Chapter 654 - 655: Second Sister is Back

By the time the two of them returned home, it was evening, and no one in the family asked them where they had gone.

Since they were already engaged, what else was there to say?

So everyone, from Ms.Wang to Yang Dachuan, remained calm.

After Yang Chuxia’s birthday, the Yang brothers returned to school, while Ye Zi’an stayed home to study on his own.

Since Ye Zi’an had come back, Yang Chuxia put aside her plan to visit their shops in other towns for the time being, intending to spend some quality time with Zi’an before going.

"Mom, these rice cakes are really delicious." Yang Chuxia took a plate, and while talking, she filled it up and said, "I’m going to bring some to Brother An!"

"Go ahead, let him take a break from reading all day," Ms.Wang said.

"Alright, I got it."

Yang Chuxia agreed and took two more dishes before preparing to leave with the food box. As she stepped out, she found Yang Dongxue and Yang Qingbao coming over together.

And Yang Qingbao’s face looked a little unhappy.

"Qingbao, Dongxue, you’re here."

"Sister Xiaxia"

"Sis"

Both children called out in unison.

"My mom is making rice cakes, come in quickly."

Upon hearing that there were rice cakes to eat, Yang Dongxue was visibly delighted, while Yang Qingbao was listless.

Yang Chuxia went to deliver the food to Ye Zi’an without asking further, but when she returned, Qingbao was still downcast.

"Qingbao, why didn’t you go to school today?"

Since last year, Yang Qingbao had been sent to school by Ms.Liu. The original plan was to send him to a school in the town, but then the school in Li’s Village was reopened by another teacher, and considering the proximity to home, Ms.Liu let him stay in the school in Li’s Village.

Yang Qingbao sulkily said, "Our teacher had something to do today, so he gave us a day off."

"Then why aren’t you happy? Isn’t it nice to have a rest day from school?"

"It’s not that I’m not happy, it’s just..." Yang Qingbao didn’t know whether to tell her or not.

Yang Chuxia couldn’t stand people being hesitant, so she said, "If you have something to say, just say it. What’s with the hesitation?"

Perhaps because of his past experiences with Yang Chuxia, Yang Qingbao couldn’t help but shiver when she became serious.

Then he whispered, "My second sister has returned."

"Oh, Yang Dongzhi? So what if she’s back, what’s there for you to be unhappy about?"

Since Yang Dongzhi’s marriage not long after Yang Ruoqiu’s, she had been living quite far away, reportedly in the mountains.

It had been two years since she got married, and she had only returned home once or twice, always during the holidays. What was she doing back now outside of the holidays?

"But my second sister came back crying."

"Crying? Why was she crying?" Yang Chuxia looked at Yang Qingbao with confusion.

She thought to herself, didn’t they hear that Yang Dongzhi was doing fine at her in-laws’, even having a son? Why did she suddenly come back crying?

Could it be that they ran out of food? That’s unlikely; there were only three brothers in that family and all three were strong laborers, reportedly quite capable.

When Yang Qingbao heard the question, his face turned mysteriously red, and then he lowered his head, refusing to say a word.

Yang Chuxia was rather curious about what Yang Dongzhi had come back for.

On the other hand, Yang Dongxue was eating happily and said, "Sis, sis, I know, I know why Cousin Dongzhi came back."

"You know? How do you know?" Yang Chuxia looked at her curiously.