Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Li Jin let out a burp. He first looked at Cheng Jinxiao. Although he was drunk, Zhao Da'e could still clearly see that Li Jin's eyes were full of contempt and disdain when he looked at Cheng Jinxiao. Then Li Jin looked at Zhao Da'e and Zhou Tianfu, chuckled, and said with great disdain.

“This house is mine. I can make you leave whenever I want. If you want to live here, you need my permission. Who does Cheng Jinxiao think she is? Do you think you can just stay here because she tells you to? She’s a barren hen. I, Li Jin, will get a divorce tomorrow and marry a new wife the day after. I don’t welcome outsiders here, especially Cheng Jinxiao’s people!”

Li Jin swayed as he said this, and the phrase "a rooster that can't lay eggs" felt like a slap in Cheng Jinxiao's face, making her lose face and causing a fire to burn in her chest.

Normally, she would let Li Jin's insults go, but now that he brought his nephew and niece over, he humiliated her like this and even tried to drive them away. They're not even divorced yet. Does he really think she, Cheng Jinxiao, is a pushover?

Enraged, Cheng Jinxiao slapped Li Jin across the face and yelled, "Li Jin, are you ever going to stop? You're half to blame for my inability to have children. Don't talk to me like that. In the five or six years I've been married to you, ask yourself honestly what you've given me. Have you ever come back to my parents' home with me? Have you ever bought me a gold bracelet? Have you ever shown me any respect? I've always been the one making sacrifices. I take care of your chicken farm every day, and I've been filial to my parents-in-law. All you do all day is go out and party. You're not human!"

Feeling unsatisfied, Cheng Jinxiao stepped forward and slapped Li Jin again.

Cheng Jinxiao had been holding back for a long time. "I must have been blind to have fallen for you!"

Li Jin touched his swollen left cheek, instantly sobering up. Realizing what Cheng Jinxiao had done to him, anger consumed him. He now felt that the woman in front of him was utterly despicable. Li Jin cursed, "Ha, were you really blind to have fallen for me? Bah! You only wanted my chicken farm and my money, that's why you were so determined to marry me. I only married you because you were somewhat pretty, never expecting you to be a barren hen, a complete waste of my five years of time. If I had known, I would have married someone else, even that would have been better than a shrew like you!"

Cheng Jinxiao looked at the person she once deeply loved, who was saying such vicious things. Her grievances were not being seen by anyone, and she was even being verbally abused by Li Jin. In an instant, her eyes reddened.

Zhou Tianfu naturally wanted to help his aunt. He went up to Li Jin and gave him a hard shove.

Zhou Tianfu is 19 years old this year. He often does farm work and is exceptionally strong.

Li Jin was somewhat overweight and spent his days indulging in pleasure, so his strength was naturally no match for Zhou Tianfu's. In fact, he had been drinking, making him unsteady on his feet.

With that push, Li Jin was knocked down.

"You're a beast! My grandma and the others married my aunt to you, and this is how you treat her? You keep calling her a barren hen. I think the problem is with you. You should go to the hospital tomorrow and get a proper checkup."

Zhao Da'e came over and tugged at Cheng Jinxiao's hand, feeling a pang of sadness. "Auntie, don't cry. This person isn't worth it."

With Zhao Da'e's comfort, Cheng Jinxiao couldn't help but cry and sob. She had suffered so much over the past five years. She couldn't help but pour out her grievances to Zhao Da'e, "Da'e, I really can't take it anymore. You don't know what kind of life I've lived these past five years. I've been working hard for this family every day. The chicken farm is not just about raising chickens. There are so many things to do every day. And Li Jin is always out there, not caring about the family at all. He spends whatever money he earns. Once, I didn't give him money, and he fought with me. He even spread rumors about me everywhere. The neighbors are talking about me. He even threatened to divorce me and marry someone new. What have all my sacrifices over the years amounted to?!"

Cheng Jinxiao cried hysterically, as if she had suffered a great injustice. "One day I even smelled perfume on his clothes. Maybe he's cheating on me and found someone else. He's spending all the money in the house on that person. Maybe he already has an illegitimate child outside, so he's thinking of divorcing me as soon as possible so that his illegitimate child can come back."

Faced with such explosive gossip, Zhao Da'e was momentarily speechless, only looking at Li Jin with a strange gaze.

Although I don't know if what my aunt said is true or false, Li Jin looks despicable, so this kind of thing might be true.

