My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn-Chapter 31 - 19 Originally
31: Chapter 19 Originally
31 -19 Originally
Fengyuan Village, where the eastern end abuts against the foot of the mountain, was entirely inhabited by the Lin clan.
In one of the adobe houses, the male head of the household was drinking alcohol in silence, while the female head was mending clothes.
“The head of the household,” Chen Hong started after a while, “I heard Aunt and Second Uncle went to Yuanjiazhuang.”
Lin Xiaokang paused, spilling some of the wine from his bowl.
He murmured a vague acknowledgment, his expression growing ever more somber.
“Don’t give me that half-dead look,” Chen Hong said somewhat angrily.
“It’s been so long, didn’t you agree to it at the time?
Do you think I wanted to marry off my little sister like that?
If the house isn’t repaired soon and we don’t start buying things we need, how will Chaochao ever be able to get married?”
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.
These days had simply been unbearable; even in her dreams, she felt a pain in her heart.
Of the four sisters-in-law, she was the one who felt the worst.
When she married into the Lin Family, her grandma had just passed away, her mother-in-law was in poor health, and her father-in-law had to go count the accounts for the team, leaving the care of Xiao Guai to her for most of the time.
Back when she worked for the work-point team, Xiao Guai was tied to her back with a rough cloth.
The child’s skin was delicate, and after half a day, there would always be red marks where the fabric had rubbed, but the child was very good and never fussed, only softly sobbing like a kitten when the pain was too much to bear.
Chen Hong’s heart ached for her, and she would quickly take her down to rest as soon as there was a break, making the child as happy as could be.
When Chen Hong was ridiculed by other daughters-in-law for her clumsy left hand, Xiao Guai would always stir up some commotion, helping her avoid the embarrassment.
She was incredibly clever.
Eventually, as she grew older, the little one began to help her feed the chickens and pigs.
When Chen Hong was out planting rice, the child, while playing, would always remember to bring her water when the sun was hot.
Other children were unruly, covered in mud after a day’s play, but not her; she was always clean and would often bring home some wild vegetables or mushrooms she had picked, endearing herself even more.
Then, gradually, new sisters-in-law married into the family and took turns caring for Xiao Guai until she started school.
After having her son, Chen Hong gradually shifted her focus to him, and when her son showed an aptitude for studying, she even began to harbor resentment towards Xiao Guai.
She kept thinking, if it weren’t for the more studious Xiao Guai, Chaochao would surely be viewed more favorably by the old man, they would get more subsidies, and they wouldn’t have to live such a miserably hard life like they did now.
So later, when Second Uncle’s wife came to her with that proposal, she didn’t hesitate much before agreeing.
It was 3,000 yuan, and even if it was divided among the four families, each would still get around seven hundred.
She and her husband might never save up that much money in their entire lives.
But after the deal was done, she began to feel uneasy.
Memories she thought she had forgotten started to appear in her dreams, and the affection for Xiao Guai that she thought had faded was returning, making her live in a state of guilt and torment every day.
When she heard that Xiao Guai had been sent to the county hospital by Shen Chi covered in blood, she nearly ran out of breath.
Even with seven hundred yuan in hand, she didn’t feel happy, and the enthusiasm for building a new house also dissipated.
“Just keep quiet now,” Lin Xiaokang said, somewhat despondent, as he finished the wine in his bowl in one gulp, before staggering into the inner room and collapsing.
Chen Hong sighed, wiping the tears from the corner of her eyes and thought to herself, let it be, what’s done is done, more words would only seem insincere.
Now she could only focus on her son, and once she ended up in hell, she would go and kowtow to apologize to her in-laws. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
Neither spouse noticed just how upset the small boy looked behind the half-closed door.
As soon as day broke, Luo Yufang called the whole family together.
“It’s better to get the household registration done early for peace of mind.
Old man, make sure you watch over Wanwan, so nobody pulls her away.” Because they had to entertain Lin Xiaoguai’s family, and their presence was necessary for the household registration transfer, the family planned for Luo Yufang and Shen Xiu to stay home to buy groceries and clean up, while Shen Zhangming and Lin Xiaoguai would go to the town.
—Shen Chi’s household registration followed the army, so actually only Lin Xiaoguai’s registration was at the old Shen Family residence.
Transferring the household registration wasn’t difficult; the parties involved just had to be present.
Only Shen Mincheng came from the old residence, with Wang Zhaodi reportedly being laid up in bed still groaning after Zhou Fengqin’s beating, while the Lin Family side still had its usual members.
In less than half an hour, the matter was settled.
Lin Xiaoguai held her brand-new household registration booklet, and Shen Mincheng mumbled a greeting to his father before turning away, ignoring everyone else and leaving.
