"Mom, talk to your son. Look, his hair is covering his eyes."

"That's true. I think Yu Lian cut An An's hair quite well. Xiao Lin, you can fry it."

While they were talking, Yu Lian had already found a stool and placed a few pieces of old newspaper underneath it.

"hurry up."

She glared at the man with a menacing look.

Finally, He Lin reluctantly sat down on the bench.

Yu Lian worked quickly and efficiently, taking a comb and scissors, and spent more than ten minutes styling his hair.

"See? My cooking skills are pretty good, aren't they?"

He Xinglan came out carrying a bucket of water and looked at her son, who looked completely refreshed. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, I never knew Yu Lian could cut hair! He's so skillful."

With a fresh new hairstyle, He Lin looked much more energetic, his features were prominently displayed, making it hard not to take a second look.

"Oh, look at you, so handsome, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

"Alright, get out of the way, Dad! Come here right now, stop hiding!"

Li Ying also egged him on, pulling her husband out as well.

He Jianguo looked like a patriarch at this moment.

"No need, I can just use any pair of scissors to straighten it when I have free time."

Yu Lian saw through it but didn't say anything. Given the He family's interpersonal relationships on the farm, they probably couldn't even borrow scissors.

"Dad, hurry up, my sister-in-law's cooking is amazing, look at my brother."

Using his wife and daughters' shoving as an excuse, He Jianguo sat down stiffly.

His feelings towards Yu Lian were complex; on one hand, he despised her for kicking someone when they were down, but on the other hand, he was happy that she had helped the He family conceive twins.

Yu Lian didn't want to think about that. Besides not being able to borrow the tools, the mood of the He family father and son was also affected by the criticism and struggle sessions.

As the saying goes, a new hairstyle can change your mood.

From now on, let them start from scratch.

While getting her hair cut, Yu Lian said, "Dad, look at me however you want, but let me tell you something first: in the current situation, just let what people say or do to you go in one ear and out the other. Don't take it to heart. If you keep it bottled up inside, you won't live to see the day you make a comeback."

"I don't understand what you mean."

He Jianguo said that, but he was actually terrified.

Even his wife couldn't tell; how could a mere maid like her have figured it out?

"It's all cut. Show Dad the mirror. I'm going home now. There's still rice cooking on the stove."

"By the way, Lanlan, come and help me with something."

He Xinglan understood immediately and nodded, "Sister-in-law, I'll come help you after I finish cleaning!"

Li Ying glared at her daughter; she had heard those words before.

It seems this girl didn't take her father's words seriously at all back then.

"Eat, eat, eat! Watch out for your dad!"

"What's wrong? My sister-in-law's cooking is delicious. So what if I like to eat it? I didn't kill anyone or commit arson."

At this moment, He Jianguo, who had been silently looking in the mirror for a while, nodded. "Yu Lian has changed so much. Did the confiscation of her family's property upset her and make her lose her mind?"

"No, Dad, Yu Lian doesn't have any bad intentions, so you don't need to overthink it."

He Jianguo had complete faith in his son's judgment. "That's good. Since she treats the child well, you shouldn't dwell on the past."

"Okay, that's settled."

"So, does that mean I don't have to sneak around when I go to see my sister-in-law anymore?"

It turns out that her sister had secretly betrayed them from the beginning.

What do you think of Yu Lian?

"I think my sister-in-law is a really nice person. We used to judge her based on a sliver of information. She's also a good cook; her little rolled pancakes..."

"Stop, you're busy."

After glancing at the time, He Lin decided to wait for the department store shuttle at the intersection.

Interrupted, He Xinglan was still not finished. Remembering her sister-in-law's cooking skills, she decided to quit as well.

"Mom, you and Dad keep going with your work, I'm going to check on An'an."

Li Ying, hands on her hips, took a couple of breaths. "I'm so tired I forgot to drink water. These two siblings are so arrogant, they just left?"

