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

Shen Yu limped home from the village entrance.

My heart is filled with sweetness.

She thought she was doomed, but unexpectedly, she ran into Gu Ming.

I talked a lot with Gu Ming along the way.

That man had a gentle voice, a mild personality, and a warm demeanor.

The shock I felt from the sleazy man was already behind me, and even the sprained ankle seemed to have stopped hurting.

……

After Zhou Jingyi finished relieving himself, Yang Fenglan estimated the time and went to knock on the door.

The smell in the room hadn't dissipated, and Zhou Jingyi was somewhat resistant, but he couldn't stand it for long, so he said, "Mother, you can come in by yourself."

Then, Yang Fenglan came in, and Xu Yingying came in too.

Zhou Jingyi's face flushed red again.

Like a zombie, he let the two women carry him back to bed, and then, with the blanket pulled up, he was buried under it.

"That's enough," Yang Fenglan said through gritted teeth, glaring at her best friend as a warning.

Xu Yingying knew when to stop; the little puppy was already so shy, teasing him any further would be pointless.

"Let's go, let's go. If we don't leave now, he'll suffocate under the covers." Xu Yingying teased as she left the house.

Zhou Jingyi was really struggling to breathe.

He wouldn't have been shy if any of the aunties in the village had helped him, but that girl was even younger than him, not even married yet, and he was so reckless.

I really don't like it.

Yang Fenglan felt sorry for her adopted son and urged Xu Yingying to leave.

As soon as I stepped out of the room, I saw Shen Yu walk into the courtyard with a sweet smile on her face.

Xu Yingying also had a smile on her face.

The moment their eyes met, they both stopped smiling and looked at Yang Fenglan.

Yang Fenglan: ...

"Xiaoyu, you're back. The girl who saved Jingyi is named Xu Yingying. We happened to run into her today, so I invited her to our house for dinner to thank her for saving Jingyi. Yingying, this is my daughter-in-law, Shen Yu. She's such a kind person."

Xu Yingying smiled slightly: "I've seen her. She's really fierce when she hits people."

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Fenglan slapped him across the face: "We agreed not to offend the female lead! The system isn't activated yet!"

Xu Yingying quickly bowed and scraped, "Hello, Sister Shen. I didn't realize it until today, but I'm amazed by your beauty and charm. I'm so envious."

Yang Fenglan: ...

That's going too far!

"I know you're the child the Xu family just brought back. I also know that you Xu family members always covet what belongs to others." Shen Yu gave Xu Yingying a meaningful look before entering the west room.

Zhou Jingyi was still covered by the blanket, but she impatiently lifted it, wanting him to explain.

Seeing Zhou Jingyi's face turn as red as a monkey's bottom, well, no explanation needed.

Just as she imagined.

In the kitchen, Xu Yingying pointed at her own nose, her eyes bulging with anger. "How dare she talk to me like that! She scolded Old Lady Xu and then she scolded me too?"

“She’s not wrong…”

"Fine, Yang Fenglan, so you're already siding with others, aren't you? I'm not eating this meal today!"

Chicken soup with red bean rice.

"...Why not eat it if it's free? Who would benefit from it?"

She's been eating pancakes every day at the Xu family's house lately, she's practically turned into a pancake herself.

I can't let myself lose my mouth, so I'll just have to endure it.

Yang Fenglan emptied the rice water, and Xu Yingying couldn't resist having a bowl first.

"This rice has a really strong and fragrant flavor."

After steaming the rice, Yang Fenglan poured the leftover chicken soup into the pot. As soon as it heated up, Xu Yingying had a bowl of chicken soup.

"After drinking that chicken soup last time, I thought about it for several days. I wished I could twist the head off the old hen that the old lady raised."

"..."

Yang Fenglan silently added another bowl of soup for her, added water to the pot, poured in red beans, covered the pot and started cooking.

After the red beans were boiled, Xu Yingying said, "These red beans are more fragrant than any I've ever eaten before."

“The varieties carefully selected by our ancestors cannot be bad.”

"Right."