Whether it was Wang Ying or Wu's second son's wife, they showed no hostility towards Xu Xinning and even considered her needs in every way. Xu Xinning still couldn't bring herself to think of her in a negative light.

Xu Xinning: "When did Auntie's condition begin?"

Wu's second son's wife thought carefully and said, "It wasn't long after I came back from Xujia Village. I caught a cold then, and then I felt weak all over. I took a lot of medicine, but it just kept coming back and I couldn't get better."

Xu Xinning then asked, "Who bought Auntie's medicine?"

Wu's second son's wife: "At first, Xiao Tao helped me get some Western medicine, but it didn't work, so I went and got some Chinese medicine to drink. I felt better for a while, but then it came back. Sigh! It must be an old problem that has flared up again."

Xu Xinning glanced at her adopted son but said nothing. Seeing that Wu's second daughter-in-law was not in good spirits, the two said goodbye.

Xu Xinning has a habit of taking a nap. After getting home, she wiped herself down and lay down on the bed.

After taking a shower, Mu Jingheng lay down next to Xu Xinning and asked, "Is there something wrong with Aunt Wu's health?"

Xu Xinning nodded and said, "Actually, she wasn't sick, but poisoned."

Mu Jingheng exclaimed in surprise, "Poisoned?"

Xu Xinning: "Yes, it was poisoning, a kind of slow-acting poison."

Mu Jingheng: "Is there an antidote?"

Hsu Hsin-ning: "If I draw some of her blood, I should be able to make an antidote."

Mu Jingheng: "Do you suspect her adopted son?"

Xu Xinning: "I do have some doubts, but why would he do this? The person who adopted him was his aunt, and the person who brought him to Kyoto was also his aunt. If his aunt is gone, how can he still stand in the Wu family? Originally, the other members of the Wu family did not approve of him, and even Wu's second uncle did not approve of him."

Mu Jingheng also began to ponder deeply; in any case, he felt that there was something very wrong with that adopted son.

Mu Jingheng tried to recall his past life, but he couldn't remember what happened between them. To be precise, the Mu Jingheng of his past life didn't care about these insignificant people at all.

Qin Yao has been with Mu Jinghuai at the military base for a week now.

The military family compound includes both single-story houses and newly built tenement buildings.

People in this era preferred to live in tenement buildings, so many single-story houses were left empty.

The bungalows all have courtyards. Although they are much older than the tenement buildings, they are larger in area.

Someone of Mu Jinghuai's caliber could afford a small two-bedroom apartment, but Qin Yao listened to Mu Jingheng's advice and decided to focus on her studies, so she chose a single-story house.

The soundproofing in the tenement building is terrible. You can hear anything from upstairs, downstairs, left, right, and next door if it's a little loud. Although you can't hear it very clearly, the buzzing is still a headache, especially the crying of children in the middle of the night. It's so annoying.

Qin Yao's house was in a good location and was well-maintained. Many of the pieces of furniture inside looked quite new, suggesting that the previous owner loved life and valued quality of life, otherwise they wouldn't have left these pieces of furniture behind.

The weeds in the yard have been pulled, and some chili peppers, scallions, and chives have been planted. They look like they grew on their own, otherwise they wouldn't have been planted so haphazardly. I guess they were planted and left by the previous owner.

Qin Yao started tidying up on her first day. Luckily, she had experience working in the countryside, so she didn't find many things difficult.

After tidying up the house, Qin Yao noticed the haphazardly planted plants in the yard and her obsessive-compulsive disorder kicked in. She thought it would be great to grow more vegetables in the yard so she could pick whatever she wanted to eat whenever she wanted.

I didn't expect my ex to have left behind a hoe.

Qin Yao picked up a hoe and began tidying up the yard, while also thinking about when to buy seeds.

"Are you new neighbors?" A little girl's head popped out from behind the wall next door.

The little girl looked very clever, blinking her big eyes and looking at Qin Yao curiously.

Qin Yao's heart melted at her cuteness, and she smiled and asked, "Yes! What's your name?"

Little girl: "My name is Xiaobao."

Qin Yao: "Xiao Bao, do you want to come to Auntie's house to play?"

The little girl smiled, seemingly very happy that Qin Yao had invited her.

The little girl said, "Okay! I'll be right there. I can even help you with the farming; I'm really good at it."

When the little girl skipped and hopped into the courtyard, Qin Yao realized that the little girl was wearing ethnic minority clothing. No wonder she sounded so strange when she spoke to her earlier; she had thought the little girl was from the countryside and couldn't speak fluent Mandarin.

But I must say, this little girl looks quite pretty in her ethnic costume.

Mu Jinghuai had told Qin Yao that the person next door was a deputy regimental commander who had just been transferred from the Northeast, but he hadn't mentioned that his family members were from ethnic minorities, which is why Qin Yao was so surprised.

Xiao Bao: "Auntie, what are you going to plant when you hoe the ground?"

Qin Yao: "I haven't decided yet."

Xiao Bao: "My mom grows lots of vegetables in the yard, and we also raise two chickens. Auntie, you can ask my mom for vegetable seeds."

Qin Yao didn't take the child's words to heart. She had just arrived and didn't know anyone. She wouldn't ask anyone for free seeds. Who knew what other people were thinking?

But Qin Yao was still quite happy on the surface, and patted the little girl's head, saying, "Thank you, Xiao Bao!"

The little girl waved her hand and said, "Auntie, I like you. You are the person I like the most since I came here. You are as pretty as my sister. No, my sister is prettier than you. But, Auntie, you are very pretty too."

Qin Yao didn't mind the child's incoherent words and assumed the little girl had an older sister.

Qin Yao: Why didn't you go to school?

Xiao Bao: "Mom said I'm not old enough to start elementary school yet, so Dad is teaching me at home. I just finished the homework Dad assigned."

Qin Yao: "Xiao Bao is amazing!"

Xiao Bao: "My dad is the best. My mom says he's a great hero."

Qin Yao smiled and said, "Yes, yes! Daddy is a great hero."

They both laughed.

The children's laughter was particularly clear and crisp, floating in the air. Some children heard it and ran to the gate of the yard to look around.

Seeing the children standing there, too afraid to come in, Qin Yao said to Xiao Bao, "Xiao Bao, go play with them. Auntie doesn't need your help here."

The little girl glanced at the child at the door, turned her head back, pouted, and lowered her head, looking quite unhappy.

Qin Yao noticed something was wrong and asked softly, "Xiao Bao doesn't want to play with them?"

Xiao Bao: "They don't like me. They even say my clothes are weird. Humph! Who wants to play with them? What's so fun about them? They're always running around. I'd rather stay home and study writing. My mom says that studying makes people wise. I want to be as wise as my dad."

Qin Yao patted Xiao Bao's head affectionately and said, "Xiao Bao is really amazing. When you grow up, you will definitely be as amazing as your father."

The little girl proudly held her head high and smiled.