Shen Yulan was stunned, somewhat confused.
Chen Jingyan jumped out of bed, her anger rising rapidly.
Chen Feng is really something else. She actually wants to use her own daughter to exchange for a bride price. Is she crazy for money?
Shen Yulan asked Anzi, puzzled, "Fool? What fool?"
Anzi hurriedly explained, "It's that idiot from the Zhao family in Shangyang Village! Before, Mom forced Sister Jingya to marry that idiot, and even had Granny Zhao bring a group of people to try to kidnap Sister Jingya in the middle of the night. It was Sister Jingya who beat them down, and Granny Zhao was so scared of Sister Jingya that she didn't dare to come!"
Chen Jingyan said angrily, "Eldest sister, Aunt must have come up with this heartless and rotten idea just to raise money for the trip to the capital!"
Shen Yulan's gaze dimmed, and she said self-deprecatingly, "Ha, in my mother's heart, I'm only fit to marry a fool?"
Anzi wrapped his arms around Shen Yulan's waist, blinked his clear eyes, and said proudly, "Big sister, don't be afraid, I'll protect you! If Granny Zhao dares to come, I'll beat her to a pulp!"
Shen Yulan's eyes glistened with tears as she patted Anzi's head with relief.
She said calmly, "Elder sister, stay with me every step of the way these days. No matter what excuse your aunt makes to send you away, don't go with her!"
Shen Yulan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and nodded, saying, "She won't be able to fool me so easily anymore."
Sure enough, in the following days, Chen Feng always found excuses to come to Shen Yulan, putting on the appearance of a loving mother caring for her daughter.
Shen Yulan didn't give her a friendly look, and Chen Feng was turned away several times, so she had to give up.
Before we knew it, it was the end of August. The autumn colors in the forest farm were in full bloom. In previous years, the educated youth would take advantage of their rest time to go on an autumn outing in the mountains, but today no one had the leisure or inclination for that.
With just over three months left until the college entrance examination in December, everyone is making the most of every minute and putting in their best effort to study.
Old Xu's demands on the educated youth became increasingly higher, and his attitude became increasingly strict. Evening classes were extended from one hour to two hours.
One day in early September, Shen Honggang brought good news to the forest farm: his eldest daughter-in-law, Pan Yunxia, had given birth to a healthy baby boy. The baby had already celebrated his one-month birthday at her parents' home and would soon return to Dalin Village to hold a one-month celebration banquet.
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After experiencing a series of upsetting events in the Shen family, including Shen Yulan losing her father, Shen Yuqin's fiancé running away, and Chen Feng causing trouble, Shen Honggang finally had something to be happy about. Shen Jingyan was genuinely happy for Shen Honggang.
On the day of the full moon celebration, the Shen family set up more than twenty tables in the front and back courtyards, making it a very lively occasion.
Although Chen Feng and Shen Yuqin had terrible reputations in the village, the villagers knew in their hearts that Shen Honggang was an honest and kind person. Even if they didn't care about Chen Feng, they would still give gifts and money as a form of social obligation.
Chen Feng grinned from ear to ear as she looked at the ever-thickening stack of banknotes.
Before they could even enjoy the money, Shen Zhiqiang and Pan Yunxia arrived with their child.
Shen Jingyan, who was watching the spectacle, followed behind.
Pan Yunxia is not a bad person. She used to speak up for Chen Feng when she saw him beating and scolding the original owner. When Chen Feng didn't give the original owner food, Pan Yunxia would occasionally give her some.
Therefore, Shen Jingyan directly prepared a large red envelope containing fifty yuan and handed it to Pan Yunxia, reminding her that the money people gave as gifts at today's full moon banquet was for the baby and should not be kept by Chen Feng.
Shen Jingyan knew perfectly well that once Chen Feng had money, she would become arrogant, and once she became arrogant, who knew what kind of trouble she would cause? She didn't want Shen Honggang to live in a chaotic family.
Pan Yunxia is shrewd and sharp-tongued, and she is not one to suffer a loss. With four older brothers backing her up, Chen Feng, who bullies the weak and fears the strong, dares not do anything to her, let alone control this daughter-in-law.
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Pan Yunxia placed the baby in Shen Zhiqiang's arms, then, adopting the demeanor of a mistress of the house, picked up the stack of banknotes on the table, counted them carefully, and wrapped them in a handkerchief.
Chen Feng panicked when she saw that Pan Yunxia was going to take all the money.
She was still hoping to use this money to take Shen Yuqin to the capital to find Zhou Zhengqing!
"Yunxia, what's wrong with you...?"
Pan Yunxia laughed and said, "Mom, this money is what everyone pooled together for your grandson, so of course it should be spent on him. Tomorrow I'll have Qiangzi deposit it in the bank, and I promise he won't squander a single penny!"
These words were so perfectly plausible that Chen Feng stared blankly for a long time, unable to come up with a reason to ask for money.
Seeing this, Shen Yuqin stepped forward and made an excuse, saying, "Sister-in-law, aren't you and my brother busy taking care of my little nephew? Mom and I can help you with saving money!"
Chen Feng quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, the child needs someone to look after him right now, let me go and deposit the money for you!"
Pan Yunxia's face darkened, and she remained silent.
In her eagerness to get the money, Shen Yuqin actually tried to snatch Pan Yunxia's handkerchief.
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"Sister-in-law, look at you, we're all family, why are you being so polite with me!"
Her plump hand had already grasped the corner of the handkerchief, but it was stopped by a fair and slender hand.
Shen Jingyan pried her chubby hand away and said to Pan Yunxia with a smile, "Sister-in-law, what a coincidence! I'm going to town to buy things this afternoon. Let me store them for you so that your aunt and second sister won't have to make another trip tomorrow."
Pan Yunxia happily replied, "That's wonderful!"
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