Chapter 363: The Wonder of Fate
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Why did he offend Luo Cheng back then?
If he had treated his third son’s family better back then and hadn’t eagerly married off his family to get the tiger bone, wouldn’t everything have been different?
If he hadn’t spoiled Li Yan and had insisted on marrying her off, would the Li family have been able to rely on his grandson-in-law’s help to live a better life?
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world.
At the same time, Pei Xuanxin, who had already arrived in the capital, had already followed Ai Mingze and Qi Fei to the capital.
Fortunately, Qi Fei’s house was for Pei Xuanxin and his wife to live in. Otherwise, they wouldn’t even be able to stay in an inn after arriving in the capital.
After several days of traveling, the group was exhausted when they arrived at the house.
After washing up, they ate dinner and went to rest.
Early the next morning, Li Yan told Pei Xuanxin that she was heading out to familiarize herself with the area.
Pei Xuanxin didn’t stop her. He felt that it was good for Li Yan to familiarize herself with the surrounding environment. After all, he would have to rely on Li Yan to take care of him for the next period of time.
Therefore, Li Yan went straight to the capital with the old housekeeper.
However, Li Yan didn’t really head out to familiarize herself with her surroundings. Instead, under the guidance of the old housekeeper, she went to a restaurant.
At this moment, Qi Fei and Ai Mingze were waiting for Li Yan in a private room on the second floor.
Seeing that Li Yan had arrived, Qi Fei glanced at Ai Mingze and took out a few sets of questions.
“Li Yan, take these papers back first. Then, take some out every day and let your husband do them! Remember, after he does these questions, think of a way to bring these papers out. After I get someone to transcribe them later, you can take them back and put them away!” Qi Fei said as he clapped his hands.
Soon, a follower carried a wooden box in.
After the wooden box was opened, the golden color immediately caught Li
Yan’s attention.
“This gold is your reward! As long as you handle it well, not only will these be yours, but I’ll also give you two thousand taels of silver after the job is done!” Qi Fei waved the paper fan in his hand and said.
At this moment, Li Yan was already mesmerized by the gold in front of her, so she quickly nodded.
“Young Master Qi, don’t worry. I’ll definitely do what you say!”
“Good! Remember, don’t let your husband find out about this. Otherwise, don’t even think about taking the rest of the money!” At this point, Qi Fei’s expression darkened as he threatened.
“Alright, alright, alright. I promise I won’t let my husband notice!” Li Yan
quickly nodded, but her gaze never left the wooden box filled with gold.
“Go and pack these things for Madam Pei to carry. In addition, get someone to follow Madam Pei and serve her. No matter what Madam Pei needs, buy it for her. The money spent will be debited from my account!” Qi Fei said to the old woman beside Li Yan.
The old woman nodded and remembered Young Master Qi’s words.
On the other side, Young Master Qi’s servants also stuffed some banknotes to the old woman for her to spend.
Just like that, Li Yan brought a pile of questions and a box of gold. Then, she went to buy a lot of things and returned happily.
“Husband, look, the things in the capital are so good! This fabric is high-quality and cheap. Look at these fabrics. Aren’t they perfect for making a few sets of clothes for you? Also, these few sets of fabrics are perfect for making a few new clothes for Mother-in-law!” After Li Yan put away everything, she brought some things to Pei Xuanxin’s study.
When Pei Xuanxin saw the many things in Li Yan’s hand, he immediately frowned.
“Wife, our family is poor. We have to save money!”
When Li Yan heard this, she was immediately unhappy.
Li Yan was about to throw a tantrum, but then she suddenly remembered what Qi Fei had instructed her. She quickly smiled and said, “Husband, I know you’ve always been thrifty, but we should spend on these things. Think about it, after you pass the exam, will you still have to interact with the officials and students? At that time, if you’re still dressed in shabby clothes, you’ll be despised!”
Pei Xuanxin wasn’t a pedantic person and knew the ways of the world.
Therefore, after he heard Li Yan’s explanation, the unhappiness in his heart dissipated.
“You’re so thoughtful! I misunderstood you! I’ll apologize to you now!”
Seeing that Pei Xuanxin had apologized, Li Yan didn’t say anything else and took out the set of questions in her hand.
“Husband, when I was walking around outside, I realized that many students were buying these things. I heard that this is a question set created by the teachers of some school in the capital. Many people said that this is helpful for the examination, so I went to buy a set. Take a look. Are these helpful to you?”
Pei Xuanxin didn’t think too much about it. He took the question set from Li Yan and looked at it carefully.
“These questions are indeed very brilliant. I’ve never seen them before. Wife, rest well. I’ll go do them now!”
Li Yan was naturally happy to see Pei Xuanxin do the questions.
“Alright, husband, do the questions! I’ll make you something tasty to nourish your body! ”
With that, Li Yan turned around and left.
Pei Xuanxin, who was focused on doing the questions, didn’t expect that from this moment on, he would be in deep trouble.
Fate was sometimes so wondrous. It was clearly just a minor mistake, but like a domino effect, it set things in motion and one mistake after another followed.
Li Yan was still immersed in the joy of obtaining a lot of gold, but she didn’t know that her actions today would harm Pei Xuanxin for the rest of his life. She had even personally cut off all her chances of obtaining wealth and glory.
At the same time, Li Xiaoran began to prepare for the wedding.
The first step of preparing for the wedding was naturally to move into her own house.
On a sunny day, Li Shun and Zhao Xiu moved into a new house with their two daughters.
Seeing Li Xiaoran smile in such a carefree manner, Luo Cheng felt reluctant.
From today onwards, Li Xiaoran would live here until the day she got married.
At the thought that Li Xiaoran would no longer be sleeping in the room beside him in the future, Luo Cheng felt a sense of emptiness.
“Brother, don’t be sad. Think about it. When Sister-in-law marries over, you can start sleeping with her! It’ll only be ten days. If you’re busy, these ten days will pass in the blink of an eye!” Luo Ziyang knew very well that Luo Cheng was unhappy, so he advised him.
Luo Cheng immediately understood after Luo Ziyang’s reminder.
That’s right! Li Xiaoran would be married and move back in ten days! At that time, he could hug his wife to sleep!