He watched the mother and her children leave, his eyes sweeping over the curious glances cast by the surrounding villagers.

Yu Suqin was still unwilling to give up, and added fuel to the fire, saying, "If you ask me, this Anan is really out of line. Whenever something happens to the Yun family, she's always the first to rush in. There are plenty of grown men in the Yun family and the village, is it really necessary for a young lady like you to be so involved?"

Although she said this to Zhu Jinhui, she actually meant it for the villagers who wanted to gossip.

Some villagers peeked out to listen, and Yu Suqin spoke even more enthusiastically, with Lin Qiutao occasionally chiming in.

Even though Lin Yinan had already broken off the engagement with her son, Zhu Jinhui had no way to express her grievances. Her chest heaved violently with anger, and she stormed off.

"Mom, the road is slippery, walk slowly, don't fall."

Her mother was furious again, and Su Yunzhi followed behind with a bitter expression.

He hadn't seen Anan for days, and she seemed increasingly distant from him. He began to wonder if it was because of his mother that she was deliberately avoiding him.

"Where did you two go?" Su Kunliang called out to the two who were walking with their heads down, carrying something in his hand.

Upon hearing his voice, Zhu Jinhui quickly suppressed her anger and looked up to see what he was carrying.

Why are you carrying those things?

Su Kunliang smiled and said, "Didn't everyone say that Anan is back? I'm going to go see her. It's perfect that you two are back, come with me."

Before Zhu Jinhui could agree, Su Yunzhi said, "Alright, I'll go with Father. Mother, if you're tired, go back and rest first."

Zhu Jinhui was worried, so naturally she went along.

The family of three walked toward the hillside where Lin Yinan's family lived.

Yu Suqin had successfully infiltrated the villagers' homes and was sitting on the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) chatting about gossip.

When Lin Yinan returned home, Zhang Shi and Qianxia had already gone to work, while Grandma Zhao was at home with several young children.

As soon as she stepped through the door, Lin Yi'an and Lu Changqing rushed over, their two fluffy heads rubbing against her chest.

Grandma Zhao served her a bowl of steaming hot, thick meat porridge and pulled the two children apart.

"Quickly let your sister eat something. She's been out in the cold all night and is starving."

The two children obediently pulled Lin Yinan to sit on the kang (a heated brick bed), their wet eyes looking at her.

Lin Yinan's eyes welled up with tears. Only true family members would care whether you have enough to eat and whether you are warm enough.

"Thank you, Grandma. Chun'er, An'er, Changqing, have you eaten yet?"

Lin Yichun stared at her bowl and swallowed hard. Old Mrs. Zhao hugged her and kissed her on the cheek.

"Eat your food, ignore these rascals, they've already eaten."

After finishing a bowl of steaming hot porridge, Lin Yinan felt warm all over.

Qianwu took the bowl and added another bowl for her.

Lin Yinan only ate half of the bowl before taking a wooden spoon and having the children finish it one bite each.

I had just put down my bowl when there was a knock on the door.

"Father-in-law, are you there?"

"Oh, it's Master Su! Qianwu, hurry and open the door." Li Shulan recognized Su Kunliang's voice.

After welcoming them into the house, Lin Yinan and Lin Yiheng gave them a seat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Su Kunliang smiled warmly and asked with concern, "I heard Wen Anan is back, so I came to check on her. Are you alright?"

"I'm not hurt, thank you for your concern, Uncle Su." Lin Yinan smiled politely at Su Kunliang, who was unaware of the situation.

"Were you chasing after the fierce Hu general Udahan last night?"

Su Kunliang sat up straight and stared at her with wide eyes. He was very curious about the Hu general. How did he suddenly appear in the deep mountains and forests?

Lin Yinan had no choice but to recount the entire process of killing Wudahan to him and Su Yunzhi.

"Anan is truly a heroine. Facing these fierce Hu people, she chased after them without any fear," Su Kunliang praised, giving a thumbs up.

Su Yunzhi lowered her head in shame, "My son isn't even as good as Anan's little finger."

"All the credit for Yun Jia Sanlang is being pushed onto her," Zhu Jinhui said dismissively.

Su Kunliang glared at her, "It's even more commendable that Anan has this kind of courage."

"That's right, after all, what girl would dare to stay out all night with a man?"

Zhu Jinhui blurted out that she couldn't stand her husband and son treating a young girl so highly.

Since it concerned the young girl's reputation, Su Kunliang slammed his hand on the kang table, "How dare you! What nonsense are you spouting in public?"

In front of the Lin family, Su Kunliang dared to embarrass her, and Zhu Jinhui's face turned pale and then red.

She retorted, "Ha, I'm talking nonsense? Why don't you go outside and hear what's going on in the whole Lin Family Village?"

The argument between the two frightened the children, who hid behind Grandma Zhao. Lin Yiheng wanted to defend his younger sister, but found that the two were arguing more and more fiercely, and felt a little embarrassed.

Su Yunzhi was at a loss. Her parents had always been very particular about manners and appearances, so why were they arguing in front of the Lin family today?

Lin Yinan rubbed her buzzing head, having slept poorly the night before, her mind in a state of semi-consciousness.

"Stop! Listen to me!" she shouted, drawing her breath from her diaphragm.

The two men blushed, embarrassed to look at her.

Lin Yinan felt it was time to settle things with the Su family, given Zhu Jinhui's lack of common sense and her constant provocations.

She took out the marriage certificate she had retrieved from her bosom and unfolded it in front of everyone.

"Anan, this is..."

Li Shulan immediately recognized that this was her daughter's birth certificate.

Zhu Jinhui's eyes widened, her pupils trembled slightly, and then she reached out to snatch it, her voice sharp, "You promised me you wouldn't tell anyone?"

Lin Yinan took two steps back and scoffed, "And then you just let me slander you like this?"

She turned to look at Su Kunliang and his son, and continued, "Uncle Su, Young Master Su, the marriage agreement between the Su and Lin families has long been dissolved, and both sides have retrieved their betrothal gifts. I hope you will keep an eye on Aunt Su in the future."

Su Kunliang's fingers trembled as he pointed at the paper. "Anan, isn't this a bit too hasty in announcing the engagement?"

“Uncle Su, don’t be hasty. Aunt Su has already agreed.”

“Anan, I…”

Su Yunzhi's mind went blank. It turned out that A'nan was distant from him because his mother had secretly called off his engagement.

Even if he treats Anan very well in the future, Anan will not marry him.

He turned to his pale-faced mother. "Mother, are you satisfied now? Your son is in love with Anan, why can't you grant him your wish?"

Su's father, being an experienced man, saw his son so heartbroken and spoke gently, "Anan, is there any way to turn things around? My wife acted impulsively. For Yunzhi's sake, could you give her another chance?"

Even after her son and husband said those things, Zhu Jinhui still did not back down or give in.

Lin Yinan shook her head, carefully put the marriage certificate into her bosom and put it into her spatial storage. "I'm sorry, Uncle Su, marriage is not just a matter between two people, but between two families."

With a livid face, Su Kunliang led Zhu Jinhui away from the Lin family.

The moment he opened the door, a black figure quickly ran out of the yard.