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

"Here's what happened: your medicine ran out, and we didn't have the money to buy more, so I went to your grandma's to borrow some, but they..."

“Their family was eating meat and gnawing on bones, but as soon as I mentioned borrowing money, they immediately turned hostile.”

"They even said you weren't a Zhou family child, but the hunter's child from the village. Not only did they refuse to lend us money, but they also slandered my son and me in front of the whole village."

“This…” Zhou Jingyi was stunned. “Mother, I don’t believe it.”

“I can’t believe it either, but it’s true.” Yang Fenglan took out the letter of severance of kinship in her hand. “My son, it’s because your mother is incompetent. I kowtowed to them, hoping to borrow two taels of silver to prolong your life, but your grandmother refused.”

"Not only that, she also severed ties with us, saying that she would never acknowledge you as her grandson or me as her daughter-in-law again."

"We have nothing to do with the Zhou family anymore, hehe...uh, sob sob..."

Yang Fenglan almost burst out laughing, and quickly pinched her thigh to maintain her sad and aggrieved expression.

Zhou Jingyi snatched the letter severing ties from her hand in disbelief, glanced at it, and his face turned ashen.

He grew up with the hunter Xiao Yuanshan, who taught him some simple words.

"Mother...is this real?" Holding the letter severing ties in his hand, Zhou Jingyi still refused to believe it.

"My grandma came to ask you to water the fields for her this morning, how come you've cut ties with her so quickly?"

“It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t brought up the matter of borrowing money, things wouldn’t have come to this.”

“Borrowing money…” Zhou Jingyi smiled bitterly, his eyes somewhat dazed. “Uncle Xiao told me a long time ago that my grandparents’ family was not worth helping. I thought he was trying to sow discord, so I argued with him and we broke up.”

"When?"

“It’s been a long time.” Zhou Jingyi stared intently at the beam in the house and murmured, “Mother, is this true? I’ve given Grandpa and Grandma so much meat, but they still won’t lend me money to save me?”

"It's true." Shen Yu came in.

Perhaps because Shen Yu looks aloof, many people in Qingshui Village subconsciously feel that she wouldn't lie.

Zhou Jingyi was the same.

Hearing Shen Yu's affirmative answer, his anxiety finally subsided.

Zhou Jingyi cried, completely pathetic.

The two women exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

Are men really that bad at handling stress?

“I’ve never met my father, and I don’t even know what he looks like. Since I was little, many people have laughed at me for being a wild child without a father. Only when I’m good to my grandparents and close to the Zhou family do I feel like I have a father.”

Yang Fenglan understands.

Telling a 17-year-old that their family doesn't want them anymore is definitely a blow.

However, she sincerely hoped that Zhou Jingyi could come to his senses.

He was good-looking and had excellent cooking skills; he should have had many outstanding qualities, but they were completely overshadowed by his blind filial piety.

"Mother, what did I do wrong? Why are they so heartless..." Zhou Jingyi looked at him pitifully.

Yang Fenglan patted his shoulder solemnly, "It's good that you saw their true colors sooner rather than later. From now on, we'll just live our own lives."

Knowing that Zhou Jingyi couldn't accept it right away, Yang Fenglan didn't say much, giving him time to process it.

I'm exhausted and hungry after a long day.

The porridge in the pot was still warm.

Shen Yu filled two bowls of porridge and prepared to eat.

"Xiaoyu, wait a minute." Yang Fenglan called out to her.

Shen Yu: ? ?

"Now that we're rid of the Zhou family, shouldn't we celebrate? You wait, I'll cook two good dishes."

"Okay." Shen Yu stepped aside to watch her performance.