Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

In the morning, Xia Yichu woke up, glanced at her watch, and saw it was a little past seven. Thinking of the chicken from yesterday, she immediately got up. Outside, she saw her aunt hanging clothes in the yard, and the chicken eating vegetable leaves.

"Auntie"

"Hey, Xiao Chu, go brush your teeth and wash your face, I'll go cook you some dumplings."

"it is good"

Xia Yichu was quite happy to see that the chickens were alright, wondering if her spring water would be a spiritual spring like in the novel.

That way, her uncle wouldn't die of illness like he did in his previous life. She planned to take him to Kyoto on October 1st to get him checked out at the hospital before she could feel at ease.

"Come and eat quickly!"

"it is good"

"Auntie, your dumplings are so delicious! I haven't had them in ages."

It had been a long time since she'd eaten dumplings. Before she went to Shenzhen in her previous life, even though she and Lin's mother had argued, Lin's mother still made dumplings for her before she left. That was the last time she ate dumplings made by Lin's mother. Too many things happened afterward, and she never ate them again.

"If you like it, I'll make it for you again in the future."

"Okay, I want my aunt to make dumplings for me for the rest of my life. No, I want my aunt to make dumplings for me in my next life and the life after that."

"Dream on! Your uncle is such a blockhead. I'd never marry him in my next life. Serving you all for one lifetime isn't enough; you want me to sacrifice my next life too?"

Although Lin's mother said this, she didn't really mean it. Lin Weidong wasn't good at saying nice things. But he gave her all the money he earned, and listened to her in all matters, big and small, at home. Her parents-in-law were reasonable, and the two brothers separated their households immediately after getting married.

She got along well with her sisters-in-law. If Lin Weihong hadn't fallen for Xia Guoan, a sent-down youth in Taoyuan Village, she wouldn't have died so young. Perhaps her parents would still be alive, and the whole family would be living happily together.

"Then in your next life, be reborn as a man, marry my uncle, and have him serve you."

"Haha, okay."

Lin's mother hadn't been this happy in a long time, when she heard her youngest son call to say that Xia Yichu had been admitted to university. She was both happy and worried. Lin Weihong's recklessness for a man was still fresh in her mind, and she was afraid that Xia Yichu would end up like her mother.

When Xiao Cheng called to say that Xiao Chu had registered, half of her anxiety subsided, and the other half was completely relieved when Xiao Chu came back and chatted with her.

"Auntie, where are Uncle and Xiao Cheng?"

"The father and son went out for a bike ride. Oh, by the way, Xiao Chu, the chicken you bought yesterday laid an egg. I'll go buy another one for you. We'll kill the chicken after it stops laying eggs."

Xia Yichu was a little surprised. The stall owner said that the old hen had stopped laying eggs, which was why it was being sold. Could it have drunk the spring water from the safety buckle and started laying eggs again?

"No, Auntie, I don't want to eat chicken."

Suddenly, Xia Yichu remembered something, finished the last dumpling, and ran to the yard to check on the chickens.

"Xiao Chu, why are you running so fast?"

"Auntie, where's the chicken?"

Xia Yichu remembered that one of the chickens she bought yesterday had a limp. The stall owner said he accidentally got it while catching it. Xia Yichu wanted to test if the spring water inside the safety buckle had any special effects, so she kept the limp chicken.

"On the persimmon tree"

Xia Yichu looked at the only tree in the yard, where a chicken was standing on a branch, and it didn't look lame at all.

"Auntie, is the chicken leg alright?"

"It's okay! What happened to its leg?"

Xia Yichu was a little excited; it must be the spring water inside the safety buckle that was working. Great! She'd change the water in the water tank at home later, but the water was lukewarm. She needed to find a way to get her aunt out of there.

"Xiao Chu, Xiao Chu, what are you daydreaming about?"

"Auntie, it's nothing. It's just that the chicken was tied up for too long yesterday, and I'm worried that there might be something wrong with its legs."

