Chapter 1: Beating the Mother-in-Law After Transmigrating

【Time-travel + Military Marriage + Crazy Criticism + Family Matters】

Time-travel! Time-travel! Time-travel!!!

Late 1980s –

Linjia Village, Dagua Town

“Shen Yuchu fell into the river!”

“That lazy wife is dead!”

“Mrs. Lin, quickly take your daughter-in-law back…”

“Her hands and feet are cold, is she dead?”

“…”

The crowd chattered, carrying Shen Yuchu back to the Lin family home.

Shen Yuchu’s mind was hazy. She was a returned economics PhD, carrying a financial plan back to China, but unexpectedly, the plane encountered severe turbulence and had an accident.

In a daze, Shen Yuchu saw people swaying before her, wearing loose, long clothes and trousers.

“Mrs. Lin, look, your daughter-in-law is back. She just fell into the river.”

The “Mrs. Lin” being addressed was none other than Shen Yuchu’s mother-in-law, Shen Chunfen.

At that moment, Shen Chunfen was busy packing sweet potatoes and peanuts for her daughter.

Her daughter, Lin Hui, worked in the city, supposedly married to the son of the canning factory manager.

However, she returned to her parents’ home every few days, taking things with her each time, even though she lived in the city. She constantly complained about the hardships of city life.

“…”

Shen Yuchu was carried onto the bed in the Lin family home, still dazed.

Her sister-in-law, holding a child, walked over and kicked Shen Yuchu’s legs twice. “She’s not dead. She’s eaten our Lin family’s food for three years and hasn’t even laid an egg.”

Mother-in-law Shen Chunfen packed the last of the sweet potatoes for her daughter, Lin Hui, even helping her load them onto a three-wheeled cart using a snakeskin bag.

“Xiaohui, I’ll put this quilt on top. You and the child can sit on it, and you won’t be cold. Cover yourselves up well, Mom will send you to the station.”

Lin Hui placed the child on the cart. She turned and saw Shen Yuchu’s hairpin. In two quick steps, she snatched the hairpin from Shen Yuchu’s head.

Lin Hui tossed it in her hand, muttering, “Sopping wet.” Then, she put it on her own head and asked Shen Chunfen, “Mom, do you think it looks good on me?”

Shen Chunfen adored her daughter, constantly praising her to everyone, saying how capable she was, how she was a college graduate—a rarity in their village.

In that era, it was incredibly difficult for women to attend university. Therefore, Shen Chunfen constantly boasted about her daughter’s intelligence and accomplishments.

However, she had prevented her son from attending university, claiming there wasn’t enough money for both her daughter and son to study, insisting that a year less wouldn’t matter. He ended up attending a military academy. Fortunately, after graduation, Lin Xuan stayed in the army, rising from platoon leader to, it was rumored, major and battalion commander.

However, Shen Yuchu hadn’t received a penny of his three years’ allowance. It was said that Lin Xuan had been sending all his allowance home.

Shen Yuchu, already dizzy and lightheaded, was further jolted by Lin Hui suddenly yanking her hair, causing her to fully regain consciousness.

Shen Yuchu frowned and opened her eyes.

…Where…

…Where was she?

…Wasn’t she on a plane?

After sitting up, the biting winter wind brought her back to reality.

She had transmigrated.

At first, she thought she was reading a novel, but now she realized she had truly transmigrated into the novel, becoming the Shen Yuchu of the story.

After opening her eyes, Shen Yuchu saw her mother-in-law, Shen Chunfen, seeing Lin Hui off on the three-wheeled cart.

Shen Yuchu shivered, “Achoo~” The cold made her sneeze again.

Regardless, Lin Hui was leaving, and she was freezing, so she wouldn’t bother with her. She just wanted to get warm.

However, her sneeze, accompanied by snot, landed on Lin Hui.

“Ugh!” Lin Hui exclaimed in disgust. “Shen Yuchu, how disgusting! This is a new outfit my husband bought me at the department store. What are you doing?”

Shen Chunfen, who was about to leave, got off the cart. Without a word, she slapped Shen Yuchu. “You useless hen who hasn’t laid an egg in three years! You eat and drink from our family, and now you’ve dirtied your sister’s new clothes? Do you want to die?!”

This slap completely stunned Shen Yuchu.

Damn…

She, a returned economics PhD, could calculate accounts in a blink of an eye, but she couldn’t deal with this old woman.

Although she was a social elite, she preferred to slack off and lay flat. Even then, she had never received such treatment, and now she had been slapped by Shen Chunfen.

Shen Yuchu immediately flew into a rage. Ignoring her wet clothes, she pounced on Shen Chunfen.

She grabbed Shen Chunfen’s hair, picked up a shoe, and started hitting her face.

【Slap, slap, slap】

“Aaaah…She’s beating her mother-in-law!”

“A daughter-in-law is rebelling, beating her mother-in-law…”

“Aaaah…”

The beaten Shen Chunfen screamed.

Beating one’s mother-in-law was highly condemned, especially in rural areas.

Although the people here were gossipy, they were generally law-abiding and believed in filial piety.

However, the transmigrated Shen Yuchu followed only one rule: You treat me well, I treat you well. You treat me badly, I treat you badly!!

Seeing this, Lin Hui was stunned, as she had never seen Shen Yuchu like this before.

The previous Shen Yuchu was a doormat, meek and mild, even helping her mother-in-law hold the bags when she was packing sweet potatoes.

Now, she had actually fought back?

After a moment of shock, Lin Hui decided to help her mother. She grabbed Shen Yuchu’s hair. “Shen Yuchu, are you crazy? How dare you hit Mom?”

Shen Yuchu, who was still on top of Shen Chunfen, turned her head and spat in Lin Hui’s face!

Lin Hui, disgusted, let go and wiped her face. “Shen Yuchu, you’re crazy!”

“You crazy woman, you dared to spit on me?”

“Ugh~ So disgusting!” Lin Hui cried as she wiped her face.

Meanwhile, Shen Yuchu, holding Shen Chunfen’s head, slammed it repeatedly against the ground until Shen Chunfen was seeing stars.

Then, she got up and charged at Lin Hui!