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

Chapter 57 Trying to extort money here

“One note is fifty taels, one is twenty taels, and one is thirty taels, totaling one hundred taels.” Lin Jianshan took out three silver notes. “I will give you the silver notes when I see my son.”

"What are you saying? I'm not a kidnapper asking you for ransom." Shang Wan took a chisel and dug a hole in the wood, saying as she hammered, "The Chen family's fifty taels are compensation for bullying Yuanyuan, and your family's eighty taels are compensation for wronging our family."

She glanced at the silver notes in Lin Jianshan's hand. "The compensation from both families adds up to one hundred and thirty taels. If you don't know how to do the math, ask my husband for help. He won't charge you."

"Don't push yourself too far!"

"Who's really pushing their luck? An apology needs to be sincere. Your attitude is disgusting, like you're trying to extort money from me. Either pay the full amount, or don't come back!" Shang Wan shouted. "Xiao Huan, see the guests out!"

Xiao Huan came out carrying a kitchen knife, the blade still stained with blood.

Don't get me wrong, she didn't mean to kill anyone. She was just cleaning a fish and took it out casually.

Lin Jianshan held back for a while but couldn't hold back any longer. He said with a stern face, "You surnamed Shang, don't push your luck. Tie Dan still has thirty taels of silver. It's a total of one hundred and thirty taels. You won't be shortchanged!"

"What does Tie Dan's money have to do with my sister? Are you trying to frame me again?" Xiao Huan glared at Lin Jianshan, raising a kitchen knife. "Get out of here, you're not welcome in my house!"

Lin Jianshan's face turned pale and then flushed, a sight that was clearly visible even in the darkness.

Behind a tree in the distance, Luo Er and Zhang Da, who had been begged and pleaded with by Lin Jianshan, angrily pulled up the weeds on the ground.

They said they would let them see the true colors of the scholar and his wife, but it turns out it was just another attempt to frame them. They will never believe Lin Jianshan again.

The two discarded the grass leaves and quietly left, crouching low.

Shang Wan's lips curled slightly. The Lin family really wasn't giving up. Did they think she wouldn't know just because they were hiding far away?

Thinking of the two people hiding in the shadows, Lin Jianshan became secretly anxious. Relying on the fact that Xiao Huan wouldn't dare to actually slash at him, he deliberately provoked her with words, trying to get Shang Wan to let slip the secret.

Unfortunately, Shang Wan ignored him completely, and Xiao Huan became even more impatient. She put down her knife, picked up a round wooden stick, and started swinging it at Lin Jianshan. She couldn't cut him, but she could hit him.

Lin Jianshan narrowly dodged the attack and was about to curse when he heard a child's soft, babbling voice behind him.

He turned around and saw Yuanyuan lying on the wooden board, touching the turtle's shell with her little hands and talking to the little turtle.

A dark glint flashed in his eyes, and he quickly ran a few steps to pick up Yuanyuan.

Yuan Yuan, who was suddenly picked up: ?

The little girl glanced disdainfully at the annoying uncle who was holding her, and kicked her short legs to get down. How could Lin Jianshan possibly let her go?
Shang Wan looked over here and saw Lin Jianshan with a smug look on his face. He thought he had Shang Wan's weakness and was about to make a threat when he suddenly froze and hesitated before looking down.

Little Yuanyuan was frowning, his chubby face contorted in displeasure, when a tiny foot kicked him in the stomach.

How could a one-year-old child have such strength?

Lin Jianshan stared wide-eyed in surprise, "You..."

Yuanyuan kicked him in the stomach again, "Fang! Get down!"

She doesn't want to hate being hugged by her uncle.

After being struck twice in succession, Lin Jianshan's back arched in pain, and he loosened his grip.

Yuanyuan fell straight down, scaring the little one so much that he flailed his arms and cried out, "Mommy! Help!!"

Shang Wan caught the person in a swift movement.

