Chapter 128: My Elder Sister‑in‑Law Moves In

There was not the slightest guard…

Zhu Chen was kissed by Xu Yuexin just like that, and could do nothing but widen her beautiful eyes in surprise.

As he kissed the Daughter Kingdom King, Xu Yuexin's large hands also brushed her graceful body.

Mmm…

Zhu Chen's mouth, being kissed, could only emit a muffled hum, and she tried to push outward twice but failed.

Helpless, Zhu Chen could only submit to Xu Yuexin's actions, feeling her strength gradually drain…

Huh…

When Xu Yuexin released Zhu Chen, she let out a long sigh, her cheeks flushed as she limply slumped in his arms.

Yet Xu Yuexin's large hand continued to linger on her body.

Zhu Chen gently pressed down Xu Yuexin's hand, but it had no effect.

Don't do that.

After finally catching her breath, Zhu Chen slipped out of Xu Yuexin's embrace, her dignified beautiful face tinged with a hint of sorrow as she said, "It's really not good."

What's not good?

Xu Yuexin took her hand and said, "You don't want to have children; I understand and respect you."

What's wrong with being together with me?

It's not that simple…

Zhu Chen's expression tangled as she said, "I need to have a bottom line as a person."

What does that have to do with a bottom line?

No, no, you're still young and don't understand. I'm a few years older than you; I can't lead you into a mistake.

Keep this oil painting; when I return to Jingcheng, I'll give you back the amulet.

Zhu Chen said gravely.

Alright, you first focus on your research, and we'll discuss the rest when you get back.

Seeing this, Xu Yuexin didn't press the issue.

If you don't want it, then don't.

Anyway, after returning to Jingcheng she'll still have to return the amulet, so there's still one chance to interact.

Just make good use of it.

After seeing Zhu Chen off, Xu Yuexin stayed in the hotel, continuing to wait for news from Shang Renmei.

Fortunately, the other side didn't keep Xu Yuexin waiting too long.

A few days later, Pang Xianjian, through Zhou Jieren, contacted him, indicating that the publishing house was willing to accept a plan that calculates adaptation fees based on print runs, and made proposals on the specifics.

They offered Xu Yuexin a 5% royalty, with a distribution plan that splits the entire comic into three volumes—upper, middle, lower—each printing 500,000 copies, totaling 1,500,000 copies, each volume priced at 0.6 yuan.

By this calculation, Xu Yuexin could earn 45,000 yuan in adaptation fees.

Undoubtedly, this is a share far exceeding expectations.

Xu Yuexin accepted Pang Xianjian's proposal, discussed some specific details of the publishing process with Shang Renmei's leadership, and signed the Contract.

One hand signed the contract, the other handed over the money.

Holding the 45,000 yuan, Xu Yuexin took a train back to Jingcheng, and at that time the print‑run Manuscript Payment from Contemporary magazine also arrived.

Combined, the two sums totaled 70,000 yuan.

Xu Yuexin currently has 10.2 million yuan on a bank card in Xiangjiang, and holds 136,000 yuan in cash.

Actually it should have been 140,000 yuan. He spent some on renovating and furnishing Guogongfu after moving in, and also bought many gifts for his family and his women in Hu Hai this time.

After receiving the Manuscript Payment from Contemporary, Xu Yuexin put it together with the comic adaptation money, then took the gifts to visit his parents.

Early autumn had arrived, and the air carried a faint chill.

Xu Yuexin bought each of his parents a woolen coat for them to wear in the autumn and winter.

Wu Yan, seeing the clothes her son brought, immediately realized they were pricey.

"I have two cotton jackets, and your dad also has a uniform issued by his unit; really, you don't need to buy us clothes."

Wu Yan looked at the woolen coats and said tenderly, "You both should save money and keep it for raising children later."

"Cotton jackets and uniforms can't keep you as warm as these two coats."

Xu Yuexin placed the coats on the table and said, "Besides, when you wear this woolen coat and stand among those retired little old ladies, who won't be jealous of you."

