After Li Chuntao got on the carriage, she heard her third brother shouting into the carriage, "Are we still going to Yuelai Restaurant to buy Mapo Cake?"

Li Chuntao was a bit speechless. She didn’t really want to eat it; she only mentioned it to prevent her third brother from causing trouble. Now, what was there to eat? She shouted out, "No, let’s go home."

Her third brother quickly agreed, swung the whip, and the carriage headed towards Stone Village.

He certainly knew that his sister only mentioned wanting Mapo Cake to brush him off. She didn’t really feel like buying any!

On the way, the more Li Chuntao thought about it, the more she felt it necessary to remind her third brother once again. Otherwise, if they met Yang Dong on the road, the whole family would soon know once they got home.

So she opened the small window in the front and said, "Third brother, you can’t tell the family about today’s matter. If I find out you told them, I will, I will..."

Li Chuntao kept saying "I will" but didn’t know how to punish her third brother.

Facing such a sister, Li Chuntao’s third brother asked, "You will what?"

His sister was very naive. She only ever threatened to be angry with them but never really was. He was curious to hear how his sister, for the sake of Yang Dong, would threaten him.

A moment later, Li Chuntao finally said, "I’ll have mother stop making meat for you."

Li Chuntao thought it over and felt only food could be used to threaten her third brother.

This made Li Chuntao’s third brother laugh and cry at the same time. He wondered what his sister would come up with, but it turns out it was only forbidding meat. Although he couldn’t resist meat, couldn’t he find a place to eat it himself if their mother didn’t cook any?

His silly sister! He really worried that she might be easily deceived by someone with a scheme in the future!

He agreed, "Got it, I definitely won’t say anything."

Hearing this, Li Chuntao continued to remind him, "And you can’t have that attitude anymore. Anyone could see the disgust in your eyes. If someone sees it, I can’t explain it away, and they’ll think it’s my opinion."

"Got it!" Li Chuntao’s third brother agreed, but in his heart, he thought, they probably already know. His sister was right; his intentional and unintentional expressions could be seen by a fool. Moreover, he and Yang Dong had already exchanged glances!

But he wouldn’t tell his sister.

The carriage finally reached the doorstep, and as the family heard the carriage arriving, they all came out to greet her. Soon, her mother’s voice followed, "Daughter, you’re back, how was your day out?"

"Mom, it was great. I bought a lot of things, including everything you asked for; you can have a look later."

"Good to hear, then come on inside."

The group, carrying big and small bags, started moving things into the house. Once everything was inside, Li Chuntao began distributing the items.

"Dad, here’s the wine you wanted. Mom, here’s the silver hairpin you wanted. Here’re the pens and ink for the kids, cakes..."

Everyone accepted their items, not forgetting to praise Li Chuntao for her good choices.

"Daughter, this hairpin is beautiful, I love it," the mother said.

"Thank you, auntie," the children said.

"..."

"..."

After walking around all day, Li Chuntao felt a bit tired, so she decided to go to her room and rest for a while. Just then, her mother followed her up. To distract her daughter, her mother, who usually didn’t enjoy gossiping, began sharing something she heard, "Daughter, let me tell you, as soon as you left, something major happened in the village!"