Xu Guihua's expression changed; she really couldn't accept it.

This house actually belongs to Xue Ping.

Xu Guihua stood there motionless, her face turning pale and then red, which surprised Xu Yunyun. Her grandmother didn't seem like herself at all today.

They're surprisingly easy to talk to.

Xu Jiangjiang was caught by Xu Yan twice and dared not try to rob him again. He just cried on the ground, begging Xu Guihua to take it back for him.

Xu Guihua was so flustered by the crying that she blurted out what was on her mind: "So what if she's your mother? The country has regulations that allow more children than allowed, which means you'll lose your job. That's why she's so protective of you. When the time comes, I'll have Jiang Jiang call your mother 'Second Aunt.' When your mother has a son, let's see if she'll choose you, this money-losing brat, or her son."

Xu Guihua is too much of a dreamer. Xu Nuo smiled and said, "Who says it can't be done? Just pay some extra birth fees, it won't even be downgraded."

Xu Guihua was taken aback: "Then why don't they have children? Don't they want a son?"

What a joke! Everyone says they wouldn't want their son.

“Of course, my dad said that having me is enough.” Xu Nuo realized something was wrong after she finished speaking, paused for a moment, and then added, “Having me and my sister is enough, so they decided not to have any more children.”

Seeing that Xu Guihua didn't believe her, she pointed to her own house and asked Xu Guihua in return, "Could it be that my parents can't afford the extra birth fee?"

Seeing that Xu Guihua's arrogance had subsided, Xu Nuo poured cold water on her: "Not to mention that my dad loves me and is reluctant to kick me out, even if he really wanted to, it would be you two who would leave. Anyway, Grandpa has left a house for you. If all else fails, you can go back to Baici Village."

Xu Yunyun stood to the side, nervously watching Xu Guihua's expression. She understood what her cousin meant: no one would leave this family, not her, Xu Nuo.

Although Xu Guihua was shrewish, she wasn't entirely brainless. After thinking it over carefully, she remained silent.

Xu Guihua is a woman who can bend and stretch; she was arguing so fiercely just moments ago that she was about to fight, but now she calmly submits to Xue Ping's house.

Her lips moved, but she said nothing.

Seeing this, Xu Nuo pulled Xu Yan away, while Xu Jiangjiang threw herself on the ground and cried loudly, her voice hoarse: "Grandma, I want candy, I want candy."

Xu Guihua felt sorry for Xu Jiangjiang, picked him up, and looked at Xu Nuo with great dissatisfaction, her tone not very nice: "Jiangjiang is your younger brother. He's crying like this, can't you share some with him?"

Xu Nuo, holding a small basin of candy, looked at Xu Jiangjiang, who was crying incessantly like a mangy dog, and pouted unhappily, showing no respect: "I don't like him, and I don't want to share with him."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Xu Guihua: "..."

Xu Jiangjiang: "...Waaaaaah..."

What a money-loser!

Xu Guihua gritted her teeth and, with no other choice, carried Xu Jiangjiang back to their room.

After all that commotion, Xu Nuoshui forgot to burn the food, her little face puffed up with anger as she carelessly placed the items on the table.

She pounced on the bed, rolled around, and said, "How annoying!"

Xu Yan was both annoyed and amused, and said to her, "You should bear with it. After all, she is still our grandmother. What if, what if Dad comes back and scolds you?"

Of course, this was just a casual remark. In Xu Yan's memory, no matter what Xu Nuo did, Xu Jin'an and Xue Ping never raised their voices at her.

Xu Nuo pouted unhappily. Why should she put up with others bullying her? She wouldn't.

"They were clearly in the wrong, taking my things with such a self-righteous attitude. I just won't give them anything, not even a single piece of candy."

…

Xu Yan stayed in Xu Nuo's room for half an hour, and left carrying a new cup of herbal tea.

Xu Guihua was sleeping in the room with Xu Jiangjiang in her arms. Only Xu Yunyun was in the living room. When she saw Xu Nuo open the door, she quickly stood up.

Her braids seemed to have been recombed, as they were tied neater than before. She looked at Xu Nuo and smiled, "Cousin, I've washed the pots and bowls clean."

Xu Nuo glanced at her and replied casually, "Thank you."

Xu Yunyun was very happy, thinking that if she washed the pots and pans, Xu Nuo might think she was hardworking and be more willing to get closer to her.

She stepped forward, looking at Xu Nuo's dress with envy, her eyes practically overflowing with eagerness, and asked, "Cousin, are you going out?"

Luxian County is located in the south, a coastal city, and it was already quite warm in early June.

Xu Nuo wore a light blue thin shirt, a black suspender dress, and unusual black leather shoes. Paired with her doll-like delicate face, she looked stylish and beautiful.

"Um."

Xu Nuo nodded, locked the door with the key, and turned to leave with Xu Yan.

Xu Yunyun said from behind, "Cousin, can you take me with you? Otherwise, I have nothing to do here."

