Quick Transmigration: The main focus is on speed.

Early 1990s, City S.

The original owner met Liu Ruyan through a relative's introduction. Liu Ruyan was tall and gentle, and quickly won the original owner's heart.

The original owner came from a well-off family and had a better job than most people. She didn't have the worries of daily necessities or financial pressures, so the two quickly fell in love.

In those days, people would get married if they liked each other, and the original owner was no exception. Soon, he married Liu Ruyan in a grand wedding procession.

The original owner's mother passed away early, leaving only her father, who had not yet retired, at home. Feeling that it was inconvenient for a father-in-law to live with his daughter-in-law, the father-in-law paid for a house for the two of them after their marriage, and the newlyweds were able to enjoy their own world.

With more time spent alone, the baby came sooner. Before the couple could even enjoy the sweetness of their newlywed life, Liu Ruyan discovered she was pregnant just one month after their marriage.

Throughout the pregnancy, the original owner was extremely careful with Liu Ruyan, afraid that his wife might be uncomfortable in the slightest. He practically worshipped Liu Ruyan. At this time, Liu Ruyan still knew how to cherish the original owner and never caused him any trouble.

The child was born and named Qi Zhigang.

Since Qi Zhigang was born, the Qi family has been on a downward spiral.

First, the original owner encountered a wave of layoffs and lost her job. Then, her father was also injured at work. In short, nothing went right for her.

There were still two mouths to feed at home, and the original owner, a grown man, still shouldered the responsibility of the family. In order to earn money to support his family, he became a truck driver, driving outside every month and rarely returning home, thus missing out on Qi Zhigang's growth.

The original owner was often away from home these past few years, leaving Liu Ruyan and her son to depend on each other. So she didn't know that in Qi Zhigang's eyes, he, as a father, was dispensable. Even worse, in the eyes of this mother and son, the original owner was just an ATM, and they had no feelings for him at all.

“Your dad is mentally ill, don’t be angry with him, he’s just an outsider…” Liu Ruyan said this when she was over fifty years old, but she maintained a good figure and was wearing a black suspender dress. She leaned down to comfort Qi Zhigang, who was sitting on the sofa and was angry.

"Once he stops making money, I'll throw him out sooner or later!" Qi Zhigang said this without a trace of affection for the original owner; all that remained was hatred.

The original owner couldn't understand why, after all these years of hard work earning money, he was seen as utterly wicked by this mother and son, as if they were his enemies. It would be a lie to say he wasn't heartbroken, but no matter what, they were still his own son and wife. The original owner still treated it as something they said in anger and selectively forgot those hurtful words.

After all, as parents, they tend to forgive their children easily, and the original owner was no exception.

In front of the original owner and Qi Zhigang, Liu Ruyan always appeared as a gentle and tender little woman. However, when she was with Qi Zhigang, she would often talk about how the original owner, as a father, was incompetent and unreliable. She mostly told Qi Zhigang that if it weren't for her, a weak woman, supporting the family, the family would have been ruined.

In front of the original owner, Liu Ruyan complained again about how difficult it was for Qi Zhigang to be disciplined, and even attributed Qi Zhigang's rebelliousness to the original owner's genetic problems.

By stirring up trouble from both sides, the relationship between the original owner and Qi Zhigang, father and son, became increasingly tense, to the point of being on the verge of conflict.

In particular, Qi Zhigang always felt that the original owner was an unambitious and unreliable person. Even after he found out that the original owner was supporting the family, he could not change his contempt and hostility towards the original owner.

When Qi Zhigang turned thirty, he finally fell in love, which made the original owner extremely happy. However, the two broke up inexplicably after only a few months.

"That girl may be highly educated and from a good family, but can she treat you like your mother? Just look at how she can't get up in the morning to cook for you, she doesn't do any housework, and she's always shopping online and ordering takeout, spending money recklessly. She's not fit to walk into our house! If you're going to find someone, find someone like your mother..."

