Compared with Liu Sanniang's coldness, the reaction of Meng Yujiao's younger brother Meng Fei was like that of a close relative meeting each other.

Yu Jiao touched Meng Fei's little head, smiled and said softly, "Let me see if you have grown taller?"

Meng Fei rubbed against her arms for a while before coming out. He stood aside with his chest out and head held high, allowing Yu Jiao to look at him.

Yu Jiao raised her hand and gestured above his head. Meng Fei was already at her waist. She smiled and said, "He's taller. Our Fei Ge'er is a little man now."

Hearing this, Fei Geer laughed brightly, took Yu Jiao's hand, and went into the house, saying a little aggrievedly, "Sister, why are you gone for so long?"

Yu Jiao gently pinched his chubby face and said softly, "Sister was busy a few days ago, so she's back now, isn't she?"

Fei Ge'er was very easy to coax. After hearing what Yu Jiao said, he hugged her arm and said coquettishly, "Sister, are you not leaving now that you are back?"

Yu Jiao was deeply touched to see how attached he was to her. She said nothing and took Fei Ge'er into the house.

The room was very simple, without many items, and some of the stools even had missing corners.

The family was short of money and had no tea, so Liu Sanniang washed the tea bowls in embarrassment and poured two bowls of hot boiled water for Yu Qizhe and Meng Dafu.

Fei Ge'er snuggled in Yu Jiao's arms, looked at Yu Qizhe, and pursed his lips.

The atmosphere in the room was a little awkward. Meng Dafu took a sip of hot water, stood up and laughed dryly, saying, "You two are talking. A corner of the wall of my aunt's house has collapsed. I'll go take a look."

Liu Sanniang smiled at him. After Meng Dafu left, Liu Sanniang looked at Yu Jiao, rubbing her hands nervously. After a long while, she asked in a low voice, "How are you treated by the Yu family?"

After asking this, she glanced at Yu Qizhe again.

Yu Jiao held Fei Ge'er's little hand, looked up at Liu Sanniang, and said, "It's good. I heard from my aunt that the family's land was taken away by my uncle. Is the family short of food and daily necessities?"

Liu Sanniang shook her head. "We have everything. Your uncle sent some food to our family some time ago."

There was another long silence. Liu Sanniang seemed to have nothing to say to her daughter. Fortunately, the one in this body was Yu Jiao, and she had no feelings for her biological mother, Liu Sanniang. If it were the original body, she would probably be disappointed and sad.

"Is fifth brother feeling better?" After a long silence, Liu Sanniang looked at Yu Qizhe and asked for the sake of conversation.

"I'm fine now. Thank you, mother-in-law, for your concern." Yu Qizhe said politely.

"Sister, I'll get you something to eat." Fei Ge'er, who was nestling in Yu Jiao's arms, suddenly thought of something. He crawled out of her arms and ran quickly into the inner room.

Not long after, he came back holding a washed handkerchief, and handed the thing wrapped in the handkerchief to Yu Jiao as if he was offering a treasure.

"My uncle brought me the date cake when he came. I have been saving it for my sister. Come and try it." Fei Ge'er urged anxiously, looking up at his little face.

A warm feeling surged in Yu Jiao's heart. She raised her hand to take the handkerchief from Fei Ge'er's hand and gently opened it. A piece of moldy date cake lay in the handkerchief.

Fei Ge'er's clear eyes looked at Yu Jiao expectantly, as if urging her to have a taste.

Yu Jiao's heart twitched and her nose felt a little sour. This piece of date cake must be a very good thing in Fei Ge'er's mind. Maybe he himself couldn't bear to eat it, so he wrapped it in a handkerchief and hid it for his sister.

She reached out and held Fei Ge'er in her arms, saying softly, "It's moldy and can't be eaten. Next time, don't save any food for Fei Ge'er. I have all the delicious food outside."

When Fei Ge'er heard Yu Jiao say that the cake was moldy and could not be eaten, he pursed his lips, stared at the date cake with his deer-like eyes, his nose twitched, and he pulled Yu Jiao's sleeve, as if he was about to cry.

I don’t know if he was feeling sorry for not being able to eat the date cake, or if he wasn’t able to let his sister taste the good stuff he had reserved for her.

Yu Jiao felt sad. She hugged Fei Ge'er and said to Liu Sanniang, "Mom, if there is anything missing at home, please send someone to Qingyu Village to tell me. I am still growing up and cannot go hungry."

Liu Sanniang nodded. Perhaps out of consideration for Fei Ge'er, she finally spoke, "The rations your uncle sent will last for more than a month."

Yu Jiao calculated that there were only Liu Sanniang and Fei Ge'er at home, and they didn't eat much. The rice and flour she brought could only last for a while, and she could send them some food after two months.

There was really nothing to say to Liu Sanniang, and it was just as well. Yu Jiao was originally afraid that her flaws would be discovered, but now it seemed that she had been overthinking it. Liu Sanniang was really cold to her daughter.

After sitting for a while, Yu Jiao stood up and said, "It's getting late. Fifth Brother and I will go back first."

Fei Ge'er raised his little face and looked at Yu Jiao, his dark eyes full of reluctance. He held her hand and asked timidly, "Are you still leaving? Can't you stay at home?"

Yu Jiao bent down, rubbed his little face, and said softly, "I'll go home to see you later."

Fei Ge'er's eyes were slightly red, he sniffed, and crystal tears came out of his eyes.

Liu Sanniang waved at him, her face slightly serious, "Brother Fei, come here, don't pester your sister like this."

Fei Ge'er stubbornly grasped Yu Jiao's hand and refused to let go. Tears were already streaming down his little face. He suddenly looked at Yu Qizhe and begged, "Can you leave by yourself? Don't take my sister with you."

When Liu Sanniang heard this, her face darkened. She was afraid that Fei Ge'er's words would displease Yu Qizhe, so she quickly pulled Fei Ge'er out of Yu Jiao's arms and scolded him, "Your sister is already married, so she must go back to her own home. There is no reason for her to stay."

Fei Ge'er was pulled away from Yu Jiao, but his little hands were still clinging to Yu Jiao, refusing to let go. He said aggrievedly, "Our home is my sister's home. Where else can I go back to? I miss my sister..."

Yu Jiao walked forward, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped the tears on Fei Ge'er's face, and coaxed him softly, "Be good, Fei Ge'er. Sister will come back to see you in a few days. If you miss sister, let mother take you to find her."

Fei Ge'er rubbed his little face against her soft palm, pursed his lips, and said with strong tears, "Mother won't take me to find you. I missed my elder sister so much before, but my aunt said that my elder sister is no longer my elder sister after she got married. Sister, don't you want me and mother anymore?"

Yu Jiao's heart ached when she heard these words. She stroked Fei Ge'er's head and said softly, "How could that be? Even if my sister gets married and doesn't live at home, she will always be Fei Ge'er's sister."

Liu Sanniang sighed and said to Yu Jiao, "Brother Fei is just a child, don't worry about him. It's dark and the road is hard to walk on, you and... and Brother Wu should go back quickly."

Yu Jiao took out her purse, poured out two taels of silver and dozens of copper coins, handed them to Liu Sanniang, and said, "You can use this money for emergencies. Fei Ge'er is not a child anymore, it's time for him to start studying. Let's send him to school in the spring of next year."