That’s right, Yang Dong went to deliver boiled eggs to Yang Xiaocui.

He understood everything after overhearing his third sister-in-law and the others talking in the kitchen yesterday.

He and Yang Xiaocui were the same kind of people, and they were already engaged; they were meant to spend their lives together.

As for Li Chuntao, she was just a passerby; he didn’t need to care.

The reason he wanted to become literate and stop speaking in the local dialect was all because of his second sister-in-law’s words. She said he was a bumpkin unworthy of others.

He never thought about whether he was worthy or not, but wasn’t that saying he wasn’t good enough?

In what way was he not good enough? What was so hard about becoming literate? He just didn’t like to study. If he took it seriously, it wouldn’t be a problem at all.

When he arrived at Yang Xiaocui’s doorstep, her family hadn’t left for the fields yet.

They were getting ready and about to leave. Seeing Yang Dong was a surprise to them. Wasn’t Yang Dong unable to make it yesterday? Why was he here again? Was he planning to help out again?

Aunt Lan Hua saw Yang Dong and laughed, "Yang Dong, why are you here again? Is it because there’s nothing to do at your place, so your mom sent you over to help?"

Yang Dong was a bit speechless. Aunt Lan Hua really had a wild imagination. How could there be nothing at their place? The corn was being shelled, and the fish pond was busy too. He replied, "Aunt Lan Hua, no, I have to go to the fish pond later. I came to see your Yang Xiaocui."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Lan Hua felt anxious inside. Why was he suddenly looking for her little girl? She wasn’t unaware of her little girl talking to Yang Dong these days, but Yang Dong hadn’t been very responsive; she was worried for her little girl.

The engagement had been set, so marriage was just a matter of time. But if Yang Dong treated her little girl coolly, how could she be valued after marriage and help her family?

However, if Yang Dong cared for her daughter, it would be different. Her little girl would have more influence in the Yang Family and could better support her own family.

So she didn’t stop her little girl from chasing after Yang Dong to talk.

It was a good sign for Yang Dong to come looking for her little girl on his own today, perhaps he finally realized something. She quickly called for her little girl, with a loud voice that could be heard next door, "Xiaocui, Yang Dong is looking for you, come out quickly."

In the morning, Yang Xiaocui didn’t need to go to the fields with her family. She was supposed to take care of the younger ones at home and prepare lunch for everyone. After delivering lunch, she would stay in the fields to help, leaving the older child at home to look after the others, who were big enough at eight years old to manage. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

She was tidying up the kitchen, which was messy after breakfast. She had heard the commotion in the kitchen and knew Yang Dong had arrived, but she was surprised he had come to find her.

Hearing her mother’s call, she walked out of the kitchen. She saw Yang Dong at the gate, not even stepping into their yard, and approached him a bit nervously while her family was busy preparing to head to the fields with no time to pay attention to them.

After stepping out, Yang Xiaocui noticed that Yang Dong took two steps aside, clearly not wanting those in the yard to see. What was he trying to hide?

She kept her head down and spoke timidly, "You, you, what do you want with me?"