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

Chapter 79 Catching a Cow and Chatting Loudly
After the meal, Lu Chengjing looked at Yuanyuan, who had her little head hanging down, and beckoned the little one over.

Yuanyuan obediently climbed onto her father's lap and sat down, blinking her big eyes curiously, "Daddy?"

Lu Chengjing turned his wheelchair and took the little guy to the wooden shed to talk.

At this distance, Shang Wan could hear the father and daughter's conversation clearly.

Lu Chengjing was using storytelling to help Yuanyuan understand what Shang Wan had said at the dinner table.

A faint smile appeared in Shang Wan's eyes as she eavesdropped on the story while whittling wood.

Using the method he learned from the Zhang family, Shi Tou prepared some fodder for the yellow ox and dug a hole in the bushes some distance away to bury the cow dung.

Xiao Huan brewed the medicine and brought it out. While Lu Chengjing was drinking the medicine, she went to the kitchen and brought out an old wooden bucket.

The wooden bucket was dark and looked like it contained vinegar, but you could smell herbs if you got close.

Lu Chengjing stared blankly at the wooden bucket. Don't tell him he's supposed to drink the whole bucket.

He was clearly overthinking it; the medicinal liquid in the wooden tub was for soaking feet.

Xiao Huan placed the wooden bucket in front of the wheelchair, then brought over a wooden basin filled with hot water, added a small portion of the medicinal liquid into it, and stirred it.

"Brother-in-law, this is medicine specially prescribed by Doctor Yuan. He said it can clear the meridians. Soak it for half an hour every night." Xiao Huan squatted down to help Lu Chengjing take off his shoes and socks, but Lu Chengjing waved his hand and said, "No need, I can do it myself."

"Then I'll take Yuanyuan to bathe first." Xiaohuan stood up, reached out and picked up Yuanyuan. "Dr. Yuan instructed that the water shouldn't be cold. If the water gets cold, brother-in-law, just call me. There's still hot water in the pot."

Lu Chengjing nodded, "Thank you for your trouble."

"We're all family, brother-in-law, please don't be so polite."

At first, Xiao Huan was not used to calling Lu Chengjing "brother-in-law" and, like Shi Tou, always called him the wrong name. But after a while, she got used to it.

They could sense that Lu Chengjing now genuinely treated them like younger siblings and would diligently teach them things he wouldn't have explained to them in detail before.

Feelings between people are reciprocal.

Xiao Huan and Shi Tou's lives were saved by Lu Chengjing. They used to regard Lu Chengjing as their benefactor and were willing to follow him to repay his kindness even after being kicked out of the mansion. Now, however, they regard Shang Wan and Lu Chengjing as their true family.

My feet were soaking in the medicinal liquid, which was warm but also a little stinging.

Lu Chengjing leaned against his wheelchair, his gaze shifting from the stove with its glowing fire to the curtain that provided shade, then to the gray wolf dozing on the stone slab, the old yellow ox chewing grass by the big tree, the stone shoveling cow dung, and Shang Wan sitting by the fire whittling wood.

The firelight flickered, warming the woman's fair cheeks with a healthy pink hue. Beads of sweat dotted her forehead, which she quickly wiped away with her sleeve whenever they threatened to slip down.

Holding an axe in one hand and a piece of wood in the other, the woman wielded these heavy tools with the dexterity of a dagger.

Lu Chengjing watched intently, gradually becoming absorbed, until the woman suddenly looked up and asked him, "Is the water cold yet?"

Lu Chengjing paused for a moment, then lifted his feet in the wooden tub, trying to create some warmth.

"Wait." Shang Wan put down what she was doing, went to the stove to scoop up some hot water and brought it over. First, she poured the cooled medicinal liquid from the basin onto the bushes, then added fresh medicinal liquid and had Lu Chengjing soak in it.

"We'll probably have to change it again," Shang Wan said, estimating the time. "Just call out when it gets cold, don't be shy."

"Okay." Lu Chengjing agreed, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Shang Wan found his appearance rather endearing. She stared at him for a while, a smile curving her lips as she asked, "Want to go over to the campfire?"

