Chapter 169 Asking for help
"That Aunt Chen was one of my stupid father's concubines. Chang Juanjuan was the original owner's fifth younger sister. Ever since I, I mean the original owner, became mentally impaired, this mother and daughter have caused me and my mother a lot of trouble."

“They still have the nerve to come to me crying and complaining that their place of residence is bad. They say that the surrounding area is full of ordinary people, the environment is dirty, messy, and smelly, and it is impossible for anyone to live there.”

"She rambled on and on, I didn't even want to listen. When I saw Chang Juanjuan crying at me with red eyes, I wanted to beat her up. I pinned her to the ground and gave her a good beating! It was so disgusting! How could she still have the nerve to cry to me?"

"What? She expects me to have a change of heart and bring her to live with us?"

"That's ridiculous! Everyone's scrambling to get a foothold in Binzhou Prefecture these days. And she's complaining about everything we offer her, even though we've given her a place to stay. If she's unhappy, she should just leave the city. Why is she following us all the way here?"

“Yes, yes, yes.” Xin Nian took out another small chocolate cake and handed it to her friend. “We don’t care about her. Whether she rots in the mud or hangs from a tree, it’s none of our business.”

Chang Mianmian took the small cake with bright, sparkling eyes.

One bite of cake, and my entire taste buds were filled with whipped cream. "Delicious."

My mood instantly improved a lot.

Aunt Chen and Chang Juanjuan were immediately forgotten by her.

Sure enough, seeing my beautiful older sister makes me the happiest~
"Captain~~" Chang Mianmian tilted her head to Xin Nian's shoulder and rubbed against him affectionately, "You have to be my captain for all eternity, you can't leave me behind."

Xin Nian shuddered, reached out and pushed her big head away, waving her hand dismissively.

"Daughter~" Xie Ninglan pushed the door open forcefully, opened her arms and waved the small cloth bag in her hand, "Mom has picked out all the good watermelon seeds, let's go in and plant them now!"

"Mother, aren't you in a bit too much of a hurry..."

"No rush, we're free anyway, aren't we?" Xie Ninglan grabbed her daughter's hand. "Come on, honey, let's take Mom inside, right now. Honey~~~"

Helpless, Xin Nian sent her mother to the farm and then came out to help Chang Mianmian break through as quickly as possible.

Chang Mianmian locked herself in her room and worked hard until dinner time.

Seeing this, Xin Nian didn't disturb them. After transferring some more healing power, she got up and left.

She had barely stepped out of the side room when she saw Zhuang Shi from the third branch of the family rushing towards her with disheveled hair and a look of panic on her face.

When I first met her gaze, it was like seeing a savior.

Zhuang rushed forward and bent down to kneel on the ground.

Xin Nian raised her hand and grabbed him, saying irritably, "What are you doing, Third Aunt? As an elder, you come here to kowtow to me out of the blue. If word gets out, won't people call me arrogant, rude, and disrespectful? Are you trying to harm me?"

To be honest, Xin Nian didn't really like her third aunt.

Previously, she had always targeted her mother, Xie Ninglan. She was scheming and very jealous. Xin Nian had always kept her distance from her.

To put it bluntly, the reason they were able to lend a helping hand to the third branch of the family was because of the old lady, Madam Yu, and they didn't want to go too far.

Zhuang hurriedly shook her head, stammering, "No, no, it's not my sixth niece. Please, please help your third aunt. It was all my fault before, I was so petty and prejudiced. Please, please help me..."

Seeing that she was sweating profusely and had even lost one of her straw sandals, Xin Nian guessed that something important must have happened, so her tone softened a bit, "Tell me clearly what it is. If there's something to discuss, then let's get to it. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Zhuang's panicked heart calmed down a bit when she met her niece's calm and composed gaze, and her chaotic thoughts quickly came together.

She quickly spoke up, "Your fourth sister, Mengxue, has had an accident. I... I don't know how things turned out this way."

“This morning, my mother sent someone to pick up Mengxue, saying she wanted to see her granddaughter. Who knew…” As Zhuang Shi said this, she couldn’t help but shed tears again.

Xin Nian snapped impatiently, "What are you crying for? Explain yourself clearly. Who is your family? Who are they?" "My father is Zhuang Rengui, the Prefect of Binzhou. The Prefect should have mentioned him to you, right?"

Xin Nian raised an eyebrow. "Your family sent people to pick up Xin Mengxue early this morning, but you didn't go with them? There are many migrant workers in the city now. Although the management is okay, are you really so comfortable letting a young girl go back with your family?"

How can you be such a mother?
"Where is Xin Wen'an? Where did he go again?" That damned man has disappeared perfectly again. Doesn't he care about his own daughter's affairs at all?

"You should divorce him as soon as possible. What's the point of having such a useless man?"

Zhuang opened her mouth, stammering a few words in defense of her husband, "My husband has actually been quite busy these past two days, working with Fourth Uncle on moving the cellar. This, this was all ordered by the Prefect. I, he... he doesn't know about Mengxue yet, I... I didn't dare tell him."

Xin Nian waved her hand, "Go on, how exactly did Xin Mengxue get into trouble?"

I'm so tired. It takes me forever to make sense of a single sentence.

However, seeing that Zhuang looked completely lost and frightened, Xin Nian didn't force her to think clearly.

"Explain clearly, where is Xin Mengxue now?"

"Just now, my family sent someone to deliver a letter to me." Zhuang Shi trembled as she took out the letter she had been holding to her chest and handed it to Xin Nian.

Xin Nian took the paper, unfolded it, and skimmed through it. She looked at her with a cold smile and said, "Do you even believe it yourself?"

"I... of course I don't believe it. How could that be? Mengxue is actually a very honest, timid, and shy girl. Without her parents' consent or a matchmaker's help, how could Mengxue casually pledge her life to someone?"

"That's settled then!" Xin Nian's voice was sharp. "What are you waiting for? Where is your family home? It's the Changshi Mansion. Take me there, what are you waiting for? You don't know the way back to your family home, do you?"

"Oh, oh." Madam Zhuang nodded and then shook her head. "Let's get to know each other, and once we leave the manor..."

The Zhuang family experienced firsthand the incredible speed of their sixth niece.

Before she could finish speaking, the two of them had already appeared at the entrance of the governor's mansion.

Left or right?

"Left!"

In the next few minutes, Zhuang was dragged by Xin Nian through several streets before finally finding the main gate of the Chief Secretary's residence.

Upon seeing the plaque above the Zhuang residence, Madam Zhuang swallowed hard. "I...I'll go knock on the door."

Xin Nian glanced at her sideways, "Do you want to save your girl?"

"Yes, yes, of course!"

"Then you'll do whatever I say and do from now on. Don't say a word unless I ask you to."

"Yes, yes, Xiao Liu, I'll listen to you."

Xin Nian glanced at her, giving her a warning beforehand, "I have a bad temper. If you hold me back, I'll immediately abandon you, you useless teammate, and leave you to deal with things here on your own."

After all, I only helped her because of the old lady and my father.

We're all family, and my fourth sister, being such a weakling, behaved herself the whole way and didn't cause any trouble.

Why did they take her family members away without even telling her grandmother?
That doesn't make sense!

Zhuang nodded repeatedly, not daring to utter a single word.


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