Ye Shuang closed her eyes, placed one hand on Bai Xue, who was lying obediently in her arms without struggling at all, and listened calmly to the commotion outside.

"Why did you buy so much fabric? Didn't I say I'd just buy some for Shuang'er?" Madam Li was somewhat surprised. After calculating, she realized that Li Mantian had actually bought enough fabric for the whole family.

“Winter is coming soon, and once winter arrives, the New Year won’t be far away. Since we’re going to buy things anyway, why not buy them all at once? They’re cheaper now than during the holidays, aren’t they?” Li Mantian explained with a smile.

Li looked at Li Mantian helplessly: "Even if it's cheap, this year's harvest is so bad, we should save more money for winter. Last year's clothes are still wearable."

"Mother, Father and I will just go into the mountains and gather more things. Besides, you've worked hard all year. It's just making a piece of clothing..."

"You don't know the value of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household. You don't always come back with a full load when you go into the mountains." Besides, that money was earned with their lives. Li Shi interrupted Li Wenyi irritably, glared at him, and carried her things into the house.

Li Mantian cleared his throat and patted Li Wenyi on the shoulder: "Alright, enough talk, let's get to work."

As Li entered the house, she kept muttering to herself, followed closely by Li Mantian and Li Wenyi. The family of three looked peaceful and warm, as if no matter how cold or unbearable the winter was, it couldn't compare to this moment of warmth.

Ye Shuang slowly closed her eyes. How many years had it been? Never before had she felt so relaxed, peaceful, and serene...

When Li entered the house, she saw Ye Shuang sleeping on a chair. She slowed down her movements and lowered her voice as much as possible, saying to Li Mantian behind her, "It seems you're tired from shopping today. You can even fall asleep on a chair."

Li Mantian glanced at Ye Shuang, smiled, and said in a low voice, "Kids just sleep a lot."

Li Wenyi, however, said in a low voice, "I slept the whole way there and the whole way back. I was awake for less than an hour in total. That's hardly a lot of sleep..."

Li Wenyi's voice grew softer and softer until it disappeared from Li Mantian's eyes. In the quiet room, a low, childish "woo-woo" sound was added.

It was Bai Xue who heard the commotion. If Ye Shuang's hand hadn't been on it, it wouldn't have dared to move. Otherwise, how could these few humans dare to ignore it like that?

Looking at Bai Xue, Li couldn't help but smile: "This little thing is quite useful. Now it knows how to protect its master. It's clever. It seems it knows who saved it."

"I thought it wouldn't survive, but it seems that with some training, it will be useful next year." Li Mantian slowly approached, looking at Bai Xue, whose sharp teeth were already showing, and was very satisfied. He reached out and grabbed Bai Xue by the back of its neck, controlled it, and lifted it up and put it on the ground.

Bai Xue wanted to resist, but Ye Shuang directly conveyed the meaning of not resisting with her divine sense, so it could only let this ordinary human touch it.

Li gently picked up Ye Shuang and placed her on the bed. Bai Xue followed closely behind Ye Shuang. When she got into bed, it jumped up and lay down beside her.

Li Mantian was surprised. Had it really recognized who its master was right away? So fast?

Li wanted to chase it away, but Li Mantian stopped her, shook his head, and said in a low voice, "It has already chosen Shuang'er, so let it lie there."

Li had no choice but to give up, and just sat on the edge of the bed watching.

"How did Brother Wang find out?" Li Mantian asked hesitantly.