Chapter 229: No longer pretending with the people in the courtyard, laying cards down, Grandfather then

Listening to Lu Yuan's words, Gu Qingwan froze for a moment, then the next second she burst out laughing.

Although what Lu Yuan said was not a problem.

By then, if the students truly can't do it, Lu Yuan doing it would definitely be fine.

But… hearing it always feels strange, making Gu Qingwan inexplicably find it funny.

After thinking it over, Gu Qingwan's gorgeous face turned extremely flushed.

Done for~

This little troublemaker, whatever he says now I find hilarious; I must have fallen in and can't get out~

Gu Qingwan laughed while lightly stroking Lu Yuan's back.

She softly hummed a tune for Lu Yuan.

However, a few seconds later, Lu Yuan lifted his head with a dark expression and looked at Gu Qingwan, saying:

"I'm not a child; I don't need a lullaby. The more you hum, the less I can sleep."

Gu Qingwan froze, then the next second she couldn't help but glare at Lu Yuan with an annoyed yet affectionate look, saying:

"You little thing, sister doesn't mind the trouble, yet you little thing are complaining about it!!"

You really are a heartless little thing!!

Lu Yuan smirked, then quickly turned over and went to sleep.

Seeing Lu Yuan like that, Gu Qingwan couldn't help but curl the corner of her mouth into a beautiful smile.

Afterwards she continued to hold Lu Yuan, lightly stroking his back, without speaking again.

……

At the same time.

In the study of Cabinet Chief Minister Yan Chonghui's residence, three old men were gathered together frantically preparing lessons.

Tomorrow, the three of them will give a lecture together.

Such a spectacle is unprecedented in this new dynasty.

By then, not only will the Guozijian students be present, but Yan Chonghui and the two others have also invited many, many people.

There will be various officials and also respected figures from the populace.

This time, we must do it properly.

By then, let Qingbei Daxue—no, more accurately, let Lu Yuan see.

Compared to us, you're still off by twenty thousand years!!

By then, the Guozijian will be overcrowded, while Qingbei Daxue will be deserted!

In comparison.

Anyone who isn't a fool can see that.

What is this called?

This is called "foundation"!

The Cabinet's foundation!

"Sir, there is a disciple outside seeking an audience."

A voice came from outside the study.

Yan Chonghui looked up, startled, then continued lowering his head to read, saying:

"No one will be seen today; whatever the matter, wait until tomorrow's Guozijian announcement!"

No one is allowed to disturb us today!

Even if the Imperial Lord wishes to see us three, we three would still feign illness!!

This is the main hall of Yan Manor.

Several Guozijian students, upon hearing that Yan Chonghui would not come out,

You look at me, I look at you.

Eventually they sighed.

Forget it, forget it.

No matter who, everyone has someone closest to them.

These people are Yan Chonghui's former close disciples.

Regarding the matter of Qingbei Daxue, and also what the situation will be tomorrow at the Guozijian,

These people just heard it in the practical training room of Qingbei Daxue.

They don't want their teacher to suffer such utter humiliation when the time comes.

So they came specially to inform.

But Yan Chonghui not coming out to meet…

At this point, everyone again pondered…

Even if we told Yan Chonghui now, what would it change?

Anyway, most of the Guozijian students have already made up their minds, and the invitations for tomorrow's joint lecture by the Three Senior Officials of the Guozijian have already been sent out.

If we don't hold it tomorrow, that would also be embarrassing.

After all, after tomorrow, the majority of Guozijian people will have left.

That news would only need half a day to spread throughout the entire Huangcheng.

So calculating…

No difference…

Everyone pondered, then shook their heads and left.

Anyway, no matter what, everyone has been notified.

From now on, in the hearts of everyone in the Three Assists, we will definitely be the most loyal senior disciple.

No mistake, those disciples who came to Yan Chonghui's home are planning to continue studying at the Guozijian.

After this, most of the people at the Guozijian have left, with no rivals left—won't we soon be able to stand out at the Guozijian?

When others are greedy, I am fearful; when others are fearful, I increase my holdings.

No matter what, the Guozijian is the Guozijian, and the Three Assists is the Three Assists!

Even if in the future the Guozijian might not be as good as Qingbei Daxue.

But at least it's still a leader of a humble group!

I'd rather be the head of a humble group than the tail of a phoenix!

……

The next day, Lu Yuan was not busy.

Today he won't go to school; Lu Yuan plans to make a trip to the Agriculture Bureau.

Go check on the recent potatoes.

The time is approaching.

I need to go take a look.

So today, my wife went to the shop with Yulan; they went in opposite directions, and Lu Yuan couldn't see them off.

"Mother, I won't come back for lunch; you just make something for yourself."

Lu Yuan pushed his bicycle out the door while glancing at his mother-in-law beside him and said.

