The door was gently pushed open a crack, emitting only a low, brief creak.
Zhou Lihui knew that opening the door to this extent made the smallest noise, and it was also wide enough for him to slip out sideways.
He tiptoed out the door and headed into the courtyard.
The sound was not enough to wake a sleeping person, but it was enough to alert Mu Ying, who was awake all along, waiting for the fish to bite.
She put down her phone and moved to the window.
She hadn't planned on sleeping tonight and had set her phone to night mode to pass the time reading novels. As expected, someone couldn't resist anymore.
She saw her uncle sneakily approach the courtyard wall, where an old vat was placed.
Previously, her grandmother had planted water lilies in this vat and raised fish in it.
But now, only a withered stalk of water lilies remained, the fish were nowhere to be seen, and the water was full of algae.
