The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

”What’s going on?”

Liu Dalian looked at Xiao Yuan and asked seriously, ”What are you doing here so early in the morning?”

Xiao Yuan was empty-handed and looked exhausted. His eyes were red when he faced Liu Dalian, ”Aunt, I’ve come to seek refuge in your home.”

Huh?

Liu Dalian was stunned, ”Speak clearly.”

Xiao Yuan turned his head to wipe his tears, ”My parents found out about me and Ningning. They insist that we must break up, but I didn’t agree, so my dad kicked me out with nothing. I have nowhere else to go but your home, Aunt. Don’t worry, I won’t eat your food for nothing; I’m very capable.”

Liu Dalian looked at Xiao Yuan and was speechless for a long time.

Anning, looking very moved, went over to hug Xiao Yuan and cried, ”How could you be so foolish? If your parents are against it, can’t you say something nice to appease them first? Stabilize the situation and then we can discuss things slowly later. Why do you act like a fool, ignoring everything?”

After crying, Anning looked at Liu Dalian, ”Mom, Xiao Yuan came to this. If you don’t take him in, what can he do?”

Liu Dalian was even more at a loss.

Anning gritted her teeth, ”Mom, if you don’t let me be with Xiao Yuan, then... you can kick me out too.”

”What nonsense are you saying?” Liu Dalian was truly anxious this time, ”I’m not opposing, don’t worry. We’ll think of a way slowly.”

An Yi pulled Anning aside, ”What a fool. How could I have a silly sister like you? Can you trust a man’s words? Honestly... I don’t know who you learned this from.”

Pei Yu rolled her eyes, ”Fine, as long as you’re happy, I’ll go back to sleep.”

Anning broke into a smile through her tears and looked at Xiao Yuan with a silly grin.

Xiao Yuan also looked at her with a goofy smile.

It was really hard for Pei Anyi to watch.

”Come, let’s talk in my room.”

Anning pulled Xiao Yuan and headed indoors.

Liu Dalian wanted to say something, but recalling Anning’s threat earlier, she fell silent, ”Third, come cook with me.”

”Why? No man is looking for me, so why should I...”

Pei Anyi was dragged into the kitchen by Liu Dalian before she could finish her sentence.

Once Anning and Xiao Yuan were inside, she asked him, ”What’s going on? Really split from them?”

Xiao Yuan smiled lightly, ”Yes, took this chance to push them to split up the family. It’ll be much easier from now on.”

”What are your plans then?”

Anning continued to ask.

Xiao Yuan put his arm around Anning’s shoulder, ”First, let’s find a way to make money. Aren’t you planning to get a loan? Once it’s secured, give me a part of it so I can use it to make money.”

Anning thought for a moment, ”Let’s both make money. While we still have time, let’s earn the initial capital. I’ve thought it through, if we want to expand, we need to fix the village roads. If we grow vegetables and want to sell them for a good price, we need to create our own brand and have our own transportation, and all this requires a lot of money. Just the loan won’t be enough.”

”Alright, once we’ve got the loan, we’ll first use the money elsewhere to make some profit. There are plenty of projects to make quick money these days. Let’s spend a few months making money first and then come back to farm.”

Xiao Yuan also considered this and thought of splitting the family early to earn money as soon as possible.

Anning thought of something else.

”I want to take the third sister and my aunt with us when we leave. I was too naïve before, thinking that if I helped the villagers get rich together, it would clear the Pei family’s name. But now I realize it’s unrealistic. My aunt and third sister aren’t really the settling down type. Even if I work hard to clear the family’s name, they could sabotage it with their antics. I can’t clean up for them all my life, so I have to...”

Xiao Yuan’s eyes lit up as he listened, ”You’re saying your aunt and third sister want to cause trouble, but village life is just a small pond too small for them. You want to take them to a bigger arena.”

Anning smiled, ”There are more opportunities in big cities. Besides, who would know who they are if we leave? No matter how much trouble they cause, it won’t affect the family’s reputation at home.”

That’s true.

Xiao Yuan couldn’t help but nod, ”You have a point.”

Anning smiled again, ”Plus, when I think about it, my third sister really is skilled. Since childhood, she has been breaking the hearts of young romantics and abandoning men, yet has never failed. To this day, the young guys she abandoned still pine for her. She’s so formidable, yet even this place has restrained her. Might as well take her out early and let her do her thing.”

Xiao Yuan wanted to say more, but Liu Dalian called for dinner from outside just then.

Hurriedly, he joined Anning to help set the table and other things.

As An Xian came out, she reacted coldly to the extra person in the house, barely nodding to Xiao Yuan before hurriedly eating her meal.

After breakfast, Anning called Pei Laoshi to go to the credit union to apply for a loan.

Loans were easy to get during this period, and after submitting the paperwork, it wasn’t long before the loan was approved.

With the money in hand, Pei Laoshi asked Anning, ”Lao Si, what should we do now? We got this loan, but the interest isn’t small. How much more will we have to pay back in a year? I’m uneasy letting it just sit like this.”

Anning took the opportunity to discuss with Pei Laoshi.

She shared her concerns and thoughts with Pei Laoshi, ”Xiao Yuan and I plan to take the third sister and my aunt out, and we’ll also look for money-making projects outside. Let’s first earn back the interest.”

Pei Laoshi looked troubled, ”Can that really work?”

Anning whispered, ”Dad, think about my aunt and third sister’s reputation. If they stay in the village, what good outcome is there? Everyone in these parts knows them. Think about what people say about our family from miles around. If we keep going like this, who would marry my aunt and third sister? It’s better to take them out where no one knows them. With their looks, wouldn’t it be easy for them to find a good husband?”

That makes sense.

Pei Laoshi couldn’t help but nod.

He didn’t realize he was being led by Anning’s reasoning.

Anning patted Pei Laoshi on the shoulder, ”Dad, don’t worry. The girls in our family aren’t stupid. With our smarts, we’re sure not to suffer outside. We’ll definitely take good care of the money. As for taking advantage... Dad, think about it, with my aunt there, who knows who’s going to be taken advantage of.”

Pei Laoshi felt a bit speechless, ”You shouldn’t talk about your aunt like that.”

However, deep down, he agreed with it. His sister, well, who knows who she took after, was definitely not picky about people.

Anning persuaded Pei Laoshi and quickly packed, taking her boyfriend, her aunt, and third sister to the big city to seek their fortune.

As for which city they went to, she didn’t tell Pei Laoshi, and neither Pei Laoshi nor Liu Dalian remembered to ask.

Once everyone left, Pei Laoshi asked Liu Dalian, ”Wife, where did our daughter go?”

Liu Dalian shook her head, ”I didn’t ask, I thought you did.”

So both of them were left speechless with no solution.

Where did Anning and Xiao Yuan go?

Naturally, they went to Dream City.

They hadn’t even received the cash before Xiao Yuan started looking for tickets to Dream City.

Once the loan money arrived, the four of them, carrying little luggage, went to the Provincial City, stayed for one night, and then took a train to Dream City.