Chapter 84 What's meant to happen will happen.

Ye Wan thought Lin Anyuan had returned and was so frightened that her soul almost left her body.

He turned around and saw the old man coughing, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

She just said it offhand; if Lin Anyuan heard it, he'd strangle her.

As Aunt Cai started the fire, she said, "I kicked your son-in-law out. He's a philanderer with three kids and he's not clean. I don't think he's good enough for my daughter."

"Cough cough! This..."

The old man almost choked on his own saliva, and glanced helplessly at his wife.

Aunt Cai said matter-of-factly, “Go back and check his pulse to see if there’s anything wrong with him, so as not to delay my daughter.”

How could a normal man resist? But that guy is really good-looking; he makes people happy just looking at him.

"Let's not talk about this now, Wanwan. Why don't you take the three children back to the countryside and stay for a while?" The old man coughed as he looked at Ye Wan, who was cooking porridge.

"What's wrong? Why are you going back to the countryside all of a sudden?" Before Ye Wan could speak, Aunt Cai became anxious.

The old man coughed and looked at Ye Wan, "Can you go back and come back in two months?"

Ye Wan smiled and said, "Father, Mother, why don't you come and live with us in the countryside? We can pick mushrooms on the mountain then."

Why did they suddenly ask her to go back?

The old man chuckled and said, "Our old arms and legs are too weak to climb mountains anymore. One of my students is coming to stay for a while, and you, a young woman, were just thinking..."

Ye Wan nodded, "I see. Then I'll take them back to stay for a while."

She guessed that the old man who coughed was not a simple person, and the students who came should also have some status.

Aunt Cai was unhappy. "You old man, when a student comes, you should tell him to stay at an inn. Why did you bring him home and make my daughter stay in the countryside?"

"He... is short of money." The old man coughed, somewhat embarrassed.

"Mom, it's alright. I was just saying I needed to go back for a while anyway."

"Mother, I'll go check on Sanya first. You keep an eye on the fire."

Seeing that Aunt Cai was about to curse, Ye Wan went back into the house first.

Aunt Cai was about to scold him, but seeing the old man's expression, she lowered her voice and asked, "Old man, have you heard something?"

"The news that Prince Jing has rebelled is true. The imperial court has sent troops to suppress him, and Min County is about to descend into chaos." The old man sighed.

When chaos breaks out in town and there's nowhere to hide, it doesn't matter that they're old, but Ye Wan is young and beautiful.

"These peaceful days haven't lasted long, and things are about to get chaotic again." Aunt Cai looked at the old man, "Those people haven't found you yet, have they?"

"Not yet, but I don't think I can hide it for much longer."

The old man sighed. What's meant to happen will happen.

"Mother, we're living perfectly well in town, why are we going back to the countryside? Didn't we say we'd rent a shop in the prefectural city to sell pastries in a few days?"

"That yard was rented by you, how can your grandparents be so unreasonable?"

Sitting on the oxcart, Er Ya pouted unhappily; she didn't want to go back to the village.

"Er Ya." Da Ya frowned and tugged at Er Ya.

Er Ya realized what was happening and whispered, "I was just saying that, I didn't mean any harm."

Ye Wan knew she had no bad intentions. "Er Ya, it's a good thing for a woman to be a bit outspoken, so she won't be bullied. But you have to be able to tell if someone is truly sincere towards you. If they are, then saying things like that will only hurt them."

Aunt Cai and Old Man Ke truly treated her like their own daughter, and the three of them like their own granddaughters. They must be heartbroken to hear Er Ya's words.

Since she's supporting the three of them, she naturally has some reasons to say.

Er Ya lowered her head. "Mother, I've remembered."

Ye Wan glanced at her. "Alright, stop being upset. Don't you want to go back to the village to show off your new clothes to your girlfriends? Weren't you saying you wanted to go back before?"

Hearing this, Er Ya got excited. Her face was healed, and she had new clothes and hair ornaments. The girls in the village must be so envious.

"Ye family, you're back?"

When they arrived in the village, everyone they met greeted them.

"You've been gone for so long, where have you been?"

Ye Wan smiled at everyone she met, "I went to visit relatives. Didn't Sanya's father mention it?"

"I never said that. You have relatives here, haven't you heard of it?"

"Oh my, these three girls have changed so much! You really know how to raise children, especially Er Ya, she's gotten so fair-skinned! How did she get so fair?"

Ye Wan casually said, "Girls look better when they're fair-skinned. If they wear hats all the time, they'll become fairer."

Everyone followed them all the way to the courtyard.

Aunt Li said, "By the way, you must not have much to eat since you just arrived. I have a lot of vegetables growing in my yard, I'll get you some."

"No need, I can still eat the rest of the dishes."

The vegetables that Ye Wan planted in the back of the yard are growing very well.

Aunt Li said, "Oh my, you grow these vegetables so well. That's why they say a family needs a woman to make a living. Lin Anyuan didn't know these things before."

Ye Wan smiled and said, "I'll tidy up the house, so I won't keep my aunts and sisters-in-law for dinner."

"Okay, it's lunchtime, let's go cook."

After everyone left, Er Ya was unhappy. "Mom, are these people real or fake? If they really were bringing us vegetables, they would have brought them back on their way here. They've been talking for so long, I think they still want our vegetables."

"You're quite smart." Ye Wan glanced at Er Ya.

Er Ya chuckled, "Mom, do you think I'm as fair-skinned as you are?"

"It's white, it's white." How could it not be white after shedding a layer of skin?

Why isn't Sanya saying anything?

Ye Wan looked at the quiet Sanya. This girl had been very quiet lately, except when she was eating.

"Mom, I'm reciting my lessons," Sanya said obediently, her hair tied in two little pigtails.

Children grow up quickly. Sanya is no longer a big-headed baby; she's fair-skinned and tender, and very adorable.

Ye Wan touched her little face, "San Ya is so good, how about I make you a sponge cake today?"

"Okay." Sanya's eyes lit up with joy at the mention of food.

Er Ya, with her delicate fingers raised, said, "Mom, even if you're being biased, I still want to eat chicken cake."

"How am I being biased? Did I cook for you but not let you eat it?" Ye Wan retorted directly.

This girl sometimes just needs to be teased.

Er Ya admired herself in the water vat in the yard, saying, "Did you ask San Ya if you asked me?"

Ye Wan pinched her throat and asked, "How about we make some steamed sponge cake for Er Ya?"

"Okay, Mother, call me Xiao Dai." Er Ya was finally happy.

Ye Wan turned to look at Daya, "Da Ya, what do you want to eat?"

Daya was overjoyed that her mother would ask her, "It's all good, everything you make, Mother, tastes delicious."

Ye Wan smiled and told Daya and Erya to tidy up the house while she went to the kitchen.

She can now appreciate the joy of raising children. The three children each have their own personalities, and they are all great. They will all be her daughters when they grow up.

Ye Wan hummed a little tune as she busied herself in the kitchen; she loved cooking.

Outside the courtyard, someone was peeking around.