Su Yun'er led Xiao Shu all the way to the village where the Su family lived. Xiao Shu couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him.

"Mom, will we get beaten if we go to Grandma's house?" Xiao Shu looked up at the injury on Su Yun'er's forehead and asked worriedly.

"No. Little Tree, this is what I'm going to teach you today: Never fight a battle unprepared!"

"I don't understand." The little tree shook its head honestly.

"Look, can't your mother beat those people from your maternal grandparents' family?"

Xiao Shu looked at Su Yun'er's injury and nodded in approval.

"Then you're even less likely to beat them?"

He nodded.

"So we can't confront them head-on; we have to outsmart them. Yesterday, when your mother went to your maternal grandparents' house, I overheard them saying they were going to visit other people's homes today, leaving only your great-grandmother with her injured leg and your aunt at home. We still have a good chance of winning against them."

The little tree lowered its head and thought for a moment, then looked up as if it understood and praised, "Mom, you're so smart!"

Su Yun'er felt a little embarrassed. She was praised like this?

I'm still a little embarrassed.

"But Mom, what if Grandpa and the others are home?" Xiaoshu scratched his head.

They had already reached the edge of the Su family's courtyard. As Su Yun'er walked, she suddenly lowered her body, signaling Xiao Shu to be quiet, and listened quietly to the sounds coming from the courtyard.

A girl's voice was heard: "Mom, Dad and Grandpa and Grandma are not home today. It's just the two of us. Let's have something nice for lunch! Grandma is stingy. She doesn't give me any good food. I can't get any."

This is Su Nian'er, Su Yun'er's cousin.

Su Nian'er is 6 years younger than Su Yun'er. Although she is also a girl, she is not favored by her grandparents. However, her parents and older brother love her very much. Even though they dare not openly oppose the old lady of the Su family, they will not allow anyone to hurt Su Nian'er. Therefore, Su Nian'er lives much better in the Su family than Su Yun'er.

It seems the Su family went out as planned today.

Su Yun'er whispered a few words to Xiao Shu.

"After we go in, let's see how they react. If they're still as unreasonable and rude as they were yesterday, then we'll..."

After giving the sapling some instructions, the mother and son went into the yard.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Su Yun'er saw her cousin Su Nian'er feeding the chickens with a chicken feeder.

Seeing Su Yun'er enter, Su Nian'er's face showed impatience. Before Su Yun'er could speak, she shouted, "Why are you here again! Didn't I tell you yesterday that I don't have any money for you? Get out of here!"

If it were the original owner of this body, she would have timidly tried to please her cousin in response to her rudeness, and might even have had to promise to send her something in order to get a "smile" from her cousin.

But Su Yun'er is not so humble now.

Su Yun'er rolled her eyes and scoffed, "Who do you think you are, you little brat! Have you no manners? Call me 'sister'!"

"What?! You little brat? Su Yun'er, have you gone mad?! Mother! Su Yun'er is having another fit of madness, come out and see for yourself!"

Completely unexpectedly, the usually humble and timid Su Yun'er suddenly became so loud and assertive. After a moment of surprise, her cousin quickly called for help.

Soon, Su Yun'er saw a peasant woman with difficulty walking appear at the door of the side room. This was her second aunt, Liu Xifeng.

"Who do we have here? It's Yun'er! What brings you here again? Didn't I tell you yesterday that we have no money, no food, nothing at all? Can't you understand human language? Oh dear, why did you bring the child too? Even if you brought your mother-in-law, it's no use! We have nothing! Get out of here, get out of here!"

Second Aunt Liu Xifeng was equally perfunctory, completely disregarding Su Yun'er and her son.

But Su Yun'er seemed not to take their words to heart at all. Instead, she acted as if she were back in her own home—although it was originally her home, no one treated her like family anymore. She looked around the corners of the yard with a calm expression.

She walked over to Su Nian'er and glanced at the contents of the chicken feeder: chopped vegetable leaves and bran.

Su Yun'er's gaze turned cold.

If it weren't for the space, Su Yun'er's family of four would have starved to death, but the Su family would rather feed the chickens than give them any help.

Su Yun'er sneered. Although she didn't look at the mother and daughter, her words were meant for them: "No money and no food, those words are disgusting."

"What did you say?!" Liu Xifeng's voice rose eight octaves in surprise.

"I said, your words are disgusting! Your chickens eat better than my family, and you still say you have no money and no food?"

As Su Yun'er spoke, she looked around and touched things in the yard, acting as if she were a leading cadre inspecting work.

Liu Xifeng and her daughter were dumbfounded when they saw Su Yun'er, who seemed like a completely different person.

Su Nian'er whispered to her mother, "Mother, did she bump her head yesterday and become stupid?"

"Yesterday, right, who pushed me yesterday? Su Nian'er, was it you?!" Su Yun'er suddenly questioned loudly, startling Su Nian'er.

"What are you yelling about! Su Yun'er, what's wrong with you! Did you break your brain?!" Su Nian'er was used to being bossy in front of Su Yun'er and couldn't accept the change in Su Yun'er's attitude towards her.

"Yes, I fell down yesterday. Who pushed me? It seems like it was you, Su Nian'er!"

"Little Tree, do you still remember what your mother told you?" Su Yun'er gestured to Little Tree.

Xiao Shu nodded solemnly, then turned to Su Nian'er and her mother, his clear, childlike voice ringing out, "Whoever hits my mother, I'll hit their mother!"