Interstellar to 80s: A Scientist's Farming Mission

At a single word from Xiao Xian, Xiao Yan stopped crying and gave a soft whimper, causing her sister-in-law, Qiu Yue, to sneer silently from the side.

Xiao Yan packed her things and left to go home and confront Jiang Dongcheng.

And for the first time, the Xiao Family turned its attention to Jiang Xia.

”This Jiang Xia...”

”I’ll go and see him.”

Xiao Xian spoke, and Mr. Xiao Sr. said nothing more. It was clear what kind of status Xiao Xian held.

After the Xiao family finished breakfast, Xiao Xian went upstairs to change as usual. Downstairs, the same few people were complaining about Xiao Yan.

Whether they called her ”Aunt” or ”Little Sister,” no one cared how Xiao Yan was doing. They only cared that she was damaging the Xiao family’s reputation.

A bad reputation would directly impact their own interests.

After breakfast, Qiu Yue, Xiao Xian’s wife, sat on the sofa drinking coffee. She called out to her two children, urging them to get ready for school.

The two children answered reluctantly. After a polite yet distant goodbye to Qiu Yue, they left the house.

Soon, everyone else living in the old Xiao family residence had left, some for school and some for work. Only Xiao Xian remained.

A short while later, Xiao Xian came downstairs. He walked over to the sofa as he always did, placed a kiss on Qiu Yue’s forehead, and said, ”I’m off to work.”

”Alright. Come back early.”

Qiu Yue played the part of the perfect wife and mother flawlessly, seeing Xiao Xian off to work. Soon, she was the only one left in the vast family home.

Today, Qiu Yue was in a good mood.

She picked up the morning paper and read it meticulously several times. With each reading, she discovered something new, and the smile on her face grew a little wider.

’So well written.’

Qiu Yue took the newspaper upstairs and placed it in a locked drawer, treasuring it.

Once she had done all this, Qiu Yue changed into a qipao, grabbed her bag, and went out to socialize.

As Xiao Xian’s wife, she naturally had her own social circles.

Both within the family and in public, Qiu Yue was Xiao Xian’s devoted supporter. Often, the wives’ social circles acted as a bellwether, and she would learn things that even Xiao Xian didn’t know.

Everyone at the Xiao family residence had left. At the same time, Xiao Yan arrived back at the home she shared with Jiang Dongcheng.

With a SLAM, Xiao Yan threw the door open. As she stormed into the living room, she saw Jiang Dongcheng eating his meal.

His unwashed face, the sleep crusted in the corners of his eyes, his wrinkled clothes, his messy hair—it all made Xiao Yan’s anger surge.

She threw down her bags, rushed forward, and violently flipped the dining table.

WHOOSH—CRASH—

Plates, bowls, and chopsticks shattered across the floor. Food scraps mixed with spilled tea, making the ground oily and slick.

”You have the nerve to sit here and eat?! How could you not tell me something this huge happened!”

”Do you have any idea how humiliating it was to find this out at my family’s house?”

”Jiang Dongcheng, you useless trash, what the hell were you thinking! Is your brain just for show?”

”I knew you were an idiot, but I never thought you’d get even dumber with age! Without the Xiao family, you’d be nothing!”

Useless, the Xiao family’s live-in son-in-law—Xiao Yan brought up every topic she knew would twist the knife in Jiang Dongcheng.

Usually, Xiao Yan would be the one throwing a tantrum while Jiang Dongcheng followed behind her, coaxing and placating her without a single word of protest.

But Jiang Dongcheng had been pushed too far recently. He was becoming mentally and emotionally unstable.

Or perhaps, everyone has their breaking point, and Jiang Dongcheng was very near his.

Xiao Yan didn’t notice Jiang Dongcheng’s strange behavior. She continued to curse him out, just as she always did—a stark contrast to the person she was at the Xiao family home.

”You idiot, you piece of trash...”

”Me, an idiot? Without me, your Xiao family wouldn’t be where it is today!”

Jiang Dongcheng’s roar left Xiao Yan stunned.

Filthy and disheveled, Jiang Dongcheng had a vicious glint in his eyes that he couldn’t hide. For the first time, he pointed at Xiao Yan and screamed.

”Your Xiao family was just a small, destitute household back in the day! If I hadn’t helped you, would you be where you are today?”

”You curse at me? What right do you have? You should remember, it was you who stripped naked in front of me! You were the one who seduced me! Have you forgotten?”

”You, Xiao Yan, are just a whore! What right do you have to yell at me!”

Jiang Dongcheng’s words made Xiao Yan remember the Xiao family’s past—memories she’d tried her best to bury, but he was now relentlessly digging them up.

When it came to vulgar insults, men never held back.

”Shut up! Jiang Dongcheng, shut your mouth!”

Xiao Yan spread her fingers and lunged, clawing at Jiang Dongcheng’s face. But Jiang Dongcheng, who would normally let her have her way, for the first time felt the joy of fighting back.

He blocked Xiao Yan’s arm with one forearm and swung his other hand hard.

”You fucking bitch! You dare hit me!”

SLAP!

At the sharp sound, they both fell silent.

Jiang Dongcheng stared at his palm in disbelief. Xiao Yan dumbly touched her cheek.

”Madam!”

The old nanny that Xiao Yan had brought from the Xiao family home rushed in when she heard the noise.

Usually, Xiao Yan would come in, have a screaming fit, maybe even hit him a few times, and then call the nanny in to clean up the mess. But today, the commotion was too much, and the nanny couldn’t help but run inside.

”Madam, are you alright? Jiang Dongcheng, how dare you hit my lady?”

The nanny’s words seemed to snap the half-crazed Jiang Dongcheng out of his stupor, only to send him in another, more violent direction.

”Your lady? Whose house do you think this is? The name of this family is Jiang! She is Mrs. Jiang! You’re just a fucking servant, what are you shouting about!”

Jiang Dongcheng shoved the nanny aside and grabbed Xiao Yan’s clothes. She fought back, but with a RIP, her collar was torn open.

”Bitch! You bitch! What is this? What is this!”

The torn collar exposed the skin below Xiao Yan’s neck, revealing tell-tale marks that made Jiang Dongcheng’s eyes burn red with rage.

SLAP!

SLAP!

Even after slapping her twice, Jiang Dongcheng’s fury wasn’t sated. He grabbed a handful of Xiao Yan’s hair and demanded, ”Who was it?! Tell me, who was it?!”

”No wonder you’re always running back to your family. You were really going to meet your lover, weren’t you?! Who is he?! Tell me! Tell me!”

In his frenzy, Jiang Dongcheng seemed to have found new strength. The old nanny and Xiao Yan combined were no match for him.

The three of them struggled, pulling and shoving. The slick floor made them stagger and slip.

”Miss! Miss! Let go of my lady!”

”Jiang Dongcheng, let me go! My brother won’t let you get away with this! The Xiao family won’t let you get away with this!”

”Won’t let me get away with it? HAHAHAHA! Fine! I have nothing left anyway! Let’s just die together! All of us die together!”

Jiang Dongcheng was truly losing his mind. The old nanny grabbed a vase from a nearby table, intending to smash it on his back, but her foot slipped.

CRACK!

SHATTER—

THUD!

Blood streamed from Jiang Dongcheng’s head as he lay stunned on the ground, his hand still gripping Xiao Yan tightly.

”Die with me!”

”AHHH—!”

A woman’s shrill, terrified scream echoed through the room.