Xu Zifan rested in the space for a while before traveling to the next world. As soon as he regained consciousness, he heard Shao Hua's voice.
[Shaohua: Host, a full-body examination has been performed on you. This body is extremely weak. You were born with an illness and have been frail since birth. For the past eighteen years, you have suffered from constant illnesses, both major and minor. You are currently bedridden and have two years left to live. Your body data is displayed on the virtual screen. The environment is safe; there is no one else present. You can safely receive the memories.]
Xu Zifan couldn't help but cough twice, opened his eyes and looked around. He saw a room that was a bit old and small, but very clean.
The room was antique in style, clearly belonging to a family in ancient times who were neither wealthy nor particularly poor. He took his own pulse while looking at the data on the virtual screen.
After Shaohua's upgrade, he could perform a full physical examination and obtain all the data in a second. He specifically set it to check immediately after each transmigration and report the surrounding environment, which now seemed quite useful; he could directly understand the basic condition of this body.
The original owner of this body was born weak. Even with the best food and medicine, she could only live a few more years. Her body was always sickly. In this ancient era, unless she encountered a divine doctor and miraculous medicine, she could not be cured.
Xu Zifan quickly absorbed the memories and raised an eyebrow slightly. The original owner only had two years left to live, and unexpectedly, she was used and became cannon fodder.
This is a small town in the Great Xia Dynasty called Shuixi Town. The original owner's parents fled here twenty years ago. They were hardworking, intelligent, and resilient.
At first, Xu's mother made clothes and sold embroidery; Xu's father was a street vendor who often traveled to several nearby towns to resell goods. After accumulating some capital, he opened a cloth shop, and the business was quite good.
However, because they suffered during their escape and were too busy to settle down in Shuixi Town, they neglected their health, which resulted in the original owner being born weak and sickly, unlike other children.
The couple were filled with remorse, but there was nothing they could do. They could only work hard to earn money to hire good doctors and use the best medicine to treat the original owner. They managed to keep the original owner alive, but they still couldn't guarantee how many years the original owner would live.
The couple never had any more children to take care of the original owner of the body, giving her all their love. Over the years, the expenses for medical treatment and medicine were enormous, and although the cloth shop business was doing well, they couldn't save any money. That's why the room Xu Zifan saw was old and small. The only thing that Xu's mother did was to keep it clean and comfortable.
Xu's mother often went to the temple in the mountains to pray for blessings, and Xu's father was also kind to everyone in his business. The two of them would do their best to help anyone who encountered difficulties, hoping to accumulate more blessings for their son.
Five years ago, when the original owner was thirteen years old, a storm struck. On his way home from closing his shop, Xu's father saw an old man who had been hit by a falling tree and quickly rescued him, saving his life.
It was later discovered that the old man's surname was Lin, and he was the village head of the neighboring Linxi Village. When he was hit, Old Master Lin was carrying all the money his family had saved to pay for his grandson's medical treatment. Xu's father not only saved his life but also protected Lin's grandson, for which the Lin family was extremely grateful.
Grandpa Lin wanted to repay Xu's father, but Xu's family ran a cloth shop in town. If he gave too little money as a token of gratitude, it would be embarrassing; if he gave too much, his son and daughter-in-law would object, as they still needed to make a living.
After learning about the Xu family's situation, Old Master Lin simply discussed it with Xu's father and arranged a marriage between Lin's granddaughter and the original owner of this body.
The Xu family owned a cloth shop, and the Lin family was headed by a village head. Both families were originally frail and sickly, making marriage difficult. The Lin family members, on the other hand, were all healthy and could be considered a good match. Old Master Lin felt that marrying his granddaughter to the Xu family and then helping each other after the marriage would be a way of repaying their kindness.
Old Master Lin's son was named Lin Fu. Lin Fu had two daughters and one son. However, his eldest daughter, Lin Ruonan, was born to Lin Fu's first wife, who died in childbirth. Lin Fu then married a woman named Wang, who bore him his second daughter, Lin Ruoshan, and youngest son, Lin Yaozu.
