Seeing that things hadn't turned out the way they had in her previous life, Song Yaoyao started to panic.
Her carefully cultivated image was completely exposed to her mother-in-law and everyone else. She was so angry that she almost ground her teeth to powder as she nervously looked at Mr. and Mrs. Ling.
She was still hoping that the dowry brought by Ling's parents would last her a while in this poor, remote place, fearing that the two of them might have developed a grudge against her and want to divide the dowry among Ling Huanwu.
In her previous life, Song Yaoyao went with the army and couldn't take all her dowry with her. She only took some of the lightest food coupons, meat coupons, and some odds and ends.
The rest of the belongings were left in the countryside.
In this life, Song Yaoyao stayed in the countryside with Zhou Shuyao, who was destined to become the richest man in the future, and she didn't want Ling Huanwu to take anything with her.
All eyes were on Ling's father and mother.
When Ling's parents saw that everyone around them was speaking up for Ling Huanwu and scolding them for being senile, their faces turned red, and they stammered, trying to save face.
“How could my Yao Yao let her sister take care of the child and earn work points? It was just the two sisters joking.”
"Yes, yes, I will definitely give Huanwu the dowry. How could we be so clueless?"
Ling's parents wiped their sweat and chuckled awkwardly, explaining, "We only said that because Huanwu is going to join the army, and we figured she probably wouldn't be able to take the dowry with her."
“If she can take all her dowry with her, how could we not let her take it? She can take it all.”
Ling Huanwu had been waiting for this very sentence. Looking at Song Yaoyao, who had suddenly straightened her back and become smug, she slowly smiled and pretended to be moved as she held the hands of Ling's parents.
"Father and Mother, you are so good to me. I knew I was your real daughter. You wouldn't leave your things to me, would you leave them to outsiders?"
"Yes, yes, I'll leave them all for you..."
Ling's parents had long assumed that Ling Huanwu wouldn't be able to take these large dowry items with her, so they gave her a few perfunctory replies and fled in panic.
Even Song Yaoyao, whose lie had just been exposed by her mother-in-law, remained calm and proudly helped her future richest husband, who kept groaning in pain.
Before leaving, he gave Ling Huanwu a mocking look that seemed to say he was determined to win.
It seems to be saying that even if Ling Huanwu is the biological daughter of the Ling family, so what? She has plenty of ways to take everything away from her!
Even now, seeing her biological parents still choosing to protect Song Yaoyao after learning of her lies, Ling Huanwu felt a deep, overwhelming pain rising in her heart.
Ever since Song Yaoyao came to her family when she was eight years old, her parents have only given her endless resentment and insults.
Whenever Song Yaoyao cries or says something ambiguous, her parents will believe without any reason that she bullied Song Yaoyao, lock her in a dark room, not give her food, and spread rumors about her spoiled princess attitude.
Even in her previous life, when Song Yaoyao pushed her into the septic tank, it was only because her parents threatened suicide that they forced her to come out and go with Song Yaoyao to sweep her grave to ease their relationship.
In this life, she doesn't want either of her parents!
Now that she has the space, wouldn't it be great to empty the family fortune left to her by her grandparents?
Let them, who are not related by blood, live a loving family and be content with just love and affection!
Ling Huanwu stepped forward and hugged her mother-in-law, who looked worried but didn't know how to comfort her. Seeing her mother-in-law's hesitant expression, she replied softly, "Mother, I'm fine. From now on, you're my mother!"
Wang Guihua's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and she patted her back, her voice choked with emotion, "Good child, I'll be your mother from now on..."
After bidding farewell to her mother-in-law, Ling Huanwu volunteered to help build a public toilet in the commune when she went to report to the production team.
The production team leader was somewhat surprised. "Such a delicate woman, unable to even do farm work, yet she's going to the commune to do the physically demanding work that even men find exhausting?"
Seeing that Ling Huanwu was determined, the team leader did not stop her too much and let her go to the commune.
As she left, the team leader stared at her retreating figure and sighed, "This capitalist's daughter can't lift a finger, she can't even earn four work points a day, but I didn't expect her to be such a hard worker!"
Ling Huanwu felt utterly ashamed upon hearing this and ran even faster.
Indeed, when she first went to the countryside, she had never done any farm work, not even washing dishes.
The greatest hardship she endured was her parents' indifference and favoritism towards her.
So while other female educated youth could earn eight work points a day, she could only earn four.
But she's different now.
Before she was reborn, what kind of hardship hadn't she endured?
This time, she not only wanted to impress the villagers, but also to win over Zhou Jiuzhen, this rough-looking man, and expand her horizons.
To live a comfortable life more than a decade earlier...
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The place where educated youth stayed in the commune.
In front of several rows of mud-brick houses, a group of shirtless men were singing "Labor is the Most Glorious" at the top of their lungs.
Some threw away adobe bricks, while others carried timber.
Although the sun had just risen.
These men, who had been doing hard labor all year round, had glistening, tanned skin, and the atmosphere at the scene was quite lively.
"Look, that woman over there with the double braids is really pretty! And when she walks, her figure is as supple as a noodle!"
"Oh my god, that woman is looking this way! I'm so scared! Jiuzhen, help me up! My heart is pounding, I'm going to fall again!"
Zhou Jiuzhen was busy stacking stones when he saw his childhood friend clutching his chest and swaying precariously, so he quickly helped him up.
"She's just a woman, why..."
Zhou Jiuzhen helped his childhood friend up, then looked at the woman walking gracefully towards him below, his words abruptly cut off.
He flicked his childhood friend on the back of the head, and said with a straight face, "That's your sister-in-law, my wife. Don't talk nonsense."
His childhood friend stared wide-eyed in disbelief, "This is the wife you were talking about who suddenly fell from the sky! How come you're so lucky? Tell your sister-in-law to introduce me to one or two city girls too."
As he spoke, he waved to the crowd below, "Hello, sister-in-law, Brother Zhen is here!"
Zhou Jiuzhen didn't expect this kid to suddenly call out. He didn't even have time to cover his mouth before he could awkwardly turn around and meet the woman's gaze.
Ling Huanwu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a burly man standing on the roof beam of the public toilet. He was shirtless, wearing a military green vest, and holding a piece of yellow clay in his hand. His gaze was like that of a hawk, looking down at her from above.
She felt a chill run down her spine, as if he wasn't pinching a lump of clay, but rather his waist, which wasn't even big enough for him to wrap his arms around.
Last night, he pinched her waist like this, making her heart pound so hard it felt like she was about to burst out of her body.
The morning light fell on the man's resolute face, making his figure appear even more imposing.
The contours were particularly well-defined, making the curves of his body below the waist even more prominent.
Although Ling Huanwu had lived for over forty years in her previous life, she still blushed instantly.
In her previous life, she thought her brother-in-law looked as fierce as a wild beast.
She had planned to marry him with the intention of living a life of widowhood and not having to have children in the future.
Who would have thought that, in order to expand her space, she would have to find ways to seduce this beastly and ferocious man into bed.
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