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

Chapter 31 Sister
Stone was hoping his young master would recover soon, so naturally he couldn't let Lu Chengjing go into the mountains to work hard.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "I remember there is a book in the young master's collection that is dedicated to herbs. I'll find it and take a look in a bit, so that I won't make a mistake when we go into the mountains."

That night, Shang Wan practically emptied Lu Chengjing's study. Knowing that books and paper were expensive in this world, she didn't even leave a single scrap of paper. The book Shi Tou mentioned was among the pile of books that Shang Wan brought back.

At least they found a source of income besides hunting, and Shang Wan was quite satisfied with the outcome of the meeting.

Lu Chengjing instructed Shi Tou to deliver a message to Qiao Yu'an in the city the next day, and told him to visit several pharmacies before leaving the city to ask what kind of medicines they accepted.

Stone wrote them down one by one.

Xiao Huan brewed tea, Lu Chengjing drank his medicine, and the three of them drank tea.

After drinking a bowl of bitter medicine, Lu Chengjing frowned slightly, his face turning a little paler.

Shang Wan popped a candied fruit into his mouth; it was one she'd taken from the Lu family's house.

The sweetness of the candied fruit masked the bitterness of the medicine. Lu Chengjing's brow relaxed, and he leaned back against the soft pillow, turning his head to look at Shang Wan. "Why do they call you 'sister'?"

This was a question he had ever had since he saw the stone after his release from prison, but he never had the chance to ask it.

“We’re all family, of course you should call me sister, or mother?” Shang Wan raised her hand to touch her face. She wasn’t that old, was she?

No sooner had the words left her lips than a soft, sweet voice came from outside the door, "It's cold!"

The child who was calling for his mother has arrived.

When Yuanyuan woke up and didn't see anyone, she didn't cry. She climbed off the kang by herself and had Xiao Hui carry her to the door of the side room. Her chubby little hands pounded on the wooden door.

Just as Shang Wan was about to go over and open the door for her, she heard a few "crack" sounds as the old door panel split open.

The little hands outside the door continued to clap.

then……

"Bang!"

"boom!"

The old, dilapidated wooden door shattered into pieces and lay on the ground, its eyes wide open in death.

Shangwan: The door should have been replaced a long time ago.

Lu Chengjing: My daughter's strength is indeed abnormal.

Xiao Huan: Luckily it fell inside and didn't hit Yuan Yuan.

Stone: How much does it cost to buy a new door panel?
The little round, chubby hand was still raised in the air. When it saw that the obstacle was gone, its big eyes lit up. It quickly patted Little Gray and went into the house smoothly.

"Mom! Dad!"

The little baby was very excited. Seeing everyone looking at the door panel on the ground, he looked over too, patted his little chest, and exclaimed, "Wow! Great!"

The four people: "..." You're quite smug.

Shang Wan thought her son would come in handy when the house was being demolished.

"Hug me!" Yuan Yuan stretched out her short arms towards Shang Wan.

Shang Wan picked the little guy up and saw him smiling with his eyes crinkled. She just patted his bottom twice and that was enough to teach him a lesson.

Yuan Yuan rubbed her bottom, rolled over to her dad's arms, and looked up with her cute little face, "Daddy!"

Lu Chengjing skillfully lowered his head and kissed her round little face. Yuanyuan grinned, revealing two tiny teeth, and decisively abandoned her father, returning to her mother Xiangxiang's arms.

Lu Chengjing, who was abandoned: "..."

Shang Wan chuckled to herself, pinched the little guy's chubby cheeks, and took a look at him after removing the gauze from his arm.

The wound has scabbed over, and at this rate of recovery, the scab should fall off tomorrow.

Shang Wan felt relieved and rewrapped the gauze to prevent the little one from scratching the wound.

Thinking about Lu Chengjing's question earlier, Shang Wan said to the two people opposite her, "Don't call him 'Young Master' anymore. You should change how you address him too."

Xiao Huan and Shi Tou exchanged a glance and exclaimed in unison, "Brother-in-law!"

His voice was incredibly loud.

