Xu Wanquan and his wife guarded Jialan, fearing that she would not be able to think about it again.The two of them discussed working more to earn money after returning to Jinling and trying to prevent their children from being wronged as much as possible.The Xu family originally lived in the capital, and their biological daughter rarely went out because of illness. Old neighbors may not remember her appearance. If anyone asked, they would explain it by saying that the girl had changed as she grew older.From then on, Jialan will live under the name Xu Lanxiang.

After returning to Jinling, the Xu family and the Lu family lived in the same courtyard.Xu Wanquan works in Rongbao Pavilion, an antique calligraphy and painting shop, but his monthly payment has not been paid, so the family can only eat cornstarch to satisfy their hunger.Jialan couldn't get used to it, but she refused to burden her savior any more.The Lin family held a wedding event, and the servants distributed wedding cakes to the slaves. Xue Guihua specially left two for her.The word "Lin" on the cake brought back old memories. Jia Lan couldn't help but cry when she learned that the son of the Lin family who was once engaged to her was now married to the daughter of the upstart Zhao family.Osmanthus hugged her and let her cry out her grievances.

As the days passed, Jialan began to learn to cook and help her mother wash clothes.Six years later, she has grown up and has a real relationship with the Xu family and his wife.Two boys from the neighbor's Lu family often use slingshots to cause trouble. Lu Ji'er is also very competitive and even fights for space to hang clothes.Jialan refused to quarrel with her and deliberately led her to a mossy area. Ji'er fell down and was left mute.Xu Wanquan heard from merchants in the capital that someone was collecting the bones for the Shen family, and that the Shen family and the real Lan Xiang could finally be laid to rest.

Jialan went to Rongbao Pavilion to deliver food to her father as usual, but she encountered Xu Wanquan who had received a fake painting, and the shopkeeper asked him to pay five taels of silver.She recognized the mystery in the painting and recalled the story her grandfather had told her. She then taught her father to display the painting when Mr. Lin visited the shop. She also told him in advance how to answer the question so that he could clearly explain the reason without offending the shopkeeper.Sure enough, the old man discovered that there was an authentic painting hidden under the fake painting outside.As a result, Xu Wanquan was exempted from compensation, and instead received a reward of ten taels of silver, and was promoted to the third shopkeeper.

This money, plus the family's savings, was enough to redeem Jialan's life.However, she was reluctant to leave her parents behind. She wanted to wait until she earned enough money to deregister her family as a family.On the other side, Lin Jinqi, who had been away from home for many years, made meritorious service in fighting against the Japanese and was transferred back to Jinling to take up a post.The family should have been happy for him, but his father was quite dissatisfied with his choice, and the father and son did not get along well with each other.