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During the days when An Jing and Xiao Changyi began clearing land to build their house, many people from the county's restaurants came to visit, including Xing Cashier, who wanted to buy more fermented tofu from them. But An Jing still refused.
This time, she didn't use being busy with farming as an excuse; instead, she refused on the grounds that they were too busy building a house to make any.
That noon, when An Jing and Xiao Changyi returned from clearing the land, they saw Wang Youbao's carriage parked outside their courtyard, and Wang Youbao had already alighted from the carriage and stood in front of the courtyard gate, his expression sullen and downcast.
Upon seeing An Jing and Xiao Changyi return, Wang Youbao tried to force a smile, but he couldn't manage it and finally gave up. He didn't smile at all and merely listlessly greeted An Jing and Xiao Changyi.