She quickly searched her body for the black and white photograph, only to realize that she never carried such things with her.

The terror she felt when she saw that photo as a teenager has continued to this day, and Xie Wanying's heart is about to jump out of her chest.

She shook her head, trying to appear calm: "You must have mistaken me for someone else. There are so many people in the world who look alike. It can't be Song Zhaodi. Besides, what kind of place is this? Song Zhaodi is just a country girl from the mountains. She has no right to live here."

Not everyone can come here.

Song Yongfu had said before that he would never let Song Zhaodi leave the mountains.

Perhaps she had been too nervous lately, she clasped her hands together and took a deep breath.

"It must be because of too much pressure lately. I need to find a way to relax."

Otherwise, before Xie Zhiyan and Shu Ying could discover anything, she might give herself away.

Xie Wanying was comforting herself when she saw Li Chunyan walking over with a fan in her hand.

"Wanying? It's been a while since I've seen you. I think your parents haven't come back yet. What brings you here today?"

Li Chunyan kept fanning herself with a fan. Zhao Lijuan had just picked up her child from school and happened to come face to face with the two of them. She gave the vegetables she was carrying to her child to take home and stayed behind to chat.

A flicker of panic crossed Xie Wanying's face, but she calmed down considerably after recognizing someone she knew.

"I think my parents should be back soon. The house has been empty for so long, someone has to come back and clean it up."

As she spoke, she glanced meaningfully in the direction of Shu Ying's courtyard and said, "You've probably seen my sister-in-law these past few days. She's a pampered young lady who never lifts a finger. She's not even good at cleaning, let alone cooking. You can't expect her to do anything."

Zhao Lijuan snorted coldly, and then she thought of how her husband had praised Shu Ying when he came home last night, which made her feel even more frustrated.

"Speaking of which, you, as the eldest sister-in-law, are quite dutiful. What woman doesn't respect her parents-in-law after marriage? It's just a pity that we don't have such good fortune. Speaking of Commander Xie, he was brave and resourceful on the battlefield, but how come he was completely controlled by a woman at home?"

Li Chunyan sat on the stone bench next to her, looking disgusted: "When I passed by this morning, I saw that they had turned up their yard. They did a good job, and the ground was turned up very clean. It looked like they were going to plant something. The yard was well-planned. There was also a woman I didn't recognize there. I heard she was a hired housekeeper."

Li Chunyan fanned herself rapidly with her fan: "That nanny is quite capable. She looks like she's from the countryside. She's already set up sheds for feeding chickens and rabbits. When I went there at noon, I even saw grapevines. I told her that Shuying couldn't have done this by herself."

Upon hearing that Song Zhaodi was a nanny that Shu Ying had found from the countryside, Xie Wanying's expression became slightly unnatural.

Since they are not relatives, why is Shu Ying so kind to her?

The two of them were completely oblivious to the strange look on Xie Wanying's face, and were still bickering back and forth.

"That's why capitalists know how to enjoy life. Look at us from the countryside, how many of us live such a luxurious life? Even those with several children still raise them on our own. But she's all set, with no worries about food or clothing, and she even hires a nanny to take care of her children. How is she any different from the old maids of the past?"

Zhao Lijuan spat on the ground: "The genes for enslaving people are ingrained and can't be changed. I don't know what kind of people these two children will be raised in her hands. I'll have to keep my children away from them from now on."

Li Chunyan nodded, glanced at the passersby, and simply returned a smile.

Xie Wanying deliberately turned away, not wanting to be recognized.