Black Market Boss: His Beloved Wife's Lazy Life

After finishing breakfast, Shang Guokang conscientiously washed the dishes, while Shang Yanfang went back to her room to change her clothes.

"Yanfang, are you ready? Let's go now!" He Lingling, Liu Yan, and Li Zhaodi called to Shang Yanfang.

"I'll change my clothes in a bit, you guys sit down for a while," Shang Yanfang said quickly upon hearing their voices.

"Sister Lingling, Sister Zhaodi, Sister Yan, please sit down. I'll pour you some water." Shang Guokang came out of the kitchen.

"Xiaokang, we're not thirsty. You don't need to pour it." Liu Yan quickly stopped Shang Guokang from pouring it.

"Let's go." Shang Yanfang walked out of the house with a crossbody bag on her back.

The group set off from the brigade and headed towards the commune.

"Yanfang, are you tired? If you are, let's take a break." Li Zhaodi looked at Shang Yanfang with great concern.

"It's okay, let's keep going. I'm not tired," Shang Yanfang said, slightly out of breath.

If he were to rest now, she didn't know if she would be able to keep going.

“Okay, I’ll help you. We can walk slowly, it’s fine.” Liu Yan supported Shang Yanfang’s arm, while He Lingling clung to Shang Yanfang’s other arm.

It took them another twenty minutes to reach the commune.

"Yanfang, where do you want to go first?" Liu Yan asked Shang Yanfang.

"I won't go with you guys. I'm going to find a relative. We'll meet at the state-run restaurant at noon." Shang Yanfang thought she should go find Gao Jianguo instead, wondering if he had resolved his situation.

"Alright, we'll be going now." He Lingling said, and then left with Liu Yan and Li Zhaodi.

"Sister, what relatives are you looking for? I didn't know we had any relatives in the commune," Shang Guokang asked, looking rather clueless.

"Just follow me," Shang Yanfang said, leading the way.

Shang Guokang caught up with him in a few steps.

Five minutes later, the two arrived at a small courtyard next to the black market.

Seeing the door close from the inside, Shang Yanfang knocked on the door.

"Coming." A very tired voice came from inside, which didn't sound like Gao Jianguo's. Shang Yanfang subconsciously took two steps back.

"Oh, sister-in-law, what brings you here?" The visitor was Wang Dali, Director Wang's nephew.

"I've come to see Gao Jianguo."

"Sister-in-law, Brother Guo just fell asleep inside." Wang Dali stepped aside to let Shang Yanfang in.

Shang Guokang wanted to go inside and take a look. "Xiaokang, take this money and coupons and go to the state-run restaurant to buy some food." Shang Yanfang took out a ten-yuan note from her handbag and gave it to Shang Guokang.

"Okay, sis." Shang Guokang replied as soon as he saw the money.

"Buy more, there are four or five people to eat with," Shang Yanfang specially instructed, worried that her mentally challenged younger brother might only buy breakfast for one person.

"Okay, sis." Shang Guokang grinned foolishly at the ten-yuan note in his hand. He could buy five yuan worth of breakfast for ten people, and he would still have some left over. Knowing his sister well, he figured the remaining five yuan was his.

Shang Yanfang went straight into the main room, where Dali had already woken everyone up.

"Wife, what brings you here?" Gao Jianguo asked Shang Yanfang with a puzzled look.

"You didn't go home this morning, so I came to see you." Shang Yanfang felt very sorry for the man who looked exhausted.

"Brother, we'll head back now." Gouzi said, seeing his older brother so lovey-dovey. He felt it wasn't appropriate for him to stay there.

"Don't go, wait here. I've sent someone to buy breakfast. Eat something before you leave," Shang Yanfang said to the group.

Gouzi glanced at Gao Jianguo with a troubled expression. "Listen to your sister-in-law, we'll go back after breakfast."

After Gao Jianguo spoke, Gouzi and the others found a place to sit down and waited for Shang Guokang's breakfast.

A short while later, Shang Guokang came in carrying two large bags of steamed buns, fried dough sticks, noodles, and other similar items.

Seeing four or five men in the room, Shang Guokang had expected it. He put the things on the table and handed the rest of the money to his sister.

"No need, you can keep it! Come on, everyone, have some food. Eat your fill before going back to sleep." Shang Yanfang didn't even glance at her younger brother before urging the group to eat breakfast.

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." After thanking Shang Yanfang, the group started eating their breakfast.

Shang Yanfang looked at the group with great satisfaction and sat down again.

When Shang Yanfang realized that her husband was looking at her and smiling, her face immediately turned red.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and eat." Shang Yanfang glanced at the man and said.

Gao Jianguo then picked up a steamed bun and started eating, while also calling to his brother-in-law, "Xiaokang, have some more steamed buns. You bought too many to finish."

Shang Guokang was indeed a little hungry at this point; being young, he digested quickly. Heeding his brother-in-law's suggestion, he obediently took a steamed bun and began to eat.

Shang Yanfang picked up an egg from the side and peeled it. "Here, have an egg." She placed the white, tender egg directly in front of Gao Jianguo's mouth.

Gao Jianguo swallowed the egg in one gulp. "Eat slowly, be careful not to choke," Shang Yanfang said, her eyes wide.

The other people who were eating quietly sped up their eating.

"Brother Guo, I'm full. I'm going home now." Gouzi was the first to leave the courtyard.

Dali, Ergou, and Dawu also went back to their respective homes one after another, each going to find their own mothers.

Soon, only Gao Jianguo and two others remained in the main room.

"Go take a nap?" Gao Jianguo asked the little girl.

"Sure." Shang Yanfang hadn't slept well last night, so she readily agreed.

Looking at the mess on the table and then at the backs of his sister and brother-in-law, Shang Guokang reluctantly cleaned up the table, washed the lunchboxes, and sent them back to the state-run restaurant.

When Shang Yanfang woke up, she found it was already noon.

"Gao Jianguo, Gao Jianguo, wake up! I made plans to have dinner with Lingling and the others later." Shang Yanfang was really worried.

"Don't panic, don't panic. We still have Xiaokang, right? He must have gone to tell your friends since we're still asleep." Gao Jianguo quickly got up, not forgetting to comfort the little girl.

Gao Jianguo rode his bicycle directly to the state-run restaurant with Shang Yanfang, where He Lingling and the others were already eating braised noodles.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm late." Shang Yanfang ran up to the group and apologized profusely.

"Don't run, don't run, Yanfang!" Li Zhaodi shouted a reminder.

The diners all turned to look at Shang Yanfang and her group, drawn by the sound. Upon seeing that they were just a few young girls, they quietly looked away.

Feeling embarrassed, Shang Yanfang slowed her pace and sat down next to the group.

“Xiao Kang already told us that it’s okay if you come a little late,” He Lingling said, looking at Shang Yanfang who seemed a bit guilty.

Shang Yanfang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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Tomorrow is Children's Day, my darlings.

Wishing all my friends, big and little, happiness and freedom from worries!