Lu Chengjing stiffened, almost losing his balance on the soft pillow. Shang Wan helped him steady himself, then made the final decision, "It sounds like we're family, so let's call each other that from now on."

"Jie...huh." Yuanyuan joined in the fun, her chubby little hands tugging at Lu Chengjing's wide sleeve as she called out with a smile. A row of black lines immediately appeared on Lu Chengjing's forehead.
"Hahaha!" Shang Wan and the other two laughed so hard they were pounding the kang (a heated brick bed).

Lu Chengjing patted the little guy's head and said gently, "Yuanyuan, you have to call him Daddy."

With her round little mouth open, she called out in a clear voice, "Sister!"

Lu Chengjing: "..."

"My dear, you're from a different generation." Shang Wan reached out her index finger and scratched his round, soft chin. "You have to call him Daddy."

Yuan Yuan, tickled, kept pulling her little head back and repeated, "Daddy."

"So smart." Shang Wan leaned over and kissed her on the forehead, then turned her to Lu Chengjing. "Come on, say it again."

Her big, round eyes blinked, "Sister!"

Lu Chengjing, who was forced to be demoted: "..."

Little Yuanyuan was very persistent about the new words she had just learned. Every now and then she would climb up to Lu Chengjing and call out "Sister!" She hadn't changed her ways by dinner time.

Lu Chengjing narrowed his eyes slightly and took away the small bowl in front of Yuanyuan while she was enjoying her steamed egg custard.

Yuanyuan: ? ? ?
"Egg." The little guy pouted and glared at his father accusingly.

Lu Chengjing held the bowl, his expression calm and composed, not at all like he was bullying a baby. "Call me Daddy."

Yuan Yuan's eyes widened, and she slapped the table with her little hand, "Egg!"

Lu Chengjing remained unmoved, "Call me Father."

A soft, sweet little voice: "Egg!"

A gentle, calm male voice: "Call me Father."

The two went back and forth, and that's how they ended up stalemate.

Shang Wan found it intriguing and turned to Shi Tou in a low voice, "Did these two, father and daughter, interact like this before?"

It's normal that his sister didn't like Yuanyuan before. Shitou said, "When Yuanyuan refused to roll over by herself, refused to learn to crawl, and refused to learn to talk, her brother-in-law would do all that."

Xiao Huan asked curiously, "Who won more?"

"Brother-in-law." Stone's expression was rather complicated.

Looking at the two, one big and one small, still locked in a struggle, Shang Wan asked Shi Tou, "How much longer are they going to hold out?"

Stone: "Until Yuanyuan changes her mind."

Shang Wan: "..."

Yuanzai, you've suffered having such a persistent father.

Just as Shi Tou had predicted, the standoff between the father and daughter ended when Yuan Yuan changed her mind.

"Father." Yuanyuan's cheeks bulged with anger, and her eyes were brimming with tears that seemed about to fall.

Lu Chengjing was experienced and knew the little guy wouldn't cry right now, so he returned the bowl.

Yuanyuan quickly protected her little bowl and turned to Shang Wan to complain, "Mom! Dad, you're bad! You're so mean!"

She's got powerful backers now!

Just as Shang Wan was about to help her son, Lu Chengjing suddenly looked over, his eyebrows slightly curved, a faint smile on his lips, making his already handsome face even more vivid, making Shang Wan dizzy.

Shang Wan: Son, it's not that your mother doesn't want to help you, but both of you are my flesh and blood!
Yuanyuan's first attempt to tattle ended in failure thanks to her father's seductive charm.

The little guy was furious and decided to send a mouse to gnaw a hole in his father's clothes that night.

But what about the mice?
Yuanyuan rode Little Gray and searched every corner of the yard.

Why is there not a single mouse in such a big house?
The next day, Stone drove his oxcart into town early in the morning.

After Shang Wan mixed the spiritual spring water into the medicine, she carried Yuan Yuan out.

The hardworking farmers were already working in the fields. When they saw Shang Wan, some looked at her curiously, while others greeted her, "Where are you going, Madam Shang?"

(End of this chapter)