Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 120 Third Aunt, Help!

"Someone's coming," Zhang Junniang warned.

It seems that Chenjia Village isn't the only one wanting to dig for ginseng.

As the figure approached, Zhang Junniang rushed over and grabbed the man's collar.

What are you doing here?

Chen Huaidi was startled, but breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was her third aunt, saying, "I didn't do anything."

"It would be strange if they didn't do anything."

Chen Huaidi met Zhang Junniang's scrutinizing gaze and said, "You're not my mother, so why are you interfering? Whatever you're here for, I'll do the same."

Uncle San boasted every day about his heroic deeds of digging up ginseng, and Chen Huaidi found this place based on his description.

I thought I'd try my luck today, but I never expected to run into them.

Chen Sanbao immediately flew into a rage: "You brat, you've been following me? This isn't a place you can just show up in!"

He had dug up ginseng here, and inexplicably felt that this place belonged to him.

Since it's his territory, he naturally doesn't allow outsiders to dig things up.

Chen Huaidi, unfazed, retorted, "This hill belongs to everyone, not just you. Just because you tell me not to come doesn't mean I won't come."

My third uncle is really shameless.

"What's in your basket?" Chen Sanbao asked.

He was terrified that his niece would steal the ginseng that rightfully belonged to him; if that happened, he would be furious.

Zhang Junniang went straight for it, figuring that since her second brother and sister-in-law weren't around, they couldn't possibly lose to a little girl.

Soon, the two men snatched Chen Huaidi's basket and knocked it to the ground to examine it carefully.

But the result was disappointing; their baskets were filled with nothing but wild vegetables.

Chen Sanbao kicked the basket on his back, feeling only bad luck. "Useless stuff."

They couldn't even dig up a single ginseng root; it seems this little girl was simply not destined for such good fortune.

Unlike him, he actually dug up ginseng.

Chen Huaidi stood quietly, neither crying nor making a fuss, only tightly clutching the hem of her clothes.

Zhang Junniang felt something was off about her, so she asked, "What are you hiding in your pocket?"

"It's nothing." Chen Huaidi shook her head violently, then ran down the mountain.

However, she had only taken two steps when Chen Sanbao grabbed her hair and pulled her back.

During the struggle, two wild eggs fell to the ground.

One fell on a stone and shattered into pieces.

The other one was crushed by Chen Sanbao's foot.

Two wild eggs were thus sacrificed without any explanation.

Chen Sanbao said speechlessly, "Useless thing, it's all your fault."

If she hadn't been so secretive, he would have been able to eat delicious eggs tonight.

Zhang Junniang thought the same way; she felt that meeting Chen Huaidi today was the beginning of her bad luck.

"Go, go, get out of here."

Don't hover around in front of her; it's annoying to look at.

Chen Huaidi finally couldn't hold back her tears and burst into sobs. The little girl carried a big basket on her back, walking and crying at the same time, her whole body trembling.

My third uncle and aunt are so mean. They broke her eggs, and now she'll get scolded by her mother when she gets back.

Chen Huaidi cried as she descended the mountain, where Li Ruru's house was located at the foot of the mountain.

She thought for a moment, and then, as if possessed, walked in that direction.

Remembering how kind and easy-going Li Ruru used to be, Chen Huaidi felt confident that she could get some food from her today.

My parents said that my third aunt is making a lot of money now, and she even has an oxcart. She's rolling in money.

After all, they were relatives, and Li Ruru probably wouldn't be so heartless as to refuse her. The front door of Li Ruru's house was ajar; the children were quietly writing, while Li Ruru lay on a recliner, dozing with her eyes half-closed.

Chen Huaidi peeked out and stepped over the threshold.

She opened her mouth, about to call out to Li Ruru, but then she saw a plate of bread next to the bread oven on the left side of the yard.

Chen Huaidi didn't know what a bread oven was, nor did she know what bread was.

She could only smell the aroma emanating from that golden thing; it looked delicious and made her mouth water.

She moved her feet quietly, getting closer little by little.

"Woof woof~ Awooo." Qiqi woke up from her afternoon nap.

It let out a howl and pounced directly at Chen Huaidi.

"Qiqi!" Li Ruru shouted.

what--

Chen Huaidi was tackled by Qiqi and screamed in fright.

After knocking her down, Qiqi wagged its tail and turned away with a disdainful look, going back to sleep.

It seemed to be saying: This little thing is no danger, and you're disturbing its sleep, how annoying.

"Third Aunt, Third Aunt, help me!"

Chen Huaidi screamed and opened her arms, trying to get comfort from Li Ruru.

Li Ruru just stood there, looking down at her, and asked, "Who sent you?"

Chen Huaidi cried and said, "I just... miss my third aunt."

Li Ruru scoffed, "Miss me? Don't even think about it! I can't accept that! I'm not your third aunt."

Chen Huaidi was surprised by her ruthlessness. She gritted her teeth and said, "Third Aunt, your dog bit me."

Peipei walked over with a sneer and said, "Where's the wound? What are you yelling about if you don't have a wound?"

Chaochao also asked, "What are you doing at my house?"

Surrounded by onlookers, Chen Huaidi felt waves of pressure.

She forced out a few tears and said, "I really didn't do anything. I just missed my third aunt and all of you."

Yinyin came running over, looked around, and asked, "Where's the gift? Did you come empty-handed?"

They said they missed them, but they didn't bring anything with them and even sneaked into the yard. It's obvious they had ulterior motives and were up to no good.

Li Ruru chimed in, "Think about us? What do you have to say? Just empty words?"

As she spoke, she glanced at the basket lying on the ground, which was filled with some worthless wild vegetables.

Then, seeing the bread placed next to the bread oven, I suddenly understood.

She asked softly, "Huai Di, are you hungry?"

Chen Huaidi's eyes lit up. Sure enough, her third aunt still cared about her and knew she was hungry, so she would definitely take out some food for her.

She used this trick often before, and Li Ruru would often take out food from Chaochao and her sisters to give to her.

Originally kind-hearted, she always used her kindness on others.

Her kindness came at the cost of the interests of the three Chaochao sisters.

Chaochao and Peipei looked at their mother, feeling anxious and angry. Would their mother really give them food?
Chen Huaidi rubbed her nose and cried, "My third aunt and third uncle stole my wild eggs and pushed me down."

This time she really cried, and she tearfully recounted all the grievances she had suffered in the Chen family.

Grandma made her work every day but didn't feed her; she only gave her a bowl of wild vegetable porridge a day.

Peipei asked with a forced smile, "Is this kind of life tough and tiring?"

Chen Huaidi nodded frantically. Sure enough, her two older cousins, who were also girls, were the ones who could best empathize with her suffering.

Peipei continued, "Now that you're in trouble, you come to my mother, but when Grandma wouldn't feed us sisters, neither you nor your mother said a good word for us, nor did they share any of your food with us."

"My sisters and I have always lived the life you're living in the Chen family. How come you can't stand it now that it's your turn?"

(End of this chapter)