Chapter 02
Later, Li Chen became a business tycoon. He fought fiercely with Lin Dong, and even his sons made life difficult for Lin Dong’s younger brother and sons.
Because Lin Dong had the protagonist’s halo, Li Chen and his sons all ended up dying.
Even though they died, it was nothing like the scene she had just seen. They died to take revenge for her, fighting desperately and refusing to let go.
Unable to understand, Shen Yiyi directly asked the system.
The system replied, “Because Li Chen loved you too deeply, he broke free from the control of the plot. Your sons were influenced by him and did the same.”
Shen Yiyi froze, and tears welled up in her eyes.
As the vicious female supporting character, her ending had always been tragic. She had felt sorry for them because they were hurt.
Of course, that was all in the past. It had only been a task.
But now she was told that they had broken free from the plot, taken revenge for her, and paid with their lives.
Shen Yiyi wasn’t heartless. Although she had completed many missions, this was the only time she had married someone and had children.
In the process of being a wife and a mother, her feelings for her husband, Li Chen, and for the sons she carried in her womb had been real.
They gave their lives for her. So why couldn’t she live once more for them?
Thinking of this, a trace of determination flashed in Shen Yiyi’s eyes.
“System, I choose to return to the world of Rebirth of Perfect Counterattack. My wish is to remove Lin Dong’s qualification as the male lead and turn Rebirth of Perfect Counterattack into a free world. My other wish is to have a space filled with billions of supplies.”
“Okay!”
The mechanical voice sounded again.
She had used the author’s authority. After completing the mission, no matter what request she made, the system had to fulfill it.
“Wish the host a happy retirement!”
Shen Yiyi closed her eyes and then opened them again. She looked around—
Dim green brick walls and tiles. A kang bed. A green quilt. The door tightly shut. A shabby cabinet. On top of it, a suitcase full of the flavor of the era. The place was cluttered.
Everything looked so familiar.
Shen Yiyi covered her mouth, crying and laughing at the same time.
She was back.
She had returned to 1973, before she abandoned her husband and children to follow Lin Dong. Everything was still in time!
In this life, she would no longer be bound by the plot.
In this life, she would cherish Li Chen and her three sons.
Just as she was thinking this, she remembered the matter of supplies. She quickly closed her eyes and silently entered the space.
What she saw was an endless stretch of shelves filled with all kinds of supplies—rice, flour, meat, sugar, medicine, fruit, and more.
Shen Yiyi tried grabbing a handful of rice. To her surprise, the rice in the bag did not decrease.
That meant everything in the space was renewable.
In other words, she had endless supplies to use.
Shen Yiyi was overjoyed. Although with her abilities she could live well in any environment, who would ever dislike having a golden finger?
—
“Waaah!”
A sharp cry caught Shen Yiyi’s attention. She turned her head and saw her youngest son, Xiao Bao, crying. She hurriedly left the space and got off the kang.
In the yard, several children were arguing.
“Waaah! That fish was caught by my dad! My mom said we can eat it too! Waaah—”
The slightly bigger child surrounded by others was her eldest son, Da Bao. He was crying hard, snot and tears all over his face, but he still tried to snatch back the fish from the other children.
Standing beside him with clenched fists were her second son, Er Bao, and third son, San Bao.
The child leading the group to grab the fish was from the Li family, named Zhuzi. He had always been arrogant. Even though he was young, he liked leading a group of boys around the village causing trouble.
In this era, every household was poor. It was rare to eat meat. But Li Chen was capable and often brought back some wild game for Da Bao and the others.
Li Chen’s father had three sons and two daughters. Since the daughters had married out, and Shen Yiyi had given birth to three sons, her sisters-in-law were dissatisfied, so they split the household.
As soon as there was meat, Zhuzi and those troublemaking boys would set their sights on it, often bullying Da Bao and the others when Li Chen wasn’t home.
Zhuzi sneered. “Are you stupid? Your mom is selfish. Even if you give her the fish, she’ll secretly eat it herself. You won’t get a single bite. You might as well give it to Grandpa and Grandma. Maybe they’ll give you two pieces later.”
“My mom won’t! Give me back the fish!” Da Bao tried to grab it.
“Dream on!” Zhuzi said, tossing the fish to another child. “Gou Dan, catch it! We haven’t had meat in forever!”
As he spoke, he shoved Da Bao. Da Bao almost fell, and Er Bao quickly held his younger brother steady.
Er Bao had originally wanted to snatch the fish back, but when he saw Zhuzi push Da Bao, he turned and threw a punch at Zhuzi.
“You’re not allowed to hit Da Bao!”
Zhuzi hadn’t expected it and actually got punched.
Er Bao was only six years old, so the punch didn’t hurt much. But Zhuzi couldn’t stand losing face. Furious and embarrassed, he raised his hand to hit Er Bao—
Suddenly, someone grabbed his collar.
“Who—?!” Zhuzi felt his throat tighten. His breathing became difficult, his face flushed red. He reached back to grab the hand behind him and looked up—
He met Shen Yiyi’s cold eyes.
“Auntie…?”
Zhuzi froze instantly.
“Who were you hitting?” Shen Yiyi narrowed her eyes.
“I—I…” Zhuzi stared at her fair and beautiful face, which now looked as cold as frost. He swallowed in fear. “I wasn’t hitting anyone.”
“Liar!” Er Bao immediately complained. “Mom! Zhuzi just pushed Da Bao! He almost fell! And he stole our fish!”
Zhuzi glared at him. “Shut—ah! It hurts, hurts, hurts—waaah!”
Shen Yiyi lifted him slightly by the collar, smiling faintly.
“Who were you telling to shut up?”
“Cough, cough… waaah…” Zhuzi burst into tears from the pain. “I won’t dare again! Auntie, please spare me!”
