80 village women marry military officers; it was supposed to be a fake marriage.

Lin Yue declined, saying, "No need, Auntie. You don't need to give me anything. I live here, and I'd only be bothering you."

Chang's mother was stunned by being called "Auntie." Although her son had said that they were forced into marriage or that it was a fake marriage, she didn't believe it at all.

He took advantage of her and even got a marriage certificate, so he has to be responsible for the girl. "We're married now, why are you still calling me 'Auntie'? You should call me 'Mom'. We're family now, so there's no question of bothering her."

My son is a simple-minded person. Don't let his cold and aloof demeanor fool you; he's actually a very good person. You'll see once you spend more time with him.

If he does anything to upset you, I'll help you teach him a lesson.

Please accept these things; they're a small token of my appreciation. If you don't accept them, it means you don't consider me family.

Lin Yue could sense Chang's mother's sincerity, and she had been just as kind to her in her previous life. "Alright then, I'll accept it."

Since Chang's mother was so enthusiastic, she couldn't keep refusing. She could just return it to Chang Jingxiang later. After all, it was their family's stuff, so it didn't matter who it was given to.

Lin Yue noticed that Chang Jingxiang's clothes were about to fall off, so she naturally reached out and picked up his clothes, wanting to help him mend them.

"what are you doing?"

"Your clothes button is broken, let me sew it on for you."

"No need, I can sew it myself, you don't need to do anything for me."

Lin Yue awkwardly withdrew her hand, her eyes darkening as she thought, "Yeah, he hates me so much, he probably doesn't like me touching his things."

Thinking of how she had done so much for him in her past life, only to be rejected by him, and how she was still so disappointing, tears welled up in her eyes.

Lin Yue didn't want Chang Jingxiang to see her cry; he would definitely think she was being spoiled and couldn't handle being criticized.

"Oh, I ate too much. I'm going out for a walk to digest." Lin Yue held back her tears and quickly walked outside.

Chang Jingxiang didn't notice her reddened eyes, assuming she just didn't want to be in the same room with him.

"This Chang Jingxiang always speaks so fiercely, like I owe him money. I don't want to talk to him anymore." Lin Yue sat on a stone stool in the yard and drew a pig's head on the ground with a twig.

"Do you think I wanted to marry you? If it weren't for the bad timing of my rebirth, I would have loved to stay far away from you."

I was the one who suffered in the first place. You made me sore all over, and I haven't even complained about you yet, and you still complain about me, you stinky man.

"Once I get a divorce, I'll leave this place immediately and never want to see you again," Lin Yue muttered softly, drawing a large pig's head on the ground before scribbling it away.

"Ha, that feels much better. I'll beat you to death, you pighead." He slashed a few more times.

The surroundings were pitch black. The lights in Chang's parents' house were off, and only the lights were still on in their own room.

Lin Yue glanced back and said, "I don't want to see him. I'll go in after he falls asleep."

The round moon hangs in the sky. The old folks say that there is a jade rabbit and Chang'e inside the moon. I wonder if they are asleep now.

In her previous life, when she was locked in the woodshed, she couldn't see the moon; only moonlight shone through the tattered window paper and fell on her.

How wonderful it would be to be like this, free from cold and hunger, and free from beatings, leisurely sitting and watching the moonlight.

Lin Yue suddenly felt less sad. Everything could start over. In this life, she was determined to live well, work hard to earn money, and change her tragic fate.

In fact, Chang Jingxiang just felt that Lin Yue didn't need to do anything for him. They were in a fake marriage and would get divorced sooner or later. He didn't want to owe Lin Yue too much.

He didn't realize how harsh his tone was; that's how he usually speaks.

Chang Jingxiang sat in the room for a while, but Lin Yue didn't come in. Seeing that it was getting late, he spread out the bedding.

His bedding was placed at the end of the kang (heated brick bed), while Lin Yue's was placed at the head. Both were new bedding prepared by Chang's mother, with large red "double happiness" characters on them.

Chang Jingxiang never expected to get married like this. He didn't really know what love was, he only knew that he got along very well with Su Qingya. They had a lot to talk about and their personalities were compatible.

Everyone around them said they would get married in the future, so he always thought so too.

When Su Qingya left the capital, she cried her heart out and threw herself into his arms, saying she would wait for him to come back. At that moment, a warm feeling washed over him.

Su Qingya had been secretly writing to him, waiting for him to return. They had essentially pledged their lives to each other, and he was going to marry her when he returned.

Marrying Lin Yue now is out of necessity and I believe Su Qingya can understand.

What he needed to do now was to keep his distance from Lin Yue and not do anything to betray Su Qingya. With that in mind, Chang Jingxiang decided to go back up the mountain first thing tomorrow morning.

When Lin Yue returned to the room, she thought Chang Jingxiang was already asleep. Looking at the bedding that was far apart and the big red "double happiness" character on it, she smiled self-deprecatingly.

He turned off the lights and lay down without taking off his clothes, his back to Chang Jingxiang.

Chang Jingxiang hadn't actually slept. Listening to Lin Yue's breathing gradually become steady, Chang Jingxiang thought about what happened in the cowshed that day.

Although he was drugged at the time, he remembered the whole process very clearly. He remembered how hard he worked, how Lin Yue cried and struggled under him, and her pink face because of crying.

All night long, his body and mind were locked in a struggle. With Lin Yue occasionally sobbing in her sleep, Chang Jingxiang could hardly control himself. He simply got up and went up the mountain under the cover of night.

When Lin Yue woke up in the morning, the bed next to her was already empty. She paused for a few seconds, then quickly folded the blankets and got out of bed to start working.

Before dawn, Lin Yue, who was already used to getting up early, thoroughly cleaned the kitchen, making it look brand new.

Lin Yue nodded in satisfaction and started making breakfast. She cooked some vegetable porridge, pickled a plate of cucumbers, and boiled a few eggs.

This food is really good. In most families, eggs are for children to nourish their bodies, and adults can't bear to eat them.

When Lin Yue went to call Chang's parents for breakfast, Chang's mother was holding a note and complaining, "What kind of work is so urgent? They went back to the mountain early this morning. They left on the second day after getting married. What kind of behavior is this?"

Mother Chang showed the note to Lin Yue, saying, "Xiao Yue, look at this! This child is so outrageous. He didn't even say goodbye, just left a note and left. When he comes back, I'll definitely give him a good scolding."

Lin Yue couldn't read and couldn't understand what was written on it. Chang Jingxiang must have thought she was illiterate too, which is why he slipped the note into his parents' room.

That's the difference. They don't share a common language or a common level of thinking. How could they possibly stay together for a lifetime? And how could Chang Jingxiang possibly fall in love with her?

Lin Yue rubbed her hands awkwardly and didn't take the note. "Mom, I can't read. Only my younger brother and sister went to school."