"Mother, what’s going on? Auntie is way too enthusiastic!"
Xiaoxiao truly found Auntie too enthusiastic, no one had ever been so passionate towards her since her arrival; it felt so insincerely enthusiastic.
Mother hadn’t replied, but the forthright second sister-in-law spoke up first.
"She must have seen that the third sister-in-law can make money. Auntie is such a shrewd person, she certainly wouldn’t suffer any loss!"
Looking at the second sister-in-law, Xiaoxiao guessed that Auntie must really be a calculating person. There’s a saying that goes, ’When something’s out of the ordinary, there must be evil afoot.’ Auntie’s behavior today was definitely out of the ordinary! It seemed that, in the future, she had to be more cautious.
However, Auntie really did bring two pounds of tofu today, so they could switch up the meal tonight, which was lovely.
After dinner, Xiaoxiao went back to her room and lay in bed, thinking again of soy milk, tofu pudding, and deep-fried dough sticks! How she longed for a taste!
With these thoughts, Xiaoxiao felt utterly miserable, wishing to return to the modern era, especially, especially so.
She was different from her transmigration peers; they all found their other halves, felt true love, and were no longer alone. But she hadn’t!
Thinking and thinking, Xiaoxiao started to cry in bed like a child, venting all her loneliness and helplessness!
Perhaps because the crying was too loud, it was overheard by Yang Dong, who had gotten up in the middle of the night.
The next day before dawn, Yang Dong left the house without telling anyone where he was going.
Yang Ming was surprised to hear that someone was looking for him outside. Could something have happened at home? At the entrance, he discovered that the visitor was his own brother, Yang Dong.
"Why are you here? Is there some trouble at home?" Yang Ming asked anxiously, fearing that something had happened with the wife at home.
"Everything’s fine at home, no trouble at all!"
"That’s a relief, but why did you come here then?" Yang Ming was still somewhat skeptical; his brother rarely came to the Academy to find him.
"Last night, I got up and heard the third sister-in-law’s crying. She sounded so heartbroken!"
"What are you trying to say!" She cried? Because of him?
"I just wanted to ask you when you plan to return."
"I haven’t decided yet, this isn’t your concern!" Yang Ming was greatly distressed; he didn’t know what to do.
"If you don’t intend to treat her well, can you let me have her?"
"What did you say, say that again..."
Yang Ming’s eyes widened, he grabbed Yang Dong by the collar, shocked by the words he heard! She had only been in the house for a few days, but seeing his brother’s serious demeanor, he became uncertain.
"Do you like her?" Yang Ming still asked cautiously, hoping his brother would not entertain such thoughts – after all, that was his sister-in-law. What sort of thing would that be!
"I don’t know what liking someone means, I just know the third sister-in-law is a good person, and we all want her to stay in our house. If you can’t, I’m the only option!"
"..." She’s a good person? Everyone at home wants to keep her? What exactly had he missed? His usually reticent brother had spoken so much today!
"I will return. You and she are uncle and niece-in-law; don’t entertain these crooked thoughts. Understand? Don’t give people something to laugh about. I hope I never hear such words from you again!"
Yang Ming quickly admonished his brother, worried he would take a wrong turn.
After sending off his brother, Yang Ming found himself distracted while reading, repeatedly pondering his brother’s words. What skill did Zhong Xiaoxiao possess that she won over the entire family in just a few days!