Liu, who had finished washing three large basins of clothes by the river, caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye of two large, fat fish struggling and splashing on the ground where she had just pulled the person out of the water.

Strangely, despite its struggle, the fish merely writhed in place, refusing to move any further into the river.

She's already washed three large basins of clothes, so why is the fish still here? Is it just jumping around like that?

In my haste to save the child, I only noticed what appeared to be two fish behind him and didn't pay much attention.

Now that the person has been rescued, Liu recalled what had happened, and it seemed as if the fish had helped push the person!

A sudden, bizarre idea flashed through Liu's mind.

After a while, he picked up the two big, fat fish, tied them up quickly, and carried them home.

No one noticed that the pear tree on the bank, which hadn't blossomed for decades, had quietly opened.

Yang and Chen hurried home, ignoring the surprised looks from the villagers along the way, and rushed inside.

Recently, Old Master Shen hasn't been going on his escort missions; he's been spending his free time helping with the farm work at home. At this hour, Old Man Shen has already taken the men of the family to the fields to work, and the children are nowhere to be seen, probably off playing somewhere.

Only Old Lady Shen remained of the Shen family. She carried a small basket on her back and prepared to go out, seemingly to dig some wild vegetables in the back hills for dinner, as usual.

Holding the soaking wet Shen Lili, Yang tightly protected the shivering baby the entire way, shielding the already icy child from the cold wind as much as possible.

Yang, carrying a soaking wet baby girl, entered the courtyard first, only to bump into Old Mrs. Shen, who was about to leave. Before Old Mrs. Shen could even ask her daughter-in-law what had happened, Yang hurriedly spoke up.

"Mother, I'll go inside and change the child's clothes!" With that, she went straight into her room without waiting for Old Lady Shen to reply.

Old Mrs. Shen looked on blankly as her usually gentle and refined third daughter-in-law rushed in in a flustered manner. She grabbed Chen, who had followed behind, and asked, "What happened?"

Mrs. Chen vividly recounted what had just happened to Old Lady Shen, and in just a few words, Old Lady Shen understood the whole story.

Old Mrs. Shen, still somewhat shaken, looked Chen up and down, asking, "Is that so? Are you alright?"

Chen, being careless, waved his hand dismissively: "It's alright, that guy is pretty tough, he beat the guy down in no time."

Chen was a simple-minded person; once the matter was over, it was over, and she treated it as just a minor episode.

Old Mrs. Shen frowned, disapprovingly saying, "How can the family feel comfortable letting a two-year-old child go out?"

Then I remembered what Chen said about the little girl, who seemed to know some medical skills at such a young age, and even accurately pointed out the herbs in the grass by the roadside.

Old Mrs. Shen thought, "Why does this sound so incredible?"

"Whose child is this?" Old Mrs. Shen asked again as the two walked towards Yang's house.

Mrs. Chen recalled the baby's face: "I didn't recognize him at first; he looked very unfamiliar."

Chen was always straightforward and honest, and the women in the village all enjoyed interacting with her. She knew almost every child in the village, young and old.

Hearing that even Chen Shi said she didn't recognize him, Old Lady Shen was a little puzzled.

Inside the room, Yang gently placed Shen Lili on the bed, her clothes stripped off completely. Yang took a cloth and quickly and gently wiped the shivering baby clean, then tucked her into the blankets before continuing to dry her wet hair.

The little girl's two little pigtails, which had been styled in a neat bun, were now a mess. Yang carefully untied them and let her hair down.

Shen Lili's eyes were large and sparkling as she looked at Yang Shi, as if they contained stars.

Yang's heart softened at the sight of her pitiful eyes, and she felt even more sorry for her.

Madam Yang gently dried the water from her hair and asked tenderly, "Whose daughter are you?"

Shen Lili thought this woman was extremely gentle, her movements were very careful, as if she was afraid of hurting her.

However, she truly didn't know whose daughter she was. When she finally came to her senses, she was already underwater. If she hadn't reacted quickly and struggled to the surface, she would probably be dead!

Perhaps it's because I've become like a child again, but remembering the feeling of drowning makes me a little scared.

Shen Lili shook her head blankly and said timidly, "Lili, Lili, don't throw Lili away..." With that, Shen Lili's small hand reached out from under the covers, tightly grasping Yang Shi's clothes at the chest, then hesitantly loosening its grip, as if afraid of being abandoned.

Once a normal toddler has recovered, the first thing they'll do is cry for their parents.

Seeing her reaction, and recalling how the child had struggled in the water, Yang roughly understood what was going on.

This child, could he have been abandoned?

Thinking of this possibility, Yang's expression became complicated, and for some reason, she felt increasingly distressed and aggrieved, as if she were being bitten by ants.

Yang smiled and ruffled her hair: "Your name is Lili? That's a lovely name."

Shen Lili smiled shyly, looking at her with a slightly bashful expression.

Old Mrs. Shen, who had just entered, overheard the two sentences spoken by the man and the child, and her doubts deepened.

Old Mrs. Shen felt something was amiss after hearing her daughter-in-law's account of the whole incident. Who takes a child to the river to play so early in the morning and doesn't even notice when they fall in? Judging by the looks of it, they've definitely been abandoned!

She's a pitiful child, isn't she? What's wrong with a girl? The Shen family has always wanted a chubby little girl, but they still haven't had one!

The Shen family has three sons and five grandsons, all boys, and they are noisy and smelly all day long, not nearly as sweet and caring as a little girl!

As soon as Shen Lili saw a stranger enter, she greeted her without any shyness, "Hello, Grandma."

Old Mrs. Shen's heart melted at the sound of her name being called "Grandma." Girls are so different from mischievous monkeys; even a simple "Grandma" from her is so sweet. Wait, who said she didn't have a granddaughter? Here she is!

Since that unfortunate family doesn't want the child, the Shen family will!

When Yang saw her mother-in-law come in, she stood up and called out, "Mother."

Old Mrs. Shen nodded, then glanced at the baby huddled under the covers.

Yang smoothed out her messy hair, which fell softly beside her porcelain-white face. Her large eyes blinked brightly, but she looked rather thin, almost malnourished.

"She's a pretty little girl," Old Mrs. Shen murmured, then said to Chen Shi beside her, "Second son's wife, go to the village entrance and fetch Doctor Zhu to take a look. A child this young catching a cold can be fatal."

Dr. Zhu, who lives at the entrance of Xinghua Village, is the only barefoot doctor in the surrounding villages. Villagers usually go to him for any illness.