No matter what, Yin is a daughter-in-law of the Chen family, so those things belong to the Chen family. How could she possibly sell her money-making skills?

Everyone was unhappy about that.

“Old Master Chen, Chen Yourun has already separated from the family. You never acknowledged him as your son before, so why are you interfering now?”

Old Master Chen was furious. "Even if the family has split up, they are still members of the Chen family, and all the things belong to the Chen family."

"You saw those three kids starving and skin and bones, but you never thought of them as members of the Chen family and offered them a single bite to eat," someone muttered.

Old Master Chen coughed loudly in anger and turned to leave.

"Yes, the Yin family is getting very close to the Zhao family now, and they've even taught the Zhao family how to make jelly. I wonder if your Chen family knows how to make this jelly?"

Old Master Chen quickened his pace.

"Of course they wouldn't know. If they did, wouldn't they sell it?"

"That's it? And you call yourself a family?"

There are always some gossipy people in the village who say unpleasant things, which made Old Master Chen so angry that he went home and lay down.

Before lying down, she sternly ordered, "Go, go to that unfilial son and get the recipe for the jelly. Don't give her a single penny!" This belongs to the Chen family, and she is a member of the Chen family, so she must be given it!

Chen Lao Er had been envious for a long time. Now that his father had spoken, he naturally had to go and ask for the things. After thinking for a while, he took out a hoe and went out, heading towards the newly built house.

Old Mrs. Chen was very worried. Naturally, she didn't want her son and daughter-in-law's things to be given to the Chen family. She hadn't forgotten how the Chen family hadn't shown any affection in the past. But when she thought that Madam Yin had actually taught her how to make money, she was furious again.

Having really run out of ideas, they had no choice but to give it to the Chen family. Given Old Master Chen's stingy nature, he certainly wouldn't hand it over. His son and daughter-in-law both understood that they could continue doing business in the future, which was better than letting it fall into the hands of Madam Yin and benefit outsiders for nothing.

After making up his mind, he stopped what he was about to do to deliver the message.

On the other side, those who had helped to confront Old Master Chen hurriedly headed towards Yin Lan's house. They had helped Yin Lan, so naturally they wanted to curry favor with her. What if Yin Lan was in a good mood and agreed to teach them as well? That would be a lot of money, and who wouldn't want that?

After Yin Lan returned, she asked Chen Yourun to carry Erwa back. Erwa was screaming and yelling, and it took Chen Yourun several hard slaps on his bottom before Erwa finally quieted down. But his little face was still full of resentment.

"I was plowing the fields outside, why are you dragging me back? I want to go out! Besides, I've already ranked ninth in the exam, and I want to eat fish tonight!"

Yin Lan:...

Why are you plowing the land?

"Plowing the land can grow crops and produce food!"

This is Erwa's logic: doing these things allows him to see the benefits, but studying and doing math are completely useless! So he doesn't want to do them, and besides, they're too simple and uninteresting.

Yin Lan found it funny.

Seeing Erwa's disdainful face, Chen Yourun gave him several math problems, some simple, some difficult for him, and one that Chen Yourun thought he definitely couldn't solve.

Erwa glanced at it disdainfully, then wrote down the answers to the simple ones directly. He spent several seconds on the more difficult ones, and finally, for the most difficult one, he sat down, pondered for a quarter of an hour, and actually managed to answer it.

Yin Lange and Chen Yourun exchanged a glance.

It was both infuriating and hilarious. The second child was not as good as the eldest in his studies and struggled to memorize his lessons, but his talent in arithmetic was simply amazing. He actually managed to solve the problem.

They felt even more regretful and disappointed that he was unwilling to study diligently.

"Tell me, why don't you want to learn?" Chen Yourun asked.

Erwa then bluntly voiced all his thoughts.

Yin Lan:...

To say that he's short-sighted is a harsh way of putting it, but Erwa's vision is indeed narrow. There's nothing we can do about it; he hasn't seen much of the world.

After thinking for a moment, Yin Lan suddenly came up with an idea, "Tomorrow, you will go to the city with your parents."

"I want to plow the land, I'm not going!"

This second kid is simply...

"If you don't go, you won't get to eat meat pies," Yin Lan yelled at him.

"You'll get them if you go? I want ten." Erwa, seeing his parents' expressions, boldly made his request.

Oh ho, what a boastful tone!

Yin Lan's fists are itching to beat the child, what should she do?

Erwa had his own logic. He counted on his fingers, "Dadong, Xiaoxi, Dahu, Erhu, Tian Youwei, brother, Sanwa, and myself, one for dad, one for mom, that makes a total of ten!"

Yin Lan:...

I was really angry, but then I lost my temper.

This kid is disobedient, but he cares about people. Look, he asked his parents for meat pies, and he even gave them a share. It makes you want to spank him, but you can't bring yourself to do it.

“Okay, ten it is.” Yin Lan compromised.

"How about eleven? I forgot one..."

Yin Lan raised her hand to hit someone, but Erwa slipped away like an eel.

Just as things calmed down here, another large group of people arrived outside.

When Aunt Dongju, who was in charge, saw Yin Lan, she immediately approached her affectionately, showing off her achievements in criticizing Old Master Chen earlier. "That Chen family, I don't know where they got such a big face. They never cared about the eldest, second, and third children before. Even when the children came to visit, they wouldn't give them a bite to eat. Now, they actually say that the recipe for the food is from the Chen family."

Others chimed in, "That's right. If it's from the Chen family, why didn't they make it and sell it before? It's obviously yours, Sister Yin. They even said they were going to come and take the recipe back."

This means they've sold out the entire Chen family.

"Don't they realize that you only gave it to Zhao Dashan's wife, Sister Yin? That shows you're someone who doesn't forget kindness. Actually, Da Wa, your auntie also gave you half a steamed bun, didn't she?"

Just then, Da Wa happened to pass by, and Aunt Dong Ju brought up the matter at the opportune moment.

The eldest child pursed his lips and nodded.

That's true, but there's no half a piece; it's just a tiny little bit.

Even so, Yin Lan appreciated it.

Meeting Aunt Dongju's earnest gaze, Yin Lan said, "I remember what happened in the past, Aunt Dongju. If you also want to learn this recipe, it's not impossible."

Dongju's eyes immediately lit up.

He also realized that Madam Yin was a vengeful yet grateful person. He deeply regretted not giving more food to the three children back then, otherwise he would certainly have received more benefits now.

Those who had shown the slightest kindness gleamed with delight, while those who were stingy remained silent with their heads bowed.

Just then, Chen Lao Er arrived. Seeing the large group of people, he was surprised and then worried. But thinking that Yin Shi had never been well received in the village, and that he was a man, how could the villagers not stand by his side? So he straightened his chest.

"Sister-in-law, Father sent me here. He heard that you sold the recipe for that food and he's furious. Tell me, what should we do?"