Chapter 2

Wang Qinghe’s eyes were filled with a thick, sticky emotion, which made Bai Xiuxiu even angrier.

Her husband was definitely a love-brained fool!

She hadn’t done any heavy work at all. She had only fainted because of her sudden rebirth!

Bai Xiuxiu silently stared at him, her heart filled with a complex mix of emotions.

She was touched by his unwavering devotion, but she couldn’t help but resent him. Why couldn’t he take better care of her and their children?

Wang Qinghe was a little panicked. A hint of panic appeared on his handsome face.

Why was his wife angry?

“Xiuxiu, I told Mom this afternoon that you shouldn’t go to work.”

He said, coming over to help her.

Bai Xiuxiu leaned into his strength, letting him carry her into his arms. She took a few sips of water, but her heavy heart didn’t lighten at all.

She knew that the fifth sister-in-law was ruthless and a favorite of heaven. As a cannon fodder character, if she died, her husband would go crazy.

For the sake of her precious daughter and son, and for this man, she couldn’t die!

As for trying to curry favor with the fifth sister-in-law, Zhou Jiaojiao, like everyone else? That was absolutely out of the question!

She wasn’t made of mud. Although the fifth sister-in-law hadn’t directly killed her, it was indirectly related to her!

She hadn’t forgotten the incident where Zhou Jiaojiao tried to take her two children away in her previous life!

Moreover, her death, before Wang Qinghe’s death, had already revealed some clues. Someone had seen her being pushed into the river that day. It was Zhou Jiaojiao’s brother-in-law who pushed her!

In addition, the people in this family had been bullying her two precious children, both overtly and covertly!

After her death in her previous life, Zhou Jiaojiao, having discovered her husband’s suspicion of this family, even used her precious daughter to continue her black market business. She tricked her daughter, saying that she needed her help to deliver something, but in reality, she was sending her to her black market contact!

They kidnapped her daughter together, and Wang Qinghe, in order to save his child, almost lost his life.

Her daughter was only ten years old at the time!

She was already being very kind by not grabbing a knife and demanding Zhou Jiaojiao’s life!

Furthermore, those who tried to curry favor with Zhou Jiaojiao might not be truly lucky!

Whenever Zhou Jiaojiao encountered some good fortune, someone would suffer misfortune!

She found a ginseng in the mountains, and that day, someone in the mountains was bitten by a poisonous snake. She found a wild boar caught in a trap, and someone immediately broke their leg in the mountains. The better her finds, the worse the misfortune of those around her.

And these people all had one thing in common: they had gone out with Zhou Jiaojiao!

This was something her husband had secretly observed after she became a ghost, and she had seen it too.

She didn’t believe that Zhou Jiaojiao didn’t know this, it was so obvious!

She even suspected that Zhou Jiaojiao was using her own good luck to harm others!

After listing all of Zhou Jiaojiao’s evil deeds in her mind, Bai Xiuxiu became even more determined in her thoughts! She absolutely could not curry favor with Zhou Jiaojiao. There were still two years left before her future death, and in those two years, she had to find a way to avoid her fate.

She had to protect her two children and her unlucky husband!

“Xiuxiu? What’s wrong with you? Should I call Old Zhang to come over again? Did you hit your head?” Wang Qinghe was anxious.

His wife was suddenly silent.

“You hit your head!” Bai Xiuxiu glared at him. Unlucky man! He didn’t care about his son and daughter, and she remembered it all!

Wang Qinghe was relieved to hear her speak. “It’s good that you’re okay. You rest here, I’ll go home and get you some food.”

“No, we’ll go back together. I’m fine. The fifth brother just got married, and the food has been good at home these past two days. You bring it over, that old woman at our house definitely won’t give me any good food. At least we can get our fair share at home!”

Besides, if she didn’t go back, what if her mother-in-law didn’t give her two children enough food? Her husband was usually like a mute!

With that, Bai Xiuxiu was about to get up.

“Don’t move, I’ll carry you back.” Wang Qinghe quickly squatted in front of her.

As an old married couple, Bai Xiuxiu didn’t bother with him, and she got on his back.

“Going back already? Your wife needs to rest for the next few days. Don’t let her do any work.” Old Zhang, the village doctor, reminded them kindly as he saw the couple leaving.

Two years ago, Old Zhang’s grandson had gone missing in the mountains. It was Wang Qinghe who happened to come across him in the mountains and brought him back.

So Old Zhang wanted to take care of this young couple.

Bai Xiuxiu, on her husband’s back, heard his words and suddenly had an idea. “Uncle Zhang, should I lie down for ten days or half a month?”

Old Zhang was stunned. He wanted to say no, but seeing the couple’s cooperative attitude, he said, “Yes, ten days or half a month!”

Wang Qinghe was even more nervous. “Should we go to the county hospital?”

“What for? Uncle Zhang said so. Okay, carry me home quickly!” Bai Xiuxiu pinched his cheek and urged him to go home.

The Wang family lived in the third street on the east side of the village. The houses here were close together, one after another. Their house was the third one.

The walls were made of rammed earth, taller than a person.

As they entered the courtyard, they were greeted by their house. The Wang family originally had three large rooms and two firewood sheds.

The head of the family was Wang Shoucheng and Zhao Guifen, the old couple.

Since marrying Wang Shoucheng, Zhao Guifen had given birth to five sons. She was the one who called the shots in the Wang family!

In the courtyard, Zhao Guifen’s old face was cold, her slanted eyes scanning every corner of the courtyard! She picked out the daughters-in-law who were working in the yard, looking for any mistakes.

As soon as she saw Wang Qinghe carrying Bai Xiuxiu back, she became even more displeased, her nose and eyes full of disdain. “What? You know how to come back? I thought you two had died outside! You pretend to be dead when it’s time to work, and you come back smelling the food when it’s time to eat.”

“What kind of heartless monsters are you in this house!”

Wang Qinghe, with a handsome face, didn’t show any displeasure. He looked up at his mother, Zhao Guifen, before speaking, “Mom, Uncle Zhang said that Xiuxiu is seriously ill this time and needs to rest at home for ten days. I will do her work.”

“Bah! Don’t try to fool me! If she can work, you can use the energy you saved to do other work for the family! I said we shouldn’t have married such a jinx!” Zhao Guifen glared at her eldest daughter-in-law with venomous eyes.

Over the years, the eldest daughter-in-law had been secretly eating good things behind their backs! She knew it!

The eldest sister of Bai Xiuxiu had joined the army. She had heard that their life was good! They sent things back every year, and every year, the eldest daughter-in-law only gave her a small portion!

Out of several large packages, she only got one-tenth.

Whenever she mentioned it, this damn woman would pretend not to hear. No matter how she threatened her, she wouldn’t budge!

Dare she not give this dead woman food, she would make a fuss and refuse to let the eldest son go to work and earn work points.

Dare she say a bad word about her, she would make a fuss and go to the Women’s Federation of the commune, claiming she was wronged.

She was a complete scoundrel!

She was so unlucky to have married such a daughter-in-law!

The wife of the fifth son was much better. Although she had only been married for a day, she had already laid an extra egg from the two old hens in the morning! She looked so lucky!

Bai Xiuxiu lay on her husband’s back with a blank expression. After her mother-in-law finished her rant, she spoke coldly, “You keep calling me a jinx. What era is this? Are you trying to spread superstition? I heard that reporting superstition can get you ten eggs…”

“You dare!” Zhao Guifen jumped up in fright.

“What do I dare? You have no shame, and I can’t do good things?

What do you mean my husband can help the family with other work if he doesn’t help me with work? Is this house just for me and Qinghe? Did your other four sons die?”