“Ah Hua~ Doctor, come quickly and take a look.” Father Gu anxiously called out.

“The patient can no longer endure any more stress. If he doesn’t wake up this time, I’m powerless to help~”

“Doctor Sun, I beg you, please save my eldest son. You are the chief disciple of the divine physician Jiang. If you can’t save him, then my son…”

Father Gu, who should have been a vigorous and flourishing middle-aged man, had been worn down into a gaunt old man.

His sallow face bore a pair of large eyes, flickering with a dim, bluish light.

Old Master Dong looked at his son-in-law, feeling a suffocating sadness, and cast a reproachful glance at Sheng Xinglian, as if to say: What an ingrate.

“Oh ho, so this is the ingrate? You all call Jiaojiao an ingrate every day, were you raised on the northwest wind?”

Dong’s stepmother said gloatingly. Although she didn’t like the Gu family, she disliked Sheng’s mother, her cousin, even more.

“Who are you talking about? Everyone says you’re shameless.” Sheng Xinglian, standing at the door, turned back with tearful eyes to retort.

Her mother hated Ren Xiaofang the most, and she felt the same, even harboring a special hatred for Ren Xiaofang.

In her previous life, Sheng Xinglian had been the sister-in-law of Ren Xiaofang’s daughter and had suffered many slights and hardships from her.

The youngest daughter of the Dong family, Dong Yuanyuan, had a noble status and two impressive older brothers. Pampered since childhood, she always looked down on others.

Especially at her, as if she were garbage, and even colluded with her in-laws to bully and torment her.

In her previous life, Sheng Xinglian believed that the youngest daughter of the Dong family disliked her because she came from a farm.

Only after being reborn did Sheng Xinglian realize that Dong Yuanyuan hated and schemed against her because their mothers were sworn enemies.

In this life, she was determined to marry Song Zijin and trample Dong Yuanyuan and her mother underfoot.

“Whether I’m shameless or not is beside the point, but you are the true shameless ingrate.

The Gu family at least raised you healthy and strong. Look at the Gu family, aren’t they all skin and bones?

Yet you are plump and fair. Perhaps you didn’t live as well as we did, but they at least raised you better than their own son.”

Ren Xiaofang, having lived over forty years and been in covert and overt strife with Ren Cuiping for more than twenty years, had never lost in any aspect except for failing to win Sheng Liangyuan.

“I didn’t curse you, sob… Everyone in the compound says you’re shameless, can’t I even ask? I admit I’m fair, but where am I fat?”

Sheng Xinglian remained as delicate as ever, her eyes brimming with tears, a disguise she used to deceive everyone.

Before her rebirth, she was timid and insecure; after her rebirth, Sheng Xinglian became ruthless and merciless.

But she knew that both Song Zijin and the Sheng family liked the delicate Gu Jiaojiao.

So, the reborn Sheng Xinglian adopted Gu Jiaojiao’s delicate route, leaving Gu Jiaojiao with no way out.

“Asking is naturally fine, but what I said is also true, right? No matter how shameless I am, I haven’t been ungrateful!”

“I’m going to school, I can’t be bothered to talk to shameless people.” With a stomp of her foot, Sheng Xinglian stepped over the threshold and left.

These old-fashioned people, she was beautiful because of the Sheng family’s good genes, mainly because she was the chosen one.

Knowing the future, how could she not live well?

Father Sheng’s face burned with shame. They had carefully nurtured their daughter’s feelings.

In the end, they had spoiled her to the point of disowning her relatives. Father Sheng hastily bid farewell, too ashamed to stay.

Mother Sheng, equally embarrassed, followed her husband out without a word of rebuttal.

Her nemesis was not wrong; her daughter might not have lived as well as they did.

But anyone could see that she had lived the best in the Gu family, yet she did not acknowledge their upbringing.

No matter how flawed Gu Jiaojiao was, she still relied on the Sheng family, crying and calling for her mother, hoping the Sheng family would cherish and love her, even risking her life to save her…

Sheng Shiwen used to find his younger sister very cute, but now, seeing the disdain in Dong Lili’s eyes, he followed them out in shame.

Sheng Shiwu took a deep look at the sickly members of the Gu family, who had indeed raised his sister the best.

But what about the Sheng family? Because Gu Jiaojiao vied for favor with his sister, they married her off to a cripple.

Compared to his sister’s ingratitude, Gu Jiaojiao had risked her life to save his mother, and he too left in shame.

After the Sheng family left, the Dong family members went off to work or school.

Only Old Master Dong, his young wife Ren Xiaofang, and the Gu family remained in the house.

When Ren Xiaofang got married, Old Master Dong’s three children were already grown, and his eldest daughter was married.

Thus, Ren Xiaofang dared not mistreat the three children; on the contrary, she was somewhat afraid of the two Dong sons.

Although she was acerbic towards Sheng’s mother, she knew how to play the meek role in front of the Dong family, and had coexisted peacefully with them for over twenty years.

“In-law, let me tell you, that girl Jiaojiao is a blessed one.

I knew it the moment she was born, with her full forehead, clear and delicate features, and distinct black and white eyes—what a fine appearance!”

Old Master Gu: …

Is she trying to drive us to Jiaojiao’s house? After raising their adopted granddaughter for eighteen years, now she refuses to acknowledge them.

This biological granddaughter, whom they had never raised for a day, would she even acknowledge them?

If he had known this would be the outcome, he wouldn’t have brought the whole family to Qingcheng.

Now, with his eldest grandson and daughter-in-law still unconscious, how could they return?

Sure enough, Ren Xiaofang’s next words were: “Don’t be fooled by the fact that Jiaojiao married a cripple. The Su family treats her really well.

That cripple, who never used to go out, has been taking Jiaojiao out to eat every day since they got married.

And they bring home loads of stuff, pork, rice, drinks, all bought in bulk.

Su Shuoci has a salary and a pension, and Su’s father and mother do nothing but still draw a salary.”

Old Master Dong usually indulged his young wife, as long as she wasn’t too out of line, he wouldn’t scold her.

Seeing that she hadn’t said anything too inappropriate, he let her continue, but soon Ren Xiaofang added: “Shall I take you to Jiaojiao’s house?”

Old Master Gu, once a professor at the highest institution in the capital, pondered repeatedly, perhaps they should go and see, lest he die with regrets.

“Yes, we would very much like to visit Jiaojiao’s home.”

Old Master Dong had initially wanted to scold Ren Xiaofang, but seeing that his in-laws agreed, he couldn’t say much.

At that moment, Gu Jiaojiao had no idea that her family was about to welcome two unconscious relatives and a grandfather with one foot in the grave.

She had just finished selling 800 pounds of rice and 500 pounds of noodles. Holding onto the money Monkey had made from selling goods yesterday, she was currently wandering the black market with Su Shuoci

Upon spotting someone selling rabbits, she excitedly said, “Su Shuoci, let’s buy two rabbits to eat!”

She didn’t think anything like “bunnies are so cute, why eat them?”

In these times of widespread hunger, meat was rare, and having wild rabbit to eat was a great delicacy.

Gu Jiaojiao was already thinking whether to make spicy rabbit cubes or braised rabbit?

“Let’s buy them.” Su Shuoci said dotingly.

Monkey picked out two plump and large wild rabbits for Su Shuoci, and bought the remaining one to take home to nourish his parents.