That day, Xu Genshan and the others returned from outside pushing their carts. They had brought more ingredients today, so they sold them for a little longer. When they saw that there were hardly any people left in town, they hurried home.

The afterglow of the setting sun has faded, and the gentle moon appears and disappears in the sky.

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"Man'er." Xu Genshan saw his little girl sitting at the door. He seemed to see Fu Man'er sitting here with her chin in her hand every time he came back these past few days.

"Grandma, Dad, Mom." Fu Man'er stood up, holding onto the door frame. Xu Genshan scooped her up, put her in a stroller, and pushed her into the yard.

"Why are you sitting here all alone? Are you bored?" Since the Xu brothers started going to school, they haven't had as much time to play. They should all be in their rooms doing the lessons assigned by their teacher at this time.

It seems that Fu Man'er has no one to play with and is bored by herself, so she just sits here listlessly.

"She's probably waiting for something delicious." Liu Fang smiled, took a paper package from the car, opened it, and found neatly arranged pieces of shortbread inside.

The braised meat has been selling well these past few days, so Liu Fang has been spending two or three coins every day to buy some food for her children. "Come on, your brothers are reading, you eat first, and Mom will give them some later."

Fu Man'er reached out and picked up a piece, her smile returning as she ate the pastry with relish. Xu Genshan picked her up and said, "Go play over there first. Dad and Mom will go pack your things."

"Mmm." Fu Man'er responded and ran towards the door again, eating her pastry with her head down, occasionally glancing outside.

"What is this child looking at?" Xu Genshan turned around and glanced at her.

Liu Fang also looked over. "Kids find everything interesting. They probably saw something new and interesting." The couple said a few words casually and then got busy.

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When Fu Man'er had eaten half of her pastry, she finally saw what she wanted to see. She quickly stood up, ran over, and opened her mouth to shout.

Xu Yi quickly took a few steps and covered her mouth to prevent her from making a sound.

Huh? What's going on? Why aren't they letting her speak? Fu Man'er blinked her long eyelashes, looking at her brother with confusion.

Xu Yi covered her mouth and squatted down, coaxing her softly, "Don't shout yet." Only after making sure Fu Man'er understood did he slowly let go.

"Brother," Fu Man'er whispered, mimicking his voice, "Why are you only coming back now? Parents bought us some pastries. If you had come later, there wouldn't have been any left to eat."

The little girl still had some pastry stuck to her lips, which Xu Yi cleaned off her clothes. "Are your parents back?"

Fu Man'er nodded. Xu Yi listened intently and realized there seemed to be people talking in the courtyard. It wasn't the right time to go in yet.

"Brother, have some pastry." Fu Man'er held a half-eaten pastry to Xu Yi's mouth. Xu Yi opened his mouth and gently took a bite. If he didn't eat it, this little girl would have to persuade him for a long time.

"Man'er, go to the yard and see how your parents are doing with the tidying up." According to their custom, they would go to the backyard after they finished tidying up, since the ingredients had all been moved there.

"Oh," Fu Man'er didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave, but Xu Yi grabbed her. "Keep it quiet, don't ask. Come out and tell me after you've finished watching."

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Fortunately, Xu Yi said one more thing, otherwise Fu Man'er would have definitely asked as soon as she entered the door.

"Okay." Fu Man'er nodded, turned around and stepped into the courtyard. Xu Genshan and Liu Fang were so busy that they didn't notice the change at the door.

Just then, the two finished packing their things and were about to push the cart to the backyard. As they were leaving, Hao called out to Fu Man'er, "Man'er, hurry inside and close the door."

Xu Yi leaned against the wall, his heart pounding in his throat, afraid that Fu Man'er would say he was outside. Fortunately, the little girl just obediently responded, showing that she was indeed a bit smarter.

Just then, Fu Man'er suddenly poked half her body out from inside, "Brother, Father and Mother have gone to the backyard."

Xu Yi made a shushing gesture to her, and instead of going in directly, he first stuck his head in, looked left and right, and after confirming that no one was in the yard, he slipped into the yard.

"Great, I won't eat my pastry later, you can have it." Xu Yi came in and also pulled Fu Man'er's half-body, which was hanging on the door, inside.

"Is it because my brother doesn't like it that he doesn't eat it?" Fu Man'er was puzzled. Why would someone not eat such a delicious pastry? It's like when Grandpa says he doesn't like meat and gives it to Grandma, and Dad says he doesn't like rice and gives the fine rice in his bowl to his brothers and her.

Xu Yi rubbed her head. "I don't like it." Of course she didn't like it, but to shut the little girl up, he had no choice but to give up the pastry.

"Yi'er, what are you doing at the door?" Liu Fang came to the front yard to get something and happened to see the brother and sister talking at the door.

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Xu Yi was taken aback, then turned around and said, "I heard you calling Man'er to close the door from inside the house. I was worried she wouldn't be able to close it properly, so I came out to help her."

As he spoke, he closed the door and bolted it shut.

"Huh? That's not how it is!" Fu Man'er was about to speak when Xu Yi grabbed her and stuffed the pastry she was holding into her mouth.

Fu Man'er subconsciously opened her mouth to bite, and with something in her mouth, she couldn't speak.

Liu Fang didn't suspect anything. "Close the door and go to the main room. I bought some pastries. Take them inside and share them with your younger brothers. We'll be eating a little later today, so have something to eat first."

“Okay, Mother, I’ve finished my homework. I’ll help you with the distribution of the pastries.” Xu Yi said, carrying Fu Man’er to the main room, where he saw the oil paper package on the table.

He picked up a piece of cake from inside and handed it to Fu Man'er. "Man'er, promise your brother that you won't tell anyone about running into me at the door. Just pretend I came back a little while after your second brother and the others."

"Mmm." Fu Man'er nodded obediently, without reaching out to take the pastry. "Give the pastry to brother." She had already eaten hers and couldn't take any more.

"Aren't you going to ask me why?" Xu Yi looked at her suspiciously.

Fu Man'er's big, dark eyes darted around, and she asked in a sweet, innocent voice, "Why?"

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This stumped Xu Yi. "That's true, I wouldn't tell you even if you asked. Just remember it. I'll leave the pastries here for now. Come find me if you want some."

“Now we’ll go divide the cakes, and then we’ll go help Mom and Dad. You can play by yourself now.”

Xu Yi took the oil paper package and went out. Fu Man'er finished the last bite of the shortbread, noticed some oil on her fingers, and ran to the basin of water next to the well to wash her hands clean.

Following the example of adults, she shook her little hands vigorously twice, as if to dry them.

After doing all this, Fu Man'er ran to the door again. The door was closed, and she sat down against it, as if she was still waiting for something.