Why did you provoke me?

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Xiujie's parents were going back to their unit; they were really busy.

Xiujie didn't go back to her parents' house; she decided to stay at her grandmother's. Niannian stayed by Xiujie's side constantly these past few days. Xiujie kept her promise; she taught Niannian how to make her first bead within three days.

Niannian has two more phone numbers than Xiujie; she really learns things very quickly.

Niannian proudly showed off the beads she had made to her parents. "Mom and Dad, look, these are beads I made myself. Sister Xiu taught me how."

It was a black bead with blue undertones, made from the skin of a type of fish. When you held it up to the sunlight, the colors inside were incredibly rich.

Fu Yuxin examined the beads in her hand closely. "You really made them yourself."

"Of course, Sister Xiu taught me step by step, and I learned it in no time. It's just that I didn't do the first few very well, but Sister Xiu said this one is the best." Her proud tone revealed her joy to everyone.

Fu Yuxin's eyes were filled with complex emotions. She had also taught this daughter how to make beads, but after ten days of instruction, she still hadn't learned. She had thought that besides being mischievous, this daughter was slow to learn how to be a mask revealer.

It turns out it wasn't that her daughter was stupid, but rather that she hadn't taught her well. It seems she doesn't understand her younger daughter as well as her eldest daughter, who just came home. She seems like a failed mother.

Niannian happily showed off the bead to her father before returning to Xiujie's room, completely satisfied.

"You really want to impress them?" Sister Xiu found it amusing.

"You don't know how disappointed Mom looked at me when I couldn't learn it. I still remember it to this day. Now it's proven that it wasn't that I was stupid, but that she didn't know how to teach," Niannian kept talking.

"I want to stay with my older sister from now on. I also want to go with her to your parents' house to see Dali and Fourth Sister."

Sister Xiu glanced at her. "Didn't you complain that the yard was dirty back then? You wouldn't even get out of the car."

"I'm just a little kid, it's okay for me to go back on my word." Niannian raised her little head and smiled smugly. "Your sister is my sister, and besides, you said that Dali taught you all this, so of course I have to acknowledge her as my sister too. I want such a good sister too."

"Okay, in a few days, Grandma and I will learn some more things and memorize them well. Then we'll go to Sister Dali's house to find Mom and Dad." Sister Xiu clearly also wanted to go back to the Yu family.

Before they knew it, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year arrived. Jiang Mingfeng went to pick up Yu Meng as instructed by Li Yiqing.

"Are you going to the city on a mission?" Dad asked in surprise.

"No, I'm going to help someone. My older sister and brother-in-law are coming with me, so don't worry, I can take care of myself."

"What do you need? Mom will get it for you now." Aunt Yu quickly stood up to prepare things for Yu Meng.

"Uncle, Aunt, my cousin has already prepared everything. All I need to do is send my little sister. Besides, Dali and I will take care of her, so you don't need to worry."

Mom stood to the side, looking like she wanted to say something.

Dali knew what she was worried about. "Don't worry, when we get to the city, we'll go see Sister Xiu as soon as possible to see how she's doing. I'll tell you when we get back."

"You can't just listen to what Sister Xiu says; you have to see for yourself," Mom instructed.

"Xiujie is a smart girl; she can manage her life very well," her father interjected.

"Don't worry, if Sister Xiu doesn't want to stay in that house anymore, I'll just bring her back," Dali practically patted her chest in assurance.

On the bus to the city.

"Little sister, why did you agree to be your cousin's chief mask revealer this time?"

"He was the one who secured that spot for me to meet the teacher. And he gave me a lot of gold coins too," Yu Meng said honestly.

"Do you know what task my cousin gave Dali and me? Our task is simply to take good care of you. We're getting 10 gold coins each as a reward," Jiang Mingfeng said. "Cousin is really generous. I never thought I could earn 10 gold coins in seven days."

Yu Meng fell silent. If Jiang Mingfeng knew she could earn 500 gold coins in 7 days, he might still be smug.

Dali glared at Jiang Mingfeng. "Even if I don't get any gold coins, I'll still take good care of my little sister."

"I knew it, I'd never be number one in your eyes. But don't worry, you'll always be number one in my life."

Yu Meng coughed slightly. Jiang Mingfeng was then glared at by Dali.

Upon arriving in the city, Li Yiqing welcomed them into a hotel that had been prepared in advance. "Rest here for the night, and we'll set off tomorrow afternoon."

"We need to travel through the night," Yu Meng asked.

"The place we're going to this time is a bit special; we'll have to take a plane."

Dali stood up abruptly. "A special place? Is it very dangerous? My little sister is only trying to help you, you can't hurt her."

Jiang Mingfeng pulled back the furious Dali. "How could my cousin harm our little sister? He's going too."

"Yu Meng will sign a contract with us; her safety is our top priority," Li Yiqing explained, not angry at Dali's expression.

"If we have time tomorrow morning, we'd like to go see Sister Xiu," Yu Meng said to Li Yiqing.

"I knew you'd definitely visit Sister Xiu this time. I've already found out for you; she's staying at Grandma's. I told them today that you'll be visiting Sister Xiu tomorrow."

"Really? You've already talked to them? We can see Sister Xiu tomorrow." Dali was overjoyed. "Thank you so much, cousin."

Jiang Mingfeng was helpless. That's just Dali's temper; she's very protective of her own.

Li Yiqing didn't pay any attention. Dali had been with his mining group for three years and had a certain understanding of her temperament.

A good night's sleep.

Sister Xiu looked at Dali and Yu Meng standing in front of her. She rubbed her eyes hard. "It really is you two, I'm not dreaming."

"Pinch your thigh and see if it hurts," Dali said in a serious tone.

"Sister Xiu, please don't pinch me, it must hurt!" Little Nian Nian hurriedly stopped her from the side.

"You must be Sister Dali, my name is Niannian." Niannian ran up to Dali, tilted her head back, and looked at Dali with bright, sparkling eyes. "Sister Xiu said you're a good sister, and I want to be your little sister too. A good little sister."

Dali looked down at the little one in front of her. She glanced sideways at Sister Xiu. "Not bad."

Sister Xiu raised an eyebrow. "No problem."

Judging from this, Yu Meng knew that Sister Xiu was doing alright in this family. And rightly so; with Sister Xiu's intelligence, how could she possibly let herself get into such an awkward situation?