"No."
Cheng Shanshan replied with two words.
This time, she didn't try to coax Bai Shi like she had before.
After all, she knew Bai's temperament, and this time she had to be ruthless and make her anxious, otherwise the trouble in the future might be endless.
Mrs. Bai was a little at a loss: "You hit them this time. What will you do if they sue you?"
Cheng Shanshan thought for a moment before answering, "I reckon I'll be arrested, but it shouldn't be a big problem."
"This isn't a big problem?"
Bai was filled with deep regret.
While she was pacing around in a panic, Cheng Shanshan was so angry that she laughed: "Mother, do you now realize that being soft-hearted is a bad thing?"
With tears in her eyes, Madam Bai nodded, "I regretted it as soon as I saw you come back, but there was nothing I could do at the time. I never expected it would cause you so much trouble." As she said this, she slapped herself hard, "I'm such a bastard!"
Seeing this, Cheng Shanshan quickly grabbed Bai Shi and looked at her face: "Mother, what are you doing?"
"I……"
Mr. Bai took a deep breath.
Then, her voice trembled slightly as she spoke: "Shanshan, I promise I will never be soft-hearted and fooled again. Please trust your mother just this once more, okay?"
"good."
Cheng Shanshan answered very decisively.
After saying that, she straightened her expression and added, "I just hope you can promise that you will never contact the Cheng family again."
Bai nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I definitely won't do it again."
"That's good."
The misunderstanding was cleared up during the mother and daughter's conversation.
Because of this incident, Cheng Shanshan and Bai Shi moved to the mountain overnight. Although it was two days in advance, everything was already prepared.
Upon reaching the mountain, Bai was astonished by everything she saw inside: "Shanshan, have you been leaving early and returning late all this time just for this?"
"right."
Cheng Shanshan lit a bonfire.
The huge cave was suddenly brightened.
After looking around, Bai was quite satisfied with everything but didn't quite understand Cheng Shanshan's intentions. After all, normal people build houses, but her method of transforming a cave into a secluded dwelling was rather unconventional.
Cheng Shanshan noticed Bai's question, so she pulled her to the fire and, while brewing tea, said softly, "Mother, no matter what happens in the future, we must stay together and never abandon or give up on each other."
"good."
Mr. Bai nodded.
Although she was still puzzled, she did not press the matter further.
The mother and daughter slept in the cave for the first night, but the next morning she left Bai alone there and returned to the village.
With only one day left before the storm, dark clouds began to gather in the sky. Cheng Shanshan looked up at the sky and quickly quickened her pace.
Although Huo Mingchen said yesterday that he would help her resolve this matter, it would be better to come back and check in person just in case. When she was almost at the Cheng family's door, she was unexpectedly blocked by Old Man Chu.
When he saw Cheng Shanshan, his eyes were full of smiles: "Girl, I've already gotten the money from the government. Thank you for being so generous!" As he spoke, he waved the bundle in his hand.
After glancing at it, Cheng Shanshan said in a calm tone, "We agreed before that you would disappear from my sight once you got the money."
"Don't worry, I won't bother you." Old Man Chu was in an unusually good mood because he had received the silver: "With this, I can find any woman I want, I don't need a withered bean sprout like you."
"Thank you very much."
Cheng Shanshan didn't want to waste time with Old Man Chu, so she decisively turned around and left.
Old Man Chu stopped her: "You want to see those three from the Cheng family, don't you? I saw them on my way to collect the silver. It seems they want to report you to the magistrate!"
"..."
Was she late?
Cheng Shanshan frowned.
Seeing her like this, Old Man Chu was a little gloating: "I thought you were such a smart girl, but you still got tricked. Oh dear, isn't this what they call karma?"
Cheng Shanshan glared at him coldly, her eyes filled with impatience: "Are you trying to give me back my money after all this nonsense?"
"Of course not."
Old Man Chu hurriedly clutched the silver he had "worked hard" to obtain: "Let me tell you, don't even think about taking my silver. If you want silver, just go ask Huo Mingchen. Everyone knows you two are having an affair!"
Cheng Shanshan snapped, "Shut up, don't talk nonsense!"
"Okay, okay."
Old Man Chu ran off in a flash.
Cheng Shanshan didn't pursue the matter further. After all, she had already bought everything she needed to buy, and money was basically equivalent to stones to her, or even less valuable than stones that could hit someone.
Since the Cheng family had already left, she went to find Huo Mingchen.
After thinking it over all night, she decided to lower her guard and remind Huo Mingchen.
Unexpectedly, Huo Mingchen wasn't home either. Looking at the empty house, she couldn't help but recall his serious expression from yesterday, and a bad feeling suddenly crept into her heart.
Will he get into trouble?
In his past life, he relied on his familiarity with the environment to escape to the mountains and save many people, but this time he left the village...
It's all her fault!
Overwhelmed with guilt, she waited at Huo Mingchen's house all day, but to her dismay, he still hadn't appeared by nightfall...
As dusk fell.
Dark, heavy clouds loomed overhead, a clear sign of an approaching storm.
Cheng Shanshan glanced at Huo Mingchen's house, then looked back at the road she had come from, and finally had to quicken her pace to return to the cave on the mountain.
Bai was staying in the cave by herself, and she was very worried that something might have happened to Cheng Shanshan. When she saw her return, she immediately went up to her and said, "Shanshan, why are you so late? I thought something had happened to you. I was really scared to death."
Cheng Shanshan closed the door before saying, "I'm sorry, I made Mother worry."
"No need to apologize to your mother." Looking at her with tenderness in her eyes, Madam Bai handed her a bowl of warm water that had been kept warm. "Here, drink some water to warm yourself up."
"Um."
Cheng Shanshan took a sip.
But the worry and anxiety in her heart did not lessen in the slightest. She couldn't help but murmur, "Mother, do you think something might have happened to Brother Huo who hasn't come home?"
Seeing her worried expression, Bai comforted her, "Huo Mingchen is so capable, he'll definitely be alright. Go check on him again tomorrow, maybe he'll be back."
"But……"
She wanted to say it was too late.
The sky was filled with the impending downpour, which would engulf everything.
However, to avoid worrying Bai Shi, she still forced a smile: "Mother is right, Brother Huo will definitely be alright."
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