Wang Cuilian took the mutton and lamb chops to process them, and instructed Yang Ruqing to go back to the house for a rest.

As soon as Luo Fengtang returned to the dormitory in the backyard, he hurried to get some hot water.

"Daughter-in-law, wash your face with some hot water." he said.

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"Yeah, I've been out all day today, my face is so dry. I splashed some cold water on it at the restaurant and wiped my face, but it didn't really help." she said.

Coming home, I feel so comfortable. I washed my face with hot water, cleanser, and then applied some moisturizer.

After washing his face, Luofeng Tang added some hot water again. "Let's soak our feet in hot water, shall we? We walked all day, and our soles must be rubbed raw,"

Yang Ruqing smiled and said, "I didn't come here for nothing today. I found something for you."

"What?" Luofeng Tang asked.

Yang Ruqing then unfastened the pouch at her waist and took out a piece of paper to hand it to him.

“Take a look yourself,” she said.

Luo Fengtang then opened it and looked at it carefully...

“Is this the house contract?” he asked.

Yang Ruqing nodded.

“The three shops behind the town school!” She raised three fingers to illustrate, her eyes and eyebrows brimming with joy.

Although it's unclear why the wife, who already had a large two-story building with a big courtyard in Tianshanglou, would spend hundreds of taels of silver to buy these three shops near the academy, Luofengtang's first thought was: "My wife is amazing! She bought this shop well!"

He gave a thumbs up and praised directly.

In their eyes and eyebrows, there was genuine praise, not at all like flattery or under duress, nor like coaxing or deception. It was a heartfelt agreement and admiration.

Yang Ruqing smiled and said, "You didn't even ask me why I spent so much money to acquire the shops, what kind of business I plan to do after acquiring them, you just praised me so highly."

Luofeng Tang said: “A daughter-in-law doing things, is definitely right, a daughter-in-law will not be wrong. If a daughter-in-law truly made a mistake, then please refer to the first point!”

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Yang Ruqing was exasperated. It all amounted to the same thing in the end, no matter how much they talked around it - they were still saying that the daughter-in-law was right!

"Haha, you flatter me perfectly! It hit the mark right on the nose! I love it!" Yang Ruqing leaned down and pinched his handsome nose. "

"Speaking of which, those three shops wouldn't have cost more than 300 taels of silver. I paid a full 380 taels to buy them. If this were any other man, he would definitely scold his wife for being a spendthrift, but Tang Ya Zi, you didn't scold me or question me. You even praised me! You're really good to me!"

She snuggled into his neck, acting coy and kissing his face, completely forgetting that she was sitting on a stool, he was kneeling in front of her, and her feet were still in the basin of water where she had been washing them.

Her proactive intimacy took Luofeng Tang by surprise.

He would naturally not refuse the benefits given by his daughter-in-law, so he responded enthusiastically. Worried that she wouldn't be able to sit steady and fall off the stool, he reached out and grabbed her waist.

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So that she could, with all her heart and without any worries, come to kiss him...

The atmosphere in the room was quite good, like they were about to get into bed. Just then, Chen'er's voice came from outside.

"Father, Mother, two guests have arrived at home. They are a mother and son from the town, who came specifically to visit Mother."

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The two people in the room quickly separated and regained their composure.

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Luo Fengtang was a little surprised, "Why did we have guests at night? Are they from the town?"

Yet Yang Ruqing raised the corner of her lips: "As expected, you've arrived."

"What do you mean?" Luo Fengtang asked.

Yang Ruqing said, "I'll tell you in detail later. You go and tell Chen'er that I'll be there soon."

Luofeng Tang nodded, turned and went to the door to speak with Chen'er.

When he turned back, Yang Ruqing's feet were still in the basin, washing leisurely.

Luo Fengtang was even more surprised, because this wasn't like Qing'er's style. In the past, whenever someone came to their house, especially guests, the daughter-in-law would definitely go to the front yard to greet them promptly.

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“Come, let me add some hot water to this and warm your feet properly. Get rid of that chill.” Luo Fengtang said, turning around and going to the bathing room to fetch a fresh pot of hot water. He carefully poured it into the basin.

Yang Ruqing said, "Why don't you urge me? You don't blame me for losing my hospitality?"

Luo Fengtang felt the water temperature with his hand and chuckled softly, "Still that saying, a wife doing things, there must be a wife's reason."

Yang Ruqing smiled sweetly, "You and I are on the same wavelength. The two people who came tonight are definitely here because of that contract for my bed..."

Without Luo Fengtang needing to ask, Yang Ruoheng continued to speak. In just a few words, she told Luo Fengtang everything that had happened in town today.

"It's done," Yang Ruqing said, "I bought those three shops. To be honest, I didn't particularly like the shop owner, that was secondary. The main reason was that I really liked the shops themselves. The location is great, so whether I use it for business or rent it out later, it's a good investment."

"I believe in your vision for this place," said Luofengtang.

"Since you like it and think it's good, just buy it. It costs less than four hundred taels of silver, which our family can still afford."

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“But, the mother and son in the front courtyard... they probably worry that you'll really take back the shop, leaving them with nowhere to do business. So they came to plead with you, so what are you going to do?”

Yang Ruoqing thought for a moment and said, "Then it depends on their sincerity. My three houses are empty anyway. If their attitude satisfies me, I don't mind letting them continue to rent them. If their attitude is bad, get out of here tomorrow!"

From the time Chen'er came to relay a message until Yang Ruqing slowly walked towards the front courtyard hall, it took about an incense stick's worth of time.

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That is to say, almost twenty minutes.

Before leaving, Luofengtang asked Yang Ruohui again, "Do you want me to help you?"

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Yang Ruqing smiled and shook her head. “Just a few commoners, there’s no need for General Lu to make such a personal appearance.”

Luo Fengtang smiled.

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Yang Ruqing then told Luofeng Tang, "You go to the dining hall next to the kitchen first. I'll tell my uncle and aunt later, you guys eat dinner in the dining hall first."

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"Let's not have dinner in the front courtyard tonight. Leave the front hall for me and the two of them."

This arrangement was made because Yang Ruqing knew the personalities of Luo Tijiang and Wang Cuilian.

They both have almost the same personalities as Yang Huazhong and his wife, Sun's family. They are both timid and agreeable people.

They believe in the saying: "Once you step through the door, you're a guest." Maybe at that time, if the proprietress says a few kind words, they'll plead on their behalf first.

Yang Ruoqing has always been unwilling to refuse the requests of her elders.

Yang Ruqing had personally experienced the proprietress's cunning and fierceness. People like that weren't worthy of being customers at their Lao Luo family's establishment.

The front courtyard hall was just as she had imagined when Yang Ruqing stepped inside.

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