Reincarnated as the Abandoned Daughter of a Marquis's Mansion: I Take Control of My Life

Widow Lin then put away her stick and said, "Get out and cook me something to eat. Call me when it's ready!"

As Chen Qiang walked towards the door, he turned back to watch Widow Lin tidying up the bed. He secretly groaned, but he could only obediently do as she said.

After Chen Qiang left, Widow Lin tidied up the room and hid the important items.

He went out of the room and hung a padlock he had brought on the door. Then he went into the kitchen and saw Chen Qiang lighting a fire to boil water.

"Oh, so it's not that you can't do it, it's that you're lazy!" Widow Lin commented.

Looking into the kitchen cabinets, I opened one and found eggs, meat, noodles, and some rice inside. The Chen family is quite well-off; they have meat, eggs, and rice.

In rural homes, there's usually a cabinet in the kitchen specifically for storing these items. You unlock it when you need something and lock it when you don't.

Besides protecting against thieves, it's also about protecting yourself from family members, like preventing your wife from cheating on you!

Widow Lin took out some rice, eggs, and meat. In front of Chen Qiang, she locked the cabinet.

Seeing this, Chen Qiang stepped forward to stop him and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Are you blind? Didn't you see I was locking the cabinet?" Widow Lin said loudly to Chen Qiang, enunciating each word clearly, as if afraid he wouldn't hear her.

"You, you, you shrew!" Chen Qiang cursed, pointing at Widow Lin.

"How dare you insult me? Who gave you the guts? You eat my food and live in my house now, so don't make me unhappy, or you'll get a beating. Besides, I'm just imitating your mother!" Widow Lin said, then turned and left.

Chen Qiang was stunned when he heard this, because these words sounded all too familiar.

Mother used to lock these things up to keep Lan'er and Lan'er's mother away.

Looking at Widow Lin, and then thinking of Lan'er's mother, Chen Qiang compared the two and felt deep regret! Real regret!

After leaving the kitchen, Widow Lin went straight to Widow Chen's room, only to find the door locked.

Widow Lin took out her axe and, without hesitation, chopped down the door lock, causing it to fall to the ground.

He pushed open the door and went inside, carefully searching around. He found ten taels of silver and a dozen copper coins.

Looking at the clothes, quilts, and other items in the closet, Widow Lin smiled happily. She left only one quilt and one set of clothes for Widow Chen. The rest she took back to her own room.

As night fell, Chen Qiang's mother returned from her parents' home. The villagers were all having dinner. And when a few villagers saw Chen Qiang's mother, they didn't greet her, let alone tell her what had happened to her son. The villagers felt it was bad luck to see them.

When Widow Chen returned home, she found that there was another person in her house, and this person was a widow from the next village.

He questioned Chen Qiang, who pulled him along while explaining as they went, and led him to Widow Chen's room.

When Widow Chen entered the house, she found that her room had changed and her belongings were missing. She searched anxiously everywhere and finally found her clothes and quilt in Widow Lin's room.

She angrily went to confront Widow Lin, and the two had a heated argument.

This led to the argument between Widow Lin and Widow Chen when Su Yinyin and Lao Wu arrived.

The villagers, seeing the loud noise of Chen Qiang's fight, came out to watch the spectacle.

Lao Wu and Su Yinyin exchanged a glance and stepped aside. They both saw surprise in each other's eyes. They hadn't expected Chen Qiang, who looked so tall and strong, to be such a coward.

A good loser is good!

At this moment, Lin suddenly shoved Widow Chen aside, pointed at her nose, and cursed, "You old hag, don't think I don't know what you're up to. How dare you look down on me!"

Widow Chen stumbled from the shove and nearly fell to the ground. She then sat down and began to throw a tantrum, slapping her thighs and crying out, "Oh dear, what a tragedy! My son, whom I raised with such care, has been bewitched by this vixen!"

Seeing this, Widow Lin started punching and kicking Chen Qiang, who was standing to the side. "You good-for-nothing! You eat my food and drink my water, how dare you be rude to me? Take your mother and get out of my house right now!"

Seeing her son being beaten, Widow Chen became even more enraged and charged at Widow Lin, baring her teeth and claws. Widow Lin, seeing this, grabbed a stick and began striking Widow Chen and her son, Chen Qiang.

The mother and son were in so much pain that they fought and screamed in agony.

The villagers nearby quickly stepped forward and pulled Lin away, saying, "That's enough, if you keep hitting her, someone will die!"

Other villagers quickly helped Widow Chen up, saying, "Auntie, please get up! Let's talk this out."

At this time, Widow Chen's hair was disheveled and her face was bruised.

Widow Chen, however, was ungrateful and pushed the villagers away, saying, "You're all in cahoots, I don't need your pity!" After saying that, she rushed forward to beat Widow Lin.

Widow Lin was tall and strong, and worked in the fields every day. Seeing Widow Chen rushing at her again, she picked up a stick and hit Widow Chen on the leg.

Widow Chen clutched her leg in pain and rolled on the ground. She lay there groaning.

The village chief arrived upon hearing the commotion and stopped the farce. Looking at the chaotic scene, he shook his head helplessly and said to Lin, "You went too far. No matter what, Widow Chen is your mother-in-law. What kind of behavior is it to hit her like that?"

Lin snorted coldly: "Who told this old hag to talk nonsense and try to take advantage of me?"

The village chief then turned to Widow Chen and said, "And you, Widow Chen, stop making a scene."

"The Lin family is already being very kind by letting you and your son stay here, and you're still being so picky."

Widow Chen immediately sensed something was wrong upon hearing this and panicked: "Village chief, this is my home, I'm in my own home, I can do whatever I want, what do you mean by being picky?"

The village chief thought for a moment and said, "Didn't Chen Qiang tell you? This house and land now belong to the Lin family. You should live your lives peacefully and stop causing trouble."

Widow Chen was struck dumb. She pointed at Lin and said in a shrill voice, "You slut, how dare you deceive me!"

Lin looked completely innocent: "I'm not lying to you, this house and land are indeed mine. Now, you're eating my food, living in my house, and yet you're so rude to me. Humph! If you don't believe me, ask your son!"

Widow Chen turned to look at her son, Chen Qiang, who kept his head down and remained silent.

Unable to bear it any longer, Widow Chen dragged her aching feet forward and began to beat Chen Qiang, asking questions as she did so.

At this moment, Widow Chen finally understood. She glared fiercely at Lin Shi and then fainted. No one knew whether Widow Chen had truly fainted or was faking it.

The village chief looked at Widow Chen, shook his head, and then said to Chen Qiang and Lin Shi, "You two should get along well from now on and not cause any more trouble."

"Chen Qiang, hurry up and carry your mother back inside."

Lin nodded, but in her heart she thought that this was just a lesson for Widow Chen, to let her know that she was not someone to be bullied.

Lao Wu and Su Yinyin stood at the door, quietly watching everything.

"What a show!" Su Yinyin sneered.

The fifth brother nodded. "Miss, I have already instructed Widow Lin to treat this mother and son well."

"Okay, let's go." Su Yinyin turned and left, her anger gradually subsiding.

She knew this was just the beginning; she had much more to do next…

Su Yinhan, Lady Hou, Prince Yong'an...