My best friend is living a famine-stricken life; you're going crazy, I'm farming.

"Son, you're awake." As soon as Yang Fenglan pushed open the door and entered the room, the young couple inside looked away.

“I heard everything, son.” Yang Fenglan sat on the edge of the bed, looking loving. “Don’t worry, Xiaoyu won’t leave. This afternoon, she even said in front of the whole village that she would take good care of you.”

“If you tell her to leave at a time like this, wouldn’t that be putting her in an unjust position? Xiaoyu, don’t you think so?”

“...Yes.” Shen Yu was reluctant, but had to admit that what Yang Fenglan said was true.

The marriage will end sooner or later, but not now.

For her reputation.

The thought of having to serve the disabled man at the Zhou family made Shen Yu's face darken. "I'm leaving."

Despite being in so much pain that he was covered in sweat, Zhou Jingyi still looked at Shen Yu with reluctance.

"Mother, Xiaoyu doesn't seem very happy to me."

"Of course, you've had your leg broken, how could she be happy? She's just worried about you."

"Really?" Zhou Jingyi was very skeptical of the statement's veracity.

Shen Yu was beautiful, and he liked her at first sight.

However, Shen Yu didn't seem to like him. She only married him because his family gave her a dowry of eight taels of silver, which was more than what ordinary families would give.

Since they got married, they have always slept on opposite sides of the bed, and he has never even touched his wife's hand.

However, knowing that his wife felt sorry for him, Zhou Jingyi still smiled happily.

Yang Fenglan shook her head as she watched.

Silly boy, instead of wasting your time, you should be taking good care of your mother.

When there's good food and drink, I get to eat it first.

At least he can still earn a good reputation for being filial.

You're so considerate of Shen Yu, always thinking of her best interests, but she doesn't appreciate it at all. That's called being a simp.

Yang Fenglan was suddenly stunned, her eyes widening.

Oh no, she seems to be unable to stand seeing the young couple being affectionate; she's really become a wicked mother-in-law.

She said that mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law shouldn't live together.

"Jingyi, do you still have any money?" Yang Fenglan asked.

Zhou Jingyi was surprised, "Mother, you've never asked me for money before."

"The past is the past, the present is the present. If you have it, take it out."

"I only have eighty coins left, and I need to save them to buy cloth for Xiaoyu to make clothes."

"Make your mother's clothes!" Yang Fenglan wanted nothing more than to slap him.

He gets injured and people are eager to divorce him. Is he someone who deserves to be treated sincerely?

“If Mother also wants clothes, I’ll go hunting and sell them to buy you some once my leg heals,” Zhou Jingyi said.

"..."

Yang Fenglan rolled her eyes and quickly pinched her philtrum to prevent being angered to death by this adopted son.

He had just told Shen Yu, "I might be a cripple in the future, and I don't want to hold you back," but then he turned to his mother and said, "Wait until my leg is healed."

Yang Fenglan silently repeated "I can't argue with a child" many times in her heart before she calmed down.

"It's like this, there's no food at home. We need to eat before we can make clothes and skirts, right? I've used all my money to pay for your medical expenses, so now we can only use your money to buy food, otherwise your daughter-in-law will go hungry."

"I accidentally let her go hungry for a meal today, and she wants a divorce because of it. If she goes hungry for another meal or two, your wife will run away!"

Yang Fenglan became more and more agitated as she spoke. If it weren't for the restraint she still possessed as a working-class person, she would have definitely slapped her.

Zhou Jingyi remained silent for a while, then fumbled under the bed sheet for a long time before pulling out a small string of copper coins.

“Mother, how can you let Xiaoyu go hungry? You said yourself that it wasn’t easy for her to come to our family alone, and that we should treat her well.”

"Shut up!" Yang Fenglan snatched the coin and scolded her impatiently.

Zhou Jingyi bit his lip, his eyes misty, "Mother, you actually scolded me..."

"..."

Yang Fenglan raised her hand and slapped herself... no, she slapped the original owner of the body.

Look at the good-for-nothing you've spoiled.