Tang Bohu looked disappointed and pointed at Qiu Xiang.
"You... how come you also like playing drinking games, mahjong, and dice..."
Before Qiu Xiang could answer, Madam Hua said, "Not a single maid or servant in the Hua family is unaware of drinking games, finger-guessing games, mahjong, dominoes, or dice games!"
"If Qiuxiang learns these pastimes, she can play with Chunxiang and the others, and she can also keep me and Master company. What's wrong with that?"
Tang Bohu's eyes widened.
"Why...why didn't you say so sooner?"
Madam Hua laughed and said, "In Suzhou, who doesn't know how to play drinking games and mahjong? Tang Bohu, don't be so high and mighty. Not everyone has to be like you, spending all their time reading, writing poetry, calligraphy, and painting!"
Li Huan said, "That's right. Just because you're refined doesn't mean you can expect others to be refined too!"
Tang Bohu swallowed hard.
"I... I'm not demanding that everyone be refined, it's just that my eight wives drink, play drinking games, mahjong, and dice every day, making the house a chaotic mess with no peace whatsoever..."
"I thought Qiu Xiang, like me, enjoyed reading, reciting poetry, writing, painting, and playing musical instruments... But before we even entered the bridal chamber, she wanted to play a drinking game with me..."
"My God! I simply can't believe that after Qiu Xiang entered the Tang family, she and my eight wives found they shared similar interests and spent their days drinking, playing drinking games, mahjong, and dominoes..."
"What did I, Tang Bohu, do wrong that Heaven must punish me like this..."
Tang Bohu spoke with great sorrow, tears streaming down his face.
Qiu Xiang said, "Husband, playing mahjong and rolling dice occasionally can make you feel happy and relieve your worries. Why do you care so much? I will play less in the future!"
Tang Bohu shook his head and took a few steps back.
"The kind of confidante I want is not a woman like you. Forgive my poor judgment, I've misjudged you!"
Li Huan asked, "Brother Tang, what do you mean? You just married Qiu Xiang, but you want to go back on your word?"
Zhu Zhishan hurriedly said, "Brother Tang, don't take your good fortune for granted! If you don't want Qiu Xiang, then give her to me!"
Tang Bohu said, "I would never like a woman who plays drinking games or mahjong. Whoever wants her can take her!"
"Tang Bohu!" Qiu Xiang frowned, her eyes blazing with anger. "What do you take me for? Someone you can marry when you want and throw away when you don't?"
Madam Hua said unhappily, "Tang Bohu, you've already married Qiu Xiang. What's done is done, and you can't act recklessly anymore!"
Tang Bohu said, "It's just a wedding ceremony, there's no bridal chamber."
"You...you..." Qiu Xiang's eyes reddened, and she was so angry that she almost cried.
"Tang Bohu, how could you do this? You just married Qiu Xiang, and now you regret it!"
"It's said that scholars are fickle, but I never imagined that the world-famous Tang Bohu was also a fickle man!"
"Hmph! You got tired of Qiu Xiang after marrying her, you change your mind so quickly!"
Chunxiang, Xiaxiang, and Dongxiang angrily denounced Tang Bohu.
Li Huan knew that Tang Bohu was not a heartless or ungrateful person.
The reason he regretted it was because he had a very serious psychological trauma related to his wife playing rock-paper-scissors.
It's easy to imagine that with eight wives at home, who spend their days fooling around and doing nothing productive, and who would all hang themselves at the slightest dissatisfaction, who wouldn't suffer from depression living with them?
Li Huan completely understands Tang Bohu.
"Brother Tang, calm down. Qiu Xiang is not like your eight wives..."
"Brother Li, please stop..." Tang Bohu took a few steps back. "I'm such a heartless man! I really regret it! I shouldn't have fallen for Qiu Xiang! I was wrong, I was wrong..."
With that, Tang Bohu turned and ran out of the hall, disappearing into the night.
Everyone was speechless.
With a loud "waaaah," Qiu Xiang burst into tears.
The plot development was both beyond Li Huan's expectations and within his expectations.
