Me at two years old, a queen!

"You wicked woman who can't lay golden eggs! You're going to ruin my family! I shouldn't have let you into my house in the first place. You haven't even been able to give me a grandson all these years!"

"If you leave my house, I'd like to see who would want a woman like you who can't bear a son."

"You insatiable, vicious woman! You've wrecked my house like this, and you still have to pay for it. All of that money will be left to my grandson!"

Bian Xijing kicked the old woman away, slapped her twice across the face, and grabbed the child, leaving.

"Don't leave! What will I do if you leave, paralyzed like this? Leave the children with me. They are the offspring of the Zhao family. I've raised them for so many years; they have to stay and take care of me and their younger brother."

"Get out of here! Do you think you have mountains of gold and silver, that everyone's going to leech off your house?"

"You used to look down on me for having two daughters, and I didn't even get a sip of water from your house during my postpartum period. Now you know I belong to the Zhao family, huh?"

"Too late! I, Bian Xijing, was truly blinded by greed before. I've already died once. This child is mine, and I'll change my surname with the child tomorrow!"

"Yes, yes, from now on the child belongs to the Bian family. If you, you old hag, try to stop me again, I'll beat you too!"

"Divorce? Let me tell you, my son doesn't agree! Even if you die, you'll still be a ghost of the Zhao family, serving my son and me in the afterlife!"

"Let me tell you, there are plenty of people begging to serve us, mother and son. Let's see who dares to want a woman like you who can't bear a son."

"Damn it! If he doesn't get a divorce, I'll bring my brothers and beat him up every day until he does!"

The commotion drew a lot of neighbors who came out to watch, pointing and gossiping that she deserved it! They said she didn't appreciate a good wife and was just tormenting her every day.

After hearing what Junmin had seen and heard about everything that had happened, Ms. Song Yuan couldn't help but glance at the thoughtful Junmin: "You acted decisively and knew when to cut your losses. You've set a good example for your two daughters!"

"My parents and brothers are all reasonable, and the women are also strong-willed!"

Ms. Song Yuan patted Junmin's hand, her eyes conveying something but not explicitly stating it. Qin Yanzhou, standing to the side, watched his mother with slight shock.

When Lu Junxing returned to his room to sleep that night, he saw the little girl wearing a white lambskin sleeping bag, holding the doll she had brought back from China, and dragging her little blanket as she was about to leave.

"Where are you going? It's bedtime!"

An'an glared at the man in the black long-sleeved pajamas, then ignored him and walked past. She was going to sleep with her grandmother tonight.

Before entering her grandmother's room, she glanced back and saw the man standing in the doorway staring at her. She shrank back and quickly ran to her grandmother's bed.

She originally wanted to sleep with her aunt, but with her aunt, brother, and herself, there wasn't enough room. Her grandparents each slept in their own rooms, so she slept with her grandmother.

He claimed, "I'm afraid Grandma will be scared by herself, so I'll sleep with her."

Lu Junxing lay in bed, habitually leaving a small nightlight on. An'an clung to him, and even after they became familiar with the old house, she would always cry and look for him at night. This was the first time in over a month that he had slept alone.

In the middle of the night, Lu Junxing habitually reached out to cover someone next to him with a blanket, when he suddenly woke up with a start. He glanced at the empty space beside him and immediately realized what was happening.

I glanced at the time; it was just past midnight. I got up and looked outside, and suddenly noticed that the light in my mother's room was still on. Without hesitation, I stepped out the door.

An'an held her doll in her arms and refused to sleep no matter how much Ms. Song Yuan tried to coax her. She cried whenever she was told that she was going to be taken back to her father's room.

In the end, Lu Jing heard the noise and came over to put on cartoons for her. He was tired after a long day, so he went back to his room to sleep. Ms. Song Yuan also thought that the child would fall asleep after watching for a while.

Who would have thought the child would be so stubborn? She had no experience caring for children, so she just let her be. It wasn't until Lu Junxing came to knock on the door that she realized it was past midnight.

"Dong Dong~"

Lu Junxing entered and coldly glanced at An'an sitting on the bed. Her eyes were a little red and swollen, clearly from crying. Suppressing his anger, he picked up the child, blanket and all, and walked out, saying, "Mom, you've worked hard. You should get some rest."

"It's late today, let's talk about it properly tomorrow."

Lu Junxing responded and went back to his room. An'an lay on the bed, feeling very sleepy. She couldn't think of anything else and fell asleep while holding the man's arm.

It was still a bit chilly at 5 a.m., so Lu Junxing got up, looked at the barely bright sky, found the child's clothes for the day, folded them, and put them on the bed.

"Daddy~, where are you going?"

The man had just opened the door when he turned around and saw someone sitting in bed with their eyes half-closed, who had gotten up. He went over and reached out to poke the person back down so they could continue sleeping.

"You sleep a little longer, Grandpa and I will go to the beach."

"Hmm~, I want to go too!"

An'an grabbed the man's hand and climbed all over him like a monkey. Lu Junxing had no choice but to tidy her up and hug her.

As the year draws to a close, everywhere is bustling with activity. Even at the beach, there are small groups of tourists – young people returning home after a busy year, or tourists taking advantage of the holiday.

An'an drifted off to sleep in the man's arms, only to hear the sound of waves and occasional cheers. She looked up and saw the beach.

A few teenagers, carrying small buckets and pliers, wandered around, while a few other people were also looking at the stones.

"Hey~, sweetie~, you're awake! Want to come down and play?"

An'an shook her head at her great-grandfather's interested expression and continued to snuggle on the man's shoulder: "Let her sleep. She didn't go to sleep until the early hours of last night."

After the old man had taken the tools that Lu Jing and Uncle Liu had bought, Madam Song Yuan arrived with Junmin and Yanzhou. Only then did Lu Junxing pat her little bottom.

"Go! Catch a crab and bring it back for you as an extra meal!"

An'an grabbed the small bucket and ran off with Qin Yanzhou.

"Don't go too far!"

Lu Jing watched the child run off, then glanced at his son sitting beside him and said, "Let's go try our luck?"

Lu Junxing glanced at him in surprise but didn't say anything. It was the old man beside him who persuaded him, "Go ahead, it's not easy for you to come out, we'll keep an eye on the child!"