t her like a precious jewel. Yet now, you act in this manner! How can you live up to Grand Tutor Cui's kindness How can you repay Jinrou’s unwavering love for you Such ingratiitude – how could you pos...The old and young of the Li family all frowned upon hearing this. At that time, Li Zhensheng immediately said: "Mother, these master and servant cannot be kept, send them away quickly."

Elder Li nodded, her heart feeling even heavier. "Back then, Mrs. Sun saved our family by helping us board the ship, and I also saved Little One's life on board. It was a repayment of sorts. But later, Mrs. Sun sent a lot of silver and supplies, helping our family settle in Junyang. How many favors do we still owe her..."

She pondered for a moment and then said, “Here’s what we can do. We’ll return those things tenfold and have them delivered to the Sun family. Or, we can see what Mrs. Li needs and try our best to help her. This way, we can repay our debt all at once. After that, we won’t have any further dealings.”

Tao Hongying nodded, “What mother said is right, our Li family has received kindness from them, of course we have to repay it. Whether it’s gold or silver, or anything else, we can discuss it. But we cannot wrong our own child!”

Li Zhensheng also said, "I was delayed at the dock picking up goods today and didn't have time to inquire about the Sun family matter. I'll go there again right away, investigate it early, and send them away as soon as possible."

After saying this, he called out to Li La Er and Jia Yi to go out together.

It was a coincidence that they met Mr. Chiang at the village entrance. Li Erzi pulled him along directly and, turning around, went back into town.

Li Laotai propped herself up and called to Tao Hongying, asking her to prepare silver and things.

The lord bowed to his aunt and said, "Aunt, I'm taking Fu Niuer to my courtyard to play for a while."

"Go ahead, come back for lunch later." Li Lao Tai instructed, then went about rummaging through boxes, digging into their meager savings.

Several young men, not trusting their sister, followed the Marquis to the neighboring place.

The Lord ordered his personal guard to saddle horses for the children and keep them entertained for a while.

The boys, being playful, quickly forgot what had just happened, their faces lit up with smiles. Fu Niuer, who was sitting on the kang in the house, smiled even wider.

Because the lord moved a small chest, and when he opened it up, there poured out a heap of gold coins!

The half-open window let in the midday sun, falling on the gold and making it so bright she couldn't open her eyes!

The Lord saw that the little girl's face was no longer downcast, her eyes sparkling with excitement. He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and teased, "Does your hand still hurt"

"No pain, no pain!"

Jia Yin almost shook her little head into a tambourine, rushing forward to give her stepfather a big kiss, then quickly counted.

I'm rich! I'm rich!

A tiny golden trinket, just a pair of ounces, there were fifty of them! That's equivalent to one thousand taels of silver!

Jia Yin happily pounced on the golden ingot, rolling over with glee.

The Lord feared she might touch her injured hand, so he scooped her up and sat her in his lap. Then, he carefully put the golden hairpin back in place and instructed her, "Keep these gold pieces for yourself. Buy whatever you want. Before the year ends, there will be another year's worth of surplus from Zhengjiazhuang sent over."

"Don't always worry about your brothers, they are men and will earn what they want. You are a girl, you should wear the most beautiful dresses, the best jewelry, and eat the sweetest treats. In short, if you want anything just say it, let the servants take care of it, you just wait patiently!"

"You are the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion, the Princess Kangle! You must learn to be more arrogant and not be too kind, otherwise people will think you are easy to bully. Understand"

It's rare to hear her foster father speak so much, and he's still teaching her to be extravagant and domineering!

She was momentarily stunned, then she regained her composure, but she felt a surge of emotion filling her tiny chest.

"Father!" Jia Yin sobbed, her voice choked with emotion. She had thought she wouldn't cry anymore, but the tears just kept flowing.

The Lord sighed and patted the chubby little girl's head gently, "You are still young, you have so much to learn. You think those noble ladies, some aloof, some domineering, were born that way Wrong, they are all intentional. It's their armor."