When Tang Bohu asked Li Huan for help infiltrating the Hua family mansion, Li Huan reminded Tang Bohu not to think that Qiu Xiang was the elegant and talented woman he envisioned.
Li Huan assumed that Tang Bohu would break down if Qiu Xiang suggested playing finger-guessing games or mahjong.
According to the plot of the movie "Flirting Scholar", Tang Bohu was so shocked when Qiu Xiang asked him to play a finger-guessing game that he immediately fell down, and the movie ended.
Li Huan's time travel journey is not yet over.
Because he hasn't completed the two tasks issued by the "God-level Lunch Box System".
The first task is to sell boxed lunches in exchange for three paintings and calligraphies by Tang Bohu.
Originally, things were going smoothly. Tang Bohu brought him into the Hua Mansion as requested, and he even married Qiu Xiang.
Tang Bohu should paint "Spring Trees and Autumn Frost", "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix", and "Viewing the Waterfall at Mount Lu" and give them to Li Huan.
However, Tang Bohu suddenly became disappointed in Qiu Xiang and left in despair.
Whether he will keep his promise or not, Li Huan has no idea.
The second task is to sell boxed lunches to Prince Ning and earn one million taels of silver from him.
Li Huan and Prince Ning signed an agreement to compete in cooking.
Prince Ning lost, but immediately cheated and turned on the spot, causing the Deadly Scholar to go on a killing spree.
Li Huan must go to Prince Ning and make him hand over this million taels of silver obediently!
Tonight is a joyous occasion; having received Chunxiang, Xiaxiang, and Dongxiang, Li Huan should enjoy himself to the fullest. Tomorrow, he will seek out Tang Bohu and Prince Ning.
After thinking it over, Li Huan said to Madam Hua, "Madam, Tang Bohu left the Hua residence in a moment of excitement. I will go to the Tang residence tomorrow to persuade Tang Bohu!"
Mrs. Hua nodded.
Li Huan said to Qiu Xiang, "Qiu Xiang, don't be sad. Since Tang Bohu dislikes women playing drinking games and mahjong, you should try to play less in the future and spend more time reading, writing, playing the zither, and painting with Tang Bohu!"
Qiu Xiang hummed in agreement and stopped crying.
Li Huan said to Grand Tutor Hua, "Prince Ning suffered a crushing defeat today and must be unwilling to accept it. Grand Tutor, lock up the Deadly Scholar first. I will go to Prince Ning tomorrow to settle accounts and make sure he never dares to oppose you again!"
Grand Tutor Hua was so moved that tears streamed down his face. He bowed respectfully and said, "Li Huan, I wish I could marry my two daughters to you too!"
Li Huan said, "I appreciate the Grand Tutor's kindness. Now, I will enter the bridal chamber with my three beautiful wives!"
Grand Tutor Hua suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, we can't waste this auspicious time! Send the bride and groom to their bridal chamber!"
Li Huan led Chunxiang, Xiaxiang, and Dongxiang away from the hall and into the bedroom.
The red candles shone brightly, swaying gently.
Chunxiang, Xiaxiang, and Dongxiang sat side by side on the edge of the tatami mat.
On the table were wine and dishes.
Coo coo coo...
Chunxiang, Xiaxiang, and Dongxiang's stomachs were rumbling.
Li Huan laughed and said, "My three ladies haven't eaten yet. I was so busy with the wedding ceremony that I forgot to make you a 'spicy seafood hot pot'."
Chunxiang smiled sweetly: "It's alright, if you have 'spicy crayfish', that's fine too!"
Xia Xiang hurriedly said, "Husband, I want to eat spicy bullfrog!"
Dongxiang said, "I want oyster omelets!"
Li Huan said, "Wait a moment, I'll go get some boxed lunches from the car so you can have a good meal!"
He quickly walked out of the room, arrived at the electric tricycle, took out six boxed meals, and also picked up a case of beer.
Return to the bedroom.
Tonight, besides delicious food, the beautiful scenery is also a feast for the eyes...
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