Chapter 109
The young man slowly pinched her chin and lifted it up, saying, "My little one."
That's nonsense.
Wen Shu scoffed inwardly.
Not hearing Wen Shu's reply, he eagerly lifted her chin, as if to kiss her. Wen Shu quickly dodged and hurriedly said, "Brother Ling Jun!"
Pei Lingjun raised an eyebrow in satisfaction, a sweet feeling welling up inside him, but it was soon suppressed by a sour feeling. She had always called him "husband" before.
But it doesn't matter, we have to take it one step at a time.
She thought that as long as she called his name, she could escape this predicament. However, Pei Lingjun did not follow the rules. He pinched her chin and kissed her for a long time. The wind rustled outside the window, and the entangled kiss inside the room continued.
Only when the candle wick suddenly popped with a crackling sound did Wen Shu manage to push him away.
Seeing that her originally pale lips had become rosy from being sucked, Pei Lingjun withdrew his body with satisfaction. "From now on, call me that."
Wen Shu glared at him, bit her lip, and left, vowing never to meddle in other people's business again.
In the middle of the night, the muffled coughing sound from next door gradually subsided.
Early the next morning.
Lu Jiang came to pick up medicinal herbs, bringing good news: several herbal medicine merchants who often cooperated with the Lu family wanted to expand their business, so Lu Jiang introduced Wen Shu to them.
Several suppliers were initially unwilling to sell medicinal herbs to strangers, but upon hearing that Wen Shu was a cousin of the young master of the Lu family, they were willing to make an exception and let Wen Shu in.
"In this way, I can open a pharmacy here and barely make a living."
Her eyes sparkled, and her face was full of joy, as if she could already imagine a peaceful and prosperous future.
Lu Jiang reached out and patted her head, smiling, "The Wen family is gone, but the Lu family is still your home. Your grandmother has always missed you. If you are willing to come back, you won't have to do these public jobs anymore."
Wen Shu shook her head. "No, to outsiders we are already dead. If we suddenly appear in the Lu family, it might arouse suspicion and doubt, and if it implicates you... that's not what I want."
Seeing Lu Jiang's worry, Wen Shu smiled and said, "Besides, practicing medicine and helping the world is my dream. Now that I'm opening a pharmacy, even my mother can't stop me."
Her mind was made up, so Lu Jiang could only say, "I'll do whatever you say."
Having received confirmation, Wen Shu immediately got busy. First, she carefully counted the silver in her hand. With the silver that Lu Jiang had given her privately, renting a shop on South Street wouldn't be a problem.
Once the pharmacy is opened and some money is earned, Wenji will be sent to school. Even if he doesn't pass the imperial examinations, it will be good for him to know more characters.
Wen Shu was excitedly about to go rent a shop when she turned around and saw a young man leaning against the door.
He was wearing a dark-colored round-necked robe, his dark hair tied up without a crown, and he was leaning against the door, watching her for who knows how long.
It was Pei Lingjun.
The word "cousin" caught in her throat, then she swallowed it back down, calling out in a muffled voice, "Brother Lingjun..."
Seeing her lips droop and the joy she had shown when she saw Lu Jiang vanish upon seeing him, Pei Lingjun scoffed, "What's the rush?"
Wen Shu weighed the heavy money bag in her hand and answered truthfully, "To rent a shop."
"I'll go with you." The young man, who was in front, turned to speak to her, his tone unfriendly, "What was he doing here again?"
Wen Shu didn't know where his inexplicable hostility towards Lu Jiang came from. He had the same attitude when he saw Qi Chengxuan in Anyang, with a gloomy face as if someone owed him eight hundred taels of silver.
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