Expelled from the Duke's mansion, the fake heiress is richer than a country.

Unlike her sisters-in-law, who would feel uncomfortable seeing others eat more, she was more of a people-pleaser. If you gave her a kind look, she would practically give you her heart.

Yu Wanran felt once again how awful she had been in her previous life. How could she have the heart to bully such a kind sister-in-law?

However, Zhu Xiaozhen's timid nature won't do; she needs someone to protect her. Otherwise, she'll suffer greatly!

Yu Wanran moved closer to her little niece and helped Yu Xiaoxiang prepare the vegetables, praising her repeatedly: "Xiaoxiang is so capable! She's so young and already helps adults with chores?"

Yu Xiaoxiang's face flushed red from the praise.

Despite feeling embarrassed, I still felt a great fondness for my very beautiful new aunt. I rubbed my itchy nose with the back of my hand, stole a glance at her mother, and answered softly.

"I started learning to do things from my mother as soon as I could walk... Third Aunt, just pinch off the roots, don't throw away the yellow leaves, you can eat them!"

I thought to myself that my third aunt really was incompetent. The previous one was incompetent, and this one is no exception.

Yu Wanran watched with an awkward expression as her little niece picked up the rotten vegetable leaves she had thrown away, one by one, and put them into a bamboo basket.

Yellow leaves are edible? They're clearly rotten! If eating them makes you sick, won't it cost even more money? Or is the Yu family just used to this kind of life, and their digestive systems are immune to all toxins?

She thought the Yu family at least had some wealth, but it seems she was mistaken. In her previous life, everyone tightened their belts just to provide her with the best life.

Zhu Xiaozhen buried herself in the fire, trying her best to suppress the upward curve of her lips.

This newly returned third sister-in-law, although she doesn't know anything, is surprisingly easy to get along with. She's much better than the last one, who had a sharp tongue and would dump even the smallest chores on others.

As expected of someone from a wealthy family, their upbringing is different.

Soon, the sweet potatoes were cooked. Zhu Xiaozhen washed her hands, peeled them with chopsticks, put them in a wooden bowl, and served them to Yu Wanran.

Noticing that Yu Xiaoxiang next to her kept swallowing, Yu Wanran didn't hesitate to give half of one to her little niece and return the other to Zhu Xiaozhen.

"Sister-in-law, you should eat something too!"

Food was extremely precious to poor families, and the men who worked in the fields were given the best portions. Other women generally ate very little, sometimes even licking the bottom of the pot clean. There was a reason why Zhu Xiaozhen and Yu Xiaoxiang were so thin.

The mother and daughter are the least influential and most easily overlooked people in the family.

Zhu Xiaozhen frantically waved her hand: "No! Third Sister, you eat it yourself, and don't give it to Xiaoxiang!"

My sister-in-law is a pampered guest. It's only natural that I roast two sweet potatoes for her when she first got home. But if my mother-in-law and the others found out that she dared to eat them too, they would definitely make a scene.

Why bother? Just bear with it and it'll be dinnertime soon.

Seeing that not only did she not eat it herself, but she also tried to snatch the half-eaten sweet potato that her daughter had already put in her mouth, Yu Wanran had no choice but to step forward and stop her.

"Sister-in-law, if you don't want to eat, then don't. Xiao Xiang has been running around with you for two days, she probably hasn't eaten or rested well, it's alright for her to eat something. I can't eat that much by myself!"

Feeling bad, Zhu Xiaozhen took the bowl back to her, staring at Yu Xiaoxiang, who was timidly holding the sweet potato and no longer daring to eat.

"Third sister, really... There's so little food, and you're giving it to Xiao Xiang! How big can a child's appetite be!"

Yu Wanran smiled, nuzzled Yu Xiaoxiang's head with the back of her hand, and the two sat down to eat sweet potatoes together. Yu Xiaoxiang quietly moved closer to her third aunt, finding the sweet potato in her hand sweet, soft, and tender, even more delicious than before.

Zhu Xiaozhen felt much more at ease preparing dinner in the cramped kitchen. She didn't feel awkward or unfamiliar with the extra person.

