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After feeding Xu Beibei rice cereal and changing her diaper, Xu Jian asked Xu Baobao to watch over her while he went to cook.

They only eat two meals a day, but Xu Qing is still in her postpartum period and needs to eat more to recover.

A little while later, Xu Gong also got up. He had chopped firewood yesterday and was going to carry it to town to sell today.

Upon reaching the village entrance, Xu Gong encountered the village head and greeted him warmly, "Uncle, are you going to town too?"

The village head nodded and said, "Let's go to town to register your sister and niece's household registration together."

Hearing that it was for his family's benefit, Xu Gong became even more attentive, thinking that after selling the firewood, he would buy some candy balls and give some to the village head's third grandson.

……

Shijia Village.

Ding Guihua was extremely busy in the kitchen.

Her father-in-law and husband had to go to work. Stonemasonry is physically demanding, so they had to have a separate meal prepared for them every morning.

The leftover rice crust from the pot, with a little water, wild vegetables, and cornmeal, was cooked into a porridge, which became the food for the remaining people.

After finishing her meal, she thought about how she still had to wash the dishes, feed the chickens, sweep the floor, do laundry, and tend the vegetable garden—a whole host of things to do.

Ding Guihua was annoyed. In the past, she could just stay at home and do nothing but dig for wild vegetables.

Suddenly having to do so much work left her with a sore back and aching muscles.

We need to hurry up and bring that money-losing bastard back.

Looking at her mother-in-law, who was getting ready to work in the fields, Ding Guihua asked with a smile:

"Mother, what if the Xu family doesn't send Xiaocao back today?"

“They dare.” Ding’s eyebrows shot up.

Ding Guihua said casually, "It's almost time for brunch, and they still haven't brought it back. They definitely didn't take what Mother said to heart."

"Snapped."

Ding slammed her chopsticks heavily onto the table.

He said to Shi Gandang, "Second brother, come with me to Xujia Village later to pick up your daughter."

"They're really giving her too much credit. She's a money-loser and she still dares to put on airs."

Shi Gandang immediately sat up straight and nodded, saying okay.

Ding Guihua smiled. Today she finally didn't have to work. She could leave the dishes for the money-losing goods to wash when they came back.

……

Xu Jian cooked a bowl of millet porridge with some rice in it, as rice is nutritious.

She boiled another bowl of brown sugar eggs and brought it into Xu Qing's room.

"Little sister, dinner's ready."

Perhaps due to excessive blood loss, Xu Qing has been extremely tired these past few days.

She only woke up groggily when she heard Xu Jian's voice.

Xu Jian hooked a stool over with his foot, placed two bowls of rice on it, and then sat down on the edge of the bed to help Xu Qing sit up.

"How are you feeling, little sister? Shall I feed you?"

Xu Qing felt a sharp pain from the hands digging into her back, and she came to her senses.

"I can eat by myself, big brother, have you guys eaten yet?"

Xu Jian withdrew his hand and handed the bowl to Xu Qing, saying, "We're not hungry, you eat."

Xu Qing then took a closer look at her older brother.

He was so thin he looked almost unrecognizable, but his eyes were bright and clear, and he was looking at her with a simple, honest smile.

Xu Qing looked down at the two bowls of food, which were the best that the family could offer.

Her eyes welled up with tears. She took the brown sugar and egg, ate it all in one go, and pushed the millet porridge back.

"I'm full, brother. You can share this bowl."

Xu Jian took the empty bowl and said, "We're really not hungry, little sister. This porridge has rice mixed in, it's very nourishing. Save it for when you get hungry later."

"Mother says that women in postpartum confinement get hungry quickly. Although we don't have any fancy dishes, we'll make sure you eat your fill of this porridge and rice."

Xu Qing felt her eyes sting even more, and tears were about to overflow.

Xu Baobao's terrified voice, trembling with tears, came through: "I don't want to go back with you, I want to stay with my mother."

"Let me go! Let me go! Uncle, help me!"

Xu Jian rushed out immediately, and Xu Qing tried to get down on the ground anxiously. She felt fine, but was a little weak.

He followed her out of the room.

