Caught off guard by Vu Shu’s hug, Yan Jin’s nose bumped into Vu Shu’s collarbone, causing her to involuntarily gasp in pain. Yan Jin subconsciously wanted to reach out and pinch Vu Shu’s cheeks, but Vu Shu pressed her tightly in his embrace, rendering her unable to move.

Yan Jin struggled a few times but still couldn’t break free from Vu Shu’s embrace. She simply gave up struggling.

Vu Yuan Yuan’s strength is actually so great. It’s completely unnoticeable from his appearance.

Even due to the height difference, Yan Jin couldn’t see clearly what scene Vu Shu was blocking behind him.

It wasn’t until Yan Jin heard a child’s crying voice, “Mother! Father!”

Vu Shu lowered his head and exchanged glances with Yan Jin, “Is there a third adult here?”

“It’s just the two of us adults here.” Yan Jin held onto Vu Shu’s shoulders, stood on tiptoe, and looked around. “There’s no third adult.”

With that said, Yan Jin and Vu Shu’s four eyes simultaneously turned to the crying black chubby girl in front of them—the black chubby girl whom Vu Shu had last given the candied hawthorn to.

The black chubby girl cried even more sorrowfully, “Mother, are you abandoning me again?”

“She’s calling you mother.” Vu Shu said sourly, “We’ve only been in Anguo for a few days, and you’ve already gotten involved in a scandal. Sister Yan Jin is so impressive.”

As soon as Vu Shu finished speaking, the black chubby girl hugged his leg, wiping her tears and snot on his pants. “Father, don’t you recognize me anymore?”

“She’s calling you father.” Yan Jin exaggeratedly exclaimed, “We’ve only been in Anguo for a few days, and you’ve already gotten involved in a scandal. Brother Vu Shu is so impressive.”

[Case solved. It seems this girl has just learned to speak and calls everyone she sees.] [LOL, these two are so petty. If you mess with me this time, I’ll definitely get back at you next time.]

Yan Jin recognized that this was one of the children from earlier. Although she already had a guess in her heart, she still asked cautiously, “Was that old man from before your family member?”

“No.” The black chubby girl sniffled, “I’ve never seen him before.”

Yan Jin and Vu Shu exchanged a glance, both seeing each other’s intentions.

“Let’s take her with us to report to the officials.”

With that, Yan Jin bent down to pick up the black chubby girl.

Although the little girl was chubby, how heavy could a child be?

That’s what Yan Jin thought, so when she hugged the black chubby girl’s waist, she had no mental preparation at all. Forget about picking her up and running, Yan Jin couldn’t even lift her and nearly strained her own waist.

This little girl… was really heavy.

Yan Jin couldn’t understand how a little girl who looked to be at most three or four years old could be so heavy that she couldn’t even lift her.

This definitely wasn’t a child that an ordinary family could raise.

“Yan Jin, you need to have self-awareness.” Vu Shu patted Yan Jin’s shoulder and sighed, “With your strength that can’t even tie up a chicken, don’t think about doing physical labor. Leave this kind of thing to me.”

Unlike Yan Jin, Vu Shu easily picked up the black chubby girl, and even used his sleeve to simply wipe the black chubby girl’s dirty little face.

Unfortunately, Vu Shu didn’t have wet wipes on hand, so the dry sleeve couldn’t completely wipe away the dirt on the black chubby girl’s face. But the skin that was wiped clean was fair and tender, making Yan Jin even more certain of her guess.

Even a pampered ordinary family couldn’t possibly raise a child with such fair skin and, uh… such a hefty build.

[Yan Jin’s strength is lacking. She can’t even lift a child. Tsk tsk tsk.] [Did you eat individual differences for breakfast? Some people are strong, some people are weak. Isn’t that very normal? What’s there to mock?] [Actually, it’s understandable that Yan Jin couldn’t lift her. After all, this little girl does look quite heavy.]

Because Yan Jin had been to the yamen a few times and had a good relationship with the county magistrate’s daughter, Zhou Nongyun, after a simple report this time, Yan Jin and Vu Shu met with the county magistrate.

Unlike the previous times they met, this time there was also a spirited old lady standing beside the county magistrate. “This young lady looks unfamiliar.”

The county magistrate smiled slightly, “This is Yan Jin, the lady who developed ginger candy and presented white sugar that I mentioned to you earlier.”

“So you’re Yan Jin.” The old lady nodded, “I heard you’re coming to Qingsong Academy? Then you must study hard in the future.”

The county magistrate glanced at the black chubby girl in Vu Shu’s arms, who was so dirty that her facial features couldn’t be seen. “Lady Yan, you look hurried. Is there an urgent matter?”

Yan Jin’s eyes moved slightly, but she didn’t speak.

Seeing Yan Jin’s reservations, the county magistrate said, “Just speak directly. This is the headmaster of Qingsong Academy, not an outsider.”