I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

"Xiao Yuan, there's a package for your family in the mailroom."

As Yuan Xiu entered the compound, she was stopped by a familiar military wife who relayed a message from the mailroom to her.

Yuan Xiu thanked him, turned the carriage around, and headed to the mailroom.

"That's the one by the door, it's quite big. Can you carry it back? Or should we wait for Battalion Commander Jiang to come and get it?" The comrade in the mailroom pointed to the tightly wrapped package by the door.

The package was wrapped into a square like a tofu block. Yuan Xiu tried to lift it and almost strained her back; it must weigh about 60 or 70 pounds.

The recipient was Jiang Zhou, and the sender's address was in Jiang Zhou's hometown city. It seemed to have been sent by her mother-in-law, whom she had never met.

The shipping cost alone for these 60-70 kilograms of goods is quite high.

"Could you please lend me a hand and help me put it on the back of my bicycle?"

Without saying a word, the comrade in the mailroom carried the package out of the mailroom and even borrowed a rope to help tie it to the back seat of the bicycle.

Yuan Xiu got on her bicycle and slowly made her way home.

If you're unlucky enough to run into Yuan Juan, her eyes, like searchlights, will immediately scan the package on the back of the bicycle.

"Who sent it to you? Was it sent from your hometown?"

Yuan Xiu rolled her eyes at her. "Your hometown sent it to you? You haven't even received a package from your hometown, how could I?"

Aside from those letters, she received nothing else.

The old couple never give back what they take in. Even when they want to win people over, they only use words and never give anything in return.

Yuan Juan felt a pang of sadness and stared at Yuan Xiu's retreating figure for a long time before she came to her senses.

"You ride your bike to work for such a short distance, what a show-off! Dressing so nicely for work, so vain! It's just a package, what's so special about it? You're just a barren hen! Jiang Zhou will regret marrying you sooner or later!"

She muttered obscenities under her breath, cursing as she went, but inside she was consumed by jealousy.

They couldn't understand why Jiang Zhou bought so many things for Yuan Xiu, while Zhou Lei was like a miserly old man who never bought her anything despite making promises.

She wouldn't even send twenty yuan to her parents.

She didn't know how to reply to her family.

Once she gives birth to her son, she will definitely make Zhou Lei hand over the family savings account!

Otherwise, she'll take her son and go back to her parents' home!

……

Yuan Xiu didn't rush to open the package. After pushing the bicycle into the yard, she figured out a way to lift the package down and put it under the eaves, then she didn't move it.

It wasn't that she didn't want to put in the effort to carry it into the house, but her back was weak. She didn't know why, but her back had been aching and swollen for the past two days, and she was also very sleepy at night. She thought about it and attributed it to Jiang Zhou being too diligent, and she had been a bit tired lately, so she couldn't keep up.

Jiangzhou must be allowed to control it.

Yuan Xiu thought.

Just then, the person returned and immediately noticed the large package under the eaves. "Who sent this?"

"It looks like your mom."

The sender had a name and the address was a certain family compound. The package was bumped along the way, and the name became a little blurry, but the surname was still clear.

Her mother-in-law, whom she had never met, was surnamed "An".

Jiang Zhou nodded, and easily carried the package into the house with both hands.

Yuan Xiu handed him the scissors and squatted down beside him to watch him unpack the package.

Four boxes of tin canned cookies in different flavors, and a large bag of various candies, including White Rabbit milk candy, fruit candy, and chocolate candy.

There were three cans each of meat and malted milk powder in tin cans, as well as bags of various dried seafood and meat products.

There are also plenty of dried fruits such as peanuts, melon seeds, walnuts, red dates, longans, and goji berries.

No wonder it's so heavy.

Besides food, there were also necessities. In the middle of the package were several bolts of khaki cloth and polyester fabric, both dark and light colors, as if they were prepared for Jiang Zhou and Yuan Xiu.

Beneath the material were two slightly flattened shoe boxes containing two pairs of leather boots, one men's and one women's. The women's boots were mid-heeled and had a simple and elegant design.

Jiang Zhou took out the shoes for Yuan Xiu to try on, only to discover that there was also a red cloth bag, about the size of a child's palm, inside the shoebox.

Jiang Zhou untied the rope on the bag, lifted it, and poured the contents into his palm, revealing a small golden ring and a thin gold chain.

They are a gold ring and a gold necklace!

Yuan Xiu's eyes widened; her mother-in-law seemed to be very wealthy!

The problem isn't just having money; it's that these days, even if you have the money, you can't buy gold jewelry.

Most of the ones that people have have been passed down from their ancestors.

And these foods are clearly high-end items; most people can't get their hands on them.

Jiang Zhou calmly handed the gold ring and necklace to Yuan Xiu: "These are for you."

Yuan Xiu: "..."

Jiang Zhou grabbed her hand and slipped the ring onto her ring finger.

"It fits perfectly; your fingers are about the same size as hers."

The "she" in this context refers to Jiangzhou's mother, Ms. Anhui.

Jiang Zhou recognized them immediately. Both items were worn by Ms. An back then. She had a very precious jewelry box containing many sparkly and colorful pieces of jewelry.

Even his father wasn't allowed to touch that jewelry box; he was the only one who had ever touched it a few times when he was a child.

She would secretly wear jewelry at home, even if she didn't dare to wear it outside. She would also hide the necklace inside her collar when it was cold, so that no one would notice.

"Don't wear it in the compound or at work; it's not a good look if people see it."

Yuan Xiu knew this, of course. She looked down at the gold ring on her finger. It was so beautiful!

Several small plum blossoms are carved on the face of the ring.

Seeing that she liked it, Jiang Zhou got up and put the necklace on her. "If you want to wear it, hang the ring on the necklace and tuck it into your collar."

Yuan Xiu touched the necklace around her neck. "Why did Mom send so many things, including this gold jewelry? It's all so precious."

They'd never even met her, they didn't know what their daughter-in-law was like, and yet they sent all this...

"Just take it since she gave it to you."

Jiang Zhou didn't expect his mother to send gold jewelry to Yuan Xiu. The man she remarried had a wide network of connections, so she must have heard about Yuan Xiu from others.

"Try on the shoes."

Yuan Xiu tried it on. "It fits perfectly. Did you tell Mom my size?"

Jiang Zhou shook his head; how could he possibly say such things?

"She probably found out by asking around."

Yuan Xiu: "Inquire?"

"Yes, she knows a lot of people, so finding out your size is a very simple thing for her."

Hearing him say that, Yuan Xiu became even more curious about her mother-in-law.

"Let's send her some New Year's gifts too."

I feel bad if I don't give them a return gift after receiving so many things from them.

Her mother-in-law was remarried. If her son and daughter-in-law didn't show any appreciation, what would her new family think?

"So what are you planning to send?" Jiang Zhou asked with a smile in his eyes.

Yuan Xiu looked at the table full of valuable items and hesitated. "I guess she doesn't need these things. So I'll send her some that I made myself. It's the thought that counts, even if it's a small gift."

In terms of value, she couldn't compare; her entire year's salary couldn't buy the gold jewelry her mother-in-law sent her.