Retired Villainess Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder

The Strongest Fox-Demon (59)

His sense of superiority also followed suit. Sometimes when he met Li Yufeng who was about to go out, he would take the initiative to ask, “Brother Li, won’t you have fun with me? Studying too hard isn’t advisable. You’d better communicate more with everyone.”

Li Yufeng refused with some amusement, “No, I’m going to the teahouse to help my wife. Brother Zhuang, go by yourself.”

Hearing his excuse, Zhuang Yulang couldn’t help persuading him, “Brother Li, it won’t be good if others call you henpecked.Isn’t it okay…”

Li Yufeng didn’t even want to spare the time to listen to such words. He interrupted him with an excuse and left. He felt that Zhuang Yulang might have a saying fulfilled in the end. That was —— If the Heavens want you dead, you must first be driven crazy.

Li Yufeng’s expenses ballooned and the same was true for Chu Xiang. After the two discussed, they opened several more shops. They both have competent people under their command, and each shop made profits soon after it opened. After all, they have met a lot of high-ranking officials and nobles in their time of subduing demons and capturing ghosts. What was more, they provided them with some protection and privileges. In this respect, they could count themselves being protected by the big shots, so their dealings were incredibly smooth.

However, Li Yufeng started to hide his appearance when he went out thereafter. Chu Xiang wondered, “What are you doing? Have you encountered your enemy?”

Li Yufeng said smilingly, “I indeed have enemies, but it’s no big deal. They haven’t found out it’s me so far. My beard was too rough before.”

Chu Xiang remembered the first time she saw him. His appearance back then was indeed quite rough, unlike his Apollo-like countenance at present. She asked, “Who is your enemy? Is it the one who seriously injured you that time? Do you want to exact vengeance first?”

Li Yufeng thought for a while, then shook his head. “It’s not yet the time. I’ll tell you when the right moment comes, and I’ll give you a…surprise?”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a surprise or not. Just don’t give me a scare.”

“It’s too hard to scare you. I don’t have the ability to do that just yet.”

The two were walking on the street and chatting when Li Yufeng suddenly stopped and looked ahead. He pointed to Chu Xiang, “Isn’t that… the Jiang family?”

Chu Xiang followed the direction he was pointing and found that the group on the opposite side was Miss Jiang’s family whom Bai Yi punished. She was a little surprised. “Why did they come to the capital?”

Li Yufeng thought for a moment and said, “Magistrate Jiang’s family is a side branch of the Jiang clan in the capital, and Magistrate Zhang’s term of office has expired. He must have come to the capital to report on his work and brought his family members as well as his close relatives along.”

Chu Xiang glanced at him. “You know a lot.”

“Otherwise, how could I be called All-knowing Scholar? I just know everything.”

Li Yufeng led Chu Xiang to a small path, avoiding the Jiang family, and didn’t take this matter to heart. Unexpectedly, within a few days, they heard about the Jiang family at home. The Zhuang mother and son ran into the Jiang sisters on the street!

Zhuang Yulang was dragged by Zhuang Liu to shop for clothes. The big exam was just around the corner, and Zhuang Liu wanted him to dress up more glamorously. Naturally, they went in and out of a well-known clothing store, and they happened to meet the Jiang sisters who were also shopping for clothes.

Miss Jiang was very surprised when she saw Zhuang Yulang. She didn’t understand how a poor scholar looked so glamorous in the capital. She doubtfully asked, but Zhuang Liu rushed to tell everything that happened in her family. She was beyond proud. At the beginning, she could only look up to Miss Jiang in town but now they have a shop in the capital. Zhuang Yulang also became highly talented again, not to mention famous. Of course, she must say something about it.

The more Miss Jiang listened, the more surprised she became. Even her younger sister from the first wife, Second Young Miss Jiang became a little interested and quietly observed the handsome Zhuang Yulang.

Zhuang Yulang didn’t forget that his mother sold his foxes to Miss Jiang and later returned the money to get them back. He felt very embarrassed to see her again. However, he more or less knew that the relationship between a concubine’s daughter versus the main wife’s daughter was unlikely good, so he didn’t mention this matter in front of Second Miss Jiang. However, when he finally settled the bill, he generously paid for the Jiang sisters as well.

When Miss Jiang returned home, she sent someone to inquire about Zhuang Yulang. To her surprise, the task was quite easy. Zhuang Yulang has been very high-profile recently, and many people knew him. When she heard that Zhuang Yulang made a name for himself outside and that he was likely to pass the imperial exam, including the fact that he opened a shop and was living a good life, thoughts uncontrollably filled her head.

Although she didn’t remember the part when Bai Yi punished her severely, everyone knew that she fell from a sedan chair on the streets before. In any case, the fact that she made a fool of herself in public left some impact on her. She came to the capital this time because her family wanted the main branch’s help in finding marriage partners.

Pedigree was a vital part in marriages. She knew that the main purpose of her mother, the main wife, was to find a good marriage partner for her daughter, hoping that she could marry someone noble. She was just along for the ride. In the end, she would probably find her a good looking partner but not with a good family background. Then, she still would have to suffer in the days to come.

However, it would be different if she married Zhuang Yulang.