She wanted to pet the fox she kept.

As soon as Lu Chengjing nodded, Shang Wan picked him up and bent down, her lips gently touching his face, a soft touch that lasted only a moment.

Lu Chengjing momentarily thought it was an illusion, but when he met Shang Wan's smiling eyes, his ears turned slightly red, and the smile on his lips deepened slowly, like a night-blooming cereus in its first bloom.

Shang Wan: Is this fox deliberately trying to seduce her? She glanced down at Lu Chengjing's pale legs and sighed inwardly that it wasn't the right time. She had to wait until this fox had healed his wounds and gained some weight, otherwise the experience wouldn't be good.

After finishing his work, Shi Tou wanted to sit by the fire. When he looked up, he saw two people who looked particularly well-matched by the fire and inexplicably felt that sitting down there would be a bit too much for him.

"Ah Huang, I'll chat with you for a bit."

He patted the ox's back three times, and when the ox lay down, he sat down next to it, leaned back against its back, and muttered to himself.

"Ah Huang, do you know about the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl? They also had a cow that helped the Cowherd find a wife. But the Cowherd was a scoundrel; he lied to the fairy, and when the fairy's mother found out, she used her hairpin to draw a line across the Milky Way."

"A day in heaven is a year on earth. The fairy can see the cowherd every day, but the cowherd has to wait a year to see the fairy once a year. Don't you think he's getting his just desserts?"

The ox mooed, and Stone chuckled, "You also think it's retribution? Let me tell you another story. Do you know the Bull Demon King? He..."

By the fire, Shang Wan, her hands still busy, gestured with her chin towards the stones and the ox, and asked Lu Chengjing, "Did he used to chat with the ox like this too?"

Lu Chengjing looked up and recalled for a moment, then hesitated and said, "There shouldn't be any, there are no cattle in the Lu residence."

Shang Wan: "So?"

Lu Chengjing said helplessly, "He talks to Ma all the time."

Shang Wan: "..."

"Never mind, as long as you're happy." Shang Wan decided to respect other people's hobbies. She glanced at the water in the wooden basin and saw that it wasn't very hot anymore, so she changed it again.

A moment later, Shang Wan finished whittling the pile of wood beside her. She washed her hands, sat back down, and looked at Lu Chengjing, "Are you going to tell me now or when we go to bed later?"

Lu Chengjing was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, the freshly bathed little Yuanyuan was picked up by Xiao Huan.

Her round little face was flushed pink from the hot water, and she was restless in Xiao Huan's arms, twisting and turning, refusing to let Xiao Huan dry her hair.

"I'll do it." Shang Wan took the handkerchief and covered Yuan Yuan's little head with it. Yuan Yuan immediately became obedient, looked up at her mother and giggled.

Shang Wan pinched her helplessly and placed the little one in Lu Chengjing's arms so that Xiao Huan could go wash up.

When Xiao Huan returned after washing up, Yuan Yuan was already asleep, holding her milk bottle.

Xiao Huan picked Yuan Yuan up and said, "Sister, I'm taking Yuan Yuan to bed."

Shang Wan nodded, then turned to look at the man and the ox clinging to each other. "Stop talking and go take a shower."

"Here you are." Stone patted the ox's back with lingering enthusiasm. "Ah Huang, tomorrow I'll tell you more about how the Bull Demon King took his thirteenth concubine."

Shangwan: ? ? ?
Lu Chengjing: "..."

Shang Wan turned to look at Lu Chengjing, "Did you hear that? He..."

Before Shang Wan could finish speaking, Lu Chengjing nodded, "Starting tomorrow, I will assign homework to Shi Tou."

He shouldn't have let Shitou read so many books about everyday life.

Shang Wan waved her hand, "No, I just wanted to ask, did the Bull Demon King really have thirteen concubines?"

Lu Chengjing: "..."

This issue is indeed outside his area of ​​expertise.

Seeing the constantly changing expressions on the person beside her, Shang Wan couldn't help but laugh out loud and poked Lu Chengjing's cheek, "Never mind, I'll change the subject. Why don't you tell me about that matter?"

(End of this chapter)