Zhou Tong soon brought people over, and upon seeing Yan Anhua and the other two, they initially spoke kindly, "Ladies and gentlemen, please leave here immediately."

Yan Anhua still glared at Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong realized these were people who wouldn’t listen, and with a signal, several tall and strong men went up to drag Yan Anhua and the two of them away.

Shi Ye was anxious and shouted loudly, "Sis, Sis, come out, are you scared to see us?"

Anning frowned, "Gag him and throw him far away."

Zhou Tong went over to gag Shi Ye, and Shao Wen helped Si Linna out from inside.

Si Linna saw Shi Ye and her face turned cold, "I am not your sister, don’t come looking for me."

Yan Anhua looked at Si Linna, his voice softened a bit, "Lina, once married..."

"Ugh."

Si Linna bent over and vomited.

Shao Wen was startled and quickly patted Si Linna’s back, "I told you not to come out, but you wouldn’t listen. Talking to such people makes you feel so bad."

Anning also went over to ask, "Sis, are you okay?"

Si Linna waved her hand, "I’m fine, just nauseated."

Anning walked up to Yan Anhua in a few steps, kicked him, "What are you shouting for? What marriage? My sister doesn’t acknowledge any relationship with you, you’re just disgusting."

Yan Anhua looked at Anning in disbelief, "You dare kick me, I’m your brother."

"Pah."

Anning was amazed at how shameless Yan Anhua was, "When I left the Yan family, you didn’t say anything, but now you remember being a brother. Do you even look like a brother? Besides, I don’t even acknowledge my parents; do you think I will acknowledge you as a brother?"

She pointed to Yan Anhua and then to Shi Ye, saying to Zhou Tong and the others, "Beat them, hit them hard."

Even Shao Wen couldn’t help but rush over and slapped Yan Anhua twice.

Zhou Tong and the others pressed Shi Ye and Yan Anhua to the ground, beating and kicking them, turning their faces black and blue, covered in bruises, then tossed the three onto a sightseeing bus back to the county, instructing the drivers, "If you see these three again, stay far away; don’t take them to the village."

The drivers quickly nodded in agreement.

They then started taking pictures of Yan Anhua and the others, posting them in the driver group, telling everyone not to pick up these three if they ran into them.

Yan Anhua and the others tried various ways to get to Erdaowan when they reached the county, but whenever they headed there, they were blocked and thrown back by villagers or directly beaten up.

After several attempts, the three truly had no other choice and had to leave dejectedly.

As they left, Yan Zhengnan secretly cried.

He really regretted it.

One is he discovered Si Linna is doing better than the Yan family now; she is wealthier than Yan Anhua.

The other is when he learned Si Linna remarried and had a child, he was undoubtedly panic-stricken inside.

Earlier, he could deceive himself that he was Si Linna’s only child and she wouldn’t abandon him. In the future, if he needed Si Linna, she should help him.

But now it’s different. Si Linna has another child, and unlike him, this child was born surrounded by love. Undoubtedly, Si Linna would pour all her maternal affection onto this child, fearing she won’t think of him anymore.

When change that was deemed impossible occurred, when a person he believed would never leave him completely abandoned him, his heart could not bear it.

Yan Zhengnan was experiencing this.

But how he felt, Si Linna couldn’t do anything about it.

Si Linna didn’t have morning sickness before, but ever since Yan Anhua stirred up trouble, it began, each episode leaving her nauseated. Shao Wen was heartbroken seeing her in such discomfort.

Shao Wen more than once lashed out, calling Yan Anhua a bastard.

Then Anning privately asked An Xin what exactly happened at the Yan family.

An Xin told Anning, Father Yan was diagnosed with cancer, and Mrs. Yan was also in poor health while the Yan family’s company had been declining for years, and their current life isn’t as good as before.

Upon learning this, Anning merely smiled.

By the time Si Linna and Liu Feifei’s bellies grew bigger, the weather became even more unpredictable.

By this time, it was already winter, but it wasn’t too cold, or rather, it was fluctuating between cold and warm.

In the morning, it was so cold people wrapped themselves in layers of cotton, but by noon, it got so hot they wanted to wear short sleeves.

Such extreme cold and warmth were not beneficial to the growth of many crops.

Especially at night, when the weather became unexpectedly cold, sometimes waking people from their sleep. Not only in the North, but the South was especially cold this year, with tropical areas seeing temperatures drop to below minus ten degrees.

Yet, during noontime in tropical regions, temperatures soared to over fifty degrees, truly making it unbearable.

Unlike the North, buildings in the South had noticeably thinner walls, and their wiring and underground pipes were not made to withstand freezing temperatures. Soon, some wires froze and broke, and many cities’ underground pipelines cracked, causing sewage to flow everywhere. At night, the sewage froze, and by noon, it melted into water again, forcing people into an unlivable situation.

Fortunately, the area around Fengtai Village was better, as the temperature anomalies were not as severe, allowing people to keep living.

Li Hai made a phone call home, urging his parents to quickly come to live in Fengtai Village.

Si Linna and Li Hai also discussed this and held a meeting with villagers, announcing that they would no longer allow tourists and were closing down village access for "renovations" and "facility upgrades", but in reality, they were afraid of causing chaos.

With the arrival of extreme cold and warmth came drought.

Since autumn had begun, not a single drop of rain had fallen anywhere, causing some rivers with shallow water levels to dry up, leaving just a thin layer of murky water on the riverbed.

City water supplies began to be limited in time and quantity.

Heating wasn’t as effective either.

Because nights were so cold, warming systems that usually raised indoor temperatures to twenty degrees or more struggled to even achieve above zero this year.

These circumstances were gradually making life difficult for city dwellers.

Many urban people noticed something unusual, and those whose families came from rural areas began to move their entire families back to the countryside.

However, some who’ve been city-dwellers for generations, without rural relatives, could only remain in the city.

Anning began instructing people to heavily spray growth fluid in the fields.

Yet, many crops could not survive.

In such extreme weather conditions, no amount of growth fluid could reverse the situation.

Every day, Anning would visit the fields around noon to observe the condition of the crops.

When she found that many crops had died from drought and cold, she began pondering alternative solutions.

People need food to survive. Without grain, without nourishment, how could people live? This is bound to cause big problems.