While I'm at the martial arts academy, my wife is cultivating while I enjoy life.

"I have appointed my first wife, Ye Rou, to be in charge of bookkeeping; my second wife, Fang Jing, to be the cashier, in charge of cash inflows and outflows; and my third wife, Zhou Ruoxi, to be the auditor, overseeing the risks of household expenses. We have a lot of people to support now, and if we don't manage our finances carefully, we might not have enough."

"Any objections?"

Ye Rou nodded, "No objection, I'll listen to my husband."

Fang Jing nodded, "Thank you for your trust, husband."

Ye Rou likes managing money, but she doesn't have a personal space, so being in charge of the accounts is not bad.

Yang Ding looked at Zhou Ruoxi, "Does your third wife have any objections?"

Zhou Ruoxi looked up blankly. "I have no objection."

"Then why didn't you answer?"

Zhou Ruoxi, a 25-year-old single woman, usually uses her status and position to oppress others. The 100,000 members of the law enforcement bureau are expected to kneel before her and shout "Welcome to the Governor!"

She really disliked being controlled by her 18-year-old brother.

Do I have to answer?

Yang Ding met her gaze, nodded, and said, "Mm!"

If you can't overpower this arrogant governor, it will be difficult to completely conquer her in the future.

"Then I won't be your third wife. Let's talk about that after we get married."

Zhou Ruoxi has already restrained herself quite a bit, mainly because of Ye Rou and Fang Jing.

Ye Rou and Fang Jing watched Yang Ding nervously, afraid that he would get angry.

My husband has run into a holdout.

Yang Ding smiled but did not pursue the matter further.

He didn't expect to subdue his new wife in one or two tries; there was plenty of time.

"As for your allowance, I'll give each of you 100,000 today. I've heard Donghai City has a lot of trendy products, so dress yourselves up nicely and smell wonderful for your husbands to enjoy. From now on, each of you will receive 30,000 per month. How about that?"

For Zhou Ruoxi, this was far from enough; she usually lived a very extravagant life.

The local security chief's income was not low, and with the cultivation resources provided free of charge by her family, she could spend money freely, with monthly expenses amounting to tens of thousands.

Her wardrobe contains hundreds of custom-made suits.

But she also knew that Yang Ding was so young, it wouldn't be easy for him to take care of such a large family.

Perhaps wanting to ease tensions between the two, she nodded first and said, "Okay, I have no problem."

Yang Ding gave 300,000 yuan to his three wives and another 200,000 yuan to Fang Dalong and Zhang Peng's families respectively, which was considered an advance on their wages.

From now on, he will have to make money to support his team while saving resources to help his wives become Grandmasters. The task is arduous.

……

When Fang Hongbo returned home, he wanted his second wife, Zhang Ruping, to come along, as she was quite familiar with the shopping mall in Donghai City. However, she shook her head.

"You good-for-nothing son-in-law, you've been living off your daughter, and now that your daughter's high-paying teaching position at the university is gone, he's bound to come and rely on our family."

"That's right, those poor country bumpkins. I heard they brought more than a dozen people with them. They're going to die," the third wife said.

"Bullshit! My son-in-law is very capable!" Fang Hongbo cursed.

"It would be best if you were capable, but with your meager income, you can barely support all of us. Don't betray us, or you'll never be allowed in our beds again."

Fang Hongbo didn't dare to say that he had received 40,000 yuan in pocket money from his son-in-law, because his wives might take it away.

He held a high position and possessed considerable cultivation, but because he was honest and had never encountered any exciting women, he was completely dominated by these young women from the East China Sea.

These three young women are indeed highly skilled, much more exciting than the docile first wife.

"Let your eldest sister go. The son-in-law is hers, not ours. My son-in-law is the grandson of the Lord of Donghai City."

Although Fang Jing's mother, Wu Huixian, was also quite disappointed with Yang Ding's background, he was still her daughter's husband.

"Who cares if you go? Can't you buy things with money? It's the end of the world, why would we still distinguish between city and countryside?"

Fang Hongbo pulled her aside, "Don't tell them about Zhou Ruoxi's identity, lest they gossip about her everywhere. Lord Zhou is angry right now."

Zhou Liren certainly wouldn't dare to force his way into the East Navy dormitory compound, but he also couldn't deliberately provoke them.

"Just don't talk nonsense. I can't be bothered to talk to them. Jing'er is pregnant, so I'm moving in to take care of her."

In the afternoon, Wu Huixian led everyone on the compound's shuttle bus to the Imperial Arms Department Store in the city center for shopping.

Donghai City's main function now is to supply industrial products, such as matchmaking machines, automobiles, aircraft, walkie-talkies, access control systems, clothing, and footwear, but mainly through assembly.

The components are all supplied by the backward White Eagle Empire. They initially advocated technological confrontation but went down the wrong path, relying on high-tech weapons and mechs. Currently, their overall combat power ranks last on Earth.

The goods in Donghai City's shopping malls are more abundant than those in Jiangling City, but the prices are not cheaper.

"Should we register our marriage first or go shopping first?" Yang Ding asked.

"Let's register our marriage first," Zhou Ruoxi replied.

She was, after all, a daughter of a prestigious family, and very concerned with appearances. She felt uneasy about following a man without any official status.

Several matchmaking machines are parked at the entrance of the mall, making it convenient for everyone to register at any time.

After verifying his identity, Yang Ding entered Zhou Ruoxi's name in the search box and quickly entered her profile.

On Zhou Ruoxi's profile, the position of Governor of Jiangling Law Enforcement Bureau has been removed, and she is currently unemployed.

"It's really strange. My information was hidden before, but now it's been released," Zhou Ruoxi murmured.

"You were originally made for me."

"Look how smug you are."

Yang Ding clicked the "Marriage Application" button.

Please have your first wife, Ye Rou, verify and agree.

Ye Rou held her child, stood in front of the camera, and clicked the "Agree" button after the verification was completed.

[Please have your second wife, Fang Jing, verify and agree.]

Fang Jing also clicked the "Agree" button without hesitation.

"Okay, honey."

[The marriage application has been sent and is awaiting Ms. Zhou Ruoxi's confirmation.]

This left her mother, Wu Huixian, dumbfounded.

The two older children have absolutely no complaints, so why is the daughter all smiles?

The reason why the imperial marriage system requires the wives' consent is to verify whether the men can handle and support their wives.

Yang Ding doesn't have a stable income either. Can an average man support three wives?

When Fang Hongbo married his second, third, and fourth daughters, Wu Huixian was extremely opposed, feeling that they would be difficult to get along with. They argued for a long time, and it was only after the Vice Admiral of the East China Sea Navy intervened that she finally gave in.

Was it because I lacked vision back then?

After Zhou Ruoxi verified her identity, Yang Ding's application dialog box popped up, and she clicked "agree" without hesitation.

[Ding! Congratulations on becoming Mr. Yang Ding's third wife. Wishing you many children.]

[You can pick up a wedding gift package at the dormitory management office within three days.]

"Wow, welcome Sister Ruoxi!" Ye Rou exclaimed playfully.

Fang Jing's behavior was even more appropriate: "Welcome Sister Ruoxi to become a member of our family, to help support our beloved husband."