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

The Hu family felt that their share of meat was far too small. The meat was cut into thin slices, with at most one slice per person.

Although the Zhou and Mu families seemed to receive about the same amount of meat as them, the Zhou family had fewer people. Therefore, each member of the Zhou family would receive more meat than the others.

Moreover, the Zhou family and the Lu family are not related by blood, but they are related by marriage to the Lu family. How can the Lu family treat them like outsiders?

Brother Hu didn't say anything at the time, but he thought that if the second son of the Lu family secretly brought them another serving of meat in the middle of the night, he would let it go.

If it doesn't arrive...

On the other side, after hearing Aunt Zhou's words that Zhou Dalin and his brothers and Lu Dalang and his brothers should recognize each other as brothers, the Sun family members also hurriedly expressed their desire to become sworn brothers with Lu Dalang and his brothers, but Lu Xumu refused.

The Sun family was filled with regret and envy towards the Zhou family.

But the Lu family was unwilling to become sworn brothers with them, and there was nothing they could do. They couldn't possibly offend them instead of trying to please them.

Ji Yunshuang observed the reactions of each family member.

However, she glanced at the man beside her with cold eyes who seemed to have everything under control, and in the end, she said nothing.

She said to the two children, "Are you sleepy? If you are, let's go to the cave to sleep."

Lu Yanqi ignored him with an icy expression, as if he were not the same person as the little boy who had anxiously called for her mother at the edge of the cliff out of concern for her safety, reminding her to be careful.

Lu Yuzhu patted the little tiger cub's head and said sweetly, "Is Mommy sleepy? I'll sleep whenever Mommy goes to sleep."

Ji Yunshuang rubbed her head and said, "Then eat something, and we'll go to sleep together."

Lu Yuzhu nodded obediently and asked, "Is the little tiger cub hungry?"

Before her mother could answer, she asked worriedly, "Does the little tiger cub need to eat milk like a baby? Without milk, will the little tiger cub starve to death?"

Ji Yunshuang stroked her head gently and said, "It needs to nurse. But don't worry, Mother can raise it."

Lu Yuzhu completely trusted her mother, looking at her with bright eyes, and nodded, saying, "Yes, Mother is so amazing."

Lu Yanqi glanced coldly at Ji Yunshuang, thinking to himself, "Silly girl, this bad woman is lying to you!"

Putting aside the fact that this tiger cub might not even be full-term from being cut open from its mother's womb, and therefore has no milk, she wouldn't be able to raise it.

He wanted to see how she would deceive that little fool after the tiger cub died.

Unfortunately, Xiaoyuzhu was unaware of her brother's thoughts at that moment. Instead, she held the tiger cub in her arms close to him and said expectantly, "Brother, shall we name the tiger cub? We can help Mother take care of it together from now on."

Ji Yunshuang felt that her brother was just cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and simply didn't know how to express himself. So she looked at him encouragingly and said, "Choose one!"

Lu Yanqi: "..."

Why bother naming it if you can't even keep it alive? Are you just trying to make yourself even more heartbroken later?

Since her brother didn't speak, Xiaoyuzhu tried to move her little head and said, "How about calling him Weihu? Doesn't it sound powerful?"

Lu Yanqi: "..."

What's with this "fierce tiger" nonsense? It just reminds me of that scoundrel Lu Tianhu, what bad luck!

Little Jade Bead continued to use her little brain, "How about calling it 'Following the Wind'? It means running as fast as the wind."

Lu Yanqi, "..."

Like the wind, it's a metaphor for the short lifespan of the tiger cub!

Then Xiaoyuzhu described all the wind, clouds, thunder, and lightning. Seeing that his sister was about to say something like "Dog Egg" or "Shit Jar," Lu Yanqi closed his eyes and said helplessly, "Let's call her Tianrui!"

"This name is great!" Lu Yuzhu clapped her little hands and looked at her brother with a cute expression, asking, "What does Tianrui mean?"

Like a little adult, Lu Yanqi pinched his younger sister's cheek and said disdainfully, "You don't even know what it means before you say it's good, you little flatterer!"

Lu Yuzhu said earnestly, "Although I don't know what it means, I think the name is good!"

The brother and sister joked around for a while, and that's how the little tiger cub's name was decided.

Although Lu Yanqi complained, after eating, when he went to sleep in the cave, he carefully carried Tianrui over to take care of her himself, so that his younger sister wouldn't roll over on the little tiger after falling asleep.

Ji Yunshuang was naturally happy to have an easy time taking care of the tiger cub, as the child was willing to do so.

The cave was a bit damp, but Lu Yinheng had his younger brothers collect some burnt charcoal and bring it inside. With the charcoal keeping it warm, it wasn't cold.

Ji Yunshuang slept very well that night.

Malan suffered greatly that night.

The Lu family wouldn't take her in, and the other families didn't care about her either.

She had traveled all afternoon, but had nothing to eat that evening. She could only swallow her saliva as she smelled the delicious aromas.

Later, I was so tired that I fell asleep leaning against a tree trunk.

It is now late autumn, and the temperature difference between day and night is large.

Lu Yinheng and his companions stayed outside the cave, keeping a fire burning all night. Besides driving away wild beasts, their main purpose was to keep warm.

Ma Lan, dressed in tattered clothes and without anything to keep warm, was awakened by the cold in the middle of the night.

She followed the fragrant aroma in the air and crept towards the fire. But before she even got close, she met Lu Yinheng's icy gaze. She trembled with fear.

She had never seen such a fierce, icy gaze.

His gaze seemed to see through all her schemes, as if he wanted to tear her to pieces.

She dared not approach again.

Trembling, she retreated to the edge of the bushes and hugged her arms tightly.

She couldn't help but wonder if her husband and son knew the suffering she was going through. Her mother-in-law always said that Lu Yinheng was a wolf cub, fierce and ruthless, and her husband never dared to confront him directly.

They all know that Lu Yinheng is not someone to be trifled with!

However, they still kicked her out without hesitation, clearly not caring about their own lives at all!

For the first time, Ma Lan clearly recognized the cold-heartedness of her in-laws.

She sobbed in pain, yet was tormented by a deep sense of powerlessness.

Although she had come to realize the coldness of her in-laws, she didn't know who else she could rely on besides her husband and son.

She didn't know what to do next.

She cried and cried, and then she fell asleep from exhaustion.

When she woke up again, she saw that Lu Yinheng and the others had already set off with their luggage. She immediately became anxious and hurriedly chased after them.

But whether it was from catching a chill last night or getting up too quickly, she felt dizzy after taking only a few steps and collapsed.

The loud noise caused people who were on their way to stop and look in the direction from which it came.

Seeing that it was Ma Lan lying on the ground, some people's eyes showed disgust, while others showed pity...

Regardless of everyone's expressions, in the end no one moved.

Ji Yunshuang didn't want to get involved.

She had a very bad impression of Ma Lan.

In her view, Ma Lan was an appendage who had no independent thought and lived solely for her husband and son.

They're always going against this and that, but they never really understand why they're pushing forward.

However, considering that even in modern times, many educated women end up living without their own value, completely becoming appendages of their husbands' families, I feel that women are always treated harshly, regardless of the era.

As a woman myself, perhaps besides observing from the sidelines, she should give it a try...

She pursed her lips, and finally walked towards Ma Lan with an expression of self-loathing.