Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space-Chapter 611 - 490: Lin Family Jingru

In the late afternoon, deep within an alley in the northern part of the city, Chen Jingru carefully smoothed the heap of sorghum flour on the small bowl in the kitchen.

Beside her, her mother, Mrs. Chen, sat by the stove and lit the fire. Seeing this, she sighed, "Put a little more, when Xiao Hui comes over later, don’t let the child go hungry."

Chen Jingru gently nodded, but her actions remained unchanged.

"Jingru, what exactly are you planning? If you really get divorced, life won’t be easy. How long can that old witch live? Outlive her, and your days will get better."

Chen Jingru paused with the small bowl in her hand, glanced at her mother with guilt, and kept her mouth shut without saying a word.

"Forget it, I can’t control you, even if I say something, you won’t listen. All the neighbors envy you, but who knows that you’re the most unhappy at home. If I had known, I wouldn’t have let you marry into the Lin Family back then...

You, you just wouldn’t listen. You were doing well in college, why did you run so far away? Look, if you hadn’t met Lin, you wouldn’t have suffered all these years...

Your niece is refusing to go to school, and I’m rushing to get your second sister-in-law to agree. Reading too many books makes people silly, what school, it’s better to work early and earn some money...

Women can’t be compared to men after all..."

Listening to her mother’s ramblings, Chen Jingru’s thoughts drifted along with her words, past events flashing in her mind.

Sigh... what’s the use of thinking about these things? She shook her head hard, taking out wild vegetable leaves and chopping them finely. Then she thought about how the family would eat gruel again tonight and couldn’t help but worry about what to do if her son was hungry.

"...Linzi, I don’t know how that child is doing. She was originally not close to us, and now, without food coupons sent over, she’ll hate us even more."

Chen Jingru frowned and said in a low voice, "At home, you better not mention this child, the sisters-in-law don’t like to hear it. I’ve already sent her food, she won’t starve."

Mrs. Chen looked at her daughter’s face, mulling over the words, "Don’t hold a grudge against your sisters-in-law. Linzi was brought up by her grandmother not to be close to our family. Now she’s asking for fifty pounds of food coupons. It’s no wonder the sisters-in-law aren’t happy. Look how close they are to Xiao Hui, it’s not about favoring boys over girls."

"I know. I didn’t raise my child well myself, why blame the sisters-in-law."

"That’s good. Life isn’t easy for anyone, not to mention, even in previous years, our family couldn’t spare that many food coupons. It was only last year that your eldest brother got promoted, and life got a bit easier at home."

Chen Jingru felt both sour and amused when she heard this. What sort of official is the director of a factory? She also knew her mother couldn’t read a character and didn’t explain.

After saying so much, Mrs. Chen also felt she had said enough. As long as her daughter understood the family’s difficulties and didn’t blame their maternal family, that was fine.

Truth be told, not to mention the daughters-in-law, she herself didn’t like her grandchildren associating with that granddaughter. Usually, looking down on the maternal family, or speaking oddly, was no big deal, who in the family would fuss with a child? But when it comes to causing harm, that’s unacceptable, how cruel could one be?

Fortunately, her grandson had no interactions with that child, otherwise, he might have been harmed without knowing it. Just thinking about that granddaughter’s nature, Mrs. Chen wished she would stay in the Northwest and not return. Otherwise, her eldest grandson might also get into trouble. Why did that child harm her own cousin? Wasn’t it just jealousy of seeing others living better? The eldest grandson living well would naturally make her uncomfortable, right?

Mrs. Chen’s thoughts were unknown to Chen Jingru, but she knew well that the maternal family was disdainful and no one wanted to bring it up. As she opened the pot lid and saw the water boiling, she quickly poured in the wild vegetables.

"Is Lin coming over? Don’t bring things over in the future. Is your father-in-law well?"

"My dad was about to come see you, but I stopped him. He just recovered from a cold, let’s wait a bit longer for you two elders to meet."

"People age like old machines that won’t turn. No, even that’s not right, old machines could be fixed, but people, they can’t even be repaired..."

In the kitchen, Mrs. Chen heard the conversation between her husband and son-in-law outside and pursed her lips. What’s so happy about that old fool? His precious Lin family, catching a cold, such a minor thing, who doesn’t get a headache or fever in the dead of winter?

But looking at her daughter, she still stood up and took the ladle, "You better go out. Your dad’ll be yelling for you in no time with his loud voice."

Chen Jingru was pushed aside by her mother but still remained standing there.

"Don’t be stubborn, the original match remains the best. Your dad won’t allow the divorce, you better abandon that thought. Just listen to him laughing like a fool. Tsk tsk... really never seen a son-in-law in eight lifetimes."