Blurb:
Cao Zhang's life could be summed up in one sentence: a despicable father, a foolish mother, and a ruthless him.
Amid the scorn of the world, he became a treacherous minister with power over the imperial court, only to die young of an illness.
When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to infancy.
Staring at the two faces he hated most, he swore that in this life, he would personally wash away the filthy life his parents had given him.
But reality didn't quite match his memories.
Why were his parents kissing and cuddling him, a child diagnosed as an idiot, and calling him their precious little darling?
Why did they sing strange songs to him every night to lull him to sleep?
Why did they like giving him all kinds of strange things that made noises?
Still, some things hadn't changed.
His mother would prick him with a needle when no one was around, and his father would force bitter medicine down his throat, trying to kill him.
His father still secretly took things from the house and went out with them. He must have been going gambling. His mother often hid away by herself. It went without saying that she was meeting her lover.
By the time he was two and could talk and walk, Cao Zhang had still decided not to cling to this fleeting, illusory warmth, but to sever his ties with them.
He waited for the right moment, then took his uncle to catch his parents in the act.
When the door opened, there was none of the filthy scene he remembered. His parents were just sitting close together, each holding a smelly lump of yellow stuff and eating without a shred of decorum.
Cao Zhang: ...Were they all getting together to eat filth?
Cao Mingpei, who had been dragged there, chased after his younger brother and roared furiously, "Erlang, you and your wife are eating that stuff again? Where's your dignity?!"
Cao Minggui was baffled. He dodged as he tried to explain, "Big brother, I told you, it's fruit, not something dirty!"
It was durian, which his darling wife had finally redeemed for him with her points!
Jiang Shuyuan quickly finished her share, wiped her mouth, and picked up the bewildered Cao Zhang, pretending to be clueless. "Baby, that must have scared you. I told your father not to eat that stuff, but he insisted and even made me eat it with him. He's so bad."
Cao Zhang: ...I'm little, not stupid. Mom was clearly enjoying it more than Dad!
One-sentence summary: A transmigrated woman meets a transmigrated man. After they marry, they have a reborn villain, and the three of them share a cozy everyday life.
Theme: A loving childhood can heal you for life