But I've reminded them a few times, and now it's a case of one party willing to give and the other willing to receive.

Saying too much will only make people dislike you.

Zhao Meilan walked straight to the kitchen and immediately got angry when she saw that the pot hadn't been washed.

She rushed out and said to Su Li, who was drinking porridge, "Why don't you wash the pot after you eat? Don't you know that other people need to use it urgently in the morning?"

"It's my pot, I can wash it whenever I want. If you're in such a hurry, go buy a new one yourself."

Zhao Meilan was furious. She had already gotten up a little late today, and when she arrived, she saw that the pot was still sticky.

She was instantly furious, but she seemed to have forgotten that this was Su Li's fault.

"Why are you so easily angered? I was just joking!"

“I’m not angry. From now on, I won’t lend you this pot anymore. You can cook whenever you buy your own pot! Also, don’t use the firewood I’ve piled up in the kitchen anymore. If you want to use it, go and get it yourself.”

Zhao Meilan's face paled upon hearing this. She didn't want to gather firewood or buy a pot; she just wanted to rely on Zhou Yuting to make a living.

“I was a bit impulsive just now, and I apologize to you. When I save up enough money, I will buy myself a pot. I don’t mind going hungry, but Tingting works very hard every day. If she doesn’t eat breakfast, how will she get through the morning?”

As soon as Zhou Yuting stepped out of the room, she heard Zhao Meilan's words and was deeply moved.

Without asking why, they simply assumed that Su Li was deliberately making things difficult for Zhao Meilan again.

"Su Li, it's just a broken pot, right? Don't worry, I won't use it anymore. I'll take a day off today to buy one."

Su Li said indifferently, "That would be best. And remember to collect the firewood yourself."

"So what if you pick it up yourself? I won't touch your things again."

"Okay, that's got guts."

After finishing her meal and washing the dishes, Su Li went to work alone.

All the way there, she kept thinking about how to sell the batch of dates and chestnuts that she and Shengnan had.

Thinking too much, I accidentally bumped into someone.

She looked up and saw a tall, long-legged man with a very upright appearance. His uprightness had the feel of an ancient noble prince, and he looked like a very righteous person. Although he was dressed simply, his clothes were faded and had two patches, but he still had a lot of class.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

"Yes, I can see that."

Actually, Lu Huai saw her as soon as she came out. He deliberately slowed his pace and waited for her to come over. He saw that she was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and trousers, and a veil was wrapped around her face, so only her big, watery eyes were visible.

She was the new neighbor that Grandma had mentioned. She had only borrowed a bucket, but she had given Grandma a handful of candy.

She really was a naive young intellectual. The village women said she was dark-skinned and thin, but he didn't notice that she was dark-skinned. She was indeed a bit thin.

I bet the reason they covered their faces so tightly is because they're so dark!

Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"Thank you for the candy last time."

"ah?"

Su Li gave him a lot of candy, but she really didn't remember giving him any. After all, with his appearance, it's hard to forget him after seeing him once.

Lu Huai pointed to his house: "I live over there, we can be considered neighbors. My name is Lu Huai."

"Lu Huai?"

Su Li had a deep impression of this name, even though he wasn't even the third male lead.

When the original owner of this body had her accident, no one was willing to collect her body. Her father thought she was unlucky and didn't respect herself, so her fate was entirely her own fault.

Her brother simply said, "Having such a shameless sister, it would be better if she died."

In the end, it was Lu Huai who helped the original owner collect her body and erect a tombstone for her.

The novel only says that his family was poor, and that he had an elderly grandmother and younger siblings.

When her younger sister was four years old, she was kidnapped by human traffickers. It was only later that they found out that it was someone she knew who was responsible. Her uncle wanted to trick Lu Huai's younger brother into coming out and selling him in order to find a wife for his son, but he was sick at the time and the old lady stayed by his side.

And coincidentally, his sister came out of the courtyard. Although a young girl is worthless, it's better to have one than nothing.

Lu Huai's younger sister went missing, and the old lady was so angry that she suffered a heart attack and passed away that year.

After the college entrance examination was opened, Lu Huai was also admitted to a good university.

But he couldn't attend the university because his younger brother fell ill and urgently needed a large sum of money.

Just then, someone was willing to buy his university spot, and he used the money from selling the spot to treat his younger brother's illness, which was cured.

Lu Huai left the village with his younger brother and, with his intelligence, started a business in real estate. During this time, he never forgot to search for his sister, but he never found her.

Lu Huai's real estate business was about to take off, and he was very busy every day, hiring a nanny to take care of his younger brother.

Once, when he went to another city for business, his younger brother was playing outside in the yard. He was tricked into going out to play by the protagonist's cousin, who was standing outside the gate, and got lost as a result.

When Lu Huai returned, his younger brother was gone, and he went completely mad.

From then on, he embarked on a journey to find his younger brother and sister, a search that lasted for more than a decade. He could not forgive himself; he lost his sister and his brother as well. In the end, he discovered that the matter was related to the male protagonist's cousin, and he went directly to find the male protagonist's cousin and had him kidnapped.

He had been exhausted from searching for people all those years and knew he probably wouldn't find them again.

He wanted to have the male and female protagonists' cousins ​​die with him, but ultimately failed.

The male protagonist, accompanied by the police, rescued his cousin, but Lu Huai was shot into the sea by the police.

His life ended tragically like this.

"It's me, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just think your name sounds quite nice. Do you know how to build a stove?"

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