Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Shoveling snow! Every household, come out to shovel the snow!"

"Eh, let's leave that house, it belongs to Little Song’s family. Little Song is not here, you know how his wife behaves."

"You said Little Song is quite good, why is he so unlucky to marry such a lazy wife? People often say 'a good man marries a lazy wife, a lazy man seeks an ambitious woman', this saying really proves to be true."

"Who knows, it's hard to tell with these things. Come on, we still need to notify the houses down the line."

As Jiang Tao was in her yard clearing the accumulated snow, she heard every word as her house was just next door.

（´ο｀*）））Sigh!

After sweating and toiling hard for over a decade, she had finally achieved financial freedom, planning to enjoy an early retirement with her days filled with scenic mountain trips, delicious food, and beautiful views.

But as fortune would have it, she had an accident from falling debris while saving a child. When she woke up, she had traveled from June 1, 2021's Jiang City to December 26, 1986's Rong Luan.

Jiang Tao used to be a high-profile singleton: highly attractive, highly educated, and highly paid. Now she had become Jiang Peach, a married woman with no looks, no education, and no job.

However, she has been here for two days and has not met her husband, Song Yunhua.

Whatever, it doesn't matter. She would meet him sooner or later. The most important thing for her now is to lose weight.

Pinching her jiggly love handles and lifting her thighs that were thicker than her former waist, Jiang Tao felt disheartened.

If she wanted to lose weight, there was no shortcut. She needs to watch her diet and exercise – eat less and move more.

Since she also wanted to exercise, why not join everyone in shoveling the snow? It would also allow her to familiarize herself with the environment.

Jiang Tao has always lived in the village. Because of her lazy nature, she rarely even goes to the town, not to mention going to Rong Lao, which is sixty kilometers away.

After marrying Song Yunhua and moving here, she barely left the house, so much so that she couldn't even recognize all the neighbors.

He lived in the innermost part of this row of houses. When Jiang Tao left the yard, she swept the snow away from her doorstep.

"Jiang Tao?!"

As soon as Wang Fengying left the yard, she saw Jiang Tao diligently sweeping the snow, which nearly made her jaw drop. She thought her eyes were deceiving her, but in the entire dormitory, who else could be as fat as her?

"Fengying sister-in-law." Jiang Tao straightened up and greeted Wang Fengying with an embarrassed smile on her face.

Wang Fengying's husband, Zhou Dahai, and Song Yunhua were in the same transport team, and the two were on good terms.

When Jiang Tao first arrived, Wang Fengying was rather friendly towards her, but she actually did something like snatching a kid's hawthorn candy.

Wang Fengying's son, Xiaobao, was only four years old and couldn't compete with Jiang Tao, who weighed around 160-170 jin. During their fight, Xiaobao fell and cut his head.

Every child is a mother's vulnerable spot. Even if Wang Fengying had a good temper, she wouldn't tolerate it, especially as she was not a pushover.

She went to Jiang Tao's house and cursed her out, and since then, she hadn't had anything to do with her.

Thinking back on what Jiang Tao had done, Jiang Tao's face was burning with shame. She couldn't resist cursing silently in her heart; damn it, what kind of body had she taken over?!

Wang Fengying carefully sized up Jiang Tao and found she seemed a bit different. She was much more tidy and polite than before. But as soon as she thought of the scar on Xiaobao's forehead, her face became cold again, and her words were harsh. “Never mind, I can’t afford it.”

Jiang Tao was choked for a moment, but she had to say what needed to be said, “Sister-in-law Fengying, I’m sorry, I was wrong before and I apologize. May a grown-up like you not bear grudges against a petty person like me."

Now that she had become Jiang Tao, everything related to Jiang Tao - her appearance, figure, social relationships, past….. everything about her, whether good or bad, had also become hers.

Jiang Tao could enjoy her blessing without guilt, but she also had to bear the wrongs she had made in the past.

"Yo, what's going on today, is the sun rising from the west?"

