At the end of summer, the sunset is particularly bright.

The evening sunlight shines through the west-facing window and falls on the earthen stove below the window, coating the rammed earth stovetop with a layer of gold.

The water in the pot boiled. Shen Huanxi grabbed two handfuls of knife-cut noodles and threw them into the water. The noodles, which had been rolled into a dough, were instantly cooked and tossed up and down with the boiling water.

She picked up the bamboo pot lid beside her and covered it, then pulled out the firewood burning under the stove, and the blazing flames died down.

The noodles needed to be simmered for a while longer, so she went to the side to cut some tofu and minced meat for the broth.

She never thought that she would be reborn and return to 1983, to the day after she divorced her ex-husband Feng Shenghui.

Feng Shenghui had just signed a divorce certificate with her, and then he signed a marriage certificate with his lover, the widow Li Cuixiang, completing both divorce and remarriage on the same day.

After leaving the Civil Affairs Bureau, Shen Huanxi just went to buy two new clothes for her two daughters. When she came back, she found that her two daughters had been driven out of the house and sent back to her mother's home, a dilapidated courtyard that had been uninhabited for many years.

Li Cuixiang married and brought her son to live in their previous house. The reorganized family of three and Shen Huanxi's ex-mother-in-law and ex-sister-in-law were guarding the door with sickles and kitchen knives. If she dared to get close, they would rush up and swing the knives.

During these two days, Shen Huanxi and her two daughters can only live in this small courtyard temporarily.

Fortunately, since he was born in the countryside, even though he had lived a wealthy life of luxury with his own hands for decades, he was not unable to adapt to the environment he was familiar with since childhood.

The farmers in the village had also finished work and were returning from the fields, some carrying hoes, some carrying burdens, and some leading cattle and sheep. When they saw the white smoke rising from the chimney of Shen Huanxi's stove, they could not stop talking about it.

"Are you really leaving?"

"They really did. It's a pity for Chang'an and Changning. Feng Shenghui is not a human being. He would rather raise other people's sons than his own two daughters."

"Feng Shenghui and Aunt Yao have long complained about Huanxi's inability to give birth to a son. They have been clamoring for a boy to continue the Feng family's bloodline, regardless of whether the child is their own."

"Fortunately, there is still Huanxi, and Chang'an and Changning are not alone and helpless."

"Who can say for sure? A beautiful and capable woman like Huanxi will be popular wherever she goes. Besides, she is still so young, she will definitely not remarry."

"If Huanxi really takes her daughter to remarry, she will live in Chang'an and Changning under someone else's roof, and her life will definitely not be easy."

"It would be good if they can take them with them. If they meet someone who doesn't mind taking care of the children, they will be cruel and abandon the two children in the village. That would be a pity for Chang'an and Changning."

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As they were talking, they saw Shen Huanxi's eldest daughter Chang'an and youngest daughter Changning coming back, each carrying a small basket filled with wild vegetables.

Looking at the two girls, everyone showed sympathy and shook their heads, and stopped talking about anything in front of the children.

Chang'an was seven years old and Changning was only five years old. The two sisters looked like Shen Huanxi, pretty with fair skin, not like the wild children in the village who were sloppy and rustic.

Unfortunately, no matter how good-looking you are, you still have a miserable life.

The door of the kitchen opened and Shen Huanxi came out carrying the cooked noodles.

Changan and Changning may have heard the neighbors' discussions, their faces were downcast, but when they saw her coming out, they immediately ran over with smiles on their faces.

"Mom! We found some wild vegetables!" the two girls said in unison, very obediently.

Shen Huanxi smiled and looked at his two daughters tenderly.

"Chang'an and Changning are great. We'll save the wild vegetables for tomorrow and have a big dinner tonight."

After saying this, he looked at the villagers who were passing by, openly and generously.

"Mrs. Li Qi, Aunt Zhang, Aunt Wang San, and a few uncles, we are having dinner at home, do you want to join us?"

Shen Huanxi is very beautiful. As she is well-educated, she has a scholarly air that others do not have. With this appearance and temperament, even a 17 or 18-year-old girl from the city cannot compare to her, let alone the girls and wives in the village.

