This time, the person who reported my daughter was after her beauty. When she refused, they started taking revenge on her!

In the past, He Tiantian would have been scared, but now that she has the Snake King, she is not afraid at all!

"It's alright. The world is vast and the law is paramount. As long as I do my job well, Qijia Village isn't a place where one person can have absolute power. I'll take good care of myself, so please don't worry," He Tiantian comforted her father, hoping to reassure him.

"Sigh, I hope so. You must take good care of yourself," He Jingyu said with relief. His daughter had grown up and become sensible. However, he felt a deep sense of loss as a father because he hadn't been the one to guide her through this period of growth.

"I will, Dad," He Tiantian promised, pouring drinks for Uncle Huo and He Jingyu. "Drink up, drink up!"

"Come on, Lao He, let's have a drink." Huo Zhekun picked up his glass and took a sip. He had wanted to drink for a long time, but he hadn't had any suitable snacks to go with his drinks before, so drinking wasn't very interesting.

Today, we have wine and meat, both meat and vegetables, so we should enjoy ourselves.

Jiang Lifang returned from the hospital that evening, and the two families ate together again. This time, however, it was at the Huo family's house, and He Tiantian provided the rabbit meat.

Wang Shuping was also very generous, and directly gave Jiang Lifang two dried wild rabbits and pheasants. Jiang Lifang was embarrassed to accept them, but Wang Shuping had to persuade her quite a bit before the Huo couple finally accepted them.

"Oh, we're eating so well at home, I wonder if Yingjie can eat like this at work." A mother worries about her son no matter how far he is. When Jiang Lifang saw He Tiantian return, she thought of her own son. She thought about how her son could also enjoy the delicious food.

He Tiantian was embarrassed and suddenly felt very heartless. Huo Yingjie gave her food coupons and money, but she didn't think of sending anything back to Huo Yingjie.

Now that I know, there aren't any left in the protective space, so I can't send them. I can only go back to Qijia Village and see if I can get some more to send to Huo Yingjie.

"What's the big deal? I still have two more. I'll send them to Yingjie so he can have some too. After all, he's young and growing, and he gets hungry easily." Wang Shuping had long considered Huo Yingjie her future son-in-law. She only had one daughter, so this son-in-law would be no different from half a son in the future. He would also have to take care of them in their old age and see them off when they died. It was only natural for her to treat Huo Yingjie well.

“How can that be? You’ve already given me two. I’ll keep one and send Yingjie a rabbit and a dried chicken,” Jiang Lifang said, her face flushed. She hadn’t meant to ask Wang Shuping for more; it was just a habitual remark.

Wang Shuping smiled and said, "You can pay your share, and I'll pay mine. Don't refuse."

Seeing Wang Shuping's response, Jiang Lifang couldn't refuse any longer and smiled, "Actually, these weren't given by us, they were given by Tiantian."

The two middle-aged gossipy women exchanged a smile. Seeing this, He Tiantian blushed, adopted a coquettish demeanor, stomped her feet, and went back into the house.

Last night, He Tiantian returned to her familiar home and was very excited. She barely slept and didn't take a nap during the day. By tonight, she was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as she lay down.

The next day, Jiang Lifang gave He Tiantian a rabbit and a dollar, asking her to mail it from the post office.

Wang Shuping took out a dried chicken from the cellar, wrapped it in clean oil paper, and then wrapped it in a clean cloth.

"Sweetie, your Aunt Jiang has to go to work, and I'm on sick leave right now, so I can't go out. You can take this to the post office and mail it," Wang Shuping said with a smile. Since the family had something to give, she naturally hoped that her daughter and Huo Yingjie could keep in touch more often, so that even if they were far apart, their relationship could remain strong.

Taking advantage of her free time, Wang Shuping found a piece of dark blue fabric at home and made clothes for Grandma Qi. Since they had already accepted Grandma Qi as their kin, they couldn't neglect proper etiquette.

He Tiantian blushed and went inside to get a letter she had written before going to bed the night before. She put it in her package before taking the package to the mailroom, which was farther away.

Because the contents of the package need to be checked when mailing it. Almost everyone at the nearby post office knows her, and she didn't want to explain the origin of the wild rabbit and pheasant meat.

It cost 35 cents to mail a package, which wasn't expensive. He Tiantian brought back the remaining 65 cents to return to Jiang Lifang.

Although the two families have a good relationship, they are not family after all, so He Tiantian cannot accept the remaining money.

He Tiantian went out for a while, and everyone in the neighborhood knew she was back. She had only been home a short time when someone came to her door.

After ascertaining her identity, He Tiantian realized that the visitor was Liu Lingli's mother.

"Sweetie, Lingli wrote to me and mentioned you. She said you two live very close by and can see each other often," Liu Lingli's mother said with a smile, very politely.

Liu Lingli was assigned to Hujia Village next door. Although it wasn't far away, she never looked for He Tiantian, as if He Tiantian would drag her down. Last time when they were digging the river, she deliberately avoided He Tiantian when she saw Liu Lingli from afar!

"Yes, it's very close." He Tiantian nodded. "Auntie, is something wrong?"

He Tiantian knew why Liu Lingli kept her distance – wasn't it because she was afraid Liu Lingli would ask for help? After all, He Tiantian was very thin and didn't seem like someone who could do manual labor, or perhaps she was worried about being implicated by Liu Lingli.

However, He Tiantian was grateful to Liu Lingli from her previous life for informing her of her parents' news; otherwise, she would not have known when her parents passed away and would have been stuck in the funeral home for who knows how long!

"It's like this, my Lingli left in a hurry and didn't bring any winter clothes. I was originally going to send them over, but when I saw you were here, I thought I'd ask you to bring them over for me, so we can save a little money," Liu's mother said apologetically. She had many children and they were very poor, so every little bit saved was precious.

"Okay, I also need to bring some things. Take less, otherwise I won't be able to carry it all," He Tiantian nodded, as if repaying Liu Lingli's favor from her past life!

"Thank you so much," said Liu's mother. "When are you going back? I'll prepare the things and bring them to you."

Although He Tiantian wanted to stay at home for a few more days, she felt uneasy because she knew Qi Jianguo was up to no good.

“My train leaves at 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow,” He Tiantian replied.

After Liu's mother left, Wang Shuping frowned and said, "Why did you agree to her? That person is always trying to take advantage. Even if you said you couldn't carry that much stuff, she wouldn't listen and would definitely bring a huge package."

"It's okay, I'm strong. We're from the same place, I wouldn't feel comfortable not giving you any," He Tiantian said. It was just to return a favor, nothing to worry about.

"Sigh, you're leaving again the day after tomorrow. I don't know when we'll see each other again," Wang Shuping said. "You must be doing well in Qijia Village. We'll bring you back when things improve. We don't have time to go this time, so I made a dress for you to give to your godmother."

"Okay, don't worry, I'll take care of myself. Grandma Qi will be very happy to receive the clothes. She's a smart and strong old woman, but also a lonely one." He Tiantian nodded obediently, though she probably wouldn't be able to for the next few years.

"This is also a token of our appreciation," Wang Shuping said with a gentle smile. (To be continued.)