In her previous life, Bai Lu's life was not good after she married Chen Xichun. Because she was stoic and didn't like to complain to outsiders, not many people knew about it.
Back then, Bai Lu's marriage to Chen Xichun was less a marriage and more a marriage with the widow Wang as a stepmother. Chen Xichun was rarely home, leaving only Bai Lu and the widow Wang at home.
Widow Wang lost her husband young and raised her son alone, who turned out to be unreliable. She was used to making all the decisions and taking charge. No one else could have an opinion; whatever she said had to be done.
When Bai Lu first got married, she was pregnant. Bai Lu wasn't in good health; she fainted once while working in the fields and Ma Yuying had to drag her to the town hospital. The old doctor examined her and told her to be very careful after returning home and not to overwork herself, otherwise she wouldn't be able to keep the pregnancy.
Ma Yuying spoke to the brigade on her behalf, asking them to assign her some light work. Unexpectedly, Widow Wang, seeing how easy her work at the brigade was, started assigning her chores at home. Bai Lu didn't want to argue, so she did whatever she could. But Widow Wang took advantage of this, demanding she wash clothes by the well in the dead of winter. Even though Bai Lu was young, she knew this could lead to trouble and refused to do it.
Widow Wang made a huge scene at home, even taking it to the women's director, Ma Yuying. Ma Yuying scolded her and sent her home. Widow Wang felt she had lost face, so she started cutting back on her food, clothing, and other necessities. Bai Lu didn't mind; she wasn't short of money. She could just buy things herself.
Seeing that this had no effect on Bailu, Widow Wang poured water outside in the middle of the night, which froze overnight in the freezing cold. Bailu, unaware of the freezing temperatures, slipped and fell to the ground the next morning, resulting in a miscarriage.
Bai Lu didn't know it was Widow Wang who did it at the time; she always thought it was an accident. She felt guilty for a long time.
It wasn't until later, before she died, that her best 'friend' Chen Hong came to visit her and told her the truth. It turned out that Chen Xichun had never wanted to marry her from the beginning. So, before he died, he told his mother that he didn't want the child. Widow Wang had initially hesitated, but after failing to get anywhere with Bai Lu, she finally took drastic measures.
Xu Keke was very interested to see who would win between the formidable Wu Wanyi and the ruthless Widow Wang.
On the day Wu Wanyi and Chen Xichun got married, Chen Xichun pushed a bicycle out of his house, with a big red flower tied to the handlebars.
The entire Chenjia Village erupted in excitement. It was a brand-new bicycle! A rare find, money couldn't buy it. The bicycle ticket alone was worth a fortune. The villagers followed behind Chen Xichun, occasionally bumping into the bicycle and trying to strike up a conversation with him. They walked joyfully towards the educated youth compound.
The gate to the educated youth compound was tightly shut, with a red "double happiness" character pasted on the door. Hearing the knock, Wu Wanyi, dressed in a red jacket and beaming with joy, opened the gate. She casually carried a bundle and walked out alone.
The villagers peered inside; the quiet inside the courtyard and the noise outside seemed like two different worlds.
Even though no educated youth showed up, Wu Wanyi was still beaming with pride, sitting on the back of the bicycle with a red envelope in her arms. Chen Xichun carried her home.
Chen Xichun's family held a banquet in the brigade's courtyard, and Xu Keke also went. Because Ma Yuying's family had all come, if she hadn't come, there would have been no food.
Chen Baocai went into the courtyard and went to smoke with the men. Xu Keke, Ma Yuying and her four children, along with two aunts from the village with their wives, sat at a table.
"I heard that the bicycle was part of the bride's dowry, and even the banquet was paid for by her family. I heard that even Xichun's mother had two sets of clothes made. They also gave her a lot of other things, which made Widow Wang very happy. Tsk tsk, look at the wife they married, she's really got a good deal."
This auntie was clearly a formidable woman at home. Her daughter-in-law, sitting next to her, lowered her head timidly upon hearing this.
Ma Yuying had three daughters, and she didn't like hearing that. "I'm telling you, Dazhu's mother, what are you jealous of? He didn't contribute a single penny to his wife's wedding; he spent all of her family's money. It sounds nice, doesn't it? I don't know what you envy. You envy that her son knows how to make his wife happy. If she's unhappy, he can get money from her family."
Dazhu's mother shook her head with a smile, "That's not true. I've heard that Xichun has the final say in front of Wu Zhiqing."
Normally, Ma Yuying wouldn't care what this person thought, but the main problem was that Dazhu's mother always looked down on her daughter-in-law's family, saying that having many sisters meant a heavy burden. She was always picking fights between Dazhu and her daughter-in-law. If she didn't intervene today, she would definitely take it out on her daughter-in-law when they got home.
“These couples each have their own reasons for living together. Take your Dazhu, for example. He married Guihua because she's kind-hearted, filial to her parents, and capable both at home and outside. Guihua was a well-known good girl in the surrounding villages back then. She married into your family because she saw Dazhu's good character and hard work. She believed that with him, the two of them could discuss things and live a stable life together. So what does Wu Zhiqing want from Xichun?”
This question really stumped Dazhu'er's mother. "Yes, what does Wu Zhiqing want with Chen Xichun?"
"So, what you have, he may not have. And don't envy what he has. Instead of envying him, it's better to live your own life peacefully and harmoniously with your family. That's better than anything else."
Ma Yuying gave a concluding speech, leaving even Da Zhu's mother speechless.
Xu Keke thought that she did know what Wu Wanyi wanted from Chen Xichun—his future wealth. Unfortunately, while rebirth might offer advantages, it didn't guarantee control over the future. Because your arrival has disrupted the original course of events, and the future you knew has changed.
To get what you want, the most important thing is yourself. You will get what you are.
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