After Xiaoxiao left, the courtyard became completely quiet.

After taking a nap at noon, Li Chuntao was sitting in the courtyard again.

Because at the moment she was indeed idle, and sitting in the courtyard was largely to pay attention to the commotion next door.

Actually, after she returned, Yang Xiaocui came looking for her at night.

Not only did she try to get closer, but she specifically mentioned Yang Dong celebrating her birthday with her.

Did Yang Xiaocui really take her as a confidante?

Actually, Li Chuntao could vaguely feel that there was some intentionality in Yang Xiaocui’s behavior in front of her.

Though Li Chuntao usually tends to be soft-hearted and trusts others easily, she’s not a fool.

Even if she didn’t notice it at the time, she would figure it out eventually; she’s not the naive type.

Moreover, it’s enough that Yang Xiaocui cried poverty once in front of her. But every time she comes, wiping tears and lamenting her poverty, it deeply annoys her. Once or twice is acceptable, and she would give her some things out of pity, but repeated requests are obnoxious, suggesting it’s deliberate to solicit items.

Initially, she thought Yang Xiaocui was quite nice, but after several interactions, she doesn’t feel that way anymore; she thinks Yang Xiaocui isn’t as she appears.

In short, from any perspective, she doesn’t want too much involvement with her.

If it weren’t to clear up the matter with Yang Xiaocui and that man, she might not have bothered to continue interacting with Yang Xiaocui.

But to investigate the matter, she still mustered the courage to treat Yang Xiaocui as before.

She’s not someone who can pretend; doing such things really makes her dislike herself.

Sometimes she wonders if she might be overthinking, or perhaps it’s Yang Dong’s influence. Deep down, she hopes Yang Xiaocui isn’t a good girl.

But in reality, perhaps Yang Xiaocui is indeed a good girl. Otherwise, how could Yang Dong agree to this betrothal?

In the past two days since returning, she hasn’t noticed anything different about Yang Xiaocui, who hasn’t even stepped out of the courtyard, let alone seen the man.

After staying in the courtyard for a while, Li Chuntao felt that today might again be fruitless, so she decided to get up and go back inside.

But just as she got up and before reaching the doorway, someone arrived next door.

Upon seeing who it was, Li Chuntao widened her eyes. Isn’t that the man who walked out together with Yang Xiaocui?

Is he from this village?

Why is he coming to Yang Xiaocui’s place?

Are they relatives?

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A string of questions emerged in Li Chuntao’s mind, but at the same time, she was excited. She finally saw this person; maybe soon she would know what was going on between him and Yang Xiaocui. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

She didn’t go inside but returned to the courtyard instead, deciding to observe the situation.

After Yang Daniu returned from town humbled, he couldn’t let go of it. Planning to extort Yang Xiaocui for some money, now that Yang Xiaocui’s family had brought home the corn from the field, she basically wouldn’t go out. So, he had to come directly, deliberately picking dinner time, knowing that in the Yang Xiaocui household, cooking was her job. He planned to find an opportunity to sneak into the kitchen and meet with Yang Xiaocui.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, before he could speak to Yang Xiaocui’s family, he saw a pretty girl next door. He’s heard over the past few days about the arrival of the wealthy family’s daughter, known for her stunning looks. He hadn’t seen her yet, but seeing her today, she really was beautiful, no less attractive than the girls at the brothel.