They never miss out on any kind of tofu, including soft tofu, fried tofu, tea-flavored tofu, and dried tofu. They also always buy all sorts of rare vegetables transported from other places.

Er Ye and Shang Tao are growing up very fast, tall and slender, with rosy and healthy complexions.

Yang Youdi watched with envy and resentment.

"Sister Wanwan, you're back too. I heard studying in the county town is really tough. Your return can improve your meals, right?"

Faced with Yang Youdi's deliberate attempt to please her, Yang Wanwan did not refuse and casually replied, "Yes, that's right."

Shang Tao had laid out soft cushions on the stone table and chairs under the grape trellis, and the three siblings each sat on a stone stool. On the table in the middle was a steaming bowl of pork intestine and liver soup.

Besides the delicious pork intestines and liver, there are also some bright green vegetable leaves floating in the soup.

Each of the three siblings had a bowl of rice noodles in front of them.

There were only a few grape leaves left, and the bright sunlight shone down directly, making everything in the morning feel fresh and beautiful.

On such a sunny morning, having breakfast in a beautiful little courtyard is truly a pleasure.

Shang Tao ladled two large spoonfuls of pork and small intestine soup for Yang Wanwan and added a golden poached egg to her bowl. "Big sister, this is an egg laid by the little yellow chicken a few days ago. Try it, it's delicious. It's just a little small, but big sister, your appetite isn't as big as mine, so it's just the right size for you and won't go to waste."

Er Ye said, "Shang Tao keeps saying that when his older sister comes back, he wants to taste the eggs from the chickens she raises."

Shang Tao said, "Second sister, this is the fruit of my labor, of course I want eldest sister to have a taste."

Yang Wanwan took a bite of the egg. "Mmm, delicious!"

Shang Tao then laughed.

Yang Youdi sat on the remaining stone bench, while Yang Daiqun stood beside her.

Yang Wanwan slurped up a mouthful of rice noodles. "Wow! Shang Tao, your soup-making skills are getting better and better! It's delicious!"

Shang Tao said, "Big sister, I learned how to make this in Shenzhen. Look, there are no chili peppers this morning, right? Last time I went to Shenzhen with you, I ate the soup made by the locals a few times. There were no chili peppers or seasonings, and I still remember how delicious it was!"

Yang Wanwan said, "Yes, it looks very similar."

The key point is that pork tastes better now. In another ten or twenty years, pork won't taste as good as it does now, and even the local pork from Qingshan Town won't taste the same.

The three siblings were eating breakfast, and Yang Youdi and her siblings were drooling.

Yang Wanwan knew that she and her siblings often came over to play while Erye Shangtao was eating, and would watch him eat.

At first, Er Ye and Shang Tao felt embarrassed, but since the other person didn't seem embarrassed, Er Ye and Shang Tao gradually got used to it.

Yang Youdi asked, "Sister Wanwan, I heard that you settled accounts at the village committee last night. Sister Wanwan, since your family doesn't lack this money, why are you fussing over the labor costs?"

Yang Wanwan put down her bowl and slowly chewed the rice noodles in her mouth.

Shang Tao said, "Youdi, who told you that our family is rich? We don't have much money. Even if we have a few dollars, it's all earned through our hard work and sweat. Even close brothers should keep clear accounts. It's only natural that we should keep things clear."

Ever since the chestnut-picking incident, Shang Tao has become wary of Yang Youdi and her brother, and refuses to go out to play with them anymore.

Thanks to the efforts of Yang Yimei and Xu Yao, everyone in the village now knows that Yang Wanwan and her brother are working and earning money in Moon Bay.

So Yang Youdi said, "Of course you have money, everyone knows that. Sister Wanwan works in a clothing store in the county town and earns a lot of money! Everyone in the village knows that."

Shang Tao said, "Then we need to save it up for tuition."

Yang Youdi pointed to the pork intestine and liver soup: "Then there must be something for cooking, right?"

Shang Tao said, "So what if it is? We earned it ourselves, what's wrong with buying some food?"

"I'm so envious of you guys, you get to eat so much delicious food every day."

Shang Tao said bluntly, "What's it to you if I eat what I'm eating?"

Yang Youdi watched Shang Tao eat with longing eyes, which made it impossible for her to feel happy.

Yang Wanwan said, "Youdi, you're not bad either. Those shoes you're wearing cost fifty or sixty yuan. If you ate breakfasts like this every day, you could eat them for two months."

Yang Youdi awkwardly shifted her foot back a little. "It's only a dozen yuan, not as expensive as Sister Wanwan said."

"I sell clothes, and I also look at shoes. I can tell the price of your shoes at a glance; you can't fool me. But the shoes Daiqun is wearing are only about ten yuan. Daiqun, am I right?"

"Um."

Yang Daiqun responded, then looked at the shoes on her sister's feet with a puzzled expression.

"Sis, didn't you say your shoes cost the same as mine?"

Yang Youdi smiled and said, "That was just Sister Wanwan joking with you."

Yang Wanwan said seriously, "I'm not joking. Youdi, one pair of your shoes could buy four pairs for your sister. Your mother is really biased; she buys shoes for you and your brother but not the same for you?"

Yang Youdi's face stiffened for a moment, then she stood up. "Sister Wanwan, we still have things to do at home, so we'll go back to work first. Daiqun, let's go."

Yang Daiqun followed Yang Youdi with a puzzled look on his face.

Yang Wanwan said to Er Ye and Shang Tao, "This Yang Youdi is really strange. She has so many things to do at home, yet she still has time to stay at my house all day long."

Futaba whispered, "So, big sister, what exactly is she trying to do? I just can't figure it out."

"I just said that her shoes cost fifty or sixty yuan, that's true, I'm not kidding."

Er Ye and Shang Tao exchanged a glance. "She couldn't possibly have that much money."

Of course.

Given Yang Youdi's family's financial situation, the siblings couldn't afford such shoes at all. Normally, they would wear unfurled shoes at home, which cost only four or five yuan a pair.

There should be another pair of decent shoes at home, for going to the market or visiting others, which would cost around seven or eight yuan.

Yang Wanwan: "Since Yang Youdi was able to wear them, it means that her parents also know the origin of these shoes."

Er Ye: "Hmm. Otherwise, given her mother's personality, these shoes should be worn by her younger brother. It's impossible for both siblings to have a pair."

Yang Wanwan: "Moreover, her mother probably thought these shoes only cost about ten yuan a pair. So, where did Yang Youdi get that money from?"

Shang Tao was almost stunned as he watched his two older sisters talking back and forth.

"Eldest sister, second sister, how could you deduce so much from just one pair of shoes?"

Er Ye said, "So, there's a reason why my eldest sister told us not to go out with them. Think about it, what's Yang Youdi's family situation?"

Shang Tao thought for a moment and said, "Her father is so honest that he can't even fart, and he only wants to have a son. Her mother is lazy and loves to eat, and she plays cards with others every day. She won't even cook, so the children do all the housework."