The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Shang Xi laughed in her heart. Never seeing each other again until death was a true reflection of her mood at the moment.

While Liu Dalan was talking, she put her hand on Shang Xi's shoulder, and her dirty hands wandered back and forth on Shang Xi's brocade clothes, feeling around. This fabric was a gift from the emperor, and ordinary people couldn't wear it. She specially chose this dress today to buy Lu Siniang's wedding clothes. Needless to say, it was beautiful and expensive.

Shang Xi knew without even looking how greedy this person was looking at her outfit, just like a dog seeing a bone or a hungry wolf seeing a wild beast.

In order to avoid her dirty hands, Shang Xi moved aside and called out to Liu Dalan and Cheng Lao Da, who was sitting under Madam Wan's left shoulder, "Brother, sister-in-law."

Boss Cheng was still as naive as ever, responding to Shang Xi's greetings awkwardly. Looking at the two dry marks on his face, he must have cried when he saw Cheng Feng. Looking at Cheng Feng again, she was actually smiling foolishly at Shang Xi. Shang Xi secretly rolled her eyes at Cheng Feng in her heart. Cheng Feng must have known how unhappy Shang Xi was at this moment.

It was at this time that Liu Dalan made her two-year-old granddaughter, who was less than two years old, kneel down and kowtow to Shang Xi, saying to the child, "This is also your grandmother. Come on, kowtow to your grandmother."

She forced the child to kowtow to her three times with loud bangs. When Shang Xi helped the child up, she was so dizzy that she was spinning around. For the sake of some gifts, Liu Dalan was willing to push her little granddaughter to the ground. She was truly a beast in human form.

Shang Xi touched her head and found a jade hairpin. She pulled it out and saw that the child didn't have much hair. This was definitely not the right choice. However, Liu Dalan said, "Why don't you thank your grandmother?"

Shang Xi really couldn't bear to be called Grandmother, but the child was obedient. She did whatever Liu Dalan asked her to do and obediently clasped her hands together and bowed to Shang Xi.

Liu Dalan also stretched out her hand at the right time to take the hairpin from Shang Xi's hand. Shang Xi pretended not to see it, turned her body, and handed the hairpin to Su Aixiu.

Su Aixiu hid her hands behind her back and said, "Aunt, it's too valuable. The child can't use it. You should keep it for yourself."

In full view of everyone, Liu Dalan glared at her daughter-in-law and said shamelessly, "Your aunt has plenty of these things. How can she wear them all? Just give it to your child. Don't waste your aunt's kindness. So, I'll keep this for your child. You're so careless that you might lose it if you keep it. I'll keep it safe. I'll give it to my granddaughter when she grows up."

What I mean is, if this thing falls into Liu Dalan's hands, even her own son and daughter will never see it again.

Shang Xi raised her hand and inserted the hairpin on Su Aixiu's head. Then she took off a pair of jade bracelets from her left wrist, pulled Su Aixiu's right hand over and put them on. Then she took off a pair of jade bracelets from her own right wrist, grabbed Su Aixiu's left hand, and put them on again. She kept saying, "Your mother-in-law is right. Auntie has a lot of these things, but not everyone can wear my things. You need a slender wrist like you."

Su Aixiu looked at her hands uncomfortably. She looked at Cheng Tiezhu, who said, "Just accept this gift from my aunt."

Only in this way can Su Aixiu feel at ease.

Yuhua looked at Shang Xi in disbelief, "When did you start wearing four bracelets like the ladies from wealthy families?"

Shang Xi's face was flushed, the alcohol still hadn't worn off, but she was sober now. She said to Yuhua, "How would I know? I was thinking about what to say to Si Niang this morning, so the maid put the bracelet on me. Strangely enough, I didn't notice it on the way to Baoxiang Escort Agency. It was only when I was drinking at Si Niang's house that I heard the bracelet jingle, and then I realized I had worn four bracelets today."

Before Shang Xi could finish her words, Madam Wan and the maids and servants started laughing.

At this time, Cheng Feng was holding a piece of date cake in his hand and shook it towards the child leaning on Su Aixiu's legs, "Come, Xinhe, come to grandpa."

The little girl looked at the delicious food in Cheng Feng's hand and went over with a grin.

Shang Xi looked at Cheng Feng, who was also grinning, and cursed in her heart, this guy really likes being a grandfather.

Just as Shang Xi asked the Cheng family to sit down and drink tea, a woman said with a smile: "There are too many of us this time. I guess Shang Xi didn't recognize me."

"Hey? Sister Hong? You're here too?"

Shang Xi walked quickly towards Sister Hong, and then the two held hands tightly together, "Sister Hong, how was the journey?"

Sister Hong said, "We've all been helped along the way by Zhang Tiezhu. No matter how far we've traveled, we've never left Nanbei City. Without Tiezhu leading us, we probably wouldn't have found our way here to beg."

Shang Xi looked at Sister Hong, who looked emaciated, as if she were a completely different person. "Sister Hong, did you have a hard time on the road?"

When Sister Hong laughed, her tears fell like beads from a broken string, like a flood that had been opened. Shang Xi had never seen so many tears welling up in someone's eyes.

Sister Hong said sadly, "I don't even want to come here halfway..."

"Sister Hong, did something happen?"

Sister Hong said, "My eldest son was taken as a soldier. He was blown to ashes within three months. Not even a piece of cloth was left..."

The redness on Shang Xi's face faded away little by little. In order to deal with the beasts of the Tumi tribe and to help Wan Lianxing end the war as soon as possible, she provided Wan Lianxing with the method of making explosives. Unexpectedly, Sister Hong's eldest son died from the explosives.

At this time, Shang Xi heard Sister Hong crying again, "My son was captured by the Yatuo people and skinned alive. They made his leg bones into musical instruments, his skull into wrists, and even his skin was not spared. They made boots out of my son's skin..."

Shang Xi's face paled, and her hands grew cold. How heartless could someone be to do such a cruel thing to a teenager? How despicable! Yatiao deserved death! He deserved to be killed!

Sister Hong's lips turned purple and her whole body was trembling. Yuhua shed countless tears while she was with her. Madam Wan also cried countless times. The whole house was filled with low sobs, as if a group of wronged souls were crying out about their past and present lives.

Shang Xi and the servants helped Sister Hong sit down on a chair. Shang Xi had seen many broken families recently, but it was rare to see someone as disabled as Sister Hong's son. Was this Yatuo a human or a beast? How could he be so cruel and heartless?

Almost everyone in the room was crying, regardless of gender.

Shang Xi knew at a glance that Sister Hong was not the only one who had lost her loved ones, and everyone was not doing well either.