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

Yu Man and his son rushed forward, helped Ji Chunhua up, and carried her back into the house. Yu Man looked back uneasily at Yu Wanran's face and complained to Ji Chunhua repeatedly.

"What are you doing? Ranran is our child!"

How dare they claim kinship so casually? Didn't they see their sister-in-law was almost beaten to death? Besides, it will make their own daughter overthink things.

"I'm not reconciled... I'm so unwilling! My dear wife, she... she's my child, the one I nursed from a tiny baby!"

Ji Chunhua burst into tears and wailed, repeatedly pounding her chest with her hands.

“Even when I’m cooking or working in the fields, I’ll carry her on my back! I even said I’d prepare the first dowry for her among all the girls in Qingping Village… She doesn’t recognize me, how could she not recognize me?”

Yu Wanran's eyes suddenly stung, and her vision blurred.

Although the Duchess did not personally breastfeed her, she would send her maidservants three times a day to carefully check on her and ensure that everyone around her was taking good care of her.

The Duke was a strict father who was not good at communicating with his children. But whenever she mentioned learning martial arts, the Duke would hire the best martial arts instructors and indulge her in her growth.

The love that parents have for their children can bring them different things, but it is equally great and selfless.

Xiao Yao hated herself for taking away her wealth and status. Little did she know that Ji Chunhua had also loved her wholeheartedly and had been tolerant of her.

The things she scorns and regards as worthless are actually the most precious.

On the other side of the courtyard, there were also continuous cries and wails.

The eldest son's family carried the half-dead Liu Yan back home and frantically called for a doctor. By the time they finished, it was already dark.

Ji Chunhua cried for a while, then noticed Yu Wanran standing beside her. She managed to stop her sobbing and began to sob uneasily.

"Ranran, Mother didn't mean to target you... Mother just..."

She couldn't continue.

Yu Wenrong frowned.

"Mother, you saw that third sister, she was so fierce, she almost beat Aunt to death! How can she be as good as the current third sister? Please stop talking about her..."

He had seen Yu Wanran's bewildered expression just now, and he felt extremely indignant!

For Mother to show such blatant affection for Xiao Yao in front of Third Sister was like stabbing Third Sister in the heart. Third Sister had just returned and was already struggling to integrate into the family, which was no easy feat.

Yu Man sighed and took out fifty coins from the hole in the kang (heated brick bed).

"I'm going over there to check on her; my sister-in-law is so badly injured..."

"Don't go!"

Ignoring her tears and snot, Ji Chunhua grabbed him and forcefully snatched the money from his hand. Yu Man, afraid of touching her wound, didn't dare to resist and watched helplessly as she stuffed the money back under his pillow.

"That wicked woman deserved it!"

Ji Chunhua said angrily, "She used to bully my Yao Yao, my daughter, and I never complained that she was a little girl. Who gave her the right to criticize me?"

She glared at Yu Man with hatred.

"It's all your fault for being so timid and submissive before, never daring to disobey your sister-in-law, and even scolding me for talking back! If you had stood up for Yao Yao earlier, she wouldn't be disowning us today..."

As she spoke, she felt a pang of sadness and wiped away the tears that kept flowing from her eyes with her sleeve.

Yu Wanran felt stifled and turned to walk into the kitchen. Yu Wenbin and Yu Wenrong quickly followed her out.

"Third sister, don't overthink it, Mother has always been like that..."

Yu Wenbin is tongue-tied. It's unclear what he meant by "that kind of appearance".

"Third sister, Mother is only temporarily unable to let go of Xiao Yao; she still loves you in her heart..."

Yu Wenrong scratched his head in annoyance. He didn't even believe what he was saying...

Indeed, with a new third sister appearing out of nowhere, which member of the Yu family could accept her so quickly?

Yu Wanran looked at Zhu Xiaozhen and her daughter, who were huddled together in the corner of the kitchen, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Aren't you hungry yet? Sister-in-law, the food should be ready by now!"

"Okay...okay..."

Zhu Xiaozhen was trembling with fear, not understanding why she could still laugh. They were terrified!

"Let's get ready to eat!"

Yu Wanran carried a stool in her left hand and a heavy wooden plank in her right hand to the yard to assemble a table.

She knew the place so well, she knew her own home inside and out. The Yu brothers passively followed behind her, helping to serve food and set the table, but something just felt off.

Turning around, I noticed that there were still a few villagers outside the fenced yard who hadn't dispersed. They were all staring at the few gift boxes that I had forgotten in the yard, their eyes shining.

The Yu brothers, forgetting all about setting the table, hurriedly carried the gift boxes into the house. Regardless of the value of these items, they didn't want to flaunt their wealth.

After comforting Ji Chunhua, Yu Man ran out to collect the red silk used as a carpet. She was furious at Xiao Yao's behavior! Such fine things, trampled and wasted on them.

Is this really the daughter that the Yu family has raised for sixteen years?

"Yu Lao Er, Yu Lao Er!"

A slightly plump woman, her face as round as a steamed black bun, trotted into the Yu family's courtyard with a smile and grabbed the other end of the red silk that Yu Man had rolled up halfway.

"Your red silk ribbon is all dirty and useless now. Why don't you give it to your aunt?"

Yu Man...

Upon hearing this, Yu Wenrong quickly stuffed the gift box into her elder brother's arms, turned around, and walked back with a menacing look: "Give it away? Aunt Qing, how dare you? You think you can just give away my things like that?"

Knowing that his father was not good with words and liked to play the good guy, he quickly snatched the red ribbon from the two men's hands and held it in his arms.

Yu Man smacked his lips but didn't speak. Sister Aqing's dark, round face began to darken slightly.

"Fine, I won't see you off then! Kid, at least call me 'Auntie.' How can you speak to your elders so rudely?"

Yu Wenrong rolled his eyes: "I don't have any elders who are greedy for small gains and never satisfied!"

Sister Aqing was furious, waving her hands, she felt an urge to hit Yu Wenrong. Yu Wanran walked over with a smile and spoke clearly.

"Aunt Qing, right?"

She picked up a corner of the red silk with her fingers, lifted it gently and gave it a shake. The drape of the red silk was like a red waterfall, flowing smoothly and naturally from her fingertips.

“Look at this red silk. It’s so bright and clear, and so soft and smooth to the touch, like a baby’s skin. You have such good taste. Even if it gets a little dirty, you can take it home and wash it, and it will look brand new.”

"Making curtains, red wedding dresses, or wedding tents are all top-quality items."

The Yu father and son stared at her in disbelief. Sister-in-law Aqing's eyes crinkled with delight as she listened.

Yu Wanran smiled and continued, "If Sister Aqing wants it, in my opinion, this bolt of silk is three feet wide and thirty feet long, and its market price is at least one tael of silver. Father, since we're neighbors, shall we only charge Sister Aqing half price?"

When asked about the expression on his face, Yu Man just gave a silly "Ah".

Aunt Qing's face immediately turned bright red.

Originally intending to get a small bargain, she was then confronted by Yu Wanran, who publicly pointed out that the silk was worth at least one tael of silver. How could she possibly have the nerve to ask the owner to give it to her again?

Even though she desperately wanted the silk, five hundred coins was no small sum, and she couldn't bear to part with it.

She glared at Yu Wanran with resentment. Hesitating for a moment, another middle-aged woman who had overheard this immediately pushed her way through the crowd and shouted.

"Miss Yu, she doesn't want this silk ribbon, but I do!"