Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Seeing He Mu return dejectedly, the old couple knew that they had failed to borrow the money.

Li was gloating from the sidelines, but she was unhappy inside and dared not show it obviously.

"Old man, what are we going to do?" Old Mrs. Yang sighed deeply. Last night, she had emptied out all the family's belongings.

After counting, there were only 700 coins left in the house. This money couldn't be touched, because if something happened to the family, they really wouldn't have a single coin to spare.

But the money couldn't be touched, yet Run'er's tuition still had to be paid. There was no other way but to send the eldest son to find this jinx.

Unexpectedly, the eldest son couldn't get a single penny back. Old Mrs. Yang had anticipated this, but she still had a glimmer of hope and wanted him to give it a try.

Madam Liang became anxious: "Uncle, you are her father. She wouldn't even give you face, would she?"

He Mu sensed from her tone that she didn't believe him, and muttered, "Believe it or not, it's up to you!"

He Zhu said with a forced smile, "Brother, you have to think of a way to beg Zhao Lian again. Run'er's tuition fees can't be delayed any longer."

"Humph!"

He Mu grunted: "Anyway, don't expect me to go. It wouldn't make a difference if I went. Besides, Run'er's studies are none of my business."

He Zhu widened his eyes and said, "Big brother, what are you saying? If our Run'er becomes an official in the future, you will also benefit from it, Dad, don't you think so?"

"Father, you have to think of something!"

Liang ran up to He Sen and stamped her feet anxiously.

Zhao Feng and Zhao Di, afraid that they would be stared at, picked up their shopping baskets and were about to go out.

What you fear most is what happens. As the two of them went out, He Sen's eyes immediately fell on them.

Watching their figures, He Sen fell into deep thought.

"Old man~ Old man~" Old Yang saw He Sen staring blankly out the door, looking like a wooden chicken, and immediately reached out and waved her hand in front of his eyes.

"What do you think about letting the two of them go?" He Sen pondered.

There was really nothing in the He family that would make that brat want to stay, but she had a good relationship with her two older sisters, so she would never send them away.

Moreover, one sentence from the two of them is worth a thousand sentences from me.

"Yes, let them go! Old woman, quickly call those two brats back!" He Sen had a sudden inspiration and shouted at Old Yang.

Seeing him like this startled Old Madam Yang. Could this old man have gone mad?

However, she didn't dare to ask any more questions and quickly ran outside to call Zhao Feng and the other girl back.

Zhao Feng and Zhao Di stepped out the door, finally relieved. Inside, they saw their parents looking worried and anxious, fearing they might take their anger out on the two sisters.

Unexpectedly, before she could even feel happy, Old Yang's voice rang out from behind: "You two brats, come back here right now."

Zhao Feng and Zhao stopped in their tracks, exchanged a glance, and realized that what they feared most had come to pass. Why wouldn't their grandmother and the others let them go?

They knew that their grandmother was definitely telling them to borrow money from their younger sister. She called it a loan, but it was definitely a case of throwing good money after bad.

Besides, even if her sister had money, the two of them might not be able to borrow it back.

However, even though they were extremely unwilling, Zhao Feng and the other woman had no choice but to turn around and walk back.

Old Mrs. Yang glared at him: "Hurry up! You're dawdling, are you making your grandfather wait? Do you want a beating?"

These two brats are infuriating to look at. They're never helpful and all they do is eat. They're such a waste of rice.

Zhao Feng and Zhao Di entered the main room with heavy steps. Looking at He Sen sitting in the middle of the room, they dared not breathe.

Looking at his two trembling granddaughters, He Sen tried to soften his expression: "Zhao Feng, Zhao Di, how is He Run treating you two?"

"what?"

Unexpectedly, Grandpa suddenly uttered this sentence, leaving Zhao Feng and the other woman completely baffled.

After a moment of stunned silence, Zhao Feng and Zhao Di nodded repeatedly, "Our cousin is very good to us!"

Honestly, He Run is probably the best person in this family to treat the sisters, and he treats them like human beings.

Although he couldn't help much, at least he didn't curse himself like they did, and sometimes he would secretly leave food for them.

"Well, that's good. You all know Run'er is smart. He studied at school for two years, and Teacher Liu praised him for his intelligence. He will definitely pass the imperial examination."

“We don’t have the money to pay his tuition right now. Teacher Liu said that if we don’t pay, Run’er will have to drop out of school. How can we do that!”

“He’s about to turn 11 and will be taking the imperial examination next year. At this crucial moment, he certainly can’t drop out of school. Do you think you could ask Zhao Lian to lend him a tael of silver?”

“Once Run’er passes the imperial examination, we will have to repay her. At that time, Run’er will remember the kindness of you two sisters.” He Sen stared at Zhao Feng and Zhao Di and said, word by word.

They both guessed it was about this, and secretly groaned in their hearts, thinking that this was asking the impossible!

My sister is already doing well enough to feed herself, let alone lend me money. Besides, even if she had it, she might not lend it to me.

Zhao Feng looked troubled: "Grandpa, it's not that we don't want to go, but even if we did, I'm afraid it wouldn't work out. My sister doesn't have that much money."

He Sen, with a cold face, interrupted them without saying a word: "That's settled then, no need to say anything more, you two hurry up and go to her!"

"But—" Zhao Feng wanted to say something more, but Old Madam Yang glared at her and said, "Hurry up and go, do you want to make your father angry?"

Grandpa stared at them with his hawk-like eyes, and the two of them immediately dared not breathe, trembling as they walked out of the He family's gate.

Once they stepped outside, their faces immediately fell.

Zhao Di frowned: "Eldest sister, what should we do? I'm too embarrassed to go to Zhao Lian anymore. Every time, Grandpa makes us go to her. Isn't that making things difficult for her?"

"Ugh!"

Zhao Feng sighed, "Who can argue with that? But there's nothing we can do about it."

They didn't know if their younger sister was home or not, but they had to go, otherwise they wouldn't be able to get past their grandfather.

Looking at the fence that her younger sister had built, Zhao Feng and Zhao Di were filled with joy. Now their younger sister had a fence built around her.

The house now looks presentable and is no longer as gloomy as before.

Zhao Lian was not surprised by their arrival at all; she had already guessed that the old man and woman would not let the matter rest.

They will definitely send someone else to persuade them. They know that none of their words will work, so they can only send the two of them to try again.

Seeing that neither of them said anything, Zhao Lian didn't ask, but simply invited them inside to sit down.

Seeing that Zhao Feng hadn't stopped what she was doing and was still turning over the soil, she didn't ask the two of them why they had come.

As Zhao Feng was wondering how to bring it up, Zhao Di spoke first: "Little sister, are you turning over the soil to plant vegetables?"

"Yes, I plan to plant some radishes, some cabbages, and other things too~"

"I'll help you!" Zhao Di said, picking up the hoe next to her and starting to hoe the ground.

Seeing that the two of them were busy, Zhao Feng didn't sit idle either. She spread out all the grass to dry in the sun and then took out a broom to sweep it up.

After turning over three rows of soil, Zhao Lian stopped. By then, the sun was getting increasingly hot, and her clothes were soaked with sweat.

Zhao Lian leaned the shovel against the wall and said to Zhao Feng and the others, "Eldest sister, second sister, come in and sit down. Have some water first." Then she went inside.