A peasant girl travels through time with a hospital, rising to become an empress.

Nie Wenting said sarcastically to Old Madam Nie, "Second Aunt, Qianqian looks fine to me. It's not as exaggerated as you say."

Nie Wenting has a large, round face, which should have given her an honest and simple appearance. However, she has a pair of triangular eyes that are very similar to those of Old Mrs. Nie, making her seem simple at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one can sense that this girl is quite cunning.

Her skin was yellowish, and she had small spots on her cheeks. She had been jealous of Nie Qianqian's fair skin and lack of blemishes since she was a child.

Liu Yan was a quiet, reserved person who had never had a verbal conflict with anyone in her life. Hearing Nie Wenting say this, she opened her mouth and weakly retorted, "I didn't..."

Grandma Nie interrupted, pointing at Liu Yan and scolding, "Shut up! Quickly bring over the brown sugar water. Wenye studies so hard, this stuff should be saved for him to nourish his body. Giving it to Qianqian is a waste."

Liu Yan was shocked and choked up as she said, "Mother, Qianqian is also your granddaughter. She has fallen so badly. You can't just abandon her. Mother, I, I, I beg you, please, give her to Qianqian."

As she spoke, she made a move to kneel down. She knew her mother-in-law was angry today, but thinking of the still bleeding scar on Qianqian's head, she knelt, begged, and cried, determined to keep the bowl of brown sugar water.

Grandma Nie remained unmoved by her pleas, not even blinking an eye.

Just as Liu Yan was about to kneel down, Nie Qianqian supported her arm with one hand, "Mother, don't kneel before her."

Liu Yan was taken aback and looked at Nie Qianqian with confusion.

Nie Qianqian was furious. She hadn't been treated like this in years. Her family doted on her, and society respected her. If she still had her martial arts skills, she would have loved to send the old hag flying with a spinning kick and give her a good thrashing!

Grandma Nie was stunned. She slammed her cane heavily on the ground and cursed, "You shameless hussy, how dare you talk to me like that? You're tired of living!"

Liu Yan looked worried. "Mother, Qianqian just woke up, she still..."

"Do you have the right to interrupt me? You barren, worthless wretch, all these years you've only produced this little brat, Qianqian. And this lowly slut dares to talk back to her elders! Is this the kind of girl you raised!"

Nie Qianqian suppressed the urge to punch someone, raised her voice, and said coldly, "Grandmother, we are blood relatives. If I am a lowly slut, then what are you, and what is the elder brother studying at the academy?"

Grandma Nie was surprised that Qianqian dared to talk back. In the past, if she got angry like this, the two of them would have been like mice in front of a cat, not daring to breathe. What was wrong with her today?

Nie Qianqian continued, "People say that only when elders are kind can younger generations be filial. I broke my head, and it's bad enough that you wouldn't pay for my medical treatment, but now you won't even give me a bowl of brown sugar water. I want to go to the village head's house and tell everyone how you treat your grandmother! If I can't explain it in the village, I'll go to the town, to the private school where my older brother studies, and shout until I'm hoarse, and see who's shameless in the end!"

Grandma Nie was so angry that her breathing became rapid. It was common for mothers-in-law in the village to mistreat their daughters-in-law and neglect their daughters, but it was unpleasant to discuss such matters openly. Besides, what if this matter affected Wenye's studies if it reached the town?

Grandma Nie was so angry she was trembling, and she said three times, "Fine, fine, fine."

He gritted his teeth and said, "You think I can't control you anymore? Just wait until your father, Erzhuang, comes back and see how he deals with you."

Mentioning Qianqian's father brought back a flood of terrible memories to Liu Yan's mind, and she couldn't help but tremble.

Besides working in the fields, Nie Erzhuang would also do odd jobs in town when he had free time. This time, he was working at the town's mayor's dock and would not be back for three days.

Liu Yan looked conflicted, gently tugged at Qianqian's sleeve, and tentatively asked, "Qianqian, why don't you apologize to your grandmother?"

Nie Qianqian knew that Liu Yan's servile nature, ingrained by years of oppression, could not be changed overnight. She was not angry that her mother was not standing by her side. She gently shook her head and said firmly to Old Madam Nie, "Mother, we did nothing wrong, and we will never apologize."

Grandma Nie was furious. A fierce look flashed across her face as she swung her cane, ready to strike Qianqian.

Liu Chunhua and Nie Wenting stood motionless by, watching the show with schadenfreude in their eyes.

When Liu Yan saw that Old Madam Nie had made a move, she immediately straightened up and used her frail body to shield Qianqian. She couldn't let her daughter get hurt again, no matter what.

The cane, which everyone expected, didn't hit Qianqian. Instead, it was caught steadily by Qianqian's delicate hand. She still had her martial arts skills and spun and pushed it away smoothly.

