My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 168 Scamming People Everywhere
"From then on, your uncle became even more hostile towards your cousin me, finding fault with everything. He said that your cousin's martial arts skills were more like those of the Xie family."

"And my body is so thin and weak, I have not inherited any of the Xie family's martial arts skills."

"My cousin had already passed the imperial examination and was preparing to be transferred to the Ministry of Works. Your uncle suddenly had a brilliant idea to take my cousin to the army for training."

"What are you saying? You can't even beat your own sister now. You're a disgrace to the Xie family."

"Luckily I ran fast, otherwise if I had gone to the army camp and been exposed to the wind and sun, you would be missing a cousin now..."

Xin Nian maintained her expression and silently glanced at Xie Rui.

The young man's words revealed a lot of resentment!
"and after?"

"Later?" Xie Rui chuckled. "Of course, it was the Emperor who gave the order, which is why your uncle couldn't send me to the army camp."

"What do you do at the Ministry of Works?" Xin Nian asked with a gossipy look on her face. "Are you helping the old emperor build his mausoleum? Or building palaces for the harem? I heard the old emperor had quite a few concubines, big and small, and he had to build a lot of palaces every year, right? Otherwise, how could he possibly house them all?"

Xie Rui was both amused and exasperated.

"I'm in charge of land reclamation and water conservancy, so I have some knowledge in that area."

Xin Nian's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "Then you must have quite a few talented people under you, right? Did they all come to Binzhou with you?"

Xie Rui nodded slightly. "Of course."

This young man has potential. Talent is absolutely indispensable for any future development.

Xie Rui looked into her bright, sparkling eyes through her blindfold and inexplicably wanted to laugh.

Did this kid go off-topic?
"Cousin, I just want to tell you this: never doubt your own family. If you have any questions, just ask. We all trust you. No matter what kind of person you are, you are still you."

Xin Nian blinked, thinking: Oh, so my cousin is blocking this place because he wants to give me some inspirational words.

Alright. Seeing that he seemed sincere enough, Xin Nian silently put aside all her doubts.

According to her cousin, the Xie family all knew about her aggressive and violent behavior a few years ago.

They probably found it strange that she had been so soulless and all she did these past few years, just crying and crying?

That's good; it saves us from having to make up all sorts of stories and explanations. After all, one lie leads to countless more to cover it up, which is exhausting.

That would be best. Thinking of this, Xin Nian looked up at her cousin and gave him a smile. "Take me to see Grandma. I know a little about medicine, so maybe I can help her."

Xie Rui chuckled and nodded.

The two walked along the corridor toward the inner garden.

Xin Nian asked him curiously along the way, "Did your uncle beat you back then?"

Xie Rui: "You really are my good cousin. Why didn't you hit me? Father chased after me and beat me, saying it was for training. He even said you taught me. Tell me, there are no soldiers who can't be trained, only loving fathers who won't lay a hand on them."

"You also say that doting fathers spoil their children. People put all the blame on mothers, but that's because they're biased, irrational, and short-sighted. In fact, the biggest spoiler in a family is the father who spoils his child the most, because mothers in our generation listen to their fathers."

Xin Nian reached out and covered her face.

What's going on? It sounds like her exact words, something she said to deceive people…

What else did I say?

"You've said too much!" Xie Rui couldn't help but complain.

"You don't remember any of it?"

"No..." Xin Nian didn't dare tell her cousin that she really couldn't remember.

Xie Rui chuckled.

"Back then in Beijing, you were incredibly influential. You cheated countless people, not just me."

Xin Nian couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Xie Rui turned his head, looking at her with a half-smile. Xin Nian cleared her throat lightly, "I'm sorry, I was probably young back then and didn't think things through..."

"But not anymore. Everyone knows I'm a very reliable person now. Don't worry, cousin, I definitely won't betray you anymore."

Xie Rui chuckled, indicating that the credibility was low.

The two siblings bickered all the way to the east wing of the backyard.

The old lady's personal maidservant happened to come out of the side room. When she saw the two of them, her eyes lit up. "Young master and young lady, you've arrived? The old lady just woke up, drank a few mouthfuls of porridge, and then fell asleep again in a daze."

"It's alright, Granny Zhang, I just wanted to see my maternal grandmother."

The old nanny nodded with a smile and quickly and gently pushed open the door to let her in.

Xie Rui didn't go in; he stood outside the door and whispered a few words to the old nanny.

Xin Nian sat down on a small round stool by the bed and glanced at the old lady with a haggard face.

Compared to when I met the old lady more than half a month ago, the journey had taken a toll on her spirits, and some gray hairs had appeared at her temples.

Xin Nian took the old lady's hand and slowly channeled a wisp of healing power into her.

In a short while, the old lady's complexion became noticeably rosier.

His previously furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and he seemed much more at ease, falling into a deeper sleep.

Xin Nian sat quietly for a while before getting up and going out. She smiled and said to Zhang Mama, "Grandmother is fine. She's just been too tired these past few days. She just needs to rest more."

"I'll have someone bring over a bowl of light mushroom and shredded chicken congee later, with a few nourishing herbs added. Drinking it for a few days should be enough."

The old nanny was overjoyed and thanked her repeatedly, happily seeing the young lady and gentleman out of the courtyard.

Xie Rui looked down at her.

“I didn’t lie to her.” Xin Nian rolled her eyes at him. “She’s really fine. She’ll be lively and energetic again in three days, giving you back your grandmother full of vitality.”

Xie Rui smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Niannian."

"Miss, Miss." A young maidservant hurried up to them along the pebbled path and quickly bowed, "Greetings, young master."

"What's the rush?" Xie Rui frowned slightly.

The young maidservant hurriedly said, "Miss, please go to the side gate quickly. Miss Mianmian is fighting with a young girl."

Xin Nian's eyelids twitched slightly. "Who won?"

"Uh... Miss Mianmian is very strong. She pinned the other girl to the ground and even messed up her hair."

"What's the rush?" Xin Nianmo waved her finger indifferently. "It's fine. Just tell the doorman at the small gate to leave it alone. Let Mianmian come in after she's finished."

The little girl glanced at Xin Nian with a complicated expression.

Xie Rui said calmly, "Didn't you understand? Hurry up and go."

"Oh, yes, yes." The little girl was startled and quickly bowed, then turned and ran away.

Xie Rui said with a smile, "We're going to start moving to the underground passage tomorrow. Come with me and take a look."

"it is good."

Not long after Xin Nian returned to her room, Chang Mianmian came running over in a huff.

Xin Nian looked at her amusedly, took out a bottle of iced cola from her spatial storage and handed it to her, "Have some to calm down."

Chang Mianmian's irritability was soothed by a sip of iced cola, and a smile appeared on her face. "I've really had enough of those idiots in the Chang family."

"Do you know who's coming? Aunt Chen and Chang Juanjuan."

"I never expected that they would have the nerve to come looking for me."