Shen Yulan was timid and shrank back in fright: "Oh, who is this?"

Anzi whispered, "It's a thief! A thief who came to steal things from the forest farm!"

The little guy's innate sense of justice surged up, and he raised his little fist, wanting to go forward and catch the thief.

Shen Jingyan grabbed his arm: "It's not a thief, it's Zhou Zhengqing!"

Just now, the large searchlight in the forest farm shone a faint light in this direction, and Shen Jingyan saw the shiny glasses on that person's face.

In the entire forest farm, Zhou Zhengqing is the only one who wears glasses. Who else could it be but him?

Judging from this situation, Zhou Zhengqing couldn't even wait until dawn and wanted to rush back to the city that very night.

Shen Jingyan pondered that he left in a hurry in the middle of the night, probably because he was afraid that Shen Yuqin would stick to him and go into the city if she knew that he was going back to the city.

Just thinking about Shen Yuqin's stubborn and prideful manner made her chuckle to herself.

"Zhou Zhengqing? Jingya, isn't he the fiancé of Yuqin that my mom was talking about?"

Shen Yulan asked, "He ran away in the middle of the night, what about Yuqin? Should we go back and tell her?"

Shen Jingyan admires Shen Yulan's kindness, but in her opinion, the kindness of good people should be reserved for those who deserve it, and Shen Yuqin is not one of them.

She held Shen Yulan's hand, preventing her from turning back.

"Don't worry, big sister! The two of them have a great relationship. Maybe Zhou Zhengqing wants to go back to the city early to settle down before coming back to pick up Sister Yuqin. Let's not interfere in their business and go home!"

She fabricated a bunch of nonsense, and Shen Yulan, being naive, actually believed it.

Shen Jingyan thought gleefully that it wouldn't be long before Shen Yuqin would once again become the laughingstock of the whole village.

It would be strange if Chen Feng wasn't kept extremely busy and overwhelmed.

That's good too. She'll be busy solving Shen Yuqin's big problem and won't have time to torment Shen Yulan.

She had suffered enough, and Shen Jingyan didn't want her to suffer any more grievances.

So they lingered at the door for a while, waiting until Zhou Zhengqing's figure disappeared before the three of them returned to their dormitory.

Upon entering the dormitory, Shen Yulan was startled to see a tall, slender figure moving around in the kitchen.

"Who, who's there?"

Gu Zhiyun came out carrying two buckets of hot water and nodded politely to Shen Yulan: "You must be the eldest sister?"

Shen Yulan recognized Gu Zhiyun at a glance: "You're Gu Zhiqing, right?"

When Gu Zhiyun came to the forest farm, she was not yet married, and she was deeply impressed by this handsome young man.

Gu Zhiyun smiled and nodded, put the kettle in the inner room, and said to Chen Jing, "Jingya, the hot water is ready, I'm leaving now."

When Shen Jingyan saw that he had boiled two kettles of water, she felt a surge of emotion.

Gu Zhiyun is always so thoughtful. Knowing that she would be bringing Shen Yulan over, he specially brewed an extra pot.

After Gu Zhiyun left, Shen Yulan asked, puzzled, "Jingya, what happened to him... you two..."

Shen Jingyan smiled shyly: "Big sister, Gu Zhiqing is now my—"

Before she could finish speaking, Anzi excitedly chimed in, "Boyfriend! Brother Gu is Sister Jingya's boyfriend! They're so close! Brother Gu boils hot water for Sister Jingya every night!"

Shen Yulan's brows finally relaxed a little: "Jingya, this is wonderful!"

Shen Jingyan nodded. She could tell her story slowly. Shen Jingyan was now eager to know what Shen Yulan had gone through.

Anzi's few words only gave her a general understanding.

Shen Yulan's eyes reddened again as she spoke of her tragic experiences.

Through her tearful account, Shen Jingyan gained a clear understanding of the whole story.

In short, after her husband's death, Shen Yulan was bullied by her vicious mother-in-law and sister-in-law. She didn't receive a penny of her husband's compensation and couldn't even return to her parents' home.

Shen Jingyan asked, "Sister, do you know how much money the railway bureau compensated you?"

Shen Yulan wiped away her tears and said, "At first, the railway bureau contacted me. I handled all the paperwork and errands. The total compensation was 2,600 yuan. As soon as the compensation came in, my mother-in-law and sister-in-law changed their attitude. They said I was a jinx who had caused their son's death..."

Shen Jingyan held Shen Yulan's hand, comforting her while speaking seriously:

"Big sister, what are you thinking? Are you just going to let it go like this?"

Shen Yulan sighed deeply, "What else can I do? It's also my fault for being so useless, not giving birth to a son or daughter. I still have a child, I'm not that bad..."

People who are too kind are often weak-willed, and Shen Yulan inherited this trait from Shen Honggang.

If her uncle had been any more assertive, he wouldn't have tolerated Chen Feng's antics for so many years.

"Big sister, you can't think like that! You haven't done anything wrong!"

Her tone became a bit harsher as she spoke calmly, "Your mother-in-law and sister-in-law are just greedy, selfish, and cold-hearted people. Whether you have children or not has absolutely nothing to do with it! Who says it's a woman's fault if she can't have children?"

Hearing the girl's resounding words, Shen Yulan was quite shocked.

"Big sister, this matter can't be left like this!"

"What else can we do?"

"Go back and get your money back! Our laws stipulate that the wife is the first heir to her husband's estate, and that compensation should rightfully be yours! Your mother-in-law and sister-in-law are illegally seizing your legal property!"

"Calmly and aggressively," Chen Jingyan said.

Two thousand six hundred yuan is no small sum. For Shen Yulan to have this money in her hands is equivalent to having the capital to make a living in her later years.

Shen Yulan was utterly shocked. In her world, there was only human sentiment, not law.

This is because in this era, most people still value personal relationships, especially those in rural areas, who have very little knowledge of the law and are almost all legally illiterate.

"Jingya...you mean I'm going to sue my mother-in-law for money? That...that's not a good idea, is it?"

She said calmly, "What's wrong with that? They've treated you like this, and you still want to think about them?"

"But I've never been to court..."

"It doesn't necessarily mean that a lawsuit will be filed right away!"

Shen Jingyan analyzed the situation logically, "You're being bullied and abused by your in-laws right now. Let's go to the local Women's Federation first. They can help us coordinate a solution. If your mother-in-law and sister-in-law are being unreasonable, then we're not afraid anymore. Let's sue! I'll fight alongside you!"

Just then, the system popped up: "Dear Master, you have a new mission! Help the eldest sister get her compensation back, and you can earn 10,000 points!"

Shen Jingyan couldn't help but roll her eyes: "This matter is so troublesome, and you only give me 10,000 points?"

She earned 20,000 points for drawing an auxiliary line for Gu Zhiyun!

The system replied in an official tone, "Dear Master, the number of points is not something Xiao Ba can decide."

Shen Jingyan waved her hand and said, "Forget it, forget it, I won't make things difficult for you. Even if I don't get a single point, I will still help my older sister get her compensation back!"