My whole family sucked my blood; after being reborn, the little cook went on a killing spree.

The heat that Jiang Tao'er had just suppressed suddenly surged up again.

She couldn't see anyone but Lin Jiabao, and she lunged forward, burying her face in his arms.

All the grievances she had accumulated over the past few days welled up inside her, and tears streamed down her face. "Jiabao, you're finally back! I... I almost got... got..."

"What's wrong?"

Lin Jiabao hurriedly wiped away her tears, but when he spoke, his voice was terribly hoarse.

"Why is your voice hoarse?"

Jiang Tao'er wanted to care for him, but she also felt uncomfortable all over and felt more comfortable hanging on him.

The closer she leaned against him, the more bloated her stomach became. Finally, she stamped her foot and cried out, "You...you wait for me, I'll be right back!"

She needed to go to the toilet right away! It was all Su Wan Ning's fault for making her drink so much mung bean soup!

If we wait a little longer, won't Jiabao arrive soon?

Jiang Tao'er ran away crying.

Lin Jiabao was a little confused, and then he saw Su Wanning leaning against the door frame of the main room.

And he even had a look of anticipation on his face!

What are you doing here?

Su Wan Ning scoffed, "If it weren't for me, your Jiang Tao'er would be strangled to death by now. Hurry up and kneel down to thank me!"

"impossible!"

Lin Jiabao didn't believe it.

Just now, Jiang Tao'er looked embarrassed and angry, and her expression didn't seem like she had been strangled to death. Instead, it seemed like... Anyway, he didn't believe a word Su Wan Ning said.

He strode into the courtyard, glancing warily at Su Wan Ning. "Father! Mother!"

Su Wanning didn't say anything, but carefully looked him over.

It looked like she had traveled a long way. As for where she went, there was no rush. The children would tell her when she returned to the county town tomorrow.

Lin Jiabao didn't dare to approach her, and circled around her as he went into the house.

"Where are my parents? This house... this house looks like it's been empty for ages!"

"Kneel down and I'll tell you."

Su Wan Ning no longer wanted to pretend to be a good older sister. In any case, she had already laid out all her plans, and it was time to break ties with the Lin family.

Lin Jiabao's face was grim as he stared intently at her.

What are you doing?

Jiang Tao'er rushed in from outside, "Brother Jiabao, you have no idea how much has happened lately! Waaah!"

As she spoke, she threw herself into Lin Jiabao's arms again and began to sob. Perhaps it was the mung bean soup that finally neutralized the effects of the medicine, and Jiang Tao'er didn't do anything out of line again.

Su Wanning looked at the two people and felt a little regretful.

If it weren't for Jiang Tao'er being an outsider, she could have killed Lin Jiabao with a single blow. Then she could have just set the place on fire and burned him alive.

What a pity.

Su Wanning didn't stay any longer, turned around and went to her room, closing the door behind her.

She was afraid she'd get a corn if she kept looking at it!

It's absolutely an eyesore!

The next day, she returned to the shop early in the morning.

Before long, Su Lingxi sent someone to bring Su Tang over.

Only then did they realize that she had slept soundly that night, while Su Tang hadn't slept well at the Li family estate.

"The Third Madam's courtyard caught fire! It's said that when the people were rescued, they were barely breathing, and the doctor practically told them to prepare for their funeral."

Su Tang looked terrified. "Luckily, the fire didn't spread to other courtyards."

Su Wanning strongly suspected that this was Li Xuzhi's way of retaliating against the Third Madam.

As for Madam Feng, if she really did die in the fire, it can only be said that she brought it upon herself. I wonder if she will regret it? Even if she does, it will be too late.

"You didn't go see her, did you?"

Don't scare the child.

Su Tang shook her head repeatedly, "Sister Lingxi won't allow it. She also told me to tell you not to go to the manor for the time being."

"it is good."

Su Wanning also felt it was better not to go for the time being.

After all, she wasn't dead yet, and everyone on the estate knew that she had been targeted by Madam Feng. In fact, Madam Feng was confined to her quarters precisely because of what happened at the birthday banquet.

If she went there and the person just happened to be dead, that would be interesting.

As the two were talking, the children came over.

The boy surrounded by them, whose skin had darkened considerably, was the same little boy who had followed Lin Jiabao this time, and the one Lin Jiabao had passed by before. "Sister, Lin Jiabao went to Yi'an County. There's a Jiushan Village nearby."

After listening for a while, Su Wanning finally understood what Lin Jiabao was planning.

Yi'an County, located near the outskirts of Beijing, has a nice-sounding name, but in reality, the surrounding area is quite chaotic.

There is a small post station near Yi'an County, which is the place where Zhao Biao Tou chose to kill her, and it is also the place where he is buried in this life.

Meanwhile, in Jiushan Manor, there was a gang of bandits.

Lin Jiabao's trip was precisely to make contact with those people, spending a lot of money to hire ten men to come back, and his purpose was obvious!

Presumably, those people were the same group that Zhao, the镖头 (bodyguard/escort) from her previous life, hired. But Zhao is dead, which means that it wasn't just Zhao who contacted those people; Lin Yuwei knew all too well.

Ha, if they dare to come, I'll make sure they never come back!

Su Wanning made a big pot of minced meat and egg sauce, and also made hand-pulled noodles.

The hand-pulled noodles were rinsed twice with icy-cold well water, making the originally slightly yellow noodles appear crystal clear.

A spoonful of steaming hot braising liquid is ladled into the center, and then the side dishes are arranged around it: white tender bean sprouts, red carrot shreds, light green cucumber shreds, dark green spinach pieces, and a handful of blanched green bean cubes.

"Here's chili oil, vinegar, sesame paste, and garlic sauce; you can mix them yourselves."

These children were very clever and reliable, and Su Wan Ning gradually began to regard them as her younger brothers. The ingredients in this big pot of braised noodles were very substantial.

The little black boy has been following Lin Jiabao around these days and hasn't been eating or sleeping well at all. He came back in the middle of the night last night and immediately went to sleep soundly.

I was starving this morning, but I forced myself to come to Sister Su's place first and tell her about Lin Jiabao.

At this moment, I can't help but feel glad that I didn't just eat a few bites!

A bowl the size of a face is filled with three swirls of vinegar, three swirls of sesame paste, three large spoonfuls of chili, and three large spoonfuls of garlic juice.

Stir it a few times and the aroma will burst out.

The aroma of the meat, the freshness of the vegetables, the distinct spiciness of the chili and garlic, and the slightly sharp vinegar flavor, all blended together by the mellow sesame sauce—ahhh, one bite is simply so satisfying!

The little black boy's cheeks bulged out from stuffing his face.

I wanted to chew and eat the next bite quickly, but I was also reluctant to eat too fast. Rich people have to savor their meals, let alone such delicious braised noodles!

"Eat slowly, everyone, oh dear."

Seeing them wolfing down their food, Su Wan Ning was afraid they would choke, so she quickly poured them some mung bean soup. "Eat slowly. When have I not fed you? Why are you eating like this?"

After a few bites, the children had a layer of food in their stomachs, and after hearing what Sister Su said, they slowly slowed down.

The little boy looked at her with adoration, "Sister Su, I'd be willing to work for you for the rest of my life!"

"Hey? Why are you talking like that? It's not like we don't want to! I, I want to too! Sister, next time I'll go with Lin Jiabao!"

"I'd love to! I'd love to!"

Su Wanning was both helpless and touched. She said earnestly, "Alright, alright, what's there to argue about? I just run a shop and make some food. Grow up well, learn a skill, and you'll be able to make a name for yourselves."

Everyone agreed. The little black boy opened his mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again.