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

He felt as if the money had been thrown into the water, and lamented, "What's the use of a good business if the people don't know what your shop sells? Why would they come?"

"Currently, it's a general store."

What does "currently" mean?

"When we were sailing before, we were afraid of losing things, so we packed a bunch of miscellaneous goods as a cover. When we took over this place, we brought that ship's cargo with us."

Lin Er pulled Young Master Xia towards the third floor, saying, "These things are worthless; we don't expect them to make money."

The first floor was cluttered with a lot of things, and only three workers were doing their work half-heartedly.

Xia Ying frowned. Weren't these guys a little too lazy?

Considering that they were all people close to men, Xia Ying, though puzzled, didn't say anything.

Upon arriving on the third floor, Xia Ying's eyes widened in surprise.

These jade ornaments are of superior quality and exquisitely crafted. Each piece could fetch a price of hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver.

But now these valuable jade ornaments are haphazardly placed on rows of tables, without any protective measures.

Xia Ying felt something was wrong. Based on his understanding of men, how could a meticulous person make so many small mistakes in a row?

Does he have other plans, or does he simply not care about the money?

"Yingying? What are you thinking about?" Lin Er waved her hand in front of her thoughtful husband.

Xia Ying snapped out of his reverie and shook his head. "Nothing?"

Lin Er pulled her husband down to sit. "Would you like some water?"

Xia Ying nodded.

Lin Er said, "I'll go make some tea and bring it up. Wait for me."

Xia Ying nodded obediently.

After Lin Er left, Xia Ying sat for a while. He couldn't resist his curiosity and examined each of the jade ornaments.

There are bracelets and beaded necklaces, as well as jade carvings.

As for jade pendants, Guanyin statues, and safety buckles, they are plentiful.

They are all of excellent quality jade, and feel slightly cool to the touch.

"Where did this little thief come from, daring to steal from your grandpa? Don't you want to live anymore?"

A sudden sound startled Xia Ying, causing him to loosen his grip and drop the jade pendant, which broke in two.

He turned around and saw a fierce-looking man walking towards him with his fists clenched.

The fierce-looking man was taken aback when he saw his face.

I paused again.

Finally, it dawned on me.

"Dad!" Da Xing exclaimed in surprise, "Aren't you Second Master's lover? What are you doing here?"

Xia Ying was initially quite scared, as the man had tattoos on his arms, making him look like a member of the underworld.

As a result, he had a natural sense of humor the moment he opened his mouth.

"I……"

Before Xia Ying could finish speaking, Da Xing spoke up for him.

"Did Second Master bring you here?"

Xia Ying nodded. "Lin Yunqing brought me here."

Da Xing said, "Well, Second Master's husband, please sit down. I'll go pour you some tea."

"He's gone." Xia Ying picked up the broken jade pendant from the ground and asked, "What should we do with this?"

"Don't hurt your hand." Lin Er walked in carrying a teapot. "If it breaks, grind it into beads and string them together, and sell them the same way."

Xia Ying carefully put the broken jade pendant back, and then saw Da Xing tiptoeing out.

Lin Er poured tea for her husband and said in a deep voice, "Stop."

Da Xing's back stiffened, and he tried to get away with a silly grin, "Hey, Second Master, what's up?"

"How's the surveillance going with the Wu family?" Lin Er pushed the teacup in front of Xia Ying, immediately changing his voice to a soft, gentle tone, "Be careful, it's hot."

Xia Ying blew on the hot tea, and a strange feeling arose in her heart.

He was used to men speaking to him in such a gentle voice, so this was the first time he had ever heard a man speak in such a serious tone, and he was quite unaccustomed to it.

Although it wasn't meant to be serious with him...

"You can rest assured about my work! I even remember exactly how many times that old man Wu sleeps with that guy in a day."

Xia Ying was puffing out her cheeks and blowing on the hot tea when suddenly her ears were covered.

Lin Er glared at him, and Da Xing, understanding the situation, pinched his mouth shut and slipped away.

Xia Ying realized what was happening, pursed her lips, and blushed.

Although Young Master Xia felt a little embarrassed, he didn't say anything.

Lin Er released his hand from covering Young Master Xia's ears, smoothly and naturally diverting Young Master Xia's embarrassment.

"Yingying, what kind of business do you think would be good for this little building?"

"Miscellaneous items? Jade?" Xia Ying said, "Aren't you planning to sell these things? Why are they just lying around like this?"

"Now all of this is yours. You can do whatever you want with it. I'll do whatever you say."

Xia Ying blinked, finally realizing what was happening. "You brought me here just to hand over your entire family business to me?"

"This is hardly a family fortune," Lin Er said. "Before coming to Yunzhou, I bought about fifty boxes of raw stones in Yuezhou. All these jade stones were cut from that batch of raw stones."

Xia Ying said, "You said you don't know how to gamble on stones, but I think you clearly do."

"Really not," Lin Er said. "I originally wanted to buy some spices from Yuezhou to sell in the south, but the price of spices skyrocketed that year, and it changed almost every day."

"I was young at the time, just an eighteen-year-old lad. I couldn't stand being cheated by unscrupulous merchants, so I simply used all the money to buy stones."

Xia Ying thought to herself: You're the most cunning and treacherous merchant, aren't you!

"You're very lucky! You got so many jade stones on your first try."

"Yes, even God is on my side."

Xia Ying asked, "Are you really planning to give me all of these jade stones?"

"Give me a kiss, and I'll give you all the money, not just jade, but I'll sell our ancestral home in Beijing as soon as I get back."

Xia Ying: "..."

Xia Ying said with sympathy, "You must have been forced to kneel in the ancestral hall a lot when you were a child, right?"

"We don't have an ancestral hall in our family. Before my father died, my brothers and I would usually find a place to kneel. After he died, we would kneel before his memorial tablet."

"Lin Yunqing".

"Um?"

Xia Ying asked a question vaguely.

Lin Er didn't hear clearly, "What?"

Xia Ying mustered her courage and asked, "I mean, is your stepfather easy to get along with?"

Lin Er smiled brightly. "Don't worry, I can assure you that he will absolutely not make things difficult for you."

Xia Ying instinctively twisted her clothes, "But I...I..."

Lin Er was always very patient with him and never rushed him; he just looked at him with a smile in his eyes.

Xia Ying took a deep breath and said, "Won't he be angry that I'm showing my face in public like this every day?"

"I'm not angry, why should he be?" Lin Er rubbed the boy's head. "Don't overthink it, okay?"

Xia Ying nodded, "Mmm..."

"Perfect timing. We can move some of our assets to the capital this time," Lin Erchong said, raising an eyebrow. "It all depends on whether Yingying is willing."

Xia Ying's eyes lit up. "If you're talking about this, then I'm all excited!"