"Who said that!" Chen Luo's face instantly darkened, his eyes seeming to spit fire.

Chen Zhixiu pursed her lips, a trace of sadness flashing in her eyes: "Father, it's alright."

"How can you say nothing's wrong?" Chen Luo sneered and scolded, "How could Tuantuan be a bastard? That Xiao family brat is ungrateful! What does that have to do with you?"

"I'd like to see who's talking behind the backs of my Chen family's children. I'll cut their tongues off!"

Chen Luo was furious, but seeing Xiao Tuantuan crying so hard she could barely breathe, he felt even more sorry for her: "Old woman, take Tuantuan inside right away."

Chen's mother glanced at Chen Luo and said indifferently, "What are you going in for? To listen to them twist the truth?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo immediately asked, "Do you know who it is?"

Li Dandan panicked. She had planned everything, but she never expected Xiao Tuantuan to reveal this!

When she married into the family, Chen Zhixiu was already married, so she didn't know how much Chen Luo and the others doted on Chen Zhixiu.

Otherwise, she wouldn't dare to speak ill of them to their faces.

Now, Chen Luo's reaction tells her that she seems to have made a big mistake!

But since they were family, she didn't believe they would betray her. So, she rolled her eyes and gave a fawning laugh: "Dad, let's go inside first, don't block the doorway."

"Those were just jokes, don't take them seriously."

After saying that, he nudged Chen Xue and said, "Xue'er, you take Tuantuan and help her get to know Chenjia Village better."

Chen Xue looked extremely impatient, her eyes filled with jealousy as she stared at Xiao Tuantuan.

"But you just said that my mother was having affairs and that I'm a bastard..." Xiao Tuantuan looked at Li Dandan with a wronged expression. She wasn't going to cover for her like that.

Li Dandan's smile froze, and she looked at Xiao Tuantuan in disbelief.

Nan Nian scoffed and said sarcastically, "You're the best at twisting the truth. I bought the candy, and I can give it to whomever I want. What does it have to do with you and your daughter?"

"If you're so capable, go buy it yourself!"

"You think you can just give the eggs laid by the chickens your mother raised to whomever you want? Do you really think everything in the Chen family belongs to you and your mother?"

Nan Nian's words further confirmed Li Dandan's actions.

"Nian'er, take Xiu'er and Tuantuan inside," Chen Luo said again. This time, Chen's mother did not respond. Nan Nian placed the bundle in her hands into Chen Zhixiu's arms.

"Xiu'er, take Tuanzi to change her clothes."

After saying that, he took another bundle from the carriage.

Xiao Tuantuan followed behind with her short legs, but what happened next was none of her concern.

After Xiao Tuantuan changed her clothes and ate several candies, Li Dandan led Chen Xue in.

Upon seeing Xiao Tuantuan, Li Dandan was visibly amazed, followed by intense jealousy.

Chen Xue, who was standing next to her, couldn't hold back any longer: "Mom, I want this dress too."

Li Dandan glared at Chen Xue: "Do you want to be scolded again?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled Chen Xue into the house: "Come on, come on, blame your father for being incompetent and unable to buy you these nice clothes."

"Stop looking! If you damage it, someone might complain!"

Xiao Tuantuan knew that Li Dandan was making veiled criticisms, and in the past she would have been hurt.

Having faced a life-or-death situation, these verbal taunts and insults could no longer stir any ripples in her heart.

"Tuantuan, don't listen to their nonsense." Nan Nian squatted down, tidying Xiao Tuantuan's two buns, and said with a smile, "My Tuantuan is so cute!"

Chen Zhixiu was a little uneasy: "Sister-in-law, we won't stay at home for too long. After these two days, we'll go look for a place to live."

"What are you saying?" Nan Nian stood up and glared at Chen Zhixiu. "This is your home!"

"Don't listen to Li Dandan. Before you came along, she disliked me and your second sister-in-law, and she was always being sarcastic and mean. If it weren't for my third brother's sake, who would pay any attention to her?"

“You know that our Chen family is not the kind of people who favor sons over daughters. We are overjoyed that she gave birth to a daughter, but she told her family that we look down on her and that the clothes we gave Xue’er were all old. Heaven knows that those clothes were never worn even once. They were all bought from the town. We said they were old because we were afraid that she would feel psychological pressure.”

"She doesn't even consider that both my and your second sister-in-law's children are boys, so why would she buy clothes for girls?"

"Alright, alright, it's best if we avoid people like this who don't know what's good for them." Nan Nian hugged Xiao Tuantuan and smiled brightly. "Your older brothers are studying at school. When you have a break, I'll have them take you out to have some fun. Let's ignore Xue'er; she's been corrupted by her mother."

With Nan Nian's comforting words, Chen Zhixiu felt much better.

With a creak, the door opened.

Xiao Tuantuan turned around and looked at the woman dressed in black with a high ponytail and an expressionless face. She called out softly, "Second Aunt."

Rong Manli looked down at Xiao Tuantuan, who was being held in Nan Nian's arms. She was wearing a pink dress, which made her cheeks blush and she looked extremely cute.

Her almond-shaped eyes held a hint of fear, as if she were afraid of something.

Thinking back to what she had just heard, a cold glint flashed in Rong Manli's eyes.

"Ah Li, Tuan Tuan is calling you!" Nan Nian's voice pulled Rong Manli back to reality. Looking at the little girl nestled in Nan Nian's arms, she handed the bundle in her hand to Chen Zhixiu.

"Give Tuantuan some nourishment."

Xiao Tuantuan felt that her second aunt's voice, like her personality, was cold and unapproachable.

But my second aunt was very beautiful, like a flower growing on a cliff.

"Second sister-in-law, this is too much!" Chen Zhixiu exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Tuantuan quickly looked over and saw that the bundle contained all sorts of food, including candy, fruit, dried meat, pastries, and some other foods that she couldn't name.

Rong Manli frowned slightly and glanced at Xiao Tuantuan: "Too thin, need to eat more."

Xiao Tuantuan could clearly sense Rong Manli's disdain for her, but there was also a hint of heartache in that disdain.

"You scared Tuanzi." Nan Nian rolled her eyes, utterly exasperated. "Can't you smile? If you keep this up, Tuanzi will think you don't like her!"

"No." Rong Manli pursed her lips, looked at Xiao Tuantuan, and forced a smile.

Xiao Tuantuan smiled broadly. She knew that her eldest aunt was afraid that she would misunderstand her second aunt.

But having lived a second life, how could she not feel her second aunt's love for her?

Thinking this, Xiao Tuantuan opened her arms wide, her little face full of anticipation: "Second Aunt, hug me..."

Rong Manli hugged Xiao Tuantuan's soft body tightly, her eyes shining!

So soft, so fragrant, I really want to have a girl!

[Xiao Tuantuan! Please complete the emergency transaction! Drink three pots of water within the time it takes to brew a cup of tea!]

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