A fierce wife enters the house: She helps up a house full of spineless people.

The freshly made white flour flatbreads were glistening with oil. Grandma Chen, sitting in the main seat, reached out and tore off a large piece, stuffing it into her mouth and chewing heartily. Chen Xiufen followed closely behind, grabbing two flatbreads and placing them protectively in her bowl.

Chen Yuxiang stood by the table, holding a bowl of thin, watery rice porridge. She watched as the last bit of flour in the pot was eaten, and a tightness in her chest tightened.

"What are you looking at? What's wrong with me eating two of your pancakes?" Old Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes. "You spendthrift woman, you have a perfectly good life, but you insist on being kicked back to this dilapidated house. You still have the nerve to look?"

Chen Yuxiang lowered her head, not daring to utter a sound. She turned to look at Chen Tianfang, who was squatting on the threshold drinking porridge.

Chen Tianfang held the broken porcelain bowl and drank the coarse rice porridge sip by sip. He heard Old Mrs. Chen cursing, but didn't even raise his head.

He knew perfectly well that his mother was the type to forget everything after a few days of hardship. After living in the brick house for a few days and eating meat a few times, she forgot the days when she was exploited in the old house and even wanted to act like a mother-in-law in front of Jinzhu.

Jinzhu was determined to set the rules this time. If he interfered and stood up for his mother, she would cause even bigger trouble next time. She had to bear this hardship herself.

After finishing the last mouthful of porridge, Chen Tianfang put down the bowl, got up, and walked out of the courtyard.

Chen Yuxiang watched her son's retreating figure, tears welling in her eyes. She regretted it. This dilapidated house was drafty, and they couldn't even get a decent meal. She wanted to go back to the new house, to eat braised pork, and to sleep in a soft, comfortable bed. But she couldn't bring herself to ask Wang Jinzhu for help.

For three consecutive days, Chen Tianfang went to the new house to knock on the door.

On the first day, the gate was tightly closed.

The next day, the door opened a crack, and Wang Xiaobao poked his head out: "Brother-in-law, Jinzhu said that the people from Chenjia Village are not allowed to come in. You can go back now." The door slammed shut.

On the third day, Chen Tianfang stood outside the gate, watching the workers carrying soap in and out of the workshop, his brows furrowed into a deep knot.

At first, he thought Jinzhu was just putting on an act for his parents, and taking the opportunity to kick him out as well, to give him a hard time. He thought that after a couple of days, her anger would subside, and she would naturally let him go back.

Now it seems that Jinzhu wasn't joking.

She didn't even want him anymore.

Chen Tianfang stood there, his mind racing. His parents deserved to be kicked out, but he couldn't stay in the old house forever. The people there were scheming all the time; he was fed up with just looking at them. He had to go back to the new house; he had to stay with his wife.

"I am a member of the Wang family!"

Chen Tianwei's crisp shout that night suddenly exploded in Chen Tianfang's mind.

Chen Tianfang's eyes lit up.

Yes. The Wang family can live in the new house, but the Chen family can't. So why doesn't he just become a member of the Wang family?

Chen Tianfang turned and left, striding quickly out of the village and heading towards Yongning County.

Yongning County Government Office, Household Registration Office.

The registrar sat behind his long desk, flipping through the household registers without even lifting his eyelids: "What business do you have here?"

Chen Tianfang stepped forward, took out two taels of silver from his pocket, and gently placed it on the table. This was his private savings from hunting, which he had never handed over, and it would come in very handy today.

"My lord, I wish to change my registered residence," Chen Tianfang said calmly.

The registrar glanced at the two taels of silver, then scooped it up and slipped it into his sleeve. He looked up, a slight smile appearing on his face: "Change of registration? How does that work?"

"I've married into the family," Chen Tianfang said, pointing to the household register. "Chen Family Village, Chen Tianfang. Married into Wang Family Village, Wang Jinzhu's family."

The registrar dipped his brush in ink: "He takes his wife's surname after marrying into the family. Should he change his name?"

"Change it." Chen Tianfang said without hesitation, "Wang Tianfang."

The registrar wrote swiftly and skillfully, crossing out "Chen Tianfang" and adding "Wang Tianfang" in the household register. He then took out a document bearing the official seal of the county government and handed it over.

