"Mother, please stop talking. I will never abandon my child's mother. No one has ever been so good to me except her."

Old Mrs. Shen nodded at his head with a look of utter disappointment: "You're not going to care about her angering your mother, are you? You're such a waste of your life. I should have strangled you when you were born. What's the point of having you?"

Lin Jianguo squatted on the ground, head in his hands, without saying a word. After a long while, he finally said, "You guys discuss it. I'm going to check on Gou Dan." He then fled the place as if escaping.

Er Ya saw that Old Lady Shen was saying the same thing again. Did she run out of things to say every day?

They keep repeating the same thing over and over again: "Strangle this one, strangle that one." Did she consult with anyone when she gave birth?

Who gave her permission to have the baby? After she had her fun, she gave birth to a child. Does she intend to use that child to control him for the rest of her life?

Seeing that Old Mrs. Shen was hesitant to move and was only changing the subject, Er Ya said impatiently:

"Are you going to give me the money or not? If you don't, I'll go and call Grandpa Village Chief back. Lin Jinbao will still have to go to jail."

Lin Jinbao was truly terrified. He clung to Grandma Shen's leg and cried, "Grandma, please save me!"

"Okay, okay, you wait here quietly for a while, Grandma will go get the money right away."

He glared at Er Ya and the others, and seeing that they were really heartless and unwilling to spend any money, he had no choice but to use his savings.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, the two people came over and counted the money again and again, afraid that they might give them too much.

When she handed it to Er Ya, Old Mrs. Shen felt extremely distressed, wondering how long it would take her to save up so much money!

Er Ya didn't care about her at all. She struggled and took the money back: "Alright, once Brother Gou Dan wakes up, he can apologize, and that will be the end of it."

Lin Jinbao objected immediately: "What? I have to apologize? You didn't say that just now!"

"You hit someone. All we're asking you to do is apologize, not go to jail. You're not even willing to do that? It seems you still haven't realized your mistake. Here, take the money. You should go to jail and reflect on your actions."

"No, no, no, I apologize. I'll apologize as soon as he wakes up. You should put the money away."

He was truly afraid of this girl. He had bullied her since they were children, and she had never dared to refute him. What had happened to her lately?

After counting the money, Er Ya said to them, "Alright, aren't you leaving yet? Do you still want us to feed you?"

Lin Jianqun leaned in and said, "Of course, it would be best if there were meals."

He was so engrossed in fooling around at the young widow's house that he barely ate anything, and now he's starving.

Er Ya was defeated by his shamelessness and said in an annoyed tone:

"No, you came to my house to cause trouble and made my mother so angry that she can't get out of bed. You still want to eat? Just wait a little longer, and I'll settle accounts with you for upsetting my mother!"

Then, with ill intent, he added, "Also, Uncle, we don't want that five yuan anymore; we'll give it to you."

"No, no, no, we'll be going now. Thank you for the money, you guys go ahead with your business."

After saying that, she pulled Lin Jinbao and helped Old Lady Shen home, afraid that Er Ya would ask for their money again if they left too late. Niu followed behind reluctantly.

When he got home, another big battle ensued, since he still hadn't explained where he'd put the five yuan.

After everyone had left, Er Ya helped Jiang's mother back into the house to rest. Once she was settled, Er Ya said, "Mother, you lie down here and rest. I need to go see Brother Gou Dan."

"Good, Mother is so happy today. It's rare to see that family suffer. Luckily you're here, otherwise Mother might have been bullied terribly today."

"Alright, Mom, stop thinking about all this nonsense. The most important thing for you right now is to get some rest. I'm going now."

Jiang's mother was worried that Er Ya would run out alone so late, since it would take her to cross half the village to get from their house to Dr. Li's house.

He instructed her, "Take Dahei with you. It's very clever. Otherwise, what if you encounter danger in the middle of the night?"

"Okay, you go to sleep first. Dad and I will be back soon."

Shouting "Big Black, go!", they headed towards Dr. Li's house.

Looking at Er Ya's retreating figure, Jiang's mother thought that her daughter was really capable despite her young age. She was able to handle that family that was good at throwing tantrums, cheating, and swindling. She was truly a blessed person.

As Er Ya walked along the road with Da Hei, they could hear laughter and barking from house to house every now and then.

The only way to get to Dr. Li's house was through the old house. Er Ya shushed Da Hei, signaling them to sneak over. When they reached the door of the old house, they heard Lin Jianqun and Niu Shi arguing loudly inside.

Daya burst into tears in fright. Old Mrs. Shen was furious, but there was nothing she could do. Neither of them were easy to deal with, unlike Lin Jianguo and his wife, who were easy for her to manipulate.

Old Man Lin was so angry that he was snorting and yelling in the yard, shouting into the house: "If you keep making a fuss, take your things and get out of here. What's all the noise about?"

The room fell silent immediately.

Er Ya doesn't care about their affairs; she's happy as long as she sees them suffering.

Leading Dahei onwards towards Dr. Li's house, a dog saw Er Ya alone and was about to go up and scare her when Dahei, who was following behind, barked and ran away.

"Big Black, you're awesome! I'll give you a reward when we get home."

Big Black grunted twice and protected Er Ya even more attentively.

Before long, they arrived at Dr. Li's house, knocked on the door, and Dr. Li opened it. When he saw it was Er Ya, he smiled and said, "It's you again, my little girl. What's up? Here to see your father?"

Er Ya nodded, forgetting all about acting cute and charming, and after politely greeting everyone, she hurried off to see Gou Dan.

Gou Dan'er had just woken up in the house. Li Taohua had made him a bowl of noodles with two poached eggs in it and was feeding him when Gou Dan'er looked up and saw Er Ya coming over. He hurriedly tried to get up.

Er Ya quickly stepped forward to support him: "Brother Gou Dan, don't move, be careful of your wound."

Dog Egg leaned against the pillow and asked weakly, "Er Ya, how are you? Are you alright?"

Er Ya spun around on the spot, her voice trembling with tears, and said, "I'm perfectly fine. Why did you have to shield me? If something had happened to you, how would I explain it to Aunt Tao Hua?"

"Oh dear, I'm a boy, my skin is thick and tough, this little injury is nothing. But you're a girl, so young, and Lin Jinbao doesn't know his own strength, how could you take it?"

Then he saw Er Ya silently shedding tears in her big eyes, looking extremely remorseful.

She hurriedly tried to get up to show Er Ya: "Look, I'm all better, really... Ouch."

He fell heavily back onto the bed, wincing in pain.

To be continued!