Chapter 138
Chen Guizhi just nodded. The two of them stayed up late eating dinner, and Lu Liu returned at about the […]
The Lu family was poor in their early years and had to give away one of their children.
Eighteen years later, both brothers reached the age for marriage.
The older brother, with a strong and domineering personality, was set up with a hot-tempered hunter. At their first meeting, they clashed immediately, slamming tables and glaring at each other, nearly coming to blows over who would be the head of the household.
He thought, “If only I could cancel this engagement.”
The younger brother, gentle and soft-spoken, was matched with a scholar from a family notorious for being “easy prey,” surrounded by greedy relatives. Just a glance from afar made him tremble with fear.
He sighed, “If only I could cancel this engagement.”
By chance, the brothers met and decided to swap their engagements.
The older brother put on the bridal gown and entered the scholar’s household.
On the wedding day, he encountered vulgar wedding pranks. The frail scholar, dazed and confused, tried to protect him but ended up bumping his head in the chaos.
Older brother: ???
“He’s supposed to be aiming for the top scholar title! What are you all doing?!”
The younger brother covered his head with the bridal veil and entered the hunter’s home.
On the wedding night, he waited shyly and obediently for the consummation. But the hunter frowned coldly and sneered, “Stop pretending.”
As soon as the words fell, the young husband’s eyes reddened: “How can you be like this right after we’re married?”
Hunter: ???
“Is there something wrong with you?”
Everyone knew the Xie family was weak and spineless, the kind of household anyone could bully.
Even without any grudges, people would spit in front of their door just because they were in a bad mood.
But from that day on, no one dared.
Xie Yan’s husband knew how to throw a punch!
Meanwhile, the Li family, which everyone expected to be full of constant bickering and fights, now enjoyed warm beds and hot meals every day.
Curious, some sneaked a peek and found Li Feng gently coaxing his husband, “It’s my fault, don’t cry…”
Chen Guizhi just nodded. The two of them stayed up late eating dinner, and Lu Liu returned at about the […]
Because a worry weighed on his mind, after dinner when night had fallen completely, he still took Lu Liu to
Xie Yan felt hopeless. For the past decade or so, he had never had much of a taste for meat,
Inside the house, Lu Liu really needed to get up and move around. He tried his best to walk a
He said, “My father’s getting old—he can’t handle too much upheaval. We’ll settle things next year. We’ve only just moved
They had already delivered New Year gifts to both their fathers. Now that they were on better terms with the
He said, “We trusted you when we handed this shop over to you. Since we trust you, whatever decisions you
They say merchants love befriending scholars—and this one clearly had good eyes. Examination results mattered little to ordinary people. But
His husband had also been busy in the prefectural city. The bookstore had only recently been officially set in motion,
Li Feng made no comment. Lu Yang was not his husband, so he had nothing to say. Lu Yang smiled
His husband had also been busy in the prefectural city, getting quite a few things done. The study had only
What an enormous pie it was—something he’d never even dared to imagine before. His thoughts drifted again, and he began
Chen Guizhi asked Lu Liu to share his thoughts, and he laid them out one by one. “For us, his
Li Feng eagerly agreed to everything, nodding as he said he wanted to try it all. Lu Liu added that
Li Feng crouched down. In the stream of honey pouring from the ladle, he caught a reflection of Lu Liu.
The leader was Yuan Ji, who had also brought up the topic of filial piety and character yesterday. Xie Yan
Lu Yang seized the moment and slipped a spoonful of doufunao into his mouth. Lu Liu: “…” Fine. Might as
Lu Liu asked about how things went on this trip to the prefectural capital—whether he’d been eating and drinking well,
When Lu Liu heard the voice, he turned back with a puzzled look and called out, “Brother, what are you
With this monthly allowance, paying for laundry and starching was nothing at all. They even set up “rest days” for