"Standing tall, you'll always have people trying to exploit your kindness, using you as a stepping stone to climb up, and even pulling you down to shatter you. So, you can remain kind, but never lose your edge."

"Mm." Jia Yin quickly nodded. "Father, don't worry, I will definitely be more capable in the future!"

As she spoke, she made a fierce expression and let out a growl, like a ferocious tiger.

Unfortunately, her chubby little face and a row of white teeth, though appearing fierce, only made the Duke burst into laughter.

He Mamá, Shuiyun, and Shuiling, who were waiting at the door, also smiled.

The Lord rose and motioned for He Mama and the other two to go out with him, leaving Jiayin a chance to collect the money.

With a graceful wave of her hand, Jiayin took the gold and clumsily climbed down from the bed before pushing open the door and stepping out.

Grandma He and Shui Yun Shui Ling were kneeling on the ground, awaiting punishment.

They are responsible for serving their master. It is a dereliction of duty that they failed to be by the master's side when he was injured, regardless of whether they were near or far.

Jia Yin was taken aback and quickly stepped forward, holding the zongzi in her hand. She pitifully pressed against her godfather's knee and pleaded, "Godfather, Fu Niuer's hand hurts. Please let He Ma Ma and the others bathe Fu Niuer and put on a pretty dress."

The lord originally just wanted to chide her a few words, seeing his daughter so protective, he simply waved his hand.

Jia Yin immediately pulled He Mama's hand and, with Shui Yun and Shui Ling, ran away...

The Lord sighed helplessly, a wry smile on his face. It seemed his words just now had been uttered in vain.

This girl is so soft-hearted, she just can't harden her heart.

But everyone loves her and cherishes her, isn't that precisely because of this

Jia Yin, carefully dressed in her finest attire, was carried home by Grandma He.

Li Laosi was squatting in the yard, sharpening the edges of shells against a whetstone. It was obvious he was doing so to prevent his daughter from cutting her hand again.

When he saw his daughter enter, he grinned widely and greeted her: “Funiu’er is back! Just wait a little longer, Dad will finish polishing the shells, and you can continue playing.”

"Fu Niuer struggled to the ground, ran over, and tightly hugged her father's neck, “Father, Fu Niuer is so happy! Her stepfather is good to Fu Niuer, but Father is even better!”

"You silly girl! You're called Funiu, of course you should be the happiest!" Li Lao Si was afraid that the dirt on his hands would stain his daughter's little skirt, so he only rubbed his cheek against his daughter's soft hair...

As the sun set in the west, the dinner table at Li's house was set.

Because she was concerned about Jia Yin's wounded hand, most of the dishes were light.

As soon as everyone sat down, Jia Anjiaxi rushed in from outside and shouted, "Grandma, Grandpa Zhang said he wouldn't come for dinner. He's afraid the Lord Hou would be unreasonable and punish him."

"He sewed for Fuku-ni to do her good, not to practice on her!"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this. Li Lao Er said, "Zhang Shu is still as mischievous as ever."

Actually, they all knew Zhang Shenyi definitely wanted to practice, but his suturing skills were also mature, otherwise he wouldn't dare use them on Jia Yin.

But this old man is a little afraid, which is good. It's better to prevent him from going down the wrong path for medical experiments later on.

The old man thought he was being discreet, but actually most of the villagers knew he had been bringing people back to conduct experiments.

Fortunately, the people who were caught back in the city were just thieves and hooligans, and the experiment was only a cut on the arm.

Otherwise, everyone would have stopped him a long time ago, and today he wouldn't be allowed to stitch up Jia Yin's wound!

As everyone was about to pick up their chopsticks, Li Zhensheng and the others also returned...mourning clothes. Old and young, they were all ordinary folk, yet they carried two tablets, each with tears shaking the heavens."Oh, Great Heavenly Master, please help us!""Grandfather Wang from all...