The heat was intense; even standing in the shade, the heat still seeped in, mixed with the unpleasant smell of car exhaust. Ye Tong's chubby face turned bright red from the heat. Ye Qingqing felt sorry for her younger brother and bought him an iced soda.

"Sister, drink..."

Ye Tong let Ye Qingqing drink first. She took a small sip and tasted the sweet and sour orange flavor, a taste from her memory.

"Sister drank it, Xiaotong, drink it now!"

Ye Qingqing couldn't bear to buy another bottle. She needed to save money to send Xiaotong to school, and she was still far from getting enough tuition fees. She was so worried.

Ye Tong held the glass bottle and happily started sucking on it. Pipi was very tempted, but it wasn't in a hurry. No matter what good food Ye Tong ate, it would only eat half of it and save the rest for Pipi. It was a good baby.

One long-distance bus after another pulled into the station, and wave after wave of passengers got off. After waiting for more than half an hour, Ye Qingqing finally spotted the thin and small old lady Ye among a group of dusty passengers.

Old Mrs. Ye was short, thin, and dark-skinned. She wasn't very old, only in her early sixties, but she looked like she was in her seventies or eighties. Her face was covered with spider web-like wrinkles, her eyes drooped, and she had lost most of her teeth.

The old lady was widowed before she was thirty. She raised her three sons on her own, and even built houses and helped them get married. She was certainly not a weak or delicate woman.

Don't let the fact that the old lady is only 150 centimeters tall and weighs less than 80 kilograms fool you. This thin body can unleash tremendous energy. She is skilled at both farm work and housework. The manure bucket is as tall as her, but the old lady can still carry it and make it fly.

However, the old lady was extremely unpopular in the village and was known as a "ghost's nightmare".

Greedy, petty, vindictive, and dishonest...

Ye Qingqing thought that Xu Yuetuan was one of the few who could hold her own against the old lady for three rounds.

Ye Qingqing had no feelings for Old Mrs. Ye, but the old lady was kind to her grandson, and out of consideration for that, Ye Qingqing was willing to tolerate the old woman.

Grandma Ye was wearing a light blue jacket, black trousers, and black cloth shoes. Her sparse, gray hair was combed into a small bunch. Her back was more hunched than before, and there were more wrinkles on her face.

But the old lady's spirit remained as high as ever.

I doubt their ability to curse will diminish.

The old lady had a bundle slung across her left hand and a large basket in her right, which was filled to the brim. From a distance, it looked like there were lush green vegetables, but they were already wilted from the sun.

"grandmother……"

Ye Qingqing called out and waved, leading Ye Tong to greet them. She had spent three minutes mentally preparing herself before finally managing to utter the word "Grandma."

Grandma Ye raised her eyelids. Her small, cloudy eyes were as sharp as ever. She hadn't been to the city for several years and didn't recognize Ye Qingqing for a moment, but she recognized her grandson.

Ye Tong looks somewhat like Ye Zhiguo when he was a child, and the old lady recognized him at a glance.

"Xiaotong has grown so tall..."

The old lady ignored Ye Qingqing and reached out her thin, dark hand to gently pat Ye Tong's head, her smile still quite kind.

Ye Qingqing pouted, mentally prepared herself for another three seconds, and then shouted loudly, "Grandma...it's me, Qingqing."

"I heard you, you're not deaf, why are you shouting so loudly?" The old lady was startled and glared at her with displeasure. She had seen the girl a long time ago, but just didn't want to pay attention to her.

Hmph, she looks just like her mother; I get furious just looking at her.

However... compared to Shen Yanhong, who can no longer lay eggs, the old lady still misses her former daughter-in-law Xu Yali quite a bit.

At least when Xu Yali was around, she never cared how much money Ye Zhiguo sent her. Now, Shen Yanhong is stingy and always complains about being poor whenever she goes to the countryside. That slutty widow doesn't even realize that the money belongs to her son. What's wrong with her spending a little as his mother?