The woman betrothed to the original owner was Lin Ruoshan, because she was lively and cheerful, unlike Lin Ruonan who was taciturn. Old Master Lin genuinely wanted to repay a debt of gratitude, so he naturally couldn't let Lin Ruonan marry the original owner in silence. He thought that the lively Lin Ruoshan might make the original owner happier.
Moreover, Lin Fu doted on Lin Ruoshan more, and Old Master Lin figured that this would make Lin Fu more willing to help his in-laws.
Lin Fu and Wang Shi had discussed this matter and personally agreed to it. After all, the original owner was from the town and the sole heir to the cloth shop. Xu's father and mother were kind and would obviously treat their daughter-in-law well, so they thought this was a good match.
Wang even deliberately brought Lin Ruoshan into a chance encounter with the Xu family mother and son, allowing Lin Ruoshan to secretly see what the original owner of the body looked like.
The original owner had a handsome face, a gentle personality, and a smile on his lips. He was completely different from the rough men in the village, yet he was not like a scholar with a slightly aloof air. Just looking at him made Lin Ruoshan blush and her heart race.
Although the original owner coughed from time to time and was pale, he could walk normally at that time, so nothing seemed wrong. On the contrary, he was more gentle, considerate and caring than other men, which made Wang very satisfied.
If the original owner hadn't been in poor health, the Lin family wouldn't have been able to even be considered a match for the Xu family, given their financial situation.
After that incident, the original owner and Lin Ruoshan got engaged. Although Xu's parents didn't particularly like Lin Fu and Wang Shi, they had a very good impression of Old Master Lin, and this marriage was indeed a good one within their options, so they agreed.
Who knew that Lin Fu would get a brewing recipe and open a small tavern in town. In just five years, he expanded the tavern, and business was booming. He even planned to open a small restaurant.
The Xu family spent all their money on
In the original owner's body, the cloth shop had no chance to expand, and the gap between the two shops widened immediately.
The Lin family moved to town, and their improved financial situation led them to have higher expectations than when they lived in the village. Lin Ruoshan, blinded by the newfound wealth, looked down on the original owner of the body and insisted on breaking off the engagement. Old Master Lin firmly refused, giving her a stern scolding before finally persuading her to marry into the Xu family.
Lin Ruoshan was resistant. Even though the Xu family treated her very well, she was unwilling to accept it and even less willing to take care of the original owner of the body, who was sickly. When Xu's mother saw that Lin Ruoshan didn't care about the original owner, she had no choice but to take over the care of the original owner again, which created a distance between them, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was very unpleasant.
Lin Ruoshan was unhappy and went back to her room to vent her anger on the original owner. One time, she said something too harsh, and the original owner, enraged, suffered a stroke. Just then, the weather turned cold, and she collapsed. This illness came on suddenly and fiercely; the original owner was bedridden for less than two months before passing away.
Overwhelmed with remorse, Xu's parents divorced Lin Ruoshan. Even when Old Master Lin personally came to apologize, they were driven away. Devastated, the couple fell ill one after the other and soon passed away.
Lin Ruoshan's reputation was ruined, so she had to remarry an ordinary man as his second wife. Lin Ruonan's reputation was also affected, making it difficult for her to find a husband. Madam Wang arranged several unsuitable marriages for Lin Ruonan, but Lin Ruonan approached Old Master Lin and insisted on not marrying him.
Grandpa Lin felt guilty towards the Xu family and was angry with his son and daughter-in-law. Not wanting to owe his eldest granddaughter any more, he reluctantly agreed to let Lin Ruonan help out at the restaurant, despite the pressure from his son and daughter-in-law.
Lin Ruonan learned everything. After Lin Fu and Wang Shi passed away, Lin Ruonan separated from Lin Yaozu and went to the provincial capital to open a tavern. She lived a carefree and glamorous life, even more so than her siblings.
