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

Fang Ling looked around to make sure no one was watching before speaking: "Why did you report this to the authorities?"

Fang Yu frowned, a hint of impatience in her expression. She understood that Fang Ling was referring to yesterday's events, and she had forgotten to ask Xiao Jingqi how he dealt with Wang Yuan.

"So what?" Fang Yu asked with a cold laugh.

Fang Ling looked resentful and complaining: "If you hadn't reported it to the authorities, Young Master Wang wouldn't have been beaten twenty times and wouldn't have broken off the engagement with me. It's all your fault, all of this is your fault."

Fang Yu blinked suddenly, then gave a cold laugh: "Blame me?"

"Your young master Wang is disrespectful to the official and should be punished, but what does that have to do with me?"

"If it has nothing to do with you, then why did Young Master Wang break off the engagement?" Fang Ling pressed on.

Fang Yu was too lazy to argue with her: "If you have nothing to do, go see a doctor to get your head checked, instead of arguing with me like this."

After taking two steps, Fang Yu turned back and warned, "Regarding Xin'er's matter, I only took one of your father's legs, but that doesn't mean the matter is over. You'd better be sensible and not test my bottom line."

"Fang Yu!"

Fang Ling let out a low growl at Fang Yu's back, filled with resentment and anger.

Fang Xin had been staring at the corner ever since they left. When she saw Fang Yu return, she ran over and asked, "Sister, what does Fang Ling want with you?"

Fang Yu put his arm around her shoulder and walked back: "It's okay, pack your things and let's go home."

Fang Xin looked towards the corner with concern: "Sister, Fang Ling knows we've set up a stall here. Will she send that old hag to cause some trouble again?"

Fang Xin felt that it was good for them to set up their stall every day, as they had a stable income.

With the money from selling the game, they already had a considerable sum of money, and building the large courtyard was just around the corner.

Fang Yu put her hands on her shoulders: "Xin'er, you don't need to think so much. Your sister is here for you."

Back in the backyard, Mo Jiu came over: "Miss Fang, this is the indenture of Second Miss Fang. Please keep it safe."

The paper, written in black and white, was the indenture that Fang Xin had been sold to Ningxin Courtyard. Although Fang Xin was illiterate, she still heard the words "indenture".

Fang Yu handed her the indenture, which she then tossed into the nearby stove where a large fire was burning, and clapped her hands: "That way, no one will know."

"Please thank your young master for me." Fang Yu: "The money for the redemption..."

Mo Jiu chimed in, "Miss Fang, don't worry about this. The Wang family will find the manager of Ningxin Courtyard to handle the money."

Fang Yu slowly curled the corners of her lips, already imagining how things would unfold. Wasn't Fang Youcai just shooting himself in the foot?

Fang Yu turned around and rummaged in the basket on his back. He actually took out a jar of wine from his spatial storage and gave it to Mo Jiu: "This is for Lord Xiao. This is Yiliangye, which is plum wine. Drink it without worry."

Mo Jiu frowned and asked in confusion, "Then this is fruit wine, why is it called Yiliangye?"

Fang Yu stammered for a moment, then made up a story: "When people can't afford to eat rice, fruit is also a form of food, so it's called 'one grain liquor'."

"Oh, then I'll accept it on behalf of my family."

Fang Xin squatted beside the basket, rummaged around for a bit, and only asked after Mo Jiu left, "Sister, where did you get that wine? You didn't... secretly take it from Manager Sun and then offer it as a gift..."

"Manager Sun has treated us with such sincerity, how could I do such a thing? I just asked a waiter from Tianxianglou to buy this wine."

Fang Xin nodded: "Then, sister, how did you get to know this Lord Mo Jiu?"

Although Fang Xin was terrified last night, she remembered that Mo Jiu and that official were among the people who came to her rescue.

Fang Yu scratched his head: "That's a long story. Oh right, when we get back, we should wash the cloak that they lent us and return it."

On her way home, Fang Xin was still counting how much money she had on her fingers.

Fang Yu really wanted to say that she had more than enough money to build a large courtyard house, or even to buy several courtyard houses in Qingshan City.

However, it's definitely time to put building the house on the agenda.

As soon as we arrived at the village entrance, a group of menacing-looking men emerged from the main road, varying in height and build.

As they approached, Fang Yu shielded Fang Xin behind her with her arm and stepped aside to make way for her.

Each of the men was holding something in their hands, and even Fang Yu recognized it at a glance—it belonged to the Fang family.

He led Fang Xin home quickly, and before they even got close, they heard a series of wailing and howling sounds coming from the yard.

"Sister-in-law, please, save my Ling'er! We really know we were wrong, and I promise to mend our ways from now on. Please..."

Zhu grabbed Li's arm, her eyes brimming with tears as she pleaded.

Just as Li was preparing to cook, Zhu rushed in and started talking, leaving Li completely unaware of what was happening.

But Li's tone remained firm.

"Speak properly. If word gets out that you're behaving like this, what will people think?"

Zhu lowered her eyes, somewhat embarrassed to speak, and apologized: "Sister-in-law, I was wrong not to stop Youcai in time regarding Xin'er's matter. I apologize to you."

It would have been better if this hadn't been brought up, because when this was mentioned, Li's attitude became noticeably stiff. She took half a step to the side, and her tone was much colder than before: "Just say what you want to say."

Zhu bent slightly, lowered her head, and said softly, "Sister-in-law, could you lend me fifty taels? If I can't pay it back by tomorrow, the people from Ningxin Courtyard will take Ling'er to pay off the debt. What kind of place is Ningxin Courtyard? My Ling'er is so young. She will never come back. Sister-in-law, please, I promise I will pay you back in the future."

"Shameless!" The two sisters standing at the door, not yet inside, cursed in unison. Fang Xin was about to rush in when Fang Yu stopped her: "Don't rush."

Li, who was inside the courtyard, did not react immediately but remained silent.

Zhu was extremely anxious, and she immediately knelt down.

"Sister-in-law, I'm begging you, please save my Ling'er."

Fang Xin, who was outside the door, was also extremely anxious. She was afraid that her mother would soften her heart and agree to lend her the money.

Suddenly, Li, who had been motionless, moved. She pulled her arm out of Zhu's hand, stepped back a little, and spoke with a cold tone.

"Why do you need to beg me? When you sold my Xin'er, did you ever think about how young she was?"

"I don't have any money either, you can go."

Zhu's half-crying expression froze completely. She continued, "Didn't you just sell the wild boar? I know you have money. I beg you, please lend me the silver."

Li closed her eyes; she didn't want to see something like this happen before her eyes.

But she wouldn't lend the money; she would never forget the day the Fang family kicked her and her two daughters out of the Fang family.

She couldn't understand why the Fang family was still clinging to the relationship even though they had already signed a letter severing ties, and why they always thought of her family of three first when they needed money.