"He just agreed like that?"
"What else?" Ye Ziâan retorted. "Hasnât he always wanted to get in with the Mu Family? If he does this well, not to mention the Mu Family, heâll be able to connect with even higher families. The Li Family is a merchant family, and he couldnât pass the exam to become an official. If he can use this opportunity to progress, anyone who isnât stupid would agree."
"But the problem is, how do you know he can complete the task you assigned to him?"
Yang Chuxia thought about Li Shan carefully. He was somewhat shrewd, but was he really capable of such an important task?
"My wife, donât underestimate Li Shan. Heâs not stupid. Besides, thereâs also Old Madam Li in the Li Family. Sheâs a tough woman, and itâs said that sheâs only just over fifty and still in good health. If sheâs guiding Li Shan behind the scenes and there are people protecting him, whatâs impossible? After all, the Li Familyâs past glory was due to Old Madam Liâs efforts. The only pity is that a merchant family canât compete with a noble family."
"You sly fox, I knew you were a scheming one. Youâve played such a good game, spending just a bit of silver without having to do anything yourself, and in the end, youâll get most of the benefits."
Hearing this, a certain fox brotherâs mouth corner curled up quite high.
"My dear fox wife, the dark and windy night is perfect for mischief. Letâs go; your husband will take you to do some wicked things."
With that, he carried his fox wife horizontally in his arms.
They pulled down the canopy, put out the lights, and the sturdy rosewood bed started creaking.
"Wife, letâs have a little fox."
"Nonsense, didnât you say you didnât want one?"
"Thatâs right, we canât have one now, or it would disturb our love life." The fox teased while doing something indecent. "My wife, we may not want a child, but we should still enjoy the process of making one."
"You talk too much." Yang Chuxia, panting, gave him a light tap on the chest. "Hurry up."
"My wife, your husband is coming."
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"Madam, Miss Shen is here." It had been a few days since Li Shanâs visit, and he seemed to visit Ye Ziâan every other day, having a chat in the study for at least one hour each time. Yang Chuxia didnât bother much with the details, as long as the men took care of their own affairs. In Brother Anâs words, she only needed to drink tea, enjoy flowers, and dress up as long as she wanted, and he would take care of everything else.
Bringing her thoughts back to the present, Yang Chuxia looked at Xiuâer, "Why did she come? Did she say anything?"
"She didnât, but this servant thinks her expression doesnât look too good."
"Thatâs just right." Yang Chuxia thought and said, "The beauty pageant in Funan is nearing its end, and sheâs come to our house at this time, which means she wasnât chosen. With her vanity, how could she be happy about that?"
Yang Chuxia stood up and straightened her clothes. "Letâs go and see what sheâs here for."
As they reached the corner of the stairs, Yang Chuxia instructed Xiuâer, "Go and get our familyâs yajian tea of Yan Mountain to entertain the distinguished guest."
"Yes, Madam."
Shen Qiu, who was sitting downstairs, clenched her fists upon hearing the conversation. She didnât know about the yajian tea of Yan Mountain before, but recently she had learned some manners and cultural knowledge with the nanny. Naturally, she knew the preciousness of the tea, as it was worth hundreds of taels of silver per half a kilo.