Yun Shengsheng and Yun Pianpian walked through the corridor to the side room in the backyard.

Pushing open the door, I found the room dimly lit by only a small oil lamp.

Yun Yaya huddled in a chair in the corner, clutching her child tightly in her arms, her whole body tense like a string that could snap at any moment.

Hearing the door open, she jerked her head up, her eyes filled with terror.

That kind of fear doesn't develop overnight; it's an instinctive reaction etched into the bones of someone who has been deceived, sold, beaten, and chased, after countless acts of trust and betrayal.

Then she saw two people walk in.

Two faces that were both familiar and unfamiliar.

Especially Yun Pianpian, isn't that her second cousin from her second uncle's family! Then this little girl must be her youngest cousin!

Yun Yaya was stunned.

Her lips trembled several times, as if she wanted to say something but something was stuck in her throat. Then tears welled up in her eyes.

She subconsciously got up, took two steps forward, but then suddenly stopped.

What is her current status?

A woman who escaped from a brothel, a prostitute who was unmarried and was being chased and beaten in the street while holding her child.

How could she possibly face her family?

Her very existence is a scandal, a stain, a dirty thing that her family would love to erase from the family tree.

She lowered her head, buried her face in the baby's swaddling clothes, her shoulders trembling violently, but she didn't even dare to cry out loud.

Seeing her timid expression, Yun Pianpian finally softened.

She walked over and sat down at the table, her voice low, as if she were talking about something perfectly ordinary: "Cousin, please sit down. Let's talk about it slowly while we sit down."

Yun Shengsheng also went over and sat on the other side.

"Yeah, cousin, let's sit down and talk!"

Yun Yaya was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Yun Pianpian and the others to call her "cousin".

Her tears flowed even more fiercely. After hesitating for a while, she carefully sat down at the table with her child in her arms.

Yun Shengsheng couldn't help but look at the child in her arms.

The child was very small, looking to be only about two years old. His little face was rosy, and he had his eyes closed, making no sound at all, which was quite strange.

Yun Shengsheng could tell without even touching the child's pulse that the child's health was not good.

She couldn't help but speak up, "Cousin, I know some medical skills. Would you like me to take a look at this child?"

Yun Yaya was stunned again.

She never expected that her little cousin, who was only five years old, would know medicine.

She hesitated for a moment, then looked down at the child in her arms.

The child was sleeping restlessly, breathing very shallowly, and his little brows were tightly furrowed.

She bit her lip and finally moved the child closer to Yun Shengsheng, gently and carefully extending one of her little arms in front of Yun Shengsheng.

Yun Shengsheng placed her small hand on the baby's pulse and closed her eyes to feel it for a while.

The pulse is weak and feeble, beating rapidly and superficially, a typical sign of deficiency.

She flipped the child's eyelids over again, looked at the tongue coating, and her brows furrowed more and more tightly.

"This child is malnourished, and he's been running around all day without eating well, so he's very weak. If he's not properly cared for, he might get seriously ill, or even die young."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yaya's face turned pale instantly.

She looked at Yun Shengsheng with pleading eyes, then at Yun Pianpian, and finally knelt down on the ground with a thud: "Please, save my child!"

Yun Pianpian quickly helped her up, frowning as she asked, "Cousin, is this really your child?"

But she listened to Sheng Sheng's inner voice; this child was clearly that Yan Hong's.

Moreover, if my cousin says she doesn't have children, I can help her find a way to go back; but if she's unmarried and has a child, she'll be gossiped about wherever she goes.

Yun Yaya tightened her grip on the child, her knuckles turning white.

She knew that Sister Yan Hong was likely in grave danger because of her and her child.

Sister Yan Hong sacrificed her life to save her and her child's life; from now on, this child is her life. She is determined to raise Sister Yan Hong's child as her own.

We must raise this child well, nurture him to adulthood, and stay by his side for the rest of our lives.

She raised her head, met Yun Pianpian's gaze, and nodded firmly: "Yes. This is my son. His name is Gu Zilan."

She remembered that Sister Yan Hong's original name was Gu Zilan, so she decided to name the child Gu Zilan as well!

Yun Shengsheng pursed her lips, a hint of reluctance in her eyes: [This child is clearly Gu Zilan's and her fiancé Chi Xinyu's child, but unfortunately Gu Zilan is dead, and Chi Xinyu married Gu Zilan's half-sister.]

However, according to Tongzi, this Chi Xinyu seems to still be secretly searching for Gu Zilan and has not given up.

[Sigh, and there's my cousin. She used to be a nice person, quite different from my uncle's family. Now it seems that even after all the hardships she's endured, her kindness hasn't been worn away at all.]

Yun Pianpian's tone softened slightly, but she still offered a rational reminder: "Cousin, are you taking this child back to Taijing County?"

"Excuse my bluntness, but you might not get away with it if you go back. Your uncle's family hasn't looked for you since you disappeared."

Yun Yaya gave a bitter smile.

"Where else can I go if I don't go back? As long as I have a place to live, I can farm, work, and raise my children myself."

In any case, she was determined to raise the child well, so as not to let down her sister Yan Hong who had saved her life.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Yun Shengsheng didn't say anything more.

She thought to herself: [Since we'll be passing through Taijing County on the way back to the capital, I might as well take her along. At least she'll have someone to look after us on the journey.]

As for what will happen after I return to Taijing County, I don't know yet.

However, if they really can't survive, we can have Yun Yaya help out at our family's shop in the county. At least it'll be a way to make a living, and she won't starve to death!

[Besides, this child's identity is indeed quite special, and they might come in handy in the future. So I'm not helping Yun Yaya; I just think they're still useful!]

Yes, that's it!

Yun Pianpian found it amusing to hear Yun Shengsheng's innermost thoughts.

In her opinion, the kindest and most compassionate person was Sheng Sheng.

She told Yun Yaya to settle down and then instructed Wu Xia to go out and buy some tonics and supplements for the child, as well as a whole bunch of other things for the child.

Soft cotton diapers, baby clothes, blankets, toys, and even a freshly born goat that I bought and brought back to the yard to feed the baby.

Looking at the pile of things, and then at the bleating goat in the yard, Yun Yaya's tears welled up uncontrollably once again.

She almost knelt on the ground. Yun Pianpian grabbed her arm with lightning speed.

"You're still my cousin, there's no need for that."

The next morning, Yun Shengsheng and Yun Pianpian took Yun Yaya to the county government office.

Yes, they're going to report it to the authorities...

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