When questioned by his parents, Bai Yun'an insisted that he had found the tael of silver.

Furthermore, they stated that they had absolutely no idea what that "secret seasoning" was.

Bai Tian: "It doesn't have to be you."

Jiang Dai: "Then they probably mistook me for someone else."

After all, even the eldest brother, Bai Yunqi, could pick up a piece of gold from dog poop right in front of them!

The third brother found a piece of silver, but it didn't seem like much.

Meanwhile, Juanjuan, who knows the whole truth, says: ...

The child opened his mouth, but chose not to speak.

What should she say?

They said that the barbecue powder was taken out and sold by Third Brother?

But where did Third Brother get that barbecue powder from, and how did she know?

She wouldn't explain.

Sometimes, the more you talk, the more trouble you cause.

So, when Juanjuan realized that she might not be able to handle the consequences after speaking out.

She chose not to speak.

Bai Yun'an looked at his parents, who had come to believe him and no longer had any doubts, but he didn't feel completely relieved.

Although we've managed to get through this for now, from my father's description, the owner of the Shiwei Restaurant seems to really need this barbecue seasoning. I'm worried we might run into them in town later.

They probably won't come all the way home. If they do, we'll just have to deny it to the death. Anyway, we said it was a family heirloom, and since our parents didn't know, there's no way to prove it.

[You can't sell the barbecue powder anymore for now. You need to quickly unlock more favorability points so you can exchange it for some seasoning ingredients, such as cumin, chili, white pepper, and white sesame seeds.]

Bai Yun'an mentally analyzed the whole situation and tried to devise a solution.

I had no idea he was thinking such a shameless thing.

This caused a great shock to the little curly-haired girl behind him.

Juanjuan: So, is it possible to be this shameless?

It seems I've learned something amazing, but isn't this a bit of a bad thing?

Just as Juanjuan was deep in thought.

Bai Yun'an came closer: "Juanjuan, this is what your brother got from the peddler today, he traded sweet potatoes for. Want to try some?"

In Bai Yun'an's palm lay a toffee with filling.

That's right, it was just changed today.

[This is a toffee with filling, it should be delicious. I refuse to believe that anyone who eats it won't like it!!!]

[As my affection level increases, I can unlock more permissions and take things out of my space! Like coarse toilet paper, toothpaste, and even sugar and salt!]

Juanjuan pondered: If I like Third Brother, does that mean I need to increase my affection level so that I can like Third Brother?

Then the more you like Third Brother, the more things Third Brother can conjure up?

Juanjuan carefully accepted the candy handed to her by her third brother.

Then, under the expectant gaze of her third brother, she put the filled toffee into her mouth.

Juanjuan felt that this scene seemed somewhat familiar.

So, in order to get Third Brother to conjure up more things...

Juanjuan tried to convince herself that Third Brother was good, Third Brother was not dangerous, she liked Third Brother, and Third Brother could conjure things out of the world.

The little guy was hypnotizing himself.

Bai Yun'an then saw the favorability value, which was originally zero in the void, begin to jump and flash, as if it was about to change and rise.

This time, however, the numbers seemed to be changing very slowly, as if the internet connection was faulty.

Finally, under his gaze, the round, large zero, after bouncing for a long time, turned into a vertical one.

Bai Yun'an: ...

[Are you kidding me?! You jumped for so long, and all you got was a single character!]

[System, is the network lag causing this favorability rating?]

Bai Yun'an was internally complaining, but she didn't notice that the little boy chewing toffee suddenly brightened up.

It went up?

Then I guessed right.

The "favorability value" that Third Brother often talks about is actually a question of whether he likes Third Brother or not.

Wuhu!

Juanjuan is so happy now. She thinks she's really smart and guessed right!

Third Brother, do you like Curly?

Bai Yun'an's eyes lit up; there was hope!

So he blurted out, "I like it!"

And yet, she still loves to complain; "Actually, she's alright. If my affection level rose faster, I'd like her even more."

Juanjuan: ...

The little guy smiled at his third brother, then stood up and said, "Third brother, I'll go see if eldest brother is back yet."

After saying that, he jogged away.

Juanjuan thought about what her third brother had said. Actually, she also wanted to like her third brother so that he could transform into many things.

However, if she couldn't hear her third brother's whispers, she might have really grown to love and cling to him.

But now she can hear and knows that her third brother is not simple.

She felt that she could no longer simply like her third brother.

She thought her third brother was amazing and admired him a little, but she also felt that he was a bit unpredictable. She only had the least amount of simple liking for him.

Juanjuan sighed and sat down by the door to start thinking.

Even after her older brother returned from wandering around outside, Juanjuan's little brain still couldn't figure anything out.

What are we having for dinner tonight?

As soon as Bai Yunqi returned, he started asking questions of the family's "little chef".

Juanjuan shook her slightly swollen little head. "Meat buns and wild vegetable soup."

Bai Yunqi remained silent: "Could we change the soup? I don't want wild vegetable soup anymore."

Juanjuan blinked: "Then what should we drink?"

Bai Yunqi: "Rice porridge? Egg drop soup?"

"Egg drop soup...what kind of soup is that?"

I've never drunk or made Juanjuan before.

Bai Yunqi recalled the egg drop soup he had seen while wandering in the mortal realm and tried to describe it: "Beat the egg, pour it into water, and add some salt?"

"Egg...this needs to be found by Mother."

Eggs are a relatively valuable item in the household.

Since this was suddenly going to be used to make soup, Juanjuan naturally had to ask her mother for permission.

"Egg drop soup? It's a pity there's no seaweed! And no MSG, otherwise it would be absolutely delicious!"

Bai Tian muttered softly.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Dai silently nodded in agreement.

No wonder we're brothers from the same time travel era, the seaweed and egg soup is really delicious! Even though there's quite a bit of seasoning in it.

But it's really fresh and delicious!!

Jiang Dai guided Juan Juan in making egg drop soup, and it was unclear whether Juan Juan had a natural talent for it.

The egg drop soup looked quite like the Hui style.

Just as Jiang Dai was about to take a bite, she heard some noises coming from the doorway.

It seems someone has arrived?

Jiang Dai immediately went out of the small kitchen, and then she saw a carriage parked in front of their house.

Some villagers were gathered at the entrance, watching the spectacle with curiosity as they gazed at the rarely seen horse-drawn carriage.