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"Xiuwan, you eat." Tian Xiangdi looked at her ingratiatingly and pushed the bowl over.

Tian Zhaodi immediately picked up a piece of meat and put it in Xiuwan's bowl: "Xiuwan, eat more too."

Jiang Xiuwan glanced at the Tian sisters without saying anything, and ate the noodles in her bowl in large mouthfuls.

Jiang Linwan smiled and said, "Eat up, we're all family, no need to be so polite."

"Exactly." Jiang Xiuwan chimed in, glancing at Tian Xiangdi, who was still too scared to eat, and feigned disgust: "You're too scared to even eat, you're such a coward, I don't believe you can protect me."

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiangdi looked embarrassed and retorted, "I didn't!"

After she finished speaking, she shoveled mouthfuls of noodles coated in fragrant meat sauce into her bowl, her eyes sparkling as she ate. She then whispered to Tian Zhaodi, "Sister, it's so delicious."

Tian Zhaodi whispered, "If it's delicious, eat more. When you grow up, remember how kind your sister Jiang was. She will be our benefactor, okay?"

While eating, Tian Xiangdi secretly glanced at Jiang Linwan, and the little girl vowed in her heart that she would repay Sister Jiang's kindness when she grew up.

After dinner, Jiang Linwan yawned and went back to her room to rest.

Tian Xiangdi and Tian Zhaodi helped Aunt Liu clear the dishes. Aunt Liu initially refused, but Tian Zhaodi wouldn't listen: "Aunt Liu, I might be staying here with you for a while."

"I feel uncomfortable doing nothing. If you really consider me family, then let me do something."

Aunt Liu then didn't refuse, and looked at Xiangdi: "We two can do it. Xiangdi, you take Xiuwan to wash up. The bathroom is the one next to the toilet."

Tian Xiangdi replied, "Okay, Aunt Liu, Xiuwan, let's go wash up."

It was said that Tian Xiangdi brought Xiuwan along, but Xiuwan had been to the house several times and was more familiar with it than she was. Moreover, she was taller than Xiangdi, so she looked more like an older sister.

"Come here. This will be your toothbrush and cup from now on, and this towel is also yours. You can only sleep with me after you take a shower tonight," Jiang Xiuwan instructed.

Tian Xiangdi, holding the brand-new toothbrush and soft towel, couldn't hide her excitement: "Thank you, Xiuwan."

Jiang Xiuwan looked completely bewildered: "There's nothing to thank me for."

"Thank you for letting my sister marry your father. My sister won't be sold to that bad cripple, and I can be brought out by my sister. Otherwise, I would have been sold by my parents too." Tian Xiangdi said, her eyes reddening.

Jiang Xiuwan looked shocked: "Why did your parents sell your sister to that cripple?"

"Sell her to him as his wife, to have children. That cripple is very fierce; he beat his first wife to death."

Jiang Xiuwan was even more shocked: "That wicked cripple is so bad, how could your parents bear to sell your sister to them?"

"Because it can be exchanged for money."

"But you are your parents' children. How could anyone sell your children for money? How could they do this?" Jiang Xiuwan's face was full of anger. She quickly thought of Liu Hongying, who had tried to sell her in the same way last time.

"Because we're useless as girls."

"Do girls always have to be sold?" Xiuwan looked at Tian Xiangdi and suddenly felt a sense of kinship.

Tian Xiangdi shook her head; she didn't know either.

Jiang Linwan, who happened to be using the restroom, overheard their conversation and entered the bathroom while holding onto the door frame: "Of course not. People can't be sold. People who sell people are bad people. They're breaking the law and will be punished later."

"Who else says that girls are useless? Xiangdi is so young, yet she can cook for her parents, do laundry, and cut pig feed. She's even better than the adults."

And our Xiuwan is amazing too. She's so young, yet she already knows how to care for her younger sister; she's much more mature than some boys.

"Then why do they still say boys are better?" Tian Xiangdi asked, looking up at her.

Jiang Linwan rubbed her reddened eyes: "Who said boys are better than girls? I think girls are better than boys. We girls are thoughtful, know how to care for others, and help with housework at a young age."

They are much better than those boys who can't do anything. Liking boys is just a prejudice of some adults and does not mean that boys are better than girls.

Many people like girls, just like me. My dad, mom, grandpa, and brothers all like girls.

"So our Xiuwan and Xiangdi don't need to care about what some people say. What they like is their business. We just need to stay away from them."

What we need to do is strive to become better, and those who like you will gradually come closer to you.

Tian Zhaodi, who was standing outside the door, wiped away her tears and smiled as she entered the house: "Yes, I like Xiangdi and Xiuwan. We can't change those people's minds, so let's stay away from them."

Jiang Xiuwan glanced at Tian Zhaodi, perhaps feeling sorry for her, or perhaps because she heard Tian Zhaodi say she liked her, and her guard gradually lowered.

Originally, Jiang Xiuwan was supposed to sleep with Aunt Liu that night, but she refused and insisted on sleeping with Xiangdi.

When Jiang Linwan woke up the next morning, she could clearly feel that the relationship between the two little ones had progressed rapidly.

After breakfast, Lu Qiyue carried a basket and led Jiang Linwan and the others to the back mountain early in the morning.

