Rebirth to the Eighties to Get Rich

When Su Danhong boiled the water and came out, she saw that the water tank was filled and her husband was chopping wood.

“You go take a bath first,” Su Danhong said.

“It’s still early. The water in the pot won’t get cold. I will chop the wood first,” Ji Jianyun said while he chopped the firewood without lifting his head.

“How many days can you stay? Hurry and go wash up. The firewood can be chopped tomorrow,” Su Danhong said.

Ji Jianyun mischievously looked at her and put the firewood to one side. He took the hot water and went back to the house to wash up.

Su Danhong was a little puzzled. Why did her man’s expression just now seem a little strange?

“Wife,” Ji Jianyun called from the room.

“What is it? Is the water not hot enough?” Su Danhong asked outside the door.

“Come and help me rub my back,” Ji Jianyun said. If it was before, then he would not dare say this. However, he felt that his wife made him feel very strange today. He didn’t know why, but he said these words.

“Wife?” Ji Jianyun called again.

In any case, he was her man. Rub, then rub!

After Su Danhong did some mental preparation, she pushed the door to go in. Her husband was sitting naked in the big wood basin and he looked at her.

“It’s cold. You need to quickly wash up,” Su Danhong said while she lowered her head.

Ji Jianyun gave her a towel. Su Danhong blushed and rubbed his back. Her man was really sturdy, worthy of being a young and strong man.

His wife had really changed. Ji Jianyun narrowed his eyes in satisfaction. How could he receive such a treatment before this?

Su Danhong didn’t know what to say, so she asked, “Have you been paid more in the last two months?”

“Mhm. We’ve been a little busier, so we get paid a little more,” Ji Jianyun said comfortably. Then, he warned her, “Don’t save the money. If there’s something you want to eat, then go buy.”

“You don’t have to think of me when you’re outside. You know I’m doing well by looking at my body,” Su Danhong stated.

As a matter of fact, it really was this way. The original owner didn’t need to worry about anything. She lived freely every day with her husband’s monthly wages. Moreover, her husband’s parents did not require a lot of filial piety. She actually supplemented her maternal parents a lot. If she didn’t, she would have a lot more money leftover.

In her previous life, her mother repeatedly told her that married off daughters should live a good life. She did not need to be concerned about her maternal family and did not have to supplement them. She said these things to her to let her know about it.

However, Su Danhong just listened to these lectures. She still thought that if she married, opened a store to make money, and used that to show filial piety to her maternal parents, who could say anything about it?

However, the previous owner’s filial piety to the maternal family was all her husband’s earnings. She couldn’t do that anymore in the future.

This money didn’t come from a strong wind. For filial piety and for herself, she would go into town and look to see if there were any ways to earn money.

“You don’t need to risk your life in order to make more money. There’s still a lot of money at home. It’s enough for us to spend,” Su Danhong said.

Ji Jianyun grunted in response. He finished washing up very quickly. Su Danhong’s face was red as she waited on him to dry his body with a towel and get dressed. But before he did that, Ji Jianyun picked her up immediately and walked over to the bed.

“What…What are you doing?” Su Danhong's face was burning. She was vaguely aware of what was going on. Her heart was pounding, and she spoke like a kitten.

“Wife, should we have a child?” Ji Jianyun asked in a hoarse voice. He sniffed the sweet scent around her neck.

Su Danhong, whose cheeks were flushed red, did not dare to look at him. She softly made an agreeing sound.

She was a little anxious regarding the matter about giving birth to a child. She had married three years ago and her stomach still had not moved. She endured people’s attention on this matter to death, even when Mother Ji yelled at her in the morning.

Moreover, how long could her husband stay? Giving birth to a child should naturally be done as soon as possible.

That night, spring flowers bloomed in the room.

The days passed by in an instant.

When Ji Jianyun carried his luggage to return to his work unit, Su Danhong was reluctant to let him go. Besides Su Danhong, Ji Jianyun, who had a good life these past few days, was also reluctant to let go. He felt guilty looking at his wife’s aggrieved eyes.

So that’s why he got up at dawn to fill up the water tank and chop up all the firewood. The past few days, he chopped up enough firewood to allow Su Danhong to burn them until the new year. Then, he took care of the dumplings, which were wrapped last night.

“When do you return next time?” Su Danhong asked when he returned to the room with the dumplings. She had already packed up his things.

Su Danhong was still shy after spending these past few days with him. However, she completely regarded this man as her husband and he was now a bit less unfamiliar to her.

“I still don’t know.” Ji Jianyun looked at her in the eyes and said, “But you don’t have to worry. I will try my best to fight!”

“You do not need to be concerned about me when you leave. Everything is fine at home. If there’s anything, I’ll go over to father and mother. We are not far away,” Su Danhong said.

“Okay.” Ji Jianyun nodded and said, “Eat the dumplings first, they are getting cold.”

The husband and wife sat together and ate dumplings. When they saw that it was almost time, they went over to Father Ji and Mother Ji for the goodbyes.

Mother Ji knew that the past few days were not bad for her son when she looked at his face. Thus, Mother Ji did not give Su Danhong any looks. She invited her for a meal after her son was sent off. “Jianyun has left. You don’t have to do it alone. Why don't you come and eat with me?”

“Mother, there is no need. There are still a lot of dumplings at home. I’ll just go back and prepare some. You can eat with father,” Su Danhong said and lowered her head.

Mother Ji heard her and nodded.

“Mother, is there any work to do at home?” Su Danhong asked.

These words surprised Mother Ji. Not to mention Mother Ji, Father Ji who was smoking and did not speak was stunned for a moment. Lao San’s wife said these words?

Mother Ji quickly recovered and said, “None. All the work is done. Ji Jianyun chopped a lot of firewood these past few days.”

“Okay. Then father, mother, I will return first,” Su Danhong said.

“Okay,” Mother Ji slowly said.

After Su Danhong left, Mother Ji could not help it and said to Father Ji, “You think Lao San’s wife really changed these past few days?”

Yesterday, Jianyun came over with a plate of dumplings. He said his wife asked him to bring them and she did not believe it. The day before yesterday, Jianyun brought 20 yuan and said his wife asked him to bring it over and she did not believe it either. However, Mother Ji somewhat started believing in it a bit after seeing Lao San’s wife right now speaking with a warm tone about wanting to help

After all, if she didn’t want to help, then she would not have opened her mouth. Lao San’s wife had never been a sweet talker.

“Ji Jianyun said she knows she was wrong and will change in the future. Don’t hold on to the past,” Father Ji said and tapped on his smoking pipe.

“I didn’t say anything about her and whether she will change. Only time will tell. I don’t expect anything from her. If she can make Ji Jianyun happy when he comes back, then I will get out of the way for her!” Mother Ji said and spread the beans on the ground to dry.

She knew Su Danhong took care of her third son very well based on how he looked when he left. That’s why she would temporarily put aside her previous complaints for now. As for the other things, she didn’t expect very much.

Su Danhong did not know about Father Ji’s and Mother Ji’s thoughts about her. After she returned home, she took a washbasin and went into the house like a thief. Then, she pointed her finger at the washbasin and clear spring water flowed out.

After the basin was full of water, Su Danhong stopped and looked at this basin of water in a daze.

She didn’t know what was going on. The spring in her head appeared three days after she and Ji Jianyun were together. But because she was always with Ji Jianyun these past few days like they were stuck together, she had no chance to take a closer look at it.

Looking at it now, it seemed like this was an ordinary spring?

1. 春暖花开 (chūnnuǎn huā kāi) – it translates more literally as during the warmth of spring when all the flowers bloom. It’s used to describe beautiful spring sceneries.