Su Yuanyuan wasn't afraid of her father's angry face at all; she grabbed the hem of her clothes and bargained with him.

"Take it, take it, take it, but let me go right now."

Su Jiye looked at the spot where she had scratched with a pained expression. He could vaguely see the claw marks. He poked Su Yuanyuan's forehead hard with his finger a few times.

Su Yuanyuan covered her head with her hand, wincing in pain. Her father really showed no mercy.

"I can take you with me, but you have to listen to me and follow me. If you dare to run away, there won't be a next time."

Ignoring her antics, Su Jiye sternly reminded her that going up the mountain now was no joke, and running around might lead to encountering wild animals out hunting for food.

"Father, don't worry, I will definitely follow you closely."

Su Yuanyuan patted her chest and assured her father, "Dad, I'm leaving Mom in your care. I'll go out for a bit and be back for dinner."

After Su Yuanyuan finished speaking, she dodged her father's hand and ran away, not forgetting to close the courtyard gate as she left.

Su Jiye was left fuming in the yard; this was truly his leaky little cotton-padded jacket.

Just then, Yue Niang came out after hearing the door close. Seeing that he was all alone in the courtyard, she cast a questioning look at Su Jiye.

"Where did Yuanyuan go? What do you want me to say?"

Su Jiye coughed lightly, stammering for a long time without being able to utter a single word. Finally, under Yue Niang's sharp gaze, he stammered out the story.

Moon Lady took several deep breaths, but still couldn't suppress her anger. She turned and went into the house, and when she came out again, she was holding a broom for sweeping the bed.

“Su Jiye! She’s just a little girl and doesn’t know what’s important. You, her father, are also making a fuss. Hunting is not something a little girl should do.”

As he spoke, he raised a broom. Su Jiye, seeing that something was wrong, quickly took a few steps back to avoid it.

"My wife, my wife, please calm down and let me explain!"

"Explain what? You're willing to agree to anything she says, but I would never agree to anything you say!"

Seeing that he had dodged it, Yue Niang raised her hand again to chase after him. Su Jiye could only keep dodging his wife and trying to explain to her.

Su Yuanyuan leaned against the wall, listening to the sounds inside, and silently mourned for her father for three seconds.

Dad! Thank you for your hard work. I'll try to come back later. You have to make Mom calm down!

She quietly took a few steps back, and only when she was sure she couldn't hear any footsteps inside did she turn around and run towards her grandmother's house.

Let's go to Grandma's for dinner tonight. I haven't seen her for several days, and I miss her!

When Su Yuanyuan ran to her grandmother's house, she saw Xu Yingxue from the village chief's house. She looked extremely haggard.

He seemed not to hear her when he greeted her, and passed by her with a somewhat dazed expression.

Su Yuanyuan watched her walk away, then clicked her tongue twice. This couple must be having a tragic love affair, right?

Xu Yingxue used to be such a pretty young girl, look at what she's become now.

I bet that man still hasn't given in. He's a real jerk!

She shook her head and continued walking towards her grandmother's house. These were not her concerns. She just needed to properly see off these relatives so she could go home.

The system had already collected the information when she was ten years old, but she couldn't bear to let these people who had been kind to her bury their child, so she never went back.

A little while later, Su Yuanyuan arrived at her grandmother's house. A fragrant aroma wafted from inside. Su Yuanyuan sniffed and pushed open the gate.

"Grandma, what delicious food have you made? I can smell it from outside."

Grandma was busy in the kitchen when she heard Su Yuanyuan's voice, and came out without even wiping her hands.

"Oh! My dear granddaughter, come quick! Grandma is just frying meatballs. She said she'd have Grandpa bring them to you when they're done. You've come at just the right time."

"Wow! I'm so lucky!" Su Yuanyuan happily stepped forward and helped her grandmother back to the kitchen.

There was a bamboo basket on the kitchen table, half full of meatballs, and the fragrant aroma filled the entire kitchen.

Su Yuanyuan couldn't wait to pick up a meatball and put it in her mouth, but she was burned as soon as she took a bite and kept fanning herself with her hands.

"Ouch! Slow down! You're putting something freshly fried in your mouth. Spit it out so I can see it."

Seeing how fierce she was, Grandma quickly went over and couldn't help but start scolding her.

Su Yuanyuan swallowed the meatball with difficulty and gave her grandmother a fawning smile.

"It's just that Grandma's fried meatballs smelled so good, I'm fine."

Seeing that she was really alright, Grandma walked to the pot with a smile, ready to fry the rest of the meatballs.

"Grandma, let me help you."

Su Yuanyuan squatted down next to the stove very conscientiously. If asked to cook some home-style dishes, she could manage to do it alright.

She couldn't do the difficult task of frying meatballs, so she could only watch the fire for her grandmother.

After having a free meal at her grandmother's house, Su Yuanyuan packed up a lot of meatballs before leaving. She leisurely strolled home with her bamboo basket in hand.

When she got to the door, she first pressed her ear against it to listen to what was happening inside, but it was completely quiet and she couldn't hear anything.

Su Yuanyuan gently pushed open the door, peeked out and looked around the yard. Her parents were not there.

She tiptoed in, gently closed the door, and slowly made her way to the kitchen with the basket in her hand.

"Where did you go? What did you take?"

Suddenly, a sound startled her, and she turned around to see her mother standing in the doorway.

"Mom, you scared me."

Su Yuanyuan patted her chest to calm her frightened heart.

Moon Lady rolled her eyes at her, then looked at the bamboo basket.

"You went to your grandma's again? What did you bring back this time?"

Su Yuanyuan walked up to her mother and showed her the meatballs in the basket.

"Grandma fried meatballs today, and these are what she asked me to bring back."

Moon Goddess took a deep breath, "All you ever do is think about your grandmother's things."

Su Yuanyuan didn't like hearing this. "What do you mean I'm coveting Grandma's things? These are symbols of Grandma's love for me."

Besides, Grandma originally intended for Grandpa to bring it over, but since I went there, she just let me take it back.

Unable to argue with her, Yue Niang simply gave up and said, "Your father told me that you can go up the mountain, but you have to listen to your father."

Su Yuanyuan couldn't help but jump twice. "Mother, don't worry, I will definitely stay with Father and never cause him any trouble."

Yue Niang rolled her eyes at Su Yuanyuan, not wanting to pay her any attention, and walked past her to feed the chickens.

“Mom, you leave it, I’ll do it. How can I let you do such rough work?”

Su Yuanyuan excitedly took the basin from her mother, grabbed a handful of vegetable leaves and scattered them in the yard, humming a cheerful tune.

At this moment, Su Jiye came out of the house and looked at Su Yuanyuan with a puzzled expression.

"My wife, why does Yuanyuan look so excited?"

Moon Lady looked at him with annoyance, "What else could it be? Don't you have any self-awareness?"

Su Jiye was stunned for a moment, then gave a silly smile and leaned closer to flatter him.

"It's alright, my wife. I'll definitely keep an eye on her. If she misbehaves, I'll come back and tell you, then you can deal with her."

Su Yuanyuan stood behind them, rolling her eyes in exasperation.

"Father, I'm still here."

"That's for you to hear."

Su Jiye didn't even turn his head, but followed Yue Niang obsequiously, taking over all the work she was supposed to do.

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