Xu Nuo originally didn't want to talk to her, but when she heard what she said, she frowned and looked at her strangely with her big eyes: "It's getting late, why don't you go home?"

Upon hearing that she was being sent home, Xu Yunyun's face paled. She took a step back, pointed at the sofa, and said, "I... I'm waiting for milk. I have to wait for her to wake up."

Xu Nuo didn't say anything more and went out with Xu Yan.

Although Xu Yan's foot injury had healed, she still walked with a slight limp. Xu Nuo carefully supported her and reminded her, "You've only just recovered, so you still need to rest more."

Xu Yan nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Xu Nuo reminded her, "Remember to tell Li Xian that someone has come to the house, and ask him not to come and get the herbal tea."

Xu Yan nodded: "I'll take it."

Xu Nuo felt that Xu Yan's foot injury had just healed and she shouldn't be running so much, so she asked her worriedly, "Is your foot okay?"

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt at all anymore, it's just a little sore."

That's the bone healing promoted by the herbal water; Xu Nuo often had that feeling when her foot injury healed.

When they were almost at the supply and marketing cooperative, the two parted ways, with Xu Nuo heading towards the cooperative.

Xu Yan often walked through the village, carrying something in her arms. She didn't walk very fast. When she saw the young man waiting at the village entrance, a smile appeared on her delicate face.

Luo Chen pushed the car and ran over.

He placed the things she was carrying into the metal basket at the front of the bicycle, surprised: "You took so much?"

Xu Yan nodded. Xu Nuo was worried that it would be troublesome for her to go to the city, so she rinsed all the herbal teas and asked her to bring them back to dry.

"Okay, let's go then."

Luo Chen held the handlebars tightly, and only after Xu Yan sat on the back of the bicycle did he stretch out his leg and step on the pedal, pushing hard.

As the wheels passed, dust billowed up.

Xu Yan gripped the back of his clothes tightly.

…

Xu Nuo hadn't come to the supply and marketing cooperative to see Lin Xiaofeng for many days.

Lin Xiaofeng was calculating the bill at the counter when her gaze fell on the figure entering, and her eyes lit up.

Xu Nuo waited until the customer left before approaching, and Lin Xiaofeng warmly pulled her to sit behind the counter.

"You haven't come to see me in a long time. I was thinking of taking a day off from work to visit you."

Xu Nuo smiled and said, "I was busy the past few days, so I came to find you."

Lin Xiaofeng's eyes crinkled with laughter, her slightly chubby cheeks beaming with joy. She said mysteriously, "Guess how many orders I've placed?"

Seeing her excitement, Xu Nuo tried holding up a number: "Fifty?"

Lin Xiaofeng's eyes lit up: "Wow, you're really fifty. You're not from our Lu County, you're from outside. A friend of mine who works at the tobacco company introduced you to this."

Lin Xiaofeng can get a commission of 37.5 yuan from 50 bottles of moisturizing oil, which is equivalent to her monthly salary.

Most importantly, you don't have to do anything; you just need to be a middleman.

Lin Xiaofeng was overjoyed, but then she saw Xu Nuo suddenly turn and run outside.

"Hey, Nuonuo, where are you going?"

Glutinous?

Li Xian, who was walking on the road, keenly caught the name and subconsciously turned around to look. When he saw Xu Nuo staring at him with a frown, he quickly turned back around.

He closed his eyes, feeling somewhat annoyed.

Xu Nuo walked right past him as if she hadn't seen him at all.

He simply gave a light "humph" as he passed by.

Li Xiandu could see that her pouting lips were big enough to hang a small bucket.

Without saying a word, Li Xian silently followed.

Xu Nuo wandered around but couldn't find a secluded place to speak. Seeing this, Li Xian stepped forward.

"Nuonuo, come with me."

He led Xu Nuo through several alleys and into a clothing shop. Xu Nuo looked at him strangely, and then he lifted up a long cloth.

There was a door at the back.

Xu Nuo strode forward with a proud and imposing air, and only turned to look at Li Xian after Li Xian had closed the door.

"Nuonuo".

Li Xian stepped forward, his gaze lingering on her face, and reached out to touch her hands, which were angrily tucked into her waistband.

Xu Nuo twisted her body to avoid his hand, refusing to let him hold hers, and raised her chin to question him: "Didn't you say you didn't have time to go to the city?"

Li Xian paused, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face: "...I..."

He obediently lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry."

Seeing that he didn't explain and even apologized, Xu Nuo got even angrier and tried to walk past him to go back.

Seeing her cold, icy face, Li Xian felt a surge of anxiety and quickly pulled her into his arms.

"put…"

"Nuonuo, I miss you so much."

Li Xian gently held her head, making her look up. His eyes were filled with worry and self-reproach as he stared at her, his forehead lightly touching hers, and he whispered, "I want to see you, but I..."

