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Seeing her mother and grandmother discuss Auntie’s health, Lin Yuan started to think strategically.

Although she had only met Auntie once or twice, she had taken quite a liking to her gentle speech and generous ways.

Besides, her uncle was no longer young, and if the couple couldn’t have children due to health reasons, it was something she found hard to bear as a junior member of the family.

If possible, she would ask Lao Fan next time she saw him if he could take a look at Auntie’s pulse to see if there was anything he could do. If her condition could be cured, that would be fantastic; if not, at least her health could be improved.

When it came to returning home, Liu Limin was probably the least happy, pouting since early morning, clearly signaling she didn’t want to go.

Lin Yuan chuckled. She knew her little aunt was still thinking about her tofu shop. They had agreed to go together to make it lively for the opening, but the plan was delayed by the heavy rain—no wonder she was disappointed.

Moreover, Liu Limin had plans to open her own shop and become a boss. With such a perfect opportunity to learn, how could she be willing to miss it? Yet, there was no helping it; you can’t argue with a more powerful force, and no matter how strong she was, she couldn’t outweigh Lady Fan’s nagging.

Watching her little aunt’s frustrated yet unresisting demeanor, Lin Yuan laughed, "Little aunt, if you’re so afraid of grandmother’s nagging, why don’t you just find a man and get married off? Then you wouldn’t have to listen anymore."

Liu Limin angrily stuffed her clothes into her bundle, glaring at the gloating Lin Yuan: "Stop laughing at me! I haven’t even settled the score with you yet.

Yesterday, when we dealt with Lin Yongcheng, you and Xia Zheng had already planned on demanding silver, and yet you made me act along with you! Hmph! You two are really a pair!"

Lin Yuan was speechless. Indeed, they had needed Liu Limin to play the "bad cop" yesterday, which made it incredibly easy to extract ten taels of silver from Lin Jiazhong. Otherwise, that miserly fellow would never have willingly parted with any silver.

"Hehe, little aunt, don’t be mad. I did it for the good of our family," Lin Yuan hurriedly took the clothes Liu Limin hadn’t finished packing, and started to fold them neatly, smiling ingratiatingly, "Besides, I gave the ten taels of silver to grandmother as a token of filial piety."

Liu Limin regarded her with meaningful eyes, but said nothing.

While folding clothes, Lin Yuan suddenly thought of something.

She looked around to make sure Lady Fan was engrossed in an intimate conversation with her mother and wasn’t paying attention to them, and then she winked and whispered, "Little aunt, we’re allies who have duped someone together, so we should have our little secrets, right? "

Liu Limin eyed her warily, shifting her buttocks back to maintain a distance: "Don’t start! Who’s an ally with you? How could I, a righteous person, collude with you, no, with you two in deceiving others? If this gets out, what will become of Liu Limin’s reputation?"

Lin Yuan was almost grinding her teeth. What reputation? Your reputation was already ruined when you drove the matchmaker out of the house, wasn’t it?

"Oh auntie, no matter what, I’m still your dear niece.

How can you speak of me like that?" Lin Yuan scooted closer to her, and seeing that her aunt was thinking of escaping, she quickly wrapped an arm around her, saying affectionately, "Auntie, just tell me what kind of shop you want to open?

That way, I can help you find a place, right?

What if I see a suitable shop on the street one day and manage to secure it for you? "

After saying this, Lin Yuan almost cringed at her own coquettish tone. Watching Xiao Linshuang charm so effortlessly, how had it turned out like this when she tried?

Liu Limin, on the other hand, found it a rare pleasure, not only because of Lin Yuan’s tone but also because her words truly tempted her.