Chapter 2653 - 1526:

He thought about going to other places in the future to try his luck, hoping to find good things, like those seized places, would they also have treasures?

But today was already evening, it was time to head back. During this holiday period, not only would he be around the county town, but he would also venture to neighboring county towns in search of opportunities.

Xiao Jianhua returned home in good spirits, only to find Xiao Yuhuan at home with swollen, tear-stained eyes.

His parents hadn’t returned from work yet, and he was unaware of what had happened to Xiao Yuhuan earlier in the day.

Seeing her swollen eyes, his expression softened, replaced with a look of concern.

"Yuhuan, what’s wrong? Who bullied you? Why are your eyes swollen from crying? Why are you crying?"

Upon seeing Xiao Jianhua, Xiao Yuhuan burst into tears even more, releasing all her upset feelings from the day’s unlucky events!

At this moment, she just cried, and intermittently muttered some words!

Only from these words did Xiao Jianhua come to realize that after he left, Xiao Yuhuan also went outside and unfortunately experienced some mishaps.

It required their parents to go to the police station before she could be brought back.

Xiao Yuhuan was mistaken by someone as their daughter, which frightened her into thinking it was a trafficker, crying endlessly at the police station. They got the news that their son was also there, and came rushing to the police station!

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Seeing her foster parents gave Xiao Yuhuan a sense of security, of course, her parents knew she was their adopted daughter, wrongly assumed to be the old lady’s daughter.

Both felt a bit uneasy since she’s not their biological daughter.

Unlike Xiao Yuhuan’s confident assertion that this person wasn’t her mother, thinking she was a trafficker with certainty.

Despite their unease, having raised her for over ten years, how could they let someone else claim her so easily?

They exchanged glances and explained their identity to the police, clarifying they are Xiao Yuhuan’s parents.

Only their family knew about her being adopted, nobody outside of the family did.

Ding Ning, having been reborn, knew this plot, although this incident hadn’t happened before.

She was oblivious to it within the compound, but managed to learn of today’s events during their conversation at home.

Ding Ning...

The police verified their information, confirming that they are indeed Xiao Yuhuan’s parents.

Nowadays, they don’t conduct DNA tests or blood type tests.

With her parents not wanting verification, the staff wouldn’t waste time doing so.

Yet, another problem arose; the Xiao couple wanted to take Xiao Yuhuan away, but the old lady naturally refused, holding onto her tightly.

Officers asked the old lady where she was from?

Name, and where she lived?

The old lady wouldn’t answer, leading officers to suspect there might be an issue with her.

Unable to extract any information, they called the hospital, requesting a doctor to assist.

Upon the doctor’s arrival, he asked some questions, professionally suggesting that if not amnesia, the old lady might have dementia.

This kind of persistent claiming someone as their daughter or mentally holding the image of a daughter, whether it’s really Xiao Yuhuan, remained doubtful.

As such patients don’t even recognize their own homes or family members, how can they say who they are?

The old lady appeared in the hospital, with the incident occurring there, possibly a hospital patient or maybe a lost person from town arriving at the hospital.

Either way, the old lady was kept at the police station to see if anyone would report her missing.

Ultimately, Xiao Yuhuan was taken home by her foster parents, but en route and back home, her distraught expressions were met with reprimands.

They had already taken several leave days recently, and yet another today for the police station visit—worried if people knew they went to the station, how it might spread.

Especially Xiao Yuhuan being retrieved from the station, some might already know, affecting her reputation.

In the deep reproach from foster parents, they told him if there’s nothing important, not to go out again, not to create trouble for them.

Previously, in the concern for their son’s safety, they would inquire with Xiao Yuhuan about their son’s whereabouts?

She was clueless.

Unable to go to the factory anymore, they cooked, ate, and then returned to work.

During lunch, Xiao Jianhua hadn’t returned; they left him food, but still lectured Xiao Yuhuan while eating.

Through the whole situation, Xiao Jianhua realized why the elders were giving him strange looks when he returned.

This was the reason.

"Mom and dad are right, from now on, go out less if there’s nothing important. When our plan succeeds and the acceptance letter arrives, moving to a different city, we won’t have to worry about people talking."

Today, Xiao Jianhua had a harvest, yet didn’t forget to aim for others’ work and property.

Even having his own space, quietly storing supplies, taking others’ money undetected by the police.

Xiao Jianhua somewhat regretted not activating the Golden Finger earlier.

The Golden Finger arrived rather late.

If it had activated days earlier, he would’ve already struck.

Instead of still having to plot.

Xiao Yuhuan became more resolute in their plan under his comfort.

Ding Ning could sense with Divine Sense in the next apartment, learning some gossip from within the compound.

Even today, realizing it really had a main character aura attached to the male lead.

It was designed so, and he had the Golden Finger too.

Ding Ning cleverly knew she possessed the Golden Finger post-rebirth, stealing it from the female lead, though the male lead surely lost his.

Upon seeing Xiao Jianhua return full of joy, she inferred he found something good.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t see the Scumbag Man Xiao Jianhua’s stash from within his space.

Whether it was nighttime or facing the family, Scumbag Man Xiao Jianhua remained silent, not bringing out any space items.

Ding Ning knew he hadn’t developed far enough to explore others’ spaces.

Knowing this was the author’s setup for the male lead, his things, his resources weren’t easy to snatch.

The Greedy Woman Xiao Yuhuan lost resources because of her greed.

Her reborn Golden Finger was a divine gift, neither the male nor female leads could obtain it.

Even if they did, it wouldn’t compare to her current Spatial Bag and courtyard space’s prowess.

The male lead’s Golden Finger, albeit able to store valuables and aid his actions, is only one cubic meter for now.

If he refrains from wrongdoing, it’s fine; otherwise, his protagonist halo would dim.

Ding Ning also saw the Greedy Woman Xiao Yuhuan beside the male lead, albeit with poor luck.

This connected to her activation of bad luck talisman.

Though the talisman was lost later.

The physical misfortune lingered slightly.

Not transferable to others for the time being.

The female protagonist aura dimmed significantly, nearly like ordinary people.

Ding Ning, being divinely set and reborn, was unaffected by the book’s Heavenly Dao.

If she maintained stability without clashing with the leads, major issues wouldn’t occur.

With over ten thousand yuan now, selling herbs wasn’t needed temporarily.

Ding Ning knew flaunting wealth would pose a risk, as an ordinary student, despite self-defense skills.

In this small town, she could be targeted, let alone in big cities with influential entities; discretion was essential.

In the coming days, Ding Ning would not allow anyone inside her house, responding to door knocks by conversing at the entrance before shutting the door.

She couldn’t persistently avoid buying groceries nor remain indoors without stepping out occasionally.

Ding Ning would still emerge before people several times daily.

When appearing, would Ding Ning be intercepted by those waiting for her?

Of course, including the neighboring male and female leads, as well as those remembering her job and pension.

Disguising her face with makeup so there’s no noticeable difference, avoiding suspicion of significant changes.