Chapter 8: The Turning of Reputation

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[Hearing this, why do I feel so heartbroken? Is the little girl implying that she doesn’t live with her family?]

[I noticed a fleeting sadness on her face. It’s quite possible she doesn’t live with her family. If Yu Zhicheng were her father, she wouldn’t react like this.]

[Could it be that she and her mother don’t live with Yu Zhicheng, and she’s barely seen him growing up?]

[Come on, don’t be ridiculous. Our brother’s identity? Second son of the top-tier Yu family, a prestigious household. Would he really hide a marriage?]

[It’s hard to say. Maybe Yu Zhicheng had a reckless fling and the child’s mother used the child to advance her status, which is why Yu Zhicheng never made it public.]

Yu Danxue didn’t notice Yu Zhicheng’s gaze as she held her grandmother’s hand and walked toward the small vegetable garden.

“Brother Qi Kang, Luo Jian, come quickly.” She smiled warmly, calling out to Qi Kang and Luo Jian, not forgetting to beckon Yu Zhicheng as well.

The three of them went over.

“An Ning, we want tomatoes and eggs.” Luo Jian immediately spotted the tomatoes in the garden and exclaimed excitedly.

“Tomatoes!”

Instead of picking the tomatoes, he looked at his grandmother sincerely and asked, “Grandma, can I help you clean the house in exchange for two tomatoes?”

Grandma picked the two best tomatoes and placed them into his basket. “Just two tomatoes. If you like them, that’s enough.”

Luo Jian hurriedly waved his hand. “No, no. Mom and Dad taught me not to take things without paying.”

“If I took your vegetables without paying, Grandma, I’d feel so sorry for you.”

[Oh, Luo Jian is such a good and sensible little darling. You can tell his parents raised him well.]

[Have you noticed that both Luo Jian and Yu Danxue stayed outside the vegetable garden and treated Grandma kindly, without any hint of disdain or impatience?]

[Compared to them, Feng Doudou and Xiao Yun’s group is a bit of a mess, especially Feng Doudou, who’s been timid and hesitant no matter what Duan Lele says.]

[I don’t like watching Feng Doudou and Xiao Yun’s side at all. The atmosphere is too oppressive. This side is cheerful and fun.]

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More and more viewers joined Qi Kang and Yu Zhicheng’s live stream, mostly casual onlookers.

“Good kids.” Grandma praised Luo Jian a few times, then handed him two cucumbers. “How about you stay and chat with Grandma for a while, okay?”

“Grandma’s legs aren’t very good, so she can’t work in the fields. She can only do some housework, it’s hard on the family.”

“But I think Grandma is amazing.” After being here a few days, Yu Danxue’s speech had gradually modernized.

She looked up at Grandma’s face seriously and said, “Even though Grandma’s legs aren’t good, she keeps the house spotlessly clean, without a single smell.”

“That’s really impressive.”

She gave a thumbs-up. “When Grandma’s family comes home, they see a clean and tidy house and get to eat hot meals. How happy that must make them.”

“Grandma does something very useful and wonderful.”

Grandma was momentarily stunned.

[I really want to cry. An Ning’s words are so heartwarming. At just three and a half years old, she already knows how amazing it is for someone to work hard at home, while so many people overlook that and say housework is easy.]

[My ex-husband was like that. After work, he’d slump on the sofa playing on his phone and do nothing, claiming his job was hard while I staying home wasn’t. I finally divorced him in anger and told him to find someone else.]

[My parents were like that, too. When I was in school, if I didn’t do chores at home, they thought I was living an easy life. When I started working, if I rested after work, they’d scold me for being lazy and say chores were simple. Eventually, I moved out and stopped going home for holidays.]

[Aren’t you missing the point? Yu Zhicheng is an adult just sitting there enjoying the fruits of others’ labor. Isn’t that shameful? Disgusting.]

[So what if he’s enjoying the fruits? Besides, Yu Zhicheng and Qi Kang were watching nearby, so it’s not exactly freeloading.]

[Don’t worry about the haters; they’re always ready to criticize Yu Zhicheng. After watching this live stream, I changed my mind about him a lot. I hope to be like him—rich and free to do as I please, no more lousy jobs, cursing the boss whenever I want.]

“Grandma, An Ning is right. You’re really amazing.” Luo Jian nodded in agreement. “My dad says Mom works hard doing chores and taking care of me, so I should behave and help her.”

“When my dad comes home from work, he takes care of everything so Mom doesn’t have to work so hard.”

Grandma gently patted the children’s heads, picked many vegetables for them, and gave them plenty of eggs and fruit to eat.

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She even wanted to offer the family’s chickens and ducks to the children.

Yu Zhicheng quickly stopped her and said kindly, “Grandma, these chickens and ducks lay eggs for your family. We can’t take them.”

“Besides, we don’t need to eat them. If you gave them to us, it would be a waste. It’s better to let the chickens and ducks keep laying eggs.”

[I’m noticing Yu Zhicheng has a pretty good temper? Depends on the person, huh?]

[Of course, he’d be different. If it were me dealing with the likes of Gao Pengfei and Duan Lele, I’d be furious too. Especially Yu Zhicheng, who’s usually not very patient.]

[I just glanced at Gao Pengfei and Duan Lele’s side—it’s not going well. Both kids are silent; Gao Pengfei keeps lecturing nonstop while Duan Lele tries to soothe Feng Doudou, but she only cries more. It’s awful.]

“Oh my! Gao Pengfei really acts like a stereotypical dad, lecturing everyone. It’s so disgusting.”

After much persuasion from Yu Zhicheng’s group, Grandma finally didn’t give them the chickens and ducks.

Yu Danxue and Luo Jian stayed with Grandma for a while longer before picking up their baskets and walking back with Qi Kang and Yu Zhicheng, who were carrying supplies.

“Xiao Sheng, our mission was to get potatoes and pork, and we’ve got both.” Yu Danxue chuckled, “This mission is so simple.”

A line of comments flashed across the screen: That’s just your opinion.

The live stream viewers burst into laughter.

[Indeed, for An Ning and Luo Jian, this mission was easy. They effortlessly got the ingredients on the task card. Unlike the other two groups, who still haven’t completed their tasks.]

[It’s not that the others can’t find ingredients; the villagers simply won’t give them any. Maybe the villagers see that those two aren’t good people.]

[Actually, here’s what happened. Duan Lele asked the villagers for ingredients—but notice, she asked, not kindly requested. Gao Pengfei lectured the villagers about what was wrong here and there, so angry the villagers almost chased them off with brooms.]

As Yu Danxue’s group returned to the village head’s temporary home, a staff member hurried over to Yu Zhicheng’s side.