Chapter 1 Crossing Back to 1973
In the summer of 1973, rumbling thunder rumbled and dark clouds hung low, as if a storm was brewing.
In a ward at the Beijing Military Sub-district Hospital, Jiang Zhizhi lowered her eyes, suppressing her emotions, and listened to the conversation between the two people in the outer reception room. They didn't seem to have any intention of lowering their voices.
"Mom, I grew up in the countryside and have experienced all kinds of hardships, so please let me go to the countryside this time. Zhizhi definitely can't handle the hardships in the countryside, and she's only making a fuss because she's scared."
“No, you are our biological daughter. You have suffered so much in the countryside all these years! This time, it should be Jiang Zhizhi who goes! She has been living a good life for so many years under your identity. It is only right that she goes to the countryside.”
"Mom, I mean it. I want to go to the countryside and I don't want to marry Zhou Xiye. Jiang Zhizhi doesn't want to go to the countryside and wants to marry Zhou Xiye, isn't that perfect?"
"Besides, my dad said that we live close to you, so you can come visit me anytime. Also, the policies have been relaxed quite a bit now, so going to the countryside isn't that tough."
“This… I’ll discuss it with your father again. Zhou Xiye is so outstanding; his looks and abilities are both top-notch.”
“Mom, I know. I’ve seen Brother Zhou Xiye’s photo. He’s a very good person… But, Mom, I saw you cry when Jiang Zhizhi committed suicide. I don’t want to make things difficult for you.”
"Furthermore, I don't want to live under your protection. I believe I have the ability to create a bright future for myself through my own hard work and effort!"
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Jiang Zhizhi touched her right arm, which was in a cast, and then her wrist, which was wrapped in a thick layer of gauze. A mocking smile appeared on her lips.
Who would have thought that she would have an accident while on a mission, and think she was dead, but when she opened her eyes she would be transported to 1973, into the body of a girl also named Jiang Zhizhi.
The original owner and Sun Xiaoyue, who was talking outside, were switched at birth. Back then, the original owner's biological mother saw that the Jiang family, who were in the same hospital room, were well-off, so she switched the baby. When she was about to die, she had a change of heart and brought Sun Xiaoyue to Beijing to reunite with her family.
When Jiang Zhenhua and his wife saw that Sun Xiaoyue's face was just like Song Wanying's, they didn't suspect anything and recognized each other amidst guilt and sadness.
After watching her family reunite, the original owner's mother peacefully breathed her last in the hospital.
Jiang Zhenhua and Song Wanying still have feelings for Jiang Zhizhi, whom they raised for nineteen years. They never mentioned asking the original owner to leave. On the contrary, they felt that having another daughter was quite good.
Six months after they reunited, Jiang Zhenhua ran into some trouble. He was reported and was to be sent to the countryside, where his unmarried children were also to be sent for labor reform.
The couple couldn't bear to let their biological daughter suffer in the countryside, so a month ago, they swallowed their pride and begged the Zhou family to let their daughter, Sun Xiaoyue, marry Zhou Xiye, the eldest son of the Zhou family who was in the army, so that the original owner of this body could go to the countryside.
After the original owner, Jiang Zhizhi, found out, she wasn't willing to go to the countryside to do farm work. She had always secretly loved Zhou Xiye, and despite crying and making a fuss, she couldn't change Jiang Zhenhua and his wife's decision. Finally, in a fit of rage, she committed suicide by slitting her wrists, and then broke her arm while she was dazed...
It was at this time that Jiang Zhizhi traveled through time.
Thinking about the original owner's obsession, she couldn't help but sigh. After all, Jiang Zhenhua and his wife were Sun Xiaoyue's biological parents, so it was only right that they leave the best for their daughter. The original owner had enjoyed a life of ease in the Jiang family for nineteen years, which was already quite fortunate.
She's going to the countryside, fine! She's not really interested in getting married.
Just as she was processing the original owner's memories, the ward door was pushed open, and Song Wanying entered, holding Sun Xiaoyue's hand.
Seeing Jiang Zhizhi sitting on the hospital bed, looking calm with her lips slightly downturned, Song Wanying suddenly felt a little guilty, wondering if Jiang Zhizhi had heard what she had just said.
She forced a smile and said, "Zhizhi, you're awake? Is anything bothering you? Why are you so foolish? Why did you have to threaten suicide when there were no other solutions? If we had found you any later, would you still be alive?"
Speaking of suicide, Song Wanying's guilt from earlier faded a little. She had raised her daughter for nineteen years, and even though she wasn't her biological daughter, she never thought of abandoning her after learning the truth. Yet, her biological daughter couldn't accept her!
She usually ganged up with the other kids in the compound to isolate Sun Xiaoyue, secretly making things difficult for her. Even the things she bought for Xiaoyue were secretly destroyed by Jiang Zhizhi…
Now, she can't bear to let her own daughter suffer in the countryside, so she makes her marry Zhou Xiye. Jiang Zhizhi even tries to commit suicide!
How could she be so selfish and inconsiderate?!
Sun Xiaoyue, holding Song Wanying's arm, looked at Jiang Zhizhi with a slightly timid expression: "Zhizhi, don't be angry. I've already talked to Mom about it. I'll go to the countryside. You've never experienced hardship or farm work since you were little. You definitely won't be able to handle life in the countryside. Besides, I only just found out that you like Brother Zhou Xiye. So why don't you marry him?"
Although she had been back in the Jiang family for more than half a year, Sun Xiaoyue was still thin and had a sallow complexion, which was in stark contrast to Jiang Zhizhi, who had a rosy and fair complexion.
Sun Xiaoyue squinted at Jiang Zhizhi's face, her eyes flashing with jealousy and hatred, but secretly she felt a sense of satisfaction. No one knew that she had been reborn.
In her previous life, she happily married Zhou Xiye, the man all the girls in the compound adored. However, after marriage, she discovered that Zhou Xiye was like an iceberg—unwarm and unapproachable. He was usually taciturn, with piercing eyes that made people afraid to look him in the eye.
Later, a border war broke out, and Zhou Xiye died on the battlefield, becoming a hero.
As the widow of a hero, she was also kept in check by the Zhou family and forbidden from remarrying, so she remained a widow for the rest of her life!
On the contrary, Jiang Zhizhi, after her suicide attempt caused a scene, had no choice but to go to the countryside. There, she met a male educated youth, and the two fell in love and got married. After the college entrance examination was reinstated, the man was admitted to university and then rose rapidly in his career!
He eventually became a high-ranking leader, while Jiang Zhizhi, with her beautiful face, was pampered by that man for a lifetime.
She died with hatred, why?!
Jiang Zhizhi lived a happy first half of her life under her identity, so how could she be so happy in the second half?
Fortunately, God had eyes and gave her a second chance at life!
This time, she will not marry that cold and taciturn man again. She wants to go to the countryside and live a life of luxury!
Jiang Zhizhi looked at the two of them without any expression: "I think I'll go to the countryside. I can learn to do farm work even if I've never done it before. Xiaoyue has suffered for so many years, I can't let her suffer anymore."
Song Wanying was stunned for a moment, somewhat unable to believe that Jiang Zhizhi would say such generous words, but she was still very gratified: "Zhizhi, we won't be too far away when we go to the countryside. Your dad and I can visit you when we have time."
Sun Xiaoyue panicked and grabbed Song Wanying's arm: "Mom, I want to go to the countryside! I don't want to marry Zhou Xiye, I don't want to marry a man I don't even know!!"
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