Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 271 He is not good enough for her

Nie Tianlei then took Wang Shuixia's pulse in front of everyone and said, "You're not pregnant either. At your age, you can't get pregnant even if you wanted to."

Wang Shuixia was somewhat unconvinced; why couldn't she get pregnant?

She was only a dozen years older than Zhang Junniang.

No, Zhang Junniang wasn't pregnant either.

Fang Xingzhi was pleased and said calmly, "Since you're not pregnant, then come to work tomorrow."

The dirty and tiring jobs should all be reserved for them.

Before leaving, he added, "The Zhao family can't be lazy either; if they don't work, they'll lose money."

Knowing that the Chen family had no money, he spoke with impunity.

Zhang Junniang never expected that she would deliberately try to show off to Li Ruru that she was pregnant with Chen Sanbao's child.

He wanted to see Li Ruru sad, upset, and helpless, but before he could even go in, Nie Tianfu told him that she wasn't pregnant and that he wasn't clean.

She quickly retorted, "Don't listen to his nonsense. What does a man like him know?"

The woman next to him said, "She knows more than you. She's a doctor, and her medical skills are excellent."

Chen Liang, who loved watching the drama unfold, chimed in, "I told you you weren't pregnant, but you wouldn't believe me."

Anyway, I advise you to get treatment as soon as possible if you're sick.

Soon, the news that Zhang Junniang was unclean spread throughout Chenjia Village.

Zhao was so angry she almost fainted.

Wang Shuixia could have been lying in bed being served by her mother-in-law, but she insisted on going out with Zhang Junniang to cause trouble.

Now, not only has her fake pregnancy been exposed, but she also has to work in a workshop.

She would be chased and scolded by her mother-in-law, and now she had nowhere to cry.

While Li Ruru was carrying pastries into the house, Fang Xingzhi had already embellished the story and told Pan Dayan about the farce that had just happened.

"My god, this is hilarious! How come their retribution came so quickly?"

He started talking non-stop to Li Ruru, who was completely bewildered.

How did Pan Dayan manage to know what was happening outside while sitting in the courtyard?

Fang Xingzhi remained silent, only lowering his head and chuckling to himself.

Amidst their laughter and conversation, Peipei and Chaochao led Bailu into the courtyard.

As soon as Bai Lu entered the door, she flew towards Li Ruru like a butterfly.

She was embraced tightly, and Li Ruru patted her back, saying, "You're back."

"Yes, I'm back." Bai Lu felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this.

Shuya, accompanied by a group of servants, brought in one large box after another.

He opened one of them and said, "Aunt Li, this is shimmering brocade. Clothes made from it are incredibly beautiful and radiant."

Li Ruru had only seen Fu Guang Jin in novels. She reached out and touched it, grinning sheepishly, "It's really beautiful."

This material is nice. I'll make a set of clothes for my three daughters so they can look presentable when they go out.

Shuya opened another box and said, "These headdresses and jewelry were all made by a master craftsman overnight, at the request of my young lady."

Looking at the box full of gold and silver jewelry, Li Ruru's eyes gleamed. Wow, how much money must this be?

"Lu'er, don't waste money. Your father will be angry with you if he finds out."

"My dad asked me to send these, and he even complained that I hadn't sent enough," Bai Lu said with a smile.

Peipei gave a thumbs up, "Your dad is really generous."

The main thing is that her father is really good, unlike her scumbag father who only wanted to sell her.

She looked up at Fang Xingzhi, thinking to herself: If he were her father, he would probably treat her just as well.

Shaking her head, Peipei realized she was overthinking things.

If it's something that hasn't even happened yet, don't get your hopes up too high.

Besides, Fang Xingzhi was just a scholar; he didn't have that much money. Shuya opened several boxes in succession, and each time the valuable items were more numerous than the last.

The gasps of surprise from the onlookers grew louder and louder.

Li Ruru didn't want to accept them, but Bai Lu insisted on giving them to her. In the end, Li Ruru compromised and said, "Then these things will stay and be used as dowries for the three girls in the future."

Speaking of dowry, Bai Lu glanced awkwardly at Xiao Yishan in the corner.

After delivering the items, Bai Lu had to go back; there were still a lot of things waiting for her to handle at the Bai family home.

Shuya drove the carriage to a secluded spot and quickly ran out to call Xiao Yishan.

Standing outside the ornate sedan chair, Xiao Yishan asked nervously, "Miss Bai, you... you wanted to see me?"

Bai Lu didn't get out of the sedan chair, and asked in a deep voice, "How have you been lately...?"

Xiao Yishan scratched the back of his head and said awkwardly, "It's...it's fine."

They were fine before, so why have they both started stuttering now?

Shuya thought she was in the way, so she quickly ran away.

The wind blew the sedan chair, and Bai Lu peeked out and slowly walked to Xiao Yishan's side.

Xiao Yishan instinctively wanted to back away, but seeing Bai Lu frown, he stopped.

The two stared at each other, Bai Lu's gaze burning, while Xiao Yishan avoided her gaze, not daring to look at her at all.

Bai Lu sighed and said, "My father said he won't pressure me to get married anymore."

Xiao Yishan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

“My father told me to find my own Mr. Right. It doesn’t matter who he is or what his status is, as long as I like him.”

Even after things had come to this point, Xiao Yishan still kept his head down and said, "Well... that's fine."

How fortunate it is to not have to rush into marriage and to be able to choose someone you like.

Many women spend their entire lives being arranged by others, but Master Bai gave the initiative to his daughter.

Bai Lu pursed her lips: "You...don't you have anything to say to me?"

Xiao Yishan thought for a moment and said, "Magistrate Chu suddenly ordered a large quantity of goods, and the workshop has hired more people. You will be able to get a lot of money this month."

"Anything else?" Bai Lu asked patiently.

"Also, Doctor Nie said that Master Fang has feelings for his godmother, and told everyone to stay out of their way."

Bai Lu paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is a good thing."

Fang Xingzhi is a decent person, but it still depends on whether Aunt Li has feelings for him.

"Is that all?" Bai Lu asked, still unwilling to give up.

Xiao Yishan only talked about other people's affairs; apart from Li Ruru's, Bai Lu didn't care much about anything else.

"No...that's all," Xiao Yishan said blankly.

Bai Lu was clearly disappointed. She called Shu Ya back, got into the sedan chair, and slowly walked away.

Xiao Yishan stared in the direction the sedan chair had left, a faint sadness in his eyes.

She is the bright moon in the sky, and he is an ant on the ground; he is not worthy of her.

Seven days later, the workshop was completed on schedule, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

To raise 26 taels of silver, Chu Yingtian sold his house, land, shops, and various precious collections.

Even Yingtian Academy was sold.

Even the houses, jewelry, and other items that had been given to his mistresses were all taken back.

They only had a small courtyard left, where the family of three squeezed together and argued all day long.

Magistrate Chu quickly used the money for disaster relief, and the victims hailed him as a benevolent and just official.

After finishing this important matter, Magistrate Chu immediately began working on another task.

Li Ruru spoke well of him to Shen Kuo, and not wanting to owe her a favor, he planned to find the murderer of Butcher Hu as soon as possible.

He looked at the file for a long time, then called over his clerk and said, "Go and call Manager Qian over for some tea."