Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Mrs. Jiang looked at her crying son and gritted her teeth. “Then why don’t you hurry up and chase after her? If you wait any longer, she’ll be gone.”

Lin Sanshui heaved a sigh of relief and got up to give chase after Gu Nian.

Gu Nian walked dejectedly. She did not walk very fast with her short legs.

In a daze, she seemed to hear someone calling her from behind. She stopped subconsciously and saw that it was Lin Sanshui. She was so touched that she wanted to cry!

“Uncle!”

Gu Nian turned her head. Lin Sanshui strode over and picked her up in one swift motion. Then, he turned around and walked back.

“Girl, your aunt has agreed to let you stay. You have to thank her when you go back.” Lin Sanshui said happily, but then he suddenly reacted, “No, you can’t call us uncle and aunt anymore. You have to call us father and mother, understand? ”

Lin Sanshui decided to raise Gu Nian as his daughter, so it was necessary to change how she addressed him.

Gu Nian hesitated for a moment before replying, “I know. Thank you, Father.”

Although she felt sorry for the original owner’s mother, what she needed more now was to live on and find a place to stay.

When they returned to the Lin family, Mrs. Jiang’s eyes were filled with tears when Gu Nian called her mother. She had forgotten that she had been worried about her background not long ago.

Suddenly, Gu Nian felt a sharp pain in her chest. It was like a huge rock had been placed on top of her chest, causing her to be unable to breathe.

Mrs. Jiang saw her clutching her chest and asked her in concern, “Little sweetheart, what’s wrong?”

“Mother, I’m tired. Can I sleep for a while?” Gu Nian tried her best to relax her brows.

“Of course, you can. You can go to your brother’s room to sleep first. I will prepare a place for you later.”

Gu Nian obediently climbed onto the bed and lay down. After Mrs. Jiang left, a pained expression appeared on Gu Nian’s face. She was soon covered in sweat.

In a dream-like state, she seemed to see the original owner.

The little girl held back her tears. She asked Gu Nian to help look for her brother, Gu Bei. Gu Nian, who was also occupying her body, naturally agreed.

Then, the original owner of the body drifted further and further away.

Gu Nian suddenly opened her eyes and was completely awake. She suddenly felt much more relaxed.

So, the scene in the dream just now, was it real?

Gu Nian got up in a daze and went to the courtyard, only to find no one was in the house.

The chickens and ducks were out of the pen. They were running around in the yard and defecated many feces on the ground.

When Lin Sanshui returned with a sack and the others, the first thing he saw was Gu Nian using a heavy shovel to clean up the chicken feces in the yard.

“This girl is more sensible than the brats. We have four children, but I’ve never seen any of them do this chore.” Mrs. Jiang quickly stepped forward and took the shovel from her hand. “Alright, little sweetheart, hurry up and rest. You’re not even as tall as the shovel. Let me handle it.”

Indeed, Gu Nian’s small hands and feet couldn’t even hold things steadily, let alone do heavy work.

However, Gu Nian did not want to be a freeloader. Therefore, she could only think of other ways. In addition, she needed to find Gu Bei. In this era when transportation technology was not developed, human and material resources were indispensable, but she did not have any.

Gu Nian’s next goal was to make money.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Gu Nian had finally settled down in Peach Flower Village.

It was noon, and the sun was scorching.

Xiaohu found a broken frame in the house and shouted, “Third Brother, Sister, let’s go. Let’s catch some fish.

“Mother said that we’re not allowed to bring Sister out to play, or else she will be tanned,” Sanhu said.