Li Mai paused, then blushed slightly. That name was her teacher's name, and now that they were like this, she couldn't bring herself to call out it!

Li Mai was silent for a moment, then said, "How about we put on our clothes first?"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Quan pulled her close, placed her on his stomach, pulled the blanket over them both, and whispered, "Just call me that!"

Li Mai opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a sound!

"Baby, say it, okay?" His large hand, which was wrapped around her waist, slowly moved down, and his voice took on a slightly coquettish tone.

"Luo Ying!"

Li Mai quickly grabbed his hand and called out.

Good heavens, how can this man have so many facets?

Just now, she suddenly remembered the first few days after she married into the Zhou family, when he was just as spoiled and delicate.

Later, when he learned that he had a chance to stand up, he became stronger and took every opportunity to exercise. That's why, with the help of the spiritual spring and herbal medicine, he was able to stand up and walk so quickly.

“Baby, thank you for calling my name. Get dressed first, and I’ll tell you a story in a bit, a story about me!” When Zhou Quan saw Li Mai’s expression and heard her call his name, he felt a warm current envelop him. He felt very warm and happy.

When Li Mai heard him call her "baby" again, she trembled, rolled over, and quickly ran away from him, already holding a pair of underwear in her hand to put on.

After getting dressed, she turned around and said fiercely to Zhou Quan, "You're not allowed to call me 'baby' anymore!"

Zhou Quan paused in his dressing, "From now on, only shout from inside the room!"

“Not even in the room!” Li Mai glared at him again, putting on her outer skirt.

Zhou Quan remained silent, got dressed, obediently tidied the bed, then got out of bed, put on his shoes, and followed her out into the yard.

It was almost 9:00 AM, and Zhou Tao had already taken Zhu Zhu in a carriage to the shop with Chu Yan and Zhong Hui.

Li Dong still serves as Li Mai's driver. If Li Mai and Zhou Quan are not up by the time they go to the shop, Li Dong will take Zhou Tao and Zhu Zhu there.

The couple went out into the courtyard, and the butler came over. "Young master, madam, would you like breakfast now?"

“No need. Is Young Master Yun at the manor today?” Li Mai asked.

"Yes, I came over this morning, had breakfast, asked about you two, and then went back," the butler said respectfully.

"Understood. We have something to do at noon today and won't be back for lunch. Just have the kitchen prepare food for you and Xiaolei," Li Mai instructed.

"Yes, Madam!" the butler quickly replied.

After Li Mai finished speaking, she walked towards the small gate of the west courtyard.

Zhou Quan waved to the butler, signaling him to go about his business, and then he followed Li Mai.

"Xiaomai!" Zhou Quan called out as he walked alongside her.

Li Mai nodded, "Let's talk about it when you get back tonight. I think I know what you're going to say!"

"Okay!" Zhou Quan breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that they were only arriving at this hour, Yun Chang was speechless. She glanced at Zhou Quan and said, "Just got up? Be more careful in the future and take care of my sister's health."

Zhou Quan coughed lightly and secretly glanced at Li Mai.

Li Mai explained, "He was sick last night, and we were treating him. He only got some sleep after dawn!"

Zhou Quan understood instantly, nodded to Yun Chang, and even pretended to rub his forehead with a headache, asking Yun Chang, "Is something wrong?"

"I just wanted to ask if you have any plans to open a pomegranate shop in the capital. Your business would probably be even better there!" Yun Chang asked Li Mai.

Li Mai shook her head. "I'm not interested. The reason I opened here is because it's close to home and I can take care of my family."

Yun Chang raised an eyebrow. "Okay, I understand!"

“Brother, I’m treating my good friends to lunch. Why don’t you come too? We’ll eat at my restaurant, Lu Qian’s.” Li Mai asked.

“Okay, go ahead. Lu Qian also said he was going to treat me to dinner today, so let’s go together.” Yun Chang smiled.

"Okay, let's go!" Li Mai replied, and the three of them walked into the store.

When they arrived at the store, Lu Qian and Nan Ling were already there, but Nan Yu was nowhere to be seen, and the atmosphere seemed a bit off.

"Madam, your skin is so beautiful, and your temperament is as elegant as an orchid. This dress will surely enhance your beauty even more. Trust me, if you were to pair it with the orchid-like jewelry from Jin Yu Ge, you would be an ethereal beauty, as noble as an orchid!"

Nanling was smiling as she recommended the two women to her.

"Oh, you know what, I actually bought the Rulan set from Jin Yu Ge. I really like it, especially the story of the goddess Rulan. Waaah, Rulan is truly a role model for us women." The lady said excitedly when she heard Nan Ling mention Rulan.

“Yes, right? It turns out we have such similar interests. I have a similar hobby too!” Nan Ling immediately smiled and started chatting with the other person.

Li Mai then looked at the other side:

"Miss, your temperament is truly like that of a fairy descended from heaven. Don't laugh, I'm serious. If you were to wear our orange dress, it would make your skin look three shades fairer than mine!"

"It would look even better if you paired it with the 'One Step, One Orange' dress from Lu Ji Jewelry Shop. However, this is just my suggestion. You can also go back and match it with any jewelry you have at home. The beauty of this dress is that it's versatile and looks good with any jewelry."

Lu Qian was standing next to the two girls, smiling as he introduced them to each other.

The two girls were initially a little embarrassed to hear a grown man like him come up and introduce the dress, but when they heard him say that she looked even fairer than him in the dress, they became quite curious.

"How about we give it a try?" the two girls asked.

"You can try it on. Come on, Tao'er, take the two ladies to try on the clothes." Lu Qian called out to Zhou Tao.

"They're here!" Zhou Tao quickly came out, smiled at Li Mai and the others standing at the door, and then hurried off to help the two girls try on clothes.

Li Mai was speechless yet amused; these two had actually gone to personally serve the customers!

But she didn't disturb them. She told him and his older brother to go to the restaurant next door and find a private room to sit and have tea. They would go there when they were done.

"Auntie, you're so amazing! This flower embroidery is so beautiful!" As soon as Li Mai went up the stairs, she heard her daughter's sweet words of praise.

"Zhuzhu, do you think Auntie's embroidery is beautiful? Then do you think Aunt Liu's embroidery is beautiful?" The embroiderer, Wen Niangzi, asked Zhuzhu with a smile.

“Aunt Liu’s is beautiful too. You two embroidered two different styles of patterns, but they are both beautiful!” This kind of question was no challenge for Zhuzhu, and she answered with a smile.

Li Mai smiled and went up to the second floor.

"Mother, you're here? Look how well Zhuzhu is embroidering!" Zhuzhu was obediently sitting next to Madam Wen and Madam Liu, slowly embroidering a flower bud.

Li Mai took it and glanced at it.

She wanted to ask, what is this?