The wife of two taels of silver

After Xia Ziqiu came out of the Princess's Mansion, the expression on his face could not be described as happy nor unhappy.

Xia Ziqiu didn't seem to believe Lin Haitang's explanation, and would come to the Princess's Mansion whenever he had time.

Lin Haitang finally grew annoyed with Xia Ziqiu's almost daily visits: "Young Marquis, what do you want?"

Xia Ziqiu waved his fan, looking up at the sky and down at the ground, but not at Lin Haitang, and said, "I didn't mean anything. Princess, what can I do to you?"

Lin Haitang closed her eyes, clenched her fists and then released them, telling herself not to get angry or upset. She let out a long breath and smiled, "Young Marquis, I'm really not Cao Xueqin. I swear on my ancestors for eight generations."

Xia Ziqiu refused to budge. He said stubbornly, "I didn't say you were Cao Xueqin. I, I..." Xia Ziqiu fanned himself faster and faster. He looked around and pointed at the flowers not far away and said, "I think the flowers and scenery in the princess's mansion are very beautiful. The princess wouldn't be so stingy as to not let me see them, would she?"

"Yes, I just don't want you to see it." Lin Haitang looked at him coldly and replied quickly.

Xia Ziqiu was frustrated and just stared blankly, not knowing what to say.

Lin Haitang began to use drastic measures, saying, "My young master, you've been coming here every day for five days in a row. I'm afraid it's not because of the beautiful scenery here, but because you're attracted to me, right?"

"Hiss──" Xia Ziqiu opened his eyes wide and took a long breath.

Xia Ziqiu looked at Lin Haitang with an expression that said, "Why are you so narcissistic?"

"Isn't it?" Lin Haitang smiled and touched her face, saying, "I know I'm naturally beautiful and I can't help myself. You like me very much, but because I'm married and have children, you're embarrassed to say it directly, so you find excuses to come to my house every day, but in fact you come to see me."

"I didn't!" Xia Ziqiu's face flushed red as he pointed his fan at Lin Haitang: "I don't like you!"

"Hey~ don't be shy," Lin Haitang teased, "I know you're embarrassed, but I have to say it."

Xia Ziqiu's explanation came down to one sentence: "I said I didn't!"

Lin Haitang calmly took a sip of tea, not looking at the young marquis, whose face was red with anger, and said, "If you say no, then so be it. Young people nowadays are so shy."

"You!" Xia Ziqiu was so angry that his fingers were shaking. He knocked the table hard with his fan and turned away angrily.

Lin Haitang smiled as she watched Xia Ziqiu leave and said loudly, "Oh, young marquis, are you leaving now? Will you come tomorrow? Oh, you like red clothes, right? Then I'll change into black tomorrow!"

Xia Ziqiu staggered. He actually wanted to turn around and look at Lin Haitang's shameless narcissistic look, but he was afraid that once he turned around, Lin Haitang would think that she liked him even more. He stood up and ran away as if there was a tiger behind him.

Lin Haitang's shout was so loud that the servants nearby heard it. They all felt like they had heard a shocking piece of gossip, and some even looked up at the expression of the young marquis Xia Ziqiu.

Lin Haitang watched Xia Ziqiu running very fast. After a while, he disappeared from sight and began to clap his hands and laugh.

This trick really worked, and Xia Ziqiu really didn't come to the Princess's Mansion the next day.

Who knew that this incident would make Gu An jealous.

Two or three days later, Gu An returned home from get off work in the evening. Unlike before, this time he returned home with a gloomy face.

Although Gu An didn't often make any facial expressions in the past, he could always make people who knew him feel that he was in a good mood. But today was different. Today, Zhang Ben was the first person to see Gu An coming home from get off work. The first time he saw Gu An, he knew that Gu An was in a bad mood, and very bad.

At this time, Lin Haitang was preparing food in the kitchen. She was going to fry some French fries. She hadn't eaten them for such a long time that she was really craving them.

When Gu An found Lin Haitang in the kitchen, Lin Haitang was taking out the fried French fries.

There was a bunch of greedy people standing in the kitchen.

Except Zhang Ben, everyone else is here.

Lin Haitang had already fried a pot before this one, and each of them was eating with a plate.

Not only eat it, but also eat it with ketchup.

Lin Haitang made the ketchup first and then fried the French fries.

"Dad! This is so delicious! Dad wants some too!" Gu Zhilan raised the plate full of French fries in her hand in front of Gu An.

Gu An felt warm in his heart, touched Gu Zhilan's head with a smile, picked up a French fry and started eating.

