Those people had sheltered her, and in turn, the original host had taken care of them. Their bond was genuine.

With those people around, even when Lin Qingqing and others bullied her, the original host never took it to heart.

However, fate loves to play tricks. While it closed one door for the original host, it opened another.

Although the high fever had made it difficult for the original host to process emotions and acquire knowledge, it also made her fearless and unpredictable in temperament. She began to fight back against those who bullied her or made her unhappy. Life gradually improved. She no longer slaved away for the Lin family but instead lived quite well with those elderly men and women. It wasn’t until they passed away one by one—leaving her alone to roam freely in the wilderness—until the Lin family forced her into marriage, leading to disaster…

“It was those people who taught me how to fight back against the Lin family,” the original host wasn’t foolish, just fiercely determined. Lin Nannan defended her, “Only by doing so could I protect myself and avoid being blackmailed by the Lin family matriarch using the debt of saving my life.”

From her words, Lu Heng pieced together the sequence of events and concluded that his little wife had been underestimated.

She wasn’t foolish at all; in fact, she was quite knowledgeable. After all, those who had been sent down for re-education were no ordinary people. As long as they were willing to teach, Lin Nannan’s abilities were likely impressive.

“I spent a total of over ten years learning from them, and they taught me everything they knew. Do you think there’s anything I can’t do?” she said proudly.

Lu Heng pursed his lips, not sharing her optimism. He wasn’t as naive or hopeful as she was.

“Nannan, those people were indeed knowledgeable and taught you a lot, but in the end, they couldn’t change the harvest yields. Relying solely on farming, our lives won’t improve.” In fact, they might even struggle to achieve basic food security.

Seeing that he didn’t believe her, Lin Nannan wasn’t angry. After all, the current state of the country was such that this outcome wasn’t surprising.

Poor-quality seeds, outdated farming tools, physical labor that didn’t match the effort put in, and a lack of scientific farming methods—all of these factors contributed to the situation.

In fact, she didn’t even know if the seeds she had brought would sprout, but she still wanted to try.

Lin Nannan knew that his lack of confidence stemmed from his physical condition. She believed that even if she couldn’t farm, she could still support the family with her skills. The problem was figuring out how to convince him.

Looking at Lu Heng’s worried expression, she realized that no amount of eloquent persuasion would work on someone who lacked confidence. So, she simply gave up trying and said, “Anyway, you won’t go hungry. We’ll deal with the future when it comes.”

“Sister-in-law, are you ready? We’re leaving,” Lu Yuan’s voice called out from the yard just as Lu Heng was about to say something more.

“Okay, I’m coming!” Lin Nannan replied. Then, she looked down at Lu Heng and reiterated seriously, “I’m not getting a divorce. You can keep overthinking it. I’m heading to the fields now.”

With that, she ran off, leaving Lu Heng both amused and exasperated.

He watched her figure disappear from his sight and realized that his usually calm emotions had been profoundly shaken…

…

Meanwhile, Lin Nannan, happily skipping through the fields, had no idea how much turmoil she had stirred in Lu Heng, who had been on the brink of despair. Her mind was entirely focused on farming.

The whole village had already heard about Lin Qingqing and Lin Nannan’s bride swap. Since the Lu family had made no attempt to hide it, and the Lin family didn’t care to, word had spread quickly. So by now, the entire village knew that Lin Nannan had become the Lu family’s daughter-in-law and was being treated with importance. People couldn’t help but sigh, though it was unclear whether they were lamenting Lu Heng marrying a “foolish girl” or pitying Lin Nannan for her unfortunate fate.