The courtyard door was opened from the inside, and the gray-haired woman looked at Cheng Zhaodi and Liu Yu with a big smile.

"Dad, Zhaodi is back, and she brought her friends with her."

The woman happily pulled Liu Yu into the yard, and Cheng Zhaodi turned around and locked the door.

As soon as Liu Yu entered the door, he saw an old man coming out holding an oil lamp.

Seeing Liu Yu, he looked at her consciously and said, "You must be tired from walking. Come in and sit for a while."

Liu Yu nodded, "Thank you, uncle."

Looking at the old house in front of him and the land under his feet, Liu Yu decided to go to the town tomorrow. He couldn't go back to school early.

"You must be tired. Let me make the quilts for you." Mother Cheng entered the house and turned to walk towards the west room.

Cheng Zhaodi picked up the teapot on the table and poured herself a bowl of water.

Seeing Liu Yu still standing there in a daze, "Liu Yu, drink some water."

Liu Yu was indeed thirsty, but he couldn't drink the bowl that Cheng Zhaodi handed to him.

The reason was simple. The black bowl was in her hand, and the stains on the bowl were so thick that she couldn't ignore it.

Seeing Cheng Zhaodi looking at him, Liu Yu felt embarrassed not to drink, but he couldn't do it. Putting down the bowl, Liu Yu took out his empty kettle.

"Zhao Di, please fill the kettle for me, so I don't have to come out to get water when I go to sleep."

Seeing the disdain in Liu Yu's eyes, Cheng Zhaodi took Liu Yu's kettle without saying anything and started pouring water.

"It's ready, go in and have some rest." Cheng's mother came out from the west room.

Liu Yu took his water bottle and thanked Cheng's mother, "Thank you, Auntie. Sorry for the trouble."

"You are so polite, kid. I thought you were great the first time I saw you. Come inside and go to sleep."

Mother Cheng enthusiastically helped Liu Yu carry the backpack into the house.

As soon as Liu Yu entered the west room, he found only a not-so-wide wooden bed.

The mattress was covered with dry straw and the whole room was dark and messy.

There were bamboo baskets and farm tools on the side. This was clearly a storage room, not a place for people to live.

Liu Yu, come over here and have some rest." Cheng Zhaodi, on the other hand, was used to this kind of environment and had already started to take off her shoes and coat.

Liu Yu wanted to wash up, and now just wanted to lie down with her clothes on for the night and leave quickly tomorrow morning.

Liu Yu, who was lying on the bed, looked at Cheng Zhaodi, "Zhaodi, you live here too?"

"Yes, but mom is very good to you. This mattress didn't even exist when I lived here."

Cheng Zhaodi said this with her eyes slightly closed. She was very tired after walking for more than a hour on the mountain road.

In order to bring Liu Yu back alive, she carried such a heavy baggage and walked so far without much rest. Soon she fell into a deep sleep.

Although Liu Yu was sleepy, she couldn't fall asleep at this moment. She felt uneasy.

The moment he entered the room, he saw Cheng's father holding a lamp and looking at him. Liu Yu felt a chill on his back and was indescribably scared.

Now sleeping on the hard wooden bed with a slightly damp mattress, she felt more energetic.

Liu Yu tossed and turned, feeling sleepy and tired, and only fell into a deep sleep at dawn.

When Liu Yu woke up, she found that Cheng Zhaodi was no longer beside her. She looked at her watch and it was already past eight in the morning.

Liu Yu sat up quickly and felt like his legs were not his own.

Liu Yu smoothed her hair, opened the door, and found Cheng Zhaodi sitting in the outer room chatting with Cheng's mother. There were also sounds of work outside the yard.

Seeing Liu Yu wake up, Cheng's mother stood up and said, "Wake up, the children in this city are different, they are delicate and weak. I left some food for you, eat it quickly."

Mother Cheng turned around and took out two pieces of steamed buns and two pieces of pickled vegetables from the pot.

Liu Yu was mad at the sight of the hard, black thing in front of him.

Mother Cheng smiled and pulled Liu Yu to sit down. "You kid, you haven't rested yet. Here, this is for you."

As he said this, he took out an egg from his pocket and stuffed it into Liu Yu's hand.

Looking at the egg in his hand, Liu Yu looked at Cheng Zhaodi who had a calm expression.

"Thank you, Auntie." Liu Yu was very hungry at this moment. He was cracking eggs, peeling them and eating them on the table.

"Zhaodi, I'll be leaving the mountain in a while." Liu Yu said to Cheng Zhaodi.

Cheng Zhaodi curled her lips and just looked at Liu Yu without saying anything.

"Silly boy, you are just like home here, why are you going to the mountains? You haven't met Zhaodi's brother yet."

Mother Cheng pulled Liu Yu's arm and spoke with a smile, shouting outside the yard.

"Laifu, come in and meet your sister Liu Yu."

Liu Yu sat on a low stool and looked towards the door, only to see a tall and strong man walk in.

The constant exposure to the sun made the man look very dark, and he looked a bit like Zhaodi, with narrow eyes, short noses, and thick lips.

As soon as Cheng Laifu came in, his eyes were fixed on Liu Yu. "Sister Liu Yu."

Liu Yu couldn't laugh anymore, especially when she saw Cheng Lai Fu's yellow teeth.

For the sake of appearance, he nodded and curled his lips, and quickly stuffed the half egg in his hand into his mouth. He wanted to get up the mountain quickly.

Looking at the steamed buns in front of him, Liu Yugen couldn't eat any more. "Zhao Di, I'm leaving first. See you at school. Thank you for your hospitality, Auntie."

After Liu Yu finished speaking, she wanted to stand up but Cheng's mother grabbed her wrist and she couldn't move.

“Auntie…” Liu Yu’s expression was a little stiff.

"Good boy, I felt a affinity with you the first time I saw you. Don't leave. Girls will get married and have children sooner or later. It's just right for me to stay here with you." Mother Cheng looked at Liu Yu seriously and said.

"Auntie, I still have to go to school. I'm not planning on getting married." Liu Yu refused while pulling her arm, trying to break free.

Cheng Zhaodi stood up, looked at Liu Yu, and snatched the watch from Liu Yu's wrist.

"Liu Yu, just accept it. My brother is young and strong, and he will not treat you badly in the future. We will be a family from now on."

Liu Yu was so frightened and dumbfounded that she struggled to get away. Tears had already flowed down her face without her noticing.

"Zhao Di, didn't you say you would invite me over? Didn't you say you would show me your hometown? How could you treat me like this?" Liu Yu spoke incoherently.

"Let's do it today, and let Lai Fu get the job done. Don't refuse a toast and then drink the wine for punishment. Live honestly with my son and give me a grandson, and I will let you suffer less."

Mother Cheng slapped Liu Yu so hard that he saw stars.

"Mom, be gentle." Cheng Lai Fu looked at Liu Yu's swollen face with some heartache.

"You bastard, you forgot your mother after you got married, and you feel sorry for her when she hit you."

Mother Cheng pushed Liu Yu into Lai Fu's arms.

Lai Fu was grinning so hard that he couldn't stop smiling, and he dragged Liu Yu into the house.

Mother Cheng considerately closed the door for her son and looked at Cheng Zhaodi.

"Not bad, I didn't raise you in vain."

Cheng Zhaodi looked at the watch in her hand and slowly put it on her wrist.

"Mom, you can't go back on your promise to me. Let me finish college."

Cheng's mother sneered, "You will get married sooner or later. I don't know what you are struggling for. But it's not bad to find a college student in the city for your brother."

As Cheng's mother spoke, she pricked up her ears to listen to what was going on in the house.