It was really good. Gu An immediately took the second one.

Gu Mo was not to be outdone. He directly took a plate for Gu An, filled it with fries, prepared ketchup, and brought it to Gu An. "Dad, Mo Mo has prepared it for you! Come and eat!"

Gu An also touched Gu Mo's head and said with a smile, "That's great."

He took the plate and placed it on the table. He touched the heads of the two siblings with his hands and said, "They are both great. Dad likes them very much. Go and eat them."

Only then did Gu Mo and Gu Zhilan begin to eat contentedly.

With so many people around, Gu An had no way to talk about anything else. He held the plate and ate French fries while looking at Lin Haitang in front of the stove.

Still very beautiful. Gu An stared at Lin Haitang and said in his heart.

After scooping out all the filling, a large basin was filled. Lin Haitang wiped the sweat from her forehead, turned to look at them, and said with a smile, "How is it? Is it delicious?"

Everyone nodded hurriedly and kept eating.

Lin Haitang picked up a French fry and stuffed it into her mouth, squinting her eyes in satisfaction.

These fries are really, really delicious.

Lin Haitang made up her mind. She would write a recipe, list all the dishes she knew, and then teach a chef herself. This way, she wouldn't have to cook whatever she wanted to eat in the future.

You can also open a restaurant, the business will definitely be booming and you will definitely make money!

Thinking of this, Lin Haitang's eyes brightened.

Liu Wanwan sat on the stool and ate very quickly. She felt that this thing was so delicious that it made her cry. She looked at Lin Haitang with stars in her eyes and said, "Sister, you said this is called French fries, and there is another one called potato chips, right?"

Lin Haitang nodded and said, "Yes, potato chips are delicious too."

"When will sister make it?" Liu Wanwan was drooling just thinking about how delicious the potato chips were.

Lin Haitang smiled and shook her head. She said, "How about tomorrow? I'll fry it for you tomorrow. You can eat French fries today."

"Okay!" Liu Wanwan raised both hands excitedly.

When Lin Haitang and Gu An finally had some time alone, it was after dinner.

After returning to the room, Gu An directly put his arms around Lin Haitang's waist and pressed her against the door.

Lin Haitang was startled. She looked at Gu An and patted his hand on her waist: "What are you doing? You scared me."

Gu An stared closely at Lin Haitang's eyes and said, "People outside say that the little monkey master Xia Ziqiu is obsessed with Princess Anle."

"Oh~" Lin Haitang finally realized that Gu An was jealous. She suppressed her laughter, stroking Gu An's face with her fingertips, and said, "Whether he likes me or not, I don't like him."

Hearing Lin Haitang say this, Gu An became even angrier and said, "I told him that he didn't come to see you for Dream of the Red Chamber those few days, but that guy just fell in love with you!"

Gu An gritted his teeth, very angry.

Lin Haitang looked at Gu An's angry expression, laughed, stopped teasing him, and said, "I was kidding, that guy doesn't like me at all."

Gu An looked at her in disbelief.

Lin Haitang recounted the scene to him, "I said that on purpose that day, just to piss him off and stop him from bothering me again. He really came to see me because of Dream of the Red Chamber."

After hearing what Lin Haitang said, Gu An stopped being jealous.

The more Lin Haitang thought about it, the funnier it became. She put her arms around Gu An's neck, hung herself on him, and said, "Even if he really likes me, I don't like him either. Why are you jealous?"

Gu An put his arm around Lin Haitang's waist, looked down at him, and said, "Whether it's the Crown Prince or the young marquis, they are not comparable to me. I'm just afraid that I can't keep you."

Lin Haitang blinked and said, "You have so little confidence in me? Besides, they are not as pretty as you. You don't know that on the day of the palace banquet, many ladies were secretly looking at you."

Gu An laughed and shook his head, saying, "It's not that I don't have confidence in you, it's that I don't have confidence in myself."

"Stop saying discouraging things. To me, you are better than those people. I only like you, my husband." Lin Haitang held Gu An's shoulders and jumped lightly, wrapping her legs around Gu An's waist.

Gu An subconsciously held Lin Haitang in his palm, raised his head to kiss her, and carried her to the bed.

After a night of passion, the moon shyly hid in the clouds.

Liu Wanwan's due date is fifteen days later. During this period, everyone in the Princess's Mansion treats Liu Wanwan with extreme caution, fearing that something might happen to her.

Liu Wanwan knew that her family cared about her very much, so she was very grateful and completely obedient, not doing anything dangerous.

Today, Liu Sanyou supported Liu Wanwan and took a slow walk in the garden.