Zhou Tianfu felt disgusted and spat directly at Li Jin, who was lying on the ground, and said disdainfully, "Pah, you scum! You've been bullying my aunt all these years, I'll beat you to death!"

As he spoke, Zhou Tianfu punched Li Jin on the head, making him howl in pain. Li Jin covered his head and looked at Cheng Jinxiao with resentment in his eyes, "You bitch, how can you be so petty? I just had a few drinks with some friends, and you said I was having an affair and had a child out of wedlock. I've had enough of you. You're always complaining to others about me, and you've ruined my reputation."

"Divorce! I must get a divorce! I can't stand you crazy woman for even a day longer. I not only want a divorce, but I also want your Cheng family to return my dowry. Your Cheng family's daughter is a barren hen. Five years have passed and she hasn't conceived at all. What use is she to me!"

The more he heard this, the angrier Li Jin became. He had spent several thousand yuan on a bride price, only to find out that she was a barren hen who couldn't lay eggs and even brought outsiders to his house to beat him up. Was there no justice in this world?

Cheng Jinxiao looked at Li Jin with red eyes. She felt no love for him, only hatred. She retorted, "Li, I was blind to have fallen for you! You want my dowry back? Dream on! I haven't even asked you for your losses yet, and you're already making false accusations. Let me tell you, we can get a divorce, but the property must be split in half. I've spent six years of my youth on you. Before we got married, you were all sweet talk, promising to take good care of me and not let me suffer the slightest grievance. After we got married, your personality changed completely. You started cursing and insulting me. I truly hate you!"

Cheng Jinxiao was furious, feeling both resentful and aggrieved. She resented Li Jin for treating her this way, and felt wronged that all her years of hard work had resulted in this outcome.

Zhao Da'e looked at all this with complicated emotions. She was still young and couldn't do much right now. The only thing she could do was stand by Cheng Jinxiao's side and silently support her.

Zhou Tianfu kicked Li Jin hard, feeling extremely angry.

When Zhou Tianfu was born, Cheng Jinxi left him with Cheng Jinxiao to take care of for a few years. Because Cheng Jinxi had to do farm work at the time, she would ask her unmarried younger sister to help take care of the child.

So ever since Zhou Tianfu had his memories, Cheng Jinxi had often been with him. He also had deep feelings for Cheng Jinxiao. After Cheng Jinxiao married far away, he didn't see her smile for several years, and he secretly cried several times.

Now that he's grown up, he can personally bring his aunt back, and naturally he can also beat up the people who bullied her. To be honest, Li Jin is really a scoundrel.

Li Jin was also a man who couldn't hold back. After being beaten twice, he picked up a wooden stick and hit Zhou Tianfu on the leg. Zhou Tianfu was caught off guard and hit with the stick.

But Zhou Tianfu reacted quickly, enduring the pain in his leg, and snatched the stick back from Li Jin's hand. He then struck Li Jin with all his might, aiming to make Li Jin unable to lie down on the bed.

Zhao Da'e said from the side, "Big Cousin, don't hit your leg. We need to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce tomorrow. If you hurt your leg, we won't be able to get a divorce, and we won't be able to take Auntie home for the New Year on time."

Zhao Da'e was afraid that her older cousin might go too far. If he injured someone, not only would they have to pay compensation, but if it delayed their divorce, they would have to stay here for a long time. It was so cold here, and Zhao Da'e couldn't stand it.

Besides, judging from my aunt's description, Li Jin, that spendthrift, probably wouldn't be able to run the chicken farm well without her. He'll run out of money sooner or later, and if he borrows money everywhere to go out and have fun, someone will come and deal with him.

Zhou Tianfu thought it made a lot of sense, so he swung his stick and hit Li Jin on the back, cursing, "You got off easy, you scum!"

But Cheng Jinxiao was still not satisfied. She choked back tears and cursed, "Just hit him! Don't worry about anything else. People like that deserve to be hit. I'll take responsibility if anything happens!"

Hearing Cheng Jinxiao say that, Zhou Tianfu simply hit Li Jin's back a few more times with heavy force, making Li Jin howl in pain.

But after hitting him a few times, Zhou Tianfu stopped. After all, he needed to get out of bed the next day to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce, so he couldn't hit him too hard. Zhou Tianfu was also afraid that if he was beaten so badly that he couldn't get out of bed, it would delay the divorce.

