When Zheng Daniu saw Lin Shuying being bullied, he would occasionally step in. He then used this as an excuse to approach her frequently. When Lin Shuying ignored him, he had people spread rumors about the two of them. Eventually, everyone thought she was a woman of loose morals. As a result, many men started harassing her, and the women would curse her name. In the end, Lin Shuying had no choice but to marry Zheng Daniu.
Gu'er sighed as she listened to Lin Shan's story. That was an era that was hard to imagine, an era that one could never truly comprehend without having lived through it.
Lin Shuying was from the city—pretty, with a gentle temperament. But to end up in such a remote mountain valley, married to a man like that… Her heart must have ached with a bitterness she couldn't share with anyone.
Later, Lin Shuying gave birth to Zheng Zhongshan. Once she had a child, her heart finally settled. Forgetting everything else, she resolved to live a good life for her son's sake.
