Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 140 Chaochao, You're So Good

Li Ruru wanted to stand up and applaud her, but she was afraid that it would embarrass her eldest daughter.

He smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right, Peipei has a great idea."

She not only had ideas, she had incredibly creative ideas; she even planned out the future development path for her family.

Li Ruru also wanted to expand production. Konjac tofu, as a new type of snack, was not available in this era, which made it very attractive to everyone.

Many people in the surrounding counties have never eaten it before, and she currently dominates this market.

She can partner with more restaurants, or sell to people like Aunt Pang for retail.

The market was untapped, so she could make money at will.

It's inevitable that someone who makes too much money will attract envy. But if you bring in the village head and Chenjia Village to make money together, that's a better option.

Once everyone gets rich, no one will be eyeing her family's life so covetously.

Hua Guo advocates that those who get rich first should help those who are still poor, and she felt that she could also lead the whole village to prosperity.

Previously, Li Ruru had been so busy ensuring her own family's basic needs were met that she didn't have time to think that far ahead.

She's not that great. Now that she's making money and has more time, this kind of mutually beneficial thing is worth trying.

Peipei received Li Ruru's praise, and a proud smile appeared on her rosy face.

Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, a knock sounded at the door.

Xiao Yishan and Qiqi immediately became alert, and the two rushed to the door at the same time.

Through the thick iron gate, Qiqi barked loudly.

Xiao Yishan tried to peek through the crack in the door to see what was happening outside, but the door was too thick and too high, and he couldn't see anything.

Chu Xiu and Chaochao quickly carried the two boxes of silver to Li Ruru's room and locked the door.

Li Ruru said gently, "Qiqi, stop calling."

He then said to Xiao Yishan, "Open the door and take a look."

She would let anyone in as long as they weren't those annoying Chen family members.

As soon as the door opened, two men dressed as government officials appeared in the doorway.

"What brings you two gentlemen here?" Li Ruru asked nervously, as she disliked dealing with officials.

“Aunt Li, we’re here to see Young Master Chu…” One of the constables, seeing Chu Xiu blinking frantically beside him, immediately changed his tune: “We’re here to see Young Master Chu.”

"What did he do wrong?" Li Ruru asked.

"No, no, it's just that the county... his father has something urgent to discuss with him."

"Urgent?" Chu Xiu asked anxiously, "What happened to my father? What's wrong with him?"

“County... Your father is fine, it's your family that's in trouble. You'll know once you go back.”

Seeing that Chu Xiu was still hesitating, a constable said, "Young Master Chu hasn't been home for a long time, and your father misses you terribly."

Chu Xiu snorted. His father had his cousin and that Ai Lian, so why would he think of him?

Li Ruru asked suspiciously, "Even if his father is looking for him, what does that have to do with your government office? Why would you bother to come all this way?"

Could it be that Chu Xiu's father committed some crime and was imprisoned, and Chu Xiu was implicated?
Otherwise, why would a wealthy merchant send two constables over if he missed his son?

The two constables exchanged a glance and quickly said, "Aunt Li, don't you recognize us? We even brought you some documents last time."

Li Ruru frowned and thought about it carefully. It was true. The two people had given her documents to change her daughter's name last time.

He even helped force Chen Sanbao to sign a document severing ties with his family.

Even so, she still wasn't completely off guard and asked, "Don't interrupt. Why are people from your yamen looking for Chu Xiu? Has his father committed a crime?"

Merchants are of lowly status and are easily manipulated; offending people is a common occurrence for them.

The constable smiled wryly and said, "No, really no."

The young master's father is the county magistrate, the highest-ranking official in Pingchuan County. What could he possibly have done wrong? Another yamen runner, more quick-witted, hurriedly said, "Aunt Li has misunderstood."

He racked his brains for a long time but couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation. Then he heard Chu Xiu say, "It must be because my father happened to visit the county magistrate and mentioned that I hadn't been home for a long time. So the county magistrate sent these two young men to come and find me."

The two constables looked at Chu Xiu with admiration. Their young master was really clever; how could his reasoning be so reasonable?

Unlike them, who rambled on for ages and almost got kicked out, but didn't utter a single word.

Li Ruru said "Oh," and immediately ran into the kitchen to fill a basket with food.

They even picked a bunch of cucumbers that Chu Xiu loved to eat, saying, "You can eat these on the way."

Chu Xiu was both amused and exasperated. It was only an hour or two's drive home, so there was no need for him to bring any food.

However, since his godmother had prepared it, he couldn't refuse, so he simply said, "Thank you, godmother, I'll be going now."

He looked at everyone with some reluctance and said, "Wait for me, I'll be back tomorrow."

Chaochao picked another handful of cherry tomatoes and stuffed them into his pocket, saying, "These can be stir-fried or eaten raw; you like the sweet and sour flavor."

The warm sunset shone on the girl's smooth face, casting a golden halo over her unadorned features.

A gentle breeze stirred, and her hair shimmered with golden light, making her incredibly beautiful.

Chu Xiu withdrew his gaze and said in a low voice, "Chao Chao, you're so kind."

Upon hearing this, Peipei pouted and said, "Hey, hey, hey, haven't I been good to you?"

She ran into the backyard and came out a moment later carrying a basket.

"for you."

Chu Xiu opened it and saw that inside were several large pieces of smoked meat and pickled vegetables that had just been taken out of the large jar.

The water hadn't even been dried yet, and the basket was leaking too.

Chu Xiu took the basket and said with a smile, "Peipei is fine too."

"That's more like it," Pepe said with satisfaction.

Chu Xiu handed the basket to Xiao Wu, who carried the basket and several packets of Chinese medicine. The two walked out one after the other.

Chu Xiu thought to himself that he was only going back for one night, so why did he need to bring so much stuff?

It's not like he's not coming back, so why does the whole family feel like they're seeing him off?

Yinyin tugged at his sleeve and said, "Master Chu, come back soon."

Qiqi nudged Chu Xiu's hand with its wet nose and licked the water dripping from the bottom of the basket.

Xiao Wu said reluctantly, "Yinyin, be good at home, and don't feed Qiqi too much. It's gotten so fat."

Qiqi howled twice in dissatisfaction: "Hey, hey, who are you talking about? Who's fat? I'm strong, okay!"
Li Ruru reminded him, "Remember to take your medicine on time when you get back."

A group of people saw him off to the door. Chu Xiu got into the carriage, waved his hand and said, "You can go back now, no need to see me off."

The carriage slowly left Chenjia Village, heading towards the westernmost part of the sunset.

Chaochao asked somewhat anxiously, "Mother, will Master Chu be alright?"

Looking towards the fiery sunset, Li Ruru comforted him, "It's alright, he's just going home."

It's not like we'll never see each other again. Besides, he just said he'll be back tomorrow.

It only takes a few hours.

The children were still waving at the air. After Chu Xiu and Xiao Wu left, the courtyard seemed to suddenly become dull.

As dusk fell, Chu Xiu and Xiao Wu returned to the county government office, where Magistrate Chu was already waiting in his study.

Chu Xiu asked, "Father, what's the matter? Why did you call me back in such an urgent manner?"

(End of this chapter)