My best friend is living a famine-stricken life; you're going crazy, I'm farming.

Yang Fenglan stormed back into the house, and Xu Yingying chatted with her, which made her feel a little better.

Xiao Yuanshan stood at the door of his room, sighed helplessly, and then told Xu Chunsheng to sleep with Xiao An while he went into the dining room.

"Jingyi, how could you bear to make your mother so angry?" Xiao Yuanshan asked, sitting at the dining table.

The sky was overcast and the room was very dark, so Zhou Jingyi couldn't see Xiao Yuanshan's expression, which made him feel much more relaxed.

In Qingshui Village, besides his mother, he had the best relationship with Xiao Yuanshan.

She was willing to tell him anything.

"I did go to see Xiaoyu. My mother forbade me to go to her, saying that it was too unmanly, but I just couldn't help myself."

"Yes, you went to see her. How is she doing now?" Xiao Yuanshan asked calmly.

“She… is doing quite well.” Zhou Jingyi’s voice was muffled, filled with endless grievance.

"You're unhappy because she's doing well? You don't want her to be doing well; you want her to starve to death in a famine?"

“I…of course not.” Zhou Jingyi said dejectedly.

Of course, he wanted his beloved girl to be happy, but since her happiness wasn't something he had brought about, he felt uneasy.

"Then why are you unhappy?"

“Because, because…” Zhou Jingyi thought about the question seriously and finally found the answer. “When she was at my house, I couldn’t bear to let her do anything. But at the Gu family’s house, I saw her washing clothes, cooking, and even massaging Gu Ming’s mother’s shoulders and back.”

"Why didn't I see her massaging my mother's shoulders and back before?"

"Oh, that's easy. When we go back to the village, just have your mother call her to give you a shoulder massage and back rub, right?" Xiao Yuanshan's tone was very calm.

Zhou Jingyi blushed at his words, "Uncle Xiao, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"You were the one who started talking nonsense."

"I do not have."

"Then think about it, why does Shen Yu not work at your house, but work at the Gu family?" Xiao Yuanshan said in a deep voice, "Think it over before you answer me."

Zhou Jingyi answered almost without hesitation, "Because the Gu family treated her badly."

"Hehe." Xiao Yuanshan suddenly laughed. "Silly boy, that's because she looks down on your mother."

"Impossible, Xiaoyu isn't that kind of person."

"Then why did she treat you and your son like servants? Why did she think it was your duty to serve her, but when you came to the Gu family, you were willing to cook and clean for them?"

Xiao Yuanshan meant that Shen Yu was inherently bad, could not distinguish between people, and was not worth entrusting one's heart to; once the relationship ended, it was over.

But Zhou Jingyi, that stubborn fellow, insisted that the Gu family was abusing Shen Yu and making her do chores.

Xiao Yuanshan simply couldn't communicate with him.

After a long silence, she finally found a reason to ask, "So, before you broke your leg, your mother often cooked for you, washed your clothes, and took care of everything at home. Was it because you abused her that she did those things?"

"..." Zhou Jingyi remained silent.

"Silly boy, it's because your mother loves you that she's willing to do those things for you."

Zhou Jingyi remained silent, and Xiao Yuanshan told him to think it over carefully.

As she got up to leave, she opened the door and heard Zhou Jingyi's aggrieved voice, "You mean, he was willing to do those things for Gu Ming because he loves him?"

"You're a smart child. I believe you already have the answer in your heart. Get some rest."

Xiao Yuanshan went out.

As the door closed, a cold draft rushed in, instantly cooling Zhou Jingyi's stuffy head.

Yes, Mother was willing to do those things for her because she loved him.

So... Shen Yu loves Gu Ming, not him.

Having figured it out, Zhou Jingyi felt even more distressed.

He harbored a nagging hope that Shen Yu was having a bad time at Gu Ming's house and that she would regret her decision and come back to him.

But after seeing it today, I realized it was all just my imagination.

It's impossible, it's impossible...