Shen Qingtang's voice was clear and bright, carrying an undeniable sharpness.
It possessed a vibrancy and sharpness he had never seen before.
He still didn't open his eyes, but his Adam's apple bobbed slightly.
I quietly suppressed that surging emotion in my heart, leaving only an indescribable tenderness.
Pei Nian'an looked up at Shen Qingtang with bright eyes and whispered, "Thank you, Auntie," her voice full of gratitude.
"Hmph," Lu Jiaojiao said sarcastically from the side, "Shen Qingtang, you'd rather dote on a stranger's bastard than treat me any better!"
Her gaze toward Pei Nian'an was filled with malice, and her small face was full of gloom that did not match her age.
"You don't deserve it." Shen Qingtang didn't even bother to give her a second glance, her tone as cold as ice. "Who I treat well depends on people's hearts, not blood ties."
Lu Jin immediately defended his child: "Qing Tang! How can you talk to a child like that? No matter what Jiao Jiao says, she is still..."
"Is this also the child you taught to be disrespectful and speak foul language?"
Shen Qingtang interrupted him directly.
His sharp gaze swept over her. "Relationships are mutual. She's disrespectful to me and rude to my family, and you expect me to cherish her? You, as her father, don't care about your daughter, you won't even try to get her a cart, but you expect me, an 'outsider'? Let me tell you, no way!"
Her words were so powerful that they left Lu Jin speechless.
People around looked over, their eyes filled with mockery—a grown man who can't even protect his own daughter and expects his wife to make sacrifices, isn't he just a good-for-nothing?
Lu Jin's face turned a deep liver color.
I was both angry and embarrassed, and I wished I could disappear into the ground.
The farce on this side has temporarily subsided, and the exile procession has resumed its activities.
At the very front, Shen Qingtang's eldest brother, Shen Minglan, was pushing a cart with Pei Wuwang lying on it.
Pei Nian'an sensibly helped by holding the handlebars, her small body exerting its strength.
Shen Qingtang and her second brother pushed another cart together, with their grandfather sitting on it.
There were also some important items piled up.
The two walked steadily, displaying perfect teamwork.
He arranged things perfectly on his own side.
Lu Jin held Lu Jiaojiao, who was crying incessantly.
Lin Peirou stood beside him, still looking as gentle and frail as ever.
Her gaze inadvertently swept over Shen Qingtang's elder brother, Shen Minglan.
A subtle glint of calculation flashed in his eyes, but his face remained timid.
Shen Qingtang saw this scene clearly, and her stomach churned instantly.
In her past life, she vaguely knew that Lin Peirou had ill intentions and was not only seducing Lu Jin.
She even considered seducing her elder brother and trying to curry favor with the Shen family.
The eldest brother, Shen Minglan, is honest and law-abiding.
She is the most soft-hearted.
Shen Qingtang immediately became alert, looking at Lin Peirou with a cold gaze.
She absolutely could not let this woman ruin her brother's relationship with Qin Wanqing.
She subconsciously glanced at Qin Wanqing not far away.
She was walking quietly forward, her steps slow but steady, seemingly unaware of the commotion around her.
Just then.
Lin Peirou suddenly took two steps toward Shen Minglan.
When she saw him looking over, she immediately put on a tearful expression.
Her voice was sickeningly sweet, with a hint of deliberate coquettishness: "Brother Minglan... my heart hurts so much, I can't walk anymore..."
Shen Minglan was honest by nature, and when he was called "brother," he froze and subconsciously took a step back, his face showing obvious embarrassment and difficulty.
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