The Su brothers were startled and, forgetting all about the shyness of the two little ones, ran quickly towards the corner of the alley.

Halfway there, they saw seven or eight young men and women standing in the narrow alley, followed by a group of followers. Among the three at the head, a woman in light pink was pointing at Big White and Little Black and ordering, "Huayi Huamei, quick, catch this blue-eyed cat and the little black dog. Also, check if the blue-eyed cat is male or female. It would be even better if it were a female cat..."

On the ground, Big White and Little Black had already clenched their buttocks, their body hair stood on end, and their teeth were all bared.

Especially Big White, the two little lychees on its buttocks have shrunk noticeably.

"No!" Su Erlang shouted urgently to stop them, "Da Bai and Xiao Hei are ours, you can't take them!"

As they were talking, the two brothers ran forward and stood firmly in front of the two little ones.

Liu Yuxian frowned, her fox-like eyes scanning Su Dalang and his companion up and down. Suddenly, she sneered, "Where did this brat come from, daring to try and snatch things from me? What's on the ground belongs to whoever sees it first. Didn't your parents teach you the principle of first come, first served?"

Hearing her subtly mention his parents, Su Erlang's eyes widened in disbelief. "What do you mean by 'first come, first served'?! Da Bai and Xiao Hei are ours to begin with. Didn't your parents teach you not to take other people's things?"

As soon as he said that, the alley became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Liu Yuxian's face visibly darkened.

"Insolence!" Hua Yi shouted angrily, taking a few steps to Su Erlang. "Do you know who our young lady is? How dare you speak to our young lady like that! Hurry up and kowtow to our young lady to admit your mistake!"

"Pah! You're the ones who stole my things, and you expect me to kowtow and apologize? If you're so capable, why don't you just fly to the moon!"

Su Erlang stood with his hands on his hips, his chubby little face full of disdain. "Besides, no matter who you are, even if the Heavenly King himself came, you can't insult other people's parents! That's rude..."

His movements, expressions, and even tone of voice were almost identical to those of Su Baishi.

"Erlang!" Su Dalang scolded in a low voice, pulling the person behind him.

He then respectfully cupped his hands to Liu Yuxian and said, “Miss, my younger brother is impetuous. If he has done anything abrupt, I apologize on his behalf. However, Da Bai and Xiao Hei are indeed our family’s pets, not stray cats or dogs.”

After saying that, he beckoned to the two little ones on the ground, "Big White, Little Black, come here."

Upon hearing the sound, the two little ones bared their teeth and obediently walked to Su Dalang's feet, even wagging their tails that were originally held high, just like a domestic cat or dog.

Liu Yuxian's face was very ugly. This was the first time someone had dared to call her ill-mannered, and the ones who did it were two immature boys. Especially the way these two little kids were acting in unison reminded her of the scene where Su Hua and Su Dahu tricked her at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and her anger rose up even more.

She raised her wide sleeves, intending to send Huayi and Huamei to teach those two brats a lesson.

Suddenly, a low laugh sounded beside me, "Heh! I didn't expect to see any jade at today's jade gambling convention, but I did see two interesting little kids. Who are you from? Are your parents not here?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuxian's hand under her sleeve stiffened, and the gloom on her small face instantly subsided.

Su Dalang glanced at the man, secretly surprised. He had only ever seen such an imposing manner from Uncle Jinhan. He pursed his lips and said succinctly, "My family is in the alley next door, so I won't disturb them."

As she spoke, she took Su Erlang's hand and led Da Bai and Xiao Hei towards the corner.

"Wait!" Liu Yuxian raised her hand to stop her.

The raging anger that had been burning on her face vanished. Instead, she tugged at Liu Lin's sleeve and said in a sweet voice, "Brother, I really love this blue-eyed cat and the little black dog. Why don't you give me some more money to buy these two little ones?"

The blue-eyed cat was pure white, without a single stray hair. Especially its amber-blue eyes; she fell in love with it at first sight and would never give it to anyone else.

Although the little black dog is not as good as the blue-eyed cat, it is much better than the big yellow dog at home.

Not to mention how well the two little ones cooperated with the little boy just now; they were so intelligent and affectionate, even better than the overseas cats kept by Princess Mingzhu. Keeping them in such a poor family would be a complete waste.

Although Su Dalang and Su Erlang were wearing new clothes, they were all made of cheap fine cotton. Therefore, Liu Yuxian immediately concluded that they must be children from a poor family. Children from poor families probably had never even seen a silver ingot. They could sell cats and dogs to get silver to eat meat.

She's still helping them!

In this way, she could leave a good impression on the Third Young Master.

"My sister is so kind-hearted. She clearly wants to help the little girl, but she's being so roundabout." Liu Lin smiled knowingly, glancing at the Third Young Master next to Liu Yuxian out of the corner of his eye.

Immediately, he walked over to the Su brothers, took out a ten-tael silver ingot from his wide sleeve, and handed it to Su Dalang. "Here, this silver ingot is for you. Give me the blue-eyed cat and the little black dog, okay?"

Although his tone was questioning, his eyes, when looking at Su Dalang, were filled with unquestionable certainty.

Su Dalang tightened his grip on Su Erlang's hand. "Not for sale."

"You little brat, do you know how much silver this is? Do you know how long it would take your family to earn this one silver ingot?" Liu Lin chuckled and took out another silver ingot from his purse. "Twenty taels, all for you, is that alright?"

"Not for sale." Su Dalang frowned. "Dabai and Xiaohei are family. No amount of money will sell them."

It takes a day for the family to earn a large box of silver. He hadn't calculated how long it would take to earn ten taels of silver. However, his grandmother had said that he shouldn't talk about the restaurant with outsiders, so he didn't need to explain it to them.

Liu Lin's expression darkened slightly. "Little brat, opportunities in this world are rare once missed. You should be more sensible. Wouldn't it be a good thing to sell the two little ones to earn money for your parents..."

"We've already said, no sale means no sale!" Su Erlang finally lost his composure.

He picked up the two little ones, grabbed Su Dalang's hand, and turned to leave.

Liu Lin waved his hand, "Men, stop them!"

Hearing the commotion, Su Hua and Xiao Jinhan quickly ran to the corner and saw several children surrounded in the middle. Their almond-shaped eyes instantly darkened. "Who are you people? What do you want to do!"

She quickly glanced at the little ones and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they were dressed neatly and looked relatively calm.

"Su Hua? It's you again!" Liu Yuxian's fox-like eyes widened as she looked at Su Hua, who was walking at the front.

No wonder I found those two brats so annoying; it turns out they're related to the detestable Su Hua and Su Dahu. Birds of a feather flock together, indeed.