Chapter 99 [VIP]

Knowing that Xiao Chuan would be traveling far away in a few days, Mi Yao stopped all the things she wasn't in a hurry to deal with and planned to spend a few days with him.

Who would have thought that as one day passed, then four days, Xiao Chuan showed no signs of setting off, and despite repeatedly saying he would get busy, he never actually did.

The two were like conjoined twins in the mansion, eating and sleeping together. When Zhen Jing came to chat with her, she was so overwhelmed by their affection that she ran away.

"You didn't just say you were going to Youzhou to trick me into going with you, did you?"

The two were on the couch. Xiao Chuan sat up, holding an official document in one hand and rubbing Mi Yao's stomach with the other.

Mi Yao rested her head on his lap, holding a book in her hands. When she got to a boring part and didn't want to continue reading, she suddenly jumped up and kicked Xiao Chua.

Being attacked for no reason and having her credibility questioned, Xiao Chuan grabbed her wrist and pulled her back into his arms: "Behave yourself."

"hehe."

Mi Yao sneered, "It's only been a few days, and men really are like this. They change their tune once they get a woman."

"What did you see that upset you?"

Sensing that Mi Yao was picking a fight, Xiao Chuan raised an eyebrow, picked up the storybook Mi Yao had thrown aside, and wanted to see what she had seen.

I didn't see anything else, but I did see one sentence: "The scholar's place is as small as a snail."

His brows furrowed deeply: "Is this all you usually read?"

He knew she liked to read storybooks to pass the time in her spare time, but he didn't know she was reading this type of storybook.

"This story was clearly written by a man, and a man who is incompetent and only knows how to scare women. The book is about a couple. The husband is going on a long trip, and the wife is constantly tempted, but every man she meets has problems. He is either covered in sores or as small as a snail."

After Mi Yao finished speaking in an annoyed tone, Xiao Chuan's tightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed. He had just wanted to find out the author of this book, and that someone who wrote this kind of thing should be thrown into a prison cell for a year or two.

After hearing the story, the person can still be found, but the treatment will change from throwing them into jail to rewarding them with gold and silver.

“He’s right. Aside from one’s own husband, what other man is good?”

Seeing Xiao Chuan lying so earnestly, Mi Yao found the storybook even more annoying.

While browsing through the bookshelves, she came across a storybook called "The Lonely Young Lady in Her Empty Chamber," and, finding it quite serendipitous, decided to take it out to read.

However, as I excitedly read through the pages, each time the female lead was about to get her hands on something, various problems would arise.

"Did you secretly put this book on my bookshelf?"

Thinking of the female protagonist's frustration in the book, Mi Yao looked at Xiao Chuan with suspicion.

"I am just a commoner. Before I was fifteen, I didn't even know how to write my own name. I always thought that these words were just for the aristocratic family to pass the time. I had no idea what they were about, let alone how to use them to scare you."

Of course, we didn't know this before, but we can use this method in the future.

Stop pretending to be pitiful.

Mi Yao used her fingers to lift the corners of Xiao Chuan's mouth, preventing him from showing a disappointed expression.

"Huhu, please don't think I'm vulgar."

When a man wants to play the victim, there's no stopping him.

Furthermore, when Mi Yao looked at Xiao Chua, all her hostility vanished, leaving only her innocent and naive brown eyes. He was already willing to go to great lengths for her, so what else could she do but accept it with a smile?

"I just find you vulgar."

“Huhu”.

The man's magnetic voice carried a hint of pleading as he nuzzled his head against Mi Yao's chest.

Mi Yao initially felt sorry for him, but she quickly realized that he was taking advantage of her.

She tried to resist, but he grabbed her arm, saying he was afraid that seeing her tiny, snail-like description would hurt her eyes, and that she should look at and touch his to avoid confusing her perception.

"How come I never knew you were so lewd?"

Forced to hold the things with both hands, Mi Yao glared at Xiao Chuan. In the past, she only felt fear and disgust towards his size. She could sense that he was affected to some extent. It wasn't that he was insecure, but he would avoid her looking at it too much.

But now, he seems to have gained a strong sense of confidence from somewhere, and he wants her to get close to him and look at him closely, to remember every detail about him.

“This is not vulgar; it is because I want my wife to remember me. It is because I love my wife that I have put aside my pride like this.”

Mi Yao looked at Xiao Chuan's face, which was as thick as a city wall, but she didn't see him blush. Instead, she saw the excited redness at the corners of his eyes.

"You'd be a fool to believe that."

The two fooled around on the soft couch for a while. Mi Yao was glad that she had her period, otherwise she would have fallen asleep again in the blink of an eye.

After getting up from the couch, Mi Yao changed her clothes and called Si Yu into the room to comb her hair.

"I'll do it."

Seeing that Siyu had almost finished tying her hair up, Xiao Chuan dismissed everyone and took the comb to finish up Mi Yao's hair.

"Can you handle this? Don't let people think I'm crazy when I go out later."

The bronze mirror was too blurry, so even when placed behind her to take advantage of the angle, Mi Yao still couldn't see the condition of the back of her head.

Seeing Xiao Chu's clumsy hands moving around on her head, she was very suspicious.

