After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

This domineering old woman suddenly put on new clothes, and her hair was neatly combed, making her look quite presentable. If it weren't for her sharp curses, Xu Zhuzhu might not have recognized her at all.

Zhang He didn't recognize him. Firstly, she hadn't thought that much about it, and secondly, her attention was half on the dumplings and half on Xu Wenjie over there.

Xu Zhuzhu noticed the way the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were looking at her mother, and they obviously didn't recognize her either. She figured it was probably because the lights were dim that night, and her parents were dressed in tattered clothes, so it was normal that they didn't recognize her mother.

But perhaps they recognized him, but pretended not to.

They're just mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so why does that woman named Caogu call that old woman "Madam"?

Xu Zhuzhu remembered that last time she called her mother. Could it be that she came here to swindle and deceive, and what kind of persona she was trying to create?

Xu Zhuzhu pondered, her gaze growing even colder.

At this moment, Xu An heard the sound and climbed onto the cart as well. "Zhuzhu, what are you looking at?"

Xu Zhuzhu gestured towards the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, "Brother, do you think they look familiar?"

Xu An shook his head. That night, he mostly stayed in the house, so he didn't really see what happened to the three of them, and naturally didn't know the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Zhuzhu did not answer him again, but focused on staring at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Seeing this, Xu An followed Xu Zhuzhu's example and leaned over the stroller to look.

Here, Cao Gu, the woman who was called Cuihua Niang a month ago, still had tears in her eyes, looking quite pitiful.

While he kept rummaging through his pockets but couldn't find his money pouch, the old woman was still pushing and cursing.

"Grandma, please forgive me! I won't do it again!" Cao Gu knelt on one knee, crying and begging for mercy.

Her face was covered in red marks from being slapped. She was already thin with skinny arms and legs, and her face was completely devoid of flesh, clearly indicating that she had been mistreated.

A pity welled up in Xu Zhuzhu's heart, but there must be something hateful about a pitiful person. Thinking of what she had done to slander her father, Xu Zhuzhu could no longer feel sorry for her.

These were all her own choices.

However, Cao Gu cried so bitterly that even the passersby who were standing around couldn't bear to watch. The two women even tried to persuade her to stop hitting him and to just give him a few words of scolding.

To everyone's surprise, the old woman's face darkened even more as she felt she had lost face, and she began to beat and scold Cao Gu even more severely.

"Why are you crying, you little bitch? Do you expect others to feel sorry for you?"

She then proceeded to hurl insults at everyone involved: "And you lot, I hit my own family member, what's with all the fuss? A bunch of idle bums, meddling in your family's business, like dogs chasing mice..."

It seems his surname is Wang.

However, this personality undoubtedly made them a con artist mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at the time. Sure enough, no matter how well they dressed, they couldn't change their cold-hearted nature.

Xu Zhuzhu thought to herself.

Upon hearing this, the two women knew that Old Lady Wang was an unreasonable person and, fearing they would get into trouble, they didn't bother to say anything more and left early.

A young man who was about to buy dumplings couldn't stand it and jokingly retorted, "Rat is no good and should be caught! People should be punished for doing wrong. I think this old lady is a reasonable person, and we can't lie to her."

Grandma Wang was overjoyed to hear someone on her side, and proudly raised her head to praise the young man.

She said in a shrill voice, "The young man is sensible, unlike those gossipy women."

It sounded like a broken erhu, harsh and unpleasant.

Xu Zhuzhu remembered that voice vividly; she almost had nightmares that night.

As she spoke, Old Lady Wang cast a vicious glare at the two women who had already left, and continued to ramble on, uttering words that were both harsh and unpleasant to hear.

The onlookers shook their heads, looking disgusted.

To everyone's surprise, the young man chuckled and continued, "...A dog catching a mouse is something even a dog can't stand. We're human, we can't be worse than dogs, don't you think, old lady?"

"Of course." The old woman smiled so much that the wrinkles on her face twisted into a chrysanthemum.

"I just arrived and I haven't eaten yet! Boss lady, give me a serving, this smells really good..." This was said to Zhang He.

Zhang He responded with an "okay," and handed over the wrapped dumplings.

The old woman clearly didn't understand the meaning behind the words until she saw people in the crowd covering their mouths and chuckling, at which point she realized what was going on.

His smiling, wrinkled face suddenly froze, and he shouted, "You brat! You're calling me worse than a dog!"

The young man suppressed a laugh and said with a bitter face, "Auntie, I'm innocent!"

