Yang Dong looked around, seeing no one on the road, he took out a boiled egg from his pocket and handed it to Yang Xiaocui, "This is for you."

Seeing the boiled egg, Yang Xiaocui was stunned. Did Yang Dong come just to give her a boiled egg?

Seeing Yang Xiaocui in a daze and not taking it, Yang Dong said again, "Take it quickly, don’t let your mom see it."

The reason Yang Dong was doing this behind Lan Hua’s back was because he was annoyed by what Lan Hua did yesterday. She clearly brought a pot of food from their uncle’s house but didn’t share any with him, so now, he didn’t even want to let Lan Hua get a single boiled egg.

Yang Xiaocui hastily took the boiled egg and hid it on herself, feeling a bit excited.

Just a few days ago, Yang Dong didn’t even want to talk to her, and now he was actively giving her a boiled egg.

Seeing that Yang Xiaocui accepted the boiled egg, Yang Dong said, "From now on, every morning, go to my house and find my mom. I’ll ask her to save a boiled egg for you."

Yang Dong was about to leave, but Yang Xiaocui immediately stopped him and said, "No need, if I keep going to your house, people in the village will gossip."

Seeing how troubled Yang Xiaocui looked, Yang Dong felt that she had a point. The whole business of bringing a boiled egg today was just to show their second and third sisters-in-law, hoping they wouldn’t matchmake him anymore. He didn’t want them to worry unnecessarily; things between him and Yang Xiaocui were already settled.

But even so, there was no need to send food every day; occasional gifts were fine. But he didn’t expect his mom to be more invested than he was, wanting him to give a boiled egg to Yang Xiaocui every day in front of everyone, especially to make sure the sisters-in-law wouldn’t think wrongly again, so he agreed.

Since Yang Xiaocui said so, even better. He didn’t want others to gossip either. Just as he was about to agree, he heard Yang Xiaocui say, "Or, you could just leave the boiled egg there every day."

Yang Dong followed the direction of Yang Xiaocui’s finger and saw a spot under the wall, very hidden. After seeing it, Yang Dong understood.

Since she had suggested it that way, he couldn’t refuse, so he nodded in agreement, then left.

Yang Dong had already walked far away when Yang Xiaocui finally entered the courtyard. Lan Hua approached her, "Daughter, what did Yang Dong want with you?"

Of course, Yang Xiaocui wasn’t foolish enough to tell her mom about this. If she did, she wouldn’t get to eat the eggs. It took a lot for her to have something good to eat, and it was given by Yang Dong, she couldn’t spill the beans. She thought up a random excuse, "Oh, nothing, he just told me to find him if I needed anything."

Seeing her daughter say this with a bit of a blush, Lan Hua understood. Yang Dong was starting to take her daughter seriously; look, he didn’t even come to work at their house anymore but specifically told her daughter to find him if needed.

"Daughter, this is a good sign; Yang Dong is starting to notice you. Let me tell you, the boys of the Yang Family are famous for pampering their wives; Yang Dong will definitely treat you well too."

"Hm." Yang Xiaocui said nothing, as long as her mom didn’t go overboard, she believed Yang Dong would be good to her.

Lan Hua then advised Yang Xiaocui and took the family to work in the fields. Yang Xiaocui watched her family leave the courtyard, planning to go back to work, when she looked up and saw Li Chuntao standing in the adjacent courtyard.