Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

The next day, Su Jinru planned to invite the village officials to her home for a meal, as a way of making up for the wedding banquet she had with her third sister.

Moreover, Su Jinru didn't know when she would be able to return after this departure, so it was a farewell gift to herself before leaving.

We originally wanted to invite more people, but given the current situation, it's not appropriate to have a large-scale event. So we'll just have a small-scale, informal gathering.

In the morning, Su Jinru and Yuan Wenjie went to the county town to buy groceries, candy, cigarettes, and alcohol.

Upon arriving in the county town, Su Jinru asked Yuan Wenjie to go to the department store to buy candy, cigarettes, and alcohol.

When Yuan Wenjie brought back the candy, cigarettes, and alcohol, Su Jinru had already filled the yard with chicken, fish, eggs, vegetables, and fruits from the space.

Yuan Wenjie knew all along that she had deliberately sent him away for some reason; it turned out she didn't want him to know where she got the food.

Since he had already promised her he wouldn't ask any more questions, he wouldn't ask another one.

The two then drove back to Daben Village.

According to the customs of Daben Township, the feast lasts all day, from morning to night, with two meals, and those who drink alcohol never leave the table.

So the guests arrived very early.

The dinner party was for six tables of people: Jin Gui's family, San Bao's family, the Wang Township Chief's family, the militia captain's family, the township government accountant's family, and the production team accountant's family.

A total of six families were invited, plus the Su family. The men sat at two tables, the women at two tables, and the children at two tables, making a total of six tables.

Although there were only six tables, there was plenty of cigarettes and alcohol, plenty of rice, plenty of meat, plenty of vegetables, and plenty of candy.

The men smoked, drank, and chatted, while the children played and frolicked.

The women were busy cooking.

Although they kept it very low-key, without setting off firecrackers or holding any ceremonies, and only inviting a few families to dinner, everyone in the village knew that the Su family was hosting a dinner party that day.

The villagers naturally knew that the Su family had had a string of good things happen to them these past few days.

The eldest daughter got married, the youngest daughter who had been away from home for seven years returned from the army with her husband and child, and the youngest son who had graduated from university and started working also came back.

In those days, having a family member in the military brought honor to the whole family.

There are now four people in the Su family wearing military uniforms.

In the entire Daben Village, no family was more prestigious than theirs.

In contrast to the lively and festive atmosphere at the Su family's home, the Qi Zhengyang family is now experiencing a period of bleak hardship.

Ever since that day when he exposed Du Mei in front of the whole village, Du Mei has become a despised slut and a whore. Qi Zhengyang himself has not gotten rid of trouble because of exposing his wife.

Naturally, he did not suffer any physical harm from others, but when others were cursing Du Mei, he felt that they were also cursing him.

Moreover, the disdain and mockery directed at him by those who knew the truth were like invisible slaps to his face.

It was only then that Qi Zhengyang belatedly realized that by exposing his wife, he had essentially exposed himself.

His wife is a slut, and as husband and wife, he can't escape this kind of infamy.

Therefore, his accusation was nothing but self-deception, a futile attempt to cover up the truth, and ultimately a disgrace to himself.

So when the conference ended and everyone in the hall had left, Qi Zhengyang stumbled and ran to Du Mei's side.

He pulled the worn-out shoes off her neck and threw them on the ground, untied the ropes binding her hands, and explained to her that he was forced into it and had no choice...

Du Mei stared blankly at him without even glancing at him, and walked forward woodenly.

Qi Zhengyang rushed over and helped her pick the trash off her hair.

Du Mei said coldly, "Qi Zhengyang, I hate you. If time could turn back, I would definitely stay far away from you. Anyone who gets involved with a man like you is doomed. No wonder Su Jinru divorced you so readily. Look at her, how comfortable she is after divorcing you!"

“I used to be cherished by my man, but I was blind and fell for you. I deserve what I have now.”

"If it weren't for you, I would still be that respected teacher, living a dignified and elegant life..."

“You… Qi Zhengyang, are selfish, cowardly, weak, incompetent, and lack responsibility and accountability…”

"When you had Su Jinru, you looked down on her, didn't care about her, and only felt disgust and annoyance towards her. After losing her, you talked about her every day, saying how good she was in this way and that way. When you didn't have me, I was good in every way. Now that you have me, I have become the object of your disgust and annoyance."

"Qi Zhengyang, whoever marries you will be a disaster. You don't know how to cherish whoever marries you. You only care about yourself. You never care about the people around you. It's ridiculous that I'm jealous of Su Jinru because of a man like you. I hate her..."

"Actually, I hated the wrong person. I should have hated you. You ruined me, Qi Zhengyang, and you deserve to die a horrible death too..."

Du Mei spoke each word through gritted teeth, exuding a chilling aura.

After Du Mei returned home, she fell seriously ill and never recovered. Her two young children were crying for milk, and Qi Zhengyang was busy taking care of everything, feeling utterly exhausted.

For the first time, he felt that life was bitter and difficult.

He didn't feel this way when people were starving to death during the famine. At that time, although he was hungry, he still had hope of survival.

Now, apart from the complicated and trivial matters of life, he sees no hope. The underlying tone of his life is hardship and despair; there is nothing vibrant left to sustain him.

He was only in his early thirties, which, in terms of his entire life, was the best time of his life, but his heart had already become barren.

Du Mei's words were like a knife, cutting open his wounds and leaving him bleeding profusely.

The Su family's lively and festive atmosphere seemed to be mocking him.

Both were reborn, and they started from the same point, or rather, his starting point was even higher than Su Jinru's. However, his life trajectory plummeted, while Su Jinru's life trajectory rose in a straight line.

An Rong also felt the same resentment and loneliness.

He and Su Jinyu both joined the army at the same time, but their final outcomes were vastly different.

He returned home in disgrace after only one year in the army, with a limp and a lifelong disability.

Su Yuru, on the other hand, has made numerous merits, found a man she liked in the army, and had a child. Now she can be considered to have returned home in glory.

Her glory only made him seem more ridiculous and pathetic.

His second uncle once told him that in his dream, he returned from seven years of military service as a company commander. After returning, he got engaged, and two years later, he married and took his wife to join him in the army.

Seven years have passed, and Su Jinyu has returned with her husband and child. He is now just a disabled, down-on-his-luck man, a joke.