Han Yichen was stunned when he saw his daughter returning home with a man’s jacket. But what surprised him was that she hurried to the restroom as soon as she returned. What was going on? Why was she in such a hurry? However, before Han Yichen could let his thoughts run wild, his brother came bearing the ice box that contained the imperial lobster. He took one look at the expression of his older brother and knew what he was thinking; he hurriedly waved his hand and explained, "It’s not like that...it’s her monthly thing."

"Oh." Han Yichen’s face started to turn red when he heard his brother’s response. Fortunately, his second brother told him the truth or else wouldn’t he have wronged Han Ruochen for no reason?

He then looked at the ice box that Second Uncle Han had brought with him and asked, "What is this?"

"It’s imperial lobster." Second Uncle Han responded at once. He then told Han Yichen all about the seafood that Han Ruochen had caught in the morning, leaving Han Yichen stunned. Earlier, when he heard from the villagers that his daughter failed to get anything good, he felt a bit sorry for her and even brought some cakes to cheer her up. But who would have thought that the villagers were all fooled by Han Ruochen?

Snow-skin grouper.

Imperial Lobster.

Twin pearls.

If these things were not good, then what could be considered good? Han Yichen realised that his worries were for nothing. His daughter was really good. She could come back with a big haul in just a single trip. No wonder Elder Zhai asked him to be careful and treat Han Ruochen well. The man was correct when he said that Han Ruochen would one day make him proud.

His daughter really did have some vision.

"What did you say? You want me to take the brown sugar out for that wre— Ruochen? Why should I?" Meng Yunhan was stunned when she heard Han Yichen’s request. Brown sugar was not an expensive thing, but she simply did not want to take it out when she heard that Han Yichen wanted to give it to Han Ruochen. That was her and Han Ziyan’s monthly resource. Anyway, Han Ruochen had so much money that she could easily buy some. Why should she take it out?

Anyway, she had never cared about Han Ruochen. In fact, she did not even know that Han Ruochen was severely malnourished and did not have a regular period. Or that she had never needed any feminine care products because she did not have a regular cycle. All she knew was that Han Ruochen was fine without brown sugar and goji berries all these years, so she would be fine this time around. Why should she deplete her own supplies for that wretched girl?

"What do you mean by why should I? You are her mother; why can’t you take care of her when she is in need? Also, don’t forget to wash her clothes." Han Yichen knew that those dirty clothes could not be washed in the washing machine. But the water in the well was cold, and women were supposed to stay away from cold water. Han Ruochen could not naturally wash her clothes, and he could not allow the men in the house to do it either because that would embarrass Han Ruochen.

So, the task could only be given to Meng Yunhan.

"WHAT!?" screeched Meng Yunhan when she heard Han Yichen say that she needed to even wash those dirty clothes of Han Ruochen. When was the last time she had washed Han Ruochen’s clothes? Never. In the past, it was the nurses who were taking care of the children who washed their dirty clothes; she had never touched those things. "Why should I wash her clothes? Have her hands broken, or has she become a cripple? Why would I wash her clothes for no reason?" Meng Yunhan was reluctant when she thought about touching those dirty clothes; she absolutely refused to do it.

"Are you really not going to wash?" Han Yichen asked, his expression darkening. He understood his wife very well and knew that she was going to cause trouble the second she opened her mouth.

Han Yichen felt annoyed. After finding out that his daughter had earned quite a lot of money, he was in a good mood, but Meng Yunhan just had to ruin things for him by running her mouth.

"I will not! What will you even do to me?" Meng Yunhan was also stubborn. She was determined to go against Han Yichen. It was bad enough that the man was not giving her any money and was making her go to work; now he was even asking her to wash the dirty clothes of that wretched girl? She was not going to do it!

"Fine! Ziyan!" Han Yichen turned around on his feet and headed to the living room, where he raised his head and called Han Ziyan.

Han Ziyan was in her bedroom when she heard her father’s call, and she could not help but jump because she sensed that there was something wrong with her father’s voice. Before she could even step out of the room and ask Han Yichen why he was calling her, she heard Meng Yunhan’s voice. "Old Han, what is the meaning of this? Why are you calling Ziyan? Ziyan is not Han Ruochen’s servant. Why should she be the one to wash her dirty clothes? Ask Han Ruochen to wash her clothes herself. Why should my daughter be the one to do it?"

She could never allow Han Ziyan to wash those clothes. How would Yun Xinye see her if he were to find out that she asked Han Ziyan to wash Han Ruochen’s clothes? He would think that she was deliberately making things difficult for Han Ziyan. How would she look him in the eye again?

She was not going to allow Han Yichen to bully her daughter! But in her one-sided protection of Han Ziyan, she forgot that in Han Yichen’s eyes Han Ruochen was the biological daughter and Han Ziyan was just an adopted one.