Today is the day of Bai Jingquan's burial. According to local custom, the burial can only take place three days later.
At first, Li Qingyan wanted Yan Yinran and Lin Chenxuan to stay and watch over the place so she could rest, but neither Yan Yinran nor the current Lin Chenxuan were pushovers. Because there were few people, they agreed to take turns resting. Apart from that, Lin Chenxuan and Yan Yinran didn't exchange a single word.
The funeral procession carried Bai Jingquan up the mountain early in the morning, and everyone followed behind the procession. Along the way, there was the sound of a funeral band playing, firecrackers going off, and paper money being scattered all over the sky. When they reached the top of the mountain and the auspicious time arrived, everyone buried Bai Jingquan and settled the affairs. Then everyone went down the mountain together.
"Aunt Li, now that Dad's matter is settled, I'll head home."
Out of politeness, Lin Chenxuan still addressed her, but she didn't want to spend another second with this person, as it would only remind her of the days when she was abused and beaten by her.
"Hey! Don't go! What will I do if you leave? Who will take care of me?"
Li Qingyan was still plotting something, throwing a tantrum and showing no intention of letting Lin Chenxuan go.
"You need to understand, he's not my biological father, and you're not my biological mother. If it weren't for his eighteen years of raising me, I wouldn't be here at all! As for you, the fact that I haven't demanded retribution from you for what you've done to me is the greatest kindness I can show you. Don't go too far."
Lin Chenxuan looked at the person in front of her who had hurt her with disgust, her attitude and tone extremely cold.
"you!!!"
"That brat, how dare she talk back to me like that after only ten days away?" Li Qingyan shuddered at her attitude.
After saying that, Lin Chenxuan left the Bai family without looking back.
At this moment, Yan Yinran only hoped that Uncle Ye would come and pick her up as soon as possible; she did not want to stay in this place any longer.
After waiting for about ten minutes
"Miss Ranran, I've come to take you home!"
As usual, Uncle Ye was extremely respectful.
"good."
"Finally here, great!" Yan Yinran took the luggage she had packed in advance out of the room and handed it to Uncle Ye.
Seeing this, Li Qingyan became even more anxious. This brat was leaving too? What would she do then? In all the years she had followed Bai Jingquan, she had never done any work or had ever worked a regular job. Now that Bai Jingquan was gone, he hadn't left anything behind.
"You can't leave, you can't just abandon me like this."
“My father is gone, so I have no reason to stay here. Also, you are not my biological mother, and I have no relation to you whatsoever!”
Yan Yinran was already controlling her temper. Who did she think she was, daring to stop her?! Even if her biological father were still alive, she would still go back to the Yan family. Yan Yinran strode towards the door.
"Hey, don't go!" Li Qingyan pointed at her and tried to chase after her, but Uncle Ye stopped her.
"Madam Bai, please have some self-respect, or don't blame me for being impolite."
After saying that, Uncle Ye also walked out the door.
Sitting in the car, Yan Yinran was in high spirits. "I never want to come back to this awful place again," she thought. "I haven't eaten or slept well for days." She hadn't expected to get back to the Yan family home so quickly; even fate seemed to be on her side. It was just a pity about her unfortunate father.
Yan Family
"Ahui, did you finish tidying up Ranran's room yesterday? She's coming back today."
"I've got you all ready, madam." Ah Hui's face was beaming with excitement.
"Have you prepared the grapefruit leaf water in the kitchen? We'll have Ranran have a welcome dinner in the next building before returning to our main building."
Yan Yinran had just attended a funeral that morning, and she couldn't be careless about these things, since they were customs passed down from her family and had to be followed.
"Everything is ready, Madam. Now we're just waiting for Miss Ranran to return."
Lin Family
"Mom and Dad, I'm home." Lin Chenxuan dragged her tired body home.
"Come on, baby, wash your hands quickly. We'll go upstairs and take a bath later. I'll have Aunt Shan fill the bathtub with water for you."
Before entering the room, Lin Chenxuan washed her hands with pomelo leaf water, and the servants sprinkled water from pomelo leaves around her body.
"Okay, Mom, I'll go now."
Lin Chenxuan went upstairs and took a comfortable bath, then lay on the bed and drifted off to sleep.
Yan Family
Yan Yinran also took a shower and returned to the main building. Looking at the table full of dishes, she felt extremely hungry.
"Ranran, dinner's ready." Yan Youting called her to eat as soon as she returned.
As soon as Yan Yinran sat down, she began to wolf down her food.
Yan Youting and Li Shuwen looked at each other in dismay. How long had she been starving? Had she not eaten for days? Their eyes were filled with heartache.
"Ranran, eat slowly, don't choke!" Li Shuwen said worriedly.
"Ranran, did you not eat properly over there?" Yan Youting couldn't help but want to know how she was doing over there.
"Mom and Dad, that dish really doesn't suit my taste, and I think it looks like it's for pigs. I can't eat it." Yan Yinran voiced her thoughts.
Li Shuwen thought so too. Yan Yinran had lived a life of luxury in the Yan family for eighteen years and had never experienced any hardship, so naturally she was not used to it. But she had eaten the food in the village before, and it couldn't be like pig feed, could it? In the end, she had always had the best of everything in the Yan family and had never seen real life.
"Then eat slowly, here, have some water." Yan Youting placed a glass of water in front of her, afraid that she would choke.
Yan Yinran quickly finished eating. She was extremely sleepy and tired, the kind of person who could fall asleep the moment she closed her eyes.
"Mom and Dad, I'm full. I'm going upstairs to sleep now." After saying that, Yan Yinran hurriedly ran upstairs to sleep, afraid that she would fall asleep on the floor if she stayed up too late.
Ah Hui, who was taking a nap in the nanny's room, was especially happy because her Miss Ranran was back!
Bai family
After everyone left, Li Qingyan packed up all her belongings in the house, including any valuables. She knew she had no choice but to go back to her parents' home; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to survive. She sold all the chickens, ducks, and pigs in the house, and with the money, she left the Bai family.
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