They decided not to go back with Xiao Pan to ask, otherwise it would be no different from forcing Grandma Bai to agree!

Xiao Pangui nodded and said:

"Okay, you wait for me, I'll go back and ask Grandma right away!"

Aunt Wang was furious that Xiao Pangui had stolen her benefits. She was about to get her hands on the stove, but Xiao Pangui had been meddling in her affairs!

After a moment's thought, Aunt Wang wasn't angry anymore!

Xiao Pan's return home is up to Grandma Bai; Xiao Pan can't go against Grandma Bai's wishes at all!

Grandma Bai has a very eccentric temper, which is known to everyone on the farm. There is no way she would let these female educated youths live there!

After Grandma Bai rejects them, they'll have to beg her to move into her house!

At that time, she can't just work with one stove; she must have both the stove and the large ladle!

Thinking of this, Granny Wang said smugly:

"I advise you not to wait for that girl, Pan Gui. Her word doesn't count. Her grandmother is the one who calls the shots in her family!"

"Now that you've agreed, I'm even considering allowing you to stay in my house, as long as you leave behind the stove and the large ladle!"

Li Jing snorted coldly, gave Xia Ning a wink, and pulled Yang Xiaohong away!

Xia Ning received Li Jing's signal, exchanged a glance with Zhong Wanwan, and followed closely behind.

How many dishes are there? And you're giving Granny Wang this much to drink? She's talking nonsense!

They're making it sound like if they didn't stay at her house, they'd have nowhere to live!

Even if they were suffocated by the smell of the educated youth compound, they would never stay at Aunt Wang's house again.

Otherwise, with Granny Wang, who's so eager to take advantage of them, they're afraid that when they leave her house, she'll even extort the clothes that cover their bodies from them!

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Xiao Pangui ran home quickly, but then became a little timid!

She wasn't afraid of her grandmother scolding her; she was mainly afraid that her grandmother would be angry because she had made decisions on her own!

She knew that what Grandma feared most was Grandpa, Great-Grandpa, Dad, and her two uncles being disturbed!

Actually, the reason my grandma didn't raise chickens at home wasn't because she was afraid of getting dirty, but because she heard that ghosts are afraid of chickens crowing.

Grandma was afraid of disturbing Grandpa and the others when they came home, so she refused to raise chickens no matter what!

Grandma didn't like strangers coming to the house, except for the People's Liberation Army uncles, because they were Grandpa's comrades-in-arms, and that was the reason.

Grandpa, Dad, and Uncle are all kind people. Grandma was afraid that they would feel scared by the presence of strangers in the house and therefore refused to come home!

But Xia Zhiqing and the others are good-looking and kind people; they were just so considerate of her.

She felt so sorry for them being made things difficult by Aunt Wang, and she wanted to help them!

With a heart ready to die, Xiao Pangui pushed open the door to her home.

Grandma Bai was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) picking soybeans. One piece of bad news after another came from her back then. Grandma Bai cried so hard that her eyesight has deteriorated significantly!

Everything looks like it's covered by a film, hazy and indistinct.

If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Pan Gui was still an infant and her mother wasn't reliable, Grandma Bai would have gone after her youngest son sent back the news!

To support Pan Gui, Grandma Bai gritted her teeth, endured her longing, and survived!

Knowing that she longed for his return, Grandma Bai said softly:

"You bought the eggs? Quickly take off your shoes and get on the kang (heated brick bed) to warm up! Grandma has picked out the soybeans; I'll stir-fry them for you in a bit!"

Pan Gui didn't say anything, put the eggs in her own little basket, and sat quietly opposite her grandmother, helping her pick out the small clods of dirt from the soybeans!

Seeing Pan Gui like this, Grandma seemed to know something and looked up to ask Pan Gui:

"Why didn't you say a word when you came back? Did you get bullied outside?"

Normally, they're like a never-ending little bird, chirping away, but when they come back from a trip, they're completely silent. Something must be wrong!