The young scholar reached out and took the bowl of steamed buns.
"Sister-in-law?"
The young scholar, who had just been about to turn around, sensed that something was a little off. "Is there something else?"
Actually, he should have thought of it from the start.
Otherwise, why would his sister-in-law have knocked on the door so unusually?
The young scholar turned back.
"Sister-in-law, is something the matter?"
The woman suddenly came to her senses.
"It's nothing."
She answered instinctively.
The young scholar was a little puzzled.
"Are you sure nothing's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong."
The woman was certain.
Actually, she had felt an impulse to stay and watch her younger brother-in-law finish eating the buns.
But after thinking it over, she decided it wouldn't be appropriate.
A sister-in-law and her younger brother-in-law alone together in a room would invite gossip.
The woman smiled.
"Go on in."
"I won't disturb your studies."
Though he found it a little strange, the young scholar didn't pursue the matter.
He nodded.
"All right."
The young scholar turned around and closed the door.
The woman didn't leave right away.
She stared at the closed door.
After hesitating for a long while, she moved closer to it.
Carefully, she pressed her ear against the door.
Without realizing it, the woman's ear was now pressed against the door.
What puzzled her was...
She couldn't hear a thing.
No, that wasn't right.
The woman shook her head slightly.
Shouldn't she be glad about that?
No sounds...
Didn't that mean the little black thief hadn't appeared?
Otherwise, judging by what had happened last time...
Her younger brother would already be making a huge racket "fighting" with that little black thief.
After listening a little longer and still hearing nothing