After hearing what Li Yutong said, hope finally ignited in Li Xiaojuan's heart.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Who wouldn't want to marry a man she loves, an eighteen-year-old girl, instead of being arranged by her parents to marry a lame man who hunches his shoulders and walks with a limp?

Li Xiaojuan went there full of hope.

Li Yutong finally breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the hotel. Her grandmother Chen Xiaoying asked, "What does Xiaojuan want to talk to you about?"

After all, Li Xiaojuan's adoptive parents are good-for-nothings, and she is afraid that her granddaughter will get into trouble.

Li Yutong then told the story of Li Xiaojuan.

"This couple is really inhumane. There are so many young men in and outside the village who can't find wives, why do they have to marry Xiaojuan to Tian Yongkang?"

Chen Xiaoying also knew who Tian Yongkang was. He was from the same village. The child had been a lame man who used a cane since he was young, and everyone was impressed by him.

"Grandma, do you also think that Tian Yongkang is a bad person?" Li Yutong asked.

Her grandmother Chen Xiaoying said: "I don't mind the child having problems with his legs and feet. He was born like this and there is nothing he can do about it."

"I saw him throw other people's puppies into the toilet one by one and poke them with a stick. I also saw him secretly lighting a fire under someone's firewood pile. At that time, he was only seven or eight years old."

Li Yutong doesn't know about these things yet.

It turned out that Tian Yongkang had early signs of having psychological problems. He was so cruel when he was a child, no wonder he became a pervert when he grew up.

Isn't that just perverted?

Li Yutong recalled that when she returned to the village in her previous life, some people secretly talked about how Tian Yongkang abused Xiaojuan in that kind of thing. Xiaojuan was an innocent girl who didn't understand the relationship between men and women. When she got married, her adoptive mother didn't tell her about this. She was tortured by him to the point where she was worse off than death.

Li Yutong couldn't help but shiver.

When she saw Li Xiaojuan for the last time in her previous life, she looked much more haggard. Although they were of the same age, in her twenties, she looked like she was forty.

She talked to her and said she didn't know why she had such a miserable life, as she had never done anything bad and had even done some good things.

Later, there was news of her death. She was beaten to death by her second husband.

Chen Xiaoying was washing dishes and suddenly remembered something: "Xiaoyu, do you think we should really close this store and open a hot pot restaurant?"

"It's such a shame. Just like the fried skewers shop, our small restaurant is also very profitable. We have a lot of income every month. It's a shame to close it."

Li Yutong said: "I also feel it's a pity. We just don't have anyone we can trust. If we open a branch and the food we sell has problems, it will ruin our reputation."

Chen Xiaoying thought about it and asked, "I know someone who I think can do it."

Chen Xiaoying has lived her whole life and has a few people she can talk to and trust.

"Who is it?" Li Yutong asked.

"I'll take you to have a look." Since she was not busy now, Chen Xiaoying took off her apron and asked Zhao Xueyan, the third son's wife, to look after the store.

She took Li Yutong and the two of them rode bicycles across the small river in the county town. The middle of the county town was divided by a small river, and People's Parks were built on both sides of the river.

They arrived at a neighborhood that Li Yutong was familiar with.

"Grandma, do you have any acquaintances here?"

Isn’t this the neighborhood where He Zixuan and Shen Jiaze live?

Those who buy houses here are all wealthy people in their small county, or leaders working in the government.

"Yes, I have a cousin who lives here. We had a lot of fun when we were kids. Later, we got married and didn't keep in touch much. But she often asked people to bring me things. All the delicious food you ate when you were a kid were sent by her," said Chen Xiaoying.

She was so envious of her cousin at that time.

She married Li Pingwang, who was poor and selfish.

Her cousin was lucky to marry a teacher. Who would have known that this teacher was so educated, could write and do calligraphy, and directly became the leader of the county cultural center.

"When we meet, call me aunt," she said.

Li Yutong agreed.

It's holiday now. There is an area surrounded by iron fences in the community, which is a basketball court. There are also ping-pong tables and various fitness equipment around it. At this time, there are really five or six young people playing basketball.

Li Yutong took a look and saw a familiar figure. Shen Jiaze was tall, but he looked particularly light when he jumped. He easily threw the basketball into the basket and made a three-pointer.

She withdrew her gaze and followed Chen Xiaoying to an apartment building.

He Zixuan was wiping his sweat when he saw a familiar figure. He exclaimed, "Hey, Boss, I think I saw Li Yutong?"

Shen Jiaze stopped dribbling the ball, held the basketball in his hand and asked, "Where did you see it?"

He Zixuan pointed and Shen Jiaze looked over.

He thought for a moment and threw the basketball to his companions: "You guys play."

He Zixuan felt a little complicated. His cousin's attitude towards Li Yutong was too weird. Did he really want to develop a relationship with Li Yutong?

But he is going abroad.

Moreover, his family background is far inferior. I heard from his father that the servants in Shen Jiaze's family can communicate in English fluently. Their house is also very big, just like the residential area where his family lives, and they all live in small villas.

He Zixuan didn't know what to say. He just hoped that Shen Jiaze would let it go. He just hoped that Li Yutong would hold on and not be "fascinated" by Shen Jiaze.

Li Yutong didn't know that Shen Jiaze was waiting for her downstairs.

Went upstairs.

When the two old sisters saw each other, they looked at each other, then hugged each other and started crying.

Li Yutong took the opportunity to look around the house. Considering the old lady's age, there were no things used by young people in the house. The whole house seemed very lonely and dark.

"This is your eldest granddaughter. The last time I saw her, she was only five or six years old."

The old lady said kindly.

"Auntie." Li Yutong called out with a smile.

"Okay, okay, here are some biscuits for you. There are also canned oranges and milk. Just help yourself to whatever you want to eat." The old lady entertained her warmly.

"Thank you, auntie. I understand." Li Yutong said obediently.

The old man likes young people who are obedient and good-looking. He said with a smile on his face: "Xiaoying, you are so lucky to have such a lovely granddaughter."

Chen Xiaoying thought of her cousin's experience and couldn't help but feel jealous: "Wanping, after Hongxiu left, she never came back?"

Su Wanping smiled bitterly: "Why come back? I don't have anything. Others have gone abroad. America is so good. They live in villas, drive cars, and their children eat fried chicken, burgers and French fries. We don't have them here..."

Li Yutong glanced at her aunt in confusion.

Chen Xiaoying couldn't help but feel sad for her cousin after hearing this: "What kind of fate is this? Hongyan is my own daughter. I worked so hard to raise her, but she is so selfish that she doesn't even care about the life and death of me and Li Pingwang. She only knows how to cheat me of my money."

"Hongxiu is not your biological daughter, but you raised her with great effort as if she were your own. Now that you have been recognized as her biological parents, you are kicked out. What does this mean?"