After transmigrating into the body of the female supporting character's biological mother, she

"I must raise the child, but I won't stop you from visiting her. When she's old enough to understand, I'll tell her that you are her biological father."

Lin Zhilan advised, "If you're worried about the child, you can come and see her anytime, or you can write to her."

"As you can see, Linlin is doing very well here."

At this moment, Zhou Chen was starting to feel a little more relaxed. Perhaps it would be better for Linlin to stay with the other person than with him.

After thinking for a long time, he pondered and said, "I will consider it. Before that, I need to go back to my hometown."

Lin Zhilan and Su Lang exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Chen is Linlin's biological father, and they don't want things to get too ugly between them and Zhou Chen.

As Zhou Chen was leaving, Lin Zhilan called him back and handed him a small rattan box.

"These things are what I brought from Zhoujia Village. We don't need them anymore, so you can take them all back with you."

These were the original owner's clothes, which Lin Zhilan hadn't worn since arriving on the island.

She didn't throw it away; she just cleaned it and stored it in a wicker box.

"There's one more thing I forgot to tell you: your parents took all your compensation money back then, and Linlin and I didn't get a single penny."

Lin Zhilan didn't fight for that money because she respected Zhou Chen's heroism.

She didn't consider herself and her daughter as Zhou Chen's family members who were martyrs. If she really needed money, she wouldn't be soft-hearted.

Lin Zhilan only wanted her daughter to distance herself from the Zhou family and didn't want to get involved with them in this mess.

But now that Zhou Chen is alive, Lin Zhilan wants to clarify things with them and settle the score.

Zhou Chen looked ashamed. "I understand. I will have them return the money to the organization."

Lin Zhilan pouted, "This is your family's business, you don't need to tell me."

Zhou Chen nodded.

Two days later, Zhou Chen boarded the train back to his hometown.

He first went to the county police station to report for duty, and then returned to the village under the cover of night.

Years passed, and the village remained the same, unchanged, except that the person he most wanted to see was no longer there.

It was very late, and the village still had no electricity; it was pitch black.

Zhou Chen went back to the old house first.

Pushing open the creaking door, I found the yard overgrown with weeds.

A few bundles of firewood were piled up against the wall, but apart from that, everything in sight had been emptied.

Zhou Chen took a rusty sickle from the woodpile, cut all the grass in the yard clean, and tidied it up a bit before it looked somewhat presentable.

He didn't delay any longer and went to his new home.

The door to the new house was bolted. Zhou Chen took two steps back, used his feet to push off, and nimbly climbed onto the wall.

Just as he jumped down, he heard crying coming from inside the house.

Zhou Chen frowned and looked into the room through the shattered glass window.

The inside was a complete mess.

The tables, chairs, and benches were overturned and scattered everywhere, with bowls, plates, and chopsticks strewn all over the floor, leaving almost no room to step.

Zhou Chen raised his hand and knocked on the door frame.

After I finished typing, I realized it was a bit unnecessary.

There's no custom of knocking on doors in the countryside, so he gave a wry smile and stepped inside.

"Who is it? What are you knocking on in the middle of the night?!"

Wang Guifen cursed and walked out of the inner room with her triangular eyes drooping.

The room was dark, and Zhou Chen stood there silently, like a ghost.

Wang Guifen stopped in her tracks, her mouth agape, her face filled with horror. She took several steps back, crying, "You...you stay away! Are you a human or a ghost? I...I'm your mother, you can't hurt me!"

"Mother," Zhou Chen stood at the doorway of the main room, his expression unchanged, "It's me, I'm not dead."

Wang Guifen stared at him for a long time until she noticed his shadow on the ground.

Then she pounced on him, grabbed his arm, and slapped him while crying, "You heartless bastard! You're finally back! Do you know how much your mother was going to be bullied to death..."

Zhou Chen didn't move, looking down at his mother. "Mom, where's my wife and child?"

Wang Guifen's crying sound trailed off, not daring to look at her son. "You still care about your wife? She ran off with another man a long time ago!"

Zhou Chen suddenly laughed, but his laughter was full of bitterness.

This is his biological mother.

Even when unreasonable, they can still stir up trouble.

He can spout slander and rumors about his daughter-in-law without batting an eye.

Wang Guifen didn't pay much attention, assuming her son was just angry.

She grabbed Zhou Chen's arm and tried to pull him outside. "Come on, come with me to Cai Laifeng's house. We'll settle accounts with them! His son was rejected by the army, and he and his whole family smashed everything in our house! Look at this house, inside and out, not a single pot or pan is left. He's just taking advantage of us because we're poor!"

"Now that you're back, you have to get back at home and make them pay you back!"

Zhou Chen realized that Cai Laifeng had come to his house to cause trouble in order to vent her anger.

He reached out and pulled Wang Guifen's hand off his arm. "They came to smash things, where are Dad and Zhou Jianmin?"

Wang Guifen was taken aback for a moment. "Your father hasn't been feeling well these past few days and is lying in bed. Jianmin... Jianmin went to town to find work and hasn't come back yet."

"Where is Zhou Jianmin's wife?"

Wang Guifen curled her lip, her eyes filled with malice, "Divorced! She's just a barren hen. She's been married into this family for so many years and hasn't even given birth to a single child. She also beats your brother all the time. I've disliked her for a long time!"

"I'm tired today," Zhou Chen interrupted her. "Which room did Zhilan stay in before?"

Wang Guifen opened her mouth, unsure how to answer.

After the red brick house was built, Lin Zhilan never stayed there for a single day, always keeping watch over the old house.

Where is her room?

Wang Guifen led him to a small room on the right. "I thought you wouldn't be coming back, so I didn't tidy up your room. Please make do here for now."

Zhou Chen opened the door, and a strong smell of foot odor hit him.

The room was filled with empty bottles, and the table was covered with untidy playing cards and dice.

Wang Guifen said, "Jianming often brings his friends over to play, so it's fine as long as we tidy up."

Zhou Chen stepped back. "No need. I'm going back to the old house tonight. Just give me a blanket."

Zhou Chen cherishes his wife like the apple of his eye.

Wang Guifen has always disapproved of this kind of thing.

I thought Zhou Chen would make a huge scene if he found out that Lin Zhilan had remarried.

Unexpectedly, he was so calm, which made Wang Guifen feel uneasy.

"Why don't you sleep in Jianmin's house for one night, and then move to this room tomorrow after everything is tidied up?"

"Need not."

Zhou Chen refused and simply walked away.

Wang Guifen chased after him, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

She stood at the door for a while, then hurried inside to find Old Man Zhou. "Old man, old man, Zhou Chen isn't dead! He's back."

"Hmm..." Old Zhou rolled over. "I heard everything."

Wang Guifen sat on the bed, "What should I do? Why do I feel so panicked? Zhou Chen seems to have changed a lot since before."

Old Zhou squinted. "What's the panic? I'm his father. What can he possibly do?"

Wang Guifen finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing him say that.