"That's perfect. Thinking of all the men who covet you, I..."

"Am I an object? And you still take it away?"

She moved her head slightly, only relaxing when she felt her hair was secure. "Tell me yourself, are there more people coveting you or me? While you were gone, only people came to lecture me, but no one came to propose to me, saying they wanted to take advantage of..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Chuan silenced her with a kiss.

The person being kissed was breathless and unable to utter any words of loneliness. Only then did Xiao Chuan open the jewelry box and give it to Mi.

"I'm just reluctant to let it go."

He didn't think Mi Yao was the kind of woman he would get involved with other people as soon as he left, even though there was a scholar cousin who had been with him before.

But he just couldn't bear to leave, yet he couldn't stay and not leave, nor could he take Mi Yao away.

“This doesn’t look good. I’ll put your hair back on.”

Xiao Chuan only wanted to be with Mi Yao and didn't want her to go out, so he wanted to take off the hairpins he put on her one by one, thus repeatedly delaying the time.

Seeing what Xiao Chuan meant, Mi Yao protected her head: "I think it's good, don't take it off and hurt my hair."

After delivering the warning, Mi Yao glanced at Xiao Chuan, who was standing there obediently looking at her, looking rather pitiful.

"I need to go out for a bit. Do you need to check some official documents or something else?"

"I'm with you."

Xiao Chuan quickly replied that he wanted to be alone with her, but he was also good at reading Mi Yao's expression and knew that she had to go out this time. Rather than being left at home by her, he would rather go with her.

"If you get bored later, you can leave first."

Before getting into the carriage, Mi Yao reminded Xiao Chuan of something.

Before, when she had no businesses, she could stay home for ten days or half a month without any problems. But now she has many businesses, especially since Xiangxuelou reopened after the New Year. She keeps receiving invitations from ladies to get together, and she can't refuse them.

The two first went to Tzu Chi Hospital. Compared to its initial appearance, Tzu Chi Hospital has expanded significantly in just a few months.

Besides the original children, several hundred more orphans joined the orphanage.

Xiao Shan and his brother couldn't see their mother at home, and their father thought they were in the way, so they spent most of their time playing at the Tzu Chi Hospital.

The small academy inside the courtyard has already been built and has been in use for more than two months.

Mi Yao went to check out the newly built woodworking and bricklaying workshops. When she passed by the garden, she saw Xiao Liang queuing up to play on the swings. She wanted to call out to the child, but Xiao Chuan covered her mouth tightly. Mi Yao glared at him and thought she had never seen him act like a father.

"He's having a great time, so let's not disturb him."

The garden was bustling with activity, as it was the children's time to stroll and enjoy the fresh air. Xiao Liang waited for the swing while talking to the other children nearby. From a distance, Mi Yao could see that Xiao Liang's mouth was constantly moving.

I don't know where he gets so much to say.

"Should we not disturb him, or should we not let him disturb you?"

The younger children were playing, while the older children were releasing their energy on the training ground. Mi Yao glanced at them and thought of Cao Tieniu, who had already gone to the army camp.

"How is that incredibly strong boy doing in the army?"

Even with the support of Zhao Tianhe, the person in power, the children at the Tzu Chi Hospital could not have been raised to the age of eighteen, just like in modern times.

So in addition to the academy, she also found skilled craftspeople such as embroiderers, carpenters, and bricklayers to teach the children a skill.

After discussing it with Yan Yun and the others, she decided that once the children from the Tzu Chi Home turned fourteen, they would go out and take on jobs to try to earn money to support themselves.

Once they reach the age of sixteen, the Tzu Chi Institute will completely stop providing them with food and drink.

Besides choosing to become a craftsman, children can also choose to join the military.

The children that Mi Yao had Zhao De rescued in Jingzhou were unable to stay peacefully in the Tzu Chi Hospital because they had seen blood. In addition, they were all quite old, so Zhao De took them all.

This includes Cao Tieniu, who will become addicted to torture and killing in the future.

After placing him in the Tzu Chi Hospital, she had people keep a close eye on Cao Tieniu. At first, he was somewhat aggressive, but once he realized that he and his sister were in a safe place and would no longer be manipulated by his biological father and stepmother, he became no different from other children.

He was just much taller and stronger than the average person.

If Mi Yao asked about other people, Xiao Chuan wouldn't have any recollection. But when it came to immense strength, Xiao Chuan remembered the boy because Zhao De often praised Cao Tieniu as a promising talent.

"He's a promising martial arts student. Not only is he incredibly strong, but he also picks up all sorts of weapons quickly. Zhao De complained to me before, saying that he was the one who saved that kid, but now he's the one training him. He asked the kid who he would listen to if he and you gave the same order at the same time, and the kid said without hesitation that he would listen to you. Then he added that if you were to kill Zhao De, he would do it without hesitation."

This infuriated Zhao De. He treated Cao Tieniu like an apprentice and a son, but Cao Tieniu treated him like a cuckold.

They wanted to abandon Cao Tieniu, but they couldn't bear to give up his talent, so they could only grit their teeth and continue teaching him, hoping that over time Cao Tieniu would realize their good intentions and start saying something human.