"No, I untied it before going to bed yesterday to prevent it from escaping. I even put it in a bamboo basket and gave it some food. When I woke up this morning, I saw it had laid an egg, so I let it out. It ran all over the yard without any problems."

"Auntie, may I have some roast chicken from Qingshan Town?"

Qingshan Town is the next town, about a 40-minute bike ride away. It takes about 20 minutes by bus, but there are only two buses a day, one in the morning and one at noon. It's already past 8 o'clock, and the morning bus is at 8 o'clock.

Her aunt can only go by bicycle now, and it takes two hours round trip plus shopping. The water should be cooled down by now. Her uncle won't go to the kitchen; she just needs to keep an eye on Xiao Cheng.

"Okay, you wait here, your aunt will go buy it for you now."

Lin's mother used to buy it a few times a month. Xia Yichu really liked the roast chicken from that restaurant in Qingshan Town, so she rode her bicycle away without saying a word.

Xia Yichu immediately emptied the water from the vat; thankfully, there wasn't much water. After emptying it, she immediately filled the vat with the spring water from the safety buckle.

She went to her room to get the fan. Luckily, the house had been renovated a few years ago, and there was a power outlet in the kitchen. Xia Yichu plugged in the fan and pointed it at the water tank. Then she closed the kitchen door, took out her textbooks, and sat outside the kitchen to read.

An hour later, she went into the kitchen and touched the water tank; the water was still a little warm. However, given the hot weather, even freshly turned-on tap water is a bit hot.

Before her uncle and Xiao Cheng returned, Xia Yichu took the fan back to her room. Looking at the groceries her aunt had bought that morning, Xia Yichu first put some rice in to cook, then washed the vegetables. She was going to Pengcheng after lunch, so she cooked early.

"Dad, let me do it."

Half an hour later, Xia Yichu heard the noise and came out to see her uncle's bicycle loaded with many things. Her uncle was holding the bicycle while Xiao Cheng unloaded the things.

"Uncle, why did you buy so much stuff?"

"Your sister is pregnant. Since you're going to the county town to catch the bus later, I'll buy her some things. Xiao Chu, Pengcheng has everything. It's too far to carry these things. I'll give you the money; you can buy whatever you want."

Fearing Xia Yichu might overthink things, Lin's father quickly explained that he had taken Xiao Cheng out for a walk that morning. When he returned, the shopkeeper called him to answer a phone call; his eldest daughter was calling to say she was pregnant, over a month along.

He didn't even go home. He went out shopping with Xiao Cheng and only just got back now. He didn't bring much money with him and had to borrow money from the shopkeeper. Suqin, who is Lin's mother, doesn't know that her daughter is pregnant yet.

Xia Yichu looked unwell. She remembered that her sister had also become pregnant around this time in her previous life. Xiao Cheng's accident, coupled with her uncle's illness, resulted in the loss of the child; she didn't know the specifics of how.

"Uncle, I have money, and Pengcheng has everything, so you don't need to buy me anything."

In the past, Xia Yichu never questioned when Lin Xingyao's parents bought her things. Chen Shaoping kept telling her that her uncle and aunt were biased, and at first, she told him not to say such things.

Later, as Chen Shaoping mentioned it more often, she was gradually influenced and had an outburst when her eldest uncle used the TV purchase tickets sent to her by her younger uncle to buy a TV for Lin Xingyao as part of her dowry.

Xia Yichu made a scene, but actually, the ticket was given to Lin Xingyao by Lin Weinan, who is Xia Yichu's uncle. Lin Xingyao was getting married, and Lin Weinan was too busy with work to come back, so he specially found her a TV ticket and eight hundred yuan.

It was simply placed together with the things sent to Xia Yichu, making Xia Yichu think it was for her.

"What money do you have as a student? You're not allowed to do such tiring work in the future. Your uncle and I can support you. Come back to visit your aunt and me during your holidays. You can also go to your uncle's place next summer."

Xia Yichu, fighting back tears, said, "Okay."