“Mother! I heard it so clearly from outside. My eldest brother said he wanted to take Xiu’er and her fiancé to the city to develop their careers. I want to go too. I am his younger brother. The people who should go are Xiu’er and me!” Not far away, Guo Youcai pulled Li Xiuying’s arm and walked towards the Qin family’s house.

He has a loud voice, and his voice can be heard clearly from a short distance.

It turns out that Guo Youcai had been hiding near Lao Matou's house during his disappearances. He had been looking for an opportunity to rekindle his relationship with Xiu'er, but Xiu'er's parents kept a close watch on her, and Fan Gang followed her closely when she went out, so he never had a chance.

He watched as Fan Gang came to see Xiu'er every day, and watched as Aunt Ma happily prepared Xiu'er's dowry.

He was filled with such hatred.

Today, Ye Yun and Qin Zheng went over, and he hid outside and overheard what they were saying.

Now he hated it even more.

Qin Zheng is his older brother Qin. How could he go to the city to make big money without taking him along?

The reason Xiu'er's parents wouldn't let him marry her was simply because he couldn't afford it.

If he goes to the city and makes money, what business will the Fan family have?

Li Xiuying won't give him money, fine.

So she persuaded her older brother to take her to make money!

He earned his own money to get married, without relying on anyone else!

Li Xiuying never expected that her son, whom she had been searching for for so long, was still keeping an eye on Xiuer and was even secretly hiding near her house. But what shocked her even more was that Qin Zheng and Ye Yun were actually going to help two completely unrelated people go to the city!

She, as a mother, hasn't even had her turn yet!

Thinking of Ye Yun's cold attitude towards her last night, she felt resentful. She had tried to be friendly but was met with indifference.

But upon seeing Ye Yun, a fake smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Zhengzi, Zhengzi's wife, are you going back to the city?" Li Xiuying asked, swallowing her anger.

Her face was frozen from clenching her teeth.

Ye Yun and Qin Zheng stood on the slope, coldly watching Li Xiuying and Guo Youcai walk up the slope with insincere smiles, and silently exchanged a glance.

Sigh, I just want to enjoy a peaceful meal of dumplings, but they won't even let me have any peace and quiet~

"Wife, you go in and eat dumplings first." Qin Zheng didn't want Ye Yun to go through all that trouble, so he patted her lower back and told her to go to the kitchen first.

Li Xiuying has pointed ears.

"Dumplings?" Her face lit up with joy. "Oh my, your brother and I are really lucky to have such a good meal! Zhengzi, you have no idea how long it's been since your brother and I have had dumplings, especially your brother, who hasn't eaten for days while he's been away..."

Qin Zheng suddenly turned around.

His sharp gaze, cold and direct, pierced Li Xiuying.

Who is my brother?

Li Xiuying suddenly felt a chill on her neck, and the joy on her face faded somewhat as she avoided meeting Qin Zheng's gaze.

Guo Youcai, still harboring resentment, blurted out, "Big brother! I heard everything! You're taking Xiu'er and her fiancé to the city, and I'm your own brother, why aren't you taking me?"

Take him there?

Qin Zheng curled his lips coldly, his gaze towards Guo Youcai as indifferent as if he were looking at a chick.

Overestimating one's abilities.

Guo Youcai could only glean one meaning from Qin Zheng's eyes, which made him even more resentful!

Isn't that a veiled insult to him: Does he really think he's something special?

Guo Youcai wanted to argue with Qin Zheng, but Li Xiuying suddenly pulled him back and gave him a warning look.

"Sanzi, talk to your older brother nicely, don't provoke him. He's the kind of person who responds better to gentleness than force. Your mother knows him better than you do." Li Xiuying knew that Qin Zheng and Ye Yun were not to be trifled with, so she pulled Guo Youcai's arm and whispered.

After saying that, she glanced at Qin Zheng, then deliberately raised her voice and added, "He's your older brother, he won't abandon you..."

Ye Yun laughed when she heard this.

She glanced at Qin Zheng, a hint of teasing in her voice: "Big brother? When did you become someone's big brother? Aren't you the only son left in the Qin family?"

Qin Zheng chuckled.

"Who knows where he came from?"

Li Xiuying was taken aback and looked at Qin Zheng with a surprised expression.

Hearing the commotion, Qin Xiang'e came out as well, staring coldly at Li Xiuying and Guo Youcai. "You two are really shameless, coming here because you smelled something?"

Previously, Li Xiuying blocked the doorway to prevent her from setting up her stall and doing business, which infuriated her.

With Qin Zheng around, she was no longer afraid of him at all.

Besides, she had already rolled up her sleeves and wanted to have a fight with Li Xiuying before Qin Zheng even got home.

"What's it to you?"

Li Xiuying dared not cause any more trouble and glared at Qin Xiang'e guiltily.

"Zhengzi, you can't say that." She turned to Qin Zheng, knowing that he was annoyed with her, but she couldn't confront him directly. She thought of a way to say, "It's okay if you dislike your mother, it's okay if you sever ties with her, but you and Sanzi are brothers after all, so why don't you take your younger brother to the city too? Huh?"

If her younger brother took them with him, how could she, as the mother, possibly go far?

As long as Guo Youcai stays by Qin Zheng's side, she can work slowly and then whisper sweet nothings in Qin Zheng's ear, making him remember how good she is as his mother. Then, she can expect to enjoy a life of luxury in the city soon!

Li Xiuying had a well-thought-out plan in mind, and her meticulous self-satisfaction was uncontrollably revealed in her eyes, which Ye Yun caught red-handed.

Ye Yun didn't mince words, saying bluntly, "Don't flatter Qin Zheng. He looks down on you? Why would he look down on you? What relationship do you have that he would bother to look down on you?"

Li Xiuying paused, "Ye Yun, I know you're angry with me..."

"Don't be like that. I'm not angry. I have nothing to do with you, so there's no need for me to get angry with you." Ye Yun smiled coldly.

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