How did I, a mere son-in-law lying down, become a "Fenglang Juxu" (a legendary martial art

Liu Shan thought the woman's excuse was clumsy, but the little girl's eyes touched him.

Besides, two bowls of wontons don't cost much; consider it money spent on a sense of peace and well-being.

Thinking of this, Liu Shan raised his voice and said, "Shopkeeper, bring two more bowls of wontons, please enjoy them, ladies."

After receiving the money, the shopkeeper enthusiastically called out, "Please come in, sir! Two bowls of meat wontons!"

Amidst the two girls' repeated thanks, Liu Shan waved goodbye and left with a flourish.

After a while, the little girl, eating the piping hot meat wontons, exclaimed happily, "Senior Sister Ruolan, the meat wontons are so delicious!"

Jiang Ruolan gave her a loving glare and took two meat wontons from her own bowl for her.

Xiao Yue is the only daughter of Master Jiang Ruolan. She has been pampered since childhood. Apart from being a little quirky, this little girl usually appears innocent, carefree, and naive.

Just like now, she feels especially satisfied with a bowl of hot wontons to eat.

For Jiang Ruolan, this time it was a stroke of luck that they encountered kind people who gave them a meal, but what about the next meal? She couldn't help but sigh softly.

Half a month ago, she was ordered by her master to leave the valley to deliver medicine. Since it was her first time leaving the valley, Jiang Ruolan was full of enthusiasm. However, she caught her junior sister Xiao Yue, who had followed her on her escape, before she even got halfway there.

This put Jiang Ruolan in a dilemma. If she sent her junior sister back to the valley, it would inevitably delay the delivery of the medicine. But if she took her along—

They would end up in a miserable situation like now, with no food to eat and no place to stay.

Along the way, the philanthropist Xiao Yue adhered to the principle of "tightening his belt and being generous with other people's money." When he saw a young child kneeling in the street to bury his mother, he gave him money; when he saw an old mother who had no money to treat her child's illness, he gave her money; and when he redeemed his maid, he contributed money and effort, just like a "spending money child."

Jiang Ruolan certainly didn't want to give up without receiving anything in return, but unfortunately, she was too shy to ask those suffering people living in dire straits to return the money.

And so, unsurprisingly, the two inexperienced young women found themselves living a life of constant hunger...

It’s hard to look back on the past!

Xiao Yue took a big gulp of wonton soup, looked in the direction Liu Shan had left, and said softly, "Senior sister, big brother is such a good person. If we have the chance, we must repay his kindness in giving us a meal."

Jiang Ruolan nodded in agreement.

“That’s right. Our master told us that we should be grateful and repay kindness.”

Xiao Yue suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no, I forgot to ask big brother's name!"

The shop owner happened to be passing by and, upon hearing the voice, replied, "He is Liu Shan, the son-in-law of the Li family."

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Cangzhou is located in the eastern part of the Xia Kingdom. It is surrounded by a dense network of waterways, with rivers and lakes crisscrossing the area. The city prospers because of the nourishment of the rivers, is beautiful because of the reflection of the rivers, and has a unique and charming landscape and poetic atmosphere because of the mist created by the rivers.

Liu Shan walked slowly along the Cangjiang River. The little incident at the wonton shop made him feel a little emotional. Even in the relatively prosperous Cangzhou, there were still many people struggling to get a full meal.

It seems that life was not easy for ordinary people in the Xia Dynasty.

Liu Shan returned to the mansion right on time. The dinner at the Li residence was quite sumptuous, with a balanced mix of meat and vegetables, soup, and wine.

Li Polu was a military general, and his word was his bond. If he said there would be turtles at dinner, then there must be turtles.

Not only that, he also specially had someone mix turtle bile with liquor and place it in front of Liu Shan.

bastard...bastard?

Liu Shan was unaware that his father-in-law was subtly criticizing him.

However, for the sake of nourishment, he pinched his nose and swallowed the turtle's gall bladder in one gulp.

However, to his surprise, Li Wanqing muttered softly, "How vulgar!"

Liu Shan glanced at Li Polu, whose mouth and