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nAs she spoke, Sun Ying showed everyone the eggs that she was holding tightly in her hands.

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nIn her hands, there were two eggs the size of her palms.

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nThere were still chicken feathers stuck to the eggs.

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nQiao Mei was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

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nThen Qiao Qiang, who had been in the house, walked out of the door.

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nHe had not seen any member of the Li family for a long time and did not quite remember them. When he returned back then, he heard that the Li family had abandoned Qiao Mei at Qiao Zhuang’s house.

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nIf not for Zhao Liang, the village officer who was chief of the cadre, taking a tough stance and asking Qiao Zhuang’s family to take Qiao Mei in, she might have already starved to death.

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nNeither family was willing to take care of Qiao Mei.

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nQiao Zhuang’s family did not take good care of Qiao Mei and left her so hungry that she was emaciated. The Li family was equally heartless and had not visited Qiao Mei even once for more than 10 years.

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nWithout saying anything, Qiao Qiang made his way over with his walking stick and looked at the two sudden visitors from the Li family who were standing in the courtyard.

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nHe had an unfriendly look in his eyes.

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nIn the courtyard, the two Li family members immediately lost their imposing manner from earlier and suddenly appeared timid.

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n“Mei Mei, we came all the way here from afar. Can we get a drink?” Old Madam Li asked.

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nQiao Mei’s eyes flashed as she pondered and then she said, “Alright, come in!”

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nThese two people were her biological grandmother and her aunt-in-law.

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nDuring this time, the people in the village valued relationships. If she did not let the two of them in, the people in the village would probably turn around and scold her, regardless of how she had suffered in the past.

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nTherefore, if Qiao Mei wanted to avoid being talked about, she had to endure the situation for a while.

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nOnce they showed their true colors, no one would be able to criticize her.

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nAuntie Dong had a close relationship with Qiao Mei, so she also followed them into the house. She felt that these two people did not seem to be here for anything good, but looked intent on getting something.

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nShe was afraid that Qiao Mei would be at a disadvantage since she was still young.

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nThese two people came by often when Qiao Mei was much younger. Every time, they came with nothing but would leave with a bunch of things. They just liked to take advantage of others.

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nAfter the two Li family members made their way in, they smirked when they saw the sewing machine and new bedding in the house.

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n“My goodness, is this a sewing machine? I heard that this thing can be used to make clothes very quickly and that clothes made on it are comfortable and have no thread knots. You still have a lot of fabric and thread here. Why don’t you make something for your grandmother now?”

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nSun Ying spoke out.

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nOld Madam Li pretended to decline with a wave of her hand, but her gaze never left the sewing machine.

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nAuntie Dong found herself looking down upon the two people and she curled her lips. These two were really weird. She had never seen such shameless people who acted as if they were so upright.

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n“I have to start making dinner. Have a seat here.”

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nQiao Mei was not in the mood to care about them and she turned around to leave.

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nBehind her, Sun Ying said, “Go, Mei Mei. We’ve walked a long distance and we’re already hungry. Your grandmother hasn’t had meat for a long time and has lost a lot of weight. The fishes in the courtyard would be good nourishment for your grandmother.”

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nQiao Mei left without looking back.

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nIt was just two fishes. As long as they did not cause trouble at home, it did not matter.

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n“What exactly are you doing here?”

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nQiao Qiang could not help putting on a harsh tone as he frowned at the two people.

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nUpon hearing Qiao Qiang’s words, Old Madam Li got down from the stool and reached out to wipe the nonexistent tears from the corners of her eyes. She said, “Oh grandfather of the child, it was not our choice not to come and visit Mei Mei for the past few years. We really wanted to but we couldn’t. Moreover, Qiao Mei’s father passed away so early back then and I couldn’t bear to let my daughter be a widow for the rest of her life, so I asked her to remarry.”

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n“In short, it’s all solely my fault. Please don’t blame the entire Li family.”

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