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Old Granny Zhang's meddling rendered the whole effort to increase friendliness completely pointless—it plummeted into the negatives!
But with a hand on her heart, she couldn't fully blame Old Granny Zhang. No matter how irrationally she acted or how much she twisted the truth, it was all to protect her own.
Ming Zhu felt the road ahead was truly bitter; how did she end up barreling down the path of a doomed antagonist?
Over there, Wang Yongfu and Lady Lin were scolded until they were drenched in metaphorical dog's blood, not daring to let out even a peep.
Jindou and Jinhoo were eyeing the bowl in front of Ming Zhu, drooling with desire.
It was Jinhoo, after all, still a child at heart, who couldn't resist the tempting aroma and looked pitifully at Ming Zhu, "Old cousin, old cousin, may I have a taste, please?"
Their longing faces were both amusing and heart-wrenching.