"Keep this safe. From today onwards, you are Wang Tianfang."

Wang Tianfang took the document, blew on the ink to dry it, carefully folded it, and tucked it into his pocket. He walked out of the county government gate and took a deep breath.

Those two taels of silver were well spent.

In the afternoon, Chen Tianfang pushed open the workshop door again. Wang Xiaobao stepped forward and blocked his way: "Tianfang, why are you here again? My sister said..."

"Third Brother." Wang Tianfang interrupted him, reached into his pocket, took out the household registration document, and walked directly past Wang Xiaobao to Wang Jinzhu.

Wang Jinzhu looked at him without saying a word.

Wang Tianfang unfolded the document and handed it to Wang Jinzhu with both hands: "Look."

Wang Jinzhu glanced at it. Black and white characters, the county government seal.

"Wang Tianfang?" Wang Jinzhu raised an eyebrow, her gaze shifting from the document to Wang Tianfang's face.

"Yes. Wang Tianfang." Wang Tianfang met her gaze, standing ramrod straight. "I'm a member of the Wang family, and I'm coming back to live here."

Wang Jinzhu stared at him for three seconds, then suddenly laughed.

She hadn't expected this man, who usually seemed so quiet and reserved, to be so quick-witted at a crucial moment. This move completely blocked the Chen family's path. He married into the family and changed his surname. In this era, it took immense courage for a man to go this far.

"Okay, then pack your things and come back."

Wang Tianfang grinned.

Evening, at the Chen family's old house.

The family was gathered around a broken table, drinking a thick porridge. Old Mrs. Chen grumbled and complained as she drank, saying the porridge wasn't filling enough. Chen Yuxiang kept her head down, finding it utterly tasteless.

The courtyard gate was pushed open, and Wang Tian strode into the main room.

Old Mrs. Chen put down her bowl, her triangular eyes glaring: "Where have you been? I haven't seen you all day! Don't you have any chores to do around the house?"

Chen Yuxiang looked up, a glimmer of hope in her eyes: "Tianfang, did you go and beg Jinzhu? Did she agree to let us go back?"

Wang Tianfang ignored Old Lady Chen, walked straight to the corner, and picked up his gray cloth bundle.

"What are you doing?" Chen Shi stood up, looking at his son's actions.

"I came back to get some clothes." Wang Tianfang slung his bundle over his shoulder. "I won't be living here anymore."

Chen Xiufen sneered from the side, "Oh, so they've been completely kicked out? They can't even get into their new house, can they?"

Wang Tianfang turned to look at Chen Xiufen and said calmly, "I'm going back to the new house."

The room fell silent the moment these words were spoken.

Chen Yuxiang suddenly stood up, knocking over the bench: "Jinzhu agreed to let you go back? What about us? When does she want us to go back?"

"She didn't let you go back," Wang Tianfang said, looking at Chen Yuxiang. "She only told me to go back."

Why did she agree to let you reply?

Wang Tianfang took out a copy of the household registration document from his pocket, walked to the table, and said, "Look carefully." He pointed to the words on it, "My name is Wang Tianfang. I've married into the family. I'm a member of the Wang family now. Of course I can live in the Wang family's house."

Chen Shi stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Old Mrs. Chen nearly fainted, unable to catch her breath. Pointing at Wang Tianfang, her fingers trembling like leaves, she cried out, "You...you unfilial son! You actually married into the family! You've disgraced the Chen family!"

Chen Yuxiang was completely dumbfounded. Her son had married into the family? Her son had changed his surname? What was she then? She no longer even had the status of a mother-in-law!

Chen Tianrun, holding a bowl, stood by the door, looking at the bundle on Wang Tianfang's shoulder, and tugged at his hand, refusing to let go: "Brother! Take me with you! I want to have the surname Wang too! I want to go back to the new house!"

Wang Tianfang pried his hands off and looked at Chen Shi: "Dad, Mom. From now on, you two should live a good life in the old house. If you have any problems, don't come to the new house to find me, go to the village chief."

After saying that, Wang Tianfang turned around, walked out of the main room, and strode out of the courtyard gate.

As the night breeze blew by, Wang Tianfang felt relaxed all over.

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