A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

Ye Hua'er was holding Lin Zhi's hand warmly and talking to her.

But Lin Zhi's expression was clearly somewhat embarrassed.

"Ye Hua'er? What brings you here?" Ye Qingxue hurriedly stepped forward and stood in front of Lin Zhi.

When Ye Hua'er saw that it was her, her smile widened: "It's Third Sister. I heard that Third Aunt and Third Uncle have recovered from their illnesses, so I came to visit them."

Ye Qingxue snorted coldly; how could she not know Ye Hua'er?

She never visited her parents when they were sick, but now that she hears they're better, she's rushing to see them.

They're probably here to gather information!

Ye Qingxue smiled and took Lin Zhi's hand from Ye Hua'er.

"You're so kind, but my parents are just recovering from a serious illness and it's really not appropriate for them to receive guests."

Ye Hua'er looked at her suddenly empty hand, gently bit her lip, and looked at Lin Zhi with a somewhat aggrieved look in her eyes. No one could bear to send her away.

Lin Zhi, however, didn't like her saying, "Yes, Xiao Xue also said that it's really not a good day for us to receive guests. You should go home quickly, it's getting late."

Ye Hua'er's eyes widened in surprise for a moment, and her face turned somewhat pale.

She stubbornly looked up at Ye Qingxue: "Third sister, what kind of work have you been doing in the county lately? You're even able to buy cotton-padded coats for Uncle and Aunt?"

Ye Qingxue glanced at her: "Just an ordinary helper, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with you."

Ye Hua'er covered her face with her hands, seemingly hurt by Ye Qingxue's harsh tone.

"Why are you talking like that, Third Sister? I'm just concerned..."

"Go care about whoever you want! Don't come to our house and whine and act all weak. In our family, we only dote on Xiaoxue and Hao'er. Go home and cry to your parents."

Just as Ye Hua'er was about to cry, Ye Jing interrupted her.

He was a straightforward person and had never liked seeing the second wife's family members, nor did he like Ye Qingxue playing with Ye Hua'er.

They're all family, how could he not know what kind of person Ye Hua'er is? It's just that Lin Zhi didn't want to break off relations before, afraid that he would hurt the young girl's feelings, otherwise he would have told Ye Qingxue to stop associating with Ye Hua'er long ago!

Now, even though they've already gone far away from the second wife's family, they still manage to come knocking on their door.

Ye Jing was furious just looking at her. He had endured it for a long time under the pressure of Lin Zhi's gaze. Now that his daughter was back, she didn't give Ye Hua a good look either. So what did he have to worry about?

Ye Hua'er was genuinely frightened this time. She stood up and said, "Third Uncle..."

Ye Jing waved his hand impatiently: "Stay wherever you want, just don't come here, okay?"

Ye Hua'er swayed precariously, seemingly about to fall, but Lin Zhi caught her.

Ye Hua turned around, as if she had found someone easy to talk to, and tears fell instantly.

"Third Aunt, Third Uncle, he..."

Lin Zhi seemed not to see the tears: "Your third uncle is right, I'll help you back."

He helped her to the back door, opened it, pushed her out, and slammed the door shut.

"Sigh!" Lin Zhi sighed after the person had walked away. "Finally, some peace and quiet."

Ye Jing snorted arrogantly, "It still has to be me, otherwise I don't know how long I would have had to argue with that girl."

Ye Qingxue gave her father a thumbs up: "Awesome, Dad!"

Ye Hao'er also ran over to join in the fun: "Daddy's awesome!"

Lin Zhi, being kinder and more thoughtful, said, "Isn't what we're doing a bit inappropriate?"

Ye Jing pouted and said, "Have you forgotten how that girl treated our Xiaoxue when we were little?"

Lin Zhi: "Of course I haven't forgotten. That girl tricked our Xiaoxue into playing in the mud. Xiaoxue came back as dirty as a little piglet, while Ye Hua'er was spotless. Coincidentally, some villagers came to visit that day, and our Xiaoxue was thoroughly disliked by them."

