Jiang Chengcheng pouted and said in a disgruntled tone, "Wuyou, don't even think about sneaking away... I'm all clingy right now too."

Xu Shi laughed heartily; he had never been one to show favoritism.

"Elbow, come inside with me!"

The girls didn't object. In fact, the first time the three of them went out together was with the girls, and ever since then, the two girls haven't been opposed to it at all. Sometimes they even think it's more fun to be together...

Xia Wuyou and Jiang Chengcheng exchanged a glance, then entered the inner room and knelt down on either side of him, unbuttoning their clothes and holding the cups in their hands. "Is this how you serve me... is my husband satisfied?"

Xu Shi was surprised that they had started speaking in such a semi-classical style, and even more surprised by their clever synchronization and the just-right amount of pressure.

"My assessment is that I am very satisfied."

Wait, did we forget someone?

"you……"

Hearing the seductive music coming from the room, Xie Qingyan stood there, speechless.

She only just realized that she had been inexplicably isolated again... Just now, she seemed to be jealous with Jiang Chengcheng, but Jiang Chengcheng could make up for it in the blink of an eye, but she couldn't.

The key point is that neither of them intends to include you in their activities—although even this scoundrel admits she can't do what they do so skillfully; the last time she secretly kissed Xu was probably the closest she'd ever been to this scoundrel…

But that's their attitude. Calling a fiancée a wife? What a joke! We're the legitimate ones.

"...So annoying!"

Xie Qingyan stomped her foot angrily and went to her room to bite her handkerchief.

Hello, this is what a "loser" is like.

...

All the world's suffering seems to have now been concentrated on Xie Qingyan alone. Anyway, Xu Shi is very happy, Xia Wuyou is very happy, and Jiang Chengcheng is also very happy.

Sisters Feng and Ling, who were sent out to play, and Xia Ke'an were also very happy.

Children's happiness is very simple; shopping and eating delicious food can make them very happy.

"Here, junior sister, this is for you."

Pan Feng bought many gifts for the white-haired loli and had a great time himself.

Xu Shi was right. She really wanted to celebrate. After all, she knew that the Imperials had always looked down on the people of Silver Pine Island. Now that she could finally hold her head high, she couldn't be happier.

The key is that you don't have to worry about money... That's how it is when a poor person suddenly becomes rich; they always have to spend money properly!

"Hehe, thanks!"

The old lady was laughing so hard her eyes were almost closed, but this guy was insatiable and immediately started demanding bribes from Pan Ling, "Where's yours?"

"...We can't spend money like this; we need to plan ahead."

"So, in the end, you just don't want to treat us, right?"

Xia Ke'an snorted, "I don't care, at least Xiaoling, you have to treat us to dinner later, otherwise I'll go to Dad and talk bad about you."

You're just enjoying the pleasure of soliciting bribes, aren't you...? Pan Ling could tell that she wouldn't really do it, and just felt that her junior sister was being too childish.

No, she's just a child.

"Yes, Xiaoling, please go ahead!"

Pan Feng and the white-haired loli stood on the same side and bullied her together, saying, "Don't be upset, no matter how you plan, you can still spend this amount of money, right?"

"I'm not unhappy..."

Pan Ling was both amused and exasperated; why was her sister like this too?

"Then why are you keeping such a long face? You were on the island too... smile a little."

"oh."

Pan Ling forced a smile, "I just think that my master is really amazing, so I was a little moved."

This is the truth. Xu Shi had taught her before that the prerequisite for doing whatever you want is to have the ability to cover your losses. Thinking about it this way, isn't what her master did just now exactly like that?

She appears very polite, but her methods are anything but gentle; they would be an understatement to call them ruthless. Ironically, those imperial people she used to think she couldn't afford to offend don't have any temper with her, or if they do, they don't dare to vent it.

In a sense, this should be considered teaching by example.

Not to mention after returning to the inn, Xu Shi's conversation made her feel as if those people were puppets on strings, manipulated however he pleased...

I always felt that my master was not only extraordinary in appearance, but even though I could sense some of his thoughts, he was still not very insightful in front of me.

This feeling is strange, but the way the master did it... was really cool.

"Right? I think so too!"

Pan Feng remained noncommittal, but unlike her sister, she didn't think as much and spoke more directly, "Anyway, I feel great about teaching the Imperials a lesson, and that's enough."

"Dad is really amazing!"

Xia Ke'an swallowed the snack in her mouth, patted her little chest proudly, and said, "So it's a good thing to become his apprentice, right? This is something your brother Luo Yu can't do."

It may seem like innocent childish talk, but it's actually pure provocation... This older woman just likes to act young, but she's just as wicked as anyone else.

But what she said was true; Luo Yu really couldn't do it. Even the pressure from the royal family and the papacy on Silver Pine Island was too much for him to handle, and everyone knew that.

"Hmm..."

Once these words were spoken, even the carefree Pan Feng didn't know how to respond.

So she changed the subject, "Speaking of which, what have Master and Master-Master been doing since they sent us out? I have no idea... Xiaoling, do you know?"

"This... I don't know either."

Pan Ling said she didn't know and shook her head awkwardly.

Rather than saying she's smart, it's more accurate to say she understands more than her sister in certain aspects. When she was reading minds just now, she sensed a pinkish hue, so she must have realized something.

This was a topic that made her blush and her heart race, and she didn't want to say it aloud; saying it too much would only make her overthink things...

"And what about you, Junior Sister?"

Pan Feng didn't suspect her and turned to look at Xia Ke'an.

"I don't know."

The old lady secretly rolled her eyes and took a big bite of the peach in her hand. "Xiao Ke'an doesn't know anything."

I drew Jiang Chengcheng's character card, I'll put it in the bonus chapter later.

(End of this chapter)