Old Xu hung his head, lost in thought, unaware that Fu Man'er had sat down beside him.

"Grandpa," Fu Man'er called softly, her elbows resting on her knees and her hands supporting her chubby cheeks.

"Sigh." Upon seeing Fu Man'er, Old Man Xu's worried expression vanished instantly. He lovingly embraced Fu Man'er and said, "You're sitting on the ground again. Be careful not to get scolded if you get your pants dirty."

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Fu Man'er chuckled and pointed to her pants, "The pants I'm wearing today are dirt-resistant, so I'm not worried about them getting dirty."

Perhaps because all the children in the family were boys, and they finally had a baby girl who was so beautiful, the women in the family were particularly enthusiastic about dressing up Fuman'er.

It seems like they're putting all the clothes they never wore as children on Fu Man'er. The little girl has several pretty but dirty dresses, and she's a little mud monkey.

From Old Mrs. Xu to Liu Fang and then to Ma Hong, they all complained a lot about how she ruined her dress, but despite their complaints, they still washed the clothes and bought Fu Man'er nicer ones.

"You little rascal." Old Xu looked at her pants, the most ordinary gray-brown pants, which were fine even after rolling around in the mud.

The grandfather and grandson joked around for a while, then Old Man Xu sighed, as if he had thought of something.

"Grandpa, are you unhappy?" Fu Man'er looked down at Old Man Xu's expression. She hadn't seen the old man so depressed in a long time.

"Grandpa isn't unhappy, he just doesn't know if what he did was right or wrong."

He was still thinking about Xu Er's matter. This younger brother was several years younger than him, and his parents always said that he was the eldest brother and should give way to and take care of his younger brother.

When we were little, we always put our younger brother first when it came to food. When we grew up, we always put our younger brother first when it came to other things. Later, when our parents passed away and the family divided the property, we always put our younger brother first when it came to the house.

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He had always put his younger brother first throughout his life, but he gradually came to see things more clearly and let go of the past. As he continued to do so, the relationship changed and became taken for granted.

"Grandpa, did you do something wrong?" Fu Man'er asked, tilting her head. In her little understanding, it was either right or wrong.

Did I do something wrong? Old Xu was startled. He only thought about whether he had done the right thing, but never about whether he had done something wrong.

Has he never felt any resentment over the years? Yes, to be honest, he has always held a grudge about what happened during his apprenticeship, but for his younger brother, it was the right thing to do.

"Should be my ass. He was young before, but now he's over fifty. Expecting his older brother to clean up his mess is just wishful thinking."

Old Xu smiled. "Grandpa didn't do anything wrong." Yes, he didn't do anything wrong. It was unreasonable to allow Xu Er to get money for free and not even allow himself to refuse.

“That’s right. Grandpa shouldn’t be frowning. He’ll look like a little old man.” Fu Man’er raised her hand and touched the old man’s sparse eyebrows.

"Grandpa isn't an old man yet, is he?" Grandpa Xu teased Fu Man'er as soon as he was in a good mood.

“Now you’re a big old man, unlike other little old men. You’re really something.” Fu Man’er gestured with her hands. Although Grandpa Xu was old, he was still very healthy and hadn’t shrunk. He still looked tall and big.

"You little girl, you're so good at talking. None of your four brothers can compare to you." Before Fu Man'er came, her family didn't know that raising a girl was completely different from raising a boy.

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No wonder people say that girls are like warm, comforting cotton-padded jackets; their daughter is like a big heater, making people feel warm and cozy inside.

Grandma Xu had been watching the grandfather and grandson from around the corner. She knew her husband was in a bad mood and wanted to go up and offer some words of comfort, but she was afraid of stirring up his painful memories.

Unexpectedly, after a few words from Fu Man'er, the old man recovered. Look at how much the two of them are laughing; it's as if the roof is about to collapse.

"Ahem." Old Mrs. Xu coughed lightly and walked out naturally. "Still playing around? Are you not going to do any work in the house? Your son and daughter-in-law are all working, and you're just slacking off here."

Grandma Xu usually couldn't stand anyone being lazy, and now she was deliberately scolding him with a stern face. Even Grandpa Xu was a little scared, and he quickly stood up, saying, "Go, go, I'll go right away."

