"Tick-tock, tick-tock..."

Some liquid dripped onto Jiang Wanwan's face, feeling cool and making her face itch.

Besides feeling a bit cold on my face, I also felt a bit chilly and damp all over.

She was still half asleep when she opened her blurry eyes and vaguely saw specks of light coming from the roof. Jiang Wanwan was a little disoriented, her eyes still fixed on the holes in the roof.

"Tick-tock~ Tick-tock~"

Large raindrops dripped silently from the few small holes in the roof, landing squarely on her face.

"Boom!" A sudden clap of thunder rang out.

Suddenly, Jiang Wanwan realized something and snapped out of her daze. Her eyes widened as she stared blankly at the rooftop.

By this time, it was already daylight. Jiang Wanwan could immediately see the entire rooftop.

Wow!

The roof was thatched!

The rain is quite heavy now, and the thatched roof has been damaged by the downpour, with several holes in it. Not only is there a few holes in the roof directly above the bed, but there are also several holes in other places.

It's raining heavily outside, but drizzling inside.

"Slap slap slap!!"

The slap in the face came so quickly.

Last night she was telling Lu Mingzhu how nice this house was, how it was sheltered from the sun and rain. But before the day was even over, the thatched roof started leaking, and she got soaked.

Jiang Wanwan's eyes were filled with grief and indignation. She raised her sleeve to wipe her wet face. But the more she wiped, the wetter it became. It turned out that her sleeve had already been soaked by the raindrops dripping onto the bed.

The bed was now soaked by the rain.

She jumped out of bed and first checked the five places where she had hidden the gold and silver. Once she was sure the rain hadn't reached those spots and that the soil where the silver was buried wouldn't be exposed by the rain, she felt relieved.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Wanwan, Wanwan, are you up yet? Is there any water leaking in the house?" Lu Mingzhu's worried voice came from outside the door.

Jiang Wanwan quickly got out of bed, went to the small table by the window, put the ten taels of silver that she had left on it last night into her sleeve, and then hurried to open the door.

"Mom, the house is leaking." Jiang Wanwan opened the door, her face still wet with water. Then, she stepped aside, revealing the situation inside the house.

Lu Mingzhu peeked inside, then turned and ran away, lifting her skirt. "Mom will go get some basins to collect the rainwater for you."

A short while later, Lu Mingzhu came over carrying several wooden basins.

Jiang Wanwan quickly grabbed a few wooden basins and placed them with Lu Mingzhu in the leaky area.

Lu Mingzhu looked at Jiang Wanwan with some guilt, clutching her clothes tightly with both hands, like a child who had done something wrong and not daring to look Jiang Wanwan in the eye. "Wanwan, I'm sorry. Dad and Mom will definitely work hard to earn money so that Wanwan can live in a better house."

"Okay, Wanwan is waiting." Jiang Wanwan replied with a smile.

Lu Mingzhu raised her eyes slightly and felt a little relieved when she saw that Jiang Wanwan did not show any disgust or hatred.

Wanwan is not like Su Wan'er. If it were Su Wan'er, she would probably have already jumped up and down, pointing her finger at herself and her husband and cursing them for not being able to provide her with a better material life as her parents.

While feeling relieved, Lu Mingzhu also felt a pang of sadness. She felt sorry for Wanwan, who was too sensible.

It's all my husband's and my fault for being so incompetent, leaving our daughter and son to live such a poor and destitute life. It's not that the Jiang family is lazy and unambitious; it's just that the Jiang family seems to be under a spell—no amount of hard work or ambition can help!

She sighed deeply in her heart.