Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Ye Chen had appeared next to Xiao Qi without anyone noticing, and it was he who grabbed the middle-aged woman's hand.

"Are you stupid? You two are no longer together. Is it worth getting slapped for such a heartless person? Or do you want to injure her hand?"

Ye Chen spoke in an annoyed tone.

Ye Chen looked at the middle-aged woman calmly: "You two are no longer related. Staying here will only humiliate you. Say goodbye with some dignity. For Xiao Qi's sake, I'll let you leave peacefully!"

The middle-aged woman glared at Ye Chen: "You think you can just let me leave after beating someone up? No way! Let me tell you, if you don't give me an explanation today, this isn't over. I'll send you all to jail!"

"You brat! I came all this way back hoping to find you a good family, and this is the attitude you get? You deserve to be poor in the mountains your whole life!"

The middle-aged woman's face was contorted with rage, and her curses were anything but pleasant.

But it was precisely because of these unpleasant words that Xiao Qi completely abandoned the idea.

Ye Chen flung the middle-aged woman's hand away, causing her to stumble and fall next to the middle-aged man.

"Alright, stop saying such disgusting things. You're the only mother who's ever done this much!" Ye Chen pouted.

Xiao Qi calmed down at this point and glanced at the woman on the ground:

"An explanation? What kind of explanation do you want?"

The middle-aged woman struggled to her feet: "Fine, since we've come this far, you should at least pay for the medical expenses, right? I raised you all these years; I owe you some financial compensation for the debt of giving you life and raising you, shouldn't I?"

Xiao Qi smiled, relieved: "Name your price!"

The middle-aged woman simply held up two fingers: "20 yuan, and we'll call it even. Just pretend I never had a daughter like you!"

Xiao Qi smiled slightly: "Are you going to give me 20? If you do the math, 20 is roughly equivalent to the child support and old lady's living expenses you should have given me over the years. Okay, pay up, and we'll call it even!"

The middle-aged woman choked for a moment: "You, you brat, are you getting more and more rebellious as you grow up? Your tongue's gotten sharper too! I'm demanding 20 yuan in medical expenses!"

Xiao Qi looked at her as if she were some rare animal and shook his head: "You keep talking about 20, are you obsessed with 20? Why don't you just say you're here to rob me?"

"Hmph, I don't care whether you give it to me or not. If you don't, I'll call the law enforcement team and send you all in jail!" The middle-aged woman snorted coldly, not giving an inch.

The chubby boy rushed into the yard and was at a loss when he saw his father lying on the ground.

"Sister, how did you get beaten up like this by Dad? Who's going to earn money now?!"

Well, the little fat boy's first concern is money, and only then does he care about his stepfather on the ground. It's true that you can't raise someone who isn't your own flesh and blood.

The chubby boy seemed to realize he had said something wrong and quickly corrected himself: "Dad, are you alright? Sister, you hit someone, you have to pay compensation, otherwise our family will have no income!"

Xiao Qi shook his head directly: "Don't even mention 20, you don't even have 20. You broke into my home and tried to harm me and my grandmother. We have witnesses and physical evidence. Go ahead and call the law enforcement team, see who goes in, see who pays the fine!"

Unexpectedly, Ye Chen interrupted Xiao Qi, saying, "Alright, we'll give you the 20. Consider it repayment for giving birth to Xiao Qi. From now on, we're even!"

Xiao Qi quickly stopped her: "Master, she's clearly trying to extort money from us, there's no need to give her the money..."

Ye Chen waved his hand: "Listen to me on this matter. Just trust me. Things that can be solved with money are the simplest things. There's no need to complicate things."

Being able to use money to ease Xiao Qi's sense of indebtedness towards the person who gave birth to her is definitely a win!

The middle-aged woman's expression softened a little after hearing Ye Chen's words.

"You're a smart kid, unlike this brat. I wasted my life raising her. Give us the money and we're leaving right now!"

Ye Chen looked at the middle-aged woman: "Once you take the money, we're even. And you must never set foot here again for the rest of your life. Can you do that?"

The middle-aged woman curled her lip: "This godforsaken place, I wouldn't come back even if you begged me. Hurry up and pay me, I'm so unlucky to have had such a disobedient daughter!"

Ye Chen entered the house, picked up the backpack on the ground, and pretended to take out a gold brick from it.

"I happen to have a gold brick here, worth far more than 20. Take it!"

The middle-aged woman's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when she saw the gold bricks!

However, she cautiously snatched it from Ye Chen's hand and took a bite, finally confirming that it really was gold.

"No problem, right? If there's no problem, then go. Don't come again. You and Xiao Qi have absolutely no connection anymore!" Ye Chen said calmly.

The middle-aged woman received the gold brick and a smile appeared on her face: "Son, help your dad up, let's go. I'll have it appraised, kid. If the gold is fake, this isn't over!"

The middle-aged woman left with a single sentence and then departed with her entourage.

Old Deng, lying on the ground, was in a pitiful state, but he dared not utter any more harsh words.

Anyway, we've got the money, we'll worry about the rest later.

If things don't go well, I can just come back and extort money from him a few more times. The fact that this kid was so willing to hand over 20 yuan suggests there's still room to squeeze more out of him.

......

Watching the family of three leave happily, Ye Chen smiled. His gold bricks weren't so easy to get!

"Master, why did you give her money, and so much at that? I don't have any money to pay you back!" Xiao Qi pouted, somewhat dissatisfied with Ye Chen's act of giving her money.

"It's alright, Master's just rich and naive!" Ye Chen waved his hand. "Now don't you feel like you owe them anything, do you?"

Xiao Qi pouted and said, "I didn't owe her anything. If it weren't for the fact that she gave birth to me, I would have beaten her up too!"

"Alright, I know what kind of person you are!" Ye Chen flicked her nose.

"Thank you, Master!" Xiao Qi said in a low, earnest voice.

Ye Chen smiled and said, "From today onwards, you only have me and Grandma as your family!"

"Mmm!" Xiao Qi nodded emphatically, a hint of sweetness in his eyes.

"Come on, let's go inside!"

......

The old woman witnessed the whole thing and didn't know what to say; the kindness she received was beyond words.

"Please sit down first, Grandma will cook you another bowl of noodles!" Grandma went into the kitchen with red eyes.

"I'll go help, Master, please feel free to do as you please!" Xiao Qi said before following him into the kitchen.

Ye Chen nodded, released Xiao Jin, and followed the departing family of three.

Of course, Ye Chen only followed and escorted them for a while; he didn't let it take any action.

......

The middle-aged woman and her family of three arrived at the village entrance and got into a private car!

Because the middle-aged man was injured and had difficulty walking, only the middle-aged woman could drive.

She only needs two tanks of gas a year, so she has no choice but to grit her teeth and go for it.

As long as you drive slowly, it's not a big problem!

And so, the family of three slowly set off on their journey...