"Mommy!" Yuanyuan hugged her mother like an octopus, then pointed at Lin Jianshan, who was squatting on the ground clutching his stomach, and immediately complained, "Bad! Bad!"

Shangwan: You can't even finish your sentence, but you're quite good at tattling.

She patted her son reassuringly, then looked down at Lin Jianshan, "The two people you brought with you left a long time ago. No matter how pitiful you act, they won't see it."

Doesn't she know how much strength Yuanyuan has now? Trying to scam me like this, haha!

Lin Jianshan's pupils contracted sharply as he looked up at Shang Wan. "You knew everything?" "I don't have time to play these little tricks with you." Shang Wan glanced at him coldly. "We just wanted to move to this village and live a peaceful life. It's you who have repeatedly stirred up trouble. Now that things have been exposed, you don't want to bear the consequences. Is there such a cheap thing in this world?"

Lin Jianshan remained silent for a long time, then stood up, took out four silver notes and handed them to Shang Wan, "This is a total of one hundred and thirty taels. Please count them."

He had prepared enough silver, but he was still resentful, so he called Luo Er and Zhang Da over, wanting to expose Shang Wan's true colors, but Shang Wan still found out.

Xiao Huan stepped forward, took the silver note, examined it carefully by candlelight, and nodded to Shang Wan, "The silver note is fine."

"The money has been given to you." Lin Jianshan's spirits had waned, and he looked at Shang Wan with a pleading gaze. "When will Tiedan be back?"

"Children are playful, but they will come home when they've had enough."

Shang Wan was telling the truth; Tie Dan really did spend a day playing in the wolf's den.

At first, the child was scared, but when he saw that the wolves didn't bite him, but only forbade him to run around, he happily played with the wolf cubs, waiting for his family to come and find him.

After dark, he cried because he was afraid of the dark. Later, when he saw that no wolves paid attention to him, he stopped crying and is now sleeping soundly in the wolf den, snoring softly.

Lin Jianshan, however, thought that Shang Wan was still unwilling to release the person.

Shang Wan rolled her eyes at the sky, threw him out, and reminded Xiao Huan that the food in the pot was going to burn.

Xiao Huan screamed and ran to save her vegetables.

Yuanyuan insisted on hearing a story, so Shang Wan took her to Lu Chengjing.

Lu Chengjing gave Yuanyuan a small seal to play with, then called out to Shang Wan, "Why don't you ask Lin Jianshan about the jade pendant?"

"You've already guessed it, so why should I ask?"

Lu Chengjing was stunned, staring at Shang Wan's retreating figure, "You..."

"You don't have to say if you don't want to," Shang Wan said, and continued fiddling with the wood.

Lu Chengjing pursed his pale lips, his long eyelashes drooping slightly, casting a fan-shaped shadow on his eyelids.

"Daddy." Yuanyuan reached out her little hand and tugged at her father's clothes.

Lu Chengjing leaned closer and asked gently, "What's wrong?"

"Smack!" Yuanyuan pinched the stamp and pressed it onto her father's handsome face, leaving a shallow square black mark.

Lu Chengjing: ?

The little guy stared at his father with his big eyes, "Mom! Look!"

Lu Chengjing was slightly taken aback. "You want me to show your mother this black mark on my face?"

Yuanyuan hugged the seal and nodded her little head vigorously.

"why?"

"Smile!" Yuan Yuan smiled, revealing two tiny teeth. She pointed to herself with her little finger, then to Shang Wan not far away.

Lu Chengjing looked at the little guy in surprise. How could a one-year-old child already know how to make people happy?

"Hurry up!" Yuanyuan patted her father's arm, urging him on.

"Mommy's busy." Lu Chengjing reached out and patted his daughter's head. "How about you show Mommy later?"

The little baby tilted his head and thought for a long time before reluctantly nodding in agreement. The price was that Lu Chengjing had his stamp applied five more times.

(End of this chapter)