Chapter 25 Acknowledgements

Shen Yanhong and the other educated youths walked and chatted as they arrived at the market. Wang Dali didn't cause any trouble; instead, she smiled and laughed along with them, and the journey was quite harmonious.

Shen Yanhong came here today with her own purpose. She remembered that in her previous life, the county magistrate's grandson was abducted. Who knew that the county magistrate's family had a powerful background and used a lot of connections to find the child. Although they eventually found the child, he was mentally impaired because of the excessive use of sedatives. The county magistrate's family left this place quickly afterward.

She thought that if she were quick-witted enough to rescue the county magistrate's son before the human traffickers arrived, she would be the benefactor of the entire county magistrate's family, and they would be able to do whatever they wanted with her.

She thought that no one in the Shen family would dare to look down on her in the future, and Meng Fan would also think highly of her.

Who knew that Wang Dali had the same idea? She followed Shen Yanhong closely, thinking that even if Shen Yanhong made a contribution, she could still get a share of the benefits.

We absolutely cannot let her gain all the advantages this time.

Ever since Wang Dali transmigrated into this novel world, she secretly vowed to win over the male lead, otherwise she would have wasted all the romance novels she had read.

In particular, she looked down on Shen Yanhong's behavior and believed that Shen Yanhong was not good enough for Meng Fan.

And so, the transmigrated woman and the female protagonist began their rivalry.

Jinran, her parents, and their little dumpling arrived in the county town. Following the directions given by the dumpling, they arrived at the compound.

Father Shen hesitated for a moment, "Daughter-in-law, this is where the officials live, right? We're just ordinary people, and some..."

Wang Cuifen rolled her eyes and went straight up to the guards at the gate to talk to them, "Hello, do you know this little boy? Do you know whose he is? We met him at the market. He said he got lost, but he knows the way. If you know him, could you please help us notify him?"

The gatekeeper was shocked. Wasn't this the young grandson of County Chief Qu? Wasn't he supposed to be out for a walk with the nanny? What was he doing here?

The security guard, being perceptive, quickly smiled and said, "I know whose house it is. Why don't you wait a moment, and I'll go find the adults?"

Wang Cuifen nodded in agreement.

Tuantuan showed no eagerness to go home, and kept making promises to Jinran, "Sister, when I get home, I'll give you cookies to eat, and I'll give you comic books to read. I can also ask my grandma to make you braised pork. My grandma's braised pork is the best."

Jinran listened with a smile. Listen to this, listen to this. What a grateful child!

But Jinran disagreed with the last part, saying, "You say your grandma's braised pork is the best? That's because you haven't tried my grandma's. And my grandma's braised rabbit is absolutely amazing, it's delicious with potatoes too... *slurp*"

Tuantuan's eyes widened, wanting to refute, but Grandpa had said that one has no right to speak without investigation. He hadn't eaten it, so he couldn't judge.

So Tuantuan said ingratiatingly, "Sister, when can I come to your house? Can you ask Grandma to make braised rabbit for me?"

Jinran patted her chest generously and said, "No problem, just come on over. I'll go up the mountain and hunt rabbits for you."

Tuantuan clapped her hands in admiration, "Sister, you can even hunt! You're amazing!"

Jinran gradually lost herself in the praise and made many promises.

Tuantuan was a little troubled. After thinking for a while, she said, "How about this, sister? I don't have anything else to offer. I'll give you my brother as collateral. I can decide that."

Wang Cuifen couldn't stand it anymore and stopped them, saying, "You two, why don't you stop bragging, okay?"

Just as Jinran and Tuantuan were about to argue their case, the county magistrate's family rushed back. It turned out that they had learned about their grandson's disappearance and had all split up to search for him.

An elderly woman, her eyes red from crying, took Tuantuan from her father's arms. Tuantuan burst into tears and buried herself in her grandmother's arms.

Jinran, with her sharp eyes, noticed that Tuantuan was all talk and no action.

Jinran thought, "I underestimated him. He's a real drama queen."

A middle-aged man bowed to Chen's father and Wang Cuifen to express his gratitude. "I am so grateful to your family. Otherwise, I don't even want to think that my son might not have been found. I am Tuantuan's father, and my name is Qu Xiaoen."

"Yes, I really don't know how to thank you enough. You saved my life. I am Tuantuan's mother, my name is Wang Li. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."

After crying, Tuantuan heard what his parents said and generously said, "I've already figured out how to repay their kindness. I've given my brother away. This is... um... killing two birds with one stone."

Mr. Qu and Mrs. Qu said, "You really know how to do accounting."

Mr. Shen was somewhat displeased. This was not repaying a life-saving debt; it was repaying kindness with enmity, as they actually wanted to provide their family with cabbages.

Jinran: "???" What's going on?