Chapter 16 - 14 Aunt Li Guozhi
Li Si froze for a moment upon hearing these words. She truly hadn't expected that something she did unintentionally would become fodder for such gossip behind her back.
It seemed like she was really regressing in life. She had initially thought that gifting a few fruits from the Space Shop to the elderly lady might help cleanse her body of impurities. After all, the older one gets, the more impurities build up.
Beibei anxiously tugged at Li Si's hand, his eyes full of anger, clearly itching to circumvent the dense forest ahead and confront those women.
Li Si quickly made a "shush" gesture, half carrying and half dragging Beibei away from the spot.
After they had walked a good distance, Li Si set Beibei down and took his hand to lead him forward. Beibei observed Li Si's somber mood.
"Auntie, don't take it to heart. Second Granny is just like that—her words are always unpleasant. But don't worry, Grandma definitely likes the gift you gave her. She loves anything you give her!"
Li Si forced a smile. "It's fine, Beibei. Auntie just hopes that what happened just now will stay a little secret between us, okay? Don't tell anyone. Can you do that?"
"Why, Auntie? This should be told to Grandma, and Dad and Mom too! They were speaking ill of people behind their backs. Teacher said it's wrong to gossip."
"But Beibei, we overheard them unwittingly just now. You could even say we eavesdropped. Don't you think eavesdropping is wrong too?"
Beibei nodded hesitantly, still somewhat confused.
"So that's why we'll keep this to ourselves, just the two of us. Pinky promise!"