Zhang Guixiang sensed Lu Wanqing's displeasure and quickly stepped in to smooth things over, "Qingqing, how can you talk like that? Jiajia is my adopted daughter, she's your sister!"

As she spoke, she picked up her chopsticks and gave Lu Jiajia a look.

Lu Jiajia also picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

"Qingqing, is there any rice? We can't expect the guests to serve themselves!" Zhang Guixiang said after taking a bite of braised pork.

At this moment, Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye glanced at each other but did not move.

Lin Xiaocui, who had just returned from outside, hurriedly served each of them a bowl of rice.

Each person received about half a bowl; no more was served.

After serving, she also put the remaining chicken and braised pork from the dish into an empty bowl and served it to Zhao Xiaolan.

Zhao Xiaolan was so busy comforting the children that she didn't eat much.

Lu Wanqing secretly gave Lin Xiaocui a thumbs up.

This kid, he can tell what's going on just by looking at the atmosphere, he's so shrewd.

Lu Jiajia had just said she wouldn't eat, but now she was eating with more gusto than anyone else. In two minutes, she finished a bowl of rice and glared at Lin Xiaocui, blaming her for taking all the meat away.

She got up again, filled a bowl with rice, poured the braised pork broth over it, and ate it all up.

Lu Wanqing was dumbfounded by his appearance; this person probably hadn't had a full meal in a long time!

After finishing her meal, Zhang Guixiang said she was tired and wanted to rest early, so she took her kerosene lamp and started looking for a room.

After leaving Lu Wanqing's house, Lu Xiuwu told his family about the situation back home. He was quite incredulous to hear that Lu Wanqing's house had three large rooms, a kitchen, and a toilet.

Seeing Lu Wanqing and Zhao Xiaolan's room, I couldn't help but sigh that Lu Wanqing was living better in the countryside than I was in the capital!

Apart from the lack of electricity, the room was fully furnished and quite spacious.

However, when she learned that she would be sleeping in a studio filled with stuff, her face fell again. "Qingqing, Jiajia and I are guests. Shouldn't you give up your room?"

Lin Ye finally understood that Zhang Guixiang was extremely biased, only caring about her adopted daughter and not taking Lu Wanqing seriously at all.

In that case, it's no wonder he had to play the villain.

"Mom, if we go to Beijing to visit you, will you let us stay in your bedroom?" Lin Ye asked coldly.

Zhang Guixiang immediately flew into a rage upon hearing this, "How can that be the same? I am an elder, and you should respect your elders."

Lu Wanqing grabbed Lin Ye's hand and said, "Okay, then I'll let Lin Ye stay at someone else's house, and you can sleep with me. Let Lu Jiajia sleep in the studio."

Zhang Guixiang's face darkened further. "What kind of talk is that? How can I live separately from Jiajia!"

"That settles it then. I'll have Lin Ye tidy up the studio!" Lu Wanqing said, then went into her bedroom without looking back.

Lin Ye went to the studio, tidied up the things piled on the bed and moved them to another place. After finding a set of bedding and putting it on the bed, he left the room.

It's already kind of them to let them stay; they can make their own beds!

Back in his room, Lin Ye held Lu Wanqing in his arms, feeling a pang of heartache.

Previously, he only vaguely sensed that Lu Wanqing's relationship with her family wasn't very good, but now he felt it firsthand: her mother only had eyes for Lu Jiajia.

“Ah Ye, before Lu Jiajia came along, my parents were really good to me. I don’t know what happened, but after Lu Jiajia came, they were like completely different people,” Lu Wanqing murmured, resting her head on his chest.

Lin Ye suddenly remembered something Lin Xiaocui had just said: she thought Lu Jiajia's eyes looked a lot like Zhang Guixiang's.

As the saying goes, those involved are often blinded by their own perspectives. Lin Xiaocui, as an outsider, often makes a more objective evaluation based on her feelings.

"Honey, is it possible that Lu Jiajia is also your mother's biological daughter?" he guessed.

Lu Wanqing shuddered, feeling as if she had been enlightened.

Yes, considering what her father said before about how she suffered so much outside for so many years, could it be because Lu Jiajia is actually their long-lost daughter?

"If it's your long-lost daughter, why didn't you tell me? Why did you suddenly become so hostile towards me?" Lu Wanqing was still puzzled.

Thinking about these things, Lu Wanqing's stomach started to feel uncomfortable again, and she couldn't help but start vomiting.

She made quite a fuss, and everyone thought Zhang Guixiang would come to check on her. They thought she should know about her pregnancy, but after she finished vomiting, Zhang Guixiang didn't even come to see her. Instead, Lin Xiaocui quickly made her some brown sugar water to drink.

When Lu Wanqing vomited, Lin Ye patted her back, feeling extremely distressed, and kept saying, "Wife, don't think about this anymore. Since they treat you badly, we don't need to treat them like royalty. From now on, let's live our own little life."

She had the same idea, so after vomiting, she gave Lin Ye a faint smile and said, "Well, let's live our own lives well and make them angry!"

She's pregnant now, with three babies, so she's too lazy to argue with them.

However, she didn't expect that Xueqiu was already furious at Zhang Guixiang's attitude towards her master. That night, she secretly released a lot of rats and cockroaches into the studio, making it difficult for the two of them to sleep well all night.

The next day, when it was already bright, Lin Xiaocui went to school in the morning, while Lin Ye prepared the food and kept it warm in the pot, waiting for Lu Wanqing and Zhao Xiaolan to get up and eat. He then went to school and would return at noon.

After getting up, Lu Wanqing touched her belly, which hadn't grown much, and went to call Zhao Xiaolan for dinner.

After finishing their meal, the two arrived at the studio entrance, only to realize that someone was inside!

Zhao Xiaolan tried to open the door, but found it locked from the inside.

She became as anxious as an ant on a hot tin roof, and almost burst into tears while holding Lu Wanqing's hand.

She's used to making clothes right after breakfast every day, but now she just can't open the door no matter what.

Lu Wanqing also knocked on the door, "Mom, are you up? We need to go to work."

Unexpectedly, Lu Jiajia's annoyed voice came from inside: "It's so noisy, can't a person get any sleep?"

Zhang Guixiang was also very annoyed and shouted at the top of her lungs, "What's the rush? We chased away mice for ages last night before we could finally get some sleep. We need to catch up on our sleep now!"

Lu Wanqing frowned, went back to the kitchen, dumped all the food she had left for them into the yard, fed it to the chickens, then took an axe from her spatial storage and returned to the studio door, chopping at the lock.

In no time, the wooden door was chopped open, and Zhao Xiaolan let out a cheer.

Zhang Guixiang couldn't lie still any longer. While getting dressed, she sternly said to Lu Wanqing, "Qingqing, what are you doing? Jiajia is still sleeping. She's not in good health to begin with. If you do this, she'll get dizzy again."

Mentioning Lu Jiajia fills him with heartache, yet he doesn't even bother to ask about her loud vomiting.

Lu Wanqing was completely disillusioned with Zhang Guixiang, so she said coldly, "Mom, this is my home. We have our own routines. If you're not used to living here, you're free to stay!"