Song Yining observed the actions at the Yang family's dinner table and knew that her third sister-in-law was a busybody, and that her mother was right.

There's no need to cause internal strife within other people's families, so that everyone can meet again in the future.

Zhang Datao was also annoyed, and looked at her third son, signaling him to control his wife.

Today is their first day having dinner at our house, and this easily offended person is making unnecessary jokes.

Looking at the abundant dishes today, Yang Laosan wondered what his wife was doing.

That's really something. He went back to his wife's parents' house, and who knows what his mother-in-law taught his wife again.

Grandma Yang wasn't bothered by the fact that she was happy today. She had already accepted her daughter-in-law's filial piety, and since she was in a good mood, she was really going to indulge her.

I never realized my third granddaughter-in-law was like this. We all live under the same roof, and everyone puts up with her. She really doesn't know her place.

The old lady's good mood was about to be ruined; this was how her husband treated his guests when they came for their period.

After finishing her meal, Song Yining, who had been traveling for several days, quickly washed up and went to bed early.

The atmosphere in the Yang family wasn't good at this time. After eating a Baiyan Nang, the third son's wife was still indignant about the chicken leg.

After finishing the meal, she didn't even help clean up before taking her daughter back to her room.

Zhang Datao was not one to suffer a loss alone. He wouldn't let today's events go unresolved.

She gave birth to a daughter of the Yang family, and look how capable she is! In the past six months, she's been fed and pampered, and now she's turned into an ungrateful wretch.

Seeing that Song Yining and the old lady had gone to rest, Zhang Datao and Yang Chunlin went back to their own room.

"Didn't you see that my third daughter-in-law, Xu Hongxia, was poking at a chicken leg with her chopsticks today, even though we had guests at home? That's how she is."

I think this is because she recently gave birth to our precious granddaughter and has become arrogant and ignorant.

In recent years, because our second son has not gotten married, we have been thinking of dividing the family property after he gets married.

Now that I see this in my home, I think it's better to keep things quiet and move out to live on my own.

They prefer a granddaughter, so they suggest the eldest daughter-in-law try harder, or wait for the future daughter-in-law to give them another child.

Is this a good idea? Let's see how he tries to cause trouble this way.

"Let's talk about it later! It's not good for Yining if we split up as soon as she arrives. Let's wait a while before thinking about splitting up."

Yang Chunlin looked at his wife and said, "Let's live with my mother. That way, things will be easier for us. You've worked so hard all these years."

"If you work hard for a while longer, we'll split up again. How does that sound?"

Zhang Datao looked at her old man; the two had lived together for almost thirty years and had always had a good relationship.

Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), Zhang Datao still nestled in her husband's arms like a woman, the two of them cuddling together.

There was some noise and some silence; the two lay quietly, slowly drifting off to sleep.

From then on, Zhang Datao's enthusiasm and affection for Xu Hongxia and her eldest granddaughter faded.

Song Yining slept in the space all night, managing to study while sleeping.

Seeing that it was almost dawn, I quickly got up, tidied up, and prepared to go out for a stroll around the village.

Before the Yang family members had gotten up, Song Yining finished getting ready to go out, and Old Mrs. Yang from the next room also came out upon hearing the noise.

"Why can't you sleep a little longer? You've been traveling for days, you should rest well and get a good night's sleep. It's just that the old woman is too old to sleep."

The old lady, finding everything about Song Yining appealing, pulled her aside and asked, "Do you want to go out for a walk?"

Song Yining nodded and said, "Yes, I just woke up and wanted to go out for a walk to see what the village is like."

"Alright, Grandma will go for a walk with you. Wait for me a moment, I'll grab my cane and we'll head out." With that, the old lady nimbly went into the room to get her cane.

The movement didn't look like someone who needed a cane, but Song Yining was still very curious. The old lady came out with a cane, her steps light as the wind.

Pulling Song Yining along, they prepared to go out. Yang Chunlin and Zhang Datao also woke up and saw Song Yining and the old lady leaving.

"Mom, where are you and Ningning going? You're leaving so early. Is Yining well asleep? Is she used to sleeping on a kang (heated brick bed) for the first time?"

"Auntie, I'm used to sleeping here. I went to bed early last night. I got up early and decided to go out for a walk. I'll be living here from now on, so I'll get familiar with the environment first. Otherwise, I won't even be able to tell left from right when I go out."

Grandma Yang saw I was going out and offered to come with me. We'll just walk around for a bit and then come right back. Don't worry, I'll look after Grandma.

Seeing the old lady with her cane, Zhang Datao went out with Song Yining.

The two walked along the country road through the village, looking at the courtyards built on both sides of the street.

Song Yining then thought of her old home in modern times, and the time she spent living with her grandparents.

Although she had no parents, her grandparents showered her with endless love and never disliked her because she was a girl, until they passed away.

The old lady was leaning on a cane, but her steps were more agile and powerful than she looked.

The old lady could tell what Song Yining was thinking when she saw him constantly looking at her cane.

"Are you curious why I'm still using crutches when my legs are perfectly fine? Well, it's not something I shouldn't be saying."

This cane was used by your grandfather Yang when he passed away. He passed away a couple of years ago. This is a keepsake I kept, and it's always been placed next to the kang (heated brick bed) where I sleep.

Last year I accidentally fell and hurt myself. It wasn't a big deal, but I just felt uncomfortable all the time.

"From then on, I started using Grandpa Yang's cane. I've been going out with it ever since, and it makes me feel much more at ease." Listening to what Grandma Yang said, Song Yining was very envious of their relationship.

Grandma Yang was in a great mood today. When she met people she was close to, she would say to them, "This is my granddaughter. She's come to the countryside. Isn't she pretty?"

Listening to the familiar dialect, Song Yining led the old lady through the village, smiling and gesturing to everyone they met. It was mostly the old lady Yang who was doing the talking.

As they walked, they reached the foot of the mountain, and Grandma Yang pulled Song Yining back.

Song Yining asked, puzzled, "Grandma, why is this house empty? Is no one living here? Or is there a problem?"

Song Yining asked the old lady a question, and the old lady looked at the house and sighed.

“Our courtyard was originally the best-built in the area. Their family fled here and somehow became rich, and even built the best house in the area.”

Within a few years, their family members married daughters-in-law one after another. For some unknown reason, within two years, the family members died one after another.

Villagers noticed that no one had come out of his house for several days, and when they went inside, they found that everyone in the family was gone.

The old lady sighed and looked at the yard in front of her. "From then on, anyone who entered that yard would feel mentally disoriented and uncomfortable. Gradually, no one dared to go there anymore, and the yard slowly fell into disrepair."