"What's wrong?"

Are you alright?

Tian Guifen quickly stood up to look.

The sugar water was spilled all over the floor, and the bowl was broken into many pieces, with tiny shards flying everywhere.

Shen Tiantian belatedly realized what had happened, her eyes reddened, and she sobbed softly, "Waaah, I'm sorry, Mom, I... I didn't mean to, I just accidentally bumped my hand..."

Shen Tiantian clenched her hands tightly, her head hanging low, as if she had suffered a huge blow.

"It's okay, don't cry, sis."

Shen Liuliu, who was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), stood up and said in a childish voice, "You're a big girl now, don't cry."

well.

My sister is fine, she just cries too easily.

Little crybaby.

"Pfft, you little rascal." Wang Xiuhe hugged her younger sister, her eyes overflowing with affection. "Aren't you a little kid too?"

Shen Liuliu shook her head: "It's different, Liuliu, don't cry, Liuliu is the head of the family!"

"Haha, okay, okay, Liu Liu is the head of the family, we'll all listen to Liu Liu." Wang Xiuhe laughed and agreed with her sister.

She now hopes that her own child can be as smart and clever as her sister.

"Alright, it's nothing. It's just a bowl. Stop crying. Go up to the kang and eat chestnuts with your sister. I'll clean up."

Tian Guifen gently persuaded her.

Sigh, this child still lacks a sense of security.

So you get so easily frightened by something that happens.

"Mom, I'm so sorry." Shen Tiantian apologized repeatedly.

Tian Guifen's brows furrowed slightly.

Before she could say anything, Wu Tiao started complaining, "Sweetie, why are you crying? Didn't Mom say everything's alright?"

"Hmph, little girls are just spoiled and crybabies! I don't like playing with little girls!"

It's no big deal. You should be happy you didn't get beaten up, why are you crying here?

What's wrong with girls? What's there to cry about?

Hearing Wu Tiao's dissatisfied voice, Shen Tiantian's face burned even hotter. She gripped her hands tightly and said again, "I'm sorry."

Then he walked to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), sat down carefully, and dared not touch the food.

It was only after Shen Yishan grabbed a handful of chestnuts and forcefully stuffed them into her mouth that she dared to eat them.

Wu Tiao rolled his eyes and was about to speak when he was scared away by a fierce glare from his second brother.

"Ahem," Shen Erming looked at his mother cleaning and discussed with everyone, "I don't think we can handle everything at her house. Besides Mingqiu, shouldn't we find two more people in the village?"

Shen Liuliu refused: "No, no, no..."

"Hey, little sister, just talk, don't spit it out! This guy, did you spit out half of the chestnuts you ate?"

Wu Tiao flicked his clothes and made a disdainful joke.

Shen Liuliu's face turned red, and the little dumpling forgot what she was going to say. She staggered over, wanting to hit someone.

Naihe Wu jumped to the ground and leaped far away in one go, wiggling his butt and sticking out his tongue to make a face: "Hehehe, I can't hit him, so frustrating—ouch!"

Before he could speak, Wu Tiao was grabbed by the neck and forced onto the kang by Shen Wanli!

Shen Wanli shouted, "Daughter, go!"

Alright!

The chubby little dumpling jumped up and plopped right down on the young man.

"Aww!"

"This is like Mount Tai pressing down on you! Cough cough!"

Wu Tiao was still nagging, which made the little dumpling pull her hair and bite her bottom in anger!

Wu Tiao was kept firmly under his father's thumb and could only let his younger sister bully him, which made him scream in anger.

The others burst into laughter.

The five people who jumped were extremely indignant about this.

Is this sacrificing himself to bring joy to everyone?

"Hmph, do you still dare to bully this princess?" Shen Liuliu crossed her chubby little arms, which were as thick as lotus roots, and raised her double chin, looking extremely arrogant.

The young man raised a white flag in surrender: "I wouldn't dare!"

Only after receiving instructions from the princess did Shen Wanli release his youngest son.

