Upon hearing this, Jiang Qinyu smiled slightly, took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat. "I know, come in and we'll talk."

Perhaps she had many complaints about Lu Tianbao before, but seeing his anxious look at this moment, Jiang Qinyu truly believed that he saved Pan'er out of sincerity.

Lu Tianbao hesitated for a moment, then stepped into the courtyard after thinking about what Ma had done.

"Aunt, my mother..." Lu Tianbao rarely hesitated before speaking.

Jiang Qinyu interrupted him, "Shufan and Pan'er are having snacks inside, why don't you come too?"

"Uh, maybe I shouldn't?" Lu Tianbao shook his head subconsciously. "I have food at home."

Food is so precious these days! He used to be so naive that he would always freeload off others, but now that he's more sensible, he can't do that anymore.

Jiang Qinyu deliberately put on a stern face, "What, you're not listening to your aunt anymore?"

Lu Tianbao choked for a moment, then nodded hesitantly, "Then... thank you, Auntie!"

Jiang Qinyu led him into the house, where the heat of the room hit him in the face.

When Shufan and Pan'er saw Lu Tianbao come in, they both greeted him.

Shu Fan was still a little awkward, and called out, "Brother Tianbao."

Pan'er was much more friendly, smiling and calling out, "Brother Tianbao, you're here! Come and sit down."

"Take off your shoes and sit on the kang (heated brick bed). I'll get you some tea," Jiang Qinyu said to Lu Tianbao as she went to pour water from the table beside her.

Lu Tianbao walked awkwardly towards the kang bed and saw several snacks on the kang table, all of which he had never seen before.

Good heavens, is this what Shufan and Pan'er usually eat? No wonder they're both so good-looking.

Lu Tianbao was a little dizzy thinking, and before he knew it, he took off his shoes as Jiang Qinyu had told him. He only realized that his socks had several holes when he was about to climb onto the kang bed.

Just then, Jiang Qinyu turned around with the orange juice in her hand. Her gaze fell on Lu Tianbao's feet. She frowned slightly, but quickly recovered and urged, "The ground is cold. Go up and cover yourself with a blanket."

Lu Tianbao had always been a little intimidated by Jiang Qinyu, so upon hearing this, he got onto the kang (a heated brick bed) without a second thought.

In fact, because Madam Ma and Lu Yancai always gave the best things to Lu Tianbao, he was taller and bigger than other children of the same age in the village, and he used to be a chubby little boy.

However, Lu Tianbao's baby fat was no longer visible on his face. He looked rather thin and tanned, and his clothes didn't fit him very well. From his appearance, he was no match for Shu Fan and Pan'er at all.

Jiang Qinyu pushed the food and drinks in front of Lu Tianbao, saying, "Eat up, don't be shy."

Lu Tianbao smelled the aroma of pastries and juice and couldn't resist eating a large piece of cake and drinking a whole glass of orange juice in one go.

With a "burp", Lu Tianbao let out a burp.

His face suddenly flushed red, and he lowered his head in embarrassment, "I'm sorry..."

"What's wrong with that? Everyone's like this after a full meal. It just means you really like the pastries and juices your aunt makes!" Pan'er said with a smile.

Shu Fan smiled slightly, "Tianbao's eating was much better than the first time I ate it. I almost ate too much back then, and my aunt had to go to Doctor Gu to get some medicine to help with digestion."

His words were obviously meant to comfort Lu Tianbao, and they were indeed very effective; Lu Tianbao was no longer so embarrassed.

Seeing that they were getting along well, Jiang Qinyu gave them a few books, and the three children quickly gathered together to read.

She gave them comic books, all suitable for seven or eight-year-old children. The group was captivated in no time, and Lu Tianbao even exclaimed in genuine amazement.

"Are there really machines that can fly in the sky?"

"Wow, these ground creatures can fight?"

"Can rats really do so many things?"

"..."

The room was filled with his questions.

Shufan and Pan'er were much calmer, after all, they had heard so many stories from Jiang Qinyu that these were nothing new to them.

Jiang Qinyu smiled and shook her head, then sat down at her desk and began to draw.

She needs to draw up the design plans for her new home first. Although she's not a professional, she needs to have a general idea so she can communicate with the people building the house later.

...

At Lu Yancai's home.

Ma was thrown to the ground by Lu Yancai and then kicked.

"You stupid woman!" Lu Yancai's chest heaved with anger. "You almost killed me and Tianbao, do you even know that?"

Ma realized she was wrong, especially when she thought about how Jiang Qinyu was going to give Lu Tianbao so many things; she was filled with remorse.

"Tianbao's father, don't be angry. I deserve to die, I deserve to be beaten," Madam Ma slapped herself. "I promise I won't do it again!"

Lu Yancai sat down angrily, glaring at Madam Ma, and said fiercely, "If there's a next time, you can go back to your parents' home!"

Mrs. Ma flinched slightly and quickly apologized, saying cautiously, "I'll do whatever you say, there won't be a next time!"

She hated Chen Xiuer to the core at this moment. If it weren't for Chen Xiuer's encouragement to ask for the things, she would have only had to wait half a day, and those six cartloads of goods and the courtyard in the county town would have been hers!

Now look what happened, there's nothing left!

She really didn't understand Lu Yancai's thinking. Why was he so stubborn when there was such a good opportunity?

Unfortunately, she has no say in this family now, and can do nothing but live a stifled life.

Thinking of those things, Madam Ma's heart bled. She carefully grabbed Lu Yancai's foot, tilted her head back, and asked, "Father, are you really not going to take any of the things your sister-in-law gave you?"

"Want, want, want my ass!" Lu Yan kicked Ma Shi away and pointed at her, saying, "Are you stupid? Tianbao saved Shufan and Pan'er, do you think your elder brother and sister-in-law would let him down? If you hadn't caused this mess, Tianbao would have someone to rely on in the future!"

"Now look what's happened. Even if I really don't want any compensation or benefits, my brother and sister-in-law really won't give me anything, and outsiders can't say a word about it!"

To be honest, he hadn't thought about any compensation. His only hope was that Lu Yanzheng would help Lu Tianbao out of consideration for this incident.

But after Ma's outburst, how could he possibly save face?

Mrs. Ma was stunned. "Is it that serious?"

Lu Yancai was almost spitting blood. He pointed at her but couldn't speak for a moment. After a while, he finally said, "You...you're just too stupid!"

After saying this, he got up, walked into the yard, picked up his hoe, and quickly went out.

Ma was completely confused. She still didn't quite understand whether things would really be as Lu Yancai had said.

That evening, Jiang Qinyu had Aping tell her next door that she wouldn't be coming over for dinner, and Qin Shen, Yunzhu, and Amber also returned to Jiang Qinyu's house.

Looking at the empty house after they moved out, Old Man Lu sighed deeply, "It seems that the eldest son's wife has become estranged from us!"