At this moment, the old lady got out of the car and recognized Nannan.
She looked around in surprise, and when she confirmed that she was in Luo'an and in front of her own courtyard, she became even more puzzled.
Didn't the Sun family live in the city? Did they move here? Or was Nannan... abducted?
Fortunately, at that moment, Zhao Yuru heard the commotion and came out to greet them.
She was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Mother, why did you come early? I thought we'd have to wait a few more days!"
After saying that, she glanced at the woman and the little girl, but didn't say anything. She just took the old lady's arm and then took Jiayin's hand.
"Is our Fu Niu'er tired? Come on, come inside, Auntie will get you something nice to eat."
The family chatted and laughed as they entered the courtyard, and Granny He and the others carried things inside.
The young woman, holding the baby girl, hesitated whether to go up and speak. Seeing the Li family's reaction, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned to head towards the alley entrance.
The sun shines better there, and a few neighbors are sitting and chatting; it's a good place to entertain children.
Zhao Yuru was busy pouring hot tea to warm her mother-in-law's hands and finding snacks to coax her little niece. She turned her head and glanced outside.
Seeing the four or five boxes being carried into the courtyard, she smiled and said, "Mother, did you bring Jia Huan's betrothal gifts directly?"
"Yes, on the day of the betrothal, your second brother and Mr. Wen can come; they don't need to bring anything else. I'm afraid they might forget something in their haste, which would be troublesome."
I'll bring it first, then we can check it again and see if anything is missing; we can buy it in time.
Zhao Yuru sat down next to her mother-in-law, hugged her arm, and expressed her sincere gratitude.
"Mother, these are all things I should be worrying about. Instead, I'm the one who's making you suffer."
The old lady patted her daughter-in-law's arm and laughed, "We're family, no need for formalities. Jia Huan has always been honest and hardworking, and he's the first in the family to get married. We must make sure his betrothal gifts are properly prepared so he can have a grand wedding."
"Besides, you're already working so hard taking care of all these children. As their grandmother, it's only right that I arrange marriages for my grandsons."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat together intimately, discussing Jia Huan's marriage plans, excluding Jia Yin from the discussion.
Jiayin blinked her big eyes twice, held a piece of pastry, and crawled over to squeeze between her aunt and grandmother before continuing to eat contentedly.
The old lady and Zhao Yuru exchanged a glance and then burst into laughter.
"Our Fu Niu'er is jealous!"
"That's right, this girl won't suffer the slightest loss."
Zhao Yuru held her little niece in her lap and wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth.
Remembering what had just happened, the old lady asked, "We ran into Nannan as soon as we got off the bus. What happened?"
Zhao Yuru rubbed her temples, clearly troubled by the matter.
"Mother, this is a long story."
After thinking for a moment, the old lady called Dongmei, Granny He, and Shuiling in. "Since everyone is going to stay here for a few days, let's all listen together so that we don't not know how to deal with things if something happens."
It wasn't that the old lady was making a fuss; it was just that Sister Li and Nannan were incredibly dangerous.
The Li family didn't suffer any losses when facing the Wang and Yan families.
It was this master and servant pair who injured Jiayin, their precious darling.
Therefore, the whole family was on high alert when facing them, fearing that the past would repeat itself.
Seeing this, Zhao Yuru was afraid that her mother-in-law would worry, so she quickly gave a brief explanation.
Actually, it was just that Sister Li took gold and silver from their house and Sun Siyuan helped her buy a small estate of several dozen acres.
Although the village wasn't as bountiful as it was in the summer, the village still sent plenty of autumn vegetables, autumn grains, chickens, ducks, eggs, and firewood to the Sun family.
Li's wife's original intention was to please Sun Siyuan and his wife so that they would value her and Nannan more.
Unexpectedly, while Sun Siyuan and his wife didn't seem to mind, Sun Chengjian's family was in an uproar.
Sun Chengjian's large, fat wife blocked the entrance to Sun Siyuan's family's house and hurled extremely offensive insults.
The gist is that Sun Siyuan knew that Sister Li and Nannan had brought with them a fortune that would never be passed down, so he deliberately schemed to keep them away from Nannan and then profited from the situation.
Otherwise, why would my niece, who is also my cousin, be staying at my uncle's house instead of my uncle's house?
Sun Siyuan's wife was not in good health and disliked Sun Chengjian's wife. The two families rarely interacted, and she fell ill because of this incident.
In a fit of anger, Sun Siyuan asked the neighbors to witness and produced the document that Sun Chengjian had signed.
Of course, Sister Li didn't want to be exploited by Sun Chengjian and his wife, so she hugged her daughter and cried her heart out, giving a thorough account of her grievances.
Not only did Sun Chengjian and his wife not gain any advantage, they were also despised by all their neighbors, ruining their reputation.
Sun Siyuan was truly fed up with this family. Just then, he was about to send his children to the academy, so he made a tough decision to sell the house and move to Luo'an Town.
Unexpectedly, by sheer coincidence, the yard I bought was right next to the Li family's.
Zhao Yuru sighed, "Mother, you don't know, when the Sun family first moved here, Sister-in-law Li would carry Nannan outside the door all day, trying to come in and get close to me."
"Let's not talk about Nannan, after all, she's just a child. But Sister Li is an adult. How could she not understand how angry our family was when she hurt Fu Niu'er!"
"She just wants to take advantage of us. She thinks we're soft-hearted and won't give up on our past relationship. Once we continue our relationship, our family will become her and Nannan's support."
“I was also unhappy, so I told the third brother. The third brother invited Mr. Sun over for a cup of tea and told him about the various inappropriate things that Sister Li had done. When Mr. Sun went back, he sent Sister Li to guard the estate and replaced Nannan with a new nanny.”
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement, "I see, there were so many things involved. But, Sister Li must not want to be sent away, right?"
“Of course,” Zhao Yuru grinned and whispered, “Sister-in-law Li made a huge scene that day, saying that Mr. Sun was going to take Nannan away. Mr. Sun was not polite and wanted to send her back to Nannan’s uncle’s house, so she didn’t dare to cry anymore.”
“That’s how it should be,” the old lady shook her head and sighed. “Back on the ship, I thought she was a good person. I never imagined that she would turn out like this in just a few years.”
Zhao Yuru quickly advised, "Mother, that's someone else's business. Now that we're neighbors, just treat Nannan like the neighbor's little girl. Mr. and Mrs. Sun are reasonable people; as long as they teach her properly, Nannan won't go wrong."
Jiayin quickly hugged her grandmother's neck, "Grandma, Fu Niu'er is hungry and misses her brother!"
"Okay, okay!" The old lady glanced outside and quickly instructed her daughter-in-law, "You cook first, I'll take Fu Niu'er out for a walk and pick up Jia Ren and the others for dinner on the way."
"Okay, Mother, I'll go cook right away." Zhao Yuru took Granny He and Shuiling to the kitchen, while the old lady carried her granddaughter on her back and took Dongmei for a stroll in the street.
Jiayin felt that she was a little overweight and wanted to walk on her own, because she was afraid that her grandmother would get tired carrying her.
But the old lady refused, insisting that she would feel more at ease carrying her granddaughter on her back.
This isn't a village, and we're not very familiar with it yet. What if some bad guy sees how cute my granddaughter is and kidnaps her?
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