"Absolutely! They even drink bottled water! She got angry with me because you came in to get something while I was in the bathroom. She's so petty, we're not a good match!"

"She gets angry with you over this? You're my child, let's see what she can do about it! If she knew I even scrubbed your back, she'd be furious!"

When the original owner heard this explosive conversation between the mother and son for the first time, he didn't know how to react.

Previously, the original owner had only seen such bizarre people in short videos. Unexpectedly, he actually encountered them in real life, and they were his wife and son.

Moreover, Qi Zhigang is over thirty years old, yet he's so informal with Liu Ruyan. If the two of them hadn't let it slip just now, the original owner would have been kept in the dark the whole time.

"You're mother and son! Shouldn't you avoid suspicion at this age? I think the child is right, you two are really something!" The original owner already had a heart condition, and in a fit of anger, she suffered a heart attack.

The original owner's face turned deathly pale instantly, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

"Help me..." he pleaded with the mother and son, but could only see their indifferent gazes.

Liu Ruyan, however, wanted to show off and hesitated before stepping forward, but was stopped by Qi Zhigang.

"Mom! Don't save him. I was just thinking of getting a new car. If he dies, the insurance payout will be enough for me to buy the car outright, and maybe I'll even have some money left over for renovations. Anyway, he can't earn money now, so we might as well make the most of his life. At least it won't be a waste of my almost thirty years of calling him Dad..."

The original owner grew colder and colder as he listened to these words. Long before Qi Zhigang was even an adult, the original owner had been hurt by Qi Zhigang. At that time, he even suspected that Qi Zhigang was not his biological son and secretly did a paternity test.

The original owner couldn't believe that her own son wanted her to die so badly. The nitroglycerin pills were right in front of her, but she couldn't reach them even a fraction of an inch.

The original owner of this body died of a heart attack. The insurance company paid out 500,000 yuan, which Qi Zhigang used to buy a high-end SUV. With the remaining money, he took his mother, Liu Ruyan, on a trip.

He told others that he was taking his mother out for a walk to relax, and his relatives and friends praised him for being filial.

Without the original owner's annoying existence, the mother and son eventually lived happily together. Not long after, they even tricked a girl into marrying into their family, making her the second version of the original owner.

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Qi Yuan accepted the memories with a heavy heart, finding them utterly disgusting.

Isn't it obvious that Liu Ruyan felt the original owner didn't meet her requirements and was dissatisfied with her, so she personally raised a little husband?

Recalling the original owner's memories, Liu Ruyan would always seek out Qi Zhigang for anything, and kept many things from the original owner. Qi Yuan was speechless with frustration.

If they look down on the original owner so much, why don't they just get a divorce? Don't they want the original owner to work herself to the bone and be their slave to support them and their child?

The original owner was a sucker who cared about blood ties and family, but Qi Yuan didn't care about that. Moreover, to Qi Yuan, both Qi Zhigang and Liu Ruyan were burdens!

Qi Yuan arrived quite early; Qi Zhigang was only seven years old.

However, Qi Zhigang's hostility towards the original owner was already beginning to show at this time, but the original owner, out of love for his son, did not think in that direction.

"Xiao Qi, why did you buy a tape recorder?"

"My wife said she's bored at home and wants a tape recorder."

"You spoil your wife so much, but don't let your sister-in-law know, or she'll make a scene again. And your sister-in-law is something else! I give her all my money every month, where am I supposed to buy her gifts? If I don't buy her anything, she says I don't love her anymore; if I do, she suspects I'm hiding money. Being a man is hard—being a good man is even harder—being a good man who spoils his wife is the hardest of all!"

Although Lao Zhang was complaining, he couldn't hide the sweetness on his face. Lao Zhang was the first in their group to quit his job. It was because his wife envied others who lived in apartments, and Lao Zhang felt that his wife should have what others had, so he started driving a truck. After paying off his debts, Lao Zhang's wife wouldn't let him continue driving no matter what.

