Although He Chuwei is usually quite dissolute, he is more reliable than He Wanjiang when it comes to important matters.
"I thought it was something serious, just wait and see." He Wanjiang grinned and chuckled.
He turned and went back into the house.
She opened the jewelry box on Aunt Liu's dressing table and picked out the two thickest gold bracelets.
"Husband~ What are you doing? Why are you taking my jewelry again? You've already sold most of my jewelry box. If you take more, are you going to make me grow my hair out and be completely bald?"
Although Liu's voice was delicate.
But his eyes were rolling upwards.
He Wanjiang, who had his back to Liu, did not see it.
"I'll buy you more money when the shop makes a profit. These two gold bracelets are perfect for selling to get silver for goods. As for the incense and candle shop, Father gave it to me a long time ago. I've always been playing around with you and never paid any attention to it. If it really closes down, what will we do? With Chu Wei around, I can be a hands-off manager. If I don't take care of him, the shop's business will really be over."
Although He Wanjiang was a playboy, he knew the importance of things.
Liu's loss of two pieces of jewelry was nothing compared to the importance of the shop's business.
If you don't deliver the goods, they'll be gone once they're sold out.
Then we'll have to go out and find goods again.
If costs increase further, what's the point of opening a shop?
He had sold off all the family's land long ago, leaving the He family with only a house and this incense and candle shop.
He Wanjiang dared not cause any more trouble.
"Alright, alright, then you have to buy me four gold bracelets from now on, okay? Hmm? Husband~"
Liu glanced at He Wanjiang's retreating figure.
She then regained her previous alluring expression.
She got out of bed, wearing a light gauze dress, and hugged He Wanjiang affectionately.
"You little vixen, can't you get enough of me? Stop fooling around, Chu Wei is outside, be careful he can hear us."
My son has grown up and is married.
Of course I understand these things.
He Wanjiang still has some sense of shame.
"So what if I heard that? I've been so good to him, I'm no different from his own mother. Except for never breastfeeding him, what's the difference between me and that slut? Can't a mother be affectionate with his father?"
Liu kept calling her a lowly woman, yet the two men inside and outside the house showed no displeasure whatsoever.
"Alright, alright, you've never breastfed, so you're the big one. Look at you, all trembling with anger. Go to bed, be careful not to get cold barefoot. I'll be right back, waiting for you, Grandpa."
She was, after all, a regular at brothels.
He said flirtatious things without blushing at all.
"Oh, my darling, come back soon! I'm waiting for you!"
Liu's voice grew increasingly sweet.
He Chuwei, who was guarding outside the house, heard it all clearly.
His face turned red.
I don't know what he's thinking.
"You little vixen, just wait, I'll be right there to deal with you!"
He Wanjiang pinched Liu's chin, looked her up and down, and then left the house after speaking softly.
"Here, take this and sell it to pay for the goods. The whole shop depends on you."
He Wanjiang handed the gold bracelet in his hand to his son.
He Chuwei took it and said, "I understand, Father. Don't worry."
"Well, it's getting late. You should go back and rest. Your mother and I need to rest too."
Now that they're divorced, He Wanjiang no longer needs to hide his relationship with Feng Lanlan.
He directly referred to his son as Liu Shi as his mother.
"Okay, sweet dreams, Dad and Mom."
He Chuwei's words pleased He Wanjiang.
Liu, who was inside, heard it all clearly.
She curled her red lips into a smile.
He had a smug look on his face.
"Creak—"
He Wanjiang closed the door and walked to the bedside with a wicked grin.
"My lord~"
"I've been waiting so long~ I'm so cold~"
Liu joined in the performance.
He Chuwei, who should have left, stood by the window listening to something.
Fifteen minutes later, the room became quiet.
He Chuwei left with an unusual expression.
The next day, he sold the two gold bracelets and got thirty-two taels.
After paying the goods, there were still two taels of silver left.
He Chuwei bought a piece of pork belly and took it home, putting the rest of the money in his pocket.
Meanwhile, in Shuangqiao Town, Yan Xia was walking back from the waterside pavilion with her two daughters and Xiao Ji.
"Selling wontons! Fresh pork wontons with big fillings and thin wrappers!"
"Selling steamed buns! Golden and crispy fried pork lard buns! Only three coins each! Take a bite, and the oil sizzles out—so fragrant, so delicious!"
"Winter shoes for sale! Cheap sale! If you wait until winter to buy them, your feet will freeze off! Come and buy them now! Only eight coins a pair!"
"Candied hawthorn berries, sweet and big candied hawthorn berries—"
The sounds of vendors hawking their wares rose and fell along the streets.
It was incredibly lively.
Even though it's evening, there are more people there than in the summer.
The weather at this time of year is neither as biting as in winter nor as hot as in summer, so many people are too lazy to cook and will eat out instead.
So the streets are bustling with people.
Yan Xia heard the sound of someone selling candied hawthorns.
They stopped the old man who was selling candied hawthorns.
I bought one for myself and one for each of my two daughters.
"Mom, you should have some too, it's on me." Chang Yi took out her small purse, took out a copper coin, and handed it to the candied hawthorn vendor.
So Yan Xia also ended up with a string of candied hawthorns in her hand.
Actually, she doesn't like this food; it's both sweet and sour.
But it was hard to refuse his youngest daughter's request.
So Yan Xia also picked up a candied hawthorn and started eating it. As soon as she took the first bite, her eyes widened. The candied hawthorn in her hand was completely different from the ones in modern times. The sugar coating on the outside was not too sweet or hard, and the hawthorn inside was not so sour that it made her teeth hurt. The combination of the two had a unique flavor.
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