What?.

Li Taohua continued, "Good heavens, when I came over, I was terrified. Your mother was lying on the ground with her belly sticking out so high. I quickly asked your brother Gou Dan to call you, and it took a lot of effort to get your mother into the house."

When Er Ya heard this, she was a little angry with Lin Jianguo. No matter how big the matter was, he couldn't leave Jiang's mother alone at home. Luckily, nothing happened. What if something had happened? Who would be responsible?

Lin Jianguo ran back after receiving the news, and as soon as he entered the yard, he started shouting, "How is it, Er Ya? Is your mother alright?"

Er Ya was furious when she saw him and said irritably, "Where have you been, Dad? Do you know how dangerous it was just now? Mom was all alone at home, and something almost happened to her."

Lin Jianguo said with annoyance, "I was at home with your mother, but Da Ya came to call me and said that your grandmother had chest pains and asked me to go see her right away. I thought it would be fine for a while, so I..."

"It's that old house acting up again," Er Ya asked irritably. "And what happened? Grandma should be alright, right?"

Given that old woman's temperament, if she were truly uncomfortable, she'd probably make a scene that the whole world would know.

Lin Jianguo shook his head and said, "It's nothing. She woke up after I arrived. She just said she was malnourished and needed money to buy some supplements."

Er Ya was so angry she laughed. Just because of this, her mother and younger brother almost died together.

"And then? She wants money?"

Lin Jianguo mustered his courage and said, "Actually, your grandma has had a hard life too. I can tell she doesn't look well this time. Why don't you try to persuade your mother to give me some money?"

It seems we need to find a way to stop Lin Jianguo from taking money and gifts whenever Old Lady Shen makes a move. The best way is to let him see for himself how his so-called mother, who has devoted her whole life to them, really views him, her second son.

To get the fish to take the bait, they had to give them something in return. With that thought in mind, Er Ya nodded and said, "Okay, I'll tell my mother to give her two yuan. That's all I can give her."

Lin Jianguo was overjoyed. He thought he would have to spend a lot of time persuading her, but he got the money right away. He picked up Er Ya and spun her around a few times until she was dizzy. "Okay, okay, put me down now. Don't you want to go see your little brother?"

"Brother?" Lin Jianguo was even more excited. He put Er Ya down and rushed into the house. Er Ya could hear his excited laughter from inside the house even from the yard.

After his younger brother was born, Lin Jianguo no longer had time to go back to the old house. He spent all his time at home taking care of the baby and looking after Jiang's mother during her postpartum period.

He felt very sorry for Jiang's mother. Because of his mother's situation, he almost harmed his wife and children. These past few days, he had been doing whatever Jiang's mother said without question.

Er Ya initially disliked the baby, but as he grew up and his skin became less red, she felt he was doing quite well. Especially when she saw his eyes, which looked exactly like hers, she loved him even more. She spent all her time holding her little brother while sleeping, and forgot all about her grand plan to make money.

When someone in the family is in postpartum confinement, friendly families in the village will visit Jiang's mother with gifts such as eggs and brown sugar.

However, Er Ya's family didn't have many close relationships with the other families in the village. Only a few families brought eggs and sat for a while, including Lin Xiaoyu's grandmother, Wang Hong.

She is the wife of Er Ya's grandfather's older brother, so Er Ya has to call her "Grandma". Hearing that the second brother's family had a child, she brought her granddaughter Lin Xiaoyu to visit.

As soon as they entered the house, Er Ya called out sweetly. Wang Hong patted Er Ya's head and said, "This child is so good, and she's getting prettier and prettier. Xiao Yu, take your little sister out to play."

Lin Xiaoyu responded crisply, took Er Ya's hand and left the house, patting her chest and saying, "Hey, we can finally come out."

Er Ya asked her, puzzled, "What? Don't you like living in my house?"

"No, that's not it. It's just that my grandma likes to take me everywhere she goes, and she makes me greet them politely. Ugh, I really don't like that. What's wrong with being a boy? She insists on making me a quiet little girl."

Er Ya burst out laughing. It seemed that this person was outwardly well-behaved and sensible, but inwardly rebellious. She liked this personality.

Once outside the house, Lin Xiaoyu could finally let loose. She looked at Er Ya with a mournful expression and said, "It's been so long."

Er Ya looked at her with a puzzled expression, indicating that she did not understand what she was talking about.

Lin Xiaoyu squatted on the ground and said resentfully, "You haven't come to see me for several months. Am I still your best friend? Are you angry that I didn't come to see you last time, so you're not coming to see me?"

Er Ya quickly waved her hand: "No, no, I'm just too busy. I don't have any free time to play every day. I'm busy making money."

On the one hand, she was quite busy, and on the other hand, she was afraid that if she interacted too much with the people Er Ya used to know, her identity would be exposed. So she didn't have any contact with the people Er Ya used to know. However, the Er Ya used to be aloof and busy with work all day, so she didn't have any close friends. Lin Xiaoyu was probably the only one who could be considered her friend.

"You're so focused on making money that you don't care about our friendship anymore. Humph, I'm not talking to you anymore."

He glanced at Er Ya but she didn't react, so he started counting on his fingers and scolding her.

Er Ya wasn't very good at coaxing little girls, and she watched helplessly as Lin Xiaoyu angrily accused Er Ya of being heartless, feeling utterly helpless.

Seeing that she had been talking for a while, he figured she must be hungry, so he took out a cookie from his snack bag and handed it to Lin Xiaoyu: "Here, eat this before you scold me."

Lin Xiaoyu's eyes lit up, and she took the biscuit and wolfed it down.

After finishing a cookie, Lin Xiaoyu clapped her hands and said, "Okay, I'll forgive you since I ate your food. Don't ignore me for so long next time."

Ah~ Is that all? Are young girls these days so easy to fool? Er Ya fell into deep thought.

“However…” Lin Xiaoyu looked at Er Ya and continued, “You’ve really changed a lot. Before, if I pretended to be angry in front of you, you would definitely apologize to me helplessly and find me sweet fruit to eat.”

Er Ya laughed and said, "It's been so long, people have grown up by now."

Lin Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said, "That's true, but I still prefer you the way you are now, unlike before. I would say ten things to you and you would only reply with one at most. Maybe it's because your family is rich now that your personality has changed."

To be continued!