Wife and Sister-in-Law

Everyone in the village knew the child wasn't her husband's.

A Jiao became pregnant soon after marrying, but her husband was taken away as a conscript. The child was born at the end of the year, and news of her husband's death arrived at the same time.

Overwhelmed with grief, A Jiao no longer wanted to live.

Her parents-in-law held back their own sorrow and comforted her, saying they would take care of everything.

On New Year's Eve, a young man appeared in the house.

After narrowly surviving death, Lin Cheng suddenly decided to look for his biological parents and ask why they had chosen to abandon him, condemning him to endure endless hardships.

The funny thing was, they actually thought he'd come looking for his family.

Even funnier, they offered him his deceased older brother's wife as compensation.

Compensation?

Lin Cheng's gaze slowly moved to the woman curled up in the corner like a frightened rabbit. Her eyes were red and brimming with tears, yet she still managed to give him a friendly smile.

On impulse, Lin Cheng agreed.

His older brother had stolen his peaceful life, so taking his wife away was only fair.

A father's debts fall to his son. A husband's debts fall to his wife.

She was only his sister-in-law, an unrelated woman. Lin Cheng was absolutely certain of that.

So why did it bother him when he watched her burn paper money for her dead husband, weeping and wailing?

"The dead cannot return, Sister-in-Law. Please accept what has happened."

"He's dead, so let him be dead. Why cry for him?"

"He's dead! Can a dead man cherish you in every way? Earn money to support your family? Or live with you in harmony?"

"Sister-in-Law... look at me, too..."

Blurb revised on 2026.1.9

Theme: Stand firm in your own convictions