"Father, Mother, Aunt...dinner is ready." Ye Hufeng knocked on the door.
"Coming right away," Ye Caiping replied.
The group went out the door and came to the main room.
Ye Hufeng served the dishes one by one. The main dish was chicken stew with mushrooms, followed by stir-fried cured pork with green peppers, and several vegetarian dishes. It was quite a feast.
Despite her embarrassment and low spirits, Ye Hufen still forced a smile, wanting to present her best side to her parents and relatives.
The more Aunt Ye saw her forcing a smile, the more sorry she felt for her. She could only pretend that nothing had happened and sit there with a calm smile.
Yang Guangzong came out and saw that everyone in the Ye family looked calm and composed, but he felt even more smug.
He had expected them to embarrass him somewhat, but to his surprise, none of them dared to get angry.
Yeah, a bunch of cowards.
As long as Ye Hufen and Yang Xiaoyan are in his hands, even if he lets Widow Chen move into the house, they won't dare to utter a sound.
Thinking about it, Yang Guangzong felt even more cheerful: "Xiao Yan, go inside and get my half-jar of wine. I'm in a good mood today, I'll have a few drinks with my father-in-law and brother-in-law."
Yang Xiaoyan's face darkened, but she still turned around to get the wine.
Drink, drink, drink! I'll drink you to death!
Let's see if you can still drink it in a couple of days!
Seeing that the Ye family was being too accommodating, Yang Guangzong stopped pretending and looked at Ye Hufen: "Where is Duobao?"
Ye Hufen, holding her breath, said, "Didn't he just go out?"
Yang Guangzong knew that his son was with Widow Chen at the moment, so he said, "Save some vegetables for Duobao to eat now, and save more."
It means to serve it to Widow Chen.
Aunt Ye was furious; she wanted nothing more than to smother him with the food in her bowl.
But thinking of Ye Caiping's plan, he held back, looked up at Ye Hufen, and showed all his sadness and humiliation on his face.
Ye Hufen felt a lump in her throat. She wouldn't mind if they treated her like this normally, but now, in front of her parents... how heartbroken her parents must be!
"Hurry up and go!" Yang Guangzong glared at her.
Ye Hufen trembled and said to her second aunt, "Mother, I want to get some food for Sanquan too. Isn't he herding cattle?"
After saying that, he left in a disheveled state.
Ye Caiping gave a cold smile and glanced at Yang Guangzong. The more arrogant he is now, the more miserable he will be in a few days!
Even if Ye Hufen still doesn't dare to make a move in the end, she and Sanquan and Siquan will.
We'll make him crawl on the floor with his teeth!
"By the way, brother-in-law, we rarely get to come here, so we'd like to explore the area a bit more. Could we stay a few more days?" Ye Caiping asked Yang Guangzong.
Yang Guangzong was displeased. Staying a few more days meant he would be watched for a few more days.
However, given their current cowardly state, they're only making themselves suffer.
The problem is, if they stay a few more days, won't they have to use up more rice and food?
"What's wrong? Brother-in-law doesn't want to? We won't bother him and my sister, we just want to walk around a bit more. Could it be... that brother-in-law can't bear to let us eat even a little more?"
Yang Guangzong choked for a moment, then hurriedly said, "How could that be! Stay as long as you like, it's just a few meals, haha!"
After the meal, Ye Caiping asked Yang Xiaoyan to quietly leave the house.
...
The next morning, Ye Caiping took Grandma Ye and her daughter Ye Hufen to the street.
Ye Hufen was naturally happy to be able to spend more time with her family.
But... when I think about the situation at home, I'm afraid of upsetting my parents and siblings.
Baohe Town is quite lively right now.
Even though many shops are closed during the Lunar New Year, there are always people who want to make money from it.
"Big sister, what's the most unique food around here?" Ye Caiping asked with a smile as the group walked down the bustling street.
"There's a pastry shop up ahead, a well-established brand with over 30 years of history. They say their hibiscus crystal cake is the best. But it's really expensive; a box of twenty costs 300 coins. We can't afford it."
“I have a client who loves local specialty snacks. Before coming here, she asked me to bring her some.”
"I'll take you there."
Ye Hufen enthusiastically led the way.
Soon they arrived at the pastry shop, where Ye Caiping bought a box of Hibiscus Crystal Cake.
The group strolled around for a while longer and were about to head back when they passed through a small alley.
"Oh my, where did this pretty little girl come from?" Suddenly, five or six thugs appeared, grinning wickedly as they approached Yang Xiaoyan.
The one walking in front even tried to reach out and lift her chin.
"What are you doing?" Ye Hufen's expression changed, and she quickly stood in front of her daughter.
"Get out of here, you filthy woman!" the thug roared arrogantly at Ye Hufen.
Ye Hufen's face turned pale as he stood protectively in front of Yang Xiaoyan.
"Young men, please have mercy and let us go!" Old Mrs. Ye stepped forward.
"Tch, you ugly old woman, if you want to get lost, do we stop you?" the thug spat. "As long as you leave this little girl here, you can all get lost!"
As she spoke, she gave Old Lady Ye a push.
"Ouch..." Old Mrs. Ye staggered back a step, and Ye Caiping quickly caught her.
"How dare you push my mother! Die!"
Ye Caiping stepped forward and kicked the thug in front of her to the ground.
"You little wench... Brothers, get him!"
Several thugs rushed up together.
Ye Caiping gave them a brutal beating, which was far from graceful; the aim was to deliver a solid punch, making the thugs scream and yell.
In her previous life, Ye Caiping was very good at fighting.
When I was a child, I used to fight with other children for food and clothes at the orphanage. I was at a disadvantage because I didn't know how to fight.
When she was able to, she specifically studied Sanda (Chinese kickboxing).
After transmigrating, this body was so weak that she had nowhere to exert her strength. Now that her body has finally recovered, she can fight again.
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