"Okay, stop fooling around."
Cheng Shanshan's face showed obvious impatience: "It's just food, I'll give it to you."
Grandma Cheng was completely surprised by how easy it was and exclaimed with delight, "Then hurry up and bring it to me!"
"Wait."
Without any hesitation, Cheng Shanshan quickly took out a bag of millet.
When Grandma Cheng saw that this was more than what Cheng Wan'er had taken, her eyes lit up: "You actually stored up so much food!"
Cheng Shanshan glanced at her indifferently before continuing, "After all, Wan'er took quite a lot of millet and flour back then. How much do you think I would have left?"
Old Mrs. Cheng sensed something was amiss: "Wan'er took flour from you?"
"yes."
Cheng Shanshan nodded first.
Then, feigning surprise, he looked at Old Mrs. Cheng and said, "Don't tell me you didn't know?"
"...How could I not know?" Old Mrs. Cheng's heart pounded, but she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she mustered all her strength and snatched the small half-bag of millet: "Give it to me!"
After giving it to her, Cheng Shanshan turned and left.
Grandma Cheng also returned to the cave where they were. Because she had been thinking about what Cheng Shanshan had said on the way, she forgot to hide what she was holding and rushed to Cheng Wan'er in a fierce manner.
Cheng Wan'er only saw that Grandma Cheng had taken something, completely unaware that she was angry, and was still smiling brightly: "Grandmother, did you bring millet?"
"Yes, it's millet! Only millet! No wheat flour!" Grandma Cheng said, throwing the food on the ground. Her tone was full of dissatisfaction. "After all, an old woman like me is not qualified to eat wheat flour."
"..."
Cheng Wan'er was stunned for a moment.
Seeing that Grandma Cheng was angry, she asked timidly, "Grandmother, are you really a grandmother now?"
Cheng Xiulan also got up and asked, "Yes, Mother, you seem very unhappy. Did Cheng Shanshan say something to you?"
Grandma Cheng looked at Cheng Xiulan and asked through gritted teeth, "Weren't you supposed to be exhausted? How come you're suddenly alright?"
Cheng Xiulan forgot to pretend and blushed when asked, "Ahem, I was just happy to see Mother come back."
"You're happy, but I'm not!" Old Mrs. Cheng jabbed her cane hard, her eyes filled with anger. "So you two think I'm an easy target, that's why you treat me like an outsider. You have flour, but you just watch me starve to death instead of giving it to me!"
"..."
flour?
The two looked at each other.
He looked completely bewildered.
After a while, Cheng Wan'er noticed something: "Grandmother, did that bitch Cheng Shanshan say something to you?"
Grandma Cheng was also someone who couldn't keep secrets. In her anger, she told everyone what had just happened. Cheng Xiulan couldn't help but cry out in protest, "Mother, how could we possibly have flour to hide? We couldn't have kept it a secret!"
Cheng Wan'er sighed: "That's right, Grandmother, you've been fooled by Cheng Shanshan. She's just trying to sow discord!"
"..."
Grandma Cheng was skeptical.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Wan'er's eyes immediately reddened: "If others don't believe me, that's fine, but if even Grandmother doesn't believe me, then I... really have nowhere to reason with her." As she spoke, tears immediately rolled down her cheeks, making her a pitiful sight.
When Grandma Cheng saw Cheng Wan'er crying, she immediately softened and tried to comfort her: "Alright, alright, it was Grandma's fault. Grandma was fooled by that girl Shanshan. Don't take it to heart."
Cheng Wan'er held Grandma Cheng's hand: "Grandmother, the three of us are one, you really have to believe me."
"Believe me, believe me." Cheng Xiulan quickly smoothed things over: "Your grandmother has liked you since you were little, how could she not believe you?"
Grandma Cheng nodded: "Yes, yes, yes."
The three of them cleared up the misunderstanding, but they didn't notice that Zhang Wang was gradually approaching. Taking advantage of their inattention, he quickly snatched the half bag of millet!
Enraged that her grain had been stolen, Old Lady Cheng cried out, "Zhang Wang, how could you steal the grain from an old woman like me!"
Zhang Wang chuckled: "I wouldn't call this stealing. After all, we're all in the same boat now, so of course we should share the good times and the bad, and eat together when we have food."
"That's right, Zhang Wang is right."
"There's so much millet, I'll go cook it right away, everyone eat some to nourish yourselves." Now this is a precious item, and everyone is extremely happy.
Grandma Cheng and Cheng Xiulan were so angry that they wanted to snatch it back, but Zhang Wang blocked their way. He grinned broadly and said, "We have more people than things, why don't you go ask that Cheng Shanshan for some more?"
Grandma Cheng glared at him: "What do you mean by asking for more? You think you can just rely on your mouth?"
“Isn’t that right?” Zhang Wang raised an eyebrow. “That girl is from your family. You are her grandmother. You’ve already given her food twice. A third time won’t be a problem.”
After the previous few experiences, he was already too scared to go anymore.
After all, neither Cheng Shanshan nor Huo Mingchen are easy to mess with.
Unexpectedly, the Cheng family managed to get grain twice in a row, which made him feel that he had instantly grasped their weakness.
Grandma Cheng is not stupid.
Although she knew she had gotten food more easily today, her greed still led her to search for more.
It's one thing to do it for yourself, but it's quite another to help so many people.
Leaning on her prickly ash cane, her weathered eyes blazing with anger, she said, "How much could that girl possibly have to support all of you? Don't even think about taking advantage of this old woman!"
Cheng Xiulan chimed in, "That's right, Zhang Wang, you're really shameless right now!"
"I have no shame?"
Zhang Wang was getting a little angry: "Since you all say that, then I'll show you what real shamelessness is!" As he said this, he gave a wink to the person next to him.
The two immediately understood each other and grabbed Cheng Wan'er from the left and right.
Cheng Wan'er was terrified and her face turned pale: "What are you doing? Let me go!"
"Don't be afraid."
Zhang Wang smiled and hooked Cheng Wan'er's chin: "Your grandmother and your mother can get us food, so we would never hurt you."
Cheng Wan'er stared wide-eyed: "Are you all crazy?"
Old Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Xiulan were soon also imprisoned, and the three of them looked just like lambs to the slaughter.
"Yes, we're starving." Zhang Wang sighed softly, feigning concern, then said with a mournful tone, "Now, apart from Huo Mingchen, we're all eating dirt. We really have no other choice but to do this, Wan'er, please understand."
"..."
What does she understand?
Looking at the fierce expressions of the crowd, Cheng Wan'er suddenly understood why Cheng Shanshan had so readily provided food for herself and Old Madam Cheng!
Cheng Shanshan, you're too ruthless and cruel!
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