My Wife Is the Capitalist Heiress of the 1970s - Chapter 1

Early summer, 1975!

Around 6 a.m., the sun had already risen.

The loudspeaker at the village’s production brigade headquarters was already broadcasting work chants.

Today is the start of rice transplanting, and everyone is busy.

Zhou Wenshan remained in bed, unwilling to get up.

It’s been almost a week since he transmigrated, and he’s still finding it hard to adjust to rural life.

He absorbed the memories of his predecessor, and he felt everything that had happened to him.

They worked in the fields every day to earn work points, and at the end of the year, they distributed grain based on their work points.

All year round, the money earned from this land wasn’t even enough to eat, and Zhou Wenshan was very tired of this kind of life.

But~

“Zhou Wenshan!!”

A loud shout, like the roar of a lioness from Hedong, rang out outside Zhou Wenshan’s window!

Zhou Wenshan shuddered in fright. Oh no, it was his mother!

She hurriedly put on her clothes, exclaiming, “Coming, coming!”

When the door opened, a robust woman stood outside. She was tall and only half a head shorter than Zhou Wenshan, who was 1.82 meters tall.

This is his mother, Liu Cuihua, a typical rural woman.

Seeing Zhou Wenshan come out of the house looking disheveled, Liu Cuihua said angrily in her loud voice, “You good-for-nothing! No wonder Zhao Xiuhua didn’t like you. Now you’re too lazy to even go downstairs, are you? You’re supposed to be a high school student? Studying, studying, you’ve made your brain stupid. You’re acting like you’re going to die after the breakup. How could I have given birth to such a stupid son like you!”

Liu Cuihua’s finger was almost touching his forehead.

Zhou Wenshan knew what his mother, Liu Cuihua, meant.

It’s nothing more than the trivial matters between men and women.

Zhou Wenshan had a childhood sweetheart in the village named Zhao Xiuhua, who was the daughter of the village head.

The two were originally a couple that everyone thought was a good match. They grew up together, went to school together, and were the only two high school students in the village.

They were both around the right age and at the point of discussing marriage, but a problem arose at this crucial juncture.

More than a week ago, Zhao Jianguo, the village head, secretly came to my house one night and returned the engagement gifts with a face full of apology.

He apologized to Brother Zhou and then said that the engagement between Zhao Xiuhua and Zhou Wenshan was off.

The whole family was completely baffled. What was going on? If they thought the gifts were too few, they should have just said so. Why did they cancel the engagement without even discussing it with us?

The whole family didn’t sleep well all night, and the original owner, Zhou Wenshan, didn’t close his eyes at all. If his parents hadn’t stopped him, he might have gone to ask Zhao Xiuhua why that night.

The next day, her parents learned from others that Zhao Xiuhua had actually gotten together with a male educated youth who had been sent to the countryside.

This news struck Zhou Wenshan like a bolt from the blue, leaving him completely stunned and unable to believe his ears.

Zhao Xiuhua actually fell in love with someone else!

After learning this news, the original owner locked himself in his room for three days and did not go out.

In the end, he actually died of anger.

He let himself, a cow or horse that died from overwork decades in the future, travel through time and benefit from the situation.

Unlike the original owner, Zhou Wenshan, who transmigrated from decades in the future, wasn’t as hot-tempered. If Zhao Xiuhua fell in love with someone else, so be it!

Aside from the original owner being silly, who else could be unable to live without Zhao Xiuhua?

Well, the main thing is that after Zhou Wenshan merged with the original owner’s memories, he found that Zhao Xiuhua’s appearance was not to his liking.

From his perspective in his later years, Zhao Xiuhua’s appearance could only be described as passable.

If the maximum score is 100, I’d barely give it a 65!

Breaking up is exactly what he wanted; otherwise, he would have a headache about how to bring up the matter of annulment, or whether to just make do for the rest of his life.

Thinking about it that way, hey, that’s actually a good thing, it saves me the trouble of bringing it up myself.

However, in this day and age, breaking off an engagement is a big deal.

Being jilted at an engagement is a very shameful thing.

In addition, before Zhou Wenshan transmigrated, the original owner of the body appeared to be in unbearable pain, so it’s no wonder that Liu Cuihua was so disappointed in him.

Zhou Wenshan was overwhelmed by Liu Cuihua’s scolding, but he wasn’t angry. He knew that Liu Cuihua was also worried about him. After the engagement was broken off, she was so angry that she almost went to the brigade leader’s house to ask Zhao Xiuhua for an explanation.

“Mom, Mom, please stop talking. I’ve thought it through. I don’t like Zhao Xiuhua anymore. I’m going to marry a wife who’s a hundred times better than her!”

Zhou Wenshan almost couldn’t stand his mother Liu Cuihua’s incessant nagging and quickly interrupted her.

Liu Cuihua stopped abruptly, somewhat disbelieving Zhou Wenshan’s words. After all, they had grown up together for over a decade, and being jilted must have been a huge blow to him. It was unlikely that he could come to terms with it and move on from the relationship in just a few days. She asked doubtfully, “Really?”

Zhou Wenshan nodded repeatedly, assuring everyone, “It’s true, it’s true, it’s more real than real gold!”

How could it not be true?

If Zhao Xiuhua doesn’t break off the engagement, he’ll have to find a way to do so.

The original owner’s feelings were not his feelings.

There’s absolutely no way to relate to it!

Times have changed, and aesthetics have changed drastically!

Liu Cuihua breathed a sigh of relief; she was afraid that her youngest son would get stuck on something he shouldn’t.

Seeing that her youngest son was alright, her tone softened a bit, “It’s good that you’re alright. With such good conditions, and him being tall and handsome, you won’t have to worry about not finding a wife. When you have time, Mom will pick out an even better one for you!”

Zhou Wenshan readily agreed, “Okay, okay, I’ll do whatever Mom says!”

But in his heart he thought, “I can’t listen to that. Otherwise, if they find me another strong, burly man who can work in the fields, I can’t stand it!”

Having finally managed to travel through time, I figured I should be in charge of most of the decisions regarding such a major life event as finding a wife.

When looking for a wife, one must find someone gentle, beautiful, and who fits one’s aesthetic standards.

Having seen so many beauties in later generations, our aesthetic standards have improved. Looking at people’s aesthetic standards now, there’s a generation gap, and it’s huge, so huge that it’s impossible to communicate.

For example, when looking for a wife for their son in the countryside, people generally prefer someone who is strong, capable of working, and looks like she is easy to give birth to. They wish that she could go back to work in the fields the day after giving birth.

Zhao Xiuhua is not much different from that.

As for the opinions of the parties involved, that’s not important!

“Hurry up and wash your face. There are still two steamed buns warming on the stove. Eat them later, then hurry up and get to work in the fields. Your dad, your brother, and your sister-in-law are all in the fields, and you’re still lazing around here! You won’t earn many work points a day, not even as many as your sister-in-law. You’re so lazy!”

After Liu Cuihua finished her rambling, she quickly got out of bed.

Zhou Wenshan sighed, hastily wiped his face with the hem of his clothes, and went to the kitchen to eat.

On the stove, there were two cornbread buns in a basket, and half a plate of pickled vegetables was left on the table.

The basin was also half full of cornmeal porridge!

This is today’s breakfast—healthy, nutritious, and a perfect weight-loss meal!