The Husband’s Little Inn

At the sound of knocking, Liu shi was the first to open the door, with Lu Yu following a step […]

Hearing Shu Rui’s voice, Lu Ling—who had been crouching on the roof spying for quite some time—stopped hiding. Looking slightly

Shu Rui and Lu Ling squeezed out through the railings and, on the outskirts, ran into Lu Father, Lu Yu,

Two days later, all the inn’s supplies had arrived. Shu Rui carefully checked everything twice, ensuring nothing was missing. The

Shu Rui, hearing Lu Ling say Lu Yu had fallen ill at the exam hall, felt a wave of anxiety.

The county exams lasted three days. Lu Yu was no stranger to exams; he had passed the county and prefectural

“Have all the dishes been delivered?” Shu Rui waited for a while as Lu Ling delivered the food. Once he

“Where did you get these books? The patterns are quite good and up-to-date,” she said. Shu Rui and Lady Liu

The next day, Shu Rui and Lu Ling ate breakfast in the courtyard. They wondered if the Lu family would

Though Shu Rui remained at the shop, his mind was in turmoil. Sitting was uncomfortable, standing was uneasy. He worried

Mrs. Liu saw Lu Ling’s father coming back with one wet foot, his face drawn and long like a horse’s,

The two of them went into town. Lu Ling’s old bank in the capital, called Jingfan Pawnshop, was one of

The He’er secondhand shop in the north part of the city was bustling. Being a new store, drums and gongs

After some time, Shu Rui figured Lu Ling probably wouldn’t come tonight and was about to extinguish the courtyard lantern

Shu Rui went out to buy a slab of lamb and also picked up a few crabs that had just

At the Lu residence, Lu Yu finished warming his books and went to the kitchen to get a cup of

After returning to the shop, Madam Liu had grown closer to Lu Ling that day, and when she went home,

At noon, after finishing class, Lu Ling went out early to wait at the gatehouse for Shu Rui. The old

The next day, they prepared breakfast and ate. Lu Ling figured that family members would inevitably come over to visit,

Lu Ling’s gaze shifted from Shu Rui to the youth behind him. Seeing the astonished look on the boy’s face,