From the moment she walked out, several villagers couldn't take their eyes off her, feeling an indescribable envy in their hearts, but felt a little embarrassed when they heard her greet them.

"Eat it."

After saying that, they went home.

Shen Huanxi placed the cooked noodles one bowl at a time on the square wooden table outside the house. The table was a bit old and had not been painted, so it was completely black and it was hard to tell what kind of wood it was made of. However, she had wiped it clean.

The wooden table had a broken leg. It was originally placed in the kitchen. The kitchen was too small, so Shen Huanxi moved it outside the house. She found some bricks to pad the broken leg in the middle, and it was quite sturdy.

Chang'an and Changning sat obediently on the chairs beside the table. Chang'an looked at Shen Huanxi and spoke carefully.

"Mom, Dad doesn't want us anymore, will you also not want us?"

Changan asked this question while Changning's eyes turned red.

The girl, who was a few years old, was already at a loss because of her parents' divorce, and what she feared most was that even her mother would not want her anymore.

Shen Huanxi paused his movements, and his thoughts drifted to the memories of his past life.

In her previous life, she did leave Chang'an and Changning for a short period of time.

She never thought of giving up Chang'an and Changning. She just planned to earn money for two months, settle down her job and residence in the city, and then come back to take Chang'an and Changning back.

She thought it would only be a month or two. Even if Feng Shenghui was a bastard, as long as her two daughters stayed in the village, Feng Shenghui would always provide them with food.

But she overestimated Feng Shenghui's conscience.

With a stepmother, there must be a stepfather. Feng Shenghui, who favors boys over girls, has always disliked Changan and Changning because they are his daughters. He has scolded them a lot in the past. Now that Li Cuixiang is here, wouldn't it be even worse? Moreover, Changan and Changning were awarded to her.

She didn't dare to think about what Chang'an and Changning had gone through during the two months when she was away in her previous life. She only knew that those two months had caused great psychological trauma to the two girls, and that misunderstandings and estrangements had developed between the two daughters and her.

Later, Changan lost his job due to pneumoconiosis, and would rather pick up garbage to make a living than ask her for help; Changning was diagnosed with lung cancer, but was unwilling to tell her, and finally died in a dilapidated rental house because he had no money to see a hospital...

Before she died, she was still thinking that if there was an afterlife, she would definitely compensate her two daughters and not let them live a life of hardship again. She would restore the mother-daughter relationship and not lose her daughters again.

Now, God has put this opportunity in front of her. In this life, she will never leave Chang'an and Changning for a single day.

"Changan, Changning, Mommy really won't abandon you. No matter where Mommy goes in the future, she will take you with her and will never leave you for a moment."

A strong halogen scent came from the kitchen, and Shen Huanxi stood up.

"You guys eat the noodles first. I've also prepared some vegetables and will serve them to you."

After saying that, he returned to the kitchen, scooped up the balsamic from the pot with a colander, and just put it on the plate, he heard the voice of a little boy coming from outside the house.

"Changan, Changning, you two are worthless girls, money losers! You can't continue the family line! Your father wants me, not you!"

Shen Huanxi was furious.

This little boy is the son that Li Cuixiang brought. He is nine years old this year. After Li Cuixiang married Feng Shenghui, he changed his surname and is now called Feng Fulong.

The tradition of favoring boys over girls has lasted for thousands of years. While many girls have suffered, many boys have also developed a sense of gender superiority since childhood, always thinking that they are more valuable than girls...

It's only been a short time since Feng Fulong married into the family with his mother, but he's already acting so arrogantly, thinking that there's no one to protect Chang'an and Changning.

Shen Huanxi brought out the halved dishes, glanced at his two daughters whose faces turned pale, and shouted to Shen Fulun who was on the hillside.

"You are a boy, you can continue the family line, but Chang'an and Changning have brined meat, why don't you have it? Have you ever eaten it? Did your mother cook it for you? Did your father buy it for you? Can your family afford it?"

Shen Huanxi was holding a large bowl of pickles, thick and firm chicken legs, large chunks of beef, fat but not greasy pig's trotters, lotus root slices, quail eggs, chicken feet, edamame...all neatly arranged and emitting fragrant hot steam.

