That's normal, though. The third son of the Chen family hasn't been back for over ten years. Now that he's back, there's no room left for him.

It wasn't until Chen Qishan's injuries improved slightly and county leaders came to visit that Chen's mother learned that her son still had a job in the county.

So Old Mrs. Chen started crying and making a scene, rolling around on the ground, claiming that her third son's leg was injured and he couldn't go to work, and that she wanted him to give up his job to her eldest son.

However, Chen Qishan was not someone to be trifled with, and he broke her eldest son's leg that very day.

At first, no one knew that Chen Laoda's leg had been broken by Chen Qishan.

Later, Old Mrs. Chen thought that since the eldest son couldn't go, then the second son could go instead. Anyway, it didn't matter who went, just not the third son who wasn't on the same page as the family.

But who would have thought that Chen Lao Er's leg would also be broken the next day.

Now everyone knows that the two men in the house didn't break their legs accidentally; it was Chen Laosan who was causing trouble.

Old Mrs. Chen had made a fuss before, but unfortunately, Chen Laosan declared: "What's mine is mine, and no one can take it from me. What's not mine, I won't take it no matter who gives it to me. If you don't believe me, try me."

So later, when they tried to force a wife on him, he refused.

Chen Qishan's current wife, Li Meiduo, was forced upon him by Chen's mother and the Li family.

The reason why Old Lady Chen took a liking to Li Meiduo was because Li Meiduo herself volunteered.

Li Meiduo's family favored sons over daughters. The reason she approached Old Lady Chen was because she felt she had some advantages, hence her arrogance.

The reason she took a liking to Chen Qishan was because he was the only one in the village with a job.

Old Mrs. Chen chose Li Meiduo to marry her third son because she was easy to control. Li Meiduo was beautiful and gentle, and her family did not value her.

Old Mrs. Chen felt that marrying her wouldn't be a bad thing for her son, after all, Li Meiduo was famous for her beauty in the surrounding area.

The Li family felt that their eldest daughter marrying into the well-off Chen family would be able to take care of their son in the future.

The two families immediately agreed, and no one cared about Chen Qishan's opinion.

Later, Chen's mother asked Chen Qishan to come back and get married, but he refused outright. Unfortunately, Chen's mother couldn't understand his refusal at all.

Then, Old Lady Chen took it upon herself to bring her third daughter-in-law back. Chen Qishan didn't even show up on the day of his wedding; the bride was welcomed into the Chen family home.

Without Chen Qishan's knowledge, he suddenly found himself with a nominal wife.

No matter how much Chen Qishan objected, it was all in vain, so in the end he simply gave up.

Anyway, he had no plans to get married, and he didn't care if the girl wanted to suffer in the Chen family.

However, Li Meiduo didn't care about Chen Qishan's resistance. In her previous life, Li Meiduo thought that she was going to enjoy a good life after marrying into the Chen family, but she didn't expect that it was just wishful thinking on her part.

After she married into the Chen family, her life was miserable, especially since Chen Laosan (the third son of the Chen family) didn't contribute any money to the household, making her the most unique person in the Chen family.

A wife who is not recognized by the man, with the groom absent on the wedding day, let alone consummating the marriage, makes Li Meiduo's status in the Chen family illegitimate.

Because the man was disliked at home and not liked by his family, she had to bear most of the Chen family's criticism on his behalf.

She never enjoyed the blessings of being a man in her entire life, and now she's old and doesn't even have a child of her own.

It was precisely because of the resentment and strong obsession from the previous life.

So Li Meiduo was reborn, returning to the time before she married Chen Qishan.

In this life, Li Meiduo is reborn, and she will no longer try to please men. However, when she thinks of Chen Qishan's final achievements in her previous life...

She still has to marry Chen Qishan. If she doesn't marry him, even if she is reborn, she will never be able to reach the status she had in her previous life.

Even if it's only in name, it'll be enough for her to enjoy the limelight for a while.

So she approached Old Lady Chen herself, and the first thing she did was to marry Chen Qishan, which was easy to arrange.

The second most important thing is to have a child of your own. It doesn't matter if the man isn't at the wedding or if he doesn't come home.

All she needs is a child. Once Chen Qishan climbs to a high position and her son inherits everything from the man, she will enjoy endless wealth and luxury.

In her past life, she was so foolish. What good is it to rely on a man? In the end, she still had to rely on her child.

Men? What are men anyway!

However, in order to have a good reputation, she stood on the same side as her mother-in-law, denouncing the heartlessness of men together.

But expecting her to genuinely be filial to her in-laws is wishful thinking.

In her past life, Li Meiduo served her husband's parents at home, but they never gave her a kind look.

Moreover, her sincere feelings were not understood by the man, nor was she cherished by her in-laws; instead, the man drifted further and further away from her.

But it's alright. Chen Qishan has always been this cold and aloof in both his past and present lives. In her previous life, she suffered a lot and endured a lot of hardship in the Chen family for Chen Qishan's sake!

Didn't Chen Qishan see it either?

Why should Li Meiduo have to take care of a man's parents in her lifetime?

More than two years have passed since her rebirth. From the moment Li Meiduo decided to remarry Chen Qishan, she made up her mind that she would only be herself in this life.

Men are her stepping stones, her ladder to wealth and glory.

As for her mother-in-law's daily scolding, Li Meiduo said she was tired of it.

However, in order to make her life in the Chen family easier in the future, she still didn't go against her mother-in-law, mainly because she was afraid.

They have high hopes in their minds, but are cowardly in their actions.

Li Meiduo comforted herself, "It's okay. People say that only by enduring hardship can one rise above others. I have a son now. When my son becomes successful, I'll take care of this whole family."

I encouraged myself every day, and finally managed to cheer myself up.

Then she happily ran off to cook, even though it wasn't her turn to cook today.

At the dinner table, Old Lady Chen gave each person a cornbread and a bowl of rice porridge, which was thin and watery.

Moreover, the food is distributed according to the number of people working in the household; whoever does more work gets to eat more, and whoever does less work gets to eat less.

As she distributed the food, Old Lady Chen muttered, "You are incredibly lucky to have married into my Chen family. You can even eat dry biscuits and porridge in my home; you are truly blessed."

"If you're working in the fields and still complaining about being tired, just think about what other people's daughters-in-law eat. People should appreciate what they have."

The daughters-in-law nodded eagerly, saying that as long as there was food, everything would be fine.

It's the busy season for farming, and the Chen family is doing quite well to have cornbread and rice porridge.

Other families eat corn porridge with wild vegetables, mostly wild vegetables.

So Li Meiduo secretly rejoiced that she was fortunate to have been reborn and still chose to marry into the Chen family, otherwise she would have suffered endless hardships.

Looking at the cornbread in her hand and the rice soup so clear you could see your reflection in it, Li Meiduo felt incredibly happy.

Although her current life can't compare to the latter half of her previous life, she's already quite happy compared to now.

It's better than her eating boiled wild vegetables every day at her parents' house, right?

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