She got pregnant after the swap marriage, and the scumbag's family regretted it so much they cr

With a single sentence from Zhou, Gao Manting's life was firmly in Zhou's grasp.

Lu Huan didn't try to stir things up anymore and agreed to what the two of them said.

Lu Ruyi received the news she had been longing for and couldn't wait a moment longer.

Lu Huan was still asking about the specific details of heading south, as if there was smoke and fire on the chair.

"Mother, I'm going back to my room right now to tell Brother Zhongbao the good news!"

"Go ahead!" At this moment, Zhou was preoccupied with how to get Lu Huan to spend money, and had no time to deal with her.

Lu Huan watched her leave, a faint smile playing on his lips.

“Mother, we already have a mule cart at home, we’ll give it to He Niang and the others. We just need to buy two more horse-drawn carts, and we’ll need two grooms too.”

Zhou raised an eyebrow. "Two carriages? With so many people in the backyard, where will they all sit?"

Just as Lu Huan had expected, Zhou Shi had indeed included Lu Ruyi, as well as those maids and servants, in her calculations.

She casually reminded her, "Mother-in-law, have you forgotten that I won't interfere in my brother and sister-in-law's affairs? Two carriages, one for me and Ayan, and one for my parents, my brother-in-law, and Manting—that's just right!"

Mr. Zhou strongly disagreed.

"You stubborn child, we're all family, what grudge can't be held against us overnight? Besides, how can we separate Zhongbao and your sister-in-law and make them sit in two different carriages?"

Lu Huan didn't want to waste any more words with Zhou Shi, so she chimed in, "Mother-in-law is right! The Gao family hasn't split up; we're all one family. Mother should be in charge of the whole thing regarding the southward relocation."

It's all because the daughter-in-law is insensible. She thought that after handling those few trivial matters in the kitchen for a few days, she could overstep her bounds and make decisions arbitrarily, bypassing her mother-in-law.

As she spoke, she stood up and bowed, her face conveying a clear message: "I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again."

For a moment, Zhou didn't know how to scold her.

After holding it in for a while, she finally said, "As your mother-in-law, am I not allowed to say a few words to you?"

"Of course!" Lu Huan looked enlightened. "After we enter the city tomorrow, I'll have someone send a message to the cattle and horse merchants in the East Market, asking them to send Mother the best horses from their stalls. Mother can choose whichever she likes!"

Zhou's smugness lasted only a moment before he remembered a very serious problem—buying horses was no small sum!

Adding the cost of the carriage, it would probably amount to several hundred taels of silver!

Her mouth! No matter how much Lu Huan and Lu Ruyi don't get along, it's not like she'll miss out on anything!

Zhou was filled with remorse and gave an awkward laugh: "Eldest daughter-in-law, as you know, we just paid off a debt for your father-in-law, and we really can't afford to buy a carriage."

Look..."

Lu Huan readily agreed, "I was only being considerate of my family's difficulties, which is why I didn't ask my mother-in-law beforehand and made the decision on my own."

In this way, since the carriage is not something that can be bought and then unusable, we two families can each purchase our own carriage.

As for the carriages for Father, Mother, and Sister Manting, my brother and sister-in-law and I will each contribute half. What do you think of this arrangement?

Fearing that if Zhou Shi hesitated to agree, Lu Huan wouldn't even want to pay half the cost of the carriage, so she hurriedly agreed: "I think it's fair, let's do it this way! I'll go talk to the second son's wife!"

"Yes, I'll do whatever my mother-in-law says!" Lu Huan replied with a smile, then casually inquired, "Is the family estate temporarily being managed by the clan chief?"

"Ah...yes, who else could we give it to if not him, hehehe." Zhou looked away guiltily, not daring to look directly at Lu Huan's face.

Lu Huan snorted inwardly, but did not expose Zhou's lie.

After returning to the west wing, she leaned against the pillow.

The mid-morning sunlight shone through the window paper onto my face, feeling quite warm.

A notification sound came from the space.

Lu Huan immersed her consciousness into the space.

Fairy Lingwei: [I've collected quite a few level-one spiritual herbs and fruit seedlings. The higher the level, the more spiritual energy is required, and you wouldn't be able to withstand the medicinal properties within, so I didn't collect them.]

Lu Huan: [Thank you! I've also picked out all the crystal cores you can use.]

The two quickly completed the transaction.

Lu Huan also found a booklet and several sheets of paper in the trading bay.

The rough marks on the side show that this booklet was torn from a whole book.

Lu Huan glanced at the few sheets of paper and noted down some basic prescriptions.

Lu Huan's face lit up with joy.

With these things, I no longer need to feel guilty or unable to give Dr. Luo an explanation!

Lu Huan: [You've been a huge help! By the way, do you have a Hehuan Sect near you?]

A hint of doubt appeared on Chi Yuwei's icy face. Could it be that the sisters opposite her were looking for some fun?

Fairy Lingwei: [The medicine from the Hehuan Sect is still too potent for a mortal like you.]

Lu Huan: [Not for me. Preferably a colorless, odorless... hehehehe?]

After thinking for a moment, Chi Yuwei headed towards the nearest shop that sold pills.

Lu Huan waited for quite a while.

Just when she thought Fairy Lingwei wouldn't reply and was about to withdraw her consciousness, the large iron cabinet sounded the transaction notification sound again.

Fairy Lingwei: [After all, this is medicine from the cultivation world, so use less of it, or something bad might happen!]

Opposite Chi Yuwei, a young apprentice respectfully placed several spirit beads on the counter.

"Fairy, these are just low-grade trinkets, usually used by unintelligent wild beasts, not even worth a spirit stone!"

Chi Yuwei glanced at the few spirit pearls and was about to suggest giving them to the young medicine boy.

The next moment, she grabbed it as if possessed.

Lu Huan noticed that there were several small, icy-clear beads on the edge of the medicine packet.

It's not big, only about the size of a little fingernail.

It feels cool to the touch, which is especially pleasant.

She clicked on the detailed description.

Lu Huan: [So this is the Spirit Pearl!]

Fairy Lingwei: [Do you like it?]

Lu Huan: [Who doesn't like sparkly things!]

Chi Yuwei silently made a mental note of it. After that, whenever she encountered a spirit pearl, she would put it away. Little did she know, she gained another reputation for being stingy in the cultivation world, but she didn't care.

Lu Huan opened her eyes, and there were several spirit beads in her palm.

Touching it brought even more pleasure than a jade pendant that had been soaked in a spiritual spring for a long time.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a stone imbued with spiritual energy!

Wearing it for a long time will likely bring many health benefits.

She picked out a crystal-clear one and put it into her purse.

Gao Yan didn't return until after lunchtime.

He looked very tired, and his voice was a little hoarse.

Lu Huan felt a pang of sympathy and poured the man a glass of water mixed with spiritual spring water, then handed it to him.

"Drink the water first, then change your clothes!"

"Okay!" Gao Yan took the teacup and casually hung his coat on the hanger.

The long gown, which was originally perfectly fitted and neatly stitched, was now slightly wrinkled.

Lu Huan stroked the somewhat deformed pattern and asked, "Why did you take so long? Look at your clothes, they're all misshapen. Anyone who didn't know better would think you went out to get into a fight!"