Wu Yan was amused by her son.

She holds a worker‑representative position and can only enjoy workers' retirement benefits, originally ranking a notch below those retired officials.

She fears that once she wears the watch he bought and later the wool coat, at this year's reunion she'll become the object of envy for those retired officials.

"Among our three children, you're the sharpest talker."

Wu Yan couldn't help laughing, "But, seriously, don't buy anything for the family anymore."

"Your dad and I have salaries, and we take care of your sister; we really lack nothing."

"Fine, son doesn't lack anything either, huh? Then I won't visit you anymore."

Pfft, you cheeky one.

"Sit here for a while, I'll go to the kitchen to cook, and your dad will be back soon."

Wu Yan laughed, turned and walked into the kitchen.

…

After finishing lunch at his parents' place, Xu Yuexin returned to Guogongfu, packed the gifts and planned to go to Tuanjie Lake to deliver them to Chen Yixue.

But at that moment, Chen Yixue arrived herself, carrying her luggage.

Xu Yuexin stepped forward, ready to take the luggage.

"What, planning to stay here long?"

"No, didn't Qiao Qiao say you went out of town?"

Inside the Guogong Mansion Main Hall, Da Yizi said with a surprised expression.

"Just got back."

Xu Yuexin said, "Why can't I go back to my own home yet?"

"I never said that."

Chen Yixue pursed her lips and said, then explained the whole story to Xu Yuexin.

It turned out that after Xu Yuexin went to Hu Hai, Chen Qiaoqiao, living alone in such a big house, felt scared at night.

So she asked Chen Yixue to come stay with her, but she didn't expect Chen Yixue to have just arrived today, and Xu Yuexin was already home.

"Then are you still coming to stay?"

Xu Yuexin rested his hand on his chin, sized up Da Yizi and said.

"I…"

Da Yizi was about to answer when Xu Yuexin took the luggage from her hands.

"Since you're already here, you still have to stay for a while."

Xu Yuexin, carrying the luggage, walked toward the secondary bedroom of the Guogong Mansion Main Hall, speaking as if to himself and to Da Yizi.

"You better not; I was just planning to leave."

Da Yizi caught up and protested, "Are you snatching my luggage?"

Accompanying her sister is an undeniable duty for her, yet Xu Yuexin has already returned.

Not to mention Xu Yuexin always likes to take advantage of her, testing her limits.

Therefore, the moment Chen Yixue first saw Xu Yuexin, she already felt a desire to retreat.

Xu Yuexin ignored Chen Yixue and shoved her luggage toward the bedside.

"Don't say it, but if you leave now it really…"

"In what way is it unsuitable?"

"We originally agreed you'd come stay, and as soon as I get home you leave; anyone would become suspicious."

"……"

Da Yizi was left speechless by Xu Yuexin's words.

Thinking carefully, it does seem to make sense.

She had just been trying to avoid Xu Yuexin, thinking she owed Zhou.

"Anyway, whether I'm staying here or not, you're not allowed to think those messy things."

Seeing that staying had become settled, Chen Yixue had to say irritably, "Besides, I won't stay for long either."

"Not even allowed to think? You're really overstepping."

"How about I open your skull and check it?"

Xu Yuexin mocked Da Yizi.

Da Yizi was unmoved.

She clasped her hands in front of a pair of tall, sturdy pillars, looked at Xu Yuexin with a cold smile and said, "Whether you think or not, you know it yourself."

Seems like his bold move the night before moving completely provoked Da Yizi.

Xu Yuexin muttered to himself.

Returning to the master bedroom, Xu Yuexin took out paper and pen, continuing the Heavy Case Six Group series.

Today, Xu Yuexin plans to write about the Lianhua Community Eight Women Case.

It is the bloodiest, most horrifying case in the entire Heavy Case Six Group series.

Eight girls in the same rental house all fell into a pool of blood at the same time!

