After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Xia Ying relented, "Husband, husband, husband, is this alright now?"

Lin Er's lips never left his mouth. "Hmm, I'm quite satisfied."

Xia Ying glared at him. "I still need to check the accounts at the shop. You should go back first."

"I'll stay with you," Lin Er said. "Yingying, I'm pretty good at accounting. Do you want to hire me? I won't charge you any wages, and I'll work hard without complaint."

Xia Ying said, "No, I'm still wary of you."

Lin Er sighed, "Then I'll go home and warm your bed?"

In broad daylight, the sky is bright!

He dares to act like a hooligan in broad daylight!

"Lin Yunqing, you shameless person!" Xia Ying ran into her carriage without looking back. "Walk home yourself!"

Lin Er sighed and sat down on the stone steps, looking up at the sky.

The carriage passed by him, its wheels turning as it drove away.

After a while, the carriage returned.

Xia Ying lifted the curtain, her eyebrows almost knitted together, her tone a mix of disdain and anger, "Come up!"

Lin Er sensed a hint of shyness in her voice.

He immediately climbed into the carriage, thinking, "My husband is beautiful and kind-hearted; he knows how to cherish his husband."

Xia Ying felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Once this person becomes shameless to a certain extent, they can be considered truly invincible.

He didn't want to argue at all, because he was now quite clear about the gap between the two of them, and he couldn't win an argument with that bastard Lin Er.

Rather than being teased by him, it's better to keep quiet and shut up; out of sight, out of mind.

Lin Er still wore the same smile that seemed to be permanently etched on his face.

Xia Ying awkwardly looked away.

So much so that he didn't even notice that a long-lost smile had appeared on his own face.

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For the sake of the Li family's business and their own reputation, it's only a matter of time before the Xia family relatives put Han Jinhuan on the family tree.

Xia Ying had no time to deal with Han Jinhuan, letting him run wild in the back house.

After all, he has more important things to do now.

Developing one's own network and consolidating the Xia family's assets are not things that can be accomplished overnight.

Fortunately, Xia Ci'en is still young, so he still has time.

Just as Lin Er had predicted, the third branch of the family has now shifted their attention from Xia Ying to Han Jinhuan.

Although Xia Ying still has to be wary of her relatives causing trouble, it is much easier than before.

Because in their hearts, no matter how much money Xia Ying earns, it will eventually be left to Xia Ci'en.

On the night Han Jinhuan was officially added to the Xia family genealogy, Lin Er came to find Xia Ying with a food box.

Now Caiwu and Lianzi both know that their son-in-law is barely considered one of their own. Although he's not as hostile as before, he's not exactly warm either.

Because Xia Ying did not consider Lin Er to be her husband.

Even if Lin Er helped him for his own reasons, it probably only accounted for a small part of it.

It was mostly for the trade of sharkskin yarn.

The Xia family's silk fabric is the most beautiful and exquisite in the entire Yunzhou, and even the entire Great Yin, and is a tribute item for the imperial court.

In earlier years, Xia family's silk yarn was exclusively supplied to the royal family. Later, as the weaving techniques became more mature and sophisticated, and production increased, it was also permitted to be sold.

Once the trade routes for sharkskin yarn are developed, they will become a path to wealth.

Xia Ying knew it in her heart.

Lin Er knew this in his heart as well.

Back to Lin Er, who came to find Xia Ying with a food box, Lianzi led him inside.

Xia Ying was looking through the account books when she found a problem with a few entries that she couldn't figure out.

Lin Er watched for a while and said, "Yingying, the accounts for April 18th and May 3rd are incorrect. You overcharged by fourteen taels."

After Xia Ying checked, she found that it was indeed the case.

After correcting the accounts, he closed the ledger and said, "You are not allowed to peek."

"I've already looked at it this time, I'll revise it next time." Lin Er said, opening the food box. "Want to try some newly brewed pear wine?"

Xia Ying has a low alcohol tolerance, but she can still get drunk after a few glasses of fruit wine.

He was simply puzzled, "Why did you suddenly decide to drink?"

Lin Er said, "I just wanted you to try something new, like stuffed pears with grilled shrimp. How about giving it a try?"

Xia Ying sat down at the table and casually asked, "Why haven't I seen you these past few days?"

"That restaurant in the west of the city closed down, the shop changed hands, and I bought it," Lin Er said. "I plan to turn it into a general store."

Xia Ying took a small sip of pear wine; it was sweet and not spicy, very refreshing.

"Convert a restaurant into a general store?" Xia Ying said. "Wouldn't that mean a complete renovation and remodeling?"

"Yes."

"Is it the seafood restaurant in the west of the city?"

"Exactly."

Xia Ying frowned. "The area around the seafood restaurant is quite remote. Will a general store there even have any business?"

"I don't know," Lin Er said. "Try this shrimp. It tastes pretty good. It's a method used in Yuezhou to cook beef and mutton for grilling. It actually has a unique flavor when used on shrimp."

Xia Ying was too shocked to eat shrimp at the moment. "Do you know that seafood restaurant has changed hands at least five times in the past ten years? What made you decide to take over that shop?"

Lin Erdao said, "The place is big, the housing prices are cheap, and I happen to have some spare money."

Xia Ying felt she had no right to interfere in his affairs. "Alright, since you're planning to open a general store, if you need anything, just let me know. The Xia family also has general stores in Yunzhou."

Upon hearing this, Lin Er immediately replied, "You know what, I actually do need your help with something."

"you say."

"It's a bit cold in my room."

Xia Ying was puzzled. "If you're cold, I'll have Caiwu find you a few more blankets."

"No... Even though it's already autumn, it's still very hot and humid. How could it be cold?"

Lin Er replied matter-of-factly, "I'm cold-hearted."

Xia Ying: "...So how do you want me to help you?"

"Can you help me warm it up?"

Xia Ying said, "Lin Yunqing, can you be serious for once?"

"Alright, alright, let's talk about something else then," Lin Er said. "I have some thoughts about Han Cejun that I'd like to ask for your opinion on."

"you say."

"Before that, there's something else I'd like to know," Lin Er said. "Besides mermaid yarn, what's the Xia family's most profitable business?"

"Ready-to-wear clothing, but it complements the mermaid yarn."

"Anything else?"

Xia Ying thought for a moment, "Then it must be seafood. My family has a fishing fleet in Linhai that goes out to sea to fish, and we can make tens of thousands of taels of silver every year."

Lin Er seemed to be deep in thought.

"Why are you asking this?" Xia Ying said. "What does this have to do with Han Jinhuan?"

"Does this fleet belong to you, or to the Xia family?"

Xia Ying was even more puzzled. "The fleet's navigator was a trusted confidant whom my father had personally promoted. After my father died, this man became the closest to my third uncle."

"That makes things easier," Lin Er said. "I have a plan that kills two birds with one stone. Do you want to hear it?"

Xia Ying blinked. "Tell me about it?"

A quarter of an hour later, Xia Ying's eyes suddenly widened. "What did you say? Hand the fleet over to Han Jinhuan!"

"Isn't this a good thing? Once Han Cejun gets the fleet, he'll definitely promote his own people."

"When he starts fighting with the third branch of the family, he definitely won't have time to look after us. We can take the opportunity to recruit usable veteran crew members and form our own fleet to go to sea."

"By the time they realize what's happening, the entire shipping industry will have been swallowed up by us."

"What does my husband think?"