Such abundant halides are a rarity in this day and age, not to mention that this is a rural area.

The Feng family is a useless family and has been supported by Shen Huanxi all these years. The two-story building they live in now was built a while ago with all her savings. They haven't contributed a penny and can't afford it.

Now that Shen Huanxi is gone, the Feng family can no longer afford to buy delicious food and drinks.

Feng Fulong had never eaten it before, and he couldn't afford it when he followed his mother to the Feng family. He looked at the big plate in Shen Huanxi's hand, swallowed his saliva, cried out and ran away, fell to the ground, stumbled to his feet, and continued to run home, crawling.

Chang'an and Changning have been disliked by their father and grandmother since they were born. They have suffered a lot as girls. Just now, they were ridiculed by Feng Fulon. Their two little faces looked depressed.

Shen Huanxi put the halved vegetables on the table and patted his two daughters' heads.

"Don't listen to other people's nonsense. Boys and girls are the same. Women hold up half the sky. There are many girls who have made great achievements.

Do you still remember your Aunt Zhao Mingyue? She built a big house and bought a four-wheeled car by herself. We girls can also stand on our own feet. "

"Yeah!" Chang'an Changning was comforted and encouraged, and smiled happily.

Mom is so nice.

The mother is beautiful, the mother will not scold them, and the mother will tell them that girls are not bad.

Shen Huanxi held two pairs of chopsticks in his hands. He held a halved pig's trotter with one pair and the bone of the halved pig's trotter with the other pair. He gently pulled it out and removed the bone without any effort.

Divide the soft and tender boneless pig's trotter into two halves and put half in each bowl.

"Eat it."

"Thank you, Mom."

"Mom wants to eat too!"

The two little gluttonous kittens' eyes narrowed into small crescents. They grabbed the chopsticks and ate anxiously but very politely.

Shen Huanxi looked at his two daughters from the side, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

It’s a pity that Chang’an and Changning are too thin. They look younger than girls of the same age. It’s heartbreaking to see them.

When Changning was born, the reform was in full swing. Many bosses went into business all over the country, and there were many job opportunities.

As soon as Changning could walk, Shen Huanxi went to the city to do odd jobs and run small businesses. He often sent money home so that Feng Shenghui and his ex-mother-in-law Yao Cuihong could take good care of Chang'an and Changning.

However, every time she returned to the village, she found that Chang'an and Changning were very thin. Feng Shenghui and Yao Cuihong said that the two girls were picky eaters and prone to illness, which cost a lot of money.

Later she found out that the cold medicine that Chang'an and Changning bought for a few cents when they were sick was said by them to cost dozens of yuan. The so-called Chang'an and Changning were picky eaters because the two children did not want to eat their grandmother's rotten leftovers.

She worked hard to earn money to give her daughter and her family the best life, but she didn't want her two daughters to live such a hard life at home.

If she had not accidentally discovered that Yao Cuihong had a lot more gold and silver bracelets, she would not have known that the money she had originally sent back for her daughter was actually spent by the old woman on herself.

Thinking of these things, Shen Huanxi's blood pressure rose again.

She had also argued with the old woman, but the old woman said that girls were money-losing things and would have to get married sooner or later. It would be a waste of money for them, so it would be better to leave them to her. After her death, the gold and silver jewelry would also belong to Old Feng's family.

Shen Huanxi was so angry about the things in his memory that his teeth itched, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

After dinner, Chang'an and Changning wanted to help clean up. Shen Huanxi saw that Chang'an was tall enough to scoop water from the water tank in front of the stove, so he agreed to let the two girls wash the dishes.

She brought the uneaten broccoli into the kitchen, placed it in a bamboo basket, and hung it from the beam with a hemp rope. This was a method passed down from ancestors to prevent rats.

Just as I was about to clean the stove, I saw Changning running in on her short legs.

"Mom, there's an old lady and an uncle outside. They came with Erdan's grandmother and said they want to see you."

Erdan’s grandmother, Liu Xiumei?

Shen Huanxi paused, wiped his hands, and walked out...