Lin Ruoshan's initial guilt towards the Xu family turned into resentment. She resented their refusal to properly annul the engagement, which ruined her life. She even believed that the Xu family had taken advantage of her kindness to force her into the engagement.
She also resented that Old Master Lin didn't love her and forced her to marry to repay a debt of gratitude; she resented that her parents didn't leave her more property before they died, leaving her to live a hard life; she resented that her older sister, who was never favored since childhood, lived a better life than her and completely ignored her.
She was reborn with immense resentment, and unexpectedly possessed a spiritual spring. Moreover, she was reborn on the eve of her decision to annul her engagement, before anything had even happened.
Lin Ruoshan was overjoyed and immediately asked to learn how to brew wine. She secretly added spiritual spring water to the wine, and her wine became very popular, causing her status in the Lin family to rise sharply.
So when she proposed that Lin Ruonan marry into the Xu family, Lin Fu and Wang Shi readily agreed. Anyway, they had only said to the outside world that the Lin family's granddaughter was engaged to the Xu family's son, without specifying which granddaughter it was, so it was the same as letting Lin Ruonan repay the debt of gratitude.
Old Master Lin disagreed, but Lin Ruoshan was like a golden baby in the Lin family at this time, and Lin Fu's heart was completely biased. For the first time, he contradicted Old Master Lin and insisted that Lin Ruonan take his place in the marriage, which made Old Master Lin sick with anger.
The Lin family had been delaying the marriage for years and even changed the bride. How could the Xu family agree to that? The two families almost broke off relations. In the end, it was only after Old Master Lin came to apologize and promised that Lin Ruonan was a better and more understanding girl than Lin Ruoshan that Xu's mother finally agreed. However, while they accepted the daughter-in-law, they did not accept the in-laws. The Xu family refused to have any further dealings with the Lin family.
After Lin Ruonan married the original owner of the body, she carefully and patiently learned how to take care of the original owner and helped Xu's mother with household affairs. Only then did Xu's mother gradually change her opinion of her.
Lin Ruonan is very capable and has a talent for doing business. Xu's father gradually handed over part of the cloth shop business to her, and she did a very good job.
Lin Ruoshan had been keeping a close eye on the Xu family. Seeing that Xu's father and mother's attitude towards Lin Ruonan was completely different from what it had been towards her before, she was furious. Meanwhile, the four members of the Xu family lived a comfortable and happy life, and the original owner's health had not deteriorated, making it seem as if everything in her previous life was her fault.
Lin Ruoshan refused to accept this fact, and she was also unwilling for the Xu family and Lin Ruonan to live well. She used a vicious scheme to frame Lin Ruonan for having an affair, which angered the original owner of the body to death and caused the Xu family to be destroyed.
She gradually expanded her restaurant by using the wine brewed from the spiritual spring, made friends with influential people, and eventually married the son of an official in the capital. She also helped the Lin family become imperial merchants, enjoying immense prestige.
Only after the original owner died did she realize that this was a book about a female protagonist's rebirth. The female protagonist in the book was Lin Ruoshan, and it told the story of Lin Ruoshan's growth after being reborn with the help of a spiritual spring. Her initial conflicts with the Xu family and her framing of her sister were all due to her youthful ignorance and excessive obsession. After the Xu family and Lin Ruonan were gone, her obsession disappeared, and she seemed to have matured as a whole.
Years later, when she recalled that time, she sighed and said that she had made a mistake.
For her, it was a mistake, but for the original owner of this body, it was an irreconcilable enmity!
The original owner was unwilling and angry, but his body was too weak. Even if he thought things through clearly, he just couldn't control his emotional fluctuations and couldn't do anything.
So he made a wish to invite a dimensional messenger, asking the messenger to help him be filial to his parents and let them live out their old age in peace.
Also, teach Lin Ruoshan a lesson that will make her wish she were dead!