After playing with them for a while, Liu Jing got to know all the boys and girls.

The first boy who was dark-skinned, thin, and missing teeth was Tiewa; the chubby boy was Huzi; there was another boy who was about the same height as Song Daqian, named Song Tianhao; and the youngest of the remaining boys was Tianhao's younger brother, Song Tianyu.

Two girls were about the same age as Lu Chengyang. The one with long hair was called Qiao Xiaoran, and the one with short hair was called Lu Wenxin. The one who was shorter was called Qiao Hui.

Most people in the village have these three surnames. There are a few people with other surnames, but only one or two families, and they are not in this area, so there is not much contact between them.

Several boys gathered together to play something else, while Liu Jing was surrounded by three girls who braided her hair into a grass wreath.

Many foxtail grasses and unidentified wildflowers grew by the edge of the pit. The three girls quickly made a small grass wreath full of flowers and put it on her head.

Qiao Xiaoran looked at her with satisfaction and smiled, "So pretty! Even the flowers aren't as pretty as Xiao Jingjing!"

Lu Wenxin nodded in agreement, "Exactly, just like a little princess!"

After she finished speaking, Qiao Hui glanced at Liu Jing and then suggested, "How about we make her a bracelet and anklet to make a matching set?"

The two girls nodded in agreement. "That's a great idea! Let's cover Xiaojingjing in flowers from head to toe!"

Then, the three girls got busy again.

Don't ask why Liu Jing didn't say anything. Even if she refused, with her tiny body, she could still be forcibly dressed up by three girls.

Moreover, her cousin disliked her at all in her previous life, but now she has three older sisters who dote on her, so she is actually quite happy.

When it was almost noon, Lu Chengyang stood up and clapped his hands. "It's almost noon. I need to take my sister home. We can play again when it's cooler in the afternoon!"

The other boys stood up one after another, and Song Daqian suggested, "Let's go to the river to catch crabs at four o'clock!" The rest of them nodded in agreement, and after making the appointment, they went home one after another.

Lu Chengyang glanced at Liu Jing, whose arms and legs were covered with grass wreaths, and tried to laugh but held it in. His lips twitched as he spoke, "Jingjing, brother will carry you home."

The three girls were very satisfied with their work and called out to him to be careful not to ruin it.

Lu Chengyang didn't even bother to say anything to them, and picked up Xiao Liujing and ran towards home.

After running a short distance, he started tearing at the grass rings on her body, saying as he did so, "Are you stupid? You let them put them on you just because they gave them to you?"

"Look at yourself! Your arms are completely covered by grass stalks! And your neck! You don't even have a neck to begin with, and you're wearing three grass rings. Don't you find it constricting?"

The grass braid wasn't tight and came undone with a gentle tug. Liu Jing pursed her lips and let him talk, but she was very dissatisfied inside.

Even if you're my cousin, you can't stop me from wearing a few more grass wreaths just because I'm chubby!

It was, after all, the young girl's kind gesture; how could she refuse their warm affection?

When they got home, Lu Chengyang had pulled off all the extra grass rings on his body, leaving him with only his head full of wildflowers.

The adults had finished their conversation, and Lu Jun and Lu Yongkang were busy in the kitchen, while the three women were picking vegetables in the garden.

Upon seeing them return, Grandma Cai Min smiled and exclaimed, "Oh my! Whose little princess is this!"

"Grandma, Mom, Auntie!" Lu Chengyang called out to everyone one by one, and placed Liu Jing next to the fence in front of Cai Min.

Liu Jing looked up at the tall and thin Cai Min and said in a childish voice, "Grandma, I'm back!"

Chai Shuhua held two freshly picked red tomatoes in her hand, walked over to Lu Chengyang through the fence, and handed them to him, saying, "Go wash them, one for you and one for Jingjing."

After saying that, he looked at Liu Jing and teased her by pinching her little nose, "Little Jingjing, why don't you call me Auntie? Auntie will be sad!"

Having been reborn, Liu Jing was no longer the shy and silent Liu Jing of the past. Looking at the woman's bright smiling face, she immediately smiled and said in a clear, childlike voice, "Auntie! Jingjing missed Auntie so much after not seeing her for a while!"

No one dislikes a cute and sweet-talking child. Chai Shuhua was immediately amused and giggled, hugging her little face and giving her a big kiss. "Our Jingjing has such a sweet mouth!"

Looking at her daughter's adorable appearance, Lu Ying felt a pang of love, but also a touch of melancholy.

It's so pitiful that her sweet and adorable baby has to lose his father at such a young age.

She wasn't stupid; she naturally knew Liu Fengming's intention in coming to see Jingjing these past few days. It was simply that he didn't want to spend money on a lawsuit, nor did he want to give up on his daughter, Jingjing.

Having been together for several years, she knew Liu Fengming well enough. It wasn't that he truly loved Jingjing; it was just that Jingjing was a girl, easy to manipulate.

She can become a money-making worker in the future, and she can also make a fortune after marriage.

Such a person would naturally not push Jingjing into a pit of fire.

But after all, he was Jingjing's father, so when he came to see Jingjing, she didn't deliberately stop him and respected Jingjing's wishes.

After what happened that morning, she finally saw Liu Fengming's attitude towards Jingjing clearly, and at the same time made up her mind that no matter how much Liu Fengming made a fuss, she would never let Jingjing go with him again.

How can someone who doesn't even care about their own daughter be worthy of raising her precious daughter?

Lu Chengyang ended up eating the tomato. Liu Jing only took two bites before her cousin said, "Dinner is coming soon. We'll have stewed chicken for lunch. Eat a little before the meal, or you won't be able to eat the meat later!"

Then he took the huge tomato that she couldn't even hold in her two little hands, and without the slightest disgust, he opened his mouth wide and ate it in two or three bites.

Liu Jing fell silent for a moment, unsure whether her cousin genuinely wanted her to eat more meat or simply wanted the tomato in her hand.

After all, his aunt, Chai Shuhua, insisted that he eat the smaller one with a stern face. As a result, her cousin swallowed most of it with a huge, abyss-like mouth. When he was gnawing on the remaining small half, his eyes were fixed on the larger one in her hand.

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