Chapter 2: A Twist of Fate

With the help of the cunning female-educated youth, the original owner took the bold step of seducing an innocent male-educated youth. Relying on her good looks and being a local, she was able to navigate certain advantages. Together with the manipulative female-educated youth, they orchestrated a scenario where the male-educated youth was lured into a heroic rescue situation, quickly establishing an intimate relationship.

However, no matter how good their relationship was, it could never surpass that of a man and his wife. In this era of Hua Country, the notion of marriage between men was unheard of. The female-educated youth never considered such matters; for her, all that mattered was that the original owner managed to marry a wife, which would effectively put an end to any harassment from the original owner.

Thus, with the female-educated youth’s help, the original owner successfully married a male spouse, and the entire village soon saw the two of them lying in bed together, leading to an inevitable marriage. Although the original owner was not oblivious to the female-educated youth’s ulterior motives, the benefits he stood to gain were simply too tempting to resist.

Their relationship became public knowledge, and while Ye Qiu had a bad reputation in the village, he had grown up under everyone’s watchful eyes. Villagers believed that it was the shameless male educated youth that corrupted Ye Qiu, who not only took advantage of his hospitality but also made him do his work. What they didn’t know was that part of Ye Qiu’s attraction to the male-educated youth stemmed from his wealth.

The villagers voted to expel the male-educated youth from the village, but word quickly spread that no other village would accept this man who had turned a normal individual into an outcast. In desperation, Ye Qiu cried out, claiming that he and the male-educated youth were true lovers and that he would change for him. The villagers, seeing this, reluctantly accepted their “marriage.”

The male educated youth, touched by the original owner’s deep feelings, moved in from the educated youth point to live together. Initially, the original owner managed the packages sent from the male-educated youth’s family, and life was bearable. However, after the male-educated youth’s parents had a new baby in the city, they could no longer send packages, and as a result, life became challenging.

At this point, the male educated youth was trapped and couldn’t understand why his loving parents had suddenly stopped sending him things. Fearing that something had happened at home, he faced the villagers’ cold shoulders due to his association with the original owner. If he did not stay with the original owner, he would have nothing to eat. His attempts to borrow money from the educated youth point led to his identity being revealed, resulting in a beating from the original owner.

Fortunately, news of the restoration of college entrance exams reached them, and after a few days of pleading with the original owner to support him, it was the original owner’s sister-in-law who intervened. She suggested that if the original owner succeeded in college, he might find a good job to support the family, prompting the original owner to reluctantly agree.

Thus, the original owner began a life of draining his parents and exploiting the male-educated youth and his older brother. Meanwhile, Ye Lao Er took the opportunity to separate from the family and move to the city.

When the male-educated youth succeeded in college, the original owner thought good days were finally on the horizon. However, upon overhearing the educated youths’ eagerness to return to the city, he grew worried that the male educated youth might seize the opportunity to leave him. In front of the male-educated youth, he tore up the acceptance letter and warned him that he couldn’t abandon him. Losing the acceptance letter drove the male-educated youth to madness; in a moment of desperation, he fatally stabbed the original owner and subsequently took his own life. Their parents were devastated by the news of their younger son’s death, turning their hair white overnight, and soon after, the original owner’s older brother and his wife, worn out from caring for their parents, followed suit. The only daughter, Xiao Hua, had to marry a widower who offered a high bride price just to bury her family.

The male-educated youth’s name was Ji Chen!

[Ding, memory transmission completed. Task 1: Restore the original owner’s family. Task 2: Change Ji Chen’s fate.]

With the system logging off after announcing the tasks, Ye Qiu was left speechless as he grasped the storyline. The original owner had truly deceived his family to a tragic extent; even a vampire would be exhausted from the effort.

However, the timing of his arrival was quite fortunate. The original owner hadn’t yet committed any irreparable wrongdoings. He had just learned from the female-educated youth about the packages from Ji Chen’s family and was preparing to use this chance to rob Ji Chen’s package while simultaneously playing the hero, hoping to turn the tide in his favour.

The ruckus outside had yet to die down, and it seemed as though the entire village had to know of Ye Qiu’s actions.

Ye mother scolded at the door, “Enough already, Second Sister-in-law! What’s wrong with Qiu taking an egg? He’s already weak! And besides, have you seen him feeding the egg to the educated youth? Stop this nonsense!”

The second Sister-in-law was stirring up trouble because she saw Ye Qiu charming Ji Chen with family belongings and was discussing with Ye Lao Er about how Qiu should work like everyone else or how they should part ways.

“Mom, you can’t be unreasonable! The third one can even steal his own family’s eggs to give to others. Who knows what he might do next!”

“What do you mean by that? That egg was given to the third to nourish him, how does it become wrong once it reaches your mouth? Did you all eat less because of one egg?”

“Eldest Brother, settle this for me!” Seeing that she couldn’t leverage her point, Ye Xia dragged the honest Ye Lao into the fray.

Ye Lao looked at Ye Xia with confusion, “If Mom gives the egg to the third one, then so be it. Didn’t you share an egg too?”

“We… we are not the same! Cheng Cai is still growing! How can he not eat eggs?” Ye Xia was furious when her elder brother showed no response to her complaint of unfairness.

Ye Father, watching his family bicker without resolution, interjected, “Alright, stop fighting! If you think it’s unfair, then next time when there are three eggs in the house, you can divide them!”

“Then we won’t even be able to get enough to eat in two days…” Second Sister-in-law Zhou Cai Yan frowned, murmuring, but she didn’t dare to finish when she saw Ye Father’s dark countenance.

Ye Xia and Zhou Cai Yan exchanged a reluctant glance; their uproar was not merely to entertain others but concerning separation. Ye Xia was working in a factory now, free from family responsibilities, and they believed they could live better apart.

However, Ye Xia, as the son, could not voice this. Instead, Zhou Cai Yan took the lead, “Mom, Cheng Cai is about to be of school age, and the family environment isn’t suitable for studying. Why don’t we go ahead and separate?”

Ye Mother scoffed at their ulterior motives. “I’ve eaten more salt than you’ve eaten rice. Don’t think I’m unaware of your schemes! Want to separate? No chance!”