For example:
"Xiaohui, Xiaobai, Xiaolv, tell me, why didn't my parents want me?"
"They must have had some hidden difficulties, right? Maybe they offended someone and, worried about my safety, had no choice but to send me away."
"But I also heard that I was found in a trash can. The uncles and aunts all said that no parents would treat their own child like that, so they guessed I must have been stolen by my parents' enemies and thrown into the trash."
"Since I disappeared, my parents must be very anxious, searching for me all over the country. So I should be able to see them very soon."
Speaking of this, Old Man Luo said with heartache, "I stayed in Jianshan Village for six years, and for those six years, Girl Li never managed to wait for her biological parents."
"Later, I left Jianshan Village with my wife. It wasn't until someone commissioned me to come out of the mountains this time that I learned of Girl Li's recent situation—it turns out that Girl Li finally got news of her biological parents, but she never expected that what she waited for would be beasts like Jiang Yangxu and Qin Yulian!"
After Old Man Luo finished his righteous and indignant account, he met Zhang Susu and Jiang Yehan's heartbroken gazes, and his tone softened. "Fortunately, Girl Li recognized you as her parents, and you treat her as your own."
The five grown men of the Zhang family couldn't help but get teary-eyed after hearing this, their hearts aching deeply for this heaven-sent niece.
"Damn it, I really regret not chopping off one of Jiang Yangxu's fingers with my own hands!"
"No, while Jiang Yangxu's family hasn't moved out of the Jiang residence yet, let's go over there right now and cut off all his fingers!"
"Wait, grab a knife first! Just like Youli did, take a blunt knife. This time, we won't let him use any tools!"
"And Qin Yulian, I've long found her an eyesore too! She hasn't said any less bad things about our little sister behind her back!"
Old Madam Zhang frowned.
Before she could speak, the perceptive Fourth Uncle immediately said, "Enough, Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, and Fifth Brother. Stop making such a fuss. Can't you see Mom is getting a headache! Since the matter is resolved, Youli definitely doesn't want to have anything to do with Jiang Yangxu's family anymore, so don't go causing trouble for Youli."
The four uncles: "..."
Old Man Luo strongly agreed, saying, "That's right. After today's ordeal, Jiang Yangxu's family is probably regretting to death that they didn't acknowledge Girl Li back then. In the future, they will definitely try every possible way to beg Girl Li to forgive them. If you really care about Youli, completely sever the connection between Jiang Yangxu's family and Girl Li."
Old Madam Zhang said seriously, "Did you all hear what Old Mr. Luo said? Ignore Jiang Yangxu and his family from now on."
The five uncles nodded. "Understood."
...
Going up to the third floor and entering Jiang Youli's room, Cheng Jing carefully placed Qi Huan on the bay window seat before leaving the room and standing guard at the door.
As soon as the door closed, before Qi Huan could react, a cool and gentle touch landed on his lips.
In the blink of an eye, the touch had already left his lips.
What caught his eye was the girl's playful face.
With their eyes meeting, the girl smiled radiantly and said,
"Huanhuan, you don't need to envy me. From now on, my parents are your parents, and my grandparents are your grandparents."
Qi Huan was slightly stunned, then smiled faintly and said, "You saw through me."
Jiang Youli wasn't actually a particularly sensitive person, but perhaps due to her inner care and affection, she easily noticed the fleeting envy and self-deprecation in Qi Huan's eyes when she interacted with her grandparents and five uncles.
She blinked and half-joked, "Maybe it's because love really makes people sensitive."
Every time he heard the word love from Jiang Youli's mouth, it filled Qi Huan's heart with great joy.
A light kiss was simply not enough.
A voice in his heart cried out for something more passionate. Qi Huan reached out to hold Jiang Youli's waist, pulling her into his embrace, and said softly, "Little Li'er, I know you definitely didn't get enough of that kiss just now."
Jiang Youli sat leaning in Qi Huan's arms without struggling. Looking straight into his fiery gaze, she nodded generously and said, "Yeah, I really didn't get enough just now. I was just waiting for you to take the initiative."
Pausing for a moment, she added, "It has to last a little longer this time."
"Alright, whatever you say, Little Li'er." Qi Huan chuckled softly and lowered his head to kiss her.
Jiang Youli closed her eyes, feeling this kiss with all her heart.
She didn't know how long it had been, but perhaps due to a lack of oxygen, she felt a bit dizzy.
As if by telepathy, the moment she opened her eyes, Qi Huan ended the kiss, though his hand still lingered on her waist as he asked in a low voice,
"Was that enough?"
Jiang Youli smiled sweetly and said, "Not bad. You've improved since last time."
Just as she left Qi Huan's embrace, Jiang Youli noticed three gazes fixed upon her and Qi Huan.
Qi Huan sensed it too.
He turned his eyes to look and saw three small snakes of different colors on the bed, staring straight at him.
Qi Huan: "..."
Although he knew Jiang Youli could control venomous insects and snakes, he was still a bit surprised by the three little snakes appearing in this room.
Their eyes looked as if they had gained sentience, full of curious scrutiny.
Jiang Youli didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Xiaohui, Xiaobai, Xiaolv, don't you know you shouldn't stare at things you're not supposed to see?"
Xiaolv shook its head, then used its pointed tail to point at Qi Huan before forming a heart shape at Xiaobai.
Qi Huan: ?
Jiang Youli nodded. "That's right, he's the person I like."
Xiaolv looked as if it suddenly understood, turning its head to communicate with Xiaohui and Xiaobai.
Xiaobai nodded repeatedly.
Even the usually quiet Xiaohui began nodding in agreement.
Qi Huan: !
Qi Huan raised an eyebrow, asking uncertainly, "Are they communicating?"
Jiang Youli smiled helplessly. "Yeah, they're discussing how the person I was kissing in my dreams before must have been you."
"That's amazing." While in disbelief, Qi Huan's eyes were deeply affectionate and gentle. "So, Little Li'er has taken liberties with me in her dreams? And more than once."
Jiang Youli didn't hide it either. She sat down next to him, lifted his leg, rolled up his pant leg, and squeezed his knee with her fingers, saying frankly, "It was more than once, but only twice. It's not like it was so exaggerated that I frequently dreamed about doing shameful things with you!"
Qi Huan let her manipulate his leg, feeling the growing strength in his muscles, and continued to tease, "Little Li'er, is this your way of quenching your thirst by looking at plums?"
After Jiang Youli finished massaging, confirming that under her treatment, the pain in Qi Huan's leg joints had weakened significantly and his leg muscles were becoming stronger, she took out her acupuncture needle pouch and joked back, "I'd love to quench my thirst directly. Weren't you the one who said you had to take responsibility for me and save it for marriage?"
Qi Huan looked at her and said seriously, "Yes, I want to give you the best experience. After all, having inconvenient legs would definitely affect my performance."
Jiang Youli was amused by his words. "Of course I know your good intentions, Huanhuan."
Pausing for a moment, she asked curiously, "By the way, Huanhuan, haven't you ever dreamed of me?"
"Of course I have." Qi Huan's gaze grew increasingly heated as he looked at her. "The very first time I went to Jianshan Village to find you, I dreamed of you the very night I returned."
Jiang Youli certainly hadn't expected this answer. "My, my, to think you dreamed of me right after our very first meeting. So... what exactly did my Huanhuan dream about?"