When she went out, she ran into Liu Guiying again. As soon as she heard that Jiang Linwan and the others were going to pick wild fruits in the back mountain, she immediately wanted to go with them.

So Jiang Linwan's whole family, along with Liu Guiying, Grandma Sun, and Yaozong and Yaozu, were also brought along.

These three are like leeches, impossible to shake off.

The mountain path was covered with fallen leaves. Lu Qiyue walked on the outermost edge, his arm loosely protecting Jiang Linwan's side, and he walked very slowly.

When they encountered a protruding rock, Lu Qiyue reached out and helped her carefully cross it, saying, "Slow down, are you tired? If you are, I'll carry you."

Jiang Linwan glanced at Liu Guiying and the other person behind her and shook her head: "There are still people here, I can manage."

Lu Qiyue: "Don't try to be brave. If you're tired, just say so."

Jiang Linwan nodded: "I know, I won't risk my health."

The two snuggled together, looking very affectionate, which made Liu Guiying behind them very envious. She looked at Tian Zhaodi and said, "If you're looking for a man, you should look for someone like our Lu Tuan. He may look cold and fierce, but he's actually warm-hearted and loves his wife more than anyone else."

Tian Zhaodi also said enviously, "That's right, he always washes my little sister's feet himself when we're at home."

Upon hearing this, Liu Guiying felt even more envious, and a little angry with her husband. She was already seven or eight months pregnant, and although her belly wasn't as big as Lin Wan's, it was starting to become inconvenient for her to do anything.

Especially when bending over, the heavy weight of my stomach makes it impossible to bend down. As for washing my feet, it's out of the question unless I'm standing.

Her husband never once thoughtfully washes her feet.

The mountains on Dayu Island are not large, just small hills, but Jiang Linwan, being pregnant, was carrying a heavy burden. Before long, a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead and slowly slid down her cheeks.

She raised her hand to support her lower back, breathing slightly heavily.

Lu Qiyue took out a thermos, opened the lid, and handed it to her: "Are you thirsty? Have some water. We'll be there soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tian Xiangdi's excited voice came from ahead: "Sister, there's an orange tree here."

After she finished speaking, she quickly climbed up the tree trunk, picked a few yellowish-green oranges, and handed them to Jiang Linwan: "Sister Jiang, you can have some."

After she finished speaking, she gave one to each of Tian Zhaodi and Liu Guiying.

She peeled another one open, took a bite, and then winked at the sourness, saying, "Ptooey, ptooey, Sister Jiang, don't eat it, it's too sour."

Jiang Linwan had already eaten an orange and was perfectly fine: "I thought it was quite delicious."

"Grandma, I want some too!" Yao Zong and Yao Zu shouted from the side.

"You silly girl, you didn't even give me one. Don't you know you should care for the elderly?" After saying that, Grandma Sun snatched the orange from Liu Guiying's hand. She had never eaten one before.

Jiang Linwan, that brat, is eating so deliciously; this stuff must be really tasty.

She snatched the orange, broke it in half, and gave half to each of her two grandsons. Then, she immediately set her sights on the orange in Liu Guiying's hand.

Yao Zong and Yao Zu stuffed the orange into their mouths in one gulp. After chewing it a few times, they both had the same expression as Tian Xiangdi, their faces contorted with sourness: "You beautiful but wicked woman, you did this on purpose."

This stuff is awful, ugh!

Grandma Sun took a bite and winked at the sour taste. She turned to look at Liu Guiying, who was eating the whole thing without any expression, and her heart skipped a beat.

Sour for a boy, spicy for a girl—could it be that the second son's wife is really carrying a boy?

Looking at Liu Guiying's belly, Grandma Sun's face darkened.

Seeing that Jiang Linwan liked to eat, Lu Qiyue found her a clean stone stool, wiped it carefully several times with his palm, and then looked at Jiang Linwan with his basket on his back: "Sit here and rest for a while, I'll go pick some more oranges for you."

Jiang Linwan nodded and sat down on the stone stool to rest for a while.

Tian Xiangdi said excitedly, "Brother-in-law Lu, I know where the orange tree is. I'll take you there. I can even climb trees."

As she spoke, she led him and ran forward.

"Why is the Land Forces not training? What are they doing up in the mountains?"

"He must have been resting. His wife is pregnant and wants to eat sour things. Lu Tuan really loves his wife. He finally got a day off, but instead of staying home, he accompanied his wife to the mountain to pick fruit for her."

When I was pregnant, my husband treated me like a maid, expecting me to eat and drink for him.

Another nodded, her eyes full of envy: "My husband is the same way. Even on vacation, he just stays at home smoking. He would never go hiking with me and protect me the whole way."

"Dr. Jiang is so lucky; her husband is handsome and knows how to take care of her."

"Now you know how to be envious. I don't know who said that Dr. Jiang was unlucky and would have to live a life of widowhood after getting married."

"Who knows how Commander Lu suddenly got better? You guys said Dr. Jiang is more than five months pregnant, how come her belly is so big? It looks bigger than Liu Guiying's when she was seven or eight months pregnant."

"Exactly, she looks like she's about to give birth. She and Commander Lu haven't even been married for a year. If she really is about to give birth, do you think the child would be Commander Lu's?"