CHAPTER 29: CHAPTER 29: TROUBLEMAKER

EDITOR: ATLAS STUDIOS

"This, I..."

The room fell silent, but you could hear clear breathing; Li Qingyuan’s breathing was also rapid. Becoming an official! Who wouldn’t want their child to climb the ranks? That would be a case of one person gaining success and the whole family benefiting!

He gritted his teeth, slammed the old table heavily, almost breaking it apart: "Do it, just try it this way! This is all about our son’s future!"

Mrs. Wang’s face lit up upon hearing her husband’s decision, "My dear, you’re finally showing some spirit, cough cough cough..."

Li Qingyuan’s face darkened, "Doesn’t your husband usually show spirit?"

"..."

"Puh!"

Long Yue happened to be going to the bathroom, passing under their eaves, overheard them, and couldn’t help but find it amusing. She was happy that her sister-in-law’s plan seemed successful.

Meanwhile, her other sister-in-law had a seed of dissatisfaction planted, just needing time to mature. When the time came, she would cast the net...

She didn’t care about controlling the household; what mattered was that this power could be used to orchestrate the bigger picture, managing things well for her husband and for her own future.

Early the next morning, Long Yue took Chai Tieniu’s ox cart to the county. As they passed the village entrance, Aunt Liu was leaning against a tree, cracking melon seeds. Seeing the two leave together, she became sarcastic.

"Tsk tsk, it’s so comfortable without your own man at home, meeting a lover every day, oh my..."

"Liu Chouzui, is your face itching again?"

Always slandering, is she asking for a beating or a beating?

Long Yue had Chai Tieniu stop, ready to smack her again if necessary.

In this male-dominated era, women’s quarrels were just a side talk for after-dinner entertainment for the common folk. It couldn’t get on stage, so as long as no one died, it wouldn’t escalate to the village chief, much less the government.

Long Yue was completely unrestrained!

"You wretched girl, who are you talking about?"

Aunt Liu remembered the slaps she’d received before, feeling uneasy, but she couldn’t lose face, so she shouted back.

Long Yue laughed, "Wretched girl, I’m talking about you!"

"I... You little wench, do you dare to curse me? I’ll strangle you!"

She said and hurled the melon seeds in her hand, lunging at Long Yue. Long Yue sighed helplessly; this person really had no memory, still daring to charge after getting disciplined so many times, really impressive!

"Smack!"

No suspense, Long Yue gave her another slap.

This one was heavy; half of Aunt Liu’s face was immediately unviewable, red and swollen, no different from a pig’s head. Long Yue glanced at her in disdain and said calmly, "Brother Chai, let’s go."

She hailed from a noble family; such small characters were beneath her notice. If it wasn’t for that person constantly jumping around, she wouldn’t even spare a glance.

Actually, Li Qingyuan wasn’t wrong; for someone of Long Yue’s background to even regard them would be strange.

Fortunately, in this life, after her tragic experiences in the previous one, Long Yue was much better. She had seen too much of the world’s feasts and fevers, the warmth and cold of human relationships, and had gained a bit of earthly charm.

For example, a hunter like Chai Tieniu, she wouldn’t have even looked at him in her past life. But now, she could chat and laugh with them, casually calling him "Big Brother."

The ox cart gradually moved away, leaving Aunt Liu clutching half her face, glaring venomously at Long Yue’s back, cursing, "Little witch, you’re ruthless! Just wait, I won’t let you have a good time!"

Long Yue didn’t have time to bother with Aunt Liu’s thoughts. After arriving in the county, she immediately went to the market to buy some groceries.

Three pounds of lean pork, one pound of pork belly, a bag of flour, a bag of white rice, and various vegetables, fruits, and condiments, totaling one hundred and twelve coins.

"Truly, if you don’t manage the household, you don’t know the cost of daily commodities—just these few things cost so much copper coin."

She frowned, thinking that this life wasn’t something most ordinary families could afford, no wonder such things could only be eaten during festivals.

"My wife!"

A sickly sweet voice sounded behind her, and Long Yue turned, surprised, "Why are you here?"

Li Qingmu showed a bit of wear on his face, but he looked quite spirited.

Looking at his petite and endearing young wife, there was a different color in his eyes. He stepped forward and pulled her into a hug, giving a small peck, "I came to see the teacher, didn’t expect to run into my dear, truly a match made in heaven!"

"Ha, corny!"

"Your husband is only corny with Yue’er."

The man’s voice, rich and magnetic, was pleasing to the ear. But his words were so affected, they made one cringe. Long Yue, annoyed, pushed him away, grumbling, "This is a public street, in broad daylight, are you out of your mind?"

The man immediately said seriously, "You are my wife; is it not normal for a husband to be close to his wife?"

"Where are the manners of you scholars? Fed them to dogs?"

Long Yue thought her words were unpleasant, that he would be angry. But instead, he was still smiling, speaking in a low voice, "Manners are only for women we don’t love; if it’s love... who cares about those?"

Long Yue rolled her eyes at him, "Get lost, all you know is sweet talk! By the way, you said you came to see the teacher. Did something really happen at your school?"

She said, looking at him with a strange expression, as if observing a thief.

Li Qingmu immediately said, "This has nothing to do with me!"

There it was, without being accused, confirming it was related to him!

"Really nothing to do with me, my dear; I’m innocent!"

Li Qingmu felt aggrieved; he just wanted to teach Qian Yi a lesson but didn’t expect things to escalate so much, almost costing a life.

Long Yue held her forehead, her man was truly a handful, causing such a big commotion.

"And... Where’s Qian Yi? Heard he fell into the toilet pit? What happened after?"

Talking about this, Long Yue held back laughter, thinking of that fool who kept falling into her and her husband’s traps, surely holding deep resentment, right?

Especially this time, when Li Qingmu forced him into a pit... Puh, hahaha!

Seeing his young wife’s barely contained laughter, Li Qingmu felt joy in his heart, reaching out to tweak her little nose, "Just laugh if you want to!"

"Hahaha!"

Long Yue laughed for a while until tears nearly came out. Luckily, she had great self-control and stopped, then asked, "Where is he now? Almost caused a death; he should’ve been taken to the government, right?"

"Yes, when they pulled him out, even the two Government Officials didn’t want to go near him. They drove him to the river to wash before taking him away, but..."

"But what?"

Seeing a hint of worry in the man’s eyes, Long Yue suddenly realized something unexpected might have occurred.

"After Qian Yi was taken to the jail, there was supposed to be an interrogation, but somehow a mysterious person took him away. The government hasn’t mentioned it, suggesting there’s something fishy..."

Long Yue frowned as a sense of unease washed over her, like she was grasping something but it slipped away.

"Has he returned to the village?"

"No, it’s said Qian Erniang has been busying herself with his affairs the past few days, probably hasn’t gone back."

"Then it’s not that simple."