Er Ye picked up the conversation, "If it weren't for that, Youdi should be out working to earn money. How could she still be at home? She has to cook and do laundry for the family! Their family is so poor that they eat pickled vegetables and vegetables three times a day, and sometimes they can't even afford fresh vegetables. Logically speaking, the siblings should be working every day, so how come they have so much time to play with us?"
Shang Tao blinked. "Does this mean you deliberately approached us?"
"yes."
"What's there for us to get close to? They envy us for eating well, but when they come to my house, we've never fed them a single bite. It's been two months, and they haven't had a single vegetable dish. Don't you understand?"
Yang Wanwan smiled meaningfully and said, "Whatever you two do, they report to someone every day. That person will give them food."
Shang Tao's mouth dropped open. "What's there to report about what happened between us?"
Yang Wanwan and Er Ye exchanged a glance.
Futaba asked, "Sister, who is this?"
Yang Wanwan whispered, "Yang Dali."
Er Ye and Shang Tao looked at each other in bewilderment. Er Ye asked, "What is Yang Dali trying to do?"
What is Yang Dali planning to do?
It's not that Yang Dali wants to do anything.
Rather, it's about what the person behind him is involved in.
The person behind him is no ordinary person.
Yang Wanwan had many doubts in her mind, but she couldn't say them now, lest she frighten Er Ye and Shang Tao.
Since this person isn't facing me directly, there must be something he's worried about.
Yang Wanwan instructed, "Er Ye, Shang Tao, just remember what your eldest sister said: don't trust either Yang Dali or Yang Youneng's families. When it's time to kick them while they're down, don't hesitate to do it. No matter what they say or do, just don't believe them. Always remember to protect yourselves."
After giving her younger siblings some instructions and going over some details, Yang Wanwan felt somewhat relieved after hearing Er Ye and Shang Tao's assurances.
Yang Wanwan put down her chopsticks and went to visit her grandparents, bringing some cakes and pastries she had bought from the county town.
Grandpa and Grandma Yang only stay at Yang Wanwan's house on weekday evenings; the rest of the time they stay at their own home.
Grandma Yang looks much thinner than when Yang Wanwan started school.
She was overjoyed to see Yang Wanwan. "Wanwan, you're just like your father! You're so smart, such a good child."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but wipe his eyes away.
Yang Jinqiang was her biological son, who died young, and she has suffered greatly over the years. Her son left behind three daughters, all so young, and she is old and can't help them much; she only feels that life is filled with despair and gloom.
Now, Yang Wanwan and her younger siblings are living a better and better life, which makes Grandma Yang very happy.
She became the stepmother of Yang Dali and his two siblings. Before, with Yang Jinqiang around, she could at least hold her head high. But after Yang Jinqiang died, she suddenly lost her support, and faced with the cold mockery of her two daughters-in-law, she didn't even have the strength to refute them.
Grandma Yang was overjoyed that Yang Wanwan could make Yang Dali lose face, even though she didn't say it aloud.
Serves you right for bullying us!
Yang Xiaogu didn't tell her about the divorce, afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it. Er Ye and Shang Tao also didn't tell Grandma Yang.
Cao Xinchun and Maodouhua, upon hearing the news, immediately ran over to tell Grandma Yang.
"Xiao Jia's personality is just not good, no wonder Ai Min doesn't want her!"
"It's not that I'm saying anything bad about Xiaojia, she's just too stupid. Otherwise, she would have had two children and Aimin would still not want her! If it were anyone else, how could she be abandoned by a man?"
"What an idiot! He got divorced and didn't get a single penny, yet he insists on custody of Youjin and her brother? Do you think custody can feed them? What's the use of that? They're both so old. They can live a good life with Aimin, but what can they get with Xiaojia? All the money Aimin earns just goes to that bastard!"
"Youjin is a girl, she should be working, why should she study? Xiaojia is so stubborn and stupid!"
Grandma Yang felt helpless about her daughter's difficult fate, and was also angered by Cao Xinchun and Maodouhua, so she fell ill.
Fortunately, Er Ye and Shang Tao were considerate, talking to her and cooking her delicious food. Grandpa Yang was also considerate of his wife, which saved her life.
Yang Wanwan comforted her grandmother.
Grandma Yang's biggest concern right now is her aunt, Yang Xiaogu. She couldn't wait to ask, "Wanwan, your aunt has such a strong personality. If she hadn't gotten divorced, I wouldn't believe that Hu Aimin was such a person! Wanwan, tell Grandma, how is your aunt doing now? Erye and Shangtao said that your aunt has come to terms with things, but I'm still worried about her."
Yang Wanwan said, "Grandma, Auntie is really much better now. Don't worry, I'm here. I will definitely take good care of Auntie."
"Sigh! I called her from your house, and she said she was better, but I still don't believe it."
Yang Wanwan thought for a moment and then recounted some recent events, while also omitting some things that worried Grandma Yang, such as her and her aunt being taken to the police station.
Upon hearing that Liu Hui and Luo Xiaoyan had been detained by the police station for a day, Grandma Yang clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha! This is your retribution for harming our Xiaojia!"
After comforting Grandma Yang for a while, Yang Wanwan finally went home.
Shang Tao finished her homework and was cooking food for her chickens and ducks in the yard, chopping vegetable leaves with a loud "bang bang".
"Big sister, big sister, Auntie is here!"
Yang Wanwan was instructing Er Ye on a math problem when she heard Shang Tao shouting from the yard.
She peeked out from the balcony and saw that it was indeed Aunt Fu, carrying a basket downstairs.
She smiled broadly and said, "Wanwan, your yard is getting more and more beautiful. Look at all the flowers you've planted—pink, red, and yellow—and all those green leaves together, they're so pretty."
Aunt Fu spoke with a warm and affectionate tone, as if she had always been very close to her siblings.
It was as if the estrangement of the past five or six years had never existed.
It was as if her disdain and contempt for her siblings had never existed.
Yang Wanwan smiled.
Aunt Fu is a businesswoman; one second she's gloomy, the next she's all smiles—that's her specialty.
Therefore, her expression today is not strange.
Yang Wanwan leaned on the railing and said, "Auntie, you're a rare guest. What brings you here today?"
After what happened during the Lunar New Year, Yang Wanwan didn't want to have anything to do with Uncle Fu's family anymore.
Aunt Fu's visit today must have something to do; it's not really to see her and her brother.
Aunt Fu put the basket on the stone table, plopped down on the stool, and said, "These days, all the farm work at home has been finished, so I'm not too busy. That's why I came to see you siblings. You siblings should also be more careful; you can't just focus on your studies all the time and never visit your uncle's house!"
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