The old woman, unable to produce any evidence, was indignant and about to argue with the young man when she suddenly saw the steamed bun stall across the street and fell silent.

Xu Zhuzhu, who had been silently observing her, suddenly felt a chill. Zhang Xiaolin had actually gotten involved with this family?

Seeing that Old Lady Wang was embarrassed, everyone covered their mouths and chuckled, and then stopped talking and went to buy dumplings from Zhang He.

Since Grandma Wang couldn't afford it, she naturally gave the cooked dumplings to others first.

As a result, Old Lady Wang became unhappy and made a fuss, saying that she arrived first and the dumplings were hers, so why shouldn't she be given them?

It just so happened that the young man who had taken the dumplings was the same one. Upon hearing this, he mocked, "Hey? You're a strange old woman. It's a cash-on-delivery transaction. I paid, so why can't I have my money?"

"If you're so capable, you pay too, and I'll let you have it."

Old Mrs. Wang's face was contorted with anger; she naturally had no money and was too ashamed to back down.

Her old eyes, gleaming with a sharp light, darted left and right before she suddenly sat down in front of the cart and started making a scene, accusing the stall owner of bullying an old woman.

Xu Zhuzhu grinned. This old lady Wang wasn't very clever. Besides throwing a tantrum, she didn't seem to have any other skills.

As if receiving some kind of signal, Cao Gu immediately got up to help him.

To his surprise, the old woman pinched his arm hard several times. "It's all your fault, you jinx! You made me lose face. You'll be sorry when we get back!"

Cao Gu shed tears of grievance, but did not resist, letting the old woman bully her.

Everyone sighed as they watched. This woman was really something!

How can they not take care of themselves? It's a curse to have run into this homeowner!

Zhang He couldn't bear to see this and quickly advised, "Grandma, don't be angry. Perhaps you left it at home. How about this, I'll consider the three portions you asked for as a gift. Don't make things too difficult for this lady."

Seeing that her mother's expression was normal, Xu Zhuzhu realized that she really didn't recognize her.

These two women, mother and daughter-in-law, don't look like good people. After thinking about it, she decided that for her mother's safety, she should remind her.

"Mother!"

Xu Zhuzhu had barely uttered the call when her mother had already reached the stroller, and she couldn't even touch the hem of her mother's clothes.

Zhang He gently persuaded Old Lady Wang to get up.

Old Mrs. Wang wasn't stupid. Seeing someone offering her a way out, she took it, especially when she was thinking about her other schemes. She immediately went along with it, beaming as she said to Zhang He, "You know, the proprietress is indeed more generous when she's in business!"

Zhang He smiled and said nothing, then went to comfort Cao Gu, wiping away her tears, "Don't cry."

As she drew closer and their eyes met, Zhang He was instantly reminded of the woman from the snowy night, and her hands froze in mid-air.

It was at this moment that Xu An, who was observing attentively, saw the grass maid slip a small silk pouch into her mother's pocket while she was distracted.

Seeing this, Old Lady Wang nodded to Cao Gu without making a sound.

"Zhuzhu? What did she do to her mother?"

Xu An tugged at Xu Zhuzhu, who also saw it but didn't dare to speak up now for fear of alerting the enemy, thus directly assisting the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

By this time, Zhang He had come to her senses. She looked at Cao Gu, then back at the smiling Old Lady Wang, and her gentle voice suddenly turned cold.

"So it was you all," Zhang He said softly.

Cao Gu lowered her head, not daring to meet her gaze.

Xu Zhuzhu breathed a sigh of relief; her mother had remembered, it wasn't too late.

Her mother quickly withdrew her hand, but a trace of pity remained in her eyes as she looked at Cao Gu.

Old Mrs. Wang hadn't recognized Zhang He yet, and was still pretending to be impatient with Cao Gu, saying, "Fine, for the sake of the boss lady, I'll let you off this time."

Zhang He no longer wanted to pay attention to the two of them. She put the dumplings she was about to hand over on the ground, sighed, and said to Cao Gu, "Go on! Don't pretend to lie to people anymore."

Zhang He spoke indifferently. After hearing this, Cao Gu opened her mouth, but in the end, she silently lowered her head and said nothing.

Xu Zhuzhu didn't know if she felt guilty.

But just as Old Lady Wang was contemplating the success of her scheme and preparing to move on to the next step, she was taken aback by Zhang He's words.

"What?"

She hadn't even started her performance yet, so how could Zhang He suddenly accuse her of being pretentious?

Did she give herself away?