He Yunxiao and Li Jin sat in the Marquis's carriage, swaying leisurely as they left the palace.
Seeing He Yunxiao's dejected expression, Li Jin comforted him, "Brother He, don't be sad. What's so great about women? I'll treat you to Yangchun noodles across from Chunfenglou."
He Yunxiao was quite taken aback by Nan Zhu's wife and didn't recover for a while.
"I won't eat."
At Li Jin's insistence, the carriage finally stopped in front of Chunfeng Tower.
"Boss, two bowls of plain noodles," Li Jin called out.
He Yunxiao had no appetite and said, "You eat it yourself, I'm not eating."
Li Jin sighed, "I should have eaten at my aunt's place before leaving the palace. You don't know, the food at my aunt's place is all made by the head chef of the imperial kitchen. What a pity, life can't be relived."
A moment later, two steaming bowls of noodles were served on the table.
Li Jin didn't waste words with He Yunxiao. He had been dragged to the palace by He Yunxiao as soon as he got out of school today, and he hadn't eaten a single bite of food yet. He was starving.
Ignoring the steaming heat of the noodles, Li Jin inserted his chopsticks into the bottom of the bowl, scooped up a large mouthful of noodles, let them cool in the air for a bit, and then ate them all.
He Yunxiao silently looked at Li Jin, thinking about what he said, "Life cannot be relived," and suddenly felt hungry.
Without saying a word, he picked up the noodles, buried his head in the steaming broth, and began to eat them with gusto, somewhat dazed.
After finishing their noodles and drinking the soup, the two leaned back in their chairs, enjoying the blissful feeling of being full.
"Brother He, do you know what I do when I make my aunt angry?"
How did you do it?
"I ran away."
He Yunxiao was amused, which was rare for him.
"As expected of you."
"hey-hey."
With Li Jin's subtle or unintentional guidance, He Yunxiao finally understood.
Life cannot be relived.
What's past is past, what's present is present.
Li Jin didn't get to eat the food from the imperial kitchen, and I also temporarily lost my wife, Nan Zhu.
Whether it's strategy or action, am I, He Yunxiao, only allowed to accept success and not failure?
Does that mean I'm only allowed to like people more and more, but not even a little bit?
My wife, Meng Qingrou, is a living, breathing person, not a toy of mine. Of course, she should have her own joys and sorrows, her own thoughts and opinions.
If your wife is angry, just coax her back.
What else can we do but get a divorce?
Back then, the girl who gave you the antidote only had 10 points of affection, and Chu Xiaoxiao only had 0 points, but they're both doing well now. Even though you drove your wife Nanzhu crazy, she still has 20 points of affection. Isn't that enough to show your love?
He Yunxiao, you should be grateful!
...
Li Jin leaned back in his chair, rubbing his full stomach, wondering if he should ask for another bowl.
Then he noticed that He Yunxiao, who was standing to the side, seemed to be in a bad mood.
Holy crap!
Even though I didn't see any fire, why do I always feel like He Yunxiao is on fire?
He asked cautiously, "He Yunxiao, are you alright?"
"Ha! I'm fine!" He Yunxiao said energetically. "Boss, the bill! This meal is on me."
He Yunxiao patted Li Jin on the shoulder.
"Li Jin, take the carriage home."
Li Jin: "And what about you?"
He Yunxiao said, "I'll run home."
Li Jin: ?
He Yunxiao did indeed run home.
He didn't even use any lightness skill or internal energy; he simply relied on his physical strength to run back.
Unfortunately, as a martial artist, even in terms of sheer physical strength, he far surpassed that of non-martial artists. He jogged slowly from Chunfeng Tower all the way to the He residence, and by the end, he was only slightly out of breath, barely breaking a sweat.
After exercising all the way, He Yunxiao had calmed down.
He decisively analyzed the current situation:
There are currently three female protagonists who still need to be won over.
Fan Ziruo, Li Qingmeng, Meng Qingrou.
The priority of winning over Ziruo should definitely be the top priority.
Because she currently has a high level of affection for Chu Fan, it would be easy for her to end up on Chu Xiaoxiao's assassination list.
Secondly, there's Li Qingmeng. Her reward is the antidote to the Soul-Devouring Pill. Now that my wife Nanzhu and I have a falling out, it's best to get this reward as soon as possible.
Finally, there's Nanzhu's wife.
Li Jin is right, "If you upset your aunt, just run away." Nan Zhu's wife and I are currently at odds, and she's very angry. In this situation, I shouldn't provoke her. After calming down for a while, I'll try to rebuild my relationship with Nan Zhu's wife.
With the He residence in sight, He Yunxiao slowed his jogging pace. Gradually, he began to walk.
He stroked his chin and continued to think:
Although the rule is "Don't mess with Nam-joo's wife," the daily routine of going to her place to check on things is still indispensable.
I won't provoke them, but I can't let Nanzhu's wife forget about me.
When He Yunxiao thought about buying things, he thought of money, and when he thought of money, he thought of Sister Jiang.
To redeem Sister Jiang from her servitude, it would cost at least ten thousand taels of silver.
This amount of money would not be a small sum even if it were kept in the Marquis's mansion.
He Yunxiao had a bit of a headache.
Last time, I spent a thousand taels to buy clothes for Chu Xiaoxiao and gave her an IOU. If my aunt hadn't covered for me, my father would have found out and I would have been in serious trouble.
This time it's ten thousand taels from Sister Jiang...
This time, Auntie definitely can't hide it anymore.
So, while I'm trying to win over Fan Ziruo, I also need to figure out how to make money...
The thought of making money made He Yunxiao feel extremely uncomfortable.
In his past life, he was just a working-class man who thought about making money every day. Now that he has become a time traveler, a marquis's son, and a second-generation official, he still has to find a way to make money!
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