Fortunately, food was a good way to shut her up. Once she started eating, she stopped talking about other things, and breakfast passed relatively peacefully.

After the meal, probably afraid of reminding Zhu Qinghao of those painful memories, Si Tian didn't mention those things again. Instead, she tried to subtly tell her that she was fine.

"Okay, okay, Sweetie, you don't need to say anymore. I know I'm fine now. I was just getting stuck in bad memories before."

I think you're right. They just want to belittle me in order to elevate themselves and prevent me from living as freely as you used to.

Zhu Qinghao did indeed listen to what Si Tian said that morning and truly believed her.

The reason Liu Yansong and his family denigrated her was that they sought pleasure in the process and used it to elevate themselves.

After all, she was once a high-class, carefree young lady, while they were nothing more than cunning peasants who used all their tricks to cheat her out of food and drink and make a living.

While they were doing everything they could to belittle her, they probably thought that this would allow them to take revenge on her for all the humiliation they had suffered and erase it from their own hearts.

Indeed, disgusting people will always be disgusting.

It's a pity that back then, all I could think about was protecting my family. I didn't have the time to teach them a lesson. I just used my savings to get Liu Yansong a job.

In retrospect, it was still too light.

But it's alright, there's plenty of time. She'll find an opportunity to deal with them later. None of them will have an easy time.

There are still no clues about the mastermind behind the Zhu family's exile to the countryside; we'll have to investigate further.

Anyway, her biggest wish is that her family is safe and sound. As for the other things, she can investigate them slowly. It's impossible to find out without any clues.

After quickly sorting through these things in her mind, Zhu Qing looked at Si Tian and said seriously:

"Sweetie, thank you. Otherwise, I don't know how long I would have remained trapped in that unbearable past."

Seeing her serious expression, Si Tian knew that she had really figured it out. She put down her chopsticks and grabbed Zhu Qinghao's hand.

"You're welcome. It's good that you've figured it out. I hope you're always happy and don't care about what others think. Just be yourself. You are the most beautiful scenery in the world."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Qinghao's tears, which she had been suppressing, welled up again and streamed down her face before she could even react.

Zhu Qinghao quickly raised her hand to wipe it away, adjusted herself, and then smiled:

"I really want to know what kind of environment could raise a girl like Tian Tian. It's so wonderful."

Si Tian paused for a moment, then smiled proudly.

"You will know, believe me, you will definitely know."

Zhu Qinghao responded with a gentle handshake, her red lips curving into a slight smile.

"Okay, I believe you!"

The two looked at each other, their smiles bright and enthusiastic.

After breakfast, the two of them started preparing lunch together.

Regarding the custom of eating mutton soup on the Winter Solstice, I don't know where Si Tian found the information, but I do know that Zhu Qinghao prepared quite a lot.

Lamb bones, lamb leg meat, lamb offal, fatty lamb rolls... it seems like they prepared everything they could, and then they also prepared a lot of vegetables suitable for cooking in lamb soup.

When the ingredients were ready, the two of them were hesitating whether to start cooking later or now when they heard a shout from outside the door.