"Waaaaah... My candy!" The child's cries suddenly rang out.

"Such a grown man, yet he doesn't know how to respect the elderly and care for the young. He has truly disgraced the Liu family."

Min Qiu could not forget that sharp and sarcastic voice. It seemed that the person who bullied the child was her biological mother.

Min Qiu glanced at Liu Qingqi, then turned and headed towards the source of the sound.

To the left of the villa, several large trees with canopies provide shade from the scorching sun, creating dappled sunlight on the ground, where the grass is lush and cool.

Under the big tree, an old woman was crunching on a lollipop. Beside her stood an old man with a hunched back, staring at her with eager and impatient eyes.

"Enough, enough, it's my turn." Before the old woman could let go, the old man snatched the lollipop himself and devoured the sweet fructose.

A little child lay on the ground, his chubby little hands scratched by sharp, rough grass blades, his teary eyes staring at the lollipop in the old man's hand.

"Don't eat it, don't eat it, it's a round candy."

Seeing that the lollipops were running out, the child hurriedly stood up and stood on tiptoe to get them back. But even with the old man's hunched back, he was still taller than a child not yet five years old. The child tried for a long time, but ultimately returned empty-handed.

"Get off me." The old man forcefully shoved the child who was clinging to him away.

The little child rolled around on the grass a few times, then pitifully raised his head. His chubby little face was covered in dust, and his clean and tidy clothes were covered with withered yellow grass leaves.

Liu Qingqi's face darkened. He couldn't believe that adults could be so disrespectful to their elders, not only snatching candy from children but also bullying and shoving them. He had taken them in out of kindness because he knew they were old and struggling, but he hadn't asked them to bully the Liu family's children.

"I'm sorry," Min Qiu apologized to Liu Qingqi.

Min Qiu walked over, kicked the old man away, and slapped the old woman to the ground.

"Don't cry, don't cry, sister will give you candy."

Min Qiu reached into her pocket, but actually took out a bag of candy from her spatial bracelet and gave it to the child.

The child's eyes were red, and tears still clung to his chubby little face.

"Did you give them all to Yuanyuan?" The child clutched a large bag of candy tightly.

"Okay, I've given them all to Yuanyuan." Min Qiu wiped the child's face with a tissue. "Alright, you're clean now. Yuanyuan is a handsome little boy again."

Min Qiu talked to the child for a while. The child's eyes darted around, and he stumbled and ran into the villa with a big bag of candy in his arms, thinking about where he could safely hide his precious candy.

“What a lovely child,” Min Qiu said to Liu Qingqi.

Liu Qingqi laughed happily, "He's a bit silly, so his only redeeming quality is his cuteness."

A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, and sunlight flickered across their faces.

The atmosphere was peaceful and warm, as if it were the tranquil life of an old married couple.

Min Qiu frowned, and the atmosphere instantly vanished, because the old man and old woman had woken up.

"Are you Min Qiu?" The old man pointed at Min Qiu's nose and cursed, "You little slut, how dare you frame me. Tell me, where did you hide all the money you got from selling my company? If you don't hand it all over today, I'll beat you to death."

The old woman then chimed in, "Old Min, there's no point in arguing with this good-for-nothing. I think you should beat her up first. If you don't break her rebellious spirit, she won't know what it means to be a child, a parent, or to be filial."

The old man's heart stirred; his hands were indeed itching.

"Come with me, don't trouble them."

No matter how much Min Qiu wanted to sever ties with the old men and women, their tainted blood still flowed in her veins, and she always bore the label of the Min family.

"We're not leaving," the old man and woman said in unison.

Leave? Why would they leave with a woman who can't even kill a chicken?

Now that zombies are rampant, they have no chance of surviving if they leave the Liu family.

The old man and woman always believed that Min Qiu was the eldest daughter they had beaten and scolded.

Without saying a word, Min Qiu punched the old man in the nose.

"You heartless bastard, he's your father!" the old woman shouted.

“I know.” Min Qiu grabbed the old man by the collar. “Are you coming with me or not? If you want to stay here, you can, but you’ll only be a corpse.”

If you don't go with her, you might as well die right now!

Min Qiu's violent methods intimidated the old man and woman, who cowered and dared not utter a single word of resistance.

Liu Qingqi couldn't bear to see the two elderly people so frightened, and said, "Xiao Qiu, your uncle and aunt are your biological parents, how can you treat them like this?"