Why did you provoke me?

Upon hearing Niannian's question, Yu Meng simply sighed softly.

"I'm not sure what it is right now."

"Fourth Sister, so that means you do know something, right?"

Yu Meng nodded. "Do you still remember the river next to my old family house?"

Niannian nodded happily. "Is it the river where I used to catch fish? Of course I remember!"

"There's a big rock by that river, and it's similar in nature to this big egg in my yard right now," Yu Meng said casually.

Niannian's eyes widened. "Fourth Sister, are you saying that the egg-shaped rock in your yard is actually something special?"

Yu Meng nodded. "The main reason we're going back this time is that I want to bring that big rock back with me."

"What's in here?" Niannian asked, kicking the ground as she spoke.

"I know what's inside this, but I really don't know what's inside that rock by the river." Yu Meng didn't intend to hide it from Nian Nian.

"Ah," Niannian leaned closer to Yu Meng and whispered, "Fourth Sister, then tell me, what's inside this?"

Yu Meng shook her head, "I can't say right now."

Niannian kicked the big egg again and said fiercely, "You actually managed to get my fourth sister's attention? You're lucky."

After saying this, Niannian looked at Yu Meng again. "Then, Fourth Sister, when are we leaving?"

"I've asked Jingwu to make the arrangements; we'll leave tonight."

Niannian was overjoyed and grabbed Yu Meng's arm. "Fourth Sister, let's go shopping!"

"I've already had someone buy it. If you can't stand staying here, you can go and take a look. If you need anything, I'll have them buy it again." Yu Meng had no intention of going out.

"Fourth Sister, how much did you buy?" Niannian asked with a smile. "You bought everything this time, so Mom can't say I'm wasting money anymore."

She twirled around happily. "Did you buy some for my older brother's little nephew? I'm going to buy lots of toys to take to him."

"I bought it," Yu Meng said with a smile. "You can say you bought it."

Niannian looked at Yu Meng with some suspicion. "What did you buy?"

"What could there be? It's all just kids' toys."

Niannian was a little skeptical of Yu Meng's words, so she decided to go and see for herself.

An hour later, Niannian returned.

"Fourth Sister, are those the toys you said you bought for the children?"

Yu Meng was also troubled. "I only said I wanted to buy toys for my little nephew. As soon as they heard it was a boy, they all went to prepare them for me. By the time I found out, this was already the case."

Niannian waved her hand, "You bought all these things, I didn't participate at all."

Who could possibly understand this? A whole truckload of children's toys. There were wooden toys for kids to play with, toy guns, toy cannons, and even toy cars. The kind that could actually be driven and have people sitting on them.

Niannian looked dejected. "Fourth Sister, if we take all these back, Mom will definitely scold us again."

Yu Meng remained calm, "So I plan to let these gifts arrive on the day we leave."

Niannian jumped for joy upon hearing this, "Fourth Sister, when it comes to being smart, you're the one!"

Yu Meng raised an eyebrow. "Follow me and learn well."

The journey home went smoothly. By 8 a.m. the next day, Yu Meng and Niannian were already standing in the small town.

Two people, each carrying a small backpack and a small bag in their hand, stood in front of the two-story building.

Many people were coming and going, and no one noticed the two of them.

"Fourth Sister, our business is doing really well. In just this short while, I've seen more than ten people come and go." Niannian stood there looking around.

Suddenly, excited voices came from behind. "Little Si'er, Niannian, is that you?"

The two women turned around together. Yu's mother, with a basket slung over her arm, was watching them intently.

"Mom, it's us." The two of them ran to Mother Yu from either side, each taking one of her arms.

"You guys only sent a message saying you'd be back today, but you didn't say what time? I just got back from buying groceries this morning."

"Mom, give me the basket." Yu Meng took the groceries. "We don't know what time we'll arrive; it depends on when they have time."

"Yes, Mom, we came back by hitchhiking, so we can't say for sure," Niannian quickly added from the side.

Aunt Yu looked at this one, then at that one, "Why have you all lost so much weight? Come inside, I'll cook something delicious for you today."

The whole family gathered around the table for dinner. They chatted animatedly, one after another.

Everyone served them food, and the two of them ate it all with smiles on their faces.

After dinner, Yu Meng handed several bottles of good wine from her bag to her father. "Dad, don't be stingy, drink as much as you want."

Then he distributed a portion of the beauty potion that Qian Chuan had prepared to each person, saying, "This is a good thing; it can keep you young forever."

She also gave Yu's mother a separate card, saying, "Mom, this is for your allowance. Buy whatever you want, don't worry about saving."

Both Mr. and Mrs. Yu were very happy, and Mrs. Yu talked on and on.

She said her older brother's grandson was adorable, but it's a pity he won't grow up. She misses him and knows she has to go there to see him.

She said her older sister is very busy every day, and I don't know what she's thinking. She taught her cooking skills to others; she's just foolish. When I said something to her, she even said, "You didn't object." Little Si, you should talk to her; she'll listen to you.

Yu nodded with a smile, "I'll ask my older sister to charge more money; we can't teach those people for free."

Yu's mother fell silent. Yu's father added with a smile, "Those girls' families give them quite a lot. Your eldest sister can't finish it all, so she sends it all here."

Yu's mother glared at Yu's father.

Then she went on to talk about Sister Xiu, "I don't know what kind of work that child does. She comes back once a month, has a meal, and then leaves again. But every time she comes back, she buys a lot of things, and she won't listen to me when I tell her to."

Then he pointed at Yu Meng and said, "I learned it all from you. You don't know how to save money; you just spend it recklessly."

Yu Meng touched her nose and remained silent. Niannian chuckled beside her, "Mom, we didn't buy that much this time."

Yu Ma wasn't easily fooled. "You really didn't buy it?"

Niannian shrank her neck slightly. "I only bought a little bit, it's in the back." After thinking for a moment, she added, "We can't take too much stuff when we're hitching a ride."

Yu Ma patted Yu Meng on the shoulder and said, "Let me tell you, our house is already full, with only a little space downstairs. If you buy any more, I won't have any room left."

"Then how about we buy another small building? The young man doesn't have a house yet when he gets married?" Yu Meng said in a very low voice.

Niannian clapped her hands and jumped up, "I think that's a good idea, let's buy a big one, that way we'll have a place to put our things."

Mr. Yu's eyes widened, and Mrs. Yu's mouth remained open. After a three-second silence, Mrs. Yu's hand landed on Yu Meng's. "I just told you to save money, and you want to buy a house again. Do you need to buy a house for Hai Zi's wedding? Tell me, how much money do you have to be so wasteful?"

Yu Meng hurriedly ran behind her father, "Dad, Dad, block the way."

Niannian went to pull Yu's mother, "Mom, let's not buy it for Hai Ge, let's buy it for you and Dad, a retirement home."

Aunt Yu paused for a moment, then reached out and tugged at Niannian's ear again. "I didn't say you were, did I? Where's your card? Hand it over. You're so young, how can you make such a big decision as buying a house? I've told you so many times to save up, save up, and you've forgotten all about it."

Niannian lowered her body, then turned around, nimbly dodging Yu Ma's clutches.

"Mom, I'm being very obedient. I'm just giving you a suggestion. I haven't spent any money; I've been saving it all. This time, it was all Fourth Sister's money that was spent, and I've been saving it all." Niannian said while dodging, not caring about anything else, and directly betrayed Yu Meng.