Nothing is more important than his new house. His family is really looking forward to moving to their new home this year, so he has to get back to work.

The old ones were all being scolded, and the young ones, having nothing to do, were going to be scolded even more. Just as Fu Man'er was about to run outside, Old Mrs. Xu called out to her, "Man'er, come with us to the house."

Ever since she found out that Xu Xuewang had broken into her house, she locked every room. Humph, daring to break into her house and steal things, she'll make Xu Xuewang infamous in the village.

"Grandma, I want to go play with Laidi and Pandi." She heard that the two sisters had returned from their maternal grandmother's house and wanted to go find them.

Grandma Xu ignored her granddaughter's pleading eyes. "No, that family hates us now. What if they bully you if you go there?"

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She wasn't afraid of the two girls bullying her, but rather of Yang Shi and Xu Xuewang. Those two wicked people might harbor resentment towards her family, and what if they took their anger out on Fu Man'er?

The whole family doted on the little girl, and they wouldn't allow her to be bullied.

With no hope of playing, Fu Man'er, led by Old Mrs. Xu, head drooping, headed towards the new house.

Fortunately, there were quite a few children over there, so Fu Man'er wasn't too bored. She followed the children up trees to steal bird eggs and down into the river to catch fish. Luckily, she was wearing a grayish-brown dress today, otherwise it would have been a truly pitiful sight.

She wore a light undershirt with a long gown over it, which had a large pocket on one side, and that was the main reason she was willing to wear it.

Now that her pocket was full, she hurriedly ran to the water bucket. Just then, Granny Zhou came over to fetch water and saw the little girl carrying clothes and pouring them out with a splash.

Several half-grown fish suddenly appeared in the bucket, and they came to life as soon as they touched the water.

It was still some distance from the river, so Fu Man'er put the fish in a bag and brought it back. Surprisingly, the fish didn't die. She had always heard her granddaughter, Wang Erni, say that Fu Man'er was extremely lucky.

Once she made a move, she never came back empty-handed. Most of the children who went to play with her returned empty-handed, and even those who did only caught one or two fish, which she noticed were all dead.

"Man'er, what are you doing catching these little fish?" Granny Zhou asked with a smile.

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"Fried fish, Mom fried fish for me to eat." Actually, there were fish in the rice paddies, but her uncle told her that she shouldn't touch them because they would be very useful later, so she went to the river to catch fish.

"When you brought these fish back, they didn't try to take them from you, did they?" Granny Zhou asked in a low voice. These children are still quite young and a bit domineering. They look like they might actually try to snatch them. Fu Man'er is so small, she looks like she's very likely to be the one who gets robbed.

Fu Man'er blinked, looked back at the children not far away, then turned back, took the wet clothes in her hands, and wrung them hard with both hands.

She pouted and muttered, "They can't beat me."

Granny Zhou had work to do and didn't dare to linger there. She only reminded her, "If anyone bullies you, you must tell your family."

Some children are too young to understand, so adults have to talk to them first.

"Oh," Fu Man'er responded, then focused on wringing the clothes again. She wrung them out until they were no longer dripping wet before putting them on and running away.

As soon as the school bell rang to signal the end of the school term, the children came out in twos and threes.

Someone with sharp eyes shouted, "Xu Mao, isn't that your sister?"

"Where?" Xu Mao looked up and gazed around.

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A little girl with her hair in two buns strained to look into the school, but because she was too short, she couldn't see the person she was looking for.

"It's my little sister!" Xu Wen and Xu Wu cheered and immediately ran towards Fu Man'er. "Did my little sister come to pick us up from school today?"

The two were secretly pleased with themselves, but the answer they received was no. "Little sister, I'm your brother too. Didn't you come here to see me?" Xu Wen said, a little jealous.

Fu Man'er looked a little anxious. "Third brother, I'm here to see you. I have something to tell you."

Before they could even ask what was going on, Xu Yi saw them. "Man'er," he called out and hurried over. A girl behind him stomped her foot in annoyance. She had finally found a chance to talk to Xu Yi, but before she could say more than a few words, he was gone.

Just as Xu Yi walked over, he heard Fu Man'er say, "Brother, something happened to Grandpa Hu."