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

Chapter 243 You are not him
Old Xin didn't want his wife and daughter to misunderstand him because of Jiang Susu, otherwise he wouldn't have a good life in the future.

“Daughter, you have to be my witness. I didn’t want to talk to her at all. She came to my door to cause trouble herself.”

As he spoke, he urged Xin Nian to go out with him to meet Jiang Susu.

Just kidding, he's upright and honest, and his daughter is there to vouch for him regarding his past life's messy affairs!
Xin Nian found it somewhat amusing.

Old Xin is quite aware of potential crises.

However, she also wanted to see Jiang Susu, so she followed behind Lao Xin.

The father and daughter emerged from the tent one after the other, meeting Jiang Susu's smiling eyes.

Xin Nian looked him up and down.

Oh, Jiang Susu has a fair complexion and still retains her charm.

Considering the days that have passed since she escaped from the capital, and that she has even reached the point of running out of water, the fact that she still looks so simple and elegant shows that she has put a lot of thought into her appearance.

"Wen Yuan." Jiang Susu smiled and took a few steps forward.

Seeing her slender figure and tender smile, Xin Nian couldn't help but click her tongue twice in disapproval.

Old Xin is being watched.

Xin Wenyuan looked as if he had seen a ghost and hurriedly pulled the little cotton-padded jacket in front of him to block his view. "Madam Zhou, what do you want with me? Just stand there and say what you have to say."

Jiang Susu frowned slightly and looked at him with surprise.

What's going on? When has that idiot Xin Wenyuan ever spoken to her in such a tone?
I feel like something's not right.

"Brother Wenyuan, I heard you're the team leader, the regimental commander?"

Xin Wenyuan glanced at her. "What's wrong?"

“Brother Wenyuan, could you ask your men to help us, at least to fetch some water?” Jiang Susu brushed a stray hair from her temple and smiled shyly. “As you know, since my late husband passed away, my two children and I have been relying on each other for survival. Life was already hard enough, and now…”

"We encountered a series of natural disasters and calamities. During our escape, the old lady also passed away. The servants either fled or died. Now, only the three of us, my mother and son, are left."

Jiang Susu wiped away the tears welling up in her eyes with a handkerchief. "Sigh, I really don't know what to do now, and I don't know who can help us, a widow and her orphan."

Xin Wenyuan remained silent.

Does Jiang Susu think everyone else is stupid?

In situations like this, besides helping yourself, who else can you ask for help?
Xin Nian winked at her father.

The way she calls him "Brother Wenyuan" is so obnoxious; no wonder her mother feels uncomfortable. Tsk tsk, she really has no sense of boundaries.

Both have already found other partners and married, and their children are all adults! It would be too ugly to pull this stunt now.

"Brother Wenyuan? Why aren't you saying anything?" Jiang Susu originally wanted to get closer to Xin Wenyuan, but that idiot Xin Wenyuan kept pushing his daughter between the two of them, and she couldn't squeeze through at all!
Xin Nian was pushed in front of her father as a shield. Seeing that Madam Zhou had performed enough, she slowly spoke up, "Madam Zhou, you are not young anymore. How can you do things so haphazardly? Aren't you, the wives of officials and nobles, supposed to care the most about your reputation? How could you come to talk to my father all by yourself?"

Jiang Susu looked at Xin Nian, who was standing between her and Lao Xin, with a look of astonishment. "You are Wen Yuan's youngest daughter, right? How can you talk like that? Your father and I have been childhood sweethearts and are very good friends."

"Our Jiang family and the Xin family have been friends for generations. Now that we're in such dire straits, it's not unreasonable to ask your father for a small favor, is it?"

Are you two very close?

“Of course we’re not close!” Old Xin answered without hesitation. “We only see each other a few times at banquets.” Jiang Susu looked incredulous. “Brother Wenyuan, we grew up together.”

"That's decades old! What's the point of bringing it up again and again?" Xin Wenyuan said irritably.

Xin Nian nodded. "Besides, you knew my father was a married man, yet you repeatedly disregarded propriety and sought him out for conversations. As a widow, don't you have any self-awareness? Don't you understand the importance of avoiding suspicion? Don't you know any boundaries?"

Old Xin hid behind his daughter, constantly pushing her forward to block Jiang Susu.

Upon hearing this, he nodded repeatedly, and even poked his head out from behind Xin Nian, waving at Jiang Susu, "It's really not appropriate for the two of us to meet alone, lest my wife misunderstand! You should go back quickly, and don't come looking for me again, I can't help you with anything."

Jiang Susu was quite shocked. She looked at Xin Wenyuan several times through Xin Nian, seemingly incredulous.

"Brother Wenyuan, aren't you going to help me?"

Xin Wenyuan used to grant her every request.

Even after they each got married, Xin Wenyuan could handle any request she made perfectly.

Therefore, she was always very confident and appeared very happy when she first met Xin Wenyuan outside the woods.

She felt that all the hardships she had endured along the way had finally paid off, and she had unexpectedly met her loyal childhood sweetheart.

Now that Xin Wenyuan has made something of himself and is the team leader, she certainly won't have to worry about her future.

But now, what did he say?
He actually treated her like a monster and even said such heartless things?

Jiang Susu shook her head, took a small step back, glanced at Xin Wenyuan several times, and suddenly said, "You're not him. Who are you?"

Old Xin felt a little guilty after being asked this question out of the blue.

"You're not the Wen Yuan I knew from my childhood, who are you?"

Old Xin felt a chill run down his spine as her gaze swept over him from head to toe...

Could it be that she actually saw through something about this woman?
Indeed, he is quite different from the original owner of this body now.

Xin Wenyuan secretly glanced at his little girl's expression and saw that she was calm and composed, so he swallowed his worries back down.

Indeed, with her daughter's current abilities, she could easily take on not only a widowed lady from a fallen noble family, but also become a mountain king.

So what is he worried about? He has his daughter with him!

Xin Nian beckoned, and Zhang Ju ran up to them with two of his men.

“Old Zhang, another group of unfamiliar people have arrived. To ensure safety, have our people patrol in shifts to keep unauthorized individuals out of the way and prevent them from approaching the cabin.”

"Yes, young lady." Zhang Ju clasped his hands in agreement, then turned to look at Jiang Susu, whose face was pale. "Shall we take this woman away?"

"Okay." Xin Nian nodded casually. "Take him away."

Jiang Susu's face immediately turned terrified, and she took half a step back. "What are you doing? Brother Wenyuan, are you just going to stand by and watch your daughter treat me like this?"

Xin Wenyuan snorted, "Don't bother me again! You're right, the Xin Wenyuan you used to know is dead! The current Xin Wenyuan has nothing to do with you."

Jiang Susu burst into tears, sobbing as she said, "Brother Wenyuan, I know you blame me. You blame me for not choosing you back then. But at the time, I had no choice but to do what I could for the sake of my family."

Xin Nian gave him a wink, and Zhang Ju and his men grabbed Jiang Susu and left without a word.