Traveling through time and space to achieve a well-off life with your family

The two of them finished their meal in apparent harmony. After the meal, Banmu did not get up and leave immediately as he did before. Instead, he picked up the book he had read yesterday and sat quietly to continue reading. In contrast, Cheng Mo seemed a little uneasy at this time. From time to time, he would look up at Banmu who was concentrating on reading, and asked carefully: "Banmu...are you tired? Or should we go home first?"

Hearing Cheng Mo's question, Ban Mu simply responded: "Hmm? I don't have anything to deal with today, so I want to stay with you for a while." After saying this, he turned his gaze to the book in his hand again.

Seeing this, Cheng Mo couldn't help but continue to ask: "But won't you feel bored if you stay like this all the time?"

However, Ban Mu said, "No, I will feel very happy as long as I can be with you. Are you tired, Xiaomo? Then let's chat." After that, Ban Mu gently put down the book in his hand, and then walked towards where Cheng Mo was.

"Hmm..." Cheng Mo looked at Ban Mu who was getting closer and closer and said quickly: "Okay, okay! In that case, then you can continue reading! I, I still have work to do!"

Seeing Cheng Mo's flustered look, Ban Mu raised his lips slightly, revealing a doting smile. Then, he picked up the cup on Cheng Mo's table and looked at the slightly rough little flower engraving on the cup.

In an instant, Banmu's mind suddenly became a little dazed, as if being pulled by some force, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "The maker of this cup..."

When Cheng Mo saw the cup in Ban Mu's hand, his heart trembled. This cup was made by Cheng Lingqu himself when they first tried to make ceramics on a large scale. The pattern on the cup was his own image, but it was too abstract for anyone to recognize. At that time, Xiong Bai smiled and praised the uniqueness of this little flower.

"I have been using this cup for a long time. Although it doesn't look outstanding, it is quite convenient to use, so I have been using it all the time!" Cheng Mo snatched the cup from Ban Mu anxiously and placed it carefully on the other side where Ban Mu couldn't reach it.

Banmu narrowed his eyes slightly, but before he could say anything, he heard a gentle knock on the door: "Knock knock."

"Come in!" The tension in Cheng Mo's heart eased a little. He couldn't tell the truth now. Before he was sure whether he could be with Ban Mu forever, he had to keep these memories to himself.

"City Lord..." The door was pushed open, and it was Xiongtai who walked in. He saw Cheng Mo and the stranger, Banmu, in the office. He looked at Banmu with sharp eyes, and almost instantly guessed that the stranger was the lover of the city lord who had attracted much attention recently. So, Xiongtai smiled and nodded to Banmu, which was considered a greeting.

"Is there something wrong?" Seeing that the person who came was Xiong Tai, Cheng Mo couldn't help but feel suspicious. He thought that something had gone wrong at the wood factory and asked hurriedly.

"Ah! No, we have found the best alternative for shipbuilding!" Xiong Tai could not hide his excitement and gently placed a piece of wood on Cheng Mo's desk.

Cheng Mo picked up the wood on the table with doubt. As soon as he touched it, he immediately felt the lightness of the wood, and at the same time a faint fragrance came to his nose.

"We got this from the iron smelting plant! Xifa said that this kind of wood is only used as a fuel for burning there, but in fact it is very light and not easy to rot, so it is an excellent material for shipbuilding! So we brought it back to give it a try! We have already built a small boat. Although it hasn't been painted yet, its carrying capacity is much better than any previous boat!" Xiongtai said excitedly.

"That's great! But is there enough of this wood?" Cheng Mo asked with concern.

"Xifa said they have a lot of this kind of wood, so we plan to build ten small boats first, and then try to make larger ships after accumulating some experience!" Xiongtai replied happily.

"Great! You guys are always reliable, I'm relieved. The next work depends on you!" Cheng Mo was extremely happy to hear the good news. He stood up excitedly and patted Xiongtai's shoulder to express his appreciation and encouragement. Xiongtai smiled and nodded, then picked up the wood and turned to leave.

However, at this moment, a voice full of resentment suddenly came: "Xiao Mo..."

Before Cheng Mo could turn around, he felt a warm body pressing tightly against him from behind.

"Eh?" Cheng Mo turned around and asked in confusion. When he looked at Ban Mu, he saw that he was leaning behind him with a resentful look on his face. His eyes were full of resentment and anger. He asked like a resentful woman, "Why did you... touch that person's shoulder just now..."

"Ah?! I didn't! I didn't!" Cheng Mo quickly shook his head and stretched out his hand to indicate: "I was just patting his shoulder just now! How did it become touching him?!"

“But… you’ve never… taken a photo of me…” Ban Mu lowered his head with a look of grievance on his face, and his voice became sullen.

"...Brother, you are not..." Seeing this, Cheng Mo sighed helplessly, turned around and hugged Ban Mu, then looked up and asked seriously: "Then I will hug you now, I never hug anyone casually!"

Hearing this, Ban Mu tried hard to suppress the crazy upward curve of his mouth, hugged Cheng Mo tightly, and uttered a word softly: "Hmm..."

*

At night, Cheng Mo and Ban Mu lay in bed——

"Xiao Mo, where are we going to play tomorrow?" Ban Mu lay on his side, looking at Cheng Mo's sleeping face with joy and expectation.

"..." Cheng Mo slowly opened his eyes, turned his head expressionlessly, and looked at Ban Mu.

"Xiao Mo, I have prepared a lot of delicious food. Can we play outside all day tomorrow?" Ban Mu approached Cheng Mo cautiously and asked softly in a low voice.

Cheng Mo's eyes were calm, and he asked back in a calm tone: "Do you know what time it is now?"

"Well...it seems like dawn is almost here..." Banmu's voice gradually became lower.

"That's right, you have been asking me for a long time. Don't you feel sleepy?" Cheng Mo stared at Ban Mu with sharp eyes.

"......No, uh! Actually, I'm sleepy too. I'll go to bed then. Good night, Xiaomo!" Ban Mu quickly closed his eyes and pretended to fall asleep, but his hand hidden under the quilt involuntarily reached out to Cheng Mo and tightly grasped the corner of his clothes.

Cheng Mo silently stared at Ban Mu's face, which became more and more handsome and charming under the moonlight, and sighed helplessly. He thought to himself, if it weren't for your handsome face, you dared to disturb my sweet dream, I'm afraid you would be dead or alive now!