Autumn of 1970.
The political situation became even more turbulent, and everyone felt insecure.
The once bustling street is now deserted, with shops closed and walls plastered with large-character posters.
Down with capitalism!
"Cut off the tail of capitalism!"
...
Inside a small villa in the city center.
“Your father and I have discussed it and decided that Wan Tang will marry into the Huo family, and Cuicui will marry into the Lu family.”
The Huo family had been poor farmers for eight generations, while the son of Chief Lu of the Lu family was already a battalion commander at a young age.
Song Wanying, dressed in a moon-white cheongsam with a slit up to her thigh, her long, wavy hair cascading down her front, spoke solemnly to her daughter and niece.
Standing beside her was a tall, imposing man in a well-tailored suit and black trousers, looking like an aristocrat straight out of an oil painting, refined and dignified.
That sounds so familiar.
Su Wantang looked up, her pupils dilating involuntarily.
The bright, glaring imported chandelier hanging from the ceiling, the 12-inch color television covered by a blue cloth, the bound volumes of the People's Daily piled crookedly beside it, and the latest news playing from the radio...
The scorching light and the crimson blood of the stabbed man intertwined repeatedly in Su Wantang's mind, making it difficult for her to distinguish between reality and a dream.
Su Zhichen's gaze inadvertently swept over Song Wanying's side and suddenly froze.
"Dad?" Su Wantang's eyes immediately reddened.
Didn't Dad die in his first year after being sent to the countryside?
Su Zhichen was stung by those bloodshot eyes and reluctantly looked away.
Marrying a country bumpkin was indeed a disservice to Tangtang.
But given the current situation, and the capitalist background of their families... they had no choice.
Moreover, he couldn't just stand by and watch Tangtang marry an older man who had been married before and could be her father.
"Tangtang, your mother is doing this for your own good. Just listen to her and obediently marry into the Huo family."
"Su Wantang!" Song Wanying's eyebrows shot up. "You caused this mess, and you're already complaining? If it weren't for you, why would my poor Cuicui have to marry into that den of wolves, the Lu family? How could I have given birth to such a wretched child?!"
The exact same words again.
An incredible thought flashed through my mind.
Could it be...?
She was reborn?
Song Wanying's curses and words of disgust still echoed in my ears.
Su Wantang's eyes throbbed with pain. This was her biological mother, who favored her cousin from her aunt's side and wished she were dead.
It was only in her previous life, when she was stabbed to death by the crazed Liu Cuicui, that Su Wantang learned that her cousin was also Song Wanying's daughter.
Song Wanying's constant favoritism stemmed solely from the fact that she wasn't Song Wanying's child with her beloved, but rather the child of the enemy who had separated them.
The maternal love she craved her whole life seemed like a joke.
The Su family, a family of imperial physicians, had declined in fortune but still had some connections, which allowed them to remain peaceful for two years during the turmoil.
Now, the sudden change is also because Liu Cuicui is jealous of Su Wantang's appearance and deliberately spreads rumors in front of the lecherous director of the street office.
When Wang Meng saw Su Wantang, his eyes widened. That very afternoon, he sent a matchmaker to propose marriage. However, Song Wanying was not home. Upon hearing this, Su Zhichen, who was at home, immediately threw the matchmaker out.
The next day, the Su family received a notice that the entire family was to be sent to the Northwest.
Thus, the two marriages were settled with the arrangement of "my own daughter marrying a peasant, and my niece marrying a military officer."
But Su Wantang only found out after she married into the Huo family.
Huo Jun is no good!
That's a bastard! A beast!
He resented her for hindering his career advancement and treated her with contempt.
Huo Jun was also very suspicious. In the family compound, she had only greeted his comrade-in-arms when he accused her of being promiscuous and beat and scolded her.
It wasn't until she fortuitously recognized the ancestral jade pendant as her master, obtained the inheritance of medical skills, and helped Huo Jun get promoted that her life became a little better.
Unexpectedly, he was approached by Liu Cuicui, who was dressed as a beggar and had gone mad, and was then stabbed to death in the street.
In this life, she would rather die than marry Huo Jun.
“Auntie, since my cousin doesn’t want to marry into the Huo family, then as her older sister, I shouldn’t compete with her. I’m willing to marry into the Huo family.”
Liu Cuicui's sudden words startled everyone in the room.
Su Wantang's eyes darted around. Why is it different?
In her past life, Liu Cuicui was clearly very willing to get married, and she had a big gap in her teeth the whole way.
"Cuicui, what nonsense are you talking about!" Song Wanying glared at Liu Cuicui.
"Auntie, I'm telling the truth!"
Clap clap clap.
Song Wanying lightly slapped Liu Cuicui's palm a few times.
"You silly child, the Huo family is made of peasants, and their relatives are all unruly. If you marry into that family, won't you be eaten alive?"
Su Wantang blinked.
So she knew all along...
Song Wanying, I will never ask for your love again in this lifetime...
But Liu Cuicui seemed determined, pulling out her palm, which hadn't even bled, and said very firmly.
"Auntie, I'd rather die than marry into the Lu family! I want to marry into the Huo family!"
Song Wanying was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and she poked Liu Cuicui's forehead with her index finger.
This time, it was clear that force was used; after just a few strokes, a finger mark appeared on Liu Cuicui's forehead.
"You silly girl, what kind of foolish thing are you doing at a time like this!"
"I'm telling you, you must marry into the Lu family! You have no choice but to marry them!"
"Then I'll die now!"
Enraged, Song Wanying raised her hand and slapped her on the bottom.
What a deep bond between mother and daughter!
Su Wantang found this scene extremely jarring.
Even though he was a scumbag who didn't want to take responsibility and abandoned Song Wanying, she hated her father for breaking them up.
Even if she marries her father and has her, she will still bring home the daughter of her beloved and cherish her like the apple of her eye.
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