Reborn in the 1970s, remarried to a powerful but childless man, her scumbag husband is furious.

Chapter 26 Deciding to Be Kinder to Myself

Huo Yanchuan looked at the collar that Zhou Dayong was grabbing, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

He then easily grabbed Zhou Dayong's arm and threw him over his shoulder.

Zhou Dayong was thrown violently to the ground, while Huo Yanchuan merely stretched his shoulders, looked down at Zhou Dayong on the ground, and coldly said, "Zhou Dayong, openly attacking a superior, are you trying to rebel?"

"Oh dear, Dayong!" He Cuihua saw that Zhou Dayong had also been beaten, so she ran over to help her son.

"If you want to make a fuss about this today, I'll see it through to the end, or you can take your family to see a doctor right now to check on your injuries." Huo Yanchuan directly threw out two options to Zhou Dayong to choose from.

Zhou Dayong got up from the ground and glanced at Wenrou and Huo Yanchuan with a sinister look.

Then, with He Cuihua's help, they carried the still unconscious Zhou Chunmei to a nearby medical station to treat her injuries.

He remembered this incident; he was not finished with Huo Yanchuan and Wenrou.

After hearing about what had happened at home, Shen Qingshuang rushed to the medical station.

She didn't expect that Zhou Dayong's family would not only come looking for her, but also cause such trouble, offending Huo Yanchuan, that devil, as soon as they arrived.

Zhou Chunmei suffered only minor injuries. Once the wounds were treated, she would be fine. Apart from the unsightly injuries on her face, there were no other major problems.

Zhou Dayong was relieved to learn this.

"Dayong, what happened?" Shen Qingshuang asked as soon as she entered the medical station.

Upon hearing that Shen Qingshuang had arrived, Zhou Dayong pulled her aside and introduced her to He Cuihua, saying, "Mom, this is my wife, Qingshuang."

He Cuihua could tell from Shen Qingshuang's clothes and appearance that her family must be rich, so she was very enthusiastic towards her.

"Oh my, you must be Qing Shuang. I often hear my husband Dayong mention you in his letters. Now that I see you, you are truly beautiful. You and Dayong are a match made in heaven."

Shen Qingshuang actually looked down on people from the countryside, which was why she had always been unwilling to let Zhou Dayong's family members come to the residential compound.

However, seeing He Cuihua's enthusiasm, she didn't know what to say and could only awkwardly greet her politely, "Hello, Auntie."

Although she and Zhou Dayong have now registered their marriage and are considered husband and wife, the Shen family still doesn't know about her marriage. They haven't formally met her parents yet, and there's no custom of addressing each other by name, so she really can't bring herself to address them now.

He Cuihua felt a little dissatisfied when she heard Shen Qingshuang address her so distantly, but she didn't show it on her face.

Zhou Dayong, however, spoke up to correct her, saying, "Qingshuang, now that we're married, according to our village's customs, you should also call her 'Mom'."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingshuang's expression turned slightly displeased.

Seeing this, He Cuihua took Shen Qingshuang's hand and said with a smile, "It's just a form of address. Call me whatever you want. My dear daughter, now that you've married my Dayong, you're my own daughter. Let's live a good life together as a family."

Shen Qingshuang was surprised that He Cuihua was so understanding. She nudged Zhou Dayong with her hand in dissatisfaction and looked at He Cuihua, saying, "Auntie is still the best to me."

Seeing how well the two of them got along, Zhou Dayong didn't say anything more.

They waited at the medical station for a while until Zhou Chunmei woke up before returning to the family compound.

After all that commotion, it was almost noon, and Wenrou started preparing to cook.

After leaving the family compound, Huo Yanchuan had to go to the city with Political Commissar Zhao, so he didn't eat lunch at home.

Upon learning that Huo Yanchuan was going to the city, Wenrou quickly stopped him.

She took a ten-yuan note from her pocket and put it in his hand.

Huo Yanchuan looked at her with some confusion, wondering what she was trying to do.

Then he heard Wenrou plead with him, "Since you're going to the city, could you spare some time to go to the department store? I heard they sell face cream there, could you buy me a few boxes?"

She didn't pay much attention to skincare back in the countryside, where the sandstorms weren't as bad as here.

She has been here for more than half a month now, and her skin has become dry and cracked from being exposed to the wind all day.

In her past life, she was busy earning money to support the Zhou family, which made her look older than forty when she was only thirty.

Zhou Chunmei was only two years younger than her. At that time, she used her own money to take care of her skin and dress up, making her look more than ten years younger than her.

The thought of this made Wenrou feel uncomfortable.

In this life, she will change herself. From now on, she will take good care of her skin and dress herself up properly. She absolutely cannot be like she was in her previous life.

Huo Yanchuan was taken aback, but had no choice but to agree.

"Okay, I'll go check it out when I have time."

Seeing that Wenrou was still wearing the same clothes she had worn when she first arrived, with two large braids and a headscarf on her head, without any other decorations, she couldn't help but ask, "Do you need to buy anything else?"

Wenrou looked at Huo Yanchuan for a moment, then steeled herself and took out ten yuan from her pocket. "Then buy me two more hair ties, and if you have enough money, buy me a woolen coat too."

I heard that the clothes in the city are more stylish, and there are also many more kinds of skin care products.

Now that she's started earning money, she can't treat herself badly anymore.

Huo Yanchuan noted down what Wenrou said, and after confirming that there was nothing else, he turned and left.

It's not easy to go to the city from here, so Wenrou told Huo Yanchuan everything she wanted to buy.

She'll check on the rest when she goes to fetch water next time. Last time she only went to the reservoir and didn't have time to visit other places.

At Zhou Dayong's house, He Cuihua cooks lunch, which makes his job a little easier.

After Zhou Chunmei woke up, she kept demanding that Wenrou pay back the money. After being scolded by Zhou Dayong, she became much more obedient.

She pulled Shen Qingshuang aside to talk, and noticing how good Shen Qingshuang's skin looked, she asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, what skincare products do you use? I heard that people in the city all use face cream, is that right?"

Shen Qingshuang was pulled along by Zhou Chunmei, who looked down on her for being a country bumpkin who had never even seen face cream.

Even with these thoughts in mind, she still nodded and said, "Yes."

Seeing this, Zhou Chunmei said without any politeness, "Sister-in-law, your family is so rich, you must use a lot of face cream, right? Could you give me a box? I'd like to try it too."

Shen Qingshuang frowned, looking at Zhou Chunmei's current state, and said somewhat impatiently, "Let's talk about it when your face has healed."

Mentioning this only made Zhou Chunmei angrier at Wenrou.

"That shameless slut Wenrou ruined me like this, I'm not done with her yet."

After Zhou Chunmei finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something and asked Shen Qingshuang, "Sister-in-law, what do you think would happen if someone in the army got pregnant with a spy's child?"