I'm so hungry if I skip this meal, what am I going to do later?

Seeing the adults' bitter expression and their reluctance to eat, Su Jingui and Su Jinbao immediately forgot their previous pain and grabbed chicken legs to gnaw on.

Soon, the wailing started again.

"Waaaaah...my mouth hurts so much..."

"Ouch...my mouth hurts so much..."

Two children of similar age were crying shrilly, causing people to frown and show their annoyance.

"Cry, cry, cry, you little brats! If you cry again, I'll beat you to death!"

Su Changshui was extremely irritable. The two children cried like devils, making him even more irritable than before.

Old Mrs. Yang held her two children and comforted them with heartache.

"Jingui, Jinbao, don't cry. Your father and your uncles will figure something out."

Old Mrs. Yang was anxious and heartbroken.

The family returned from the restaurant dejected.

Su Jinbao and Su Jingui kept whimpering and crying, saying they were hungry and in pain.

Old Mrs. Yang was heartbroken and tears streamed down her face.

Su Chang'an's face turned ashen: "Keep a close watch on her courtyard, and don't let her have a single drop of water! I refuse to believe she's as tough as nails!"

If they can't get food, then she'll go hungry too.

Su Changshui replied weakly, "Don't worry, brother, not even a mosquito can fly in."

Upon returning to the mansion, each person went to their own courtyard.

They thought they could just drink some water to fill their stomachs, but when they drank water, it felt like swallowing stones.

The pain is unbearable; I can't swallow it.

When Su Changshui found Su Chang'an, he looked miserable: "Brother, what are we going to do now?"

They can't eat or even drink anything, how are they supposed to survive?

Su Chang'an hadn't expected this to happen, and his head started to ache again.

He pressed his temples and spoke with difficulty, "We won't die in two or three days. Let's get through this first. Our suffering won't make her any better off!"

Su Chang'an firmly believed that a child could not bear it.

Su Jingui and Su Jinbao both cried themselves to sleep.

However, the next day, the whole family looked pale and sickly.

Zhao Caiju came to pay her respects with a pained expression. She cried and said, "I don't know what's wrong, but eating feels like swallowing needles and drinking water feels like swallowing stones..."

The Su family must have angered the gods and is now being punished by them.

If I can't eat or drink, how am I supposed to survive?

She went to great lengths to get in here, hoping to live a life of luxury, but this is not what she wants.

The older brother who came back didn't listen to her at all, and didn't care about her child. It seems like she won't have a good life from now on.

The Lian family and the Liu family were right in front of her. Old Yang and Old Man Su were no good either. It was alright for her while she was pregnant, but what would happen to her as a concubine after she lost her child?

Su Changsheng was also restless; there were quite a few people outside.

A thought popped into Zhao Caiju's mind: she had to leave!

"Go back to your own yard and stay there. If you can't eat, go see a doctor."

Su Chang'an coldly dismissed Zhao Caiju. He wouldn't have been so polite if it weren't for the fact that she was pregnant with his second brother's child.

Zhao Caiju was somewhat afraid of Su Chang'an, and went downstairs timidly.

After Zhao Caiju left, Old Madam Yang looked at Su Chang'an with longing eyes.

She had been eating mostly soup these past few days, which wasn't very filling. She hadn't eaten any last night, and this morning she already felt dizzy and lightheaded.

What's more, Old Man Su beat her up that morning.

Neither of her two sons seemed to notice the dark circles under her eyes, which caused Old Madam Yang great distress.

"Just bear with it a little longer. If nothing else happens, go back to your room and get some sleep. We'll see what happens after tonight."

Su Chang'an clenched his fists, avoiding looking at Old Madam Yang's gaze.

He knew everyone was thirsty and hungry.

The news has already been spread; we'll arrest Qin as soon as she shows up.

The family had no choice but to return to their respective courtyards.

Su Changshui slumped weakly on the table and asked feebly, "Brother, will the Qin family really come?"

That's ten thousand taels of silver. Even if it was all an act before, the situation is different now. The Qin family might actually abandon Qin Jin'an for the money.

Su Chang'an narrowed his eyes: "She will come."

For some reason, Su Chang'an had this intuition.

Qin Yuwan will come, she definitely will come!

"I remember she had a black dog with her..."

Su Changshui suddenly remembered something and quickly got up to order a search.

But after searching the entire Su family home, they still couldn't find the black dog.

Su Chang'an pondered for a moment and said, "That dog must have gone to deliver the message. That's good, it will make Qin Yuwan even more anxious."

Su Changshui looked at the closed courtyard and stomped his foot angrily.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Qin Jin'an was nestled in the cupboard eating dried meat.

Drink water when you're thirsty.

There was a creaking sound coming from the floor of her room.

A large rat with a pointed snout, round ears, and a long, thin tail emerged.

"Squeak squeak".

Fish Baby, I've brought you some delicious food.

A gray rat struggled to pull a cloth bag out of its hole.

It was very fat. This was a new friend of Qin Jin'an's, and Qin Jin'an called it Gray.

"Wow, there's roast pigeon, which I love. Thank you, Grey. Let's eat together."

Qin Jin'an reached out and touched the gray rat's head.

Having many friends means you'll never have to worry about anything.

She won't go hungry, and her mother won't have to worry.

And the reward she gave to the gray mice was food.

A pigeon's leg.

The gray squirrel grabbed the bait and ran away, because it keenly sensed a predator in the house.

"Xiaoqing, come and eat some eggs. My mother has prepared eggs for you."

Qin Jin'an smiled and took the sleeping green snake out of his pocket and patted it a couple of times.

The green snake woke up and said thank you.

The weather is getting colder and colder; it should hibernate.

But because it was near Qin Jin'an, it would always wake up after a while, and yesterday it slept right in her arms.

Seeing that there was food, it felt relieved.

After finishing his meal and cleaning up the leftovers, Qin Jin'an went back to lie down in the cupboard.

A gray squirrel ate a pigeon leg in its burrow and then slipped away, traveling through countless streets to deliver a message to the Qin family.

It timidly squeaked at Qin Shi from the corner of the table.

"Squeak squeak squeak"

Yu Bao ate it all, and she was very happy with it.

Madam Qin smiled gently, took out a handful of peanuts and chestnuts and placed them on the table. She said softly and gently, "I know you can understand. You are my baby's friend. Thank you for taking care of my baby. This is your reward. Take it back and share it with your family."

Many animals cannot understand what humans say, but her precious baby always manages to befriend animals with spirituality.

The little monkey with a golden tail, the green snake Xiaoqing, the white-spotted dog, and now the gray rat Xiaohuihui.

Qin was filled with gratitude.

The gray squirrel remained wary of humans. Only after Qin left did it climb onto the table, stuff peanuts and chestnuts into its mouth, and then transport them away one by one.

He met Qin Jin'an by chance.

It would steal her jerky, and she didn't seem angry when she found out.

She always speaks softly. Because she had been observing from a distance, it was the first time it responded to Qin Jin'an when he asked for help yesterday.

It found the black dog, met Qin, helped deliver food, and finally received its reward.

The gray mouse thought: It is the survival secret of mice to not trust two-legged beasts and to stay away from them, except for Fish Baby and her mother!