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Xiao Moyan ran over and knelt in front of Qin Diao, "Waaah, Grandma, Grandma, it's all my fault. Please don't blame my eldest and second brothers. It's all because of me."

Qin Diao's tears continued to flow uncontrollably, but at this moment she also noticed the slap mark on Xiao Moyan's face.

She pulled Xiao Moyan up abruptly, "Yanyan, what happened to your face?"

Qin Diao worked tirelessly at the state-run restaurant every day, leaving before dawn and returning after dark. Her family was poor, so they never turned on the lights at night. She ate at the restaurant, and by the time she returned, the children had already finished eating.

Every day, the children wait for her to come home, prepare water for her to wash her feet, and after she washes up, the family goes to bed. Normally, the children always say that everything at home is great, but what's wrong with Yan Yan's face?

Xiao Moyan wanted to cover her face, but her grandmother had already seen it, so it seemed she couldn't hide it any longer.

Now she didn't want to hide it anymore. Her brothers were doing it all for her sake, and she couldn't let their grandmother misunderstand them. "Grandma, I don't want to go to school anymore. The kids and teachers at school all hate me. My classmates call me a capitalist's brat, and they not only don't talk to me, but they also try to trip me up at every turn."

“My notebooks were often torn up, there were always dead rats and other insects in my desk, my schoolbag was often splashed with water, and they often threw stones at me.”

Qin Diao's fists were clenched tightly; she knew nothing of this. She had thought that with the change of officials in Panyun County, their family's life would improve, but she was unaware that her children were still suffering so much. They had been keeping quiet about it all along.

Xiao Moyan continued, "Grandma, a few days ago my brothers said that Xiao Yueyue came and she wanted us to live on the South Island. But Grandma doesn't want to, and my brothers also think we should just live like this. We'll all grow up someday."

"But, but our teacher, Mr. Chen, he... he dragged me to his dorm after school last night... he wanted to... he wanted to take my clothes off..."

"Yan Yan, stop talking." Xiao Mohe's eyes were bloodshot; at this moment, he wished he could kill that man surnamed Chen. But he couldn't. If he did that, who would support this family in the future?

Qin Diao staggered and sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed). She felt short of breath, as if something was blocking her chest, and she couldn't catch her breath.

The children were terrified when they saw this and quickly got up, asking, "Grandma, what's wrong?"

"Waaah, Grandma, don't scare me." Several children worked together, some patting her back, others feeding her water. After a flurry of activity, Qin Diao finally felt herself catch her breath.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She was unaware, unaware that her grandchildren had suffered such injustice. Indeed, she was foolish. Didn't she know the kind of life she was living every single day?

How could she possibly expect those people to treat her children well? Qin Diao clutched her clothes tightly. When would this end?

Xiao Mohe wiped away his tears. "Grandma, let's go. I gave Director Sun from the neighborhood office ten yuan, and he's already given us a letter of introduction. Let's go to South Island, Grandma."

"Nobody there knows us, and Xiaoyueyue is there. She'll definitely help us if we need anything. I don't want to rely on others. When I grow up, I'll definitely repay Xiaoyueyue properly."

Xiao Moyu chimed in, "Yes, Grandma, let's go. Anywhere is fine, as long as no one knows us there, our family can live a good life. We're not afraid of any hardship or fatigue, but here, our family has no way to survive."

Qin Diao's eyes changed, as if he had made up his mind. "Alright, let's go. Let's pack our things. But Grandma has something to take care of."

Tang Bei and Tang Nan happily carried their prey back. "Hehe, big brother, look, these four wild goats are really fat. I've never seen such fat goats before. None of the ones our production team raised before were this good."

Tang Bei was also very happy. He was carrying a wild boar and three roe deer in his hands; it could be said that the two of them had a very fruitful haul. If they hadn't reached the first level of Qi Refining, they would never have been able to bring these things back.

"Yes, the spiritual energy in the Qinling Mountains is so rich that the vegetation grows well. Animals are nourished by the spiritual energy and have plenty of lush grass to eat, so they naturally grow well."

"Hey, big brother, how about we go hunt some more after we finish eating? Nobody cares here, and whatever we get is ours, so nobody will take it from us. We'll put it in our storage pendant and bring some home for Mom and Grandpa to try."

"It seems like Mom has never eaten lamb before."

Tang Bei nodded, "Okay!" It was rare for Er Nan to be so thoughtful, still thinking of his family. He would definitely fulfill his wish.

Tang Yue awoke from her cultivation in the middle of the night. She gathered her qi, intending to leave, but sensed an anomaly in the space and immediately entered. Upon entering, she saw a tiger and a leopard staring intently at her.

"Uh!" If these two hadn't caused such a commotion, she would have completely forgotten about them.

"Well, I happen to be in the Qinling Mountains right now. If you two come with me, you'll just be stuck in the space. Why don't you go back to the Qinling Mountains? After all, this is your home."

The two had been in the space for several months, and their spirituality seemed to be stronger than before. Moreover, despite being mortal enemies, they were getting along extremely harmoniously at this time.

Tang Yue found it all quite novel. The two seemed completely unsatisfied with her suggestion, even shaking their heads in a human-like manner. Tang Yue was puzzled. "Then what do you want to do?"

The two creatures' eyes lit up. Tang Yue had a strange feeling that they wanted to go out and have some fun, and then want to come back to her space. She wondered if their plan backfired.

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