I Was Reborn into the Past and Saved My Stunning Sister-in-Law at the Beginning - Chapter 67:

Chapter 67: Jia Zhangshi’s Tantrum at the Factory

Half of Jia Dongxu’s body was already crushed into the machine, and there was no point in attempting rescue. By this time, work hours had long ended. Normally, everyone would have gone home on time, but today they all stayed behind to watch the commotion. No one even seemed to know what fear was—perhaps it was because in that era, people had seen too much of such things.

“Ahhh, my son! What a tragic death! You just got married yesterday, and today you end up like this! My son, wake up!” After receiving the devastating news, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu rushed to the steel factory workshop. Seeing Jia Dongxu’s tragic remains, Jia Zhangshi almost fainted from grief. She collapsed to the ground, pounding the floor with her hands, wailing loudly—it was not an exaggeration to say she grieved as if she had lost everything.

There is nothing more sorrowful in life than a parent burying their child. After losing her husband, Jia Dongxu had been her only remaining pillar of support. You could say this old woman was treacherous and mean, but from a certain angle, she was a qualified mother.

Jia Zhangshi’s heartbreaking cries silenced everyone present. Many workers couldn’t help but feel sorry for Jia Dongxu. Such a good young man, just married, with life finally looking hopeful—who would have thought such an accident would happen? Some even wondered if the new bride had conceived last night. If not, there wouldn’t even be a child left behind.

Qin Huairu stood beside Jia Zhangshi, also crying bitterly, wiping away tears as fast as they flowed. Perhaps only a tenth of those tears were truly for Jia Dongxu, while the other nine-tenths were for herself. After all, she had only met Jia Dongxu a few times. Though they were husband and wife in name, they had never shared a married life. Any feelings would only have developed over time.

Since childhood, Qin Huairu had grown up in Qin Village, always praised and admired. People would say she was a beautiful girl destined for a life of comfort. Not only did her parents think so, but Qin Huairu herself believed she was born to enjoy a good life. Until the day before yesterday, everything had gone smoothly as if prearranged.

But it seemed her good luck ended yesterday. From the moment she entered the wrong room on her wedding night, her misfortunes began. The next day, her nominal husband died in an accident. And this was just the beginning—Qin Huairu dared not even imagine what kind of miserable life awaited her.

Thinking about this made her tears fall like strings of pearls onto the floor. Qin Huairu’s pitiful appearance made many workers feel tender toward her. These rough workers at the steel factory probably didn’t just stay for the spectacle—most were drawn by the allure of the beautiful new widow. You couldn’t deny that Qin Huairu was indeed beautiful, even more so than the factory’s so-called beauty, Yu Haitang.

No wonder such misfortune struck the day after the wedding—perhaps Jia Dongxu just didn’t have the fortune to enjoy such a blessing. Seeing Qin Huairu’s tearful face, some were already thinking about stepping in. After all, Jia Dongxu only used her once. Using a widow’s dowry to get such a beautiful wife was a bargain.

With the tragic ‘widow’ status, Qin Huairu’s charm had risen to a whole new level.

“It’s all your fault! If not for you, my son wouldn’t have died so horribly!” As Jia Zhangshi lay on the ground wailing, she suddenly turned her rage toward Yi Zhonghai, blaming him entirely.

No one knew where she got the strength from, but Jia Zhangshi suddenly leapt up and rushed to Yi Zhonghai, scratching his face and leaving bloody marks.

Goodness, this old woman was truly ferocious!

The security team hurried over and pinned the hysterical old woman to the ground.

“It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t helped him get this job at the factory, he wouldn’t have died like this!” Jia Zhangshi had completely lost her mind, forgetting how she had begged Yi Zhonghai to get her son a temporary job at the factory. After getting the job, she had been the happiest one. Now that her son was dead, she shamelessly blamed Yi Zhonghai.

Though everyone understood the pain of losing a son, blaming others like this was still unreasonable. Yi Zhonghai wanted to curse back, but thinking about how scolding a grieving mother in front of so many people wouldn’t look good, he chose to hold back. Instead, he decided to appear magnanimous, which would help him earn a better reputation at the factory.

“Don’t make it hard for her. She’s just a pitiful person, sigh…” Yi Zhonghai sighed deeply. Part of his compassion was genuine. After all, he had counted on Jia Dongxu to take care of him in his old age. Now that the man was dead, he had to look for someone else.

“Oh, listen to that. No wonder Old Yi became the factory’s only level-eight fitter. That kind of tolerance isn’t something ordinary people can have!” “Jia Zhangshi, stop making trouble. Did Yi Zhonghai get your son that job out of malice? We’re not asking you to repay kindness with gratitude, but you can’t repay kindness with vengeance, right? Look at what you did to Old Yi’s face!”

People started chiming in to defend Yi Zhonghai. After all, as the factory’s only level-eight fitter, it never hurt to cozy up to him. Yi Zhonghai didn’t say anything else but left to have his face treated at the infirmary. Who knew what outrageous words or actions this madwoman might unleash next?

Not long after, the deputy factory director arrived upon hearing the news. When Jia Zhangshi saw the leadership arrive, she immediately started crying and wailing again.

“My son, you died so tragically! I spent everything I had on you! Now that you’re gone, how is your mother supposed to live!” Her grief was real, but her demands for compensation were also real. After all, without her son, she had lost her pillar of support—she still needed to eat.

Deputy Director Li frowned at the scene and first ordered the security team to disperse the crowd.

“Everyone, stop gawking. Go home and cook dinner. We have work tomorrow!”

Though it was the security team leader who spoke, it was clearly the leadership’s order, and no one dared to object. Before leaving, many stole another glance at the tearful and beautiful widow, Qin Huairu, before reluctantly dispersing.

“Madam, stop crying. No one wanted this to happen. The priority now is to handle your son’s body. Leaving it here like this isn’t right,” said Deputy Director Li. To him, Jia Dongxu was just an unfortunate worker. The factory’s productivity was his real concern. Leaving the body here would only disrupt production tomorrow.

Jia Zhangshi struggled free from the security team and blocked the body.

“You leaders, if you don’t handle this properly today, you’ll have to step over this old woman’s body first!”

Her meaning was clear—unless the compensation was satisfactory, this matter wouldn’t be over. Though grief-stricken, Jia Zhangshi still had to think about the days ahead.