After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

Lin Jiang on the opposite side saw the intimacy between the young couple in front of her, and Shen Yunwan really seemed like a different person.

She actually held hands with her elder brother in front of everyone. In the past, whenever her elder brother came home, Shen Yunwan would stay away from him. Not to mention holding hands, they didn't even sit together for meals.

Although she felt uncomfortable in her heart, she was still a little envious. Thinking about her husband Lin Chenghai, not only did he look completely different from Lin Chengfeng, but his personality was also completely different.

Even though she gave birth to the eldest son and grandson for the Lin family, she was still not loved, and sometimes she was even beaten for trivial matters.

Almost all men in the world are like this. As long as there is no major problem, everyone will assume that this is just a minor friction between husband and wife.

But she had seen how Lin Chengfeng treated Shen Yunwan. Even though Shen Yunwan gave birth to a daughter, he never blamed her harshly. He even spoke to her in a gentle voice and showed love and care.

We are both women, so why can she be liked by her husband? She is an orphan, is it just because of her outstanding appearance? Lin Jiang's eyes were as vicious as poison, staring at Shen Yunwan. She could not forget the surprise and jealousy she felt when she first saw Shen Yunwan.

She has bright eyes, white teeth, skin as white as cream, and a fragrance like orchid, all natural and beautiful.

If she and Lin Chenghai had not already been engaged, and Lin Chengyi was still young, this marriage would not have been Lin's or Shen Yunwan's turn.

Shen Yunwan, who was so beautiful back then, has now become a village woman who is even uglier than her.

After so many years of hard work, Shen Yunwan has long lost her former stunning beauty.

However, the delicate facial features that could not be concealed by the dark skin still made Lin Jiang feel very uncomfortable, and she secretly cursed her as a "fox spirit".

She also followed Old Mrs. Lin into the kitchen. Today, when Lin Chengfeng returned home, her mother-in-law would definitely cook meat.

Thinking of the smell of meat, Lin Jiang's pace became much faster.

Lin Chengfeng took Shen Yunwan back to the room.

He took out a handkerchief from his wide sleeves and handed it to Lin Chunhua.

Lin Chunhua opened the handkerchief and found the pastries she had been longing for. Then she looked at Shen Yunwan cautiously, fearing that her mother would ask her to give the pastries to her cousin again.

Shen Yunwan stuffed the cake directly into Chunhua's mouth and said, "Take the rest and share it with your sister."

Lin Chunhua jumped up happily and stuffed two pieces into Shen Yunwan's mouth. "Mom, have some too. They're so sweet. Mom, give one to Dad too." Then she ran out to find Qiuhua.

Lin Chengfeng looked at Shen Yunwan quietly in front of him, an absurd idea came to his mind, and then he denied this idea.

In the kitchen.

Old Mrs. Lin took out six eggs from the ceramic jar and fished out a piece of pork belly from the basin.

"You only know how to eat, eat and eat. You don't do any work. Now you don't even come to the kitchen. You really think you are a daughter of an official." Old Mrs. Lin cursed while cutting the meat viciously.

Lin Jiang, who was lighting the fire, only had the pork belly on the chopping board in her eyes. She hadn't eaten anything oily for the past month. It was either potatoes or yams, and she hadn't even had rice or noodles for a few meals.

"Mom, aren't you going to finish cutting it? It's rare for my brother to come back." Lin Jiang saw that Old Lady Lin only cut half of the meat and put the rest into the bamboo basket.

There was such a small amount of meat that she only got a mouthful at most in her bowl.

"We can't even get by like this. The third brother, Xiangdong, and Xiangnan still need to get married!"

The third brother was only two years older than Xiangdong. Even if he married an ugly girl, it would cost three taels of silver, not to mention that she wanted the third brother to marry a girl from the town.

The whole family relies on digging for food in the fields to support themselves, and there is not much left. They still have to rely on the eldest brother's monthly salary.

Thinking of this, he took out another egg from the cabinet.

Old Mrs. Lin sighed with heartache.

When Mrs. Lin Jiang saw that Old Lady Lin took out another egg, her eyes lit up.

The villagers all lived like this. If they didn't have an older brother who was a teacher in a private school, most people wouldn't be able to eat meat and could only have one meal during the New Year and other festivals.

Her family was so poor that they could barely make ends meet.

Now that she can live like this in the Lin family, she is already very satisfied.

Moreover, the mother-in-law cares a lot about her two sons, and as a mother, she doesn't have to worry about their future marriages. She already has it easier than many people.

"It's time for dinner!" Old Mrs. Lin's voice echoed throughout the yard.

The sky outside the door still retained the afterglow of the sunset. Shen Yunwan was a little dazed, unable to tell whether this was reality or a dream.

After a long moment of trance, a gentle voice rang in my ears. "Let's go eat."

Lin Chengfeng took her hand and walked into the hall, where everyone was seated.

He took Shen Yunwan and his two daughters to sit opposite Mr. and Mrs. Lin.

On the table was a plate of scrambled eggs with wild vegetables and a bowl of boiled vegetables, in which you could vaguely see the meat slices.

The brothers Lin Xiangbei and Lin Xiangxi sat next to Old Lady Lin, with a bowl of white rice porridge in front of them.

Shen Yunwan looked at their little faces and they were obviously malnourished.

The two children had no feelings for their mother and just clung closely to Old Mrs. Lin.

Back then, Old Lady Lin had taken the two grandchildren away when they were less than a month old, saying it was to allow them to take good care of themselves after the baby's confinement. In reality, she wanted to keep the two grandchildren from being close to Shen Yunwan from an early age.

This way we can control the old man.

Shen Yunwan withdrew her gaze. The matter of getting the two children back still needed to be considered carefully.

Then she looked at the piece of pork belly in the bowl with burning eyes.

Suddenly, there was a pair of chopsticks in the bowl. "You are injured, eat more meat."

The hall fell silent in an instant.

In order to ease the embarrassment at the moment, Shen Yunwan buried her head in eating.

……

In the evening, Shen Yunwan went to boil water. She didn't know how long it had been since she had taken a bath, so she planned to take a good bath.

"I'll do it." Lin Chengfeng came out from nowhere and grabbed the wooden barrel.

Shen Yunwan was so frightened that she pulled her hand away, and the warm water in the bucket spilled out.

Lin Chengfeng came into the house carrying a wooden barrel.

This tall and strong figure doesn't look like that of a weak scholar at all.

Shen Yunwan felt that the mystery surrounding her husband was no less than her own.

"You wash up, I'll go put the baby to sleep."

After Shen Yunwan finished washing, the two children had already fallen asleep.

Lin Chengfeng, wearing a linen fur coat, leaned against the bed. Seeing Shen Yunwan coming over, he picked up the hanging towel and got out of bed.

"Sit down, I'll help you dry your hair." The clear voice was a little hoarse, and it brought an inexplicable temptation in this quiet night.

Shen Yunwan stared blankly at the quilt on the bed.

Are we going to share the bed?

Just as her thoughts were wandering, Lin Chengfeng pressed her down on the chair and patiently wiped her hair. The faint scent of soapberry on his body entered Shen Yunwan's nose.

He lowered his head, his moist breath falling into Shen Yunwan's ears, "Okay, let's rest."

Shen Yunwan was at a loss. The two children were already asleep, with Qiuhua on one side, next to the wall. She could move Qiuhua and Chunhua to the middle, with Lin Chengfeng sleeping on the other side. That way, they would be separated by the two children and there would be no physical contact.