Yun Jiao smiled, "Just a small matter, it’s already taken care of, we’ll talk to Dad tomorrow."

She then chided, "Dad, what are you doing here? Go to the back and keep Aunt Hua company."

Gu Yuheng’s old face turned slightly red, "Well, there’s no rush, it’s rare to see the kids, let me spend some more time with them."

Yun Jiao called the kids up, and after saying goodbye, the group got in the car and went home.

Upstairs, Guihua and Lao Jiu were burning the oil lamp, sorting things overnight.

They had lived here for a long time, accumulating many things, both useful and useless, making it hard to pack.

Yingzi returned to her room next door.

At this point, Guihua and Lao Jiu were too worried to pay attention to her.

They had to move tomorrow and still hadn’t found a place to stay.

Staying in an inn was too expensive, they couldn’t afford it. Besides, they had a lot of luggage for a family of four and couldn’t possibly take everything to an inn.

They both needed to find work; Lao Jiu was alright, he had skills, finding a job wouldn’t be hard, but for Guihua as a woman, finding work was not so easy.

And with the year-end approaching, there might not be much work available for at least half a month.

Without work, there’s no money, and the heart is anxious!

Next door, Yingzi couldn’t yet understand her parents’ worries. She drank half a cup of adulterated cold tea earlier, felt nothing at first, but now back in her room, she started feeling hot all over.

She took off her coat, leaving only her undershirt.

But she was still hot, not only hot, there was also an unspeakable discomfort, not knowing where it hurt, just feeling restless and wanting to scratch something.

Yingzi couldn’t sleep the entire night, tossing and turning with her quilt, she spent the night in distress.

Early morning, before dawn, Guihua got up to make breakfast in the kitchen.

Even though she was leaving today, she felt she should finish what she needed to do before going.

As soon as she entered the kitchen, Guihua was surprised to find that someone was already there.

Three women were busily working on their tasks.

One was kneading dough, another was chopping meat, and the third was standing by the stove cooking porridge.

Guihua opened her mouth, "You are——"

The dough-kneading woman glanced at her, "We’re from the Duke Mansion, the madam said to come here for a few days until a cook is found."

Guihua stood for a moment, silently retreating.

Upstairs, she shook Lao Jiu awake, "Didn’t you say you were going to find Yellow Tooth to look for a house? It’s best to go early."

Lao Jiu opened his eyes and looked out the window, "It’s not dawn yet, Yellow Tooth must not be up, what am I supposed to do now?"

Guihua sat on the edge of the bed, head hanging, "The women from the Duke Mansion are here, helping make breakfast in the kitchen."

"Rolling dough and chopping meat, they know more than I do."

She sighed, "Doctor Gu is determined to make us leave."

Lao Jiu slowly rose from the bed, "Doctor Gu has been too courteous to us, sometimes it’s hard to feel that she’s an official’s wife."

"Last night, I realized, no matter how kind she is to us, she’s someone who can destroy us with a flick of a finger."

"She’s merely asking us to leave, showing us mercy."

Guihua wiped her tears, "It’s my fault for spoiling Yingzi too much, thinking she’s pitiable without a father, should have loved her more."

"After being with you, I worried people would say I’m unkind to the child from before, so I spoiled her even more, without realizing it hurt her."