Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 300 Home

Ru'er was right. The next day, Cao Ruyu had no choice but to go to the palace. When she returned, she heard that she had been kneeling for three whole hours before finally getting back to her residence in the dark. Qian'er was much happier. There's always someone tougher than you. She deserved to be punished...

After returning to her residence, Cao Ruyu stayed indoors, perhaps feeling ashamed. Just when Qian'er thought she would be gone for several days, Cao Ruyu came out for dinner as usual the next day. It turned out that the date she had agreed with Zhao Lue to consummate their marriage had arrived, and Zhao Lue had not refused. To be fair, she was quite determined for this.

After traveling for half a month, Wang Erniu and his companions finally entered Lijia Town. Along the way, there were many stalls selling chili seedlings, and there were a lot of people, many of whom were obviously from out of town.

The carriage moved slowly, hugging the flow of people. It took a lot of effort to finally reach Chen's shop. As soon as Chen Wenfang got out of the carriage, Old Wang shouted with delight, "The boss's wife is back!"

"Really!" came several surprised voices from inside the store.

As they spoke, several figures rushed out, "Madam! How are you?"

"My wife, you're finally back!"

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!" Hu Chengxin exclaimed, unable to squeeze into the crowd.

"Madam, you're finally back!" Xiaoling and Xiaoke came over and grabbed her hands.

"Hey, hey, you're back! I'm fine, I'm fine! Boss Fang is here! Still want some fish slices?" Chen Wenfang greeted her regular customers as she walked.

"Oh! Madam Chen is back from visiting her family. She's eating right now. Your Chen's fish slices are still delicious," Boss Fang replied with a smile.

"Yes, please enjoy your meal." Chen Wenfang guessed that no one would know about this matter, lest it damage her reputation, so she quickly responded and continued the conversation.

"It seems Madam Chen had a good visit to her family. She looks quite plump and even more beautiful, haha!" Boss Liu was still drooling over Chen Wenfang.

Wang Erniu glared at him, but he was completely oblivious. He thought to himself, "I'm just venting my anger. What can they do to me?"

Chen Wenfang smiled and said, "Boss Liu is joking again, but I have indeed gained weight. My husband buys me delicious food every day." After saying that, she deliberately let go of Wang Erniu's hand and took his hand, and the two girls tactfully walked away. Wang Erniu's expression improved.

Feeling unwittingly subjected to this display of affection, Boss Liu took a big bite of the pork knuckle and stubbornly insisted, "Master Wang really thinks highly of you; he's happy that you've been visiting relatives for so long."

"That Boss Liu is so ungrateful," Chen Wenfang thought to herself. "Of course he is. He stayed with me at my parents' house for two months. He was having such a comfortable time there, and since we didn't have any kids, he was having such a good time that he didn't want to leave."

"Haha, you two are truly a loving couple," praised the old scholar Li, and Boss Liu said nothing more.

"Have a good meal, everyone!" Chen Wenfang greeted a group of regular customers before going upstairs. Those who weren't busy for the time being followed her upstairs. The girl followed behind Chu Yi, looking around curiously. The restaurant was bustling with activity; there were even storytellers and opera singers.

Wang Erniu was also a little surprised. "Fourth Brother, why are there so many people on the street now? Our business has improved quite a bit."

Hu Chengxin explained with a smile, "That's all thanks to you! If it weren't for you going with that Lord Yang to suppress the bandits and getting a lot of money, and I heard you even discovered a silver mine, Lord Yang would have been promoted, and there would have been enough tax money to pay, so everyone's life would have been better for the time being. Haha."

Wang Erniu and Chen Wenfang exchanged a glance. "That's great..."

Wang Hanyang's wife, Wang Xia, handed over the account book and said, "Madam, our restaurant hasn't been making much money lately, but that's because the taxes were too high recently, and we haven't had many customers. Here's the account book, please take a look."

"It's alright!" Chen Wenfang took the ledger and smiled. "That's how it is in business, one day good and one day bad, it's normal! I'm sorry to have troubled you all while I was away."

"It's no trouble at all! It's what I should do!" The two apologized and took their leave. They joked that their wages were almost twice as much as those people in the restaurant next door, so what was this little bit of work?

Seeing that Chen Wenfang was about to look at the account book, Wang Erniu said, "Wife, after you've finished looking at it, have Chuyi take you back to the manor. I'll go to the barracks first to see how things are there. I'll come back to keep you company tomorrow night."

"Okay, go ahead and get busy." Chen Wenfang understood and didn't say anything more.

Wang Erniu went downstairs and rode away. Chu Yi sat at the table, drinking tea and watching Chen Wenfang check the accounts. The girl touched this and that, not knowing what she was doing.

Seeing that Chu Yi was looking at it so intently, Chen Wenfang said, "Why don't you come and take a look? I'm tired."

Chu Yi took the book and started looking at it quite normally, flipping through the ledger with one hand and using the abacus with the other, making rapid, rhythmic movements. The girl was stunned; this boy was about her age, but she hadn't expected him to know so much.

Just as the girl was about to say something, Xiaoling and Xiaoke came upstairs, each carrying a large plate of pastries. One plate contained ordinary pastries that Chen Ji often sold, while the other plate contained two very beautiful, transparent flower-shaped pastries that she had never seen before, somewhat resembling crystal mooncakes.

"Madam, please try this new pastry we made. It was something Lulu and I came up with together, and it's selling quite well," Xiao Ke said generously.

"Let me try it!" Chen Wenfang smiled and picked up a piece. "Hmm, very good, sweet but not cloying, with a refreshing plum fragrance. You guys are great! After I finish reviewing the accounts, I'll give you bonuses at the end of the month in a few days." Chen Wenfang praised her generously.

"Yay! That's great..." The two little girls hugged and laughed.

The girl looked on with envy, and Xiaoling noticed it. She gently carried a plate to her and said, "Sister, can you help us try some? Our Chenji pastries are all delicious."

The girl was treated so gently for the first time. She nodded stiffly, picked up the pastry and ate it. After taking a bite, her eyes lit up. She took the plate and sat down to eat seriously without saying a word, just eating rice.

Xiao Ke and Xiao Ling were dumbfounded, while Chen Wenfang and Chu Yi were used to it. This girl was like a starving ghost reincarnated, as if she had never eaten. Maybe she was very hungry before. Anyway, it would be fine once she was full.

Sure enough, after finishing both plates of snacks, the girl slowly stopped and looked at them with some embarrassment.

Just as Chen Wenfang was about to get up, she heard a commotion coming from downstairs.

"What are you doing?" The little boy's voice sounded a bit like Chen Xuanyu's.

"Don't leave! You'll have to pay compensation if you hit someone!" an old man shouted imposingly.

"I didn't hit you, let go of me..."

"Let go..." It's a bit like Fifteen.

"Get out of the way!" That sounds a bit like Xiao Hao.

"Help! This young man hit someone and is trying to run away! The world is going to the dogs! People's hearts have changed! Who did I, an old man, offend? Ouch, it hurts so much..."

"Hey, don't run away, you'll have to pay up!"

"Exactly, they want to leave without paying compensation!"