Grandma Yu's friend, Grandma Li, smiled and said, "That's absolutely right. Our Yao Xin is so filial. Much more filial than my son."

Grandma Li was happy for the two girls that they met such kind people at the last moment.

Grandma Yu rolled her eyes at him: "You can't say that. Li Hao will be heartbroken then. Besides, Li Hao isn't unfilial. He's been so good to you."

Grandma Li chuckled and waved her hand, "Alright, alright, I know, I know. You two go back now. Otherwise, I'll get jealous."

Lan Yao looked at Grandma Yu and asked softly, "Grandma Yu, who is she?"

From the conversation just now, Lan Yao had already guessed who the other person was.

Grandma Yu introduced her: "She is Li Hao's grandma, you can just call her Grandma Li."

"Hello, Grandma Li." Lan Yao greeted Grandma Li.

Grandma Li smiled and said, "Alright, alright. Go back with your Grandma Yu now. Otherwise, she'll worry that you've run away."

"You old fogey, what nonsense are you spouting?" Grandma Yu said, then looked at Lan Yao with a worried expression, feeling somewhat guilty and uneasy.

Lan Yao smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."

She picked up her things and helped Grandma Yu walk back.

Grandma Li watched them leave with a smile, feeling both happy and a little worried about her grandmother.

Li Hao briefly explained Yao Xin's situation to her.

It's normal that Yao Xin won't stay with Grandma Yu forever.

The person had no relation to Grandma Yu, so the fact that they were there to stay by her side was already considered very kind.

How could they force someone to stay with Grandma Yu until she dies, to take care of her in her old age and see her off in death?

This is what robbers do.

Grandma Li sighed inwardly as she thought about this.

Lan Yao went home with Grandma Yu, and when she got to the kitchen, she took out the things she had bought.

In no time at all, a huge pile of things filled the entire stove.

Grandma Yu said with a hint of helplessness, "You really are something."

Lan Yao chuckled and said, "Grandma Yu, how about we handle these things the same way we did yesterday?"

"Sure."

With Grandma Yu's approval, Lan Yao moved the potatoes and cabbage she had bought to the cellar.

Grandma Yu stood at the cellar door and asked, "Yao Xin, do you like pickled cabbage? I'm an expert at pickling cabbage. In winter, we make pickled cabbage and mutton hot pot, pickled cabbage and pork belly hot pot, pickled cabbage and pork bone hot pot, pickled cabbage and vermicelli hot pot, pickled cabbage dumplings..."

"Okay. I'll go buy some more cabbage later. We'll pickle a lot then."

"Great!" Grandma Yu realized what Lan Yao had said, and looked at Lan Yao with a look of surprise and excitement, her voice slightly excited, "Yao Xin, what did you just say? Is it... is it what I thought it meant?"

Lan Yao climbed up from the bottom of the cellar, and Grandma Yu pulled her up, brushing the dust off her trouser legs while waiting for her answer.

"It's just as you think. However, I'll be leaving for a few days after Li Hao returns. I'll give you another surprise then, so I hope you won't be disappointed."

"What nonsense are you talking about, you silly child? How could I be disappointed? This, this is something I asked for myself."

Grandma Yu choked up as she spoke.

Lan Yao gently patted her shoulder: "I hope so."

"It's not that I hope it will be this way. It is this way. I won't be disappointed. Am I that kind of person? To be honest, it's that I'm selfish, that I'm forcing things. You're so kind..."

It's definitely not Yao Xin's fault; it's all her fault.

Lan Yao put her arm around Grandma Yu's shoulder with a helpless look: "Alright, alright. I'll go buy some more cabbage. Then we can pickle it together."

"Okay, okay." Grandma Yu wiped away her tears. "Is the money enough? If not, I have more."

"No need. That's enough."

Lan Yao dusted off her sleeves and was about to leave when there was a knock on the door.

Grandma Yu responded and went to open the door, whereupon she saw Grandma Li walking in with a gossipy look on her face.

Grandma Yu asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Grandma Li said, "I heard that Wang Tianfu is dead."

Grandma Yu exclaimed in surprise, somewhat puzzled, "How did he die? So suddenly?"

Lan Yao also asked, "Wasn't he perfectly fine yesterday? How could he suddenly die?"

Lan Yao's mind worked quickly, and she immediately figured out what was going on.

It's likely a case of murder for money.

"Who knows?" Grandma Li sighed. "Wang Tianfu is such a pitiful child."

She then looked at Lan Yao: "Are you going out?"

Lan Yao nodded: "Grandma Yu said her pickled cabbage is delicious. I'm thinking of buying some more so we can pickle it together."

Grandma Li reacted quickly, winking at Grandma Yu: "Oh dear, Yao Xin. Are you planning to live with Lao Yu? Won't that put you in a difficult position? Won't your parents and relatives say anything?"

“My parents are dead, and I have no relatives. I came to the capital to break off the engagement. My family had arranged a marriage for me, but I heard that the other party has already married someone else and now they have a child.”

Upon hearing this, both Grandma Li and Grandma Yu's expressions changed.

The older generation is relatively traditional, especially when it comes to people who are already engaged but still want to marry someone else. In their eyes, it's no different from infidelity.

Grandma Li was the first to yell, "Which blind bastard dares to cheat people like this?"

Grandma Yu was also very angry: "Exactly. They were already engaged, yet they still married someone else. It's truly morally corrupt."

After Grandma Yu finished speaking, she seemed to remember something and looked at Lan Yao, quickly saying, "Then, did my insistence on keeping you here these past few days cause you any trouble?"

Grandma Yu was very annoyed after she finished speaking. If she had known that Lan Yao would have to deal with such an important matter, she should not have been willful and selfish in keeping the person behind.

What should we do?

Lan Yao waved her hand dismissively: "A few days earlier or later makes no difference. Anyway, the other party is already married and has children."

Grandma Yu wanted to say something more, but Grandma Li stopped her: "Okay. When the time comes, I'll have Li Hao and the others accompany you. That way, you won't go alone and get bullied."

"No need. I can manage on my own."

"No. It's settled then. Li Hao will be back in three days. He went out on a mission from above, apparently to investigate something in the mountains near Beijing. You stay home and relax. We'll take care of things."

Lan Yao was both amused and exasperated: "You really don't need to..."

Grandma Li pushed her out, saying, "Alright, alright. It's settled then. Go buy some cabbage."

Then, they pushed Lan Yao out the door and closed it in front of her.