The yard is not only dilapidated but also very small, with only about 50 to 60 square meters of open space. The other three old houses are made of bricks and tiles and appear to have been roughly renovated. There are also two low side rooms that serve as kitchens and utility rooms.

On the simple wooden bed in the main room, a man was lying against the headboard, with his eyes closed, brows furrowed, and deep in thought, as if the quarreling sounds echoing in his ears did not exist at all. This man was Tian Zhigao.

So Meng Tao's guess was correct. This family was indeed the Tian family from Linshui Village, and they settled down in this area.

Tian Zhigao never dreamed that Meng Tao would actually run into this alley.

As a reborn person, he knows that Meng Tao is not Meng Taohua, but another soul. Not only does she have no feelings for him, but because she inherited Meng Taohua's memories, this time traveler wants revenge. She does not hesitate to ruin his future, kill his father, crush the fortune of the Tian family and trample it under her feet.

This is a ruthless, quick-witted, vain and power-hungry woman. She does not have the kindness, simplicity, innocence and loveliness of Meng Taohua, but she knows how to make full use of the influence of Mr. Meng and cling to the powerful. Not only did she actively look for Mr. Meng's old friends, she also successfully clung to Shen Yu and Meng Zhehan... He cannot afford to provoke them for the time being, so he can only retreat, try to reduce his presence as much as possible, and sternly warn his family not to provoke Meng Taohua.

Wait until he has recovered, and then we will see who is the real king in ten or twenty years! His success in his previous life was too smooth, so why not go through some hardships in this life? It is said that those who want to achieve great things must have patience and self-cultivation, so now is the time for him to endure humiliation and endure hardships.

Tian Zhigao's deep thinking seemed to have made a breakthrough. His frown slowly relaxed and his expression gradually calmed down. At this moment, a sharp scream suddenly came from outside the house. Tian Zhigao was startled and his eyes suddenly opened. He heard the bang of an iron pot lid hitting the ground outside, followed by the sound of two women fighting each other... The war has begun again!

After this scare, some things that had just become connected in Tian Zhigao's mind seemed to be scattered again. He stared at the black tile roof without a ceiling, and was so angry that he wanted to punch the bed with his fists. Unfortunately, he couldn't do it - both of his forearms were broken and still clamped with boards. If he wanted to recover, he couldn't use too much force.

Tian Zhigao wanted to curse a few times, but he held back in the end: in his previous life, he had sat in a high position and was respected and admired by others. He was a well-educated person and was no longer accustomed to swearing.

Fortunately, he was mentally strong enough, otherwise, after staying with the family for so long, he would have collapsed countless times.

He also didn't understand why his family was like this. They didn't seem to have such poor character in their previous life.

It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, not to mention that the person who beat him was merciless. He was seriously injured, and if he didn't take good care of himself, he would be left with sequelae. Tian Zhigao couldn't become a cripple. He had finally returned to his youth. Now he was in his prime and handsome. He had so many confidantes and a good life waiting for him in his previous life. He had to keep his good image no matter what. So his initial plan was to receive treatment in the hospital until he could walk on his own. Not to mention more, he had to stay there for at least three months.

He also thought about transferring to a regional hospital or Pingjiang City Hospital in a big city, hoping to receive better treatment. After all, he had the money.

However, he was defeated by reality.

One reason was that he didn't have much money left, so he had to save it, otherwise he couldn't complete his subsequent plans. If he missed the plan to restart his brilliant life due to lack of funds, then what was the point of starting over? Another reason was that he was dragged down by his family and had no popularity in the county hospital. Not only the patients in the same ward, but also the doctors and nurses were very troubled by his family.

So he was actually forced to leave the hospital by the joint request of many patients and the advice of doctors! How did it come to this? Tian Zhigao knew very well that he really couldn't blame anyone else, it was all his own fault. He had no choice but to suppress his anger and bear the consequences.

At first, it was Wang Shuifeng, Tian Yalan and Tian Zhiyuan who lived in the county town for a long time in the name of taking care of him. Later, Tian Zhiyuan's wife, Tian Laoliu and Tian Laoqi all rushed to the county town.

Wang Shuifeng was a mother, so she naturally cared deeply about her children and wanted to keep all of them by her side. So the hotel became their home, and they paid to book a room for long-term stay. The hospital cafeteria basically became theirs as well, and they had three meals a day. The worst thing was that the whole family was crowded in the ward during the day, surrounding Tian Zhigao's bed. He could hardly breathe, and the patients in the same ward were also dissatisfied. The doctors and nurses got a headache when they saw such a big family.

Tian Yalan and Tian Zhiyuan, a married couple, had become enemies at some point. They would quarrel whenever they met. Little Six and Little Seven were also not idle. They kept pestering Wang Shuifeng for money so that they could enroll in classes in the county town. Later, the eldest sister Tian Xianglan would often show up with her children... The whole family was noisy all the time, even in his ward.

Among the eight beds in the entire ward, his corner was the noisiest and busiest. He could suppress it for a while, but he was an injured patient and would get tired if he talked too much, so he simply ignored it. However, his fellow patients couldn't stand it anymore and jointly asked the doctor to kick him out!

As soon as he left, the whole family disappeared.

Tian Zhigao is speechless as his popularity is so bad.

This is just a small county town, and Tian Zhigao naturally doesn't want to run anything deliberately. He wants to develop in a wider area in the future. It doesn't matter how these people view him now. In the future, he will let them know what it means to be blind.

He knew that the doctor had not lied to him. He could feel that his injuries had mostly healed. He could only lie down and recuperate in the hospital. Moreover, the ward was crowded with people, and his family was in such a mess that others would look down on him and make fun of him. It would be better for him to find a quiet place to recuperate, so that he could slowly sort out some things in his mind.

So he did some careful calculations and took out 150 yuan to buy a house in the courtyard for Wang Shuifeng and Tian Zhiyuan to live in.

(End of this chapter)