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

Chapter 205 My Lady, Please Sit

Bai Lu hesitated for a moment, then took out her wallet to show Li Ruru.

Li Ruru chuckled as she took it, weighed it in her hand, and thought, "Hmm, it's very light."

Chu Xiu simply opened his pockets and said awkwardly, "Aunt Li, look."

His pockets were empty; there was nothing inside.

Li Ruru naturally understood what they meant, and she joked, "Young Master and Miss, are you broke? Penniless?"

Bai Lu said, "Aunt Li, could you give us a few more days to pay the 37 taels of silver?"

She didn't take much money with her when she went out; if she had known this, she would have taken more banknotes with her.

Chu Xiu was also annoyed. He had acted impulsively and gone out, buying an old donkey and spending all his gold leaves.

"Aunt Li, I also need a few more days."

Li Ruru smiled and said, "No need for an extension, let's do it today."

"what?"

Chu Xiu and Bai Lu were both stunned. Was Aunt Li really that heartless?
Li Ruru led the two to a basket and said, "There's silver in there. Count it yourselves and take what you need."

Bai Lu lifted the miscellaneous items on top, and Chu Xiu helped pull out the basket.

The gleaming silver coins and some strung-together copper coins were just casually placed there.

Bai Lu asked in surprise, "Aunt Li, you just put the money here?"

Aren't you afraid of losing it?

Li Ruru nodded, "The most dangerous place is the safest place."

Chu Xiu glared at Bai Lu and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? There are no outsiders here, how could it be lost?"

“Oh, that’s true.” Bai Lu nodded.

Everything here is different from home. My father keeps most of his money in the money exchange, leaving only a portion for daily expenses to the accountant.

My father said we shouldn't keep silver in the house, or it would attract thieves.

That old woman, Xue, was extremely stingy with every penny.

Bai Lu knew from a young age that money was important, and that keeping money safe was even more important.

Seeing the silver that Li Ruru had casually piled up, she was stunned for a while before counting out 75 taels.

The three arrived at Lü Da's house, where Pan Dayan and Hai Shi had already prepared the silver.

Fang Xingzhi was carefully counting the money. After he finished, he asked, "Where should I put all this silver?"

If they trust him, he can keep it for them.

He won't ask unless they bring it up themselves.

After all, such a large sum of money is not easy to keep safe.

Lü Da said, "If everyone trusts me, then I will keep it safe. I will inform Master Fang every time I withdraw money."

None of them had any objections, and Li Ruru said, "Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Da."

After a pause, she asked again, "Uncle Da, do you need a dog? My Qiqi is just sitting at home doing nothing."

Lu Da chuckled and whistled, and a large black wolfhound suddenly darted out.

Bai Lu and Chu Xiu were startled and shrank behind Li Ruru.

The dog was quite large, with its ears standing tall and erect; it appeared to be a German Shepherd.

"Wow, this dog is nice." Li Ruru stepped forward and patted the dog's head, and the dog tilted its head to look at her.

Lu Da said, "My dog ​​is very clever; it only bites bad people."

He glanced at Chu Xiu and Bai Lu, who coughed and quickly stood up straight.

While rubbing the dog's head, Li Ruru asked, "What's this dog's name?"

"Hei Zi, I just bought it yesterday."

Lu Da said that he bought the dog specifically to guard the workshop.

Sugar is a precious commodity, and some idlers, lazybones, and greedy people in the village might covet it, so he naturally had to be wary.

With such a powerful dog, anyone who wants to steal something would naturally have to think twice.

The 500 taels of silver were put into a large box. Hei Zi sniffed the silver and escorted the village head's wife to the main house.

The maltose workshop in Chenjia Village was built in just two days. With many people, there was great power and efficiency.

The main sprouting wheat can't wait; this business needs to get back on track as soon as possible.

After the workshop was built, Bailu said she needed to go home. She wanted to talk to the owners of the restaurants and general stores about the purchase and sale of maltose.

