.

When Li Banxia opened her eyes, she subconsciously raised her hand to shield her eyes from the blinding light.

Before your eyes are wisteria flowers in full bloom, hanging in bunches from the trellis, swaying gently in the breeze, exuding vitality.

Li Banxia was stunned for a moment.

"Mom, you're finally awake."

Su Lao Er leaned closer, his delicate features filled with smiles, "Sister-in-law agreed, I'll take Yuxia to the school to complete the procedures tomorrow."

What procedures are required?

Li Banxia was somewhat dazed, unable to distinguish whether this was a dream or reality.

"Give the eldest sister-in-law's job to Yuxia."

Su Lao Er explained happily, "After we finish the formalities, we'll go get our marriage certificate. By the way, Mom, when can we get all the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a set of three turns and a radio) that Yu Xia's family wants?"

Li Banxia remembered that the conditions Cui Yuxia met when she married the second son were that, in addition to the "three turns and one sound" (a set of three essential items for marriage), she also had to have a formal job. She had her eye on the eldest son's wife, saying that teachers have summer and winter vacations and are respected.

The second son said, "Since my sister-in-law is pregnant anyway, it's a good opportunity to let Yuxia take over her job so she can stay home and rest during her pregnancy..."

I don't know what Li Banxia was thinking at the time, but she agreed.

The eldest brother spoke up for his wife.

The second son said that the eldest son had forgotten his mother after getting a wife and no longer listened to her.

Li Banxia threatened to bang his head against the wall, but ended up knocking himself unconscious. When he woke up, the eldest brother's wife was crying her eyes out and had agreed.

She pinched herself, felt the pain, and her eyes widened in horror. What was she doing...?

Reborn?

"mom!"

Li Banxia snapped out of her daze, deciding to sort out what had happened later. She looked at Su Lao Er and asked, "Why should your sister-in-law's job be given to Cui Yuxia?"

"Mom?" Su Lao Er asked, puzzled.

Li Banxia frowned. "Did she finish junior high school? Does she know what the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet are? Does she know what 'Hello' means? She's taking over your sister-in-law's job to teach English; isn't that misleading students?"

"mom!"

Su Lao Er didn't understand what his mother meant by saying this at this time. "Yu Xia doesn't necessarily have to teach English. She can do other things. She can definitely do logistics and the like!"

"Eldest daughter-in-law, how much do you make a month now?" Li Banxia asked.

The eldest daughter-in-law, with tears still on her face, looked at Li Banxia in a daze, "Eight...eighty-eight yuan."

How much logistics support is needed?

"Thirty-something... I guess?" The eldest son's wife looked at Su Laoda uncertainly.

Old Su nodded hurriedly.

Li Banxia scoffed, "No way, this isn't a good deal. Second brother, don't even think about taking your sister-in-law's job!"

"Mom, what do you mean by that?" Su Lao Er was dumbfounded.

Li Banxia glared at him, "What do you mean? Your sister-in-law gives her entire monthly salary to the family. Who's going to make up for the fifty-odd yuan that's suddenly gone? You? You can't even support yourself with that little salary!"

"Mom, you already agreed, and my sister-in-law agreed too. How can you go back on your word!" Su Lao Er exclaimed anxiously.

Li Banxia's face darkened. "Anyway, I don't agree. Don't even think about it. Listen to me, eldest daughter-in-law, you're not allowed to give the job to Cui Yuxia behind my back!"

The eldest daughter-in-law asked uncertainly, "Mom, didn't you just ask me to give it to you?"

They even acted as if they were dying.

Did they turn on me that quickly?

"I asked you to give it to me, but now I don't want it anymore, so will you listen to me?"

The eldest son's wife dared not move, and kept glancing at her eldest son to the side. The eldest son was nodding his head as if he was about to fall off.

"Listen to me!" The eldest son's wife received the signal and nodded quickly.

"mom!"

Su Lao Er shouted angrily, "You're biased! Why does my sister-in-law get a job as soon as she married into the family, but my wife doesn't?! This job must be given to Yu Xia, otherwise..."

"She doesn't have to get married; no one is forcing her!"

Li Banxia didn't care what Su Lao Er was going to use to threaten her. "Your sister-in-law got her job through her own ability. Cui Yuxia hasn't even entered the family yet and she's already trying to blackmail me, her mother-in-law. Who spoiled her? I don't even want to marry her as my daughter-in-law anymore!"

"mom?!"

Su Lao Er couldn't believe it; his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

“That’s not what you just said…”

Li Banxia hummed in agreement. "A woman's face changes in an instant, just like the weather in June. I've changed."

Su Lao Er, "..."

"If you don't give Yuxia a job, I'll marry into their family. Anyway, the eldest is spoiled and the youngest is spoiled, I'm just a stinking dumpling stuck in the middle. You don't care about your son at all!" he said angrily.

Li Banxia nodded, "Okay, remember to ask the Cui family for a bride price. We also want the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to a radio, a sewing machine, and a watch). Forget about the job, you already have one."

Su Lao Er, "..."

His eyes reddened with anger, and he stomped his foot and ran out.

The eldest son of the Su family and his wife, "...(ΩДΩ)"

What's wrong with his mother/mother-in-law?

"Mom, are you alright?" Su Laoda reached out and carefully tried to touch Li Banxia's forehead.

Li Banxia slapped him away, "What are you doing?"

Su Laosan hid behind the flower stand. He originally wanted to ask Li Banxia for money, but seeing how his mother was scolding Su Laoer, he didn't dare to speak and sneaked away.

Li Banxia glanced at them, then turned and glared at the eldest couple.

The eldest daughter-in-law swallowed hard. "Mom, how about... we give the job to Second Uncle? I'll have to take care of the baby after I give birth anyway..."

Are you stupid?

Li Banxia frowned, "With your man's paltry fortune, how are you going to raise a child? Do you want your child to be born starving?"

The eldest son's wife shook her head repeatedly.

"In no mood."

Isn't she afraid that her mother-in-law might do something drastic and bang her head against the wall again?

There's such a big, purplish-blue bump on his forehead; it looks painful.

“Then focus on your job and earn money. Once the baby is born, hire a nanny to take care of it. My job is easy, but I can help you out. After two or three years of hard work, the baby can be sent to daycare when it's a bit older. You absolutely cannot lose your job. Didn't your eldest son say he wanted to take the postgraduate entrance exam recently? You're smarter than him, so you should take it too. If you both succeed, the baby will benefit as well…”

"mom……"

The eldest daughter-in-law was stunned for a moment, her eyes welling up with tears. She hadn't expected her mother-in-law to think so far ahead for her.

"Thank you."

Li Banxia waved his hand and called out to Boss Su, "You need to be more careful! Don't think that just because you're the boss, you're responsible for all the brothers and sisters under you. The children are my and your dad's... children, you don't need to be responsible for them."

The old lady figured it out: conscience is something you either have or you don't have... it can't grow on its own.

"Li Banxia, ​​what's wrong with you?"

The group looked up and saw Su Lao Er following behind Su Lao Tou as they walked in.

Old Man Su frowned. "Didn't you already agree? It's not good for the eldest son's wife to go to class while she's pregnant with twins. Isn't it better for her to stay home and rest? Let the second son's wife cover for her classes first, and let the eldest son's wife teach her more privately. Isn't that the same thing?"

The eldest son's wife felt a chill in her heart, and her face turned deathly pale instantly.

Su Lao Er glanced smugly at his eldest brother and his wife, then fixed his gaze on Li Banxia's face, his neck stiff.

Everyone in the residential compound knew that Li Banxia was completely obedient to her partner and had never said a word of "no".