She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

Hearing this, Mr. Hu was really tempted, but he was also worried, "Then who should we sell to?"

Hu Wei's eyes gleamed. "Yesterday at the guesthouse, when I went out to buy food, I met someone..."

The father and son hit it off immediately and began to discuss how to seduce Hu Yingying.

After putting the child to sleep, Grandma Yin felt uneasy. After Grandma Xia's family finished eating, she took the child and called them over.

Before she could even begin to explain how nervous she was, she saw Old Mrs. Xia's fierce expression and her desire to rush out and settle scores with Mr. Hu and the others.

This was her best friend from both her past and present lives; she couldn't just stand by and watch her be bullied without doing anything.

Grandma Yin quickly pulled the person back.

"Sister Yue'e, don't go yet. Nothing serious happened. They just accidentally dropped the child. I checked, and it's just a scrape, no broken bones. They are Yingying's biological grandparents. Even if we make a big fuss, it won't do any good. If they turn around and accuse us, we'll be in the wrong."

Old Mrs. Xia spat, "A few shameless old bastards, they're almost on their deathbeds and they still want to cause trouble for Xiao Hu. Xiao Hu finally managed to escape from that family and raised his child a little, and now they want to drag him into the mud."

"Even if you don't care about the child, don't always hold him back." Old Mrs. Xia kept talking. "Do you remember when Xiao Hu first got together with his ex-wife? Not only did she not give them a dowry, but she also wanted Xiao Hu to give them money, otherwise she wouldn't come, saying she didn't acknowledge this daughter-in-law. The way she acted was more arrogant than an emperor going on a tour of the south!"

"Poor Xiao Hu was still a naive young man back then. He was manipulated by his parents and gave them the money. As a result, a table full of food was almost ruined, and we almost got into a fight with those two old men."

"The Great Famine had just ended not long ago. Although there wasn't much food on that table, it was still precious. And yet, it was all spilled!"

"Those two old hags even said something like, 'Such good stuff is given to outsiders, they can't have it, so they won't let others have it either.' It's just a small bag of candy, only a few pieces, just enough to sweeten the kids' mouths, not enough for the old folks, that's all."

"Anyway, they definitely don't have good intentions this time either," Old Mrs. Xia said firmly.

Grandma Yin was filled with worry. "I don't dare to clash with them, for fear they'll try to take the child away as revenge. Xiao Hu isn't here, so even if it goes to the police, they won't say that the grandparents can't take care of their granddaughter. But how can I hand the child over to them?"

“This child is Xiao Hu’s life. I’ve raised her since she was a baby. You know, when Yingying first came from the countryside, she was as thin as a kitten when she was brought to me to take care of. She could barely drink any milk. Those people are so heartless. If it weren’t for a last resort, why would Xiao Hu choose to trust an outsider like me rather than let them take care of her?”

Grandma Xia stared with wide eyes, "Let's see if they dare to snatch it. If they really try, don't give it to them. If you can't beat them, come and call me. I'll scratch their faces until they're covered in bruises."

Grandma Yin: "Yingying was a little scared at noon, but now that your Lingling is here, it's all good. The two of them are having a lot of fun."

"Don't worry so much, kids forget things easily, they'll be fine soon."

The two chatted until late at night before Grandma Xia went home.

Chen Xiangbei, that brat, is not home again in the middle of the night. It looks like he's not coming back tonight. He's a grown man now and doesn't need his parents to take care of him anymore, so Grandma Xia didn't worry about it.

The next day, the sun was shining brightly. Hu Yingying got up early and went to Grandma Xia's house to call Lingling to go out and play.

Grandma Xia looked at them with a smile; children are so adorable at this age.

Today, Old Ma left in a hurry, and no one knows where he went. Old Ma's wife was being chased and slashed by Little Ma again in the house. Judging from the numb expression on her face, this was not the first time Little Ma had chased her at home. She must have been chased and slashed many times to develop such agility.

Hu Yingying sat in the yard with her friends playing cat's cradle. She had already forgotten her fear from yesterday. Moreover, Grandma Yin had told her not to go near her house, and that her father would take care of their family's problems when he came back.

Hu Yingying listened to Grandma Yin the most. She was counting down the days until her father came home, when he could finally drive away those annoying people.

Just as she was thinking this, Mrs. Hu came over and, quite surprisingly, handed her a piece of candy. Chen Lingling, standing to the side, curiously sized up this grandmother, but Mrs. Hu snorted and rolled her eyes at her.

Mother Hu: Why is that brat looking at her like that? Does she want some candy too? A useless little brat dares to ask her that question. Doesn't she even know if she's worthy? She's so shallow. She's only lucky to have been born into the city. If she had been born into their family, she would have been drowned long ago, just like the girls she gave birth to before.

Chen Lingling was a little unhappy to be ignored, but she also knew that this person was not a good person. She had heard her grandmother scold them for a long time last night, so she also wanted to stay away from this grandmother.

"Yingying, let's go." Chen Lingling grabbed Hu Yingying's hand and tried to leave.

"Hey, how can you be so rude, little girl? The adults are still here, and you're trying to pull them away. Don't you have a mother to teach you anything?" Hu's mother scolded loudly, and even pulled the girl aside.

Chen Lingling immediately burst into tears. She was terrified, and she really didn't have a mother; her mother had been murdered.

Mother Hu never expected that city kids could really cry so easily. It was this brat who cried before, causing her precious grandson to be scolded, and causing them to be scolded as well. Could this girl be a jinx?

So Hu's mother got even angrier, "You jinx, you wretched thing with a dead father and mother, what are you crying for? If you're so capable, go and mourn your mother."

Chen Lingling hiccuped, "I've already cried to my mom."

The rest of Hu's mother's curses were stuck in her throat. What did she mean? What had she cried about? Had she mourned at a funeral? Who had she been crying for?

"You...you can't blame me, I didn't do anything."

Chen Lingling opened her mouth wide, like a little sparrow that couldn't get food, and burst into tears.

"Oh dear, what's wrong?" Old Ma's wife had just locked Xiao Ma inside to calm him down, and thoughtfully locked the door from the outside with another lock, afraid that he might have secretly left the key and come out from the inside.

She knelt down and wiped away Lingling's tears.

Hu Yingying immediately complained, "Grandma Ma, this person made Lingling cry, and she even said that Lingling's mother died."

Old Ma's wife turned her head to look at her. How come this old woman's mouth is even more venomous than Dong Chunmiao's family?

Looks like someone important!