Seeing her like this, Liu Duofu looked at his cousin as if she were an idiot and said irritably, "What I do or don't do is none of your business! If you're so concerned, go and see for yourself!"

At this point, he realized something was amiss, looked his cousin up and down, grinned, and said, "Hey, Shiyi, you don't actually have feelings for him, do you?"

Believe it or not, although Yang Xiaolin has recently gone crazy for some reason, he is indeed one of the most handsome young men in the nearby villages.

Most importantly, he is a very kind person. Although he is a bit idle, he really has no other flaws.

Well, if I had to say something, it would be that the family was a bit poor, but nowadays, isn't it precisely families like that that are considered desirable?

So it's not surprising that Liu Shiyi is interested in him. But doesn't Liu Shiyi ever look in the mirror and see what kind of person she is?

With her yellow hair and dark skin, how can she compare to the fair-skinned and refined Yang Xiaolin?

Well, this girl is only good at studying. Maybe she can get a good job after graduation, but so what? She's still from the countryside.

Yang Xiaolin's mother was so focused on marrying him off to girls from the town or the city that she had no interest in her cousin.

Although Liu Duofu didn't think much of his cousin, he wasn't a bad person. Considering Yang Xiaolin's current situation, it wasn't that he was kicking her while she was down, but rather that he felt Yang Xiaolin was a bit cunning.

Firstly, his cousin is not good enough for him, and secondly, she probably can't outmaneuver him. If he hadn't been forced to ask her about this recently, he wouldn't have known that Yang Xiaolin was such a cunning person!

After thinking for a moment, he still reminded him, "I'm not saying anything else, but you'd better stay away from him."

After saying that, he left without looking back, leaving Liu Shiyi, who had confided in him and was feeling a little guilty, bewildered in the wind.

It wasn't until everyone had disappeared from sight that Liu Shiyi came back to her senses. She was a little uneasy, wondering if her cousin would run out and spread rumors.

Probably not, right?

But what did he mean by his last sentence? Did he look down on her? And that she'd better stay away from Brother Lin? Why should she?!

She returned home sullenly, but no one was home. Looking at her own simple house, and then thinking about her uncle's house in town, and then about how Liu Shile and the others didn't live at school...

She suppressed the urge to see Yang Xiaolin, glanced at the sky, and began doing housework.

When Liu Weiqing and Liu Daya returned, they found the house spotless and hot food laid out on the table, and smiles immediately appeared on their faces.

However, Liu Daya still felt sorry for her daughter and said, "You child, why are you still busy even after you get home? Don't you know to wait for your mother to come back and cook?"

Liu Shiyi smiled brightly, "Mom, you and Dad are so busy and work so hard, I can't really help much anyway, so why can't I do something when I come back?"

After she finished speaking, she told her parents to wash their hands and eat. While eating, she casually mentioned the matter between Liu Shihua and Liu Shile.

"Shiyi, what did you say? Lele and Shihua don't live at school, so why isn't Lele going to school?" Liu Daya was so surprised by her daughter's words that she almost dropped her chopsticks.

Liu Weiqing frowned. Those two children used to seem like good kids, so why have they become so unruly now that the family's financial situation is getting worse?

Why do they insist on renting a place outside of school instead of staying at the school? And Lele is the same; her grades are already average, and she doesn't know how to study properly. She doesn't even go to school. Isn't she just wasting money?

Thinking about his elder brother's current situation, he was a little worried. After taking a couple of puffs of his cigarette, he sighed and said, "I'll go visit your uncle's family tomorrow."

"Why would you go see her? Your sister-in-law has been acting like she's on drugs lately, treating me like I'm nothing. If you go, you'll just get the cold shoulder from her."

Liu Daya has a really straightforward temper. She was used as a pawn for someone else without even realizing it. She was originally quite good at handling the relationship between the two families, but she also has a temper.

Furthermore, with Liu Shiyi occasionally whispering nonsense in her ear, her affection for that family was gradually decreasing.

Upon hearing this, Liu Weiqing felt a lump in his throat and fell silent, neither saying he would go nor saying he wouldn't.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry so much. I think Shihua and Lele are both very sensible. Maybe there's another reason."

Liu Shiyi didn't dare to mention Liu Shile's exam results or her physical education score. If she did, her father would be overjoyed.

But she just wanted to hear her father praise Liu Shile. She just couldn't understand how Liu Shile had changed so much.

Mingming, she used to be very trusting of her, even though she didn't always obey her, and she treated her quite well. But now, she treats her like an enemy!

Although she went a bit too far, who knew that her aunt would be so impatient, resulting in a premature and difficult birth? It was just bad luck for their family, who else could they blame?

Thinking of this, Liu Shiyi became even more self-righteous. She did nothing wrong. She had only told her aunt what she had heard. What was wrong with that?

Liu Weiqing glanced at her. He was a rather honest person. Since his daughter had said that his sister-in-law didn't like him either, he decided not to go, so as not to make things difficult for his brother.

"Alright, let's eat. There's still a lot of work to do in the fields, so I won't go." He said, then picked up his bowl and silently began to eat.

Willow Poetry...

She wanted her father to go and check on the situation because she knew that her mother was unwilling to go to her aunt's house. Last time she went, her aunt scolded her, so she didn't go this time.

But she also wanted to know about her uncle's family, especially whether Liu Shile had told them about her not going to school.

She figured that, given Liu Shile's current personality, she probably wouldn't bother to say anything. So, if she 'inadvertently' leaked it later, wouldn't their family have a good show to watch?

As it turned out, her dad listened to her advice and actually didn't go!

She was so upset that she didn't sleep well all night, and as a result, she woke up a little late the next day. When she did her homework after eating, she couldn't concentrate on it.

Liu Shile had no idea that her matter had caused Liu Shiyi considerable trouble; instead, she was quite pleased that her cheap mother hadn't made any veiled criticisms.

Yes, although Zhang Sumei hasn't been as close to Liu Shiyi lately, she hasn't been as confrontational as before, nor has she assigned her any chores.

Firstly, Zhang Sumei still hoped that her husband's leg could be cured. Secondly, she thought that if her brat didn't go to school, she would definitely fall behind in her studies, and then she would have an excuse to make her stop going to school next semester.

Thinking about it this way, Zhang Sumei became happy. Unfortunately, no one told her about Liu Shile's recent achievements, and Liu Shile didn't tell them the details of how she persuaded the school leaders.

Therefore, when she saw the report cards that the brother and sister brought back at the end of the semester, her face turned ashen.