Wu Qiaoxin was taken aback, not expecting her aunt to refuse so bluntly, and her smile immediately became somewhat forced.

"Oh? Is that so? I didn't expect my little cousin Anle to be such a grown-up, even worrying about the shop's affairs."

When my sisters and I were about the same age as my little cousin Anle, we didn't know anything and just loved to play.

She's nothing compared to her little cousin Anle.

It seems the rumors are true; this pastry shop's success is all thanks to this little cousin.

She's really a shrewd person!

Thinking of the rumors circulating outside, Wu Qiaoxin now wholeheartedly agreed.

This little cousin Anle is definitely not someone to be trifled with. Could she really be some kind of celestial maiden?

Thinking of this, he tentatively asked.

"Aunt, um... I've heard people outside saying that my little cousin Anle is a celestial maiden. Is that true?"

Qiao Qiuniang's face stiffened, then she laughed awkwardly, "Hey, don't believe those rumors circulating outside."

What celestial maiden?

That's utter nonsense!

Do you think I don't know what kind of girl my own daughter is?

These random bits and pieces of information get distorted once they get out and spread.

Wu Qiaoxin persisted in asking, "But I heard that people from the town's temple have come to our door. How could this be fake?"

Didn't they say that the temple in the next town received a treasure from my uncle's family?

It seems that it cost quite a bit of money to send it away from my uncle's house.

Is this also fake?

Qiao Qiuniang's face froze completely, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

It wasn't that she didn't want to hear others say that her daughter was a celestial maiden, but rather that her daughter didn't like to hear others say that she was a celestial maiden.

Every time this topic comes up, her daughter puts on a sullen face.

So her family members consciously avoided mentioning this matter in front of her.

Now that her niece has brought it up, she doesn't know what to say. She wants to brush it off, but it seems she can't.

He glanced at his little daughter with a flicker in his eyes.

Feeling Qiao Qiuniang's gaze, Anle smiled indifferently.

"Ah, about the celestial maiden, my cousins ​​just heard it from others. I am not a celestial maiden."

Wu Qiaohui pressed on relentlessly.

"But they all say you're a celestial maiden, otherwise how did your family's shop get started?"

These things in your shop are not things we can find around here; they all look quite rare and novel.

How do you explain that?

It's not like you can just conjure it up by thinking about it randomly, is it?

These are all gifts from the gods to your family, that's what everyone outside is saying.

And the news about your family hunting so many pigs in the mountains spread like wildfire throughout the town.

Everyone in the Fragrant Pavilion was talking about you that day.

Did the gods bestow so many pigs upon your family?

Otherwise, with your uncle's limited hunting skills, how could your family have managed to catch so many pigs at once?

This is the first time in our area that such a thing has ever happened.

I've never seen anyone manage to hunt so many pigs!

Being able to kill a pig is considered a stroke of good luck.

"And let me tell you, your family suddenly has five pigs and a sika deer." Wu Qiaohui rattled off like a machine gun.

The sisters launched a barrage of attacks, which Anle grew increasingly impatient with, and she finally couldn't hold back any longer.

These older cousins ​​are definitely up to no good.

This person is deliberately trying to make things difficult for her, insisting on bringing up the very thing she shouldn't be talking about.

Don't blame her for disturbing the peace; it's just that these oddball cousins ​​came here to bother her and make her unhappy!

She was unhappy, so naturally she wanted to make things worse for the person who made her unhappy.

Isn't this the true meaning of reciprocity?

"Hehe, my three cousins, how did my family hunt this pig? How did my family open this shop? These have nothing to do with you cousins, right?"

But my aunt's troubles seem to be related to my older aunt, right?

My aunt was the matchmaker, pushing my aunt's marriage to happen. This matter—"

Before Anle could finish speaking, the expressions of the Wu sisters, Qiaoxin and Qiaolan, changed.

Anle didn't miss the subtle changes in their expressions; the corners of her mouth turned up, and she deliberately slowed her voice and paused slightly.

"What do you think is going on inside, my cousins?"

Did my aunt and uncle really fail to investigate the situation of the shopkeeper on East Street?

Or is it something that's being deliberately concealed?

No sooner had Anle finished speaking than Wu Qiaohui let out a shrill scream.

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

What do you mean by my parents deliberately hiding it from me?

What does this have to do with my parents?

She has a hard life and is unlucky, so who can she blame but herself for marrying such a man?

It was my aunt who took a liking to him, and that's why my parents acted as matchmakers.

If she doesn't want to, no matter how much my parents try to persuade her, it's impossible for it to happen, right?

Anle nodded with a smile, then glanced meaningfully at the Wu sisters, Qiaoxin and Qiaolan, her eyes holding a rather intriguing look.

"What my third cousin said is true, but although it is my aunt who makes the decision, if there are any influencing factors that interfere with her decision-making, then the nature of the situation will be different."

Cousins, don't you agree?

If it was a pointed remark, how could Wu Qiaoxin and Wu Qiaolan, who knew the truth, not understand what it meant?

Anle's little cousin's mind works way too fast, doesn't it?

They're really too quick-witted; they can even guess something like this.

What exactly does she know?

How many did you guess correctly?

Or did you hear it from your uncle and aunt?

No!

People like my uncle and aunt could never have guessed the intricacies of this situation.

Judging from her behavior, this little cousin is precocious for her age and is too clever for her own good!

No, we have to be careful around this little cousin Anle. We absolutely cannot let our parents fall into her hands.

"Little cousin Anle, what nonsense are you talking about? You're ruining my parents' reputation," Wu Qiaolan said, feigning anger.

She was really angry, really angry at her shrewd cousin's actions!

Saying such things in front of others, whether true or false, will inevitably spread.

Once the news gets out, people will start to doubt it, people will start to murmur about it, and then it will spread like wildfire until everyone knows about it.

If her maternal grandparents find out, what a disaster it will be!

She'll probably fight her parents to the death.

The first people they won't let off the hook are her parents!

Wu Qiaoxin patted Wu Qiaolan's shoulder reassuringly and said with a subtle smile.

"Second sister, why are you so agitated? What's fake can't become real." She winked slightly at Wu Qiaolan, implying that there were other people present and they shouldn't go too far.