Ye Lan, ignoring her tears, asked urgently, "Where do I live?"

The best room in the house was the one Ye Qingqing lived in, followed by hers. Ye Zhiguo and Shen Yanhong lived on the first floor, which was cool, but the first floor was not as well-ventilated and spacious as the second floor, and there were more mosquitoes.

Ye Qingqing rolled her eyes at her, "Why don't you stay in another empty room? It's not like we don't have a house."

The old lady actually wanted to stay on the first floor because she didn't like climbing stairs, but when Ye Qingqing said that Ye Lan was staying in the best room in the house, the old lady got angry and insisted on staying in Ye Lan's room.

Ye Lan was exasperated. There were no empty rooms left on the second floor; the remaining rooms were either on the first or third floor.

She didn't like either of the places because there were too many mosquitoes on the first floor and it was too stuffy on the third floor. She just wanted to stay in her old room.

"Dad, I'm not used to staying in other rooms." Ye Lan looked at Ye Zhiguo with a wronged expression, her eyes filled with tears, a pitiful sight.

Ye Zhiguo's heart softened, and he comforted her, "We'll talk to Grandma properly when she comes."

Ye Lan was relieved; Ye Zhiguo would definitely be able to persuade the old woman.

Ye Qingqing sneered inwardly. It was no use talking about flowers. Anyway, Ye Lan would never have a good life again. She had been thinking of countless ways to punish Ye Lan. She was just waiting for the old lady to come so she could try them all on Ye Lan.

After Ye Tong finished eating, Ye Qingqing wiped his mouth and hands clean, stood up and said, "I'm taking Xiao Tong to Aunt Fang's to study."

"Go ahead!" Ye Zhiguo waved his hand.

Ye Lan hadn't been to the compound for over half a month, and she felt restless, so she couldn't help but ask, "Qingqing, is Tsinghua back yet?"

"Aren't you and her good friends? How come you didn't know that Lu Qinghua's family moved back to the military district?"

Ye Qingqing laughed mockingly, then led Ye Tong to the courtyard. Ye Zhiguo was taken aback and exclaimed, "Commander Lu's family moved out of the compound? When did that happen?"

He didn't know a thing; Ye Qingqing was becoming increasingly tight-lipped.

"We moved recently."

"Why would you move when you're living comfortably?" Ye Zhiguo asked, quite puzzled.

Ye Qingqing shrugged. "How would I know? Dad, you should ask Uncle Lu yourself."

She hopped on her bike and sped away, a slight smile playing on her lips, because she realized that Lu Qinghua and Ye Lan's relationship wasn't as good as she had thought!

Lu Qinghua has been gone for over ten days, and Ye Lan has no idea. This shows that these so-called best friends are actually just plastic flowers, the kind that can't withstand any test.

She turned to Pipi, who was following behind, and said, "Go back and keep an eye on my dad. Write down the safe's combination."

Pipi didn't say anything, but its eyes glanced at the freezer by the roadside. Ye Qingqing slapped it lightly in annoyance, "You have to bargain with me for doing a little work, you snob!"

Despite her scolding, Ye Qingqing still went and bought an ice cream cone for Pipi and Ye Tong to share.

After eating and drinking its fill, Pipi flapped its wings and flew back.

As soon as Ye Qingqing left, Shen Yanhong finally couldn't hold back and started complaining incessantly.

"Qingqing is definitely doing this on purpose. The old lady likes me, Lan'er, and Xiaohua. She's just finding fault with me. How can Lan'er and I have any peace in the future?"

That old hag is even more difficult to serve than Empress Dowager Cixi. No matter how well you serve her, you can never satisfy that old hag.

"Before they even entered the house, they took Lan'er's room. Lan'er isn't in good health and is a light sleeper to begin with. Changing rooms will only make her sleep more restlessly... Besides, the old lady will nag her whenever Lan'er takes her medicine..."

Shen Yanhong was full of complaints. To put it bluntly, she really wished that Old Madam Ye would pass away soon, so that she would no longer torment her and Lan'er.