Wang Fengying had an incredible look on her face, but she didn't want to be confrontational. Even if she didn't speak about the relationship between her son, Dahai, and Song Yunhua, just for the sake of being neighbors, she couldn't be too hasty. Plus, they met each other every day.

Furthermore, they could all tell that Song Yunhua is no ordinary person. Perhaps he could be promoted one day and become Dahai's leader.

Even if Jiang Tao was not good, she was still Song Yunhua's wife. No matter what, they were family after all, so it was better not to offend if they could help it.

"Alright, let's let bygones be bygones."

Jiang Tao has been spoiled at home and does not understand the ways of the world, but Jiang Tao had been in the workplace and the business world for many years and was adept at observing others.

Seeing that Wang Fengying's attitude towards her had softened, Jiang Tao wanted to inquire about Song Yunhua, but she was too shy to ask directly. Therefore, she probed indirectly, "Sister-in-law, has the transportation team been busy recently?"

"No, there's nothing going on." Wang Fengying, a clever woman, figured out Jiang Tao's intention and made it clear, "You want to ask about your son-in-law, don't you?"

"Yes... Ah." Jiang Tao spoke half shyly and half worriedly, "He hasn't been home for several days now."

Wang Fengying, a straightforward person, said, "Isn't it you who drove him away?"

Jiang Tao paused for a moment and realized it was really Jiang Tao who drove Song Yunhua away.

Jiang Tao had heard from others that Song Yunhua was sending money out every month. After asking Song Yunhua, he said it was for a comrade's family. This made Jiang Tao unhappy and insisted that Song Yunhua get the money back, and if he couldn't, then don't come back.

Song Yunhua, who had long been resentful of Jiang Tao, took this tantrum as the last straw. Infuriated, he stormed out of the house and hadn't been back since.

What on earth is going on?

While Jiang Tao was still sighing about the misfortune that had led her to take on the identity of Jiang Tao, she heard Wang Fengying shouting, "Hey, Xiao Song, where have you been these past few days? Your wife has been looking for you with me."

Song Yunhua?!

Jiang Tao abruptly turned her head toward the direction of the alley to see a tall and straight man walking towards her in the dawn light.

His eyebrows were as dark as ink, his eyes were narrow and bright; he had a high nose bridge, and above his eyebrows were slightly protruding, making his eye sockets appear particularly deep.

His posture was rigid and straight, with broad shoulders and long legs, standing as steady as a pine tree, moving as swift as the wind.

In the beginning, she was somewhat apprehensive, unable to accept this inexplicably additional husband, but at this moment, Jiang Tao completely changed her mind, screaming internally.

This man, she could accept!

As Jiang Tao was staring unblinkingly at Song Yunhua, Song Yunhua was also looking at Jiang Tao.

Even before reaching the alley, he had heard her voice.

He initially thought he had heard wrongly, but it was indeed her.

How could she possibly get up so early and even go out to shovel snow? How could she apologize to Wang Fengying and ask about him?

This was against her usual behavior – something must be going on.

"Sister-in-law."

Song Yunhua greeted Wang Fengying and stopped in front of Jiang Tao.

Their eyes met, and Jiang Tao felt a little dizzy.

Upon closer inspection, Song Yunhua was remarkably beautiful.

Looking down at his robust body, Jiang Tao realized that the arranged marriages of this era did have their benefits.

Song Yunhua's gaze shifted from Jiang Tao's face to her hand holding a broom, and then back to her face. Seeing her lips curved upwards, smiling bright at him, her round face crunched into a joyful squint, Jiang Tao quickly dropped his gaze.

She must be gleaming because she thought her money was returned?

If she knew not only did her wish remained unfulfilled but also... Jiang Tao wondered what other fuss she would kick up.

Sigh!

In his heart, Song Yunhua heaved a heavy sigh, strengthening his resolve. In a deep voice, he motioned for Jiang Tao to follow him home, "Let's go home."