Chapter 132 The Fool's Bride for Good Luck 7

"A dog can scare you like this, and you still try to steal people like others," Xie Rong said, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear as she gracefully emerged from the darkness. "You should just go back to school and be a good student."

Shen Gaoyang kicked the dog away and turned to look.

The moonlight shone down, revealing his cousin's sister-in-law with long, dark, slender eyebrows and a face as white as a female ghost. Her face held a cold, mocking smile with a hint of allure. She was only eighteen years old, and who knew what she would become as she grew older. She was truly a bewitching enchantress.

Having an affair with a spirit, what is there to be afraid of? It's worth dying for.

Shen Gaoyang stopped pulling him into the darkness and stepped forward into the moonlight, reaching out to hold his slender waist.

"I see my cousin-in-law cooking lavish meals every day, how come her waist is still as slender as before?"

The man's hot fingertips slowly traced along his waistline.

Xie Rong gave a strange smile. "Of course it's because your cousin likes it. Even though he's an idiot, when it comes to sex, he's no different from you scumbags."

“Once you seize the property, I’ll kill him for you sooner or later,” Shen Gaoyang said, his face darkening.

Xie Rong put a hand on his shoulder and casually looked him up and down, "Aren't you cousins? Why are you talking about death all the time?"

Shen Gaoyang's audacity in seeking an affair with him is probably due to his hatred for Lu Chuan, right?

“Even brothers can fight to the death, so what are cousins?” Shen Gaoyang lowered his head, and Xie Rong turned away.

The man paused, chuckled softly, and wasn't in a hurry to have sex with him right now. He just took a deep breath of the man's scent.

It tastes even better than when I used to eat at small restaurants.

“I’ve always said that small restaurants aren’t right for you, this place is much more suitable.”

From the first moment he saw the young shopkeeper, he thought that this young shopkeeper should be pampered with gold and jade, nurtured to develop a delicate and decadent fragrance, and be held in a man's arms to smell it, only then would he be truly happy.

Who knew that a fool would beat him to it?

Why should we give him our best treasure when Lu Chuan has become an idiot?

Is it up to his fate?

Shen Gaoyang sneered inwardly. The world was on the verge of chaos; even the best of luck couldn't withstand the foreigners' cannon fire!

He gently squeezed the slender yet supple waist beneath his palm. "I'll come find you again tomorrow, cousin-in-law."

The man appeared out of nowhere as he scaled the wall and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Xie Rong acted as if nothing had happened, her slender heels clicking crisply on the winding pebble path.

He stopped as he stepped out of the moon gate, squinting at the man carrying a lantern in front of him.

"Butler Zhao, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Tongguang said, "The streetlights ahead are broken, and I'm afraid the young mistress won't be able to see the road clearly."

Xie Rong didn't ask him how he knew he would definitely pass by this road, and Zhao Tongguang didn't explain either. He still walked beside him like a piece of wood carrying a lantern, his tall figure just enough to block the night wind blowing from the left.

Xie Rong was a native cultivator from the cultivation world. People in this world believed in ghosts, and he had no choice but to believe as well.

The Lu residence is an old house passed down from generation to generation. Countless people have died there, and countless funerals have been held there. Even the coffin of Old Master Lu is still on display in the main hall.

Xie Rong touched her cold arm and moved closer to Zhao Tongguang.

Zhao Tongguang's gaze paused slightly. His hard arm was constantly being touched by the young mistress's soft arm, but he continued walking with his expression unchanged.

...

Five days later, Mr. Lu's body was buried.

Xie Rong had just come down from the mountain, still wearing mourning clothes on his arm, when he was invited to the main hall by the group of uncles and aunts to talk.

What else can I say? It's all about what Old Master Lu left behind.

“Niece-in-law, look, now that my elder brother has passed away, there are many things that need to be taken care of. You are of school age, and my poor nephew is in this condition and needs someone to take care of him. He can’t be separated from you for even a moment. In my opinion, it’s better to let your aunts take care of the household chores for you.” Second Master Lu spoke first.

The other elders sitting in the hall also nodded in agreement.

“I think this is a good idea. Since everyone is here today, niece-in-law, please bring the account books and the storeroom keys to avoid trouble later.”

"There's no rush. Let's have a meal together first, and we'll have time to hand over the affairs of the manor this afternoon."

Everyone spoke with a joyful expression.

Xie Rong stood in the center of the hall, but no one brought him a chair or offered him a cup of hot tea.

No one took him, a junior, seriously. When Old Master Lu was alive, he had asked him to manage the household, and everyone was afraid of General Lu's murderous aura and dared not say a word. Now that he had just been buried, they couldn't help but put on the airs of an elder and vent their pent-up frustrations from all these years.

Xie Rong never tolerated anyone's humiliation; anyone who dared to humiliate him was dead.

His eyes held a sinister glint, and his heterochromatic gaze swept over the crowd in the hall. He couldn't help but recall that night when Shen Gaoyang had shamelessly offered to help him.

What a joke! Does he really need a random man to help him? He clearly doesn't understand his own place.

"Steward Zhao," Xie Rong called out lazily.

Hearing the commotion, everyone looked outside.

Zhao Tongguang led a group of servants into the hall, the servants carrying large and small bags, all piled together.

"Niece-in-law, what does this mean?" Master Lu said sternly.

Zhao Tongguang brought over a chair, and Xie Rong sat down, crossed his legs, took the hot tea brought by the servant, took a sip slowly, and smiled, "Uncles and aunts, your luggage has been packed. You have suffered these years living under the roof of the Lu family. Now that Father is dead, you are free."

"Butler Zhao."

Zhao Tongguang responded, "Young Madam."

"Let's see the uncles and aunts off," Xie Rong sighed. "How can their uncles and aunts stay here when their nephews are all married?"

The Lu family had long since fallen into decline, and the family had separated from Lu Chuan's father's generation.

Later, Lu Chuan's father went to the front line to fight and made a comeback through his military achievements. So, these uncles and aunts took the opportunity of fleeing back to Lizhou.

"Xie Rong, you're just a restaurant manager. Do you really think you can monopolize the Lu family's assets?!"

Xie Rong picked up the scalding hot tea in his hand and splashed it on Master Lu, who was speaking.

The crowd screamed and retreated.

"I am the eldest daughter-in-law whom General Lu personally proposed and betrothed to. It is only natural that Lu Chuan and I should each own half of the Lu family mansion. Who gave you the right to claim half?"

“Steward Zhao,” Xie Rong said coldly, his patience wearing thin, “throw their things out.”

The crowd was naturally indignant, but to their surprise, the servants in the mansion listened to the young mistress exceptionally well and, without saying a word, carried their luggage and headed out.

As for the rest, that's not something Xie Rong should care about.

An hour later, when Zhao Tongguang returned to the lobby, Xie Rong was still sitting in a chair, propping his head up as if he were dozing.

"Resolved?"

“The matter has been resolved,” Zhao Tongguang said, walking closer to him with lighter steps. “It’s just that before tomorrow, the young mistress’s bad reputation for ruthlessly eliminating her elders will spread throughout the entire Lizhou.”