Ye Jing: "And that time, Ye Hua'er made Xiao Xue accompany her to play in the mountains. She made Xiao Xue do whatever she wanted, climbing trees to pick wild fruits and picking flowers from cliffs. When Xiao Xue came back, she was covered in scrapes and cuts. I felt so sorry for her when I saw the blood!"

Lin Zhi nodded: "And that time, Ye Hua'er actually went home and cried to the second son's family, saying that she had fallen and hurt herself, which made the second son very angry with us! He said that our Xiaoxue had corrupted their Hua'er!"

Ye Jing clicked his tongue and shook his head: "You mean we used to love playing with our daughter so much back then?"

Lin Zhi sighed in exasperation: "What else could it be? He's just clueless!"

Ye Qingxue, who listened to the whole thing but couldn't get a word in edgewise: ...

Father, Mother, you don't have to be so subtle if you want to scold me!

A soft laugh escaped from Lu Chuci, who had been sitting on the bed.

Ye Qingxue's expression was dangerous as she turned and glared at him.

Lu Chuci immediately became obedient and gave her a sweet smile.

So handsome!

Ye Qingxue, quite pathetically, decided to forgive his mockery.

"Dad, Mom, it's getting late, go to sleep."

"Okay."

"You should go to bed early too."

Ye Qingxue lay on the bed fully clothed, tidied herself up in the spiritual field space, and when she opened her eyes again, she couldn't stop thinking about Ye Hua'er's sudden visit today.

She saw the cotton-padded clothes her parents were wearing today, so she probably won't let it go so easily.

We need to think of a way to deal with this.

As I thought about it, I gradually fell asleep.

Meanwhile, not far from their home, the Ye family was still awake.

"Mother! They've gone too far! I went to visit them out of kindness, and they just kicked me out!"

Ye Hua'er looked at Wu Shuang and Ye Yu with a face full of resentment.

Wu Shuang was furious: "A bunch of ill-mannered and vulgar people, how dare they treat you like this! It's alright, Hua'er, when we marry into a good family, we'll teach them a lesson!"

Ye Yu slapped his thigh: "Did you find out anything today? How did their illnesses suddenly get better?"

"I didn't find out anything. They're very wary! They're just going around in circles with me."

After Ye Hua'er finished speaking, she thought for a moment and said, "However, I did discover something else."

"what?"

"My third aunt's whole family is wearing high-quality cotton-padded clothes!"

Ye Hua'er's tone was filled with intense jealousy.

"what?!"

"This isn't cheap!"

The Ye family's second wife and son were greatly alarmed.

"I reckon it's because she got half of the snakes last time and made a lot of money from selling them, which is why she's living such a comfortable life. I also reckon she secretly got her illness cured by a doctor in the county!"

Ye Hua'er guessed.

Ye Yu was extremely envious. Looking at the cotton-padded coat he was wearing, it was the one he had changed into on the oxcart last year. It was a thin layer, and the cotton wadding was of low quality. Even so, he had gritted his teeth and stomped his feet to spend 100 coins to buy it!

How could the third brother's family be dressed better than him!

Wu Shuang was also indignant and said sourly, "They're really lucky."

Seeing her parents so anxious and upset, Ye Hua'er's eyes lit up as she thought of something.

"I have an idea."

"What?"

"tell me the story?"

She whispered in her parents' ears: "When I went there, my third uncle and aunt seemed afraid that I would see them wearing cotton-padded clothes, so they hurriedly took them off and put them in the closet."

Ye Yu sensed something was wrong: "Did they buy this secretly?"

"I think it is."

Seeing Ye Hua'er's confident expression, Wu Shuang asked, "Hua'er, what's your plan?"

"Give the village chief a 'tactful' reminder about this matter."

Ye Hua'er whispered a plan to the two of them.

"Hehe, alright, my flower is the smartest!"