"Knock knock knock..."
"Mom, the food is ready again. Please come and eat quickly, or it will get cold..."
A knock came at the door, accompanied by a woman's weak and cautious voice.
Yu Shuang suddenly opened her eyes. It was pitch black all around her. She groped her way to the light switch, following her memory.
I surveyed the interior under the dim light.
The old mud-brick houses are filled with traces of time.
It was a poor and backward family.
There was an alarm clock on the table next to me. I checked the time; it was 10 p.m.
Is it really this late for dinner?
Yu Shuang didn't feel particularly hungry.
It's not like the original owner had never eaten anything.
Yu Shuang stretched and, while still processing the plot, got out of bed to open the door.
The original owner of this body, Yu Shuang, played the role of a wicked mother-in-law in this world.
She lost her husband early in life and raised her son, Lu Chengming, alone.
He married Qin Fang, an orphan girl from the next village, through a matchmaker's introduction.
The original owner didn't think much of this daughter-in-law.
Having grown up without parents and raised by relatives, the child exudes a petty air and doesn't look like someone who would settle down.
Most importantly, I heard that she was bullied by thugs because of her good looks, so she's not exactly clean...
The relatives who raised Qin Fang also demanded an exorbitant dowry.
No wonder it's still so hard to find a good family to marry into.
If it weren't for her son's lustful nature and insistence on marrying her, she would never have spent the money to marry such a daughter-in-law.
After the daughter-in-law was brought into the family, the original owner couldn't stand her no matter what, feeling sorry for spending so much money to marry a worthless woman.
In addition, her son forgot his mother after getting married, and he pestered his wife every day, doing shameless things.
He has absolutely no sense of self-control, and he doesn't even stop behaving in broad daylight, making himself a laughingstock...
After a few days, my energy and spirits were completely deteriorated.
The original owner had an even worse attitude towards this vixen daughter-in-law.
They were extremely picky about it, assigning it all sorts of dirty and tiring jobs...
Qin Fang grew up living under someone else's roof, which fostered her submissive and resigned nature.
They did whatever they were told to do without complaint...
I've always been like this since I was a child; now I'm just being exploited in a different place.
The son initially sided with the new bride and disagreed with how the original owner treated the wife he had finally managed to marry.
Despite his disagreement, he verbally defended his wife but didn't actually take any concrete action.
He dared not openly confront his mother and resolutely defended his wife.
All they do is crack jokes and offer advice to this person and that person.
"Mom, Xiaofang is so filial and hardworking. She's been helping you with chores these past few days without a single complaint. Where can you find such a good daughter-in-law? Please don't nitpick..."
"Xiaofang, I'm so sorry you had to go through this..."
This further fueled the original owner's rebellious mentality, making him increasingly displeased with his daughter-in-law.
The original owner cursed himself for raising an ungrateful child who had forgotten his mother after getting a wife.
The house wasn't soundproof, which often made me so angry that I couldn't sleep at night and would go crazy, disturbing the couple when they were doing their good deeds.
Fortunately, such days did not last long.
Once the initial excitement of newlyweds fades, certain shameless acts gradually disappear.
The son's protectiveness towards his daughter-in-law gradually turned into—
"Just do as my mom says. If the food isn't to your liking, just make it again. What's there to feel wronged about? My mom raised me with so much difficulty... What's wrong with giving her something good to eat?"
It seems her son still sides with his mother.
The original owner calmed down considerably, feeling smug and all the gloom of the past vanished.
After that, no matter how much he criticized his daughter-in-law's work or how much trouble she caused, his son turned a blind eye.
He would even physically beat his wife on some occasions.
The original owner didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
Didn't she go through the same thing herself?
Many wives in the village have gone through this.
Habits become second nature.
This is the normal development she wanted.
She didn't care at all about her daughter-in-law's thoughts.
After some time, the daughter-in-law's belly still showed no signs of pregnancy.
The original owner started complaining again about his daughter-in-law's inability to lay eggs.
They prayed to gods and Buddhas, and poured talisman water on the plants.
It caused my daughter-in-law to fall seriously ill.
The most important breadwinner in the family has temporarily lost his ability to work.
All the work was put on the original owner's shoulders by the other party, and the original owner finally calmed down.
We're no longer going to do those fancy, empty things.
A family in the village made a fortune, and the original owner, shamelessly, gave his son to them.
She suggested that the man take her son with him to another city to make a fortune.
Lu Chengming went to work in another city.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law lived together at home, with the mother-in-law holding an absolute dominant position.
Over time, he gradually grew to like this obedient, hardworking daughter-in-law.
He used to be always grumpy and critical.
Later on, she would occasionally give him a cold shoulder and be picky.
In the end, life returned to peace…
How can a couple who have been separated for so long have a son to carry on the Lu family line?
In addition, her son works hard outside, and there is no one around who cares about him.
They were not well-fed or warmly dressed; they were truly pitiful.
The village bachelors repeatedly fawned over their daughter-in-law; don't think the original owner was unaware.
The original owner was also worried that his daughter-in-law would not be able to resist temptation.
After careful consideration, the original owner made a tough decision and sent his daughter-in-law to live with his son.
She took on all the farm work by herself.
The young couple worked hard in another city for four or five years, and their lives gradually improved.
The son met a benefactor, and his career is getting better and better. He is earning more and more money and becoming more and more respectable.
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