Reborn as an 80s-aged woman, her unfilial son begs for forgiveness on his knees.

Li Wenjun paused for a moment, his chopsticks hovering in mid-air, and said, "Dad, how would I know how to cook?"

Li Jianguo glared at him: "If you don't know how, then learn! Your mother can spoil you, but I won't."

"Your wife is gone, but someone still needs to do the housework."

Li Wenjun opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't dare to talk back, and silently ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice.

This meal was brought back by my father from a state-run restaurant. Although it looked alright, it was cold and hard to eat, like chewing on a clump of tasteless cotton.

He remembered his mother's cooking, those steaming hot scallion pancakes, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, bursting with flavor with every bite.

And then there's the millet porridge she cooks, so thick and creamy, paired with her homemade pickled vegetables—it's incredibly comforting.

But now, even getting a hot meal has become a luxury for him.

Li Wenjun swallowed the cold rice in his mouth hard, feeling a tightness in his chest.

Does this family really have to go on without Mom?

At Li Wenhai's home on the other side.

"Caifeng, don't even think about slacking off and making me cook for you, take care of the kids, and wash the dishes."

I came here to help you, not to be your maid.

Liu Cuihua slammed her apron on the table, put her hands on her hips, and glared at He Caifeng.

He Caifeng was soothing her crying child when she heard this. She looked up and forced a smile, saying, "Mom, what are you saying? How could I dare to let you be my nanny?"

The main reason is that I had been working all morning and was exhausted, so I was thinking of resting for a while after lunch.

Mom, I know you're working very hard, but I haven't been idle either.

"If Wenhai and I don't go to work, how will this family survive?"

When my mother returned from the old house that day, she saw that she had been beaten and wanted to go back to the old house to demand an explanation, but He Caifeng stopped her.

She knew in her heart that if this matter blew up, she would lose face.

"You good-for-nothing."

He was beaten up and didn't dare to utter a sound!

Now you're actually coming back and expect me to cook and serve you?

What, you trying to bully me, a country bumpkin?

"If it weren't for the fact that you have no one to take care of your children, I would have gone back to the countryside long ago!"

He Caifeng's face turned pale, and she almost dropped the child in her arms.

She bit her lip, her eyes reddening, but her voice softened: "Mom, calm down, that's not what I meant."

But as you can see, my mother-in-law is in that state now. I can't possibly take time off work to stay home every day, can I?

If you really don't care about us, what will happen to this child?

Liu Cuihua snorted, glanced at her wailing grandson, and finally softened.

She snatched the child away, muttering, "Alright, alright, I won't wash the dishes, but you'll have to pay extra."

With two more adults joining the meal, the expenses naturally increased.

The money she saved was used to support her sons.

He Caifeng's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.

"Mom, can we not talk about money?"

You know Wenhai is currently worried about going abroad, and the family is strapped for cash. Where would we get any extra money for you?

Over the years, they have given a lot of money to the wife's family, but the wife's family is only willing to lend out 300 yuan, and they have agreed that it must be paid back in two years.

Upon hearing this, Liu Cuihua's face darkened again: "No money? What will you eat if you have no money?"

Didn't you used to eat at your mother-in-law's?

Then you should go back and let her serve you.

Li Wenhai was driven crazy by the noise. He came out of the room, frowned, and said, "Mom, I'll give you forty-nine yuan a month."

You and my father-in-law are eating and staying here, and I haven't said a word about it.

Forty-nine yuan is enough to cover expenses for a month, even if we add two more people to the household.

If you don't want to stay here anymore, then go back to your hometown.

I hired a nanny to take care of the kids and cook for us; it wouldn't even cost 49 yuan a month.

Upon hearing this, Liu Cuihua trembled with anger: "Well, you heartless wretch! I've worked so hard to take care of your children, and you want to kick me out because you think I eat too much!"

"Fine, I'm leaving. Let's see where you can find such a cheap nanny!"

He Caifeng quickly grabbed Liu Cuihua's arm, her voice trembling with tears: "Mom, don't go. Wenhai is just being stubborn. Don't take it to heart."

Wenhai, you should say less.

Li Wenhai snorted coldly and turned to go back to his room.

Mrs. He glanced at her husband, who didn't dare to utter a single word, and couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

She didn't want to go back to her hometown.

Rural farm work is arduous; it's nothing compared to the carefree life in the city.

If she really went back, even if she didn't have to work in the fields, at the very least, she would still have to cook for her family of more than ten people every day.

A family of more than ten people would eat three large sheets of rolled noodles in one meal.

Just thinking about it made her scalp tingle.

Furthermore, rural toilets are dirty and smelly, freezing cold in winter, and plagued by mosquitoes in summer.

Unlike in the city, where you can just flush the toilet and get clean, and there are public bathhouses for bathing.

She was really unwilling to go back like this.

Liu Cuihua rolled her eyes and said, "Your mother-in-law is really outrageous."

Does your husband's grandmother know she's getting a divorce?

He Caifeng's eyes lit up immediately.

Yes.

Why didn't she think of this?

Grandma really cares about her college student grandson, Li Wenhai.

If he knew his grandson and son had been wronged, would he really ignore it?

He Caifeng immediately had an idea. She wiped away her tears and whispered, "Mom, you're right. I'll go talk to Grandma right now."

Zhang Wenying lived a very comfortable life.

They don't have to take care of their family members all day long, and no one cares even if they eat meat every meal.

But Li Wenhai was not an option.

He was already a useless man, pampered by Zhang Wenying. Now that the eldest son wasn't coming back, the second and third sons still needed to eat.

This was tough on Li Wenhai, who clumsily tried to start a fire and cook, either burning the rice or overcooking the vegetables.

The meal I painstakingly prepared was met with disdain from my two sons, who simply pouted at it.

Eating out costs several dollars for a single meal. How much does he earn in a month?

It can't withstand such torment.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, cursing Zhang Wenying a thousand times in his heart.

Shameless old woman, you're already so old, yet you still try to follow the trend and file for divorce. Let's see how long you can enjoy your freedom outside!

Holding a grudge, Li Wenhai secretly went to find Ma Hongping.

Ma Hongping's husband was a truck driver who was away from home most of the year. She lived alone in the empty house and had long harbored feelings for Li Wenhai, an educated worker.

The two had been exchanging glances for years.

In addition, Ma Hongping's husband looks tall and strong, but he is impotent.

After going to the hospital, they said his sperm survival rate was low, and he would probably have difficulty having children in this lifetime.

Ma Hongping felt aggrieved, but she couldn't tell outsiders, so she could only channel her resentment into tenderness towards Li Wenhai.

The two quickly became lovers and had a son together, who is now thirteen years old.

Fortunately, the child looked like Ma Hongping, so no one thought of that.

Ma Hongping's husband also believed that the child was his own, and he doted on the child like the apple of his eye.