After dinner, Xia Lan went to wash up.

Grandma Song sneaked into Chen Yunyun's room. "Zhaodi, I know I was wrong. Don't blame your father, that's just his temper..."

Song Xiaofen never visits unless she has a reason, and given the drastic change in her attitude towards Chen Yunyun this time, it's obvious that she has something to hide.

Sure enough, after her attempts to appeal to emotions and get closer to her failed, the old lady finally revealed her true colors: "Zhao Di, why aren't you wearing the bronze bracelet that your mother gave you before you got married?"

A copper bracelet?

When Chen Yunyun transmigrated, the original owner was completely clean; she didn't even have a broken copper coin, let alone a bracelet.

However, given the original owner's lazy and gluttonous nature, it's also possible that she sold the bracelet.

When Song Xiaofen suddenly asked, Chen Yunyun activated her mind-reading cheat code.

Song Xiaofen's inner thoughts: [That brat did have a bronze bracelet when she got married, but the day before the wedding, I put it away and lied to her, saying I was keeping it for her. That brat actually believed me.]

After hearing all this, Chen Yunyun understood everything. It turned out that the old woman was testing her.

"Mother, are you confused? Isn't my bracelet with you?"

The old lady was surprised that Chen Yunyun could answer the question, and she gave a strange, vague reply.

Chen Yunyun pressed on, "Mother, did you bring me my bracelet?"

"The bracelet... the bracelet is at home, it's kept safe and sound." Song Xiaofen's hesitant tone clearly indicated that she didn't want Chen Yunyun to talk about this anymore.

Who is Chen Yunyun?

She's not exactly the kind of person who's understanding.

If Grandma Song didn't want to talk about it, then she would insist on saying it anyway, "Mother, you can bring my bracelet next time you come. Although it's not worth much money, it's still mine after all, and I can't let someone else take it away."

The two of them knew perfectly well who the "others" referred to.

Grandma Song's face was not very good. At this moment, Chen Yunyun was using her mind-reading ability and could hear clearly what Song Xiaofen was cursing her in her mind.

Chen Yunyun chuckled to herself; this old hag couldn't come up with any new ways to curse.

They just repeat the same few sentences over and over again, and when they get really angry, they even insult themselves!

Perhaps it was Chen Yunyun's smile that provoked the old lady, because Song Xiaofen blurted out her true feelings without thinking, "I always feel like you're not my daughter, and my Zhaodi isn't like you."

Chen Yunyun had considered the possibility of being recognized. After all, she had only been in this world for a year, while the Chen family had lived with the original owner for over a decade or two. Being recognized was actually quite likely.

However, we should thank this era for eliminating all feudal superstitions.

If Old Mrs. Song really dares to report it, she'll be the first one to go in!

Even if the Chen family went around saying that she wasn't Chen Yunyun, who would believe them?

So Chen Yunyun looked at the old lady with a smile, her tone very gentle and innocent, "Mother, did you not sleep well last night? Why are you talking nonsense?"

The old woman wasn't about to give up so easily. She thought of the secret recipe the villagers had mentioned. "My daughter doesn't know anything about secret recipes, let alone ancestral recipes. You can fool them, but you can't fool me!"

"Either you hand over the secret recipe, or I'll go out and tell everyone."

Almost every farmer knows how amazing a secret formula that can shorten the life cycle of crops can be.

Such a secret recipe would be desirable not only to farmers but also to the government.

The old woman's dim eyes were fixed on Chen Yunyun's flawless face, trying to find a flaw in her expression.

Chen Yunyun was communicating with the system at this moment. Among the rewards for helping the male lead resolve the crisis this afternoon was a consumable item called "Tampering and Erasure".

The host can choose to alter or erase the memories of one or more objects. The more objects selected, the more gold coins will be consumed.

The instructions for using the alteration and erasure device contain even more detailed information. If someone mentions the relevant information again, the person whose memory has been altered will also react.

Chen Yunyun interpreted this as blocking, which is actually quite easy to understand. It's a bit like playing a game where NPCs automatically block invalid messages sent by players.

"I have chosen to use memory erasure and alteration on the Chen family."

[Using this item requires 1,500 system coins. The host has a total of 720 coins. Would you like to choose to pay on credit?]

Chen Yunyun was sweating. She hadn't expected to need to pay extra gold coins. There was no other way, so she had to agree.

After a brief flash of white light, vision returned to clear.

Song Xiaofen was still standing in front of Chen Yunyun. She scratched her forehead in confusion. "What did I want to talk to you about?"

Chen Yunyun said, "Didn't you want to ask me for the secret recipe?"

Her speech was very clear, but Song Xiaofen looked blank. "If there's nothing else, I'm going to sleep."

Her reaction was as if she hadn't heard Chen Yunyun's reply at all.

It seems the memory manipulation has taken full effect.

After Song Xiaofen left, Chen Yunyun was left alone in the room.

[Host, you owe the system a total of 780 gold coins. Please complete the tasks diligently, and we wish you a speedy repayment!]

Chen Yunyun: ...

Chen Laosan and Song Xiaofen were quiet for only two days before they started causing trouble again.

With a blade of grass in his mouth and a roguish look on his face, Chen Laosan said, "You promised Mother you'd find me a job, you can't go back on your word, can you?"

Song Xiaofen chimed in, "Yes, yes, we've taken such good care of you these past few days, Zhaodi, you can't be unfilial!"

Chen Yunyun had already reserved a place for Chen Laosan, saying, "Starting tomorrow, you'll go to the raw material factory and begin with security patrols."

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