After Yang Dong and Li Chuntao parted ways, he quickly walked home.

Today he didn’t come back too late, at this time the family should be making dinner.

He figured everyone was still working in the yard, so if he hurried home, he might still be able to help out for a while.

But when he entered the yard, he found that everyone had already finished, and no one was working in the yard.

He didn’t think much of it, figuring that whoever was cooking was cooking, and those who were resting had gone inside to rest.

So he headed straight to his own room, thinking about tidying himself up.

However, as he passed by the door of the third brother and his wife’s room, he heard voices inside. The second and third sisters-in-law were cooking at the third sister-in-law’s place today.

He initially didn’t want to eavesdrop, but he stopped because of what they were discussing.

"Third sister-in-law, you know such a nice girl, why didn’t you introduce her to our fourth brother? If you had introduced them earlier, our fourth brother wouldn’t have ended up with someone like Yang Xiaocui."

The second sister-in-law was clearly dissatisfied with Yang Xiaocui, "Look at that Yang Xiaocui, compared to Li Chuntao, she falls way short. She’s neither pretty nor well-off; she lacks everything. Mother says she’s capable of working, but there are plenty of hardworking women out there. She’s nothing special, really. I think someone like Li Chuntao, who’s literate, is much better."

At this point, Yang Qiu chimed in, "She can read and write too?"

"Absolutely. What’s that saying, ah yes, the one your third brother said, skilled in music, chess, literature, and painting. Xiaoqiu, don’t you think she’s way better than that Yang Xiaocui?" The second sister-in-law was clearly quite taken with Li Chuntao.

Yang Qiu didn’t directly answer the second sister-in-law’s question but his response showed he had a good impression of Li Chuntao, "She’s indeed impressive. Like the third sister-in-law and Sister Xiangxiang, her embroidery skills are also excellent. This morning she worked with us in the workshop and even made a set of underwear. Her needlework is quite good."

Upon hearing this, the second sister-in-law exclaimed, "Really? And she said she only knows a little bit. See, see, such a humble girl. How did our fourth brother not have such good fortune?"

On the side, Xiaoxiao didn’t know what to say. The second sister-in-law was clearly smitten with Li Chuntao, obviously thinking she was perfect in every way. Good thing the second sister-in-law is a woman, otherwise, people might get the wrong idea, hahaha.

Li Chuntao’s reputation used to be about the same as the original, not that great, but after slimming down, everyone seemed to like her.

But it was really about her own self. If she wasn’t genuinely good, becoming prettier wouldn’t help; it’s the beauty of the heart that matters most.

Although Xiaoxiao hadn’t spent much time with Li Chuntao, she could tell that she was a good girl.

And also a bit naive!

"I originally planned to set them up when I returned from my parental home, but who’d have thought that as soon as I got home, the fourth brother was already engaged. What could I do? I couldn’t just ruin things, I can only say they weren’t meant to be."

Hearing this, the second sister-in-law got excited, slapping her thigh in regret, "Oh, I told you, let the fourth brother wait, wait a bit, there was no rush, but no one listened to me. I’ve worn out my lips saying this, and now look, we’ve missed such a good girl. If the fourth brother knew, I think he’d regret it so much."