As soon as he was free, Wutiao ran to the door, kept a distance, and whispered, "Sis, I sincerely suggest you lose some weight, you're too heavy."

"ah!"

Shen Liuliu screamed in anger, and Wu Tiao immediately ran out laughing.

But as soon as he entered the yard, a flock of sparrows went berserk and started pecking at him!

Wutiao covered his buttocks with one hand and his head with the other, and ran away in fright.

"Hahaha." Shen Liuliu leaned on the windowsill, watching with a smug look.

Only when they saw that the young man's hair had been pecked so hard it was flying did they tell the sparrows to leave.

Everyone was amazed.

Wang Xiuhe, unaware of the situation, was stunned: "Have these sparrows become spirits?"

Even Shen Tiantian's eyes flashed with a strange light.

This is amazing!

Could it be...?

"Waaah, this is so unfair!"

Exhausted, Wu jumped in and threw himself into his mother's arms for comfort.

Tian Guifen laughed until tears almost came to her eyes. She patted her youngest son's bottom and scolded him with a laugh, "Don't bully your sister next time, okay?"

"...I'll never dare to do it again."

This time, Wu Xiao has really learned his lesson.

Seeing Xiao Wu's dejected look, Shen Liuliu laughed so hard she bent over backwards, she was so happy.

Tian Guifen couldn't help but laugh: "You little rascal, you're really naughty."

"snort!"

Shen Liuliu turned around, her backside facing her mother.

"See, we can't say it now."

"That's right. What's wrong with my daughter? Wasn't it your son who provoked her first?"

Shen Wanli must not allow anyone to speak ill of his daughter.

You can't even tell your wife.

Tian Guifen was speechless: "You've really gone too far."

"Ahem, Liu Liu, why did you say no just now?" Shen Erming brought the topic back.

He hasn't answered what he just said yet.

Shen Liuliu was blank for a moment before she remembered: "Ah, many people know about brewing wine. If others learn how, it's not good to go out and sell it."

If you ask too many people for help, the brewing recipe is more likely to be leaked.

When they're no longer the only ones, it will definitely affect their ability to make money.

"...That's true."

Shen Erming had no objections.

As the saying goes, a mother's keen observation is key. While others didn't notice anything amiss, Tian Guifen sensed something was off and asked, squinting, "Second son, who are you looking for help with?"

Given her son's personality, he wouldn't speak up for no reason.

Could it be for someone else?

"Oh, it's Ya Ya. I ran into her the other day, she looked quite pitiful. But my sister is right, let's not talk about it."

Shen Erming said quite frankly.

"Ya Ya? That child is quite pitiful." Tian Guifen didn't think much of it when she heard it was Ya Ya.

She only thought it was out of pity for her son.

"By the way, I heard that Second Aunt wants to introduce a shrewd girl to Sanlin? Is that reliable? Would a shrewd girl be interested in our family?" Shen Yishan suddenly remembered something and asked.

It's not that he looks down on his own brother, it's just that a shrewd girl...would she even be interested in someone from the village?

When this matter was mentioned, Tian Guifen's face lit up with joy: "Oh dear, don't you trust your second aunt to handle things? I said we'd arrange to meet in a couple of days."

That's what he said, but Shen Yishan was still a little worried.

I always felt there might be something they didn't know.

——

At the same time.

Li Guihua's home.

Li Xiaoxi stared at the pills in front of her, feeling extremely uneasy: "Mother, will this work?"

"It has to be done, no matter what! Otherwise, who else can you marry? It has to be done this way!"

"But, but I don't like Shen Sanlin, he's just a blockhead!"

Li Xiaoxi said with some grievance.

Li Guihua rolled her eyes and said speechlessly, "You don't even like him? Then tell me, who else can you marry?"

"...Alright then."

Li Xiaoxi grabbed the pill and silently cheered herself up.

It's alright, I'll just have to swallow my pride and marry Shen Sanlin for now. Once I've got the Shen family under my control and have the money in my hands, life won't be so hard anymore.