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The two of them each drank a bowl of water, and found that the water was much sweeter than usual. After drinking it, a warm feeling spread from their chests to their limbs, making them feel much lighter and less tired. The pain in their bodies also seemed to have lessened.

However, the couple didn't think much of it, simply assuming that their daughter had returned and they were happy, so even the water tasted exceptionally good.

"Ayan, Huanhuan, are you hungry?"

Tao turned to look at the two well-behaved children.

Both children shook their heads in unison, and Ayan said sensibly, "We're not hungry."

"Wait a little longer, there will be something delicious when my two older brothers come back."

"I'll give each of you a big chicken leg and a rabbit leg, okay?"

Tao'er gently patted the two children's heads, her heart melting with tenderness.

These two children are so obedient.

"Okay, let's eat big chicken legs and rabbit legs!"

The two children answered crisply.

Zhang Su'e hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but ask, "Tao'er, what's going on with these two children?"

Where are their parents?

She was thinking that her daughter was seventeen this year and would be eighteen next year, and it would be time to arrange a marriage for her. However, she was accompanied by two children, and if word got out, people would gossip and ruin her reputation.

"Mother, Ayan is my benefactor's grandson. My benefactor's family has encountered some changes, so the child is temporarily staying with me."

Don't tell anyone about this. Just tell everyone I found it.

Tao'er spoke calmly and frankly.

"As for Huanhuan, we rescued her from the hands of the flower sellers."

She remembered nothing and had nowhere to go, so I took her with me.

They are all very well-behaved children, and they are staying with me for the time being.

They are as important to me as family.

After hearing this, Zhang Su'e sighed softly, but her tone softened: "Alas, she is a pitiful child."

Since that's the case, let's keep it at our house from now on.

"Our family isn't well-off, and I'm afraid it will be tough on these two children."

Even though her two children had suffered so much, she couldn't bring herself to tell her daughter to send the person away.

Besides, judging from her daughter's words, it's clear that she cares a lot about the two children.

Since that's the case, she should treat them all equally.

After all, one of them is the child of her daughter's benefactor, so they must be protected properly.

"Mother, don't worry, I'll take care of things at home and won't let them suffer."

Tao'er comforted her.

She hadn't expected her mother to accept the two children so quickly.

"Father, Mother, I forgot to introduce you."

Tao'er turned slightly and waved to Qingge, "This is Qingge. I rescued her on the road. She'll be with me from now on."

She then briefly explained Qingge's situation.

Qingge stepped forward, clasped her hands in a respectful greeting, and said crisply, "Hello, Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu, I am Qingge, and from now on I will be your maid."

Zhang Su'e quickly waved her hand, her tone somewhat hurried: "Miss Qingge, there's no need for such formalities. We are just ordinary people, we don't need these empty formalities."

Liu Daniu was not good with words and nodded along awkwardly, but his eyes were full of kindness.

Meanwhile, in the east wing, Wang's cursing never stopped; it could be heard across the courtyard.

"This is outrageous!"

That brat is a jinx! She turned the house into a complete mess on her first day home!

Wang sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), slapping her thigh and cursing.

"Why didn't she die outside?"

It's unbelievable that he's still alive after all these years!

"So much food, and she just went and ruined it!"

Little Fatty cried for a full half hour!

Jiaojiao hasn't eaten enough either!

Little Fatty stopped crying after she asked the third brother's family to boil two eggs for him.

"Master, you're dead, why aren't you saying anything?"

The way that brat from the eldest son's family did today clearly shows she doesn't respect you or me.

If word gets out, how will you ever have the face to show in Liu Family Village again?

I'm too ashamed to face anyone when I go out.

"So many grown men in the Liu family were being ridden and defecated on by a teenage girl!"

Seeing that Liu Laogen remained silent, Wang became increasingly angry, her tone full of resentment.

At the time, she asked her second and third sons to bring the girl over so she could teach her a lesson, but her husband, Liu Laogen, stopped her.

I don't know what the old man is afraid of; he really is getting more and more useless as he gets older.

Liu Laogen squatted in the corner of the kang (a heated brick bed), silently smoking his pipe. After listening to her scolding for a long time, he finally spoke impatiently: "Alright, alright, stop scolding."

If that brat heard these words, who knows what kind of trouble she'd cause.

Don't say things like "poop and pee" anymore, it's too offensive.

Our son is a scholar, after all; we, as parents, cannot be so uncouth!

He was also seething with anger. That girl was really outrageous; she didn't respect him, the head of the family, at all.

However, there are too many things to consider.

After all, it's the first day my granddaughter came home, and they won't let her eat. How can we face people if word gets out?

So what if I hear it?

"I'm her grandmother, what can she do to me!"

Wang stubbornly stuck out her neck, unwilling to accept it.

"She wouldn't dare, but the girl next to her would."

"Didn't you get a lecture from that girl today? How could you forget?"

Liu Laogen raised his eyelids and glanced at her.

Can't you tell?

That girl was skilled in martial arts; she flipped the table over with one hand.

None of our sons could possibly be a match for her.

Wang was taken aback, her face turning pale and then red, but she still wouldn't let it go: "Old man, then what do you suggest we do?"

Are we just going to swallow our anger like this?

I can't swallow this insult!

"It's all your fault."

Liu Laogen tapped his pipe on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), the sound becoming deep and resonant.

"You beat and punished the eldest son and his wife today, and you didn't even give them food. No wonder that brat threw a tantrum."

Why did you provoke her for a few steamed buns?

What if that girl calls the village head and makes a big fuss?

We were in the wrong to begin with!

Wang stubbornly retorted, "Even if the village head comes, he can't interfere in other people's family affairs!"

"He can't possibly hand us over to the authorities, can he?"

"Yes, this is a household matter."

Liu Laogen gave a cold laugh.

"But if things get out of hand, what kind of reputation will our Liu family have left?"

Don't forget, the second son's family still has two unmarried daughters, the fourth son's Baozhu just got engaged, our Jiaojiao hasn't gotten married yet, and none of the grandsons have gotten married.

With their reputations ruined, what good future can they hope for?

He was still hoping to get a high dowry from his second son's two daughters so that his fourth son could pass the imperial examination!

Upon hearing this, Wang's arrogant demeanor immediately subsided.

She might not care about the eldest son's family, but when it came to the fourth son's family and Jiao Jiao's future, she dared not cause any more trouble.

But she was still unwilling to give up and muttered, "Old man, what do you suggest we do?"

Besides, that brat brought back two children and a girl, that's three more mouths to feed! We can't possibly support them all!

"We really can't keep this; we need to find a way to deal with it."

Tomorrow, gather all your sons in the front yard; I have something to discuss.

It's getting late, go to sleep!

It's only right to feed one's own granddaughter, but not other outsiders.

Wang endured the pain and slowly lay down, thinking that the old man already had an idea to deal with the eldest son's family.