In conclusion, this trip was a great success.

At noon, Aunt He personally cooked a table full of delicious food. Seeing the three children sitting side by side, eating without even looking up, Aunt He was overjoyed.

Shen Fenghua didn't stand on ceremony; she had become quite familiar with the He family over the years.

To be honest, she felt that Aunt He treated her much better than her mother had treated her.

And so, I heard that Shen Fenghua is currently arranging a marriage, and he's holding her hand, asking her about it in detail. Even He Jun hasn't escaped, standing aside, waiting to add conditions at every turn.

after all……

He Jun was the matchmaker and was quite familiar with Qi Ye.

Sometimes when He Jun mumbled a few words, Aunt He would pinch him hard and warn him that this was a big deal and he had to take it seriously.

Shen Fenghua pouted, her smile radiating unparalleled elegance.

It feels so good to be cared about.

Arriving empty-handed, one can say leaving with a full load.

The oxcart was loaded with a basket of farm eggs, and the baskets on the backs were filled with dried mushrooms, dried peanuts, red dates picked from the mountain, and cured chicken made from wild pheasants. The old couple wanted to load everything they had onto the cart.

"Don't forget to give some to Fenghua. I've already packed them up and divided them up, so don't forget."

Faced with Aunt He's earnest instructions, Li Yanran readily agreed, but once the oxcart had taken the group away from the He family's house...

Li Yanran's face changed instantly, "You can't even take a melon or a date with you."

Shen Fenghua choked, her voice weak, "No, Sister Yanran, there's no need for this. Auntie only gave me a little something, and you're already jealous?"

She seemed to be getting into the act, wiping away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, "Waaah, if Auntie knew you treated me like this, she'd be heartbroken~"

Before she finished arranging the clothes, Shen Fenghua saw Li Yanran's raised hand and her restless eyes.

Shen Fenghua: "..."

Okay, I'll shut up.

She pleaded, "I was wrong, I was wrong. If you don't want to give it to me, you don't have to. It's no big deal if I eat a few less bites. Anyway, I'm not greedy. I'm a grown-up, I don't crave these fruits at all."

Xiao Xiao knew the inside story, but Qi Nianping and Qi Nian'an did not. Watching Shen Fenghua and Li Yanran's back-and-forth interaction, Shen Fenghua started to get anxious as she was not gaining the upper hand at all.

Qi Nianping was practically ready to swear an oath. He gently tugged at Shen Fenghua's sleeve and whispered, "Auntie, I can get you some bird eggs. Bird eggs are delicious!"

He had already seen it when he came. When he gets older, even if he relies on his own two legs, it will only be a three-hour walk.

At that time, he will make delicious food for his aunt!

When Li Yanran saw this, she thought, "Oh dear, this is completely ruined. The child has been misled."

"Oh my, you two little ones, how come you're so capable at such a young age? I was just joking with your aunt. Don't worry, these things can't be missing anyone else, but they can't be missing her."

Li Yanran said those words entirely because she knew what kind of person Shen's mother was. Of all the things Shen Fenghua took back, very little of them would actually end up in her mouth.

Most of them were eaten by those ungrateful wretches.

If she remembered Shen Fenghua's kindness, then so be it. It's just a small amount of stuff; her family could afford it. She could just consider it as buying peace and quiet.

But they're not like that; they're blatantly heartless and cruel, eating their food one minute and cursing the next.

Shen Fenghua should do whatever she wants for her family. If she doesn't, then she's stingy and selfish. Over the years, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Shen's mother has said a lot of bad things about Shen Fenghua.

In addition, her marriage has not yet been settled.

Opinions among the villagers are quite diverse.

Li Yanran was unaware at first, but later she caught Shen's mother red-handed. With her fiery temper, if it weren't for the fact that Shen Fenghua still had to stay at home, she would have wanted to tear Shen's mother's babbling mouth apart on the spot.

However, she didn't let it go so easily. She went up to her and said a few sarcastic remarks that made Chen's mother blush. She then left unscathed. From then on, whenever she saw Chen's mother, she never gave her a kind look and was polite but distant.

Thinking of the old ingrate, one can't help but think of the little ingrate who is just like Shen's mother.

Shen Huixiu.

Li Yanran frowned. "Speaking of which, I've been so busy lately that I'm completely out of it. What has your ungrateful little sister been up to lately?"

Mentioning Shen Huixiu, a fleeting look of disgust crossed Shen Fenghua's face. "Who knows? Maybe she's just bored at home."

Although Shen Fenghua didn't pay much attention, she herself has been on guard lately.

Shen Huixiu, who came from the same womb as her, is rotten to the core and is no good at all.

She was also afraid that Shen Huixiu would be desperate and, if she couldn't find a way to stay in the city, would resort to desperate measures and tear her job apart again.

A lose-lose outcome is not what Shen Fenghua wants.

She felt that her life was wonderful, especially when she thought about bringing her grandmother to live with her and taking care of her in the future. She felt full of energy and had a promising future.

What good can you possibly gain from associating with such an ingrate?

Let's keep it further away.

“I don’t care what she’s up to,” Li Yanran took a deep breath. “Listen to me, she’s no good. Be more careful. We’re not afraid of thieves stealing, we’re afraid of thieves eyeing us. It’s always good to be more vigilant.”

The more Li Yanran thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She was even more annoyed. That brat Shen Huixiu never had a kind face, especially when it came to people. She never looked people in the eye properly.

They all secretly glance at others, are petty and low-class, and have a strong sense of jealousy.

In short, if you ask Li Yanran to list Shen Huixiu's faults, she can give you a clear and detailed list that fills a whole page.

"How about this, don't go home for meals for now, just come to my house, I'll cover all your food and lodging." We'll make plans after that wicked little plague god leaves the countryside.

If you can't afford to offend them, you can at least avoid them.

He would hide in the countryside until that scoundrel left, and then he would be safe whether he went home or got married.

Shen Fenghua: "???"

She was initially shocked, but after regaining her senses, she was so moved that she almost burst into tears.

"Sister, you're my own sister. If you become successful in the future, you have to take me with you! You can eat the meat, and I can have the soup. At least we can both have a full stomach."

"That's all you've got," Li Yanran said with a laugh, then asked earnestly, "I'm not kidding, I'm serious. Come stay at my place. Don't worry about what others say, protecting ourselves is the most important thing."

In Li Yanran's eyes, the Shen family was nothing short of a den of wolves and tigers.

They're all heartless and rotten bastards.