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Li Chenbi chuckled, took the book from her hand, threw it on the table, sat down next to her, picked her up, and hugged her. "You'd be better off asking me for advice than reading these books."

Fan Liuer immediately perked up, "Then teach me, okay? If I keep watching, my hair will be ripped off."

Li Chenbi's hands were restless. "Then pay the tuition."

Fan Liuer's face darkened as she recalled what happened this morning. She pulled her hand away and shook him off. "How dare you say that? It's all your fault for not waking me up and embarrassing me."

Li Chenbi pinched her cheek. "Fan Liuer, you really are a ungrateful wretch. You only feel happy when I wake you up early in the morning to go to class, right? Did I make things difficult for you by not waking you up? Did anyone scold you or gossip about you?"

These words left Fan Liuer speechless. Indeed, no one had made things difficult for her or scolded her; she was just embarrassed.

Meeting Li Chenbi's gaze and seeing his cold face, Fan Liuer wisely snuggled into his arms and whispered, "Why are you being so fierce?"

Li Chenbi was amused by her, and after a moment he pressed down on her back, "Fine, I admit defeat."

As he spoke, his hands began to wander again. "You know I'm a very petty person. You've wronged me like this, so you have to make it up to me."

Fan Liuer was in the wrong and was forced to make amends to Li Chenbi.

When Fan Liuer woke up the next day, she looked at the empty bed next to her and exclaimed that she had been tricked.

I paid the tuition and put in the effort, but I learned nothing.

In the days that followed, Fan Liuer lived a fulfilling life. She went to class every morning, read books in her room in the afternoon, and asked Li Chenbi for help with anything she didn't understand when he returned in the evening.

After persisting for more than ten days, Li Chenbi was somewhat surprised. Was this still the same Fan Liuer who was lazy and would rather lie down than sit?

After explaining the parts that Fan Liuer didn't understand to her again, Li Chenbi looked at Fan Liuer, who was engrossed in organizing her notes, and suddenly spoke up.

"Are you Fan Liuer? Were you possessed in the ancient tomb?"

Fan Liuer ignored him, which displeased Li Chenbi. He forcefully turned her face towards him, making her look at him.

"I'm talking to you! Who do you think you are, you brat? I'll have someone come and take you away!"

Fan Liuer slapped his hand away, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I can't be bothered with you." Then she continued reading her book.

Li Chenbi hugged her and said, "I'm surprised by how hard you've been working lately."

He thought that Fan Liuer couldn't even keep up with her morning classes, and would complain to him and try every means to avoid this matter.

He had been waiting for Fan Liuer to come to him.

He never intended for Fan Liuer to become a qualified matriarch. She didn't need to worry about those things; all she needed to do was stay by his side.

He only refrained from interfering with the old lady's decision because he wanted to experience the way Fan Liuer begged him.

Instead of Fan Liuer's coquettish behavior, he was met with her thirst for knowledge, and she treated him as her teacher.

"What's so surprising about that? Learning isn't a bad thing." Fan Liuer closed her book and looked at Li Chenbi. "If it were before, I probably wouldn't have wanted to, but things are different now. The old lady said that she would gradually hand over the affairs of the Li family to me. I can't be completely ignorant, can I?"

If she wants to secure Li Chenbi's inheritance, she needs to study hard. If she is too weak, she won't be able to hold onto those things even if they are given to her.

Li Chenbi felt somewhat pleased after hearing her words.

She worked so hard to be a good mistress of the Li family and a good wife to him.

From then on, Fan Liuer studied diligently, and Li Chenbi taught her diligently as well.

Two days later, when Fan Liuer finished her class and was about to go back to her room to continue reading, Li Chenbi returned.

Fan Liuer was a little surprised, "Why are you back so early today?"

"I asked the general for half a day off to take you out."

Fan Liuer asked curiously, "Where are we going?"

Fan Liuer was delighted and immediately said, "Okay, let's go right away."

The house that Li Chenbi found perfectly matched Fan Liuer's expectations. It was laid out like a school, divided into two courtyards: one for classes and the other for rest.

"This is nice, pretty much what I expected." After the tour, Fan Liuer asked Li Chenbi, "Is it expensive?"

The house is quite large and the location isn't too remote; considering the housing prices in Xingzhou City, it's definitely not cheap.

"It didn't cost any money. I funded the construction of this school before. When the rebels attacked, all the teachers left, and the place was left empty. Now it's coming in handy."

Upon hearing that it wouldn't cost any money, Fan Liuer became even more excited.

"Wouldn't that save a lot of money? Hahaha, I'm sure this will be a profitable venture."

Li Chenbi leaned against a pillar in the corridor with his arms crossed, looking at Fan Liuer's beaming face, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips as well.

He loved watching Fan Liuer smile; when she smiled, her eyes would curve into crescent moons, making everyone feel good.

Once he saw it, he couldn't control himself and wanted to keep that smile on Fan Liuer's face forever.

"I've also arranged the work for these people. The Li family owns many businesses in various industries, so we can just let them go when the time comes."

After listening, Fan Liuer became a little worried. "Even if we have many businesses, there is still a fixed number of workers. If we hire one more person, we have to pay one more wage. If we train dozens or hundreds of people, wouldn't we have to pay dozens or hundreds more wages? That would be a considerable expense."

"They'll only work for a year, which will be considered a training period. They'll be provided with room and board but no wages. After a year, they'll leave the Li family, and other bosses will be scrambling to hire them."

Fan Liuer blinked. "Why?"

Li Chenbi raised an eyebrow. "Because I'm very demanding. Anyone who can work in my industry is a top-notch worker, and they won't have trouble finding work elsewhere."

Fan Liuer stared at Li Chenbi without saying a word.

Li Chenbi leaned closer to her. "What's wrong? Are you stunned by my handsome looks?"

Fan Liuer nodded and said sincerely, "Li Chenbi, you are really amazing."

Li Chenbi's eyes darkened, and he stared at her for a moment before speaking: "Save these words for when we get back to bed."

Fan Liuer suppressed her excitement, glared at him, and turned to leave.

Li Chenbi lowered his eyes, raised his hand to cover his chest, his heart was pounding so hard that it made his chest feel hot.

The house is readily available, and the teachers are also readily available. We can simply select a few skilled individuals from various industries within the Li family to teach in rotation, without needing to hire any additional people.

Siqing's studies have also yielded remarkable results, and she is now able to handle some accounting issues independently.

Everything is ready; all that's left is to begin.