The crime scene was unbearably gruesome; a newly recruited female police officer in the drama vomited immediately upon seeing it.

Moreover, this case has a real-life prototype!

Xu Yuexin watched this case as a child, and even now the memory remains vivid, able to recall the dialogue clearly.

One word, write!

……

Xu Yuexin kept furiously writing in the master bedroom until sunset, fully immersed.

When the light dimmed, he realized it was already late. Chen Qiaoqiao was helping at the student affairs office, assisting teachers with pre‑semester preparations.

Looks like she won't come back for dinner today.

Xu Yuexin was too lazy to cook, so after boiling a pot of rice he bought two braised dishes outside for himself and Da Yizi's dinner.

During the meal, Chen Yixue remained silent, adhering to a strict defensive stance, resolutely giving Xu Yuexin no chance.

"I'll go pick up Qiao Qiao."

After the meal, Xu Yuexin saw it was late and his sister‑in‑law hadn't returned, so he said.

"Oh."

Chen Yixue's expression remained cold as she said.

"He still has a conscience, still remembering his sister."

Chen Yixue thought to herself.

She pushed the motorcycle, went out and got on.

After riding out of the alley, Xu Yuexin floored the throttle and sped onto East Second Ring, the sky growing darker.

When he arrived at Yanda's student affairs office, he saw Chen Qiaoqiao still preparing freshman supplies together with teachers and other activists.

Blankets, pillows, mattresses and the like were all grouped into piles, each pile belonging to a freshman who is about to enter Yanyuan.

Xu Yuexin stepped forward to help; after finishing, he took his wife home together.

"Going to Hu Hai this time will definitely be busy enough, right?"

In the back seat, Qiao Qiao asked Xu Yuexin with concern.

"It's okay; we just waited a few days, and the process isn't actually complicated."

Xu Yuexin said, "I'll tell you about it when we get home later."

One should not flaunt wealth; there's no need to discuss making money on the main road.

"Alright."

Qiao Qiao understood her husband's meaning, smiled and pressed her cheek against his shoulder, saying.

Since you say so, there must have been a gain.

"Hold me tight, I'm about to speed up."

Xu Yuexin instructed his wife, then floored the throttle and headed back to Guogongfu.

After arriving home, Xu Yuexin parked the motorcycle under the carport, locked it, and then walked with Qiao Qiao toward the main courtyard.

"Your sister is coming."

As they passed the small bridge with flowing water in the front courtyard, Xu Yuexin said to Qiao Qiao.

"Yeah, she arranged with me yesterday to come stay."

"Mainly because I'm scared being alone when you're not here."

Qiao Qiao gave Xu Yuexin a coquettish look, her soft hands grasping his large hand.

"Hehe, now the two of us are with you, you won't be scared."

Xu Yuexin gave his wife a slight smile and said.

Back in the master bedroom of the Guogong Mansion Main Hall, Xu Yuexin opened a drawer and began inventory with Qiao Qiao.

"This is the seventy thousand that we already had."

"This is forty‑five thousand from the book converted into a comic, plus twenty‑five thousand in printing Manuscript Payment from Contemporary; after expenses, we have one hundred thirty‑six thousand left."

"On the expense side, the main costs were going to Hu Hai to pay Mom and Dad and to buy things for you and your sister, which spent some money."

Xu Yuexin explained, then closed the drawer, turned around, and took a beautifully designed satin box from the nightstand.

Opening the box, he saw a crystal‑clear, warm jade bracelet lying on goose‑yellow silk, sparkling under the desk lamp.

"It's for you; put it on quickly."

Xu Yuexin took out the bracelet and handed it to his wife, saying.

"It's expensive, isn't it?"

Qiao Qiao carefully took the bracelet, put it on, and said.

"It's fine; the important thing is that it looks beautiful on you."

Xu Yuexin said.

The wife's frosty‑white wrist perfectly complemented the jade bracelet.

This time the purchase was right.

"Your mouth is really sweet."

