[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool":3,"chapter-marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-136":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},540297,791,"Chapter 136 - 96: So, Brother-in-law, Are Three Wives Enough for You?","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-136",136,"\u003Cp>\"Brother-in-law, a toast to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m thanking you from the bottom of my heart. You have no idea what kind of life my sister used to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every year, on the second day of the New Year when I’d come to visit, it didn’t matter if there was a great wind or a heavy snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sister would be standing at the main gate, just waiting and watching for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I not know? It was because no one in that residence liked her, and she had no one to talk to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan didn’t say much. He just clinked his cup with Song Chi’s, and the two of them drained them in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Chi, however, had become talkative, sighing as he spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother-in-law, you don’t know this, but I used to dread visiting for the New Year. Every time I saw my sister standing at the main gate, waiting...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just gut-wrenching. There was nothing I could do but watch helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our parents didn’t care for her, so I was the only close family she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with my job, I could be sent here one day and there the next. There was no way for me to look after her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time I left, I’d ask my old vice-general to help keep an eye on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every time I came back, I’d hear from him how that old hag had done this or that to my sister again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made me so angry I wanted to grab my sword, lead my men, and slaughter their whole family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Qiao’Er, sitting beside Song Meiqin, sighed as she heard this. Under the table, she took Song Meiqin’s small hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Qiao’Er knew what her sister-in-law’s life was like. It looked glamorous on the outside, but she suffered terribly in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew all this, of course, but hearing someone else say it still made her sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, Song Meiqin lowered her head and wiped away a tear, then looked up with her beautiful, red-rimmed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright. Let’s not talk about the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the New Year. Why bring this up? Come on, let’s drink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Chi poured himself another cup of wine and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, what’s past is past. Anyway, seeing my sister like this today really makes me happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s completely different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on, Brother-in-law. My sister dotes on children. Every New Year when we see her, she showers my kids with a ton of stuff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Chi had barely gotten that far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the other table, the oldest of the children immediately chimed in loudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah! Auntie is the best! We love Auntie the most~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child’s words made everyone at Lu Yuan’s table grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child’s mother, however, quickly told her kid to lower their head and eat, scolding them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When adults are talking, children shouldn’t interrupt. You have no manners!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, the child’s mother looked over at Lu Yuan’s group with an apologetic smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, no one was actually going to blame the child for anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Song Chi raised his cup, grinned at Lu Yuan, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, Brother-in-law, another toast to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, I hope you and my sister have a few kids of your own, so she stops doting on mine all the time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Song Chi’s words, Song Meiqin glanced shyly at Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan also picked up his cup and grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deal. We’ll have eight or ten of them, so she can dote on them to her heart’s content.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan’s words made Song Meiqin blush and scoff playfully, but she didn’t object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Fine by me~’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If he wants twenty, I’ll give him twenty~’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Chi, however, blinked with a deadpan expression and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t ten a bit much? My sister’s getting on in years. Wouldn’t she have to keep having them until she’s forty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can she still have kids by then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Song Chi could finish, Song Meiqin stood up and gave him a big smack on the back of his head, exclaiming in feigned anger:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What nonsense are you talking about?! Why couldn’t I?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Chi looked at his own sister with a wronged expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the New Year, why are you hitting me again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Song Meiqin just glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you *do* know it’s the New Year!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then why would you say something like that on New Year’s Day!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, Zhao Qiao’er blinked as she watched the scene unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HISS~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After the New Year...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll be thirty-six...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Song Meiqin is two years younger than me, and she’s already worried about whether she can still have children.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Then what about me...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No! This won’t do!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, Zhao Qiao’er made up her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I don’t care if that factory makes money or not. I have to claim my sweetheart for myself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m going all out! I’m not going to worry about saving face anymore!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I have to, I’ll spend all night on the bed with my bare ass in the air, wiggling it until I seduce my sweetheart!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I have to hurry, while I can still have children!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, I’m the oldest one here!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lunch didn’t last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t drink much, either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main reason was that Song Chi kept thinking about the guns and cannons, constantly asking about them at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since things felt so unsettled, it was better to just go ahead and show the items to Song Chi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan immediately had someone bring over the guns and cannons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even after they were delivered, Song Chi wasn’t satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fiddling with them for a while, Song Chi wanted to test them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, they might as well go to an empty spot outside the city to try them out now that they had eaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it happened, Lu Yuan also needed to make a trip outside the city to check on the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because, according to the schedule, the first bicycle should have been produced today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to go take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three women at home couldn’t sit still either and decided to go along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Qiao’er in particular. She had always heard about how powerful cannons were but had never seen one, so now was her chance to witness it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The convoy of carriages first arrived at the factory outside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was bustling outside the factory today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was there all sorts of activity inside the factory, but the outside was lively too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All kinds of stalls were set up in the surrounding area, especially food stalls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, not many people came to eat at noon, since the factory provided lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the mornings and evenings, the place was packed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these people wouldn’t be able to set up their stalls here for much longer. Once the buildings around the factory—the commercial street—were completed, they’d be gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan would have to drive them away then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that Lu Yuan had it in for these Shopkeepers, but really, why let others earn money that he could earn himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, this crowd was chaotic and disorderly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked too messy. What if someone started a fire that spread to his factory?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially concerning since the location was very close to the official road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the more reckless ones had even set up their stalls on the official road itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if, one day, an urgent 800-li dispatch from the Court was delayed because this section of the road was blocked?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the time came for property confiscation and family execution, who would be held responsible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching the factory gate, Song Chi’s men went ahead to clear an empty area to test the Flintlock Guns and the Mortar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of this time, Lu Yuan went to inspect the factory first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the main gate and getting out of the carriage, Lu Yuan immediately said to the few Travelers guarding the entrance:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get some men to clear the official road over there. Tell them they are not allowed to block it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Travelers nodded immediately and led some men to clear the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory had quite a few Travelers working as security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these workers had just been hired, and he didn’t know what their character was like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if there were troublemakers, or two rival groups from the same village had been hired and then started fighting or something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t they tear the roof off the place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, generally speaking, they wouldn’t dare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rules were very strict, after all. Anyone caught fighting would be fired immediately and never rehired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was still better to take precautions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group went inside and wandered around. They had never seen this kind of large-scale workshop production before and stopped to watch with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan, however, headed straight for the bicycle workshop, making his way to the shipping area to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see if any finished bicycles had been produced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, my name is on here too~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Meiqin said excitedly, having suddenly noticed the factory’s brand name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her words, everyone else immediately looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious where the name \"QiaoYan\" came from; both Su Liyan and Zhao Qiao’er had happy expressions on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Meiqin hadn’t expected her name to be included, since she was the last to join the family and the last to meet Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Yuan just smiled and raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about? Of course it is. No one gets left out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But let me explain it to you, Aunt Song. The only reason your name wasn’t added directly is because ’QiaoYan’ rolls off the tongue. Adding ’Qin’ would have made it a mouthful, so I added yours separately. You’re not allowed to be picky about it, okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Meiqin, looking utterly ravishing, gazed shyly at Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I be~? Auntie is very happy~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Song Meiqin finished speaking, Song Chi chose the worst possible moment to lean in and ask Lu Yuan curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Brother-in-law, are three wives enough for you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re not going to marry any more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What will you do if you marry another one later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1721,"2026-05-30T14:11:52.988Z","2026-06-01T04:31:25.829Z",1,"novelbin.me","73c10dc3cfc7e3675bf6e511c2a71d6c4e44b88a237a08128edff6d5a47d55a8","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-182","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-181",258,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-cover.jpg"]