Introduction

Lying on the hospital bed, Yu Bing, who was severely ill to the point she could not open her eyes, could do nothing but wait for death. Because of her frail body, her parents had disliked her since she was born. And because of what happened in the countryside, her elder sister hated her for a lifetime. Her second sister, Yu Yan, who had been sent away as a child, also hated her for some bizarre reason. All kinds of framing and setup were used on her, and they even stole her fiance from her…

As she didn’t get enough love and care since she was young, she regarded Yu Yan’s false kindness to be real and treated her sincerely, only to have the former trample all over her reputation. For the sake of getting a smile from her parents and some false praise, she lived frugally until she almost died. Looking back on her life, Yu Bing felt it was absurd, and endless resentment festered in her heart. She had never done anything to anyone, so why? Why did those relatives and close family members treat her this way? Since they didn’t want her, well, then she wouldn’t treat them like family anymore.

If there was a next life, she didn’t want to be the Yu family’s daughter! “She’s my sister, so how can I not love her? But the dead have to make way for the living. It’s rare that there’s such a happy event in our family. We can’t let her bad luck taint this home!” Familiar words rang in her ears. Yu Bing opened her eyes with difficulty, and found that she had been reborn back to when she was younger! She had been reborn to the eve she had been sent to the countryside. Her family was arguing about who to send to the countryside in response to the call of the country.

Her elder sister had gotten married in a hurry as she didn’t want to be sent to the countryside, and placed all the blame for the misfortune of her marriage on Yu Bing. As Yu Bing wanted to stay away from the Yu family, she took the initiative to sign up and went to the countryside. She completely cut off contact with the Yu family and vowed to change her destiny!

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Chapter 1: Rebirth

“She’s my sister. How can my heart not ache for her? But the dead have to make way for the living. It’s not easy for us to have a joyous occasion at home. We can’t let her death ruin our life!”

Thinking back to his life, Yu Bing immediately felt that it was ridiculous, and resentment arose in her heart.

When the familiar words sounded in her ears again, Yu Bing tried her best to open her eyes.

Suddenly, her closed eyes opened with a cold look.

Yu Bing looked at the corridor in front of her and was stunned for a long time. Didn’t she die in the hospital? Why would she be in an old house that had been demolished?

Yu Bing walked to her house in confusion. The door was not closed tightly, and there was a gap. They were having a loud argument about building a village.

Yu Bing realized that she had transmigrated to the period when her family was choosing people to go to the countryside to do rural construction.

Through the crack in the door, she saw the family talking in the living room.

Yu Pan raised her head and said hatefully, “I won’t go to the countryside to do construction. Either your precious son will go, or that sickly person will go.”

“Do you think I don’t feel sorry for you? I asked long ago. The factory said that Yu Bing is weak. If she goes to the countryside, she can’t help them. She would even cause trouble for them. They don’t want her!”

As Mrs. Yu spoke, she tapped Yu Pan’s head with her hand.

Although the Yu family favored boys over girls, the eldest daughter was their first child. Comparatively, the parents still doted on her more.

“I don’t care. Think of a way yourself.” Yu Pan sat on the sofa.

Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu looked at each other helplessly.

Yu Wu knew that it was impossible for his parents to send their only child to the countryside. He calmly nestled on the sofa and thought about how he would ask Mrs. Yu for 50 cents to watch a movie with Tan Datou and the others later.

When Yu Bing saw this scene, she couldn’t help but sneer. She pushed open the door and pretended not to know anything. She greeted her family and entered Yu Pan’s room.

Yu Pan’s eyes darted around before she stood up and entered the room.

Yu Pan held Yu Bing’s hand and forcefully squeezed out a few drops of tears. “Xiao Bing, our family has to send someone to the countryside to do construction. I have a hard life. I stopped studying in my teens and came out to work to support everyone.”

In reality, Yu Pan didn’t want to study anymore after graduating from primary school. She stayed at home for a few years. At that time, her grandfather, who worked in a supply company for supermarkets, died. Mrs. Yu was the only daughter, so the vacant position was naturally taken by Yu Pan.

In this era where supplies were scarce, it was an impressive thing to be able to work in a supply company. Yu Pan showed off in the neighborhood for a long time.

