Lin Chaosheng immediately heard Lin Shansheng's cry for help and quickly followed the sound into the cave.

"Go and lure Li Daniu and the others over here too," Lin Chaosheng ordered Feifei.

They rushed to the cave without stopping, feeling both excited and scared.

Fortunately, it really was Lin Shansheng and Li Qiaozhen in the cave, not some wild animal.

Liang Fu and Lin Chaosheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother!" Lin Shansheng saw Lin Chaosheng arrive, immediately stood up and hugged him, crying out, "I thought I would never see you again..."

Lin Chaosheng felt like crying and disgusted at the same time. His tears were about to fall, but he still managed to push Lin Shansheng away.

"Get out of here! You're such a grown man, still crying! Aren't you ashamed?!"

After being pushed away, Lin Shansheng quickly wiped away his tears and swallowed his grievances.

Seeing that Li Qiaozhen was silent, Lin Chaosheng worried that her injuries were too serious and quickly asked, "Sister Qiaozhen, are you alright?"

Li Qiaozhen was still recovering from the embarrassment. "Ah? Oh, it's nothing serious. I've already applied the medicine."

Lin Chaosheng looked at the herbs and scraps of cloth on the ground and asked, "How did you apply the medicine all by yourself?"

When Lin Chaosheng asked Li Qiaozhen this question, she immediately recalled the process of Lin Shansheng applying medicine to her just now. It was ambiguous and exciting, and her face immediately turned red.

"I... I used to get injured all the time, but it's nothing serious..." Before Li Qiaozhen could finish speaking, Li Dani rushed in.

"Little sister! Are you alright?" Li Daniu cried as he rushed into the cave. Li Qiaozhen, hearing her brother's exaggerated reaction, immediately sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

"Are you hurt anywhere? Let me check you over. If anything happens to you, how am I supposed to explain it to Dad?" Li Daniu muttered to himself as he carefully examined Li Qiaozhen's body for any wounds.

“Brother…” Li Qiaozhen pushed Li Daniu away helplessly, “I’m fine, let’s go back and be sad, otherwise the rain will get even heavier.”

Everyone nodded in agreement, worried that the heavy rain might cause something else to happen.

Lin Chaosheng quickly pulled Li Daniu up, "That's right, Brother Daniu, let's leave here first and talk about it when we get back."

Li Dani wiped away his tears and quickly left with everyone.

However, Liang Fu was still pondering the subtle atmosphere between Lin Shansheng and Li Qiaozhen, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

She recalled Li Qiaozhen's suddenly flushed face and Lin Shansheng's unnatural gaze, and a pang of pain and jealousy rose in her heart.

"Why are you thinking so much, Liang Fu? You have no feelings for Lin Shansheng. Who he's with is none of your business," Liang Fu scolded herself inwardly.

On the way back, she was absent-minded. She wanted to ask, but she didn't know what role to play in asking.

Lin Chaosheng noticed Liang Fu's low spirits and, after thinking about it all the way, still couldn't figure it out. He worked backwards and came to a conclusion that even he doubted—

Could Liang Fu have feelings for Shan Sheng?

This idea lasted for a while before dissipating; Lin Chaosheng felt it was completely impractical.

The journey was arduous because the rain was heavy and accompanied by thunder and lightning, making everyone walk with trepidation.

Liang Mei and the others were also anxious while waiting at home, and almost went out to search together.

Finally, a familiar voice rang out, "We're back!"

Zhao Shufang and the others breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took towels to wipe Lin Chaosheng and the others' bodies.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." Zhao Shufang wiped Lin Shansheng's body, desperately holding back her tears.

But in the end, she couldn't hold back and burst into tears, "What if something happens to you and you cry for your mother...?"

Lin Shansheng immediately panicked, "Don't cry, Mother, I'm back now."

Lin Shanhai helped Zhao Shufang, who was squatting on the ground, up. "Yes, old woman, please stop crying. You'll only make the child feel more guilty."

In the courtyard, Li Daniu and his group were wiping the rain off themselves when they saw Zhao Shufang. They all thought of their own mothers and realized that their mothers would be just as sad if they found out they were lost. So they all comforted Zhao Shufang.

"Auntie, please stop crying. What if you hurt yourself by crying?"

"Yes, yes, Lin Shansheng is back now, so don't be sad."

Hearing everyone comforting her, Zhao Shufang wiped away her tears sheepishly and stood up. "I'm sorry for making you all laugh. You should all get some rest. I'll go get the ginger soup."

Seeing that Zhao Shufang was feeling a little better, Liang Mei quickly wiped away her tears and went to help, saying, "Mom, let me help you carry it."

Lin Chaosheng felt bad when he saw that Li Daniu had brought such a large group of people to search for Lin Shansheng, so he wanted to invite them to stay for a meal.

Li Daniu hurriedly refused, "No, no, I've already recognized you as my younger brother, this little favor is nothing. Besides, my sister is also lost, and my brothers aren't just here to find Shansheng."

“You still have to stay. It’s raining so hard, you’ll catch a cold if you get soaked!” Lin Chaosheng insisted.

Li Qiaozhen suddenly spoke up, "Then I'm really sorry to trouble you."

Then she gave Li Daniu a wink, and Li Daniu didn't refuse anymore.

Actually, there was a big reason why Li Qiaozhen stayed. On the way back to the Lin family, she kept stealing glances at Lin Shansheng and figured out her feelings for him. She was interested in Lin Shansheng because he was loyal, gentlemanly, energetic, and very strong. Most importantly, he was good-looking.

So she decided to take the initiative to get closer to Lin Shansheng, to understand him better, and to make him fall in love with her.

Just then, Zhao Shufang and Liang Mei brought out bowls of ginger soup. They were delighted to hear that Li Daniu and his group wanted to stay for dinner.

"Quickly, drink the ginger soup first, so you don't catch a cold. I'll bring you the best food later!" Zhao Shufang was very grateful to these young men and wanted to repay them properly.

They still vividly remembered the cold noodles and barbecue they had at Zhao Shufang's house last time, and their mouths watered just thinking about the taste. So when they heard that Zhao Shufang was going to cook something delicious for them again, their eyes lit up immediately.

Seeing how eager the young men were, Zhao Shufang quickly went into the kitchen to start cooking.

It just so happened that Lin Chaosheng and his group had shot two birds that morning, and Zhao Shufang immediately chopped them up to make a stew in an iron pot.

There's nothing more comforting than a hot pot stew on a rainy day like this.

"Chaosheng!" Zhao Shufang called Lin Chaosheng into the kitchen. "Go and borrow a few chairs later. I feel like we don't have enough chairs."

Lin Chaosheng nodded and went to borrow chairs from every household in the village.