However, Zhu Qinghao still refused and firmly rejected the offer.

"Aunt, did you give me too little money back then? With so much money, even if you had to cover the food, clothing and other necessities for the whole family, I would never have been without money."

On the contrary, you guys only brought a limited amount of money and tickets with you to begin with, and now you're thinking of giving them to me. How can I feel at ease with you like this in the future?

"Just keep these notes for yourself so I can have peace of mind, okay?"

Having said all that, the two sisters-in-law couldn't persuade her any further, so they reluctantly agreed to Zhu Qinghao's request and each took back the money and tickets.

Zhu Qinghao thought she had been persuaded, but just as she was about to leave, Chen Liang called her back.

Helpless, she repeated her previous explanation, and then, without waiting for Chen Liang to listen to her advice, she picked up her basket and ran away.

"Eh—"

Chen Liang's outstretched hand was still in mid-air, but Zhu Qinghao had already run far away.

The people inside the house burst into laughter upon seeing this.

"Let it go, Uncle Chen. We should trust Haohao. What Haohao said is right. We should always keep some on us for emergencies, otherwise the child will never be at ease."

Chen Liang sighed, then walked back with a smile.

“I think she’s much better now. If she had run this fast before, she would have been in terrible pain.”

The Zhu family agreed with Chen Liang's words, but since it concerned their own child, they all had a rather negative view.

The smile on Zhu Yanzhi's face faded considerably, replaced by an undeniable sense of melancholy.

"Yes, she must have suffered a lot going to the countryside all by herself. In the end, we are the ones who dragged her down."

"That's right. In the past, there was no need for a little girl like her to worry about these things."

I truly feel sorry for her. Overnight, she went from being a precious jewel cherished by her family to a girl who has to take care of an entire family, even though she's still just a child herself.

Zhenzhu's voice choked with emotion, bringing tears to everyone's eyes, with some of the more sentimental ones already wiping away tears.

Finally, Zhu Yanzhi calmed Zhen Zhu down before addressing the crowd:

"Alright, Uncle Chen is clearly saying that his health has improved a lot, so why is everyone getting so sentimental? Isn't it a good thing that the child is getting better?"

After Zhu Yanzhi said that, Zhao Cheng chimed in.

"Yes, yes, of course it's a good thing, a good thing. We've been hoping and hoping all these years that her health would improve, and now she does look much better."

The atmosphere immediately relaxed, and everyone forgot their earlier sadness, chatting amongst themselves.

"That's right. They said Liu Yansong could cure her illness, but it turned out that she only got better after we broke up with him completely. It's clear that the fortune teller was just talking nonsense..."

"Speaking of Liu Yansong, he actually wronged Hao Hao so much. I really wish he were suffering terribly too!"

"Don't worry, Acheng wrote a letter back home, and he should be in Kyoto by now. Those Liu family members won't have an easy time..."

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Speaking of the Liu family, although Zhao Cheng's letter back to the capital has not yet arrived, their lives are indeed not easy.

Back then, Zhu Qinghao took away all the money and banknotes that the Liu family had saved, leaving them with nothing. No matter how they explained, their children refused to believe them and argued with them every day.