After Yu Pan was done acting pitiful, she said, “You’re young and weak. If you go, after your brother and I marry in two years, our parents can use this reason to transfer you back. At that time, our family of five can stay.”

Yu Bing was born sickly, so she was a burden at home.

In her previous life, Yu Pan had also used this reason to let Yu Bing go to the countryside. After Yu Bing refused because of her ill health, Yu Pan immediately married her pursuer in order to avoid going to the countryside to do construction. Her parents refused to let their son go to the countryside to suffer, so the burden fell on Yu Bing. Yu Pan also blamed Yu Bing for her misfortune after marriage. Yu Pan believed that it was because Yu Bing didn’t agree to go to the countryside that Yu Pan had no choice but to get married in a hurry. In the end, she met a bad person.

“I’m not in good health. I’m afraid I won’t be able to survive until the day I return to the city,” Yu Bing said slowly with her head lowered.

How could it be that easy to return? Not to mention the lack of government policy dictating the return to the city in recent years, even if there was later, how could those local people who determined whether or not they returned release them without obtaining enough benefits? How many girls had to sell their bodies to get a spot?

Although Yu Bing had already made up her mind to go to the countryside, she didn’t intend to agree so easily.

Yu Pan continued to persuade her, “You used to sit around all day without exercising when you were studying. Coincidentally, you don’t need to study anymore after high school. You might get better after working there.”

“But I heard from Auntie Jiang that Jiang Yuan sent a letter back saying that farm work is especially heavy there and that he doesn’t eat well. I can at least eat until I’m half-full at home. He’s such a healthy person, but he’s already tired and sick after only two months. I don’t want to delay your marriage either. I’m not even afraid of being tired. I’m just afraid that I won’t be able to eat my fill and have enough clothes to wear. If I go, I won’t even be able to work. I’m afraid I won’t be able to survive.” With that said, Yu Bing raised her head and looked at Yu Pan with her usual timid gaze.

When Yu Pan heard that Yu Bing seemed to have wavered, she immediately expressed her stance. “Don’t worry. As long as you agree, I’ll tell Dad and Mom to bring more food stamps for you.”

In this era, money was not the only thing that mattered when buying things. One also had to have the corresponding food stamps and clothing stamps before others would sell them to them.

Yu Bing lowered her head and tugged at the corner of her shirt with both hands. “I have to take 30 pound food stamps, 20 feet clothing stamps, and 70 yuan. I might never come back. I have to take more money as backup.”

Yu Bing had already planned it all out. In her previous life, because the Yu family only gave her a few food stamps and five yuan, in order to save money, she couldn’t even afford eggs.

With her already weak body, she collapsed from exhaustion after harvesting crops in the countryside. After that, she developed the syndrome of panting after taking only a few steps.

After that, every time her family sent a letter asking her to send food, she would obediently send food back at the expense of scrimping and saving herself. Once, she was so famished that she almost died.

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Later, she found out that the Yu family had no problem eating their fill.

In this life, she would no longer live for these people. She would live for herself.

At this moment, Yu Pan wanted to jump up and

curse when she heard that she wanted 70 yuan. However, she thought about it and immediately stopped herself. After all, 70 yuan was only two months of her salary. It was still very worth it for her to continue being a city girl!

Her mother had always safekept her salary. After Yu Pan understood, she immediately left the room to ask Mrs. Yu.

The mother and daughter fought in the living room over this matter. In the end, as expected, it ended in Yu Pan’s victory.

Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu called Yu Bing out of the living room.

Yu Bing knew that her parents wanted her to express her stance clearly. “Dad, Mom, as long as you give me enough stamps and money, I can go to the countryside to do construction.”

Yu Pan pulled Yu Bing to his side with a smile. “Little Bing is knowledgeable and sensible. The elders say that there is much to be done in the world. I definitely won’t be able to do much there with my primary school educational level. Only you intellectuals can help build the country.”

Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu were very happy to see their youngest daughter take the initiative to go to the countryside.

Although the factory had objections, it couldn’t stop people from voluntarily answering to the country’s call. This would lessen their trouble greatly.

Thus, the two of them hurriedly ran to find someone to let Yu Bing take Yu Wu’s place.

