Du E'li is very good at interpersonal relationships and has a good relationship with the original owner of this body.
She affectionately called her "elder sister-in-law," and the original owner took on all the household chores in the Du family.
To give Du Pengzhi a more convincing reason for divorcing the original owner, Du E'li even cut her own wrist with a knife.
Even without her directly framing Ye Panjiu, Granny Du and Du Pengzhi were convinced that it was Ye Panjiu who did it.
Thinking of all this, Ye Panjiu rolled her eyes without any politeness, "No, thanks to you, I'm not some sister-in-law anymore."
Du E's beautiful face, hidden beneath her veil, froze for a moment.
How did Ye Panjiu, that idiot, change?
Wasn't she the one who most wanted to emulate my dignified demeanor? Why would she roll her eyes like that?
Ye Panjiu was too lazy to deal with Du E'li, that little white lotus. Her priority was to get her daughter back. She would settle her scores with the Du family later.
She turned to face the people from both villages and said loudly, "Please bear witness, everyone. From this day forward, Du Gaozhong will have absolutely no connection with the Du family!"
After speaking, Ye Panjiu looked at Du Pengzhi.
Du Pengzhi clenched his hand hidden in his gray sleeve. "I, Du Pengzhi, have never had a daughter!"
It's good to get rid of this burden now, anyway, he felt disgusted by Du Gaozhong's face, which looked so much like Ye Panjiu.
Besides, she'll be coming to the Du family soon, and keeping this bastard at home will only disgust her.
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Du Gaozhong finally put on a smile and took Ye Laotai's hand very intimately.
Her biological parents treated her badly, but her maternal grandmother treated her very well. She was spared from being sold and could live with her grandmother in the future. How wonderful!
"High school, pack your things, let's go back to the Ye family home," Ye Panjiu said gently.
Du Gaozhong nodded obediently and went inside to pack his things.
A child without a mother's love is like a blade of grass. He spent twelve years in the Du family, yet he only had two sets of clothes, let alone anything else.
Granny Du followed Du Gaozhong closely as if she were a thief, afraid that she would take not a single penny of the Du family's money.
"You worthless piece of trash, and you're still laughing! I bet you'll starve to death after you go to the Ye family. You'd be better off being sold!"
Ye Panjiu casually took Du Gaozhong's package and said sarcastically, "Don't bother with that. You're not dead yet, how dare we rush to get there first?"
Granny Du was so angry that her lips trembled, and she pointed a trembling finger at Ye Panjiu, "You...you!"
Ye Panjiu slapped her hand away, "What do you mean 'you'? Get out of my way."
Du Gaozhong couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. Her mother seemed to have become a different person. Before, her mother wouldn't dare to breathe loudly in front of her grandmother.
The person she hated most in the family was her grandmother. She would scold and beat her every day, making her do this and that, but she would get the least food.
The people of Yejiacun laughed loudly and drove off.
As Granny Du watched the departing crowd, a lump formed in her throat, and she couldn't swallow it.
"Shameless scoundrel! Shameless slut!"
He had only uttered two curses when his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.
Du E'li was so frightened that she backed away and hurriedly cried out, "Big brother, Mother has fainted from anger!"
Before Du Pengzhi could even take a sip of water, he picked up the teapot and splashed it on Du Pozi's face.
"Mother! You can't be hurt!"
Just kidding, if his mother were to pass away now, he would have to observe mourning, and during mourning, he wouldn't be allowed to take the imperial examinations.
Granny Du was startled by the cold and slowly woke up.
"Auntie, why are you so angry? You're a scholar's wife now, and you'll have a good life ahead of you!" Da Zhuang's wife, a neighbor, advised.
"That's right, it's just six taels of silver. Pengzhi is doing well now, six taels is as easy for him as drinking water!" Granny Li said with a simple smile.
Upon hearing this, Granny Du closed her eyes again.
The Du family didn't have six taels of silver in total; it was like drinking water to them!
Du Pengzhi's face fell. "Please leave, everyone. My mother needs to rest."
Granny Li snorted coldly, turned around, and walked away.
She couldn't stand Granny Du's snobbish attitude, and seeing Granny Du in such a miserable state made her feel incredibly happy.
"Auntie, you must take good care of yourself. Pengzhi will definitely earn you a high-ranking official title in the future," Dazhuang's mother said sincerely before leaving the Du family.
Du Pengzhi sat upright at the tea table, frowning. What exactly was wrong with the Ye family?
Du E'li's eyes were gloomy. She didn't say a word, but finally took off her veil and went straight back to her room.
She remembered Ye Panjiu's disrespect today and would repay him tenfold in the future!
Seeing that no one was helping her up, Granny Du sheepishly dusted herself off and stood up.
Only Ye Panjiu from the past would take her seriously in the Du family.
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Dujia Village and Yejia Village are not far apart; it only takes 15 minutes to walk between them.
Upon returning to Ye Family Village, Ye Panjiu thanked everyone one by one, but dared not invite them to stay for a meal, as the Ye family simply could not afford to provide any food.
Since they were all neighbors, no one cared and they chatted and laughed as they went home.
Old Man Ye and the others had all gone home and came out to greet them when they heard the commotion.
"I got my daughter back," Ye Panjiu explained to everyone.
Du Gaozhong greeted them affectionately, "Grandpa! Uncle, Uncle."
Old Man Ye patted her shoulder, "Hey, from now on, the Ye family is your own home. Change your surname."
Ye Panjiu readily agreed, "Let's change the name too."
The name Du Gaozhong (杜高) was clearly chosen by Du Pengzhi, with the intention of getting into a high school.
That's such an awful name for a girl.
Du Gaozhong's eyes sparkled; she didn't like her name.
The villagers of Dujia Village all made fun of her name.
"The eldest is named Cuihua, and the youngest is named Guihua. I think we should call her Zaohua," Grandma Ye said with a smile.
"This name sounds nice, it sounds like auspicious and prosperous!" Mrs. Sun smiled brightly.
Ye Panjiu decided to try one last time, "Peach blossoms, pear blossoms, orchids..."
Du Gaozhong interrupted her excitedly, "Taohua, I love peaches the most, so my name is Ye Taohua!"
Grandma Ye didn't argue, and patted Ye Taohua's head, saying, "What the child likes is the best."
With a weight lifted from Ye Panjiu's heart, she carried Ye Taohua's bundle into her room.
The original owner didn't care about this daughter, but she couldn't bear to ignore Ye Taohua.
The Ye family didn't have any extra rooms, so their daughter would definitely have to live with her.
Looking at her mother's back, which had become unfamiliar, Ye Taohua felt that life in the future would be better.
Mrs. Liu had already started the fire and was preparing lunch for the whole family.
Ye Panjiu found Old Man Ye sitting in the courtyard, smoking a pipe.
"Dad, we have so much firewood at home, are we going to use it all?"
Old Man Ye exhaled a puff of smoke, "We haven't even finished using last year's firewood yet, having more firewood will keep us warm."
In the Great Northwest, if there's no firewood in winter, people can freeze to death.
"Didn't you ever think about selling this firewood for money?"
Old Man Ye glanced at her nervously, afraid that she would squander the firewood again. "This firewood is worthless and can't be sold. Who in the village doesn't have firewood?"
Ye Panjiu was speechless. How much of an impression had the original owner left on her own father by taking things from the Du family...?
But she also realized that the firewood could be put to use.
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