After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

Once most of the people who were waiting to watch the excitement and those who were being watched had left, Jiang Zhiyun closed the door.

Zhang Meiqing's legs went weak and she knelt on the ground. Jiang Zhiyun quickly went to help her up.

"My God!" Zhang Meiqing patted her chest. "I've finally managed to get through this."

"Yunniang, how did I do just now?"

Looking at her like this, Yunniang laughed and said, "When you hit Zhao Guifen, I was really surprised. I never thought that Mother had such explosive power."

"It was Shuheng who taught me. It's just a bunch of girls fighting over hair. No matter how you talk it out, it won't be dangerous. It's not good for Shuheng to get involved in our arguments."

"I can't let you get bullied, so... I'll stand up for you here."

Zhang Meiqing was prepared to give up and do whatever she wanted, but she never expected that hitting someone would actually intimidate them.

"Yunniang, from now on you will stay with us and never go back to that home."

"If Shuheng bullies you or makes you suffer, tell me." Zhang said, tears streaming down her face, looking at Yunniang with sorrow.

Yunniang was both amused and exasperated: "I haven't even cried, why is Mother crying first?"

Xie Shuheng said calmly, "She has a strong sense of empathy; you'll get used to it."

“I was listening to Zhao Guifen talk about you, and I felt extremely uncomfortable. As a mother, saying such things really chilled me to the bone.”

“When you were young, I really don’t know what you went through…” As she spoke, Zhang seemed to think of something even more tragic, and she began to sob uncontrollably.

Jiang Zhiyun was both amused and exasperated: "Mother, please calm down a bit."

"This mushroom noodle soup sells well, so we'll make a lot today and sell it in the market. The guards have already told me that we can just give them the money directly without having to report to the county magistrate."

"Otherwise, our family's status as exiles might lead to us being deliberately harassed."

Then she took out a pile of loose silver coins and said, "This is what I earned in half a day. It's good news."

"Please don't let the bad news from my family affect your mood."

Xie Shuheng scrutinized Jiang Zhiyun with sharp eyes, as if he could see right through her.

Although she knew her mother and elder sister well, how could she be sure that the old clan chief would help her?

They even planned the timing in advance, making her mother say those reckless things, and then conveniently got rid of the Jiang family.

As for the matter of the arranged marriage, although it was not up to her, judging from the current situation, if Jiang Zhiyun did not want to marry, there must be a way.

In addition, as she said during her previous homecoming visit, whether she married him or severed ties with the Jiang family now, everything was part of her plan.

Besides that, she can also run a mushroom noodle soup business.

He was starting to wonder what surprises his wife, whom he had initially only wanted to be a decoration, might have in store for him.

Faced with Xie Shuheng's scrutinizing gaze, Jiang Zhiyun's heart skipped a beat.

Is Xie Shuheng already plotting to kill his wife?

Yunniang was extremely flustered. Although she had never seen him kill anyone, she had seen him kill chickens.

With a swift stroke, the knife fell without the slightest hesitation.

Jiang Zhiyun can't leave the Xie family for the time being.

Looking at him now, she gave him a bright smile: "If you're tired from kneading the dough, my lord, please take a rest."

"No need." Xie Shuheng raised an eyebrow.

“If my husband can still do it, then he can go and roll out the dough. Rolling out dough is hard work, and my mother can’t do it. I can’t finish it by myself.”

Xie Shuheng: "..."

He mistakenly thought the question was out of concern, not because he wanted him to do more work.

With an extra person in the household, and people thinking about making a living, the courtyard seems to be filled with laughter and joy, no longer as desolate as before.

The day of his wedding wasn't as bad as he had imagined.

By the time everything was ready, it was already past midnight.

Everyone was sleepy by now, and Zhang had already taken Yang Ge'er to their room to sleep.

They tidied up Xie Shuheng and Jiang Zhiyun's wedding room again and then took away the extra bedding.

The two people standing inside the room, looking at each other in bewilderment: "..."

Xie Shuheng walked to the bedside first: "I'm the patient, and I've had a long day too, so I won't stand on ceremony with you. I'll sleep in the bed."

"He has absolutely no gentlemanly manners," Jiang Zhiyun thought to herself.

Looking around, she realized there was nowhere to sleep on the floor. Hugging her pillow, she looked at Xie Shuheng and said, "Move over a bit."

Xie Shuheng: "..."

"Don't get me wrong, I was just thinking that I've been working hard all day, and Mom has made this bed so nicely, it would be a waste if I didn't sleep in it."

"We each sleep separately and don't disturb each other."

Anyway, Jiang Zhiyun knew he was impotent, so she wasn't worried at all about him doing anything outrageous that night.

Feeling completely at ease, he lay down on the bed. The candle went out, and Jiang Zhiyun's scent lingered on the bed, filling Xie Shuheng's nostrils with her delicate fragrance.

Then he cleared his throat and said, "Jiang Zhiyun, you trust me that much?"

"Of course," Jiang Zhiyun said firmly, seemingly oblivious to any reason to question it.

Xie Shuheng was a virtuous man, and a gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall, so he had no such thoughts. Now that someone trusted him so much, he felt a strange warmth in his heart.

Jiang Zhiyun, who usually falls asleep the moment her head hits the pillow, tossed and turned several times but still couldn't fall asleep.

Xie Shuheng asked, "Something on your mind?"

"Hmm." Jiang Zhiyun sighed. "Everything went smoothly today, but I don't know why, I feel anxious and uneasy."

“It’s a break-in, but also a detachment. I had expectations before, but now I’ve completely given up on them. It’s also a farewell to my former self,” Xie Shuheng said.

"You'll get used to it."

Listening to his words, Jiang Zhiyun felt a rare sense of comfort. However, she was also curious:

"How do you know so much? Your mother is good, so your deceased father must have been good too, and shouldn't have such troubles."

"Those closest to you are not just your parents. Those who betray you are often the people closest to you."

"The human heart is the most complex thing."

Listening to his clear voice in the darkness, Jiang Zhiyun said, "Then you must be able to read people's hearts. What happened to the person who betrayed you?"

"killed."

The two words, spoken so indifferently, sent a chill down Jiang Zhiyun's spine.

I don't know if I'm overthinking it, but I feel like this is Xie Shuheng's warning.

She wouldn't dare betray him! She also didn't want to know anything about Xie Shuheng. The more she knew about this kind of person, the more dangerous he seemed.

Will she be killed to silence her in the future because she accidentally learned some secret?

Thinking about it, Jiang Zhiyun's mind was in turmoil. She had felt a little sad just now, but now she had completely forgotten about it.

My main worry is when I'll die...

Perhaps she was too nervous, Jiang Zhiyun fell asleep while thinking about it.

When it's awake, it's relatively well-behaved, but when it's asleep, it spreads out in a starfish position.

She put her legs on Xie Shuheng's body.

Xie Shuheng: "..." We just said we'd sleep separately and not disturb each other?