Free Web NovelChapter 387: Chapter 216: Looking for Our Sweetheart, Does Her Family Have No Men?
Lu Yuan was right. Not finding release could easily take a toll on one’s body.
So, you should never bottle things up. It’s bad for your health, very bad for your health.
Important things must be said three times!
Lu Yuan was just about to reach out and lift the quilt.
Su Liyan, hiding underneath, tossed the quilt two meters into the air.
The quilt flew up and fell back down, all in the span of two or three seconds.
A flash of white crossed Lu Yuan’s vision. ’So beautiful!’ he exclaimed inwardly.
While Lu Yuan was still in a daze, a white tail shot out from under the quilt, wrapped around his waist in a flash, and pulled him right next to Su Liyan.
That thick, powerful snake tail was an opponent Lu Yuan had to strive to conquer every time!
The quilt then fell, covering them both.
It was pitch-black inside, and they could hear each other’s breathing with perfect clarity.
"Darling, be careful. You’re pressing on my long hair~"
"Shh~ Don’t talk!"
A while later.
"Phew~ It’s too hot," Su Liyan said, kicking the quilt off with one foot. "Ah, that’s much cooler!"
Lu Yuan looked up at Su Liyan’s body and said, "It is cooler, but the light’s a bit bright."
Su Liyan pretended to be shy and tried to cover herself, but her small hands seemed to conceal everything and nothing at the same time.
Instead, it created a hazy beauty that was all the more captivating.
Lu Yuan stared intently, as if admiring a flawless work of art.
This work of art wasn’t some rust-spotted bronze vessel from the Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn, or Warring States periods; nor was it a Tang sancai or a blue-and-white porcelain from the Tang and Song dynasties.
It was more like the white porcelain produced by the Xing, Ding, or Dehua kilns—pure and lustrous, like white jade through and through.
Seeing Lu Yuan still staring blankly, Su Liyan said, "Darling, you’re all talk. Aren’t you going to turn off the lights?"
"Alright, when the wifey gives an order, how could I not obey? I’m going, I’m going..." Lu Yuan snapped back to his senses and said the words, but his hands were reluctant to move.
Su Liyan gave him a push, feigning anger. "Go on!"
Su Liyan was still on the modest side. Even though the doors and windows were shut tight, being naked in front of someone like this always felt a little embarrassing.
Only after Su Liyan’s shout did Lu Yuan go and turn off the lights.
In the darkness, Lu Yuan recited, "Little white rabbit, so white and fair, with two long ears pricked up in the air."
"Are you ready? The Big Bad Wolf is coming!"
...
The next day, Lu Yuan finished getting dressed and summoned his close retainers.
In front of his retainers, Lu Yuan said, "I’m giving you all five minutes to get ready. We’re heading straight for Taiping City. No stops in between. You’ll have to hold it, no matter what."
One or two of the retainers muttered under their breath, "What’s gotten into him?"
"It’s only a day’s journey to Taiping City. There’s no need to rush this much."
...
Lu Yuan clapped his hands and said, "Alright, I just miss my daughters. Let’s get moving."
Along the way, Lu Yuan’s car sped along, pushing its limits.
Any faster, and not only would the car fall apart, but the passengers would be shaken to pieces by the bumps.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Yuan and his men sped past the Three-Way Fork in their car.
There was a teahouse at the Three-Way Fork, an old one, that was kind of like a quest-giving hub.
Inside the teahouse at the Three-Way Fork, dust kicked up by the car drifted into the tea bowls, causing several Jinyi Guards to spit. "PTOOEY! PTOOEY! PTOOEY!"
"Boss, what the hell were those things that just passed? They were way faster than our Thousand-Mile Steeds."
"Boss, I think I saw Lord Lu in one of those things."
A burly man, the leader of the group, spoke up, "Are you sure?"
"I... I’m not entirely sure." The Jinyi Guard who had just spoken lost some of his confidence.
The leader gave the Jinyi Guard who had spoken a big smack on the back of the head.
The force was just right—enough to daze him without causing brain damage.
The leader picked up his sword from the table, stood up, and ordered, "What are you waiting for? To your horses! After them!"
The Jinyi Guards scrambled to their feet, mounted their horses, and followed their boss, spurring their horses to chase after Lu Yuan’s convoy.
"Hey, hey, hey, sirs! You haven’t paid for your tea yet!" the teahouse owner shouted, running after them.
"What tea? What money? Put it on my tab. I’ll pay you back later. I’m good for it." The Jinyi Guards galloped away on their swift horses.
It took Lu Yuan and his men just over half a day to return to the Zhao Mansion.
After getting out of the car, Lu Yuan urged them, "You lot, hurry up and get some people. Move all the silver from the trunk into the mansion’s treasury."
"Yes, Young Master Nephew." His retainers accepted the order and began to move the goods.
In the main courtyard of the Zhao Mansion.
Zhao Qiao’Er, Song Meiqin, and the others had been waiting there since early morning. They had learned from a phone call that Lu Yuan and his party would be returning to the mansion today.
The Zhao Mansion had long since prepared a banquet.
The moment Lu Yuan stepped through the Mansion Gate, he swept his two daughters into his arms.
Lu Yuan’s mother-in-law took Su Liyan’s hand and said, "Daughter, after all these days away, your complexion looks even rosier. It seems our son-in-law hasn’t been mistreating you."
Su Liyan lowered her head shyly. "Mother, what are you talking about?"
Lu Yuan called out "Mother," then said, "Mother, you can set your mind at ease. When we’re away from home, I might neglect anyone else, but never my wife. As long as she says she’s hungry, I’ll be right there to serve her."
Su Liyan pinched Lu Yuan’s waist, pouting. "You’re still talking, still talking! This is so embarrassing."
The scene made everyone burst into laughter.
Lu Yuan, holding Huanhuan in his left arm and Bengbeng in his right, could only endure his wife’s merciless iron grip.
After recovering for a moment, Lu Yuan paced around the courtyard and said to everyone, "There’s really no place like home. The moment I’m back, my mood changes completely."
Song Meiqin, with her slightly bulging belly, asked, "Nephew, will you be able to stay for a long time now that you’re back?"
Ever since Song Meiqin became pregnant, she had entrusted the management of the factory in Taiping City to the old butler.
Making money was simply not worth mentioning compared to the baby in her womb.
The old butler, despite his advanced age, was still tirelessly handling these tasks.
A large part of his motivation was a promise Zhao Qiao’Er had made.
In modern times, a boss’s promise is also known as a "pie in the sky."
The old butler’s children and grandchildren could all move into the Zhao Mansion.
Zhao Qiao’Er’s promise was an iron rice bowl with hereditary succession. As long as the Zhao Mansion didn’t fall, and they were willing to serve the mansion with all their heart, they would all receive generous treatment.
Lu Yuan, holding his two daughters, looked at Song Meiqin and said, "I’m afraid I can’t stay for long. It won’t be long before someone comes looking for me."
Song Meiqin just let out an "Oh" upon hearing this. She looked a bit disappointed, but she had grown somewhat used to this life of being apart from her nephew more often than not.
Hearing this, someone else was not happy.
’He just walked in the door, and already someone wants to call my darling treasure away again.’
’What do they take the Young Master Nephew of the Zhao Mansion for? A common laborer?’
Zhao Qiao’Er raised her voice, swaying her plump bottom and wide hips. With her hands on her waist, she gave off the impression of a beautiful young madam throwing a tantrum.
Zhao Qiao’Er shrieked, "Hey, hey, hey! Who is it? Who’s so clueless that they keep looking for our darling treasure? Don’t they have any men in their own house? He’s not going! Not going!"
