Zhang Yulian returned to the room with the crushed peach cakes and saw Zhao Ximei sitting by the bed mending her clothes.

"Yulian, go out and buy me some thread later. Two of my clothes are torn. If I don't use the same color thread to mend them, they won't look good."

"Mom! Stop mending it. This is the nth time you've mended it! The cloth is already torn!" Zhang Yulian snatched the clothes from Zhao Ximei's hand and threw them hard on the bed.

Zhao Ximei had never seen Zhang Yulian like this before. She was so frightened that she loosened her hand's needle, and the needle pierced directly into Zhang Yulian's hand.

"Hiss..." Zhang Yulian quickly pulled out the needle in her hand and threw it on the ground.

"Yulian, what's wrong with you? Why are you so angry? Did something unhappy happen to you? Tell mom." Zhao Ximei picked up the needle on the ground and put it back into the sewing box.

Then he pulled Zhang Yulian's hand and checked the injury.

Fortunately, it just bled a little and was nothing serious.

Zhang Yulian felt extremely aggrieved at this time. When she came out of Ye Li's room, she felt very angry.

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During the days she lived at her aunt's house, she truly saw how happy and wealthy her aunt's family was.

Ye Li would buy clothes for Zhao Xingmei every now and then, and they were all top-notch in terms of style and material.

Looking at her mother again, Zhang Yulian was so heartbroken that she could hardly breathe. She had been mending a piece of clothing for three years.

This sharp contrast and huge gap made Zhang Yulian feel extremely unbalanced. They were all human beings, so why did her aunt's family live so well? But she and her mother had to endure such a poor life.

She also wants to make money and let her mother live a good life.

Hearing Zhao Ximei's concern, Zhang Yulian could no longer hold back. She threw herself into her mother's arms and started crying.

"Mom! It's all because of my incompetence. If I could make money like Sister Ye Li, I wouldn't have let you suffer so much!"

Zhang Yulian cried as she spoke, her whole body shaking.

"Yulian, don't feel so much pressure. We don't seek to be rich, as long as we have enough food and drink we will be satisfied." When Zhao Ximei heard what Zhang Yulian said, she probably guessed that she had failed in her attempt to ask Ye Li about ways to make money.

However, Zhao Ximei did not blame Ye Li in her heart. After all, that was his way, and he had no obligation to take Zhang Yulian with him.

These days, the mother and daughter have been eating and drinking for free here, and no one has looked down on them. She has been very touched.

"But now I can't even afford food and drink! I don't even have a job!" After crying for a while, Zhang Yulian calmed down a little.

"Don't worry, you are so young. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. We have enough hands and feet. Be diligent and you will always find a job!" Zhao Ximei looked at Zhang Yulian, whose face was full of tears, and her heart ached.

This child has lived with her since he was young and has never had a few days of happiness. Thinking of this, Zhao Ximei's tears fell.

"Mom, why are you crying too?" Feeling the tears falling on her head, Zhang Yulian quickly looked up and saw Zhao Ximei with tears in her eyes.

"Hey, we are both miserable people! Don't cry, don't cry. There will definitely be good days in the future!"

"Yes! I will!"

Zhang Yulian wiped her own tears, and she reached out her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of Zhao Ximei's eyes.

Just as they calmed down, they heard Zhao Xingmei shouting in the yard, "Hurry up, help me catch this chicken!"

"Let's go and see what your aunt is doing."

Zhao Ximei and Zhang Yulian left the room and found a chicken flapping its wings and flying to the treetops.

"Sister! Yulian! Help me catch that chicken!"

Zhao Xingmei got a live hen today and originally wanted to make chicken soup for Ye Li. But as soon as she let go of the rope on the hen's feet, the hen flapped its wings and flew away.

By the time Zhao Xingmei reacted, the hen had already flown to the tree in the yard.

"Ouch! It's hard to catch a chicken this high! The most important thing is that it has wings. If you scare it, who knows where it will fly to!" Aunt Liang heard the shouting, stuck her head out and took a look, thinking that the chicken might not be caught.

"What should we do? Who has a net bag? Catch the chicken in it." Zhao Xingmei looked regretful. If she had known this would happen, she should have cut the hen's neck first. This time it was really her negligence.

While Zhao Xingmei was talking to Aunt Liang, Zhang Yulian had already rolled up her sleeves and climbed up the tree. She quietly lay on the trunk, and when the hen wasn't paying attention, she pounced forward and caught it.

"Yulian, be careful!"

"Be careful! Don't fall!"

Amid the exclamations of several people, a pair of big hands steadily held up the falling Zhang Yulian, and then placed Zhang Yulian firmly on the ground.

Jiang Xun got off work early today. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Zhang Yulian falling from a tree. Without thinking too much, he rushed forward and caught Jiang Yulian.

"Brother!" When Jiang Yulian saw clearly that the person who caught her was Jiang Xun, her little face immediately flushed.

"Yulian, don't do this next time. It will be very serious if you fall down!" Zhao Xingmei patted her chest to get rid of the shock.

"That's right! People are much more valuable than this chicken!" Aunt Liang was also scared by Zhang Yulian and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Okay. I understand. Auntie will give you the chicken." Zhang Yulian handed the chicken to Zhao Xingmei.

"Okay, I'll go make chicken soup for your sister-in-law right now!" Zhao Xingmei said and carried the hen back to the kitchen.

"Thank you, brother." Zhang Yulian shyly expressed her gratitude to Jiang Xun.

"You're welcome. Don't climb trees next time." After Jiang Xun gave the instructions, he went straight back to the room to find Ye Li.

Zhang Yulian blushed and ran back to the house. After returning to the house, she couldn't calm down for a long time.

She touched her waist, which was where Jiang Xun had touched just now. She felt that place was very hot, and she was still immersed in the beautiful memories just now.

For the next two days, Zhang Yulian was waiting for news about Fang Ning's work.

But Fang Ning didn't reply for a long time. On the third day, Zhang Yulian couldn't hold it in any longer and ran to inquire about the situation.

Fang Ning said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Yulian. Time is a bit too tight. Please let me look for it again."

After hearing this result, Zhang Yulian was not so disappointed, perhaps because she had already expected such a result.

At night, when no one was paying attention, Zhang Yulian quietly slipped out of the yard and came to a secluded corner as agreed three days ago.

"You're here. I've been waiting for you here for a long time." When Hao Ying saw Zhang Yulian coming to find her, a triumphant smile appeared on her face.

"Well, I've made up my mind. I agree to your request." Zhang Yulian did not hesitate at all. Her eyes were firm, and she did not regret the choice she made at all.