The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 221 Flesh Pads
Once they were out of sight, Shang Wan nudged Lu Chengjing's waist with her elbow. "Husband, you'd better work hard. They're powerful and influential. If you anger them and they try to take down our little Spirit Medicine Pavilion, we'll have to close down."

The saying "the people will not fight against the officials" is not just an empty phrase.

Even if Zhongli agrees to her conditions, there's no guarantee he won't go against them. Even with a contract in place, what can you do when her father is a marquis?
When that time comes, the contract will be nothing more than a piece of waste paper with a stamp on it.

Lu Chengjing understood Shang Wan's meaning, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he nodded gently.

Shang Wan: "Things at home are all settled now. You've been mentoring Shi Tou and Xiao Huan for almost half a month, and they're perfectly capable of handling all the household affairs. With me watching over them, nothing will go wrong. You can go back to school in the county after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Ah."

Shang Wan looked up at the azure sky, then reached out and poked Lu Chengjing's waist, jokingly asking, "The future top scholar?"

Lu Chengjing chuckled, raised his hand and grabbed the hand that was poking at his waist, their fingers intertwined.

He asked in a low voice, "If I don't become the top scholar in the imperial examination, will my wife divorce me?"

"Hmm..." Shang Wan lowered her head as if deep in thought, "Then I need to think about it carefully."

Lu Chengjing shook their clasped hands, clearly dissatisfied with the answer.

Shang Wan turned to look at him, her words light and slightly playful, "Look at me, I'm young, beautiful, capable, and I can make money, why should I wrong myself?"

Lu Chengjing thought about the question carefully and nodded in agreement: "What my wife says makes sense."

"so?"

"I will do my utmost as your husband." Lu Chengjing grasped Shang Wan's hand and placed it on his chest.

Shang Wan smiled and was about to tease her fox again when she caught a glimpse of a round little dumpling suddenly falling out of the threshold.

"Yuanyuan!" Shang Wan pulled Lu Chengjing and pressed him down, making him lie on the ground to act as a cushion for Yuanyuan.

Lu Chengjing, who felt the world spinning around him, was left bewildered: "???"

The little baby, who had fallen into his father's arms, blinked his big eyes, looked down at his father, and raised his little hand to pat his chest in fear.

That was close; I almost fell face-first to the ground.

Shang Wan bent down to pick up the baby, patted her little bottom, and asked, "Did you fall and hurt yourself?"

Yuanyuan shook her little head and turned to look at her father.

Lu Chengjing silently stood up, rubbing his chest, his gaze fixed intently on Shang Wan.

Shang Wan chuckled dryly, picked up Yuan Yuan, and said, "Are you willing to let your daughter fall to the ground?"

Lu Chengjing was naturally reluctant to part with it.

"Daddy, hello!" Yuan Yuan's bright eyes curved into crescent moons, and she smiled sweetly at her father.

The little guy rushed over and tenderly rubbed his father's chest, pouting as he breathed heavily.

Lu Chengjing's deepest frustration vanished.

Shang Wan helped brush the dust off Lu Chengjing's robes and pulled him back into the shop.

Closed at dusk.

Shang Wan invites everyone to have a nice meal at Qionghua Restaurant across the street.

Aunt Zhou and the others kept telling Shang Wan not to spend money, saying that the food at the restaurant next door was very good.

Shangwan insisted that today's start was good, and it wouldn't have been possible without everyone's help, so let's celebrate.

The children were naturally delighted and crowded around the adults as they headed to the restaurant.

The meal was a great success, and everyone left the city before the gates closed.

The two oxcarts and one donkey cart were packed full, and the children chattered incessantly all the way until they reached the village.

Everyone went home and told their families about what had happened that day.

"You didn't see the scene. There were so many people, the shop was almost overflowing."

"Wow, you must be making a lot of money, right?" "They've invested a lot too. Today, all the medicine is half price. They're practically throwing money away. It hurts me to see it."

"It's not your money, they don't care, why are you so upset? Are you still going to help out at the shop tomorrow?"

"I'd like to go. It's only two taels of silver a day. All I have to do is talk and smile. They even provide meals and afternoon tea. Where else can I find such an easy job? But Manager Shang has already chosen someone."

"Oh dear, how come you don't know how to handle things? How come other people got chosen?"

"How dare you talk to me like that? At least I went for a day, what about you?"

"Sigh! Forget it, let's just focus on processing the medicinal herbs properly. If we do it well, we can make a lot of money."

"That's right, I hope the Spirit Medicine Pavilion will stay open for a long time, so that our family can have more income in the future and find a good marriage for our daughter."

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"City people are really rich. They bought the multi-purpose ointment, which cost ten taels of silver a bottle, without even blinking an eye, and they even bought several boxes."

"I wouldn't be willing to spend that money."

"Go away, what do you know, you who toils in the fields? Look, smell it, that white jade ointment smells so good. Miss Xiao Huan put some on my wrist, and I can still smell the fragrance now. When I have money, I'll buy a box and try it out."

"It smells good, but with your old face, all yellow and thin, you'll look the same no matter how you dress up. Why waste money? If you ask me, save the money so your son can get a wife."

"I earned this money through my own hard work, and I can spend it however I want. My son will get married, won't he? If you, as the father, don't work hard, do you expect me, as the mother, to help him?"

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"Manager Shang really spares no expense, having a cabinet made of glass. It's the best in the city. It shines so brightly in the sunlight. If I had a piece, I would enshrine it."

"Dream on! How could we possibly have such a thing in our house?"

"Not now, but who knows what might happen later? The shopkeeper told me to come help out at the shop tomorrow, but I have a lot of things to do at home."

"Hey, what could possibly happen at home? Leave everything to me. Just work hard with Manager Shang; who knows, our family might be counting on you in the future."

"Then you have to keep a close eye on those medicinal herbs in the house. Remember to take them out to dry tomorrow, and turn them over often. Don't be lazy."

"Okay. There are still two salted duck eggs at home. I'll boil them for you tomorrow so you can take them with you and not go hungry."

……

Such conversations were taking place on various platforms, but Shangwan was unaware of them.

She stayed up all night last night and was exhausted after a long day. Once the excitement wore off, she fell asleep almost immediately.

The others were also exhausted, and they all slept soundly in the room.

The next day, the whole family overslept.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, dancing on my eyelids.

A sudden scream startled everyone awake.

"What happened? Is there a fire?"

"Another thief broke in?"

"Ouch, this light is so bright."

Little Chu Xu, his hair a mess, rushed over from the front yard and banged on Xiao Huan's door. "Aunt Xiao Huan, what's wrong? Did you see a mouse?"

“It’s not a mouse.” Xiao Huan opened the door, already dressed and holding a wooden comb in her hand.

She turned Chu Xu around, combing the child's hair as she said, "You slept in late. We still have to rush to the city to open the gate. Are your sister and brother-in-law up yet?"

Chu Xu wanted to shake his head, but Xiao Huan was still holding his hair, so he didn't dare to move.

"No one else got up except me."

Xiao Huan quickly combed his hair, patted him, and said, "Go and call everyone. I'll go to the kitchen to cook some noodles. We'll eat and then leave."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)