My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Lu Jin and Lu Yin knelt on the ground at the same time and said to Ji Yunshuang, "Auntie, we will never betray you."

The girls following behind the two also knelt on the ground devoutly, pledging their loyalty to Ji Yunshuang and promising that they would never betray her and Lu Yinheng.

Seeing these children kneeling on the ground, Ji Yunshuang felt terrible. She didn't want to raise a group of traitors who would betray her.

Therefore, they need to know about the sacrifices we've made, lest they repay kindness with ingratitude.

But in the end, they were just a group of children.

Her heart isn't made of stone.

"What are you doing? Get up." She reached out and helped Lu Jin and Lu Yin up, and then helped the girls behind her up as well, saying, "I'm telling you this not so that you'll be grateful to me."

I just hope you can understand why I placed you here.

From the crowd, a child of eight or nine years old said, “Our benefactor, we all understand that you and our benefactor must have offended many people by rescuing us. If we were to appear outside and be discovered, it would cause you trouble. Don’t worry, our benefactor, we all understand.”

Ji Yunshuang looked up and noticed that the child was very thin, thinner than the other children.

His complexion was somewhat yellow, completely different from the rosy complexion of other children.

She was a little puzzled, but her face was full of admiration as she asked, "What's your name?"

The girl said, "My name used to be Daya, but after I came to the village, the steward named me Bailu."

She spent the most time at the resort compared to all the other children.

The reason she was able to stay at the resort for so long was that every time people were being chosen, she would find a way to prevent them from selecting her.

She did this because she had overheard a conversation between two stewardesses.

Although both were cautious, they did not say anything specific about what happened to the children who were chosen.

But from their tone of voice, she always felt that the girl who was chosen would not have a good ending.

From then on, she kept trying to find ways to avoid being chosen.

She observed that the old woman in charge always picked people who were good-looking and had good skin, so she started trying to eat less to make her complexion look worse.

But as she got older, the village's head housekeeper would frown every time she saw her.

She felt increasingly uneasy, wondering what they would do to her.

She lived in constant fear every day.

Fortunately, someone rescued them.

She was truly grateful to Lu Yinheng and Ji Yunshuang.

Having lived through ten years of the apocalypse, Ji Yunshuang was extremely sensitive to people's emotions, and she naturally sensed the girl's heartfelt gratitude.

She asked, "What name would you like to have?"

The girl said, "Please, my benefactor, bestow upon me a name!"

"From this day forward, you are no longer children sold off cheaply by your parents, nor are you people in the manor whose fates are controlled by others. You can decide your own lives and even your own names."

With a hint of encouragement, Ji Yunshuang said, "You can think of a name for yourself and start your new life."

The girls found her statement novel and unfamiliar, yet it stirred their passion.

Will they really have a new life in the future?

Seemingly sensing their doubts and lack of confidence, Ji Yunshuang continued, "You can do it. Believe in yourselves, and believe in me too."

Zhu Dong'e said from the side, "My benefactor is really a very, very good person. When I was at home, I was often disliked and cursed by my family, who said I was a money-loser and a useless girl."

After I got married, my husband often beat and scolded me, complaining that I had given birth to a daughter and that I was useless. I really thought I was useless, but after following my benefactor, I realized that wasn't the case. Now, with my benefactor by my side, I've discovered that I can do many things..."

The girls stared intently at Zhu Dong'e as she told her story.

Their hearts also stirred with excitement.

Although they were still young and not married like Zhu Dong'e, their lives at home were almost the same as Zhu Dong'e's.

Hearing that Zhu Dong'e had started earning her own money and finding her own direction in life after following Ji Yunshuang, they couldn't help but start thinking about their own future.

Gradually, someone stepped forward and told Ji Yunshuang the name she had chosen for herself, asking if it was acceptable.

After hearing this, Ji Yunshuang would ask them why they chose this name and what its meaning was, and then praise them.

Her praise wasn't insincere.

To cater to the refined tastes of the powerful and wealthy, these children were taught to read while they were at the mountain resort.

Many of the names these girls chose for themselves are quite nice.

The girl who was named Bailu changed her name to Yuqing and asked if she could take Bailu's surname.

Ji Yunshuang nodded and said, "Then you will be called Ji Yuqing from now on. When we find a suitable opportunity, I will take you out to live, and we will register your household registration accordingly."

When the other children saw this, they all asked Ji Yunshuang if they could take her surname.

Ji Yunshuang agreed to all of them, and told them not to call her benefactor anymore, since they all had her surname now, and to just call her sister!

At first, no one dared to agree.

In their eyes, Ji Yunshuang saved them, so they should serve her as her servants for life.

Taking Ji Yunshuang's surname is already an immense favor; how could I possibly call her "sister"?

But after Ji Yunshuang said she felt a connection with them and hoped to adopt them as her younger sisters, everyone agreed without really understanding what was going on.

On this day, Ji Yunshuang and Zhu Dong'e stayed in the cave until dark before leaving.

Midway through, Ji Yunshuang used the excuse of going hunting outside to take out a lot of wild rabbits and pheasants from her spatial storage.

In addition, they took out some Dendrobium officinale, boiled it into water, and gave it to several sick children in the cave to drink.

When the two left, the children all showed their reluctance. But they were all very sensible, saying that they could take good care of themselves and that Ji Yunshuang should come to the mountains less often and be more careful.

Ji Yunshuang felt a warmth in her heart. On the way back, she kept thinking about what suitable opportunity she could find to bring these children back to live with her in batches.

Thinking of those children, she thought of Huang Jiayu, whom she had locked up.

At first, Huang Jiayu was shouting loudly, but later he obviously couldn't shout anymore. After a while, he would groan weakly and ask if anyone was there and if he could get some water.

Ji Yunshuang ignored him.

Judging from his condition, he's almost reached his limit.

After returning home and washing up that day, Ji Yunshuang closed the door and went into her private space.

When Huang Jiayu saw Ji Yunshuang again, he was immediately overjoyed and said in a hoarse voice, "Water! Give me water!"

He was thirsty and hungry, and the wound on his waist was still bleeding...

He now believed Ji Yunshuang's words; his men might really not be able to find him, and he might really die like this. He was truly afraid.