Dong Family was surprised and turned back to look at her eldest daughter.
"Big cousin is formidable, go and find her for help," Daya said with a determined gaze towards Yang Dongshi. Over these past days, she had seen everything that had happened at home. Although she was only five years old and couldn’t understand many things, she knew that ever since their eldest sister had taken the family away from the old house, their lives had improved. She had seen Sini and Xiaofeng, who used to be worse off than her, with happy smiles on their faces, and she had even seen them enjoying many snacks she had never seen before. She had once fantasized about becoming the elder sister’s younger sister—what a pity that she wasn’t. Although the eldest sister was rather cold towards her, she was kinder to Sini, Xiaofeng, and even Xiaobao, a stranger. Daya felt a bit discontented, wondering if her mother went to ask, would the big cousin then accept her?
A spark of light flashed in Dong Family’s eyes as she considered the idea. Indeed, if Dani was willing to help her, perhaps their situation wouldn’t be as it is now? Dani had saved her from drowning last time, so she surely wouldn’t stand by idly at this moment, right? After all, she was still her aunt.
With the thought, she immediately set out to act.
Dong Family wiped away her tears, stood up, and, leading the two children, exited the gates of the old house, heading towards the back of the village.
Meanwhile, Yang Ruxin, whose mood was excellent after severing the relations, was humming a song while preparing lunch. Yes, she was happy, and whenever she felt happy, she wanted to cook something delicious to reward herself and everyone.
Whenever this happened, everyone would naturally leave the kitchen to her and Gu Qingheng. Although nothing was explicitly said about the two of them, everyone had a tacit understanding and were happy to see it happen.
Only Xun Hui was oblivious and instead was very concerned, insisting on entering the kitchen to help.
"Mom, just stay put," Sanni held onto Xun Hui. "Gu big brother and elder sister can handle it, you don’t need to go and make things more chaotic..."
"Mengmeng, how could you speak to mom like that?" Erni couldn’t help but glare at Sanni. "Mom is just worried about elder sister’s reputation..."
"What’s there to worry about?" Sanni rolled her eyes in disdain. "You just make a fuss about everything..." After speaking, she stuck her tongue out at Erni and ran outside.
Erni was left fuming and scrunched up her face.
"She’s still young..." Xun Hui said with a smile, patting her second daughter’s hand.
"I know, but Mengmeng is too impulsive. I just worry she’ll suffer for it," Erni sighed.
Xun Hui fell silent, sharing the concern that her third daughter’s temperament was becoming more and more like the eldest daughter’s.
Inside the kitchen, Yang Ruxin was happily busy.
"Xinxin, why did you prepare so many potatoes today?" Gu Qingheng was tending the fire.
"For a potato feast," Yang Ruxin replied with a smile.
"A potato feast?" Gu Qingheng laughed. "It’s not all potatoes, is it?"
"Of course, it is," Yang Ruxin said while peeling the potatoes and glancing at Gu Qingheng. "We can have potato pancakes, potato croquettes, potatoes stewed with spare ribs, braised potato slices, pan-fried potatoes... and finally, the most classic spicy and sour potato strips..."
"Wow, the way you describe it, my mouth is watering..." Gu Qingheng said with a laugh. "It seems like anything you touch turns into a culinary masterpiece..."
Yang Ruxin was also pleased, but just as she was about to say something, she suddenly heard a rustling noise. Then, Xiaobai ran in from outside, growled at the roof, and Xiaolun, who had been perched atop, swiftly jumped down and coiled around Yang Ruxin’s wrist.