On this day, Gou Chunmei and Yin Zhizi both changed into new pink dresses and happily brought their children to the bustling street market.

It has been almost two years since Gou Chunmei last went out on the street. Looking at the bustling crowds and the dazzling array of shops, she felt as if she was in another world.

This time when they came out of the mountain, they were fully prepared.

The large amount of daily necessities, food, clothing, etc. purchased are enough for the family to use for a whole year.

Looking at the storage bag full of harvest, Gou Chunmei felt much more at ease.

Near noon, they chose a restaurant called Fengxianlou on the street with not much traffic, walked in and found a seat by the window.

"Sir, the dishes are here, please enjoy." The waiter brought the last dish to the table.

The table was filled with dishes that were pleasing to the eye, but when Gou Chunmei saw the fish, she couldn't help but frown and asked, "Why don't you put shredded ginger in your steamed fish?"

"S-Sorry, our chef forgot!" The waiter's heart tightened and he quickly apologized, "I-we'll go change it right away!"

When it came to changing, the waiter's face felt painful, thinking that the day's work would be in vain.

Although the chef bears the primary responsibility, he will also be punished if he fails to properly check the food before serving.

What matters in food is the taste. Fish without shredded ginger will have no soul. If he offends the restaurant because of this, the owner will not forgive him and the chef.

Gou Chunmei was in a very depressed mood. She had finally managed to get out for a meal and then encountered such a thing.

If she were to return to her old temper, this restaurant would have no chance of staying open.

"Mei'er, forget it! I didn't do it on purpose. Everyone makes mistakes."

Yin Zhizi quickly patted Gou Chunmei's hand, then turned to the waiter and said, "No need to change, you can go down."

"Thank you, ma'am, thank you, miss." The waiter bowed respectfully with gratitude on his face.

After the waiter left, Yin Zhizi picked up the chopsticks, picked up a few grains of rice and fed them into Xiaobao's mouth.

Xiaobao is now one year old. He sits on Gou Chunmei's lap. After swallowing the rice fed by Yin Zhizi, he happily grabs a handful of rice from her bowl with his little hands and puts it into his mouth, chewing it with a "crunching sound".

From time to time, he waved his little hands, and from time to time he used his hands covered with rice grains to pull his mother's clothes, laughing babblingly.

That fair face, big eyes, and bright red clothes made her look so cute that everyone around her couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Gou Chunmei looked at her children, her heart filled with happiness and satisfaction.

She gently stroked Xiaobao's hair, feeling his warmth.

At this moment, her mood became extremely peaceful and all her worries disappeared.

"Mother, when I was little, I almost killed Xinyao. When I grew up, I wanted to steal her husband. I did so many things that hurt Xinyao. I don't know if she will forgive me!"

Gou Chunmei's only childhood playmate felt a little guilty.

Ever since she let go of her worries and learned that her mother had always loved her the most, her heart softened a lot.

Yin Zhizi looked at Gou Chunmei kindly and comforted her, "Mei'er, Xinyao is a kind child. Don't worry, she will forgive you!"

After hearing her mother's words, Gou Chunmei felt a little better.

She gazed at Yin Zhizi with gratitude, and said with a slightly choked voice: "Mother, you are so kind!"

Before she finished speaking, she snuggled gently in her mother's warm arms and started to act coquettishly.

However, at this warm moment, the little baby in her arms suddenly squeaked, as if protesting something.

Although the sound was not loud, it attracted Yin Zhizi's attention.

She looked down and saw a look of dissatisfaction on Xiaobao's little face.

A pair of small hands kept waving, as if to say: "You squeeze me like this, I feel so uncomfortable!"

Seeing this, Yin Zhizi immediately asked Gou Chunmei to sit up straight. Just as he was about to say something to tease Xiaobao, he suddenly heard a noisy sound of footsteps coming from far away.

Her heart tightened and she looked up quickly, only to see a group of people rushing into the restaurant's door and tightly surrounding the three of them.

Seeing this, Gou Chunmei's heart sank and she subconsciously grabbed the corner of her clothes.

When the diners around saw this group of people coming at them aggressively, they were all scared and turned pale.

They fled from the restaurant in panic, fearing that they would be implicated.

For a moment, the originally noisy restaurant became silent, with only the heavy footsteps of the group of people and the nervous breathing of Yin Zhizi and Gou Chunmei.

The restaurant owner and the waiter were also frightened by this sudden change.

The two of them ran away with their heads in their hands, hiding in the corner and trembling, not even daring to breathe.

The leading man in black suddenly lifted his cloak, revealing a scary scar on his left cheek.

"It's been two years... The master's patience is limited. You, come back to Beijing with us!" he said coldly.

Gou Chunmei pretended to be calm, stood up and asked, "Who is your master? We are living well here, why should we follow you back to the capital?"

"Hmph, you're doing it knowingly! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're the master's relatives. Just follow us obediently, and you'll suffer less."

"Just you guys?" Yin Zhizi sneered.

She protected Gou Chunmei and the child behind her and said, "We live in seclusion in the mountains and have no connection with the capital anymore. Please don't make things difficult for us."

The man in black became impatient and waved his hand, and his men slowly surrounded him.

"Madam Gou, I know you are quite skilled, but you should know that we have many people on our side, and each of them is quite strong.

Not only are you outnumbered, you also have a child with you.

I advise you not to resist and just follow us. It will be better for everyone.

Otherwise, swords have no eyes, and once we start fighting, we can't guarantee that we won't hurt the children."

When Yin Zhizi heard that the other party was using the child to threaten her, she suddenly felt anxious and angry.

She pinched her fingers into her palms, and the Mianfeng Palm, which had not been used in twenty years, was burning in her sleeves.

She looked at her grandson's rice-stained face in her daughter's arms and recalled the snowy night when she was five years old and was taken to Xia Country by her eldest sister...

From then on, she had no control over her own life.

Now, her daughter is being controlled by the eldest sister's daughter.

She just wanted her daughter to live well, why was it so difficult?

She glared at the group of men in black in front of her, wishing she could rush up and slap them to let them feel the power of her palm.

However, when her eyes swept over the black-clad men around her who were eyeing her covetously, the anger in her heart was gradually suppressed by reason.

She knew that it was almost impossible for her to protect Mei'er and the child by herself under the siege of so many people.

Just when Yin Zhizi was hesitating, the child seemed to sense the anxiety of his relatives and suddenly started crying loudly.

The tense confrontation between the two sides was disrupted at this moment.

The crying sound was like a sharp sword, piercing straight into Gou Chunmei's heart, making her feel heartbroken.

She quickly held the child in her arms and coaxed him softly, "Don't be afraid, little treasure. Mother is here. Mother will never let you get hurt."

"What have you thought about? Are you going to go with us, or resist?"

The black-clad leader's tone revealed a hint of impatience: "No one can disobey the master's orders. Think more about your children. The master will not consider blood ties."

"Okay, as long as you can promise not to hurt my child, I can agree to go back with you." Gou Chunmei's tears slid silently.

She had never imagined that she would flee from the capital all the way to the border while pregnant, hiding for two whole years, but in the end...

She knew that for the sake of her child, she couldn't escape this time.

"Mei'er..." Yin Zhizi opened his mouth, but in the end he just clenched his fists and slowly released them.

She suddenly felt so tired that she didn't even have the strength to raise her hands.

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