Rebirth in 1980: The Farm Wife Makes a Comeback

Qin Xiangmei sold the old family house back in her hometown. Qin Pengfei, she stopped caring about him too. Without this path for him, with Qin Pengfei's cowardly demeanor, what good could come out of him? It wouldn't be long before he got kicked out and had no choice but to return home and farm. She knew that the Qin Family still owned some farmland, enough to sustain Qin Pengfei's family.

Qin Xiangmei's face, long and drawn, resembled that of a donkey's. Only after the examination confirmed the good growth of their twins did Song Wang's face bear a hint of a smile. But upon leaving, he gave her the cold shoulder once again. They were spouses, not enemies. She felt the urge to kick out to show her displeasure, but with her belly so big, she didn't dare. If she actually harmed the children inside, Song Wang would have her head.

She felt guilty herself, hence she dared not show any dissatisfaction. Although she strutted around with her pregnant belly, every time she caught a glimpse of the bald patch atop Song Wang's head, she felt a mix of fear and apprehension.

Song Wang's gaze lingered on Qin Xiangnuan's belly.

"Congratulations," Song Wang offered his sincere congratulations to the couple. Different is different – love compared to the lack of it, scheming versus sincerity, they could never be the same.

"Thank you," Jian Zhiqing replied with a smile, "What about you? Have you finished your check-up? How's the child?"

"Pretty good," Song Wang actually felt a bit awkward, unsure of what to say next.

Qin Xiangmei pursed her lips and then proudly jutted out her belly, "These days, do you even need to learn from other people how to have children?"

"Oh..." Qin Xiangnuan lifted her head, comfortably leaning on Jian Zhiqing's shoulder, "Then who did you learn from when you had children? You really should thank them properly. Without learning from them, who knows who you might deal with to have kids in the future?"

The direct and cutting remark pierced Qin Xiangmei, adding salt to her gaping wounds.

Qin Xiangmei glared hatefully at Qin Xiangnuan, shooting daggers with her eyes, but Qin Xiangnuan turned her face away at that moment, chatting with Jian Zhiqing, blatantly ignoring her. Sometimes the best way to infuriate someone to the point of grinding their teeth in anger is to simply ignore them.

The more you engage with them, the more they puff up in pride. But the more you ignore, the more they jump in frustration.

It could be said that Qin Xiangnuan, out of everyone, understood Qin Xiangmei the best. Qin Xiangmei, haughty and arrogant, believed herself above all, with a mind as sharp and petty as a needle, and yet, her fortunes had worsened compared to her past life.

And when it came to making Qin Xiangmei lose her cool, Qin Xiangnuan was an expert. Just look, now she's about to explode with anger.

Qin Xiangmei hadn't fainted from rage yet, but her face turned beet red, as though flames were about to burst from her lips. Song Wang turned his face away, his thin lips parting slightly, uttering words with exceptional coldness.

"Be mindful of your belly. Without these twins, you better contemplate the consequences yourself."

There was a complete absence of politeness, stabbing at Qin Xiangmei's heart again. Qin Xiangmei shot another glaring look at Qin Xiangnuan, who still paid her no heed. Grinding her teeth in resentment, she followed Song Wang out of the hospital. When they returned, Hu Li eagerly approached upon seeing her daughter and son-in-law.

"Xiang Mei, how is it going? Are my grandsons doing well?"

Hu Li was all smiles, her eyes constantly fixated on Qin Xiangmei's belly as if it wasn't a child inside but rather two golden eggs. She adored it so much that she was eager to touch it, to hold it in her arms and never let go. Qin Xiangmei's belly indeed was her golden eggs; once the baby was born, it would be like being adorned with gold and jade.

Hu Li's face was full of avaricious laughter, causing Song Wang's heart to feel extremely uncomfortable. People truly are strange; when you like someone, all their flaws become strengths, but when you dislike them, everything about them becomes detestable.

No wonder they say that lovers see each other as perfect beauties, while enemies see nothing but excrement.

Song Wang took his coat and left, not bothering to pay any attention to someone like Hu Li. He had done enough for her, providing her with good food and money day in and day out; there's nothing more he could do.

With a loud snap, Song Wang shut the door behind him, not once calling Hu Li "Mom" during the whole incident.

Hu Li was also angered, standing at the door and beginning to curse, "Xiang Mei, just look at the kind of man you've married. How can he have no manners like this? Just because he has a bit of stinky money he thinks he's so incredible?"

Qin Xiangmei rolled her eyes, "Right, having a bit of stinky money does make one incredible. But what about you? Why don't you even have that bit of stinky money? Besides taking from me, when have you ever given me anything? Everything goes to your son."

This got Hu Li displeased, her face stretching longer with annoyance.

"Xiang Mei, what you're saying is wrong. Don't you know the situation at home? Who asked you to be so useless, incapable of finding a good job for your brother? If we don't subsidize a little, how are they supposed to live?" In Hu Li's generation, frankly speaking, there's still more affection for sons than for daughters.

The secret money that was supposed to be untouched, but if the son asks a few times, and cries about poverty, in the end the money always comes out. Not a cent for the daughter-in-law to spend, but giving to the son is seen as natural and right.

"Why can't they just earn it themselves?" Qin Xiangmei suddenly shouted, startling Hu Li quite a bit.

Qin Xiangmei had had enough, truly fed up with this entire family. Life at the Song Family was unbearable, and she was close to divorcing Song Wang. It would have been fine if Hu Li, as a parent, couldn't offer any help, but instead she kept dragging Qin Xiangmei down, like a blood-sucking leech, utterly repulsive.

And right now, Hu Li's greedy expression genuinely made her feel the urge to go mad.

If it were Qin Xiangyang, if that brother would acknowledge her, just him alone would be better than the whole Qin Family combined.

She followed in Song Wang's footsteps, with a snap shutting the door, leaving Hu Li locked outside in the living room.

Hu Li was not temperless. She kicked the table forcefully, swearing, "What do you all take me for? Was raising you all easy for me? Now it's finally time for me to enjoy your success, but everyone's just driving me mad. Do I owe you something? Ungrateful wolves."

While cursing, she rummaged through the house, trying to find something valuable to keep for herself. She wasn't stupid; now that Qin Xiangmei was pregnant and supposedly under her care, in reality, Hu Li was just a hired old woman, getting a mere thousand yuan a month, which was nothing. She still needed to save money to find a good job for her son. Although she had searched the house inside and out countless times already, she still wasn't giving up, determined to find something.

"What's the use of having a daughter?" she continued her rant. "She doesn't even take care of the home, and what's the point of marrying a city man? I see that these city people are heartless, not one good thing about them."