When they were preparing dinner, Yu Bing suggested that Mrs. Yu take out the food stamps and money for her so that she could set off directly in a few days.

Mrs. Yu stammered as she changed the topic. “Let’s eat first.” 

Yu Bing stood at the door and watched coldly. sHe said calmly, “Mom, if you don’t give it to me now, I’ll go upstairs and tell factory manager Mr. Qian that

my body suddenly can’t take it and I can’t go.”

“You d*mn girl! How much money do I usually spend on your medicine? You’re already at this age, but you still have to ask for money from your family when

you go to the countryside to work.” Mrs. Yu scolded sternly as she served the dishes.

In fact, Yu Bing’s body was weak and needed supplements. However, during that era, it was difficult to buy nutritional supplements even if one had money. Every family ate the same food.

It didn’t cost any money to go to the bathroom in the factory. Moreover, the factory had subsidies for such situations. Yu Bing didn’t need to spend much money on medicine.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Mrs. Yu started

to feel distress over the 70 yuan. The family had been saving for half a year and planned to find a girlfriend for their son.

Yu Pan was afraid that Yu Bing would change her mind, so she immediately added, “Mom, didn’t we agree? If you’re unwilling, I’ll get married immediately and let your precious son go. Let’s see if you’re still unwilling to part with that 70 yuan.”

When Mrs. Yu saw that her elder daughter was throwing a tantrum and that her younger daughter’s attitude was firm, she could only angrily take out the money and food stamps from her room and throw them at Yu Bing. “What a debt collector!”

Yu Bing squatted down and picked up the money and food stamps one by one with a cold gaze.

In the next few days, Yu Bing jogged in the courtyard for half an hour every morning and night. During the day, she looked forward to going to work. She practiced yoga in her room for an hour every day in preparation for going to the countryside.

The night before they set off, the Yu family had just finished eating when they heard a knock on the door. Yu Bing got up to open the door and realized that it was her best friend, Jiang Chun. This was the first time the two of them had met in their lives. Yu Bing suddenly felt a lump in her throat and her eyes was a little blurry.

Seeing this, Jiang Chun immediately pulled Yu Bing under the tree downstairs.

“Don’t cry, Little Bing. We’re going to the same place. I’ll take care of you. Don’t be afraid.” Jiang Chun comforted Yu Bing while wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

Yu Bing could no longer control her emotions. She hugged the person in front of her and thought to herself that in her previous life, it was Jiang Chun who protected her. In this life, it was her turn to protect Jiang Chun.

Jiang Chun didn’t know that the reborn Yu Bing only wanted to stay away from her family. She thought that she was afraid of leaving her family and going to the countryside alone, so she comforted her gently.

It took Yu Bing a long time to control her emotions.

Seeing that Yu Bing had calmed down, Jiang Chun said with heartache, “Your brother is strong enough to kill a cow. You’ve never been in good health since you were young. I didn’t expect your parents to be so heartless as to let you replace him. But don’t worry, I can protect you even in the countryside!”

Jiang Chun’s words warmed Yu Bing’s heart. “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of my body. I’ll be fine.”

As the two of them were talking, they saw Yao Nian walking past them angrily.

Jiang Chun bumped Yu Bing’s shoulder and whispered, “Do you know? Yao Nian is coming with us.”

Yu Bing looked at Yao Nian’s back coldly and didn’t speak.

In her previous life, Yao Nian had indeed gone to the countryside. This fiancé who claimed to be her childhood friend had even set a trap for her with that person. In her previous life, she didn’t have the time to settle this score. In this life, she had to settle it properly!

Jiang Chun continued to tell her what she knew. “I heard that it’s because Yao Ling is preparing to get married. She works in the Food Bureau and her parents are both supervisors. Otherwise, the Yao family wouldn’t have let Yao Nian go to the countryside.”

After Yu Bing heard this, the corners of her mouth curled up into a cold smile. As expected, it was the same as in her previous life. These days, there were a few families that didn’t favor boys over girls. Only when they obtained enough benefits from their daughters would there be the situation of favoring girls over boys.

However, Yao Nian’s unhappiness was her source of joy. Yu Bing looked forward to seeing if Yao Nian could withstand her revenge in this lifetime.