"I want to ride a horse! I want to ride a horse!"

Su Tiantian continued to wail loudly, but upon closer inspection, one would notice that her eyes were completely dry and there were no tears at all.

If she had used a gentle approach, these old folks might have been wary; but if she had used a different approach, they probably wouldn't have thought of it.

She's playing a little devil right now.

Over the years, she had seen many naughty children in the village. She was very well-behaved because she couldn't bear to bother her family. But what child doesn't love to play? These old folks had come along, so she was going to have a good time.

"Elder, aren't you going to fight?"

Huang Dianjin glared angrily at Hu Tianming. He didn't dare to make a move until Hu Tianming spoke, because Hu Tianming had repeatedly emphasized that he wanted her to be healthy and lively.

Hu Tianming was also conflicted. He really wanted to hit her, but since she didn't run away, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

"It's normal for little kids to be a bit mischievous. You can play rock-paper-scissors, and whoever loses has to carry her for a while. She's so young, she won't be interested in playing for long."

Hu Tianming looked at Huang Dianjin and Yang Weihai and made the arrangements with a single sentence.

Yang Weihai and Huang Dianjin looked at each other. After all, Hu Tianming was an elder, so they didn't dare to complain. The two played rock-paper-scissors, and Huang Dianjin lost.

Huang Dianjin looked at Su Tiantian, who smiled brightly.

Huang Dianjin took a deep breath and squatted down. Su Tiantian jumped onto Huang Dianjin's back, then grabbed his clothes and said, "Old horse, giddy up!"

Huang Dianjin nearly coughed up blood; his back almost broke. This brat was really heavy...

Yang Weihai wiped away a bead of sweat, and his back started to hurt just looking at Su Tiantian's jump.

Seeing how much trouble Su Tiantian was causing, Hu Tianming was afraid she would cause trouble again, so he quickly left.

Yang Weihai quickly followed Hu Tianming.

Huang Dianjin was in great distress, but he resigned himself to his fate and crawled around the yard several times.

"Old Ma, do you know what your fate is?"

Watching the two leave, Su Tiantian grabbed Huang Dianjin's ear, forcing him to look up.

Huang Dianjin couldn't take it anymore; it was too painful. He was covered in sweat after climbing just a few laps, and felt like half his life had been taken away.

"You brat, get down here right now, or I'll break your legs!"

Huang Dianjin couldn't help but threaten Su Tiantian.

Su Tiantian grabbed Huang Dianjin's ear and pulled it, then said coldly, "Do you know why your family abandoned you? When you were eighteen, you were supposed to have a wonderful family, and you were almost engaged, but you were rejected because you broke your leg. Nothing you do goes smoothly, and nothing you do succeeds in. Do you want to know why you have this kind of fate?"

"What, what did you say?"

Huang Dianjin was stiff all over and sweating profusely.

"Old Ma, stop playing dumb. You know what I'm talking about."

Su Tiantian's smile was cunning.

Huang Dianjin shivered.

He was over sixty years old, and things from decades ago were already quite blurry in his memory, but listening to these words, those blurry memories seemed to become clear again in his mind.

Decades ago, his family were also wealthy merchants.

He was supposed to have a wonderful marriage. He was very satisfied with his fiancée; she was beautiful and cultured.

Unfortunately, he suddenly broke his leg, and the woman felt that their fates were incompatible, so the marriage negotiations were called off.

He didn't like anyone he met after that. He repeatedly failed in business. Later, when the situation became tense, his family's bad class background caused him a lot of suffering.

If it weren't for Hu Tianming all these years, he wouldn't have been able to escape from the root of that pain and have new hope for life. But now, looking back, he only feels that everything is suspicious.

These memories are terrifying at first glance, and terrifying upon closer examination.

"What is my fate?"

Huang Dianjin swallowed hard, his throat dry and sore, and asked somewhat stammeringly.

"You're just unlucky. Think about the treasure that old man gave you when you were eighteen. He was sickly and weak, but you saved him by sharing his lifespan. You're so pitiful, still completely unaware of it."

After Su Tiantian finished speaking, she sighed. This time, she really didn't laugh.

Instead, they sighed with wonder at the strangeness of fate.

It is indeed possible to plunder, but some people go through their entire lives without ever realizing they have been plundered. And how much merit does one need to accumulate to encounter someone who can resolve this matter?

Huang Dianjin is not a person with any merits; even his encounter with Su Tiantian was passive.

Upon hearing Su Tiantian's words, Huang Dianjin could no longer hold on and collapsed.

He met Hu Tianming when he was eighteen. At that time, Hu Tianming and he hit it off immediately and almost became sworn brothers. Hu Tianming gave him a jade ornament. Not long after meeting Hu Tianming, he broke his leg...

He endured many hardships before Hu Tianming was willing to recruit him. Over the years, he had done many bad things. Everything he did was in order to defy fate and make a name for himself, so that his clansmen could see that Huang Dianjin was a capable person.

But now, hearing Su Tiantian's words, his faith shattered.

He didn't suspect that Su Tiantian was deliberately trying to sow discord, because they had never met.

How could a three-year-old child know so much about his past?

"That's all in the past. As long as things get better now, everything will be alright..."

With his reason returning, Huang Dianjin looked at Su Tiantian and spoke calmly.

They've caught the lucky girl. With her, he can defy fate and marry a beautiful wife, have many children and grandchildren, live a long and blessed life.

Su Tiantian shook her head as she looked at him: "It's no use. You don't live for more than three years. You have no children because I won't be able to change your luck. There are already a lot of police officers waiting outside. If you give me that document now and turn yourself in, you can still eat your fill for two more years."

After Su Tiantian finished speaking, she turned and left without the slightest hesitation.

She had seen Huang Dianjin's past very clearly. Huang Dianjin posed no threat to her. He was pitiful, but also hateful.

The sins of this life, I don't know how many times I'll be reborn as an animal to atone for them...

Huang Dianjin collapsed to the spot. If Su Tiantian had said a few more words, all his suspicions might have been exposed, but she left without a word.

Huang Dianjin huddled in place for a while before slowly getting up and leaving.

When Su Tiantian returned to the kitchen, Sun Anguo looked at her with even greater awe.

From a distance, he secretly peeked and saw that Su Tiantian seemed to have said something, and Huang Dianjin looked as if his life had been drained away, appearing as if he had suffered a blow and was on the verge of death.

Su Tiantian, with a bright smile, as if nothing had happened, came in and said to him, "Grandpa, I want to eat ribs this afternoon. I'm going to take a nap now."

She was a little sleepy, so after saying that, she turned around and went back to her room to sleep.

Sun Anguo hurriedly said from behind, "Okay, okay."

Sun Anguo was very curious about what had happened, but he was also afraid to know. Sometimes, not knowing is safer.

So he shook his head, telling himself not to overthink it and to just watch the show from the sidelines. He figured he should use that time to figure out how to make the ribs taste even better.