"Alright, alright, let's sort out the stone matter first."

Ye Nian'an placed her hand down and said crisply, "In the end, it is our Ye family that is in the wrong. They have come to ask for it back time and time again, so it must be an important item. There is no reason not to compensate them."

"It's decided then! Let's go, don't keep our older brothers waiting!"

"Did you hear what your sister-in-law said?"

Chu Xin'er immediately turned to Ye Sheng, put her hands on her hips, and tilted her head to the side: "Otherwise... hehe, I'll tell Shen Shuling about your embarrassing incident, making you lose face and never be able to get a wife!"

Chu Xin'er made a face and ran away laughing.

Ye Sheng stood frozen in place, stamping his feet as he watched Chu Xin'er's retreating figure, but he couldn't find any words to refute her. He could only turn to Ye Nian'an, forcing a smile with a bitter expression.

“Niannian, look at her… This isn’t about talking about stones, it’s clearly a group of people watching me make a fool of myself.”

Stop being so cheeky.

Ye Nian'an reached out and gave him a push: "Hurry up and go, don't keep the three little ones waiting."

At the entrance of the courtyard, Ye Yao was leading the three little ones under the dim streetlights.

Da Da was wrapped in a tiger-head cotton-padded coat, looking like a chubby dough doll. His nose was red from the cold, and he pouted when he saw them coming.

"Mommy, why are Auntie and Uncle taking so long to arrive? We've already counted to one hundred, and our fingers are getting sore."

Er'er nodded in agreement, her soft, baby voice saying, "Yeah, yeah, are you guys playing some fun game without us? I promise I won't tell anyone."

San San's eyes suddenly lit up like two black grapes, and she tugged at Ye Nian'an's clothes, shaking them vigorously: "What's fun? Mommy, tell me quickly, San San wants to hear too!"

This little girl looked just like a little gossip, which amused Ye Nian'an so much that he couldn't help but pinch her icy cold cheeks.

Seeing this, Ye Sheng quickly interrupted her with a laugh, his voice slightly unsteady: "No, nothing much to do. We were just discussing buying you candied hawthorns later! We were arguing about which one was better!"

Wow! Candied hawthorn berries!

The three children were instantly captivated, jumping and hopping around Ye Sheng like three happy little sparrows.

"Third Uncle, the old man on West Street sells delicious food!"

"Third Uncle, I think that big shot on East Street sells pretty good stuff too!"

"Third Uncle..."

The question from earlier has long been forgotten.

Ye Sheng waved his hand dismissively and said, "Alright, alright, buy them all! Buy them all! Whatever you want to eat, your third uncle will buy it for you!"