After the house construction was settled, Xiao Yunying's mood visibly improved. She hummed a tune that Luo Chen had never heard before as she happily walked home.

Luo Chen was infected by her emotions, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up: "Are you happy?"

"Aren't you happy? You'll have a new house to live in soon!"

"happy."

After walking for a while, Luo Chen asked again, "Why do you want the house registered in my name? That's money you earned. Aren't you worried?"

Xiao Yunying couldn't explain that she wasn't the original owner of the body, even though she felt that Luo Chen and Luo Yang had already guessed it, but she couldn't say it out loud.

She will eventually leave; she can't stay with them forever, so we can't say that now.

She could only downplay her concerns by saying, "What am I worried about? Am I worried that you'll kick me out when you grow up? Or am I worried that you'll become successful and sell the house, abandoning me and running away? Money is easy for me to earn. If I can afford the first new house, I can afford the second. I'm not worried about these things."

Luo Chen chuckled self-deprecatingly. Indeed, she was no ordinary person; with her abilities, she could live well anywhere.

Unlike him, who was useless and almost died in this small village with his younger siblings after being separated from his father.

Thinking of his long-lost father, Luo Chen frowned.

Are you really dead?

If you're not dead, why don't you come back to find us?

Do you know what kind of life my younger brother and sister and I lived before this stepmother came?

"What are you thinking about? Your eyebrows are so furrowed you could trap a mosquito in them. Calm down, we're home."

Luo Chen was brought back to his senses by being called. What was wrong with him? Why did he feel anger and hatred towards his father?

No, that's not how it is. Dad didn't not come back on purpose. Something might have happened to him, or he might have had other reasons.

Luo Chen comforted himself with this thought, composed himself, and entered the courtyard.

Perhaps Xiao Yunying's happiness was too obvious, even the not-so-young Luo Xin could feel it.

"Mom, why are you so happy?"

Xiao Yunying hugged the little girl and kissed her on the cheek: "Guess?"

Luo Xin frowned and said, "Xin'er can't guess."

Luo Yang stood by the door, smiling, and asked, "Is the house deal settled?"

“Smart, pack your things and move to my parents’ house for a while. My mom won’t let me rent a place. If you’re uncomfortable, just bear with it. Actually, my family is quite easy to get along with. I’ll increase their wages to get them to finish the job faster. We’ll move back as soon as the house is built.”

“Okay.” Luo Yang pondered for a moment and then said, “When you move to someone else’s house, you can’t take your things out casually, so as not to make it difficult to explain if someone sees them.”

As expected...

Xiao Yunying gave Luo Yang a meaningful look, and said with a smile in her eyes, "Thank you for your concern, but I already know about this even if you don't tell me."

Luo Yang suddenly found the smile somewhat irritating, making him unable to look directly at it, and turned back to his room.

Xiao Yunying muttered, "What's there to be afraid of? I don't eat people."

Luo Xin was completely confused: "Who wants to eat people? Do people taste good?"

Xiao Yunying deliberately scared the little girl: "It's so delicious, especially for a baby like you. It's so fragrant and soft, you can eat it one bite at a time, oh my gosh."

The little girl dodged her mother's attempt to bite her cheek, giggling happily.

Luo Li took a bowl out of the room and handed it to Xiao Yunying with one hand, saying, "Here you go, do you want some?"

Inside were peeled pomegranates, a bright red bowl, full of plump seeds, not a single one crushed.

Xiao Yunying was somewhat flattered: "You peeled it for me?"

Luo Li was embarrassed to look at her, but stubbornly said, "I peeled it for my older brother, but you are a woman, so you can have it first."

Luo Chen, who was standing nearby, was speechless. "You peeled it for me, but I didn't see you eat it first."

"Hahahaha." Xiao Yunying laughed as she put Luo Xin down, pinched Luo Li's cheek, grabbed a handful of pomegranates and ate them: "Mmm, so sweet."

Luo Li blushed and handed the bowl to Xiao Yunying: "If you like it, you can have it all. My older brother doesn't like pomegranates."

Luo Chen: ...My dear brother, when did your older brother ever say he didn't like pomegranates?

Xiao Yunying laughed even louder, especially after seeing Luo Chen's speechless expression.

No wonder I used to see parents teasing their kids in short videos. They would tease them so much that the kids would cry, but the parents would laugh heartily. It was really fun.

After eating a small handful, Xiao Yunying gave the bowl to Luo Chen and went into the kitchen. After thinking for a while, she took out a few unpackaged laundry soaps and face soaps.

Although laundry soap doesn't have the same strong fragrance as laundry detergent, it lasts longer and can wash more clothes, so Fang Rou should like it.

Oh dear, I forgot, I should have given some to her mother earlier.

Never mind, I'll give it to you after I move there in a few days.

He took out ten more apples and persimmons, put them all into a small bamboo basket, went back into the house to get the furniture drawings he had made: "I'm going to the Yang family to ask if they can make some furniture."

Luo Li ran out: "Can I go?"

"I want to play with the two Yang brothers."

Luo Li asked hesitantly, "Is it okay?"

"sure."

Luo Xin shook Xiao Yunying's finger: "Mother, I want to go too."

"Alright, hold your mother's finger tightly, let's go. Luo Chen, you and Luo Yang stay home and watch the house."

Xiao Yunying led the two little ones out of the courtyard gate, laughing and joking, leaving Luo Chen standing alone in the courtyard with a bowl in his hand.