"Xue Ni, Lin Xiaohua is here!"

Seeing Lin Xiaohua walk in as if no one else was there, Old Mrs. Wang curled her lip.

She craned her neck and called out towards the house, then glared at the uninvited nuisance.

"Aunt Wang, where are you too!"

Before Lin Xiaohua came in, she didn't expect that Old Mrs. Wang would be at Lin Xue's house.

She was used to coming to see Lin Xue casually and didn't think to check if there was anyone else inside.

"Xiaohua, why are you here instead of staying home with your child?"

Old Mrs. Wang's gaze was unfriendly, and her tone became even colder.

"I need to say a few words to Lin Xue, I'll be leaving in a bit!"

Lin Xiaohua was somewhat intimidated by Old Mrs. Wang.

I secretly berated myself for choosing this time!

It seems I can't be so reckless next time; I need to check if there are any outsiders around before acting.

Hearing Old Mrs. Wang's call, Lin Xue came out of the house.

"Lin Xiaohua, what are you doing here?"

Lin Xue subconsciously asked the same question as Old Mrs. Wang.

What do you mean, "What am I supposed to do here?" It's one thing for Old Mrs. Wang to say that, but why is this idiot saying the same thing?

Lin Xiaohua awkwardly stretched out her right hand and flicked her hair with her little finger, but secretly frowned deeply.

What's wrong with this idiot today? Every time she came before, she was always warmly welcomed. She loved seeing Lin Xue's foolish and ingratiating appearance.

This idiot has been stupid for so many years, it's impossible for him to suddenly become smart, right?

She probably just had a fight with her family this morning, and that's when she's in a bad mood.

It seems her arrival today was truly ill-timed.

"Um, Xue Ni!"

"We've run out of food at home! My two kids are crying from hunger, so I was thinking of borrowing some from you to tide me over!"

Lin Xiaohua doesn't yet realize that Lin Xue is no longer stupid, and she's too lazy to even put on a show.

She hadn't originally planned to say anything since Old Mrs. Wang was there, but she didn't want to walk away empty-handed.

She pulled Lin Xue aside, casually rubbed her eyes, and lowered her voice, saying, "If we can get it, great; if not, we'll just try a few more times."

"Ha, I remember you have several men working in your family, how come you can't support two children?"

Lin Xue's lips curled slightly. Was he trying to freeload off her?

I don't know where this person gets such a big face.

Lin Xue didn't keep her voice down when she said this, so Old Mrs. Wang, who was standing nearby, naturally heard it.

"That's not right. I remember your family received quite a bit of grain. If you were careful with it, you should have had enough to last until the next distribution. Why are you coming to our house to borrow grain?"

"Xiaohua, have you been fooled by your mother-in-law? You definitely have enough food. How could she let the child go hungry and make you borrow food everywhere?"

"No way, as her best friend, I have to talk to her about it!"

After saying those sarcastic words, Old Mrs. Wang got up briskly and headed for the door.

It's impossible for them to be best friends; she and Da Zhuang's mother are the worst enemies. She said this just to embarrass Lin Xiaohua.

"Hey, Aunt Wang, please don't go!"

"Since Lin Xue doesn't have any extra food, I'll go check elsewhere! Don't trouble yourself to make this trip!"

Lin Xiaohua was filled with hatred. Why was this idiot acting so strangely today?

Did they eat gunpowder?

Why do I want to bite everyone I see?

Thinking of Lin Xueni's past attitude towards her, and looking at Lin Xueni's cold gaze today, she realized that Lin Xueni was very different.

Lin Xiaohua felt that she must have come at the wrong time today, so she didn't stay any longer and quickly grabbed the old lady Wang who was about to leave and slipped away first.

"Pah, what a piece of junk!"

"Xue Ni, don't be fooled by her! Her family has far more food than you do! This wicked woman is definitely trying to get some food from you that she doesn't have to pay back. She's taking advantage of you!"

Grandma Wang spat fiercely in the direction Lin Xiaohua had left.

It's true that in a big village, you can find all kinds of people.

It seems that the third son was right to ask her to come here more often to keep an eye on things; he can't let his third daughter-in-law be fooled by a scoundrel.

"Mother, don't worry, I know!"

"Lin Xiaohua, with her eyes darting around as soon as she walks in, is clearly not a decent person."

"I'm never playing with her again, lest she lead me astray!"

If you dare to scheme against me, I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget.

Lin Xue snorted inwardly, turned around, picked up the basket, and prepared to leave.

"Are you going to gather pig feed? Here, take this pot of water with you, so you won't be thirsty later!"

Seeing that Lin Xue was about to leave, Grandma Wang quickly handed her the boiled water that had been cooled down earlier.

"Oh, Mom! You even prepared cooled boiled water for me! Now I won't be thirsty when I go out!"

Lin Xue took the kettle, her face beaming with a bright smile.

He carefully placed the water bottle into the basket, then said goodbye to Grandma Wang and went out.

"This girl, I don't know what she's so happy about!"

Grandma Wang muttered a few words to Lin Xue's retreating figure, but it was clear that she was in a pleasant mood.

This old lady is all talk and no action.

Lin Xue went out with her basket on her back, and before she even reached the back of the mountain, she saw Lin Xiaohua waiting by the roadside.

Lin Xue didn't even glance at her, and walked straight past her toward the back of the mountain.

"Xue Ni, what's wrong with you today? Why are you giving me that sour look?"

The person, oblivious to being disliked, immediately followed Lin Xue to her side.

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