"What's wrong with going to the countryside? Why are you making such a fuss about dying?"
"By cutting your wrist, you not only harmed yourself, but also caused people to talk behind your back about me and your Uncle Hu!"
"Aren't you stupid to let outsiders laugh at our family?!"
As soon as Qin Hanshu regained consciousness, she heard a soft but reproachful voice.
The voice was all too familiar; it belonged to her own mother, Yang Aizhen, who had lived her entire life dependent on men and who, in order to please them, had no regard for the life or death of her own daughter.
But something's not right; the voice sounds much younger.
Qin Hanshu struggled to open her eyes, and Yang Aizhen's image gradually became clear before her eyes.
She wore a polyester short-sleeved shirt and, apart from a watch on her left wrist, no other jewelry. Was this still the same glamorous old lady?
Upon closer inspection, her face was smooth and clean, with only a few fine lines at the corners of her eyes.
As if realizing something, Qin Hanshu slowly raised her hand, her eyes filled with disbelief.
When Yang Aizhen saw that her nagging had actually woken Qin Hanshu up, she revealed a genuine smile.
"Awake? I'll call the doctor!"
After saying that, Yang Aizhen left the ward with a cheerful smile.
Qin Hanshu realized that she was no longer a wandering soul, but had been reborn in the year she died.
She was born in the 1950s and graduated from high school just in time for the Great Rural Relocation Movement.
Originally, she could have had a job, but she was forced to give up the job opportunity to her stepfather's sister, who was brought in by him. Her stepfather also used his status as her guardian to secretly register her for a rural assignment.
She didn't know until the street committee released the list and the matter was settled.
Ever since Yang Aizhen remarried and married her stepfather, she was always taught by Yang Aizhen to be tolerant of her step-sister and step-brother, because they, as orphans and widows, had to rely on their stepfather to avoid being bullied by others.
Qin Hanshu lost her father when she was nine years old and listened to Yang Aizhen very much, which caused her a lot of grievances.
It wasn't until the incident of being sent to the countryside occurred that she complained to Yang Aizhen about the injustice. Instead of comforting her, Yang Aizhen scolded her for being immature, and all her grievances finally erupted at that moment.
At this time, Qin Hanshu was only seventeen years old. She was afraid of going to the countryside and resented her mother and stepfather for their unconditional favoritism. In a moment of despair, she committed suicide by cutting her wrists.
After her death, her soul attached itself to the rosary beads that her stepsister had stolen from her.
Only then did she realize that the rosary that originally belonged to her was a treasure, containing a space independent of the world.
The space was surrounded by celestial springs, abundant flowers and fruits, and a gathering of rare beasts. Qin Hanshu watched as her stepsister, after drinking from the celestial springs and eating the celestial fruits, slowly transformed from an ordinary person into a great beauty.
For Sister Ji, the space was not only a tool to become more beautiful, but also a tool for her to make a fortune.
In short, Qin Hanshu stayed by her stepsister's side her whole life, witnessing her transform from an ordinary-looking, ordinary-figured, and ordinary-academic person into a radiant and charming female tycoon, pursued by many talented men, and finally marrying a high-ranking official's son.
My stepsister also helped those around her achieve great success.
For example, there was the stepfather who worked as a butcher and didn't even finish elementary school, yet he later became the deputy director of a state-owned factory. There was also the stepsister who was born simple-minded and unabashedly wicked, who did countless despicable and disgusting things, yet lived a carefree life under the protection of his stepsister.
Naturally, Yang Aizhen also received the wealth and honor she coveted most from her stepsister.
In the first few years after Qin Hanshu's death, Yang Aizhen would occasionally think of her and sigh.
Later, Qin Hanshu completely disappeared from this family, as if she had never existed.
Qin Hanshu's soul was attached to the prayer beads, and she could only stay in the space at most. She couldn't do anything else, so she could only watch helplessly as her stepfather's family lived a carefree life.
Perhaps it was because her resentment was accumulating, but the space around the prayer beads began to show abnormalities and would vibrate from time to time. Later, the vibrations became more and more frequent. The moment before Qin Hanshu was reborn was the moment the space exploded.
After a period of chaos and darkness, Qin Hanshu opened his eyes and saw Yang Aizhen, who looked thirty years younger.
"Doctor, please take a look at my daughter. Is she alright? When can she be discharged?" Yang Aizhen led the doctor into the ward, her expression worried.
Anyone who didn't know better would really think she was feeling sorry for her daughter.
But Qin Hanshu knew that Yang Aizhen was just afraid that if she died, she would be blamed by Hu Dayong.
In his previous life, Qin Hanshu couldn't be saved, so Hu Dayong was accused of abusing his stepdaughter and was gossiped about by his neighbors for years. As a result, Yang Aizhen's life at home has been difficult these past few years.
The doctor examined Qin Hanshu and said, "She's fine now. However, she was already weak, and with all that blood loss, she'll need to replenish her nutrition when she gets home."
The doctor explained everything to Yang Aizhen in detail.
"Let's get discharged tomorrow."
Before the next day, Yang Aizhen completed the discharge procedures for Qin Hanshu.
She said, "Anyway, you're fine now, what's the point of staying in the hospital? I haven't been able to take care of things at home for two days because I've been taking care of you in the hospital. I wonder how your Uncle Hu and your brother and sister are eating. We should go back as soon as possible..."
Qin Hanshu sneered inwardly but remained silent.
That's perfect, she was also eager to go back and reclaim what belonged to her.
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Qin Hanshu's father came from a prominent family in the old society. After returning from studying abroad, he founded a textile factory, saying that he wanted to revitalize the country through industry.
After the public-private partnership was established, although the textile factory no longer belonged to the Qin family, Qin's father was still the factory manager, in charge of all matters, big and small.
In 1962, Qin's father died in a fire when Qin Hanshu was nine years old. Four years later, Yang Aizhen remarried Hu Dayong.
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