He looked at her with pitiful eyes, like a big dog that had made a mistake, trying to smooth out the displeasure between her brows, and said cautiously, "I'm afraid you'll be angry."

Xu Nuo reached out expressionlessly, lifted his hat, and poked his newly scabbed wound.

The wound was quite deep, and it only scabbed over after drinking herbal water. Li Xian winced in pain, but seeing her staring at him, he quickly said, "It doesn't hurt."

To lie through one's teeth.

Xu Nuo glared at him. He was trying to avoid her now that he was injured. If they hadn't bumped into each other on the street today, Xu Nuo probably wouldn't have known even after healed in a few days. She glanced at his leg and said unhappily, "What happened to you? Not only are you disfigured, but you've also become a cripple."

"No... I'm not lame, I'll be fine in a few days."

Seeing that her attitude had softened, Li Xian sidled up to her, awkwardly tugged at the hem of his clothes, and looked at her pitifully.

"Nuonuo, don't be angry with me."

Seeing that injured face, Xu Nuo couldn't even bear to be angry.

Upon seeing this, Li Xian quickly went over and hugged her, skillfully and gently stroking the back of her head before resting his chin contentedly on her head.

How did you get hurt?

"Nothing much."

Li Xian frowned, wondering what to do if the spoiled brat didn't believe him, when he heard a huffy, coquettish voice from his arms: "I don't want you to hug me anymore, let go."

Li Xian, who would rather die than let go: "..."

He said weakly, "I...I fell."

Xu Nuo suddenly looked up, and the top of her head collided violently with Li Xian's chin.

Xu Nuo, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, whimpered, "Waaah!"

Li Xian felt sorry for her and gently rubbed her chin, asking anxiously, "Does it hurt?"

"Hmph, ooh..." Even though she wasn't in pain, the spoiled brat still whimpered a few times, making Li Xian's already chaotic heart even more uneasy.

She pouted and scolded him, "It's all your fault."

Li Xian nodded, his hand still on her head: "It's my fault."

Xu Nuo complained, "I'm in so much pain."

Li Xian rubbed her hands together and said, "I was wrong."

How did you get hurt?

Li Xian paused for a moment: "I fell."

Where could someone fall and get so badly injured, with a bloody head?

Xu Nuo stood on tiptoe, grabbed his ear, and said fiercely, "You know I'm a fairy, right? I have magic."

Li Xian blinked, somewhat bewildered, and nodded.

Xu Nuo smirked triumphantly, but then, remembering she was still angry, she suppressed it. She said seriously, "I have another skill: I can tell if you're lying just by grabbing your ear."

She was truly guileless; her joy and sorrow were both written on her pretty face. Li Xian's gaze was deep, and he gave a very soft "hmm."

"Then tell me, where did you fall?"

"On the mountain."

"Up in the mountains?" Xu Nu blinked and asked him, "Which part of the mountains?"

Li Xian clenched his fists so tightly they were almost bleeding, his eyes lowered, not daring to look at her: "On a small hill on the way into the city, I wasn't paying attention and rolled down to the foot of the hill."

"Ah." Xu Nuo was alarmed when she heard how badly he had fallen. She let go of his ear and stood on tiptoe to check the wound on his head.

Li Xian was too tall for her to see clearly.

Feeling a warmth in his heart, Li Xian helped her up and said gently, "It's alright, Nuonuo. It's just a scrape, it's already healed."

Xu Nuo gave him a coquettish "humph": "Nonsense, you've rolled all the way to the foot of the mountain, your legs are broken, and your head must be broken too. Let me see, let me see, you lower your head."

Ugh, I should have known better than to say it was so serious; I should have just said it rolled halfway up the mountain.

Li Xian grabbed her small hand and helplessly lowered his head to show it to her.

Seeing the large patch of black scabs on his head, Xu Nuo let out a pitiful "woof".

Her little face was puffed up, her lower lip was pouted with a wronged look, and her big, dark eyes were red as she looked at him.

Li Xian felt a pang of pain in his heart, a soreness and swelling that was worse than if he had broken his head. He pulled her close and whispered to comfort her, "It's alright, Nuonuo. I drank your herbal water, and it doesn't hurt anymore, really."

Afraid that his wound would hurt, Xu Nuo obediently nestled in his arms, rubbing her little face against his clothes. Suddenly, she thought of something and frowned.

Just when Li Xian thought the matter was over, he suddenly heard Xu Nuo say, "You liar."

Li Xian's eyes darkened, and his heart skipped a beat.

Xu Nuo lifted her head from his arms, her little face flushed with anger. She bit her lower lip with her small white teeth and looked at him angrily, demanding, "You lied to me, and you wanted to keep it from me. You didn't even tell me, and you even let Xu Yan lie to me too."

Li Xian's clenched palms instantly relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Nuo became increasingly unhappy, twisted her shoulders, and stomped her foot: "Let go, I don't want you to hug me anymore."