Li Ruru said worriedly, "Why don't you write a letter back and let someone else handle this?"

The boss doesn't need to do everything himself, especially since she's a beautiful and delicate woman.

Talking about work with those men inevitably makes one worry.

Xiao Yishan was also very worried. He knew from Chenjia Village alone that He Xiaotou and Chen Jingang had been plotting against Bailu.

He can keep an eye on her and protect her here, but what if she goes back to the Bai family and encounters danger?

"You'd better not go back to the Bai family; Madam Bai is too wicked."

Everyone was trying to persuade her, and Bai Lu hesitated.

Fang Xingzhi volunteered, saying, "Miss Bai, if you don't mind, I can go in your place."

Li Ruru's eyes lit up. "That's great! Then we'll have to trouble Master Fang."

She originally wanted Chu Xiu to deal with the shopkeepers for Bai Lu, since Chu Xiu had an air of nobility and those people wouldn't look down on him.

But because he looks so much like a rich person, he is easily recognized.

If this matter reaches Magistrate Chu, Chu Xiu will inevitably be reprimanded, further escalating the already strained father-son relationship.

Xiao Yishan is a quiet, reserved person who doesn't know how to talk and isn't suited for business.

Xiao Wu is eloquent and has decent martial arts skills, but because he is young, he may not be able to keep those cunning and shrewd shopkeepers in check.

After much deliberation, Fang Xingzhi was the best candidate.

He was at least old, and had an air of refined scholarliness that made most people afraid to act presumptuously in his presence.

Li Ruru pulled out a fine brocade robe and handed it to Fang Xingzhi, saying, "Put this on. I'll go with you in a bit."

The two, having changed their clothes, looked surprisingly harmonious standing together.

Chu Xiu joked, "Aunt Li and Master Fang look like a lady and gentleman from a wealthy family."

Bai Lu chimed in, "Aunt Li is so pretty, and Master Fang is so handsome too."

Li Ruru changed into a dark blue robe, styled her hair in a beautiful woman's bun, and wore a fine jade hairpin in her hair.

Fang Xingzhi's champagne-colored robe shimmered with an air of nobility in the sunlight, and his silver hair ornament exuded an air of majesty.

"Alright, you guys stay home and wait for us to come back."

Li Ruru quietly pulled Chaochao and Peipei aside and gave them some instructions before leaving the house with a great deal of unease.

Xiao Wu drove the horse-drawn carriage, and the three of them soon arrived in the county town.

The streets have begun to come alive after the heavy rain.

The bluestone pavement was washed exceptionally clean, and the silt was washed into the roadside ditch.

The letter stamped by Bailu has been delivered to all the shopkeepers, and now everyone is gathered in an inconspicuous general store.

The grocery store looks ordinary from the outside, but there's a lot more to it than meets the eye inside.

The courtyards are connected one after another, and it's very large, making it easy to get lost.

Li Ruru and Fang Xingzhi walked through the winding roads and finally arrived at the reception room.

The large room was full of people, except for the seat at the head of the table, which was still empty.

Fang Xingzhi pushed open the door and strolled over as if taking a leisurely walk.

He flicked the dust off the seat with his sleeve, took Li Ruru's hand, and said gently, "Please sit down, my wife."

They played a wealthy gentleman and lady, Bai Lu's distant uncle and aunt.

Li Ruru switched her acting in an instant and said softly, "Thank you, my husband."

Her gentle voice and affectionate eyes seemed to melt even the coldest winter snow.

Fang Xingzhi had never seen this side of Li Ruru before. In his memory, Li Ruru was always noisy and had a loud voice.

He was stunned and didn't react for a long time.

Suddenly, someone stood up and questioned, "Who do you think you are? How dare you sit in the main seats?"

"That's right, Master Bai has gone south, what are you all up to now?"

"I think they're just liars; the seal on the letter must be fake too."

"I'm not saying anything more, let's report it to the authorities and have them arrested."

(End of this chapter)