In a year of natural disasters, the young woman had billions of resources to build a paradise.

At this moment, cries of agony could be heard coming from the Jiang family.

Qi Xuan hesitated for a moment at the door, but still knocked.

After waiting for a while, someone came to open the door.

The newcomer's face was streaked with tears, yet her beauty remained undeniable. "Brother Qi, what brings you here?"

Jiang Ranran closed the courtyard gate, showing no intention of letting him in.

Qi Xuan could only say, "I heard she left, so what about our marriage..."

"Brother Qi, please don't bring this up again."

Jiang Ranran's tears flowed even more fiercely. She was very agitated, but her tone was full of grievance, "This marriage was originally between the Jiang family and the Qi family. I was just picked up by my mother. How could I be worthy of you?"

She said softly, "I just want to marry you, but there's nothing I can do. My sister will come back sooner or later."

"Ranran, you know that you've always been the only one in my heart!"

Qi Xuan panicked, "I used to listen to you. Even if you made me marry her to fulfill the marriage arrangements between our two families, I would agree. But now she's really gone and won't be coming back! So I should marry you!"

"Brother Qi, she will come back. I... I... how could I steal my sister's marriage?"

Jiang Ranran covered her face and cried.

Qi Xuan was heartbroken and said angrily, "It's all her fault! Don't worry, I have a way to make sure she can't come back!"

"Brother Qi, please don't do anything foolish!"

Jiang Ranran tugged at his sleeve, her eyes filled with worry and anxiety.

"Ranran, you're still the best to me, always thinking of me in every way."

Qi Xuan was pleased. "Wait for my good news."

After saying that, he strode away.

Jiang Ranran's lips curled up slightly, her heart filled with anticipation.

Turning her head, she squeezed out two more tears and ran into the house, just in time to hear Li's breakdown and sobbing.

"Stop hitting her! She's not our daughter at all! So what if I sold her!"

Jiang Chuan's body trembled.

He stopped what he was doing, his expression blank. "Yes, you gave birth to a stillborn child back then."

Jiang Ranran helped Li Shi up. "Mother, are you alright?"

She was eager to know what had happened, but as a good daughter, she had to worry about Li Shi first.

"Waaah, husband, it was you who brought that girl back!"

Li pulled Jiang Ranran's arm and said, "Look at this birthmark, it's the same as our own daughter's! Otherwise, why would I have insisted on taking Ranran back?"

Jiang Bocai was completely confused by these questions. "What are you talking about? Who is my sister?"

Jiang Chuan took a deep breath, snapping out of his reverie.

Now that things have come to this, there's no need to hide it anymore, so he slowly began to speak, "Fifteen years ago, I accompanied your mother back to your maternal grandmother's house."

The two were fine when they went there, but Li fell and gave birth to her first child at her parents' home. It was a difficult labor, and the baby was already dead when it was born.

Li was heartbroken, and he was also depressed. He took the net and went up the mountain to catch birds for her to nourish her body.

Who knew we'd find a little baby on the mountain!

Li continued, "That year you were all clamoring for new clothes, so I took her to the city to buy some. But she lost my purse, so I sold her in a fit of anger to buy you clothes and bring you home. I always said that she was not a child of our Jiang family after all, and that she had never been sensible since she was a child."

As she spoke, she glanced at Jiang Chuan's expression. Seeing that he didn't say anything, she continued, "Not long after, I found Ranran. She had the same birthmark on her arm as your deceased younger sister, so I brought her back. You see, haven't we gotten along very well all these years?"

Jiang Zhongtian looked at Jiang Ranran and smiled, "Indeed, Ranran is closer to us."

“But outsiders don’t know that Mianmian isn’t your biological daughter, so it still doesn’t sound good.” Jiang Chuan frowned again and asked Jiang Bocai, “What did your third brother say about what happened during the day?”

"My third brother told Mother to go and apologize in person, and to make sure Jiang Mianmian comes home."

Jiang Bocai didn't dare to miss a single word, "If we can get close to the Ye family, our future will be limitless."

"I'm not going! I won't apologize to that little bitch!"

Li would absolutely disagree.

"Snapped!"

Jiang Chuan slapped her across the face. "You caused this mess, if you don't go, who will? Is your reputation more important than San'er's future? And you guys, don't you dare reveal Jiang Mianmian's background!"

That girl has grown so independent now. Once she finds out she's not their biological child, she'll care about them even less.

How can we then connect San'er with the Ye family and establish a good relationship?

All three nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Bocai then asked, "Should we tell Third Brother about that girl's background?"

"I'll talk to him about it myself later."

Jiang Chuan pointed at Li Shi, "Tomorrow morning, you'll go into the city and beg her to come back, even if you have to kneel!"

Fearing a beating, Li had no choice but to agree.

The next day, while it was still dark, they set off in the rain.

To make her look pitiful, Jiang Chuan didn't even give her a thick coat to wear, let alone a raincoat!

At this moment, Jiang Mianmian was also awakened by a sound.

"Mianmian! Get up quickly! Something terrible has happened!"

Her head was spinning, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Seventh Sister's big face.

He snapped out of his daze, "What's wrong?"

The earth shook? No!

"All our things are gone!"

Seventh Sister angrily said, "Not only are the things we packed up in our building gone, but also the things sent by the Ye family are all gone!"

"Didn't Ninth Sister tell you?"

Jiang Mianmian was both amused and exasperated. "I hired bodyguards, and they transported all the stuff up the mountain last night."

"Ah, I ran over to check as soon as I woke up, but I haven't met Jiu Niang yet."

Seventh Sister breathed a sigh of relief, then looked pained, "So many things, how much money will that cost!"

Jiang Mianmian got dressed and said, "You said it yourself, how are we going to transport so much stuff? The road up the mountain is not easy to travel."

"That's true. What about the things in the house? Were they all moved out?"

"Yes, I only kept a few essentials for going up the mountain. I'll send them to you later."

"Okay, Grandma Niu is cooking. I can smell the aroma. Come quickly."

Seventh Sister was relieved.

Jiang Mianmian didn't linger for too long, until she went out to eat.

Seventh Sister has already told everyone about this.

Okay, that saves her the trouble of explaining.

After everyone had eaten, the two vice-captains counted the number of people.

Jiang Mianmian gave everyone a backpack. "If you get lost, turn the bag inside out. It's reddish-yellow inside, so it'll be easier to find you."

The bag is reversible; the exposed side has a camouflage pattern, making it very easy to hide.

It's orange when you turn it over; it's bright and easy to spot.

"Mianmian, what kind of material is this? It's really thick."

"Where did you buy it? I didn't even see it when I was browsing the shops."

Jiu Niang covered her mouth and laughed. These people looked exactly like her that day!

She used the story she had discussed the day before: "We met a traveling merchant and bought a lot of interesting things. Look at what's in the bag."

Those are the real rare finds!