Embarrassed by the compliment, Qiao Qiao said, "I'll go take a shower."

After speaking, she got up and went to the bathroom.

"Bang bang bang!"

Shortly after his wife left, Xu Yuexin heard a door‑banging sound coming from a room outside.

"What's this? It can't be a problem, can it?"

Xu Yuexin, having written many crime‑investigation novels, subconsciously thought.

"The door's stuck; who will help me open it?"

Running to the outside of the bedroom, he heard that Da Yizi was repeatedly pounding the door.

The Guogong Mansion Main Hall has a layout of five rooms, two halls, three bathrooms, with two suites; the sound came from the bathroom in the secondary bedroom where Da Yizi lives.

Xu Yuexin hurried to the doorway and shouted inside, "Step back, I'm kicking the door down."

"Wait a moment."

Inside, Chen Yixue was only wrapped in a towel; hearing Xu Yuexin approach, she quickly said.

Through the door, Xu Yuexin guessed Da Yizi's intention.

She must be scantily dressed and intends to add two more pieces of clothing.

"Isn't that treating herself like an outsider?"

"You're not behind the door, are you?"

"No."

"Bang!"

Ensuring he wouldn't hurt Da Yizi, Xu Yuexin stepped back two steps, then kicked the door open.

In the bathroom, Chen Yixue had just removed the towel; aside from undergarments, she was only wearing a shirt, its buttons not yet fastened.

"Didn't I tell you to wait?"

Seeing the main door swing open, Chen Yixue was both shocked and angry, quickly tightening her shirt to cover herself.

"Hey, rescuing you turned out to be a bad thing?"

Xu Yuexin surveyed Da Yizi's graceful figure, especially her water‑dotted jade‑like legs, and said, "How about I lock you back inside and have Qiao Qiao come rescue you again?"

"Fallacious reasoning."

Chen Yixue glared at Xu Yuexin, then hurried toward the door.

When passing by Xu Yuexin's side, she added, "Don't touch me, or I'll shout."

"Qiao Qiao is taking a shower, can't hear."

Xu Yuexin brushed his hand over Chen Yixue's translucent, fair thigh, slightly raising the corner of his mouth as he said.

Chen Yixue's beautiful eyes filled with anger, she glared at him: "Your skin is really thick!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

Xu Yuexin replied seriously, "I'll work hard to become even thicker."

"You…"

Chen Yixue was speechless.

She finally realized that some words have no effect on Xu Yuexin.

"And also, touching your thigh feels really good."

Xu Yuexin said earnestly, once again extending his sinful hand toward her thigh.

Da Yizi hurriedly dodged, yet still got touched.

"You shameless!"

Da Yizi's cheeks flushed red as she scolded angrily.

"How can that be called shamelessness."

"You praised my thick skin, I praised your leg; clearly it's a matter of reciprocity."

"Shut up already!"

Da Yizi, almost speechless from Xu Yuexin's teasing, quickly mustered all her strength to push him out, reaching the second bedroom door.

……

The next morning, Xu Yuexin took the maintenance tools he kept from buying a house and repaired Da Yizi's bathroom door.

After three years in the countryside, Xu Yuexin mastered many life skills, such as lock repair.

After all, his Squad only had one locksmith, who lived more than ten li away at the Squad Headquarters, so it was better for him to learn how to fix things himself.

Not long after, the lock was fixed; Xu Yuexin tested it to confirm it worked, then tidied the tools and put them back in the master bedroom.

As he just put the tools away, voices from the second bedroom carried a conversation between his wife and Da Yizi.

"Sister, we've only been here less than a day, why do we have to leave?"

"Didn't you say you were afraid of being alone? Now Yuexin is back, I should go back."

"Can't we stay a few more days…"

Chen Qiaoqiao cooed.

Heh, so it was Da Yizi who wanted to leave.

Need to use a little scheme to keep her here a few more days.

Xu Yuexin thought.

(End of chapter)