It doesn't matter if your souls are scattered, as long as you die.

The woman glared at her daughter and lightly pinched her arm. "Mom just said she looks like her, not that she actually is..."

The girl pretended to be in pain from being pinched, let out a soft cry, and whispered in her ear, "Mom, when looking for a child bride, you need someone who has suffered a lot and has no family. Otherwise, she'll be hard to train and there will be other problems."

"I think that child must have no family, otherwise he wouldn't be so thin. He's perfect for me."

"It doesn't matter if you have a bad personality, as long as you know how to take care of people."

After saying that, he thought of something and continued, "Even if someone can't take care of others, they can be trained from a young age. Judging from the child's age, he's probably only three years old."

With Mom's methods, I believe Mom can definitely train her to be completely obedient.

The woman's confidence soared after her daughter's words. "Of course! Don't you know who your mother is?"

Look at your aunt, she now brings us whatever she has on her own initiative. That's all thanks to my years of training her."

When she married her husband, her sister-in-law was only eight years old. After ten years of training, she was taught to go east and dared not go west.

"However, Mom, even if we are going to adopt that child, we still need to confirm whether she is mute."

She already has a mentally challenged brother and has been ridiculed enough; she doesn't want to have a mute sister-in-law, which would only give people more reason to laugh at her.

The woman disagreed, saying, "It's actually better if someone is mute; even if you scold or hit them, they won't go around telling everyone."

Upon hearing this, the girl thought it seemed to be true. "Then let's go back and coax that child home first, and then check carefully whether she has any family members. If not, we'll register her household."

Yun Li slowly withdrew her gaze, her eyes remaining calm even after hearing that she had been tricked.

When the mother and daughter returned from grocery shopping and saw Yun Li still there, they exchanged a glance, and the woman's shrewd smile immediately turned into a loving one.

She knelt down in front of Yun Li and said in a gentle voice that even she felt a chill, "Child, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you?"

Yun Li seemed not to hear, only looking down at the ground.

The woman tentatively reached out and grabbed Yun Li's thin arm. Upon touching it, she felt a bit disgusted. It was truly skin and bones; she didn't know how much food it would take to heal it properly.

I don't want it anymore!

The girl, standing to the side, clearly saw her mother's expression and immediately understood her thoughts.

Afraid that her mother would back down, she quickly squatted down and grabbed Yun Li's arm, and was also surprised by the grab.

She's so thin, no wonder her mother dislikes her.

However, she can't give up. Her brother will have a wife to take care of him in the future, which will make her life much easier.

"Mom, this child is so pitiful, let's take her home!"

Not only was her voice choked up, but tears also streamed down her face.

Although Yun Li didn't look up, his spiritual power saw it clearly, and the image of a woman he had met in another world floated into his mind.

That woman was only truly herself in her entire life before she was three years old and in the last three minutes before she died.

The rest of the time, she was acting. When she was supposed to cry, tears would fall in an instant; when she was supposed to be sad, her rosy complexion would turn pale in an instant, and she would lose all her energy.

When she gets really angry, she can pull out a knife and stab herself in the chest on the spot.

When she's happy, she can instantly transform her sadness into light in her eyes, radiating joy that everyone can clearly feel.

Although the girl in front of her is not as good as her, she could probably be just as good if she trained properly.

The woman gave her daughter a subtle glare, but still played along, saying, "Fine, my daughter is kind-hearted. I'll listen to you. Take her home for a good meal and a bath."

Yun Li's face was covered in dark dirt. You could see her nose and eyes, but because it was so dark, you couldn't see her whole face clearly.

I'll wash it and see. If it looks too bad, I'll have to think about it some more.

After all, his son is already mentally challenged, and it would be too unfair to him to marry an ugly wife.

The girl and the woman each bent down and pulled Yun Li on one side. Yun Li did not resist and stood up with the help of the force, following the mother and daughter towards their house.

Along the way, people who saw him would ask, "Who is this child?"

The women would all laugh and reply, "She was just a beggar on the street. My daughter Yan Yan saw her and felt sorry for her, so she begged me to take her home and give her some food."

Passersby found this answer unbelievable; how could people living in the same alley not know the character of this family?

Always looking for an advantage and unwilling to suffer any loss, he actually took a little beggar home and even gave him a bite to eat. Could he have some ulterior motive?

Everyone felt worried about Yun Li, and some even went to the neighborhood office to tell them about it.

The mother and daughter's home was farther from Zhou Lanlan's parents' home than Yun Li had imagined, but that didn't matter; she would seize every opportunity to make a move.

Once home, the woman released Yunli's hand, picked up her basket, and swayed her hips as she entered the house.

The girl was still there, and her attitude hadn't changed. She pulled Yunli to the well.

"This is where you fetch water; you wash your clothes here too."

As she spoke, she demonstrated by fetching a bucket of water.

"Did you see that clearly? Fetch water like this from now on."

Yun Li stared at the girl's smiling face with his dark, dull eyes, without saying a word.

The girl shook her head; she probably really was mute.

"Alright, come inside with me, I'll get you something to eat."

Yun Li didn't move. After the girl took a few steps and didn't hear any sound behind her, she turned around, took Yun Li's hand, and led her into the house.

At this moment, the male head of the household also got up. He was surprised to see Yun Li and looked at his wife and daughter with questioning eyes, asking who she was.

The woman winked at him. "She's just a poor child. We invited her to our house and gave her some food."

Although the man didn't know exactly what was going on, he wouldn't object to his wife's decision.

To let Yunli feel the love her family has for her, they specially steamed an egg for her when making breakfast.

During the meal, the woman also formally introduced her family to Yunli.

Her husband's name is Shen Dajiang, her daughter's name is Shen Yan, and she has a mentally challenged son named Shen Quansheng who is still asleep. She herself is called Liu Xiaomei.

After introducing the whole family, when asked what Yunli's name was, she didn't answer. Liu Xiaomei didn't press her for an answer either, probably because she herself didn't know her name, or perhaps she didn't even have a name.

After breakfast, the man went to work, and the girl went to school.

Liu Xiaomei wanted to give Yunli a bath, and Yunli resisted for the first time.

Liu Xiaomei coaxed gently, "If you don't want to take a bath, then wash your face."

Yun Li stared at her for a while, then walked to a corner and squatted down, using his mental power to look at Zhou Lanlan's parents' house.

The two children were still asleep and had not woken up.

Two of the four police officers stood guard at the door, while the other two stood guard outside the window.

The traditional Chinese medicine doctor was busy in the kitchen.

"Good boy, come here, let Auntie wash your face."

Yun Li's arm was suddenly grabbed, and he looked up at the woman with a lifeless gaze.

Seeing that look in his eyes, the woman thought to herself, "Could he be an idiot too?"

Just as I was thinking about what method to try with her, I heard a shout coming from inside the house.

"Oh dear, my son is awake."

Liu Xiaomei slapped her thigh and quickly ran into the house.