The fierce quarrel here attracted more and more people from around to watch the fun, including men, women, young and old.

Listening to the farce outside, Li Sisi frowned. She didn't want Nian Nian and the children to live in such an environment in the future.

The woman from the house sighed, "There's always trouble around a widow. Men are obsessed with her, and women are wary of her. Alas!"

The man from the house curled his lips, as if in disdain: "This Liu is a disaster. She killed her own man and still can't settle down. The daughter she raised is definitely a loss-making commodity."

Outside the house, the little girl's babyish voice with a crying tone reached Li Nian's eardrums.

She slowly lowered her gaze and lowered her eyes.

Perhaps it was because I had such a good time staying at Aunt Pei's house these days that when I came to this noisy city today, I suddenly felt the difficulty of women in ancient times raising children alone.

Even if the husband died, all the blame seemed to be on the woman, and she deserved to bear it.

Li Nian felt as if he could sense that one day in the future, the same mocking and humiliating words they uttered might happen to him.

I can’t tell whether I feel unwilling or aggrieved, or maybe nothing at all.

Suddenly, a pair of soft and warm hands gently held her, and a familiar voice, filled with comfort and concern, said, "Niannian, let's go."

Li Nian suddenly raised his head, and the confusion in his heart suddenly became clear.

She is not alone!

He let Li Sisi hold his hand and leave, and the carriage drove away quickly.

Returning to the Pei family's side yard, after Pei Yu'an left.

Li Sisi comforted her and assured her, "Niannian, you are different from her. I will never let anyone bully you like that!"

Li Nian slightly curved her eyes and replied softly, "Yeah, I know." She thought of the house she had first seen. Both the surrounding environment and the location were great. "Why don't we buy the Wang family's house? We can save money in the future. I'll try writing a picture book. Maybe I can make some money."

"No need," Li Sisi raised an eyebrow at Li Nian and said, "Did you forget what I told you? When I left, I heard the maid from the Xiao Mansion say that Xiao Yunyu had stuffed a stack of banknotes into your fake corpse. I calculated that in the next two days, the system should have recovered the fake corpse, and then we'll have money!"

When Li Nian heard her mention this, she felt a little hopeful: "Well, I hope he can give me three thousand taels according to the amount I asked for."

Li Sisi smiled and said, "It shouldn't be a small amount. He's so rich, he wouldn't be stingy and give a few." After she finished speaking, she looked at the sunlight outside the window, "Pei Yanli said that instead of hiring a long-term worker, it would be better for us to buy a little girl. It would cost less and we would have peace of mind."

Li Nian asked in surprise, "Buy a little girl?"

"Yes," Li Sisi explained with a smile, "Pei Yanli said that hiring a maid to do housework would cost about thirty coins a day, and even that person might not be reliable. Buying a maid would cost about twenty or thirty taels, and younger maids would be cheaper."

"Pei Yanli said that we can buy a young girl. The younger she is, the simpler her thoughts are. We can also put a small bed in your room in the future. If anything happens at night, she can come at your beck and call. I go to bed late and get up early, and sleeping with you all the time will easily disturb your rest."

Li Nian thought her words made sense: "Then let's go to the dental clinic now?"

Li Sisi: "Okay, let's go eat lunch on the street."

Their carriage had been parked in the front yard. When they passed by Pei Yu'an's house, Li Nian reminded them, "Sisi, do you want to call Brother Pei to come along? You finally have time to be home."

"No, didn't he say he had a medical consultation in the afternoon? Let's not disturb him." Li Sisi said casually, but saw Pei Yu'an just opening the door.

Li Sisi saw the medicine box in his hand and greeted him with a smile: "Brother Pei, are you going out to see a doctor?"

"Yes, are you guys getting ready to go out again?" Pei Yu'an watched the two of them heading towards the front yard, probably driving a carriage, and said hurriedly, "I'll go help you harness the carriage."

"No, I can do it myself," Li Sisi refused with a smile, "Aren't you going to see someone? Go quickly, don't delay their condition."

Pei Yu'an walked side by side with her, carrying his medicine box, and said gently, "It's nothing. They're just old problems. It won't take a while." He chatted casually, "Are you going to look at houses? Or go for a walk? My consultation will be over soon. I'll come find you then."

"No, let's go to the dental clinic. Pei Yanli asked us to buy a little girl."

Li Sisi answered casually, but Pei Yuan couldn't help but tighten his fingers around the medicine box.

Sisi called Big Brother by his name, casually and affectionately. She called him Second Brother Pei, but calling Big Brother was a more affectionate way of addressing him by his given name.

Pei Yuan asked calmly, "Sisi, what do you think of my elder brother?"

"Him!" Li Sisi touched her chin, her eyes lighting up. "I'll show you how to do it!"

She cleared her throat and put on a straight face, her eyes glaring. "Nonsense! If this matter is as simple as you think, why hasn't it been closed yet?"

She pointed a finger at Pei Yuan: "Do you have a pig brain? How can you ignore this?"

"Pfft! Hahaha, your brother is always like this, cold and fierce, like a frozen log!"

"Oh, you don't know, every time I see him making a poker face I want to laugh. Guess what we call him in private?" Li Sisi couldn't help laughing before she even said anything.

"What are you shouting?" a cold voice sounded.

Li Sisi reacted extremely quickly and stood up straight, her mouth moving faster than her brain: "Call him the most handsome man in the universe!"

The air around them was silent for a moment, and Li Sisi looked at Li Nian.

Li Nian looked at Pei Yanli knowingly and smiled gently: "Brother Pei, Sisi is praising you!"

Li Nian lowered his head unconsciously after receiving Pei Yanli's cold glance.

She decided not to participate. After all, Pei Yanli was cold to her from beginning to end, and only showed a more lively expression when facing Sisi.

Li Nian was shocked. Could it be that Pei Yanli was...

She quietly raised her eyes to look at Pei Yanli's expressionless face. Uh... she must have been overthinking it.

Pei Yu'an noticed Li Sisi's fear of Pei Yanli and quickly spoke up to smooth things over: "Brother, Sisi and I were just joking! Don't be angry."

He pulled Li Sisi's arm and said, "We're in a hurry to get to the dental clinic, so we'll leave first."

Li Sisi had a fake smile on her face: "Boss, we have something urgent to do, so we have to leave first!"

Pei Yanli looked at their intimacy and frowned slightly. Is the relationship between Sisi and Yu'an so good now?