Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 215 Harmony
"Boss, what booklet did that person write?" Zhou Wangshu asked the bookstore owner.

The bookstore owner sized up Zhou Wangshu, then glanced at Su Yaoguang not far away, and said mysteriously, "Young Master will definitely like it."

After saying that, he secretly took out a booklet from under the counter.

"What are you buying?" Su Yaoguang asked as she walked over.

Zhou Wangshu didn't think much of it because the cover featured a peony design. He opened it in front of Su Yaoguang, but closed it immediately after only glancing at it.

Su Yaoguang felt a little embarrassed, touched her cheek, and pretended to look to the side: "I'll go take a look over there."

“This was painted by Xiao Yanci.” Zhou Wangshu had to prove himself. “I was just curious about what albums he sold, and the shop owner even said he would pay him a high price.”

After saying that, he glared at the boss: "This is the booklet you said you'd give him a high price for?"

The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "We're all men, and men should understand men's thoughts. These kinds of booklets sell the best. Besides, this young master Xiao, putting aside everything else, is truly skilled at drawing. His portraits of beauties are incredibly lifelike, and recently his booklets have been in high demand!"

Hearing that it was painted by Xiao Yanci, Su Yaoguang became quite curious. She took the booklet from Zhou Wangshu's hand and opened it despite Zhou Wangshu's attempts to stop her.

Gee...

The spring scenery was truly boundless, yet utterly unbearable to behold.

However, the female protagonist in this painting looks so much like Jiang Yihuan? Could Xiao Yanci have depicted his daily life with Jiang Yihuan?
Zhou Wangshu closed the booklet in Su Yaoguang's hand.

"Don't you mind getting your eyes dirty?" Zhou Wangshu said, somewhat displeased.

Although he didn't look closely, he could tell from just a glance that the male and female protagonists in the painting looked exactly like Xiao Yanci and Jiang Yihuan.

Xiao Yanci really went all out to make money.

What did he think?

Or perhaps he has never seen other people's bodies and can't make one up, so he can only earn this hard-earned money by being realistic?
If that's the case, then they really deserve to earn that money. After all, they're willing to risk everything for it; most people wouldn't do that.

"Let's go." Zhou Wangshu pulled Su Yaoguang away.

"Weren't we looking for books?"

"I'm not picky anymore."

It's best to leave this dirty place as soon as possible, lest we offend their eyes.

On the way back, Su Yaoguang brought up what had just happened, saying, "That guy surnamed Xiao is short of money, he actually abandoned his dignity to do this."

“He wants to raise the money for the imperial examination in the capital as soon as possible,” Zhou Wangshu said. “But in my opinion, if this gets out, even if he passes the provincial examination and the imperial examination, it will become a topic of conversation for others.”

“If he hadn’t been forced to, he probably wouldn’t have earned this hard-earned money,” Su Yaoguang said. “He can bend and stretch; he’s definitely destined for great things.”

"He's capable of great things? What makes you think he's capable of great things?"

Su Yaoguang: "...I was just saying it casually, there's no need to be so serious."

The two returned to Peach Blossom Inn and found that there were quite a few customers, but Zhang Zhaodi and the others were not in the front courtyard. This was the busiest time of day, and Zhang Zhaodi and the others should not be absent.

"Xianglan, where is my mother?" Su Yaoguang asked the female shop assistant next to her.

While processing the order, the female clerk said, "Aunt Yingdi just came back. She looked unwell as soon as she returned, so the boss lady and Aunt Pandi took her inside."

"Auntie's back," Su Yaoguang said. "Is Uncle back too?"

"Master Wang did not return with Aunt Yingdi."

“My aunt’s husband hasn’t come back, so my aunt’s bad mood must be related to him.” Su Yaoguang muttered to herself. “Well, anyway, my mother and second aunt are inside with my aunt. If I, a junior, were to disturb them, it would make things difficult for the three sisters to have a private conversation. Let’s stay and help.”

Taoyaofang has a good reputation, attracting more and more out-of-town customers. This area wasn't originally a prosperous city, nor did it have many trade routes; it was rare to see out-of-towners doing business here. However, since Taoyaofang's brand became established, more and more people have been making detours to come here specifically to enjoy Taoyaofang's products and services.

As usual, they were busy until dark before closing up shop.

At this moment, Zhang Zhaodi and the others brought Zhang Yingdi out.

Taoyaofang provides meals and accommodation. It's time for dinner now; everyone should gather together for a meal.

The three Zhang sisters are in charge and must come out to manage the staff under their responsibility.

"Auntie, who bullied you?" Su Yaoguang picked up a chicken leg and gave it to Zhang Yingdi.

Zhang Yingdi had managed to control her emotions, but Su Yaoguang's question made her eyes red.

"Don't ask anymore," Zhang Zhaodi said. "Although she was angry just now, she didn't seem sad at all. But now that you've asked, she's started crying."

“If Auntie doesn’t want to talk about it, then she doesn’t have to. But if she does want to talk about it, we’ll definitely stand up for her,” Su Yaoguang said.

"I want a divorce," Zhang Yingdi said. "Yaoguang, do you support me?"

“I support you,” Su Yaoguang said. “My aunt has such a good temper. Over the years, my uncle’s health has deteriorated so much, but you have never abandoned him and have never complained. Now that life is better and my uncle’s health has improved, you want to get a divorce. This shows that you are really heartbroken.”

"Wang Huanzhi is a piece of trash. He had a childhood sweetheart he almost married, but then his health deteriorated, and she started to dislike him and refused to marry him. Logically, you shouldn't bother with a woman like that anymore, but instead, he ran into her struggling with money as soon as he returned to the city, and he went to play the hero and rescue her. Has he forgotten who helped him get where he is today? He's a heartless scoundrel. A man like that doesn't deserve our little sister."

“Yes, since you’re not really husband and wife anyway, it’s easier. Just get a divorce and we can find someone better.” Zhang Pandi chimed in from the side.

"Let's not talk about him anymore, eat quickly, or it'll get cold." Zhang Yingdi forced a bitter smile.

"Does your uncle have any other entanglements with that woman?" Su Yaoguang asked. "If there are no other entanglements, should we give him another chance to make excuses?"

"You yourself said it was just a sophistry, so what's there to say?" Zhang Zhaodi was a fiery woman who couldn't tolerate any nonsense.

No matter what the other party's reason is, as long as they are still entangled with their ex-lover, it's a death sentence for her.

Su Yaoguang could tell that Zhang Yingdi had truly fallen for him and didn't want the relationship to end like this, so she wanted to go along with Zhang Yingdi's wishes and ease things up a bit more.

“My uncle is gentle and kind-hearted. Even if it wasn’t a former lover who needed help, or even if it were someone he didn’t know, he might still help. So, my uncle helping that woman doesn’t necessarily mean he still has feelings for her; it could just be out of simple kindness,” Jiang Jing said.