After washing her face, Tian Jing took the towel back to the room to dry it, lest it be mixed up with someone else's. A clothesline was strung in the room, convenient for drying clothes on rainy days and for hanging the clothes she took off at night.
Following her memory, she found Tian Ping's clam oil, scooped a little, and applied it to her face and hands. Although it felt greasy, the original owner's face had never had anything applied to it, and it was very dry.
She hadn't even seen what the original owner looked like yet!
Where was Tian Ping's most precious small round mirror? It was said to be a gift from a young educated youth, the very one Tian Ping had told the original owner she planned to go to the city with.
After rummaging in the kang cabinet for a long time, she finally found a small round mirror, about the size of her palm, with pink plastic edging.
The small mirror couldn't fit her entire face, even though she had felt her face and knew it wasn't large. But the mirror was truly too small.
She looked from her left eye to her right eye, then to her nose, and then to her mouth. This body was so thin it was almost unrecognizable. Her eyes seemed larger, her nose bridge was slender and high, and her small yet slightly full lips could be described as cherry-like. Even her short, dry hair, which looked as if it had been gnawed by a dog, couldn't hide the soft beauty of her face.
Overall, this body possessed a classical beauty. If not for being constantly bullied by the Tian family and becoming timid and afraid to lift her head, others would have long noticed how different the original owner was from the Tian family.
In her previous life, when the original owner went to the Li family, the Li family mother and son were very accommodating and tolerant, which allowed the original owner to hold her head high.
Thinking about what the original owner had done for Mother Li, Li Zhengguo could forgive her, and later avenged her and was executed with her, all of which proved that Li Zhengguo loved the original owner, loved her to the point of recklessness.
But she wasn't the original owner! And the original owner didn't love Li Zhengguo! She felt a headache thinking about future interactions.
"Time to eat."
Tian Laotai's voice called people to dinner from the courtyard.
Tian Jing curled her lips. Tian Laotai would never call people to eat herself.
She put the small mirror back as it was, tidied the clothes covering it, closed the kang cabinet door, and then got off the kang and opened the door to go out.
The Tian family was large, and they ate at two tables. One was on the kang by the south wall of the main hall, and the other was on the floor in the main hall.
The kang table was for Tian Laotou, his three sons, and two married grandsons. The floor table was for Tian Laotai, the Tian family daughters-in-law, and the unmarried grandchildren. Tian Laotai sat alone on one side, and the remaining 12 people sat on the other three sides, meaning three or four people per side.
A long bench could seat at most three people, and it depended on who was quick enough to grab a spot. Those who arrived late had to stand at the corners of the table. In fact, even if there was a spot, the original owner wouldn't dare to snatch it.
Tian Jing swaggered over and sat on the left side, as the left was considered more important. The so-called left side was to Tian Laotai's left. She sat there today. Wasn't she supposed to be tolerant? Then let them tolerate it! If she didn't fully display her newfound arrogance, how could she satisfy Tian Laotou and Tian Laotai's self-righteous sense of control?
Tian Sanshen, Zhang Mei, saw that the seat originally belonging to the three sisters-in-law was occupied. She reached out to pull Tian Jing away, but was stopped by Chen Yun. Seeing who was stopping her, Zhang Mei sneered, "Second Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this? Your family's..."
"Third family, be quiet!" Tian Laotou, who was already seated firmly by the kang table and waiting for Tian Laotai to distribute food, spoke.
Zhang Mei snorted, turned, and went to sit on the right, looking at Tian Jing with amusement. She was waiting to see a joke.
Because the left side was for their three sisters-in-law, the right side was for Tian Lifu, Tian Lique, and her eldest son, Tian Liji. Facing away from the main door and opposite Tian Laotai were two nieces-in-law and Tian Ping. Her youngest son, Tian Lixiang, usually sat next to Tian Laotai. As for her eldest daughter-in-law's three-year-old grandson, he sat in his mother's arms or went to the kang table to be fed by his great-grandfather or grandfather.
How could Tian Jing not guess Zhang Mei's intentions? In the entire Tian family, the original owner was the only one who ate standing up. She often had her sparse congee, placed on the table while she was serving herself, snatched away by others. Heh, from today onwards, let's see who dares to snatch her food.
Chen Yun sat down close to her sister-in-law. Zhang Mei glanced at her unpleasantly.
Chen Yun pretended not to see. Her cheap daughter had suddenly become someone even her father-in-law and mother-in-law couldn't handle. She wasn't going to seek trouble. She would do as her in-laws decided, just as when she suddenly had a daughter, no one had asked her opinion.
When Ding Aihua came in, she was stunned and sat down on the right.
When Tian Lifu, who had washed his face, came in and saw the changes at the table, he walked straight to Tian Jing's side, "Get up, is this a place you can sit?"
"Oh!" Tian Jing feigned surprise. "Come on, give me a reason why I can't sit here!"
Tian Lifu saw that his timid little sister dared to argue with him. Then he saw the look of anticipation on his third aunt's face. He felt his masculine dignity challenged and reached out to pull his little sister, who was as thin as a chick, up.
Tian Jing went with his strength, standing up and moving away from the long bench as he pulled her.
Tian Sanshen smiled, Humph! Someone will teach you a lesson.
Tian Mu acted as if she saw nothing.
Tian Dabao Niang's lips curled up.
Tian Laotai, distributing food, pretended not to see.
Tian Laotou was coaxing his great-grandson, but his peripheral vision never left this side. He also wanted to see what capital Jing Yatou had for her arrogance. He and his wife were more cautious, but these grandsons who didn't know the truth wouldn't be soft-hearted when it came to bullying. Besides, in Lifu's eyes, he was disciplining his own sister, and it wasn't appropriate for others to interfere.
Since his little sister obediently stood up, Tian Lifu didn't plan to throw her out. He stepped towards the long bench.
But the next second, his back hurt, and he saw the rafters and beams of their main hall. What had happened to him? Why was he suddenly lying down?
Zhang Mei's smile froze.
Chen Yun's eyes widened in surprise.
Ding Aihua's mouth twitched.
Tian Laotai's hand, distributing food, paused.
After his initial surprise, Tian Laotou immediately frowned. He was almost certain that Jing Yatou was not the original Jing Yatou. She was either possessed by a lonely ghost or had some fortuitous encounter. However, these were no longer relevant to the Tian family. Jing Yatou's performance indicated that she hated everyone in the Tian family, including the second branch that raised her.
The rest of the Tian family hadn't reacted yet, including Tian Lifu, who was lying on the ground, and Chen Yun, who doted on her eldest son, Tian Lifu.
Tian La'er, Tian Yongyi, who was sitting by the kang, darted over and raised a big hand to slap Tian Jing's face.
"Second brother," Tian Laotou quickly spoke to stop his second son's action. Jing Yatou already hated the Tian family and was even willing to fight to the death, wanting to report the Tian family. How could they continue to offend her to death after witnessing her martial prowess?
Having dealt with Tian Lifu with an over-the-shoulder throw, Tian Jing thought the Tian family would be intimidated. She got up intending to sit back down on the stool. This body hadn't eaten since noon yesterday and was starving. Although the food on the table didn't look great, Tian Jing, having gone through the apocalypse, thought it would be delicious, at least not spoiled food.