He Yuan's cold expression finally softened. He looked at He Jing with warmth in his eyes and said, "Okay, I will be careful."

He Jing added, "Also, I didn't bring anything back from the Cheng family. I don't want to wear Cheng Yi's clothes, so could you please buy me a few new ones while I'm at the Cheng family's house?"

"That's only right."

So He Yuan left the room and thoughtfully closed the door behind him.

He Jing stayed alone in the small bedroom, but instead of sleeping, she wandered around a couple of times.

The bed sheets were newly changed; although they were washed and faded, they still had a sun-dried smell. The bedside table, with its peeling paint, was spotless.

Many of the skincare products on the dressing table were used up, all empty shells. A few cheap stickers were stuck on the table with the words "Go Go Go Go" written on them. It seems that Cheng Yi is following the Lu Xiao Kui route in the He family.

There were two large boxes of things in the cardboard box next to the dressing table. When she opened them, they were full of cheap little gifts, including plush toys and plastic Barbies. He Jing's eyes welled up with tears. Before she transmigrated into the book, although she had no worries about food and clothing, no one had ever given her anything like this.

A feeling of envy gently arose within me.

Just as she was thinking this, a very low and soft voice suddenly came from outside the door. She was clearly trying to avoid someone, but because the house was too small, she couldn't hide it at all, so He Jing heard everything clearly.

“Our family is so poor we can barely afford to eat. The eldest son earned his own tuition. Xiao Ning has such excellent grades, he definitely can’t drop out of school. Let’s talk to Xiao Jing about this, we’re all family anyway.”

"No, Xiaojing just got back. Wouldn't it hurt her feelings to tell her this? Let's think of another way to handle this. Let's not bother her."

"Mom, let's think of another way. If all else fails, I'll go out and find another part-time job."

“Xiao Yuan, you’re already busy enough, how can you find a part-time job? It’s because your mother is useless and can’t afford to support you.”

...

Who would have thought that she would give birth to quintuplets in her lifetime?

Apart from the eldest brother He Yuan, the second to sixth brothers were all born at the same time.

They really wanted a daughter, so they gritted their teeth and had He Jing. However, despite taking all the necessary contraceptive measures, they still had an unplanned pregnancy and had their youngest child, He Xiaoguo.

Amidst the cacophony of voices, a clear yet cold and stern voice rang out. It was He Ning: "Fine, I'm not going to school anymore. I'm going to work."

He's father scolded him, "Don't talk nonsense, what future can you have working?"

But then the door slammed shut, and someone left the house.

The entire living room was silent, as if winter had arrived. He Jing couldn't help but open the door and come out. He saw his parents and three brothers all looking at him, their faces full of worry and looking utterly miserable.

Then, the fourth brother, He Sui, said in a sarcastic tone, "If Xiao Yi were still here, there wouldn't be so many problems."

The eldest brother, He Yuan, immediately stopped him, shouting, "Xiao Sui, watch your words!"

The current situation is not something Cheng Yi can solve. Poverty is a long-term disaster for this family, and anyone who joins will only bring misfortune.

He Sui disagreed and muttered, "That's right. We had already agreed with Xiaoyi that as long as she dropped out of school for a year, we would send her to a better high school after you graduated and started working. But now we have another freeloader in the family, and she's even attending a private school. We're so poor, how can we afford it?"

He Yuan's face immediately turned extremely ugly, and he couldn't even refute what he said.

Suddenly, He Jing chuckled, her beautiful eyes curving into crescents, her pupils as black as grapes.

This laugh immediately enraged He Sui, who, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, glared at him and demanded angrily, "What are you laughing at?"