Sweep Them Away

Grandma Liu's face didn't look too good. "Village head, you're here as well?"

"Do you wish I wasn't here…?" Ren Lanfeng scoffed hearing her words. When he was passing by his fields in the morning, he noticed Grandma Liu and Shen Meijing trying to sneak their way towards Liu Xiaolan's home.

Even if most people don't interact with Liu Xiaolan, he still knows that their visit is surely not welcome. And sure enough, he just came here and already saw a big scene. A moment later and Liu Xiaolan could be lying down on the ground, beaten by her own grandmother.

Shen Meijing put on a fake smile on her face. "Of course not, village head. We're just surprised that you're passing by as well, right mother?"

"Yes, exactly. I just didn't think that I would meet any other villagers here…"

Ren Lanfeng ignore their pleasing smiles. "Alright, just stop with these lies. Quickly tell me, why did you come here."

Grandma Liu was about to lie her way out of it, but before she could speak, Liu Xiaolan interrupted the conversation.

"Uncle Ren, they saw me bringing some things home and now want me to give them my money…"

Grandma Liu's eyes turned sharp. "I knew it, you nemesis. How could you spend all your money, you lied…"

Shen Meijing grabbed Grandma Liu's sleeve and tried shaking it a few times, but it didn't stop her for speaking. All it earned her was a rebuke from Grandma Liu.

"Yan Rusheng, aren't you ashamed of yourself? How can you even come and grab things from your own granddaughter?" Ren Lanfeng's face was ugly.

Grandma Liu's real name is Yan Rusheng, but not many people in the village actually remember that she was called by that name in the beginning.

When she was married, she wanted most people to call her Madam Liu, and with time people just changed it to either Grandma Liu or old woman Liu.

Most people just forgot about her name, since it looked like she didn't like it herself, and even when someone called her by it, she would ignore them.

Now being called Yan Rusheng again, for the first time in a long time, Grandma Liu's face was cloudy. Anger was visible passing through her eyes, she rebuked him. "What's wrong with taking some small things from your own granddaughter? If it wasn't for me, she wouldn't even be alive. Shouldn't she show some filial piety towards me?"

"Did you forget you've kicked her out of your house and took her off your family tree? Now you want her to show filial piety towards you?" Ren Lanfeng had a funny look on his face, barely holding himself from laughing.

While he wouldn't call himself a genius, Ren Lanfeng's parents did sent him to school in the city. Inside his college, he saw and heard many things, and his thinking process was a lot different from the average village person.

Now hearing Grandma Liu's reasoning, he truly almost laughed.

"So what if we kicked her out? She still lives in our house. Since she received the house, she should share her things as well."

Ren Lanfeng looked at her, as if thinking about something. "Oh, share things? Let's do this then, how about your Liu family shares their fields with her and she will share her money with you…"

Grandma Liu's inner emotions burst out. "Share them with this dead girl? Are you crazy, Ren Lanfeng, I tell you, don't think that because you are the village head, you can do whatever you want…"

This time, Shen Meijing couldn't wait anymore. She might be lazy, but she still had a brain on her head. She quickly stopped Grandma Liu from talking. "Village head, don't take her words to your heart. My mother is just anxious today, that's why she's talking gibberish."

Shen Meijing took Grandma Liu's hand and started going back home. "I'll take her back home now, I'll see you another time, village head."

Ren Lanfeng looked at these two, scoffing. What talking gibberish, when Yan Rusheng called him out she was clearly emotional. If she didn't speak her real thoughts during this time, then when would she ever?

Seeing that they were far enough, he turned his attention towards Liu Xiaolan.

"Girl Liu, I helped you this time but you better be careful. They will probably come back once again when I'm not here…"

Liu Xiaolan smiled. "I know, Uncle Ren. Thanks for your help today, if you didn't come I don't know what would have happened…"

"It's alright, little girl. If they bother you again, you can just come to me and ask for help, as long as it's in my power, I'll try to aid you."

When Ren Lanfeng went away as well, Liu Xiaolan breathed in some fresh air and went back home. Now that she's gotten rid of one problem, she needs to take care of the other one hiding inside her house.

"Alright, they are gone. You can come out now…"

Mu Yuchen was still sitting under the straw and waiting for her to come back. Hearing that it was safe, he pushed the straw again and stood up, looking at her pitfuly.

Thinking for a moment, Mu Yuchen went towards the pot and filled his bowl back again. He took it and gave it to Liu Xiaolan. "I'm already full, now it's time for my Lady to eat some food."

Liu Xiaolan looked at him and was about to scoff at him for calling her his lady, but she gave up in the end. Mu Yuchen's look was telling her that if she dared to say no, he would be really unhappy.

"What's this, I just wanted to save a person. Why does it looks like I picked a dog to keep for myself…" She muttered under her breath, but still took the bowl he gave her and started eating.

After all, the trouble in the morning still took some of her energy. She can think of other things once she's not hungry anymore.