Grandma Nie felt as if the cane in her hand was out of her control, spinning around in her palm before slamming heavily against her.

She flipped backward and fell to the ground, landing hard on her bottom.

Liu Chunhua and Nie Wenting were both stunned. They didn't expect the second daughter-in-law to be so aggressive after falling on her head, even daring to push the old lady. Was this still the Qianqian who dared not look people in the eye?

Nie Qianqian shielded Liu Yan behind her, her eyes fixed on Old Madam Nie. "Let me tell you, this time I hit my head and was halfway to the gates of hell. Heaven didn't take me. Now that I'm awake, I won't live like that anymore. From now on, if anyone dares to bully me or my mother, I will definitely repay them with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth! I will return the favor exactly as it was!"

Grandma Nie's face turned red with anger. She slammed her hands on the ground and roared, "Get out! Get out! Get out! Then get out of this house!"

Nie Qianqian sneered, "I won't leave. I'm going to take my mother and move out of this house openly and honestly!"

Liu Yan never expected things to turn out this way. She was heartbroken when she heard Qianqian say that she was on the verge of death, but now she was anxious when she heard Qianqian say that she wanted to move out. Qianqian's husband was sickly and disabled. How could the two of them, with a child to take care of, survive?

Old Mrs. Nie had been helped up by Liu Chunhua, her eyes bloodshot. "You can leave, but you're not allowed to take anything from this house!"

Liu Yan was even more desperate. Without these guys, they would freeze or starve to death in less than two days.

Nie Qianqian said calmly, "We won't take any of the food, but we will take the clothes and bedding. Many of these beddings were brought by my mother when she married into the family."

The two of them and Tuantuan had so many clothes that you could count them on your fingers, and they didn't have many sets of bedding either. They were all tattered and patched up, and they were practically worthless.

Grandma Nie didn't want to get entangled with Nie Qianqian anymore, and snorted coldly, "Do whatever you want."

He then glared at Liu Chunhua and said fiercely, "Go and keep an eye on those two to clean up. If even a single grain of rice is missing from this house, I'll hold you accountable!" With that, he turned and left.

Unlike Nie Qianqian, Liu Chunhua dared not contradict the old lady, and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Nie Qianqian helped Liu Yan pack her things. Liu Yan moved slowly, as if still processing what had just happened. Her face was full of worry, and she couldn't help but sigh, "Qianqian, how are we going to live if we move out? And your father will be back in a few days..."

Qianqian tried her best to soothe her with a gentle tone, "Mom, can we really survive in this house? What kind of life are we living? Even if we don't think about ourselves, we have to think about Tuantuan's future. Look how thin he is, he's never getting enough to eat. If we move out, we'll be able to get by, and things won't be any worse than they are now."

Thinking of Tuantuan, Liu Yan fell silent.

Because Grandma Nie disliked Liu Yan and Qianqian, Tuantuan was not valued at all in this family. It was one thing for the adults to suffer more, but the child was innocent.

Nie Qianqian looked at Tuantuan and found that the little guy had woken up at some point. He didn't say anything, but just stared straight at Qianqian with his big eyes.

In such a noisy environment, most children would have been crying and screaming by now, but Tuantuan stayed there silently for so long.

The moment Qianqian saw Tuantuan's eyes, her heart melted. How could anyone be so heartless as to not love such a beautiful and well-behaved baby like Tuantuan?

In her previous life, she was unmarried and had no children of her own. She didn't usually seem to like children that much, but when she saw Tuantuan, she felt love for her from the bottom of her heart.

Qianqian unwrapped the blanket from Liu Yan and took Tuantuan into her arms. Holding Tuantuan, she felt a pang of sadness. Tuantuan had hardly any flesh on her body; she could feel her bones. She asked softly, "Was Tuantuan frightened just now?"

Tuantuan shook her head and replied softly in her baby voice, "No."

Little Tuantuan wasn't truly unafraid; he had cried and fussed during previous conflicts at home. However, the consequence of his crying was that his grandfather and mother would beat him even more severely. Gradually, the little boy learned that he couldn't cry at such times.

Little Tuantuan pressed her head against Qianqian's chest and asked timidly, "Mom, do we really have to move out?"

Qianqian forced a smile, "Yes, how about Mom takes Tuantuan and moves out?"

Little Tuantuan tugged tightly at Qianqian's collar with her tiny hands, nodded, and replied, "Okay."

As long as Tuantuan isn't abandoned, Tuantuan feels it's the same wherever she lives.

Qianqian patted his head and whispered to him, "Tuantuan, don't worry, Mom will make sure you're well-fed and clothed, and that you'll be a happy little dumpling."