Deng Qiyue quickly interrupted him and decisively rejected his idea: "I can't refuse." After that, he turned and walked towards his yard, as if even the collapse of the sky could not stop his determination to go to bed.

"An An, I..." Su Shikuan looked at his sister and seemed to have something else to say.

"Second brother, stop dawdling and take the guests to rest. I'm tired too and need to go back and rest." Su Shian urged with a tired look on her face. She was also very sleepy and needed to go back and rest quickly.

Su Shikuan was very reluctant. He took Xiao Ran to his room very reluctantly. He kept muttering along the way: "Seventh Uncle's house is so big, with so many rooms. Why does he have to make me live with you?"

After hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but interrupt and said, "I don't really want to live with you, okay? How about I go to your brother's room to sleep..."

"Don't even think about it!" Before Xiao Ran could finish, Su Shian decisively stopped him and pushed him into the room without any courtesy, "Go to bed!"

Xiao Ran staggered and almost fell to the ground. He steadied himself and looked at Su Shiankuan helplessly, wondering why this man was so overbearing. If he wasn't about the same age as him, he really wanted to beat him up. Really, he just said that he wanted to sleep with his brother, who made his brother look a little cuter than him.

But since it has come to this, he had no choice but to climb into bed and prepare to rest. However, he tossed and turned in bed and couldn't fall asleep. What happened today and the child Su Shian kept appearing in his mind. Unconsciously, the sky gradually brightened...

The next morning, everyone in Deng Qiyue's house slept until noon, except Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun, who got up very early. The old couple had already started preparing meals so that everyone could enjoy delicious food after getting up.

It was not until the afternoon that the family members woke up one after another. The first thing they did after washing up was to enjoy a feast.

After Xiao Ran finished his meal, he was about to say goodbye and leave to look for his servants, but Deng Qiyue advised him, "It may not be possible to find them if you go to look for them now. Besides, they are deliberately luring your servants away. It is obvious that their purpose is to come after you. Although the two kidnappers have been captured, we also heard their conversation..."

Su Shian also agreed, "Yes, you can just stay here and wait for your servants to come looking for you before making any plans."

"Thank you!" Xiao Ran hurriedly thanked him, and Deng Qiyue responded, "You don't have to thank us. Since you are a relative of County Magistrate Chen, we should take good care of you."

"I know very well that you didn't save me just for my uncle's sake."

Su Shikuan snorted unhappily and said, "Humph! I didn't see that..." In fact, when Xiao Ran took the initiative to ask to leave, he was very happy. However, after listening to what his seventh uncle said, he began to doubt whether his idea was correct. However, when he saw Xiao Ran's disgusting face, he couldn't help but want to drive him out of the house.

Su Shian asked Su Shikuan in a soft voice: "Second brother, did he annoy you? Otherwise, why are you so dissatisfied with him?"

"Of course. This guy lives with me but never says a word to me. Anyway, no matter how you look at it, I don't like him."

"Ah? Is that all?" Su Shian originally thought that Xiao Ran had done something bad behind Su Shikuan's back, but it turned out that he just simply didn't like him.

"That's too much, isn't it? Let me tell you, he even wants to live with you."

Although Su Shian thought that she was still young, there was no need for them to live together given the conditions provided by her seventh uncle. She glanced at Su Shikuan, who was full of resentment, and decided to comfort him: "Ah, okay! You have worked so hard, second brother."

Su Shikuan could only hum twice in a low voice and dared not say anything more. After dinner, everyone asked about Wu Jin's experience.

"Wu Jin, I heard that you were sold to those two beggars. Is that true?" someone asked with concern.

Wu Jin's voice trembled slightly as she said weakly, "Yes, they...will they come back again..." To be honest, since she came to this house yesterday, she has felt a warmth she has never felt before.

Last night, Auntie Sun patiently and carefully helped her wash and dress, put on clean clothes without patches, and combed her hair, making her look like a little girl. Not only that, she was able to sleep until she woke up naturally. When she went to the kitchen to help, Auntie Sun actually served her a bowl of vegetables and meat, and gently told her to eat slowly.

Naturally, Wu Jin must have eaten more than one bowl of rice. Later, Auntie Sun served her several more bowls until her belly was full and she could not eat anything else. Wu Jin looked at the pile of rice bowls in front of her and felt a little embarrassed: "Grandma, I think I ate too much." Auntie Sun smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, it's a blessing to be able to eat. Child, you are growing up, you have to eat more."

In the main room, Deng Qiyue continued to ask: "How old are you this year? Who else is in your family?"

When Wu Jin heard this, his body stiffened slightly. He nervously clutched the corner of his clothes, lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "I am eight years old this year. My family...only has my uncle and aunt's family. My parents passed away a long time ago, and I have been living with them for the past few years." When he said this, Wu Jin's eyes revealed a trace of sadness and loneliness.

Deng Qiyue didn't seem to notice Wu Jin's change of mood, and continued to ask: "So they sold you, do you know what this means?"

Wu Jin bit her lip and nodded slightly: "I heard from them that I will serve the master well in the future and no longer be the crazy girl who can do whatever she wants at home." Her voice was so soft, as if it could be blown away by the wind.

"Yes." He didn't say another word, but his face was filled with an unquestionable majesty. Deng Qiyue stared at the girl who seemed to know nothing, knowing that it was difficult to get more information from her. So, he continued, "I will find a way to get your indenture back, and give you freedom, so that you can decide your own fate."

Hearing this, Wu Jin knelt down without hesitation and kowtowed, saying with tears of gratitude: "Thank you, sir!"

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