He was in excruciating pain from the beating. He glared at the people around him, but dared not say anything. His back burned with pain, and with so many people around, he didn't want to be beaten again. He could only swallow his anger, stagger to his feet, and walked to the door. Holding his aching neck, he turned back and glared fiercely at Cheng Jinxiao and the other two, warning them...

"After you get divorced, get out of my house! If I find out you've stolen anything from here, I'll send you to the fence immediately!"

After saying that, Li Jin left without looking back. He was determined to kick this crazy woman out of the Civil Affairs Bureau when they went to get a divorce tomorrow. Dividing the property? What a load of rubbish! The chicken farm belonged to Li Jin, not to Cheng Jinxiao.

Enraged, Cheng Jinxiao picked up a bowl from the table and threw it at Li Jin, but missed. It hit the door frame and shattered on the ground.

Seeing this, Li Jin cursed, "You crazy woman, once we get divorced, I'll make you pay me back!"

Cheng Jinxiao cursed, "You surnamed Li, you're not even human! You want to pay compensation? This is a bowl I bought, I can break it if I want, it's none of your business!"

Li Jin was furious, but remembering how pathetic he looked after being beaten, and with his back still aching, he abandoned his plan to go back and fight. He left and returned to the room where Cheng Jinxiao was sleeping.

They've been sleeping in separate rooms for the past few months. Li Jin despises Cheng Jinxiao and doesn't want to touch her at all. In his eyes, the only redeeming quality of Cheng Jinxiao is that she helps him watch over the chicken farm.

He skillfully opened Cheng Jinxiao's wardrobe, then picked up Cheng Jinxiao's wallet from the bottom of the wardrobe and pulled out several tens of yuan, which was the money Cheng Jinxiao had earned from selling chickens last week.

Li Jin felt no guilt whatsoever when he took the money. Instead, he smiled smugly and said, "This is my chicken farm, and the chickens I sell belong to me. So this money is naturally mine. I bet this crazy woman will be furious when she finds out tonight."

Li Jin stuffed all the money into his pocket, feeling quite pleased with himself.

"This money is enough for my brother and me to go out to taverns for several days."

Looking at Cheng Jinxiao's clothes in the closet, Li Jin recalled how Zhou Tianfu had hit his back earlier, and how it still hurt. So, in revenge, he took all of Cheng Jinxiao's clothes out of the closet, threw them on the ground, and stomped on them several times, as if only in this way could he feel a little better.

Then they drove off, leaving behind a mess.

On the other side, Zhao Da'e helped sweep up the broken bowls on the ground, swept them aside and threw them into the trash can to prevent the shards from cutting the soles of the feet or something.

Zhou Tianfu, standing to the side, said indignantly, "I should have hit that scumbag a few more times earlier. He got off too easy!"

Cheng Jinxiao's eyes were still red, but she felt very wronged. She wanted to hold back her emotions and not embarrass herself in front of the younger generation, but she couldn't control herself. Perhaps it was because she had been here for five years and hadn't seen her family for too long.

In the past, Cheng Jinxiao would swallow all the grievances she suffered, but now that her family is by her side to stand up for her, she can finally cry freely.

Zhao Da'e felt terrible seeing this. All she could do was stay by Cheng Jinxiao's side, hug her, and silently comfort her, "Don't cry, Auntie. I'm here. If Grandma saw you like this, she would be heartbroken. When my cousin and I came here, Grandma repeatedly told us to bring you back. Grandma misses you, and your uncles, aunts, and other relatives miss you too."

Zhao Da'e didn't mention their argument about where Cheng Jinxiao would stay. Right now, Cheng Jinxiao needed the support and comfort of her family. This remote forest, with its high mountains and long roads, wasn't a place she could stay long-term, especially since they were already getting a divorce. It was best to go back as soon as possible; as for other things, they could discuss them once they got back.

Zhao Da'e has some money of his own, and he will build a house in the spring so that he will have a place to live.

Cheng Jinxiao recalled the days she spent living in Dongtaizi Village. Although life was tough, she was pampered by her family, so she was never hungry or cold, and no one bullied her. She was happy.

Upon hearing Zhao Da'e's words again, that her family missed her very much, especially her mother, Cheng Jinxiao burst into tears.

She missed home, missed her older brothers and sisters, missed her mother, and she regretted it too—regretted why she had fallen for Li Jin and why she had married someone so far away.

All she wants now is to go home!

Home……

Ugh……

Cheng Jinxiao looked into the distance with a mixture of confusion and longing.