Old Zhang's wife also felt sorry for him, and every time he went out on a trip, she would bring him all sorts of side dishes and clothes for each season, always carrying big bags and small packages, which made the original owner extremely envious.

The caravan consisted of eight people, all of whom were married. Back then, the people were simple and honest, without any ulterior motives. They were all very family-oriented, which made the original owner, who was already family-oriented, understand even more the difficulties Liu Ruyan faced raising her child alone at home.

However, whenever the original owner suggested changing jobs, Liu Ruyan would find various reasons to refuse. After this happened many times, the original owner just kept doing it. Liu Ruyan was right; it's always good to save more money.

After Old Zhang finished showing off his love, he happily went to buy a gift for his wife. Since Xiao Qi had already bought one, he couldn't be slacking off, could he? Last time his wife mentioned wanting some face cream, so buying this was definitely the right choice!

[Copy Liu Ruyan's instructions to Qi Zhigang onto the tape, and also her words to the customer about her divorce...] With the system around, Qi Yuan wouldn't risk going back to record it again; wasting that effort and getting caught would only alert the enemy.

“Zhigang, your dad is unreliable. Not only does he not earn money, but he's also never home. You never see him all day…”

"Your mother was really unlucky to marry your father. From now on, I'll be relying on you. We'll depend on each other for survival... You can't end up like your father..."

"Hey! We're divorced. My husband was unreliable, and we couldn't make it work, so we got divorced... What's the point of looking for someone else? Right now, all I want to do is raise Zhigang by myself..."

"If I had met someone as good as you, brother, I wouldn't be in this situation today... What woman doesn't want someone to rely on?"

……

"Really divorced? When did this happen? You brat, why didn't you tell me!" Qi's father grabbed whatever was at hand and was about to hit Qi Yuan.

"Dad! Don't you know whether I'm divorced or not? The marriage certificate is still in the drawer at home, how am I supposed to get a divorce!"

"Hmph! If you didn't bully that child Ruyan, why would she say that?" Father Qi still doesn't believe that Liu Ruyan is such a two-faced person, and is still making excuses for Liu Ruyan.

"Fine, fine, fine, Liu Ruyan is fine, you'll be her father from now on. I'm telling you, I'm getting a divorce today, or your son will grow up and run on my head! And that little wolf cub Qi Zhigang, I don't want him anymore either. You can keep him if you want, but I'm afraid that little white-eyed wolf will bite me again one day!"

After Qi Yuan finished speaking, he went to look up the marriage certificate. Qi's father slumped in his chair and listened to his daughter-in-law's voice on the tape over and over again. The more he listened, the darker his face became. No wonder, every time he went to see his grandson, his grandson never asked about his father. It turned out that this daughter-in-law taught him to do that.

What did the Qi family ever do to wrong Liu Ruyan?

Liu Ruyan wasn't like this before. When did she become like this? Father Qi recalled when his grandson stopped mentioning his father. It was probably three years ago when Liu Ruyan insisted on opening a clothing store. Father Qi and the original owner couldn't persuade her otherwise, so they still paid for a shop to rent for Liu Ruyan.

Since then, Liu Ruyan's gaze towards the original owner has become somewhat condescending.

"Hey!" Father Qi slapped his thigh hard in anger.

"Self-harm, Dad? No way. You're retired now, so after I get divorced, we'll sell the house and go back to Northeast China. Didn't you say you were craving pork stew? Once I've dealt with that, we can eat it every day when we get back to Northeast China!"

"roll roll roll!"

Seeing that Qi's father was normal, Qi Yuan took his pulse and, after confirming that nothing would happen to him after he left, quickly said, "Alright, I'm off."

"Who told you to get a divorce? Get back here right now!" Qi Yuan had already stepped out the door when Qi's father remembered that he hadn't intended for them to divorce.

"Get lost, you're not coming back, Dad, wait for my good news!" Having finally managed to fool them, why would Qi Yuan go back?