After waiting for a long time without receiving a reply from her husband, Li Ying turned around and saw that the old man was still admiring his new hairstyle.

A look of hopeless helplessness crossed her face.

Just as He Xinglan arrived at the door of his sister-in-law's small dormitory, he heard his nephew counting.

Upon closer inspection, I saw my nephew sitting by the coal stove with a notebook in front of him.

"Wow! Our An'an is so amazing?"

When He Ning'an saw her aunt arrive, she immediately told her aunt where her mother had gone.

"Mom isn't here, Auntie can go to the door to find Mom. I still need to write."

"Why is Mom going to the door?"

"Get your things, new clothes."

The two of them arrived just then.

They put two sacks of miscellaneous items in the dormitory, one in front and one behind.

"Sister-in-law, are you going to empty the entire department store?"

Yu Lian smiled without saying a word and told He Xinglan to close the door.

They opened the bags and began distributing the items to everyone.

"Pack your clothes into bags and take them back. Leave your food with me for now."

Then she gave He Xinglan some soap, towels, enamel basins, and the like.

"This is specially for you. Mom also has a portion, so you two shouldn't mix them."

"Thank you, sister-in-law!"

These two items were truly a perfect match for her.

He Xinglan is also a girl who pays attention to hygiene.

It's not that there's no way to buy them, but the farm won't approve fakes, so there's no way to buy them even if you want to.

The two women, an aunt and her sister-in-law, were tidying up their things and chatting.

This was He Lin's first time entering this place.

The small house was clean and tidy, and it was a completely different person from the Yu Lian he had heard about from the nanny.

She cleaned the old window frame, hung up light-colored floral curtains, and grew a local wildflower in front of the windowsill.

Every wall was neatly covered with newspapers, and even the unassuming bed frame was transformed into a lively space.

Realizing he knew very little about Yu Lian, He Lin suddenly felt somewhat defeated, having been tricked twice by a woman.

Only now have I seen her true appearance.

"Ah Lin~ Please help me and Lan Lan."

He Xinglan wanted to eat canned food, but the two of them couldn't open it no matter what they tried, so they had no choice but to ask He Lin for help.

However, this form of address shocked He Xinglan, who was standing to the side. She hadn't expected her sister-in-law to address her brother in this way.

"Be normal."

He Lin remained expressionless, probably because he had gotten used to her teasing him occasionally.

"Oh, fine, don't yell then, why are you being so fierce..."

He Lin: ?

Seeing that he didn't move, Yu Lian apologized, "Okay, okay, I'm not joking with you anymore. Hurry up and open it for Lanlan, I'll cook."

Before getting her hair cut, Yu Lian went into her spatial dimension to sleep for an hour, and then cooked stir-fries there.

Her small dormitory room couldn't withstand the onslaught of cooking fumes.

"An'an, call Grandpa and Grandma over for dinner."

"Okay, Mom! I will definitely complete the task."

He Xinglan wanted to go with them, since her parents might not agree to come.

"No need, Lanlan, just sit down and eat. An'an will definitely be able to call Mom and Dad over."

He Ning'an, with her short legs, braved the strong wind and ran all the way to the front of the warehouse.

"Grandpa and Grandma, dinner's ready! Hurry up!"

"An'an is here. Grandpa and Grandma have already eaten. You should go back now."

He Ning'an's lips trembled, and tears streamed down her face.

"Don't Grandpa and Grandma want to eat with An'an?"

The elderly couple were so doting on their grandson that they threw down the broom and rag in their hands, quickly wiped their hands clean, and picked up their grandson.

"Okay, let's go eat together, old man, hurry up."

Even after succeeding, He Ning'an didn't forget to use a crying voice to urge her grandfather to come out quickly.

As soon as the three of them went outside, a fierce wind began to blow, and snow started to fall.

No sooner had they left than the house collapsed amidst the howling wind.

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