"Sister-in-law, did your brother say you went to the neighboring village to borrow money? How much did you borrow?"

While eating, Yu Wanran casually chatted about everyday things, trying to find out exactly how much debt her family owed.

Zhu Xiaozhen paused in her busy work, inwardly blaming her husband for being so clueless as to tell his sister-in-law such a thing. She had just come home; wasn't this just adding to her worries?

But she was an honest person and couldn't lie. After hesitating for a long time, Yu Wanran managed to get the truth out of her.

Although Sun's wife was Zhu Xiaozhen's best friend, they went their separate ways and married other people after she came of age, and their relationship had long since become distant.

When Zhu Xiaozhen came to their door seeking help, Sun's wife explained her many difficulties and finally reluctantly gave Zhu Xiaozhen a pound of coarse rice. The wild vegetables were picked by Zhu Xiaozhen on her way back.

Yu Wanran opened the rice bag and looked inside. She found it was almost entirely rice bran, with some small insects crawling around. She wondered if Zhu Xiaozhen had seen it.

She shook her head inwardly, feeling a surge of disappointment. Her sister-in-law shouldn't have brought back such a small thing; she'd only incurred a favor for nothing!

But her sister-in-law only wanted to borrow money and rice to entertain her because she was coming back, so she couldn't bring herself to say anything to blame her.

After finishing the sweet potato, she said to Zhu Xiaozhen, "Sister-in-law, you go ahead with your work. I'll go inside and check on how Mother is."

I guess I'll need to use the restroom when I wake up.

Zhu Xiaozhen quickly wiped her wet hands on her apron: "Third Sister, you can't handle Mother by yourself, let me help!"

Follow closely behind.

But then Yu Wanran deftly carried the chamber pot into the room, placed it on two benches, and put the chamber pot in the middle. She then picked up Ji Chunhua, who had her eyes open, placed her on the benches, and gently pulled down her underwear, allowing her to relieve herself freely.

The whole process was smooth and effortless, and the strength was astonishing. Zhu Xiaozhen only had time to hold onto a corner of her clothes.

Seeing her eldest daughter-in-law staring blankly at her daughter and herself, her simple-mindedness evident, Ji Chunhua looked at her with disdain.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, go do your work. Ranran will take care of me here! What kind of situation would it be if your parents came back later and the meal wasn't ready?"

However, after she finished relieving herself, she felt embarrassed. She yelled for Zhu Xiaozhen to come in and help empty the stinking chamber pot. How could her daughter, raised with such pampered care, touch such filthy things?

Yu Wanran quickly held her mother down.

"Mom, my sister-in-law is cooking. You let her touch the chamber pot and then the rice scoop? I'm your own daughter. What's a little poop and pee for you!"

After tidying up Ji Chunhua's clothes, he carried her back to bed, picked up the chamber pot, and turned to leave.

Aside from the stench, she could easily do this with her strength. Ji Chunhua was incredibly touched, thinking her daughter was absolutely wonderful!

The toilets are currently shared. Yu Wanran carries a bucket of urine in her left hand and a bucket of water in her right to wash herself. The excrement is also poured into the cesspool; it cannot be wasted, as it will be used for composting and watering the fields later.

The eldest wife, Su Li, was weeding in the vegetable garden when she saw Yu Wanran approaching. She lowered her head and pretended not to see her, but out of the corner of her eye, she secretly observed Yu Wanran's actions.

Yu Wanran didn't pay any attention to her. After separating their households, they were each in their own family.

However, she glanced at that vegetable patch a little longer. It was planted with common greens and scallion seedlings, growing vigorously. The second branch of the family must have contributed a lot in the past, but now that it had been divided among the eldest branch, her family couldn't even get a single scallion seedling.

After washing the bucket and straightening up, she suddenly heard a noise. Looking up, she saw several horse-drawn carriages rumbling along the path and stopping outside her house's fence. A group of people dressed in red and green stepped out; their clothes looked very familiar.

Yu Wanran's heart sank suddenly.

The people and things she least wanted to see still happened!