Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Cheng Jinxiang had been eagerly anticipating the arrival of her family. However, she held an ambiguous attitude towards their visit.

Cheng Jinxiang's father passed away two years ago. Her mother is paralyzed on one side and needs care.

Zhao Da'e has only one older brother, Cheng Rongguo, who is also her maternal uncle. She also has two adopted uncles, but her second and eldest uncles were adopted, so although they are uncles, they are not quite the same as her biological uncles.

Cheng Jinxiang also knew that her family was weak and powerless, and without a strong family member, she couldn't stand up straight.

Zhu Yufeng quickened her pace and saw that Cheng Jinxiang was still living in that storeroom. She felt somewhat displeased, but instead of going over there, she headed towards the main house.

"Zhao Tingxu, you come out here right now! My sister is in postpartum confinement, are all of your Zhao family members dead? Making my sister and her family live in a tiny chicken coop, are you taking advantage of us because we have no one left?" Zhu Yufeng suddenly started yelling.

“A whole family of animals! They don’t treat my sister like a human being. They didn’t even tell our family when she gave birth. Zhao Laoqi, you get out here right now! If we don’t get this straight today, we’re done.”

As Zhu Yufeng spoke, her emotions grew increasingly agitated, and she began to curse directly in the middle of the courtyard.

Zhu Yufeng's shout startled Cheng Jinxiang, who quickly stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, we..."

Cheng Jinxiang originally intended to suggest that they discuss this behind closed doors, since making a big fuss and letting the whole village know about it wasn't really a good idea.

But Zhu Yufeng didn't care what Cheng Jinxiang thought, and she continued to curse.

At this moment, only Zhao Da'e's grandmother, Wang Guixiang, and his third aunt, Zhang Cuilan, were at home. The men had all gone to the backyard to gather firewood and were not at home.

Zhang Cuilan peeked through the window and saw that it was Cheng Jinxiang's family. They immediately started yelling. She quickly hid herself further inside, afraid of being seen, and then secretly drew the curtains, muttering, "I've heard Cheng Jinxiang's sister-in-law isn't someone to be trifled with. She came right up to a fight. She's got some nerve. Let her yell; it has nothing to do with me. I'm sick… yes, that's why I'm not making room for Cheng Jinxiang to have her postpartum confinement. My mother-in-law was faking illness, and Zhao Da'e caught her. Now the old woman has no grounds to argue."

Zhang Cuilan felt it was none of her business and decided to stay out of it. Besides, Zhao Tingxu hadn't told them to move to the storeroom; he'd only asked one question, which Zhang Cuilan had answered that she was ill, and that was the end of it.

Zhang Cuilan hid and refused to come out, but Wang Guixiang in the east room couldn't sit still any longer. She hurriedly got out of bed, not even having time to put on her shoes, and ran out, saying to Zhu Yufeng in a very flustered manner, "In-laws, what are you doing? Why can't you say it inside? Why do you have to say it here?"

"Oh, you old hag, you're bullying my sister and you won't even let anyone talk about it! Let everyone see what kind of heartless bastards you Zhao family are! My sister works tirelessly from dawn till dusk as your wife, yet we're getting poorer and poorer. You're not even fifty yet and you're always pretending to be sick, acting like a mother-in-law. What era are we living in? If you don't work, you'll starve to death! My sister has to work to support your whole family, and you have the nerve to be so shameless? Are you missing an arm or a leg?"

My sister was in postpartum confinement and had to cook for herself. If it weren't for Da'e taking care of her, she wouldn't even have a hot meal. No one even heated the kang (a traditional heated bed). Is this how you, as a mother-in-law, treat your daughter-in-law? I wonder which girl would dare marry into your Zhao family in the future. Having a grandson is useless; he'll still be a bachelor.