In the courtyard, Shi Gandang was seen pulling Xu Baobao by the hand, while Ding stood outside the courtyard with her arms crossed.

Xu Jian ran forward and hugged Xu Baobao, shouting sternly, "What are you doing? Let go!"

Xu Qing followed a step behind and shouted loudly, "Let go of my daughter!"

"Waaah, Mom, Uncle, Grandma wants me to go back, but I don't want to go back, so Dad came in and dragged me away."

Xu Baobao clung to Xu Jian's arm and cried even louder.

"You ungrateful wretch! I've fed you for nothing all these years!" Ding cursed from outside the courtyard.

Hearing the commotion, the surrounding villagers gathered again, their ears perked up to gossip.

Seeing that the crowd had grown, Ding was no longer afraid; instead, she spoke even louder:

“This Shi Xiaocao is a descendant of my Shi family. The Xu family is shameless. I left her a little one and she was still not satisfied. Today I’m here to take my granddaughter home.”

The villagers of Xujia Village knew that Xu Qing had been divorced. According to custom, divorced women are not allowed to take their children with them.

Therefore, some people chimed in.

"The Shi family is reasonable. The younger one is said to have just been born, so it's definitely better for him to stay with his mother."

"Yes, since the smaller one is left to her, the larger one should be returned to the Shi family. What kind of logic is this?"

Xu Jian listened to the villagers' discussion and was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. What they said made sense, but the baby clearly did not want to go back with his father.

He didn't know how to refute it, so he held the baby tightly and wouldn't let go.

Ding looked smugly at Xu Jian and Xu Qing who came out later, and said to Shi Gandang, "Hurry up and take this brat away."

Shi Gandang forcefully pulled Xu Baobao's arm and dragged her out. Xu Baobao cried and said it hurt, but Shi Gandang didn't let go. Instead, he cursed under his breath.

"You bitch, you're so dramatic. I told you to come back with me obediently, but you wouldn't listen. Now you know what pain is? Hurry up and come with me."

Xu Qing looked around, picked up a broom next to the kitchen, and rushed over, brandishing it.

"I told you to let go of the baby!"

The broom struck Shi Gandang on the back, and Shi Gandang suddenly let go. Xu Jian, holding Xu Baobao, stumbled back a few steps and fell to the ground.

Shi Gandang glared at Xu Qing and cursed, "You dare hit me? You've gone too far! I'll beat you to death today, you bastard."

"Who are you cursing, you bastard? You've already given me a letter of divorce, I'm no longer a member of the Shi family. If you dare hit me, I'll report you to the authorities immediately."

Xu Qing looked directly into Shi Gandang's eyes and held a broom in front of Xu Baobao.

Upon hearing the report to the authorities, Shi Gandang lowered his raised hand and said resentfully:

"You're all puffed up now, have you forgotten the days when you were my dog?"

Xu Jian told Xu Baobao to go inside and hide, and not to come out. Then he got up from the ground and punched Shi Gandang in the face.

"Your mouth is so foul, did you eat shit? You came to my house to curse my little sister, are you bullying me because I don't have anyone else?"

Although Xu Jian was thin, he often went hunting, and he used all his strength in that punch, causing half of Shi Gandang's face to swell up instantly.

Ding screamed as she rushed into the courtyard, hugged Shi Gandang, and kept calling out, "My son!"

“The Xu family is too domineering. We just want to take our granddaughter back home. What right do you have to hit us? Where is your village chief? Let the village chief judge this matter.”

Xu Qing looked at her older brother who was standing in front of her to protect her, and felt a sweet warmth in her heart. It felt so good to have family protecting her.

Seeing Shi Gandang's head swollen like a pig's head, he was overjoyed.

Seeing Xu Jian clench his fists, about to punch someone again, Xu Qing quickly pulled him back and whispered, "Brother, let her go and invite the village chief."

Xu Jian was unaware that Xu Qing had already asked Wen Shi to request the village chief to register the two children's household registrations under the Xu family's name. Upon hearing this, he anxiously replied:

"Little sister, the village chief will definitely make us hand the baby over to them. If the baby goes back with them, will the baby even survive?"