Chapter 52: Entering the Industry
I suffered for half the night, but was reluctant to leave and almost cooked myself to death.
In the end, Lu Weiqing didn't know how he fell asleep.
It was almost noon when I woke up.
He couldn't help laughing. He hadn't slept in like this in years.
Just as he was about to get up, he found a small wooden box beside his pillow. When he opened it, he saw several gold bars shining brightly.
Lu Weiqing:? I feel like I've entered a rather shady industry...
When he packed up and left the house, he saw three people having fun in the yard.
Lu Zhaoyang rushed to the Jiang family early in the morning. He missed his good sister-in-law so much when he didn't see her for even a day.
It just so happened that Jiang Chuan and she had similar interests. As soon as they met, they talked non-stop and were almost sworn brothers on the spot.
At this moment, the three of them had already eaten a round of snacks and were playing mahjong.
When Jiang Chuan saw Lu Weiqing coming out of his sister's room, he knew that the bastard was dishonest and dared to disobey the rules when he returned home. He immediately gave him a few glares.
The next second, he got slapped hard.
"It's your turn. Play your cards quickly. You've been dawdling while waiting for dinner." Lu Zhaoyang was the most impatient and would always use his fists to speak.
Jiang Chuan hurriedly played his cards, but found that he had broken up the pair and wanted to take them back.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't blame me. How can you, a grown man, be so stingy?"
Lu Zhaoyang was about to win, so how could he be allowed to regret his hand? He bared his teeth and grabbed his hand and started beating him.
Jiang Ran laughed so hard that his stomach hurt, and applauded her, "Good, great! Come on, Zhaoyang!"
"Third brother has always loved playing dirty tricks since he was young, but now there is finally someone who can control him."
Jiang Chuan howled exaggeratedly, dodging and running.
In the end, he had no choice but to take out the silver bills from his pocket and beg the heroine for mercy, and only then did he manage to save his left hand. His right hand, which was holding the cards, had been left with many nail marks.
"Zhaoyang."
Lu Weiqing flashed and stood gloomily between the two of them, calling Zhaoyang with his mouth, but his eyes were warning Jiang Chuan. Jiang Chuan was really tired of living if he dared to play with his sister.
Lu Zhaoyang then realized something was wrong, and let go of his hand angrily, interrupting, "Brother, do you want to play?"
I was just being polite, but I didn't expect Lu Weiqing to agree right away.
He had never played mahjong before, so it was natural for him to be paired with Jiang Ran.
Lu Zhaoyang and Jiang Chuan looked at each other and reached an agreement instantly. They made the number five under the table and agreed to split the profits 50-50.
Jiang Ran has never won two games, and Lu Weiqing doesn't even know the rules. The two of them feed cards to each other, so how can he not beat them?
It was indeed a disaster, but it was just them.
They haven't won a single game since Lu Weiqing came to the table.
Jiang Chuan took out the last banknote in his pocket and shouted that it was unfair, "This is unreasonable, are you guys cheating?"
Lu Zhaoyang was also unconvinced, "Brother, what kind of pervert are you? Haven't you ever played leaf cards?"
This card player was very experienced and defeated them without any chance of fighting back. He didn't look like someone who was playing cards for the first time.
Jiang Ran already had starry eyes and looked at Lu Weiqing with admiration. Like a little money-grubber, he stretched out his arms, collected all the winnings, and put them into his pocket.
"Don't think I didn't see you flirting. You were the ones who cheated. If it weren't for my husband's magnanimity, I would have arrested you two and brought you to justice!"
She had noticed something was wrong with them a long time ago, but seeing that Lu Weiqing was killing them, she did not stop them.
"Oh, Madam Prime Minister, please spare me."
The two men howled around her, making Jiang Ran blush.
Seeing her embarrassment, Lu Weiqing drove the two away with a stern face.
Unexpectedly, when Jiang Ran was alone with him, he didn't know what to do.
Lu Weiqing looked at her with burning eyes, and said with a slight movement of his thin lips: "Madam, are you satisfied with your husband's performance?"
"ah?"
