Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

Madam Li arrived late, but Xiao Jingqi stopped her before she could bow, saying, "Madam Fang, let's go inside and talk first."

"Okay, okay," Li replied, quickly making way.

The villagers who had been watching all made way for them, and the group went straight into the inner room.

As soon as they sat down inside, Xiao Lanzhi eagerly asked, "Second Miss Fang, will you be cooking today?"

He ate Fang Xin's cooking a few times and could never forget it.

If he hadn't run into Xiao Jingqi preparing a congratulatory gift and insisted on shamelessly coming along, he would have missed another chance to enjoy delicious food.

Fang Xinfa poured him a cup of hot tea: "Then Lord Xiao's timing is bad today, I won't cook."

Xiao Lanzhi's expectant gaze instantly dimmed: "How about you make one dish, just one dish, Miss Fang?"

"..." Fang Xin didn't understand why a high-ranking official like him was so greedy.

He even clasped his hands together, looking pitiful, and pleaded softly, "Miss Fang, just one dish is fine, I'm not greedy."

After all, he was an official, so Fang Xin reluctantly agreed: "If it doesn't taste good, Lord Xiao, you can't punish me."

"I believe in Miss Fang's cooking skills."

Fang Xin went out first, and Li Shi followed her out. She asked in a low voice, "Xin'er, who is that other person? Is he also surnamed Xiao?"

Fang Xin glanced back and said to Li Shi, "He is the newly appointed governor, and it seems he is Lord Xiao's cousin."

Li nodded knowingly, still feeling a little apprehensive. She hadn't expected that two officials would come to the house just to raise the roof beam.

Yun Xiao looked around the room and then at Fang Yu, saying, "Miss Fang, may I look around freely?"

Fang Yu glanced at the cane in her hand: "Go ahead, there are quite a few children in the yard, be careful."

With only three people left in the room, Fang Yu looked at Xiao Jingqi and asked, "Why did Lord Xiao suddenly come over?"

"I heard about it by chance. There are a lot of people today, and I was afraid that someone with bad intentions might cause trouble. I figured they wouldn't need my help to make a living, so I came uninvited."

Fang Yu then turned her gaze to Xiao Lanzhi, who immediately said shamelessly, "I came here specifically to freeload a meal. Miss Fang, you wouldn't be so unwelcoming, would you?"

"Lord Xiao's presence is an honor to my humble abode. How could I not welcome you? Please make yourself at home, Lord Xiao."

Since no one knew his identity, he went out to find food without any restraint.

Fang Yu was chatting with Xiao Jingqi when someone outside suddenly called her: "Sister Yu, come out quickly."

She thought something had happened, so she told Xiao Jingqi to stay by himself for a while and went out to check.

Fang Ling arrived. She stood at the door, too embarrassed to come in. She hadn't originally planned to come, but Zhang had insisted that she do so.

When Zhang found out that she was working at Fang Yu's restaurant, Zhang was not angry at all; instead, she said that she was doing a good job.

Zhang's intention was for her to learn more at Fang Yu's restaurant.

Since the Fang family is too ashamed to come back now, they simply sent Fang Ling over.

Fang Ling was holding a bunch of green vegetables in her hand, which she had slung over her back. She was too embarrassed to take them out, but Zhang insisted on giving them to her.

There were even more people watching the spectacle at the entrance than when Xiao Jingqi had arrived; they were all there to see Fang Ling make a fool of herself.

Everyone in Xishan Village knew that the Fang family had driven Fang Yu and her two daughters out and even signed a letter severing ties with them.

Now that the mother and her two daughters are doing well, the Fang family is eager to curry favor with them, which naturally attracts everyone's attention and makes them a laughing stock.

With so many people staring at her, Fang Ling stood there, her body tense, her cheeks burning, and she didn't even dare to look up.

Seeing that she was not moving, Fang Yu asked in a calm voice, "What are you doing here?"

"What else could they be doing? They just want to eat meat!"

Someone in the crowd who was watching the spectacle said something that made Fang Ling's already burning cheeks suddenly turn bright red.

Immediately afterward, someone said, "The Fang family sent you alone? And you only brought a bunch of vegetables, how dare you?"

"I..." Fang Ling began, speechless, her gaze awkward as she looked at Fang Yu, and she couldn't help but stammer, "This is the best thing we can offer right now..."

She was too embarrassed to say it was just a bunch of greens; she was prepared to be kicked out by Fang Yu.

"Since you're here, come in," Fang Yu said calmly. "We've severed ties, but we're still from the same village."

Fang Xin was surprised that Fang Yu would give her a way out, and her ugly expression softened considerably.

Fang Yu raised her chin: "Let's go in."

Fang Ling naturally wanted to leave this troublesome place as soon as possible, fearing that those who loved to watch the drama would point fingers at her again.

Fang Yu turned and went inside, and the people behind her immediately started whispering among themselves.

"This Yu-jie is really a good person. The Fang family treated her family so badly in the past, but now she still lets the Fang family members in without holding a grudge."

Another person chimed in, "You have no idea how successful Sister Yu is now. She doesn't need Sister Duo Ling's food at all."

"If you're saying this, do you know something?" someone asked.

The man straightened his back: "Do you know who makes the really popular, delicious roast meat in the city right now?"

"It's Sister Yu. I've personally seen the two sisters grilling meat in front of Tianxiang Restaurant. They can make money with Tianxiang Restaurant. They're just too lazy to bother with the Fang family."

"Ouch!"

Everyone was astonished, thinking that the Fang family was blind and had missed a chance to become rich and powerful.

Listening to their discussion, Fang Yu slowly curled her lips into a smile, the light in her eyes unreadable, and strode into the inner room.

……

Yunxiao walked slowly in the yard. Because the scars on her face had not completely healed, she was afraid of frightening the villagers, so she wore a snow-white veil.

As she passed the pond, she stopped to watch the koi swimming happily in the water.

Just as Fang Ling was looking for a quiet place, she came in and saw Yun Xiao. Although Yun Xiao was covering her face, Fang Ling recognized her at a glance.

Seeing her staring motionless into the water, Fang Ling had a wicked idea. She walked over quietly and deliberately stopped behind Yun Xiao, hoping to take the opportunity to push her into the water.

Although Yunxiao watched the koi swimming happily, she could clearly sense danger approaching.

Just as Fang Ling was about to bump into her, she took a step back, but because she lost her balance, the stone she was stepping on loosened, and she lost her balance and was about to fall to the ground.

Fu Zhou, who had been hiding in the shadows, appeared and caught her: "Yun Xiao, are you alright?"

"Pfft!"

Fang Ling had gathered too much strength, and the clouds dissipated just in time, causing her to fall into the pool, splashing water everywhere.

"Someone fell into the water!"

Fang Yu heard someone shouting, and when she went over, she saw Fu Ju, who shouldn't have been there, not only appearing but also embracing Yun Xiao intimately.