An old woman can shamelessly cry, make a scene, and throw a tantrum. What's wrong with a little kid like her throwing a tantrum in the street? She can act just as well!

While she's at it, she should also shower the elderly people around her with compliments and nip any potential negative trends in the bud.

Hearing these words from such a young child, with such a kind and gentle expression, made the surrounding old men and women overjoyed. They felt so comfortable and eager to please.

"Oh dear, this child is so small, it's really pitiful. How could someone so young dare to hit him? The old man is too heartless, doesn't he care if he hurts the child!"

"Yes, this girl's head is so badly injured she doesn't remember anything. Instead of taking her to a clinic, they're fighting here. It's really disgraceful for an elder to act like this."

"Who says otherwise? Every family treats their children like little emperors, doting on them like precious treasures."

"Alright, stop hitting him. Hurry up and take the child to see a doctor. Heaven have mercy on him!"

"..."

The people around them were talking amongst themselves, and the two elderly people from the An family turned pale with anger. Being pointed at and talked about in the street, they couldn't bring themselves to retaliate.

An Daliang stared coldly at An Mancang with a sullen face.

"Go back and take this little brat back with you." We'll deal with her when we get back!

Anle felt a little smug. "Hmph, look at the shamelessness of you two old folks. You're just too embarrassed to show your faces in public."

Trying to mess with her? Ha, you little punks, I'll make sure you're not only ruined, but also utterly humiliated!

On the way back, the elderly couple didn't dare to say or do anything to An Le.

Anle's tumble caused He Sanfeng to fall quite hard, and she couldn't bother to clean Anle up the rest of the way, just groaning and complaining of pain.

An Mancang said he would take her to the clinic to have a doctor examine her, but He Sanfeng was so worried about the money that she absolutely refused to go to the clinic.

The plan to examine Anle's head also fell through.

Upon seeing this, Anle sneered inwardly, thinking, "This old woman really values ​​money over her life!"

She sensed An Ding glancing at her every now and then, her gaze filled with complex emotions.

Anle lowered her head, pretending not to know and acting as if nothing was wrong.

The oxcart stopped at the place where the elderly couple An lived. An Mancang carried He Sanfeng into the house. An Daliang glanced coldly at his granddaughter, who was keeping her head down and not saying a word, and went into the house with a dark face.

Anle lifted her eyelids and glanced at the large courtyard with fences on both sides of the main house, which was almost like a traditional courtyard house, and then smiled coldly.

"Second brother, so this is the house our grandparents lived in! It's so big, much better than our three leaky, drafty huts."

“This place is big, but there are also many people living here. My second uncle’s family and my aunt all live here.”

Anle mentioned it with a smile.

“Why don’t we live here? This house is quite nice, it can block the wind and rain, and there are plenty of houses, so it shouldn’t make a difference if we live here too. Even if we were to move in, our house would be spacious enough. Why did we have to end up in that remote corner of the mountain?”

Actually, that remote mountain area is quite nice, with beautiful scenery and pleasant views. As you look around, you can see mountains all around.

Surrounded by those towering, emerald-green mountains, it was practically a paradise on earth, and she quite liked that place.

If we build a small villa with a courtyard there in the future, it would be like living in a paradise!

The reclusive life in those poems, the carefree existence of hermits in the mountains and forests, was probably just like the scene she witnessed.

However, looking at the house in front of her and comparing it with the three thatched huts where she lived, she instantly understood how unfair the treatment her honest but simple-minded father received was, even though they were born from the same mother's womb.

"Isn't it because the crops at home need someone to take care of them? In our family, only our father is a very idle person, and our second uncle is often not at home during the day. He is always doing carpentry work for people in town and can only come back after dark."

Our family usually has to do all the work, like weeding, applying manure, and harvesting in summer and autumn. How could my second uncle have the time to run back during the day?

It just so happens that Dad built those three small houses over there for convenience while managing the fields, so Grandpa and Grandma let Dad and Mom move there. It's closer and easier to manage there!

Anle: "..." Well, her second brother is also an idiot, a simpleton. This family of fools is a typical example of working hard but getting no reward.

"Second brother, I've been awake for a while now, but I haven't seen our second aunt. Is she in town with second uncle?"

"No, she went back to her parents' home to take care of her younger brother and sister-in-law. They say she gave birth to a big, healthy baby boy, which made our second aunt so happy. In the Liu family, this is the only son they've ever had. They're going to cherish him like a precious gem. I heard she's taking care of him during his postpartum period and probably won't be back for a month or so."

Anle suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. No wonder. She's been here for quite some time now and hasn't seen this legendary second aunt who's supposedly trying to split the family property!"

An Ding looked at An Le, pursed his lips, sighed, and finally couldn't help but give her a lecture.

“Little sister, our grandma is our elder, so you can’t lay a hand on her anymore. No matter how angry or aggrieved you are, it’s not allowed. In the words of Mencius, this is called disrespecting your elders.”

Anle didn't take it seriously.

"Second brother, don't listen to those teachers' tedious formalities and pedantic words. These rules are rigid, but people are flexible."

If I hit my grandma, it was because she mistreated young children and was at fault for abusing them.

She was disrespectful to her elders first, which is why I took action afterward.

If she dares to lay a hand on me again, I'll break her old arms and legs so she can't even jump up.

An Ding looked at his younger sister with a headache, who was incorrigible, unruly, and uncontrollable.

"You're talking nonsense again. Why are you still so reckless?"

I thought you'd behaved after that fall, but you've only been behaving yourself for a few days and you're already getting restless again. Master Meng is from the great capital of Tianqi, he's a big shot.

Even our village head has to treat him with utmost respect. If Master Meng heard you saying this, you'd be asking for a beating.

Anle waved her hand dismissively, revealing her true nature as she began to be herself.

"Ah... I know... I know. Second brother is so talkative and long-winded, he rambles on like an old lady. He'll never be able to find a wife."

"You little brat, you're really asking for a beating. Not only do your grandparents want to beat you, but I do too!" An Ding raised his hand, but hesitated to strike.