Lin Haitang was frying potato chips for Liu Wanwan in the kitchen.

Not only fried potato chips, but also made some sesame balls.

Liu Wanwan's voice was pleading. "Hey, shall we go to the kitchen now? My sister should be almost done frying."

Liu Sanyou remained unmoved and helped her walk forward: "Your sister said that the kitchen is too fumed and you can't stay here for long. She will come and call you when the frying is almost done."

"Oh~ Husband~" Liu Wanwan acted coquettishly, trying to make Liu Sanyou compromise: "Husband~ Anyway, it's been so long, it's okay for me to go over now~"

Liu Sanyou remained firm in his attitude: "Your sister and I are on the same page on this matter. There is no room for negotiation."

Seeing that Liu Sanyou was indeed hard-hearted, Liu Wanwan stopped talking to him and turned away angrily.

After a moment, Liu Wanwan hesitantly told about some abnormalities she had discovered last night: "Husband, I seemed to have hallucinations last night?"

Liu Sanyou frowned and asked, "Hallucination? What did you see?"

Liu Wanwan said, "Now that I'm in my late stages of pregnancy, I'm always waking up at night. Last night, I just opened my eyes and saw a big snake lying on the bed curtain."

"I was startled and looked carefully, only to find that I had seen it wrong." Liu Wanwan can still recall the appearance of the snake, and just the memory gives her goosebumps.

Liu Sanyou frowned even more and said, "Why didn't you call me?"

Liu Wanwan shook her head. "You were already tired enough. You kept massaging my feet and legs before I went to sleep. You've been yawning non-stop these past few days. I just misjudged you and didn't think there was any need to make a fuss and wake you up."

Liu Sanyou stopped with a sullen face. He took a deep breath and said to Liu Wanwan, "Wan Niang, as long as it's related to you, don't make a fuss. If anything happens, even if it's just a trivial matter, you have to tell me, otherwise I will worry."

Liu Wanwan nodded. She smiled, shook his hand, and said, "Don't worry, I was just sleepy and mistook the folds of the bed curtain for a snake. It's no big deal."

Liu Sanyou, however, disagreed. He insisted, "For safety's sake, let Sister Haitang take your pulse later."

Liu Wanwan knew that Liu Sanyou would be worried if she didn't agree, so she nodded and agreed to Liu Sanyou's proposal.

After a while, a little maid came over and called out, "Miss, Master, the princess said she has finished bombing the place, and wants you two to go over there."

Liu Wanwan's eyes lit up, and she pulled Liu Sanyou to go: "Hurry, hurry! Sister is ready!"

Liu Sanyou looked at Liu Wanwan's greedy look, smiled and shook his head, slowed down her pace to prevent her from running so fast, and helped her to the kitchen steadily.

Liu Wanwan wanted to turn her head and look again, but she saw nothing at the corner of the corridor.

Liu Sanyou noticed her confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Hmm," Liu Wanwan turned her head and said, "I just saw a shadow. It looked like a dog. It might be Xiaobai."

Liu Sanyou smiled and said, "Not surprising, the guy who has something delicious runs faster than anyone else."

Liu Wanwan also smiled and said, "Yeah, let's go, we'll be there soon."

But Liu Wanwan always felt that what she just saw was not a white dog, but a black dog.

Maybe Xiaobai ran too fast and I saw it wrongly, Liu Wanwan thought to herself.

Lin Haitang made three flavors of potato chips: chili, cumin, and salt and pepper.

Liu Wanwan looked at the three full bowls of potato chips, smelled the fragrance in the air, and her saliva instantly filled her mouth.

"Wow!" Liu Wanwan exclaimed.

Lin Haitang waved at Liu Wanwan: "Come and try it, see which flavor you like."

Liu Wanwan walked over, stopped, and tasted several slices of each one.

"Sister, I like spicy food the best!" Liu Wanwan raised her head and said loudly.

Lin Haitang smiled and said, "Then eat more. It's okay. This pepper is not very spicy. It's more of a peppery aroma."

"Okay!" Liu Wanwan stuffed her mouth with it.

For a moment, all kinds of crackling sounds were heard in the kitchen.

Afterwards, Liu Sanyou told Lin Haitang about Liu Wanwan's hallucinations. Lin Haitang also frowned and took Liu Wanwan's pulse.

But Liu Wanwan was in very good health, and Lin Haitang didn't notice anything wrong. Lin Haitang felt relieved and said, "There's nothing wrong. She might have just fainted from sleep."

After Lin Haitang said this, everyone felt relieved, but who knew that it was not just sleepiness at all.