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Thinking of stopping by Rice Flower Fragrance, Lin Yuan didn’t linger, gave Lan Hua a few instructions, and then head towards the front hall.

Passing by the storeroom next door, she happened to see the kids Xiao Linzi had rounded up grinding soy milk.

At first glance, Lin Yuan hardly recognized them; it hadn’t been that long since she last saw them, but they seemed transformed—each one clean and lively, a far cry from the raggedy beggars they used to resemble.

These children were far more reliable than the women in the neighboring kitchen.

Lin Yuan stood at the doorway for a while, yet they didn’t notice her presence.

They kept on with their tasks, and although a couple of them made cheeky comments now and again, they did not gossip about others like a loudspeaker, nor did they utter any vulgarities.

Lin Yuan watched the children with a smile and felt genuinely pleased; this was the harmony and diligence she truly enjoyed seeing.

Xiao Linzi was still in charge of these kids, but after scanning the room, Lin Yuan did not see him anywhere in the storeroom. Puzzled, she then heard the sound of bickering from around the corner.

Lin Yuan thought it might be Loudspeaker, unwilling to leave and causing trouble for Shopkeeper Zhou. But listening more carefully, she recognized the arguing voice as her big sister, Lin Wei.

And the other voice belonged to Xiao Linzi, whom she had just been looking for.

What could have caused these two to argue? Pondering this, Lin Yuan quickly walked over to take a look.

What she saw shocked her; she had never seen Lin Wei like this before.

Lin Wei’s face was flushed red with frustration, her eyebrows nearly vertical. She seemed at a loss for how to retort to the man before her, teeth clenched with anger, cheeks visibly puffed out even from a distance.

Lin Yuan had never encountered such a Lin Wei before. Among the three sisters, Lin Wei had the gentlest demeanor and was rarely heard arguing or raising her voice. But what on earth had made her so infuriated today?

Lin Yuan hurried over to Lin Wei and pulled her aside, "Big Sister, what’s wrong?"

Seeing that her eldest sister had arrived, Lin Wei, still fuming, pointed at the man in front of her and complained, "Big Sister, is this man from our tofu shop?"

Lin Yuan turned to look at Xiao Linzi and saw that he still wore his indifferent expression, not showing any reaction even though he knew he had been arguing with his boss’s sister.

"Xiao Linzi, what’s the matter with you two?"

Xiao Linzi wrinkled his nose and gave Lin Wei a sideways glance, "Ask her."

Lin Yuan was speechless but unsurprised by the stubborn boy’s attitude, and she turned to Lin Wei, "Big Sister, what happened between you and Xiao Linzi?"

Lin Wei was so incensed by Xiao Linzi’s arrogance that she was too upset to even respond to her sister, instead rounding on Xiao Linzi again, "Your name is Xiao Linzi? Humph, you share our surname for nothing! It’s one thing for you to be disrespectful towards me, but you were even impolite to my eldest sister!

How on earth did someone like you even come to work for our family? "

Xiao Linzi rolled his eyes, giving Lin Wei a look that could infuriate the dead, "Your big sister is the one who invited me here, not the other way around."

Lin Yuan massaged her forehead; couldn’t this brat tell the truth for once? Was it fun to intentionally provoke Lin Wei? And still, nobody had told her what the issue actually was.