Jiang Ran took a moment to react, then poured out the money from his purse and gave half of it to Lu Weiqing. A fifty-fifty split should be reasonable, right?
Lu Weiqing was amused by her serious look. He took her small purse, put the silver and money back in it, and handed it to her, saying, "These are all for Madam."
"Besides, the lady has already paid for the night. It's my duty to play with you during the day."
Lu Weiqing took out the small wooden box, which made Jiang Ran scratch his head in embarrassment.
I don’t know what’s going on in his head, who dares to protect him?
"No, no, no, this is the money I spent on jewelry a few days ago. I'm returning it to you."
Lu Weiqing's smug look froze, and he said "oh" in disappointment.
Alas, my wife never spends my money. Why does she give me gold? Is she alienated from me?
Jiang Ran was shocked and helpless. What was he disappointed about? How could an official appointed by the imperial court have such a brain full of garbage?
At this time, the housekeeper of the Lu Mansion asked for a meeting, reminding him that Lu Yu and Miss Xu would be getting married tomorrow, and asked what gift to send.
"I just picked one from the warehouse and sent it over. Do you have to ask me for that?" Lu Weiqing seemed casual, but he was actually keeping an eye on Jiang Ran's expression.
Jiang Ran fiddled with the tassels on his clothes, nodded, and said nothing.
The housekeeper agreed and was about to leave, but was stopped by Jiang Ran.
"Prepare a gift for Zhaoyang as well. She probably won't remember this." Jiang Ran instructed.
Lu Weiqing's heart, which had just risen in his chest, fell back into his stomach.
He is really sick.
Who would have believed that Prime Minister Lu, who had always remained calm even in the face of a catastrophe, would now be easily moved by such a little girl.
When Lu Weiqing turned around, he saw Zhaoyang swinging on the swing, and the reckless Jiang Chuan was pushing her from behind.
Lu Zhaoyang didn't realize anything was wrong and jokingly called out to him, "Try harder, higher! Haven't you eaten yet?"
Jiang Ran saw Lu Weiqing's expression change and smiled secretly with his hands covering his mouth.
Before he could laugh at others, Lu Zhaoyang called out his name, "A Ran——"
"Don't be so boring, come and play——"
Who is tired of...
Jiang Ran hurried over and stood on a swing nearby, competing with Lu Zhaoyang to see who could swing higher.
After playing for a while, it was time for dinner and someone happened to bring some new things.
It is said that the officers and soldiers who were the first to set up the Mulan Paddock cleaned the traps and caught the deer, and specially distributed them to the officers' families for them to taste.
The three of them looked at each other, not knowing how to deal with the situation.
Lu Weiqing is actually quite good at barbecue.
After soaking the venison in cold well water for a quarter of an hour, cut it into slices of about an inch in size, spread it with crushed peppercorns, salt, sugar, pepper, and bay leaves, and marinate it. Then, thread it with red willow wood and grill it.
Such a large piece of meat naturally needs to be paired with wine.
Jiang Chuan dug out a jar of pear blossom white tea that had been buried under the tree for several years and poured a cup for everyone except Jiang Ran.
There was a small wine pot in front of Jiang Ran, which contained fermented glutinous rice wine that Lu Weiqing had specially ordered someone to buy, mixed with a lot of warm water and honey.
Jiang Ran was initially unconvinced, recalling the last time he got drunk, and was still frightened. He sniffed and found no smell of alcohol, so he began to drink with peace of mind.
Lu Zhaoyang didn't know the inside story and wanted to try to bang her, but was stopped by Jiang Chuan and Lu Weiqing.
Jiang Chuan was even more mischievous and asked Tao Li to imitate her drunken behavior, which embarrassed Jiang Ran so much that he hit him on the mouth.
For several days in a row, the four of them played in the yard, having a very comfortable time.
Little did they know that the news had already spread outside.
It is said that Jiang Ran returned to her parents' home crying just three days after her marriage.
Xu Qingwan was so happy after hearing the news that she ate two more bowls of rice. She was secretly delighted. What was the point of marrying him? If he was not favored, she would still be alone in her empty room.
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