[{"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-202":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},540132,791,"Chapter 202 - 127: My Mother-in-Law Seems Quite Capable","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-202",202,"\u003Cp>So there was no need for any promotion at all. The moment the shops opened and the firecrackers went off, sales began immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the twenty thousand refugees at the cigarette factory in Yandu were far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since, as Lu Yuan had said, a single factory like this wasn’t just limited to providing twenty thousand jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its ripple effect in the surrounding area could create hundreds of thousands of jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could provide a livelihood for hundreds of thousands of families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, who in all of Yandu didn’t say King Yan’s second son had made something of himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, whenever anyone mentioned King Yan’s second son, they couldn’t help but sneer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, anyone who heard his name would give a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling, so completely different from before, made Gu Gaoxu incredibly smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what’s more, he, Gu Gaoxu, was raking in cash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A twenty percent cut!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, Gu Gaoxu had only wanted to start the factory to prove a point to his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m not a complete waste of space.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m just as good as the Crown Prince!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’From now on, don’t just think of the Crown Prince for everything. Think of me, too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it simply, Gu Gaoxu had initially wanted to build the factory just for the reputation. Anything else was secondary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, not only did he have the reputation, he had the money too!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this scale, that was several million a year!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mean, what was the Empire’s entire annual tax revenue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what do you think? My buddy’s amazing, right? And this box is amazing, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gaoxu said smugly, his legs crossed as he held an apple in one hand and took a bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Gu Gaoxu’s behavior, the few family members present could only look on with exasperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hah, this kid.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s not like you made it. What’s there to be so smug about?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Anyone who didn’t know better would think you came up with it yourself!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on second thought...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...you had to admit.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The kid might just be fooling around and messing about...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But being able to befriend someone so capable... you couldn’t say that wasn’t a talent in itself!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Lu Yuan...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...is only the County Magistrate of Taiping City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to the radio for a while, King Yan picked up his teacup and looked at Gu Gaoxu across from him to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, if King Yan had seen his second son daring to slouch in his presence...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...crossing his legs like that, he would have slapped him across the face long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, King Yan said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply that the things his second son had been doing lately were just too pleasing to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just that he had solved Yandu’s refugee problem and cleaned up the city’s appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When this is reported to the Court, how proud will I be?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since the refugee problem wasn’t unique to Yandu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who among the Nine Border Towns wasn’t struggling with refugees?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Court had been repeatedly ordering them to resolve the issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if the refugee population grew too large and wasn’t dealt with swiftly, it could easily lead to trouble over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the only place that had completely resolved it was his own Yandu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it had been handled so elegantly, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a real feather in his cap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, because of this, King Yan tolerated his second son’s boorish behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to his father’s question, Gu Gaoxu nodded repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s just a County Magistrate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was just appointed to the position this year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was related to that whole affair with the Qi and Lu Inspection Envoy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Gu Gaoxu’s explanation, King Yan nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Yan had also heard about the incident with the Qi and Lu Inspection Envoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it had caused quite a stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Court official—and such a high-ranking one at that—had secretly colluded with a Jianghu Sorcerer to employ evil spirits to harm people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole affair was quite horrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Yan nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a shame for such a capable man to be just a County Magistrate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Gu Gaoxu heard this, he knew what his father was planning and quickly interjected:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, what are you thinking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My friend just wants to stay in Taiping City. He has no other ambitions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, he would have been promoted long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his second son’s words, King Yan sneered. ’What am *I* thinking?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As if I’d try to recruit an official.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s a major taboo for a Vassal King.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It was just that, with such a capable man, King Yan was wondering if he could get him to help with other things.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Military matters, for instance.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just look at this radio.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How incredible!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this for coordinating command, our forces would be invincible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, it had its drawbacks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Beast Race got their hands on one, they’d be able to listen in too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Yan wondered if there was a way to make it so only his side could hear, or something to that effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Yan truly had no other ulterior motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his second son’s claim that this Lu Yuan didn’t want a promotion...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Yan scoffed at the idea. ’How could such a person exist?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Once you enter the world of officialdom, who doesn’t want to climb the ladder?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He’s just putting on an act of being above it all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, King Yan raised an eyebrow and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring Lu Yuan here. I’ll have a word with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Gu Gaoxu blinked, then nodded readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Come to think of it, Gu Gaoxu hadn’t seen Lu Yuan in a long time either.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He actually missed him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Gu Gaoxu truly considered Lu Yuan a good friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being with Lu Yuan was just plain fun and interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Gu Gaoxu would have run off to hang out with Lu Yuan long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m a man with important responsibilities now!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Tens of thousands of people are counting on me to put food on their tables!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Can I just up and leave?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So, having Lu Yuan come over would be perfect.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Gaoxu suddenly remembered something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, Dad, when Lu Yuan gets here, don’t you go scaring him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t try to force him to do things he doesn’t want to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gaoxu knew his father’s personality all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted something done and you weren’t willing, he’d resort to either threats or bribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Gu Gaoxu also had a good grasp of his friend’s temperament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things went south, he’d be caught in the middle, and it would be an awkward position to be in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his second son’s words, King Yan couldn’t help but snap,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of person do you take me for?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you to bring him, so just do it! Enough nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This kid... It’s like he and that Lu Yuan are family, and I’m the outsider!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Gu Gaoxu said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, someone rushed in from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his words, they learned what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Ma’s condition had worsened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to custom, the various Vassal Kings could not enter the capital without a royal decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, under the current circumstances, they were permitted to send their sons to the capital to visit and fulfill their filial duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this had nothing to do with Gu Gaoxu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy had just recently displeased the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had neglected his studies there, and his words and actions were deemed frivolous, earning him a harsh reprimand from the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, there was no question of letting Gu Gaoxu go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, King Yan looked to the Crown Prince at his side and said in a heavy tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eldest son, make your preparations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crown Prince of Yan, who had remained mostly silent, naturally knew what his father meant. He immediately rose to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, Father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Three days later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Early morning.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan received a letter from Yandu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was from Gu Gaoxu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the letter, Lu Yuan was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’King Yan wants to see me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What for?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is he planning a rebellion and trying to recruit me ahead of time?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on second thought, Lu Yuan realized he was overthinking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What year is it now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s only the 15th year of Hongwu.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Zhu Biao... no, wait, here he should be called Gu Biao.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Gu Biao isn’t dead yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As long as the Crown Prince is alive, King Yan would have absolutely no thoughts of rebellion.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not even the slightest inkling.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This sudden summons must be about the factory, and perhaps military matters.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My inventions could be incredibly powerful if applied to the military.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That man is a warmonger, after all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, he’s the only emperor to have achieved the glory of Wolf Residence.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Right now, he’s probably just thinking about how to crush the Beast Race.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan mulled it over. ’Might as well go see him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, I’m making money on his turf, and he did extend an invitation.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s not like I can refuse!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t the only thing that happened this morning. His mother-in-law had also sent a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother-in-law wanted to go to the capital and asked if he could arrange a horse-drawn carriage for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan considered this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s almost June, which means there are still two months until Empress Ma passes away.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’His mother-in-law wants to go to the capital now... could it be she has foreseen the date of Empress Ma’s passing?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So she wants to be there to see her off?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If that’s the case...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...my mother-in-law’s abilities are quite something.’\u003C\u002Fp>",1633,"2026-05-30T14:11:52.988Z","2026-06-01T04:31:25.829Z",1,"novelbin.me","b5f600cfeea80af92e1ae01b9acdf6fa474ccbee02698984f36f5cb9e85f1b98","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-203","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-201",258,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-cover.jpg"]