Seeing her son-in-law about to leave, Mother Su hurriedly grabbed him, then looked at him with some difficulty and said:

"Yuan'er... you see, Mother has cleaned the house quite nicely... Mother really has nothing to do at home."

"After Mother finishes the chores, can I go to the shop? Mother won't go to the front; Mother will go to the back sewing room to help cut fabric and such."

These past few days, Mother Su has been terribly bored at home.

Before, everyone was at home—whether my daughter or Yulan—and we could chat.

It was lively and happy.

Now my daughter and Yulan have gone out to work, and they're gone all day.

Mother Su is really feeling restless at home.

Let's go to the courtyard and chat with those older women……

Mother Su just can't get along with those people.

Those people are always sneaking around, inquiring about this and that.

They want to see our family's jokes.

The key is, I can't speak about the true situation at home, and Mother Su is really suffering.

Huh?

Lu Yuan looked at his mother-in-law, somewhat dazed; after coming to his senses, he blinked and said:

"Mother, what are you talking about? This shop is ours; of course we can go."

"Not only should we go, but we should have our shop attendants wait on you, bringing you tea and water."

"You going to the back sewing room to help with work—what's that all about?"

Upon hearing her son-in-law's words, Mother Su felt deeply moved, yet felt embarrassed and said:

"This mother... not... it's just what you, son-in-law, said."

"As a village person in the shop, I'm just afraid I'll mess things up for the shop."

Lu Yuan blinked and immediately understood what she meant.

Oh~~

When I previously mentioned the shop at home.

I wasn't saying it was high-end; I used all sorts of upscale terms.

As a result, my mother-in-law listened to those words and kept them in mind.

For a moment, Lu Yuan felt both amused and exasperated.

How to put it? My wife's family takes my words too much to heart.

When I say something, this family treats it as if it were an imperial decree.

Although that's not necessarily bad—after all, Lu Yuan never schemes against his family; following his words will surely not go wrong.

But sometimes it ends up feeling overly formal.

Having come to his senses, Lu Yuan immediately raised his eyebrows and said:

"Oh dear, Mother, what nonsense are you spouting? Your clothes aren't that great, but you say your appearance, your looks—there's not a one-in-ten-thousand chance anywhere."

"My wife takes after your looks entirely; otherwise, she couldn't be so beautiful."

"If you say you're not good, then there are no good women left in the world."

Lu Yuan doesn't easily flatter people, but when he does, he definitely makes them happy.

Besides, what Lu Yuan said is also true—this mother-in-law of his is indeed good-looking.

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, Mother Su couldn't hold back her laughter and waved her hands repeatedly, saying:

"Oh dear, Yuan'er, you just love to spout nonsense; Mother isn't anything like you say."

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan spoke solemnly:

"Hey, Mother, you still don't believe me? I'm not spouting nonsense at all."

"I actually wanted to tell you, Mother, that when things calm down at home, you can go to the shop and have Liyan make you a set of clothes."

You wear it right in front of the shop; later, when Yan's belly gets big, she won't be able to wear nice clothes, so you'll have to wear them.

Upon hearing this, Mother Su couldn't help but realize the son-in-law was just trying to sweet-talk her, and she immediately laughed and waved her hand, saying:

"Oh dear, what clothes are you making? Wasting money on that? When I'm gone, just help you guys out a bit."

"Yuan'er, don't just try to cheer me up."

The clothes from our shop earn twenty bucks each, but Mother Su wouldn't wear them.

With that money, you could buy some nice treats for your son-in-law—wouldn't that be better than these clothes?

I'm already this old.

And Lu Yuan, with a straight face, waved his hand and said:

"Ah, Mother, I'm not just talking nonsense; it's the truth. Today, when you're gone, just have Yan make you a set."

"You look good, especially to the people coming to buy clothes—there are plenty your age. When you wear them, people are more willing to buy. Mother, just listen to me."

My mother-in-law really is beautiful and has a great figure… well…

It's summer now… naturally, you can tell.

Although my mother-in-law doesn't have the figure of a young woman, at her age it's absolutely excellent.

Just like my wife, she's also a clothes horse.

And the people who come to our shop to buy clothes are all ladies and madams, many of whom are around the same age as my mother-in-law.

These people see that my wife's clothes look good, and they are indeed good.

But before buying, they'll surely wonder: the young girl looks good in them, but will someone my age look good?

Once people my mother-in-law's age wear the clothes, won't these folks feel confident buying them?

So, having my mother-in-law go to the shop is a sure thing.

At this moment, Mother Su, hearing her son-in-law's words, was absolutely delighted.

She felt in her heart, over and over, that her son-in-law really knows how to take care of people.

This care isn't just physical help like wiping tables or washing clothes.

These are things women do.

My son-in-law is a man who knows how to care for people—just listen to what he says, who wouldn't be pleased?

A man should be like my son-in-law.

That's what a real man is!

My daughter really didn't marry the wrong person!

Afterward, Lu Yuan also looked at his mother-in-law, who was beaming with joy, and said:

"Come on, Mother, I'll give you a ride on my vehicle."

Mother Su was taken aback, then repeatedly waved her hand and said:

"Oh, no need, son-in-law—you're still busy, go attend to your own affairs, don't worry about me."

"Mother knows the way; she can just walk there herself—it's not far."

Lu Yuan then grinned and said:

"Ah, Mother, let's go—you said it's not far, and it won't delay me at all, not even a bit. Let's go, let's go."

Seeing her son-in-law so caring, Mother Su said nothing more, just smiled and nodded repeatedly, picked up her things, and followed Lu Yuan out the door.

After Lu Yuan pushed out the vehicle, he stood at the doorway waiting for his mother-in-law to lock the door.

By then, the aunties in the courtyard had already gathered together to chat.

Looking at Lu Yuan, some of the aunties chuckled and said:

"Yuan'er, how's your shop doing?"

Lu Yuan glanced at those aunties who just wanted to hear a joke, and immediately smirked, nodded, and said:

"Not bad—I make a net profit of five or six thousand a day."

Lu Yuan no longer intends to pretend to be poor.

Before, pretending to be poor was unavoidable.

It easily invites envy.

But now it's different—I am Baron Lu!

What the hell am I afraid of?!

My left hand is the Azure Guard, Baron Lu, and my right hand, the Imperial Lord, treats me like a brother.

So, well, I'm done pretending—cards on the table!

Old man's got money!!

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, his mother-in-law locked the door, sat in the back seat of his vehicle, and looked at him smiling, saying:

"Let's go, Yuan'er."

Lu Yuan replied with an acknowledgment and rode off on his vehicle.

Back in the courtyard, those aunties looked at each other, bewildered.

Four or five thousand a day??

After a few seconds, the aunties burst out laughing.

What nonsense are you spouting!!

A tailor shop, making four or five thousand a day!!

That wouldn't be tens of thousands a month, would it??

A tailor shop makes four to five thousand yuan a day!!

That month would be tens of thousands of yuan, wouldn't it??

No one believed it.

Of course, they wouldn't think Lu Yuan was bragging; they simply didn't believe him.

They thought Lu Yuan was just talking nonsense.

Lu Yuan usually behaves improperly, often talking nonsense.

This kid even claims he's an honest person—can anyone believe that?

Being able to believe would be strange!

Everyone guessed Lu Yuan was too embarrassed to say.

Thinking of this, the many aunts were really in a good mood.

After waiting so many days, this could be considered the day they saw Lu Yuan about to cry.

Today, the common folk are truly, truly happy!

……

After seeing his mother-in-law off to the shop and telling his wife the situation, Lu Yuan turned the cart and headed to the Agriculture Bureau.

To be honest, it's been a really long time since I last came.

It's been almost a month and a half since I last came; if I weren't idle with nothing to do, Lu Yuan would almost have forgotten about the potatoes.

Mainly, the potatoes aren't growing much now.

Basically, the yield is now three thousand nine hundred jin per mu of potatoes.

If we want to develop further, we need to research fertilizer and such.

This fertilizer needs to be researched, but Lu Yuan is waiting to bring students from Qingbei Daxue later to have them study it.

What's the point of all this hard work teaching these days?

Isn't it just to be able to command these people later? No, it's for the beautiful future of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Upon arriving at the Agriculture Bureau, Lu Yuan originally wanted to look for Lin Fusheng.

He hasn't seen Lin Fusheng for at least a month and a half.

Just to say hello.

Lin Fusheng is now truly a bureau chief, a big leader.

However, upon going to Lin Fusheng's office, Lu Yuan discovered Lin Fusheng wasn't there.

Upon inquiring, he learned that the Three Dukes of the Cabinet were giving a lecture at the Guozijian today, and Lin Fusheng had also been invited.

Hearing this, Lu Yuan curled his lip.

These three old guys, hey, are quite good at stirring up a fuss.

Lu Yuan couldn't be bothered, so he directly rode his cart to the greenhouse.

From far away, Lu Yuan saw a figure inside the greenhouse.

Needless to say, besides Third Uncle, who else could it be?

Why hasn't Lu Yuan come to the greenhouse for over a month? Mainly because Third Uncle is doing a great job, and he often brings some stuff to Lu Yuan's house.

When coming to his house to eat, he also casually mentioned the greenhouse's situation.

So Lu Yuan naturally doesn't need to run to the Agriculture Bureau every day.

Speaking of which, transferring Third Uncle from the village was precisely for this purpose.

After Lu Yuan arrived at the greenhouse and parked his bike, he greeted Third Uncle inside while walking in.

However, after just two steps, Lu Yuan suddenly froze.

This!!

What terrifying spiritual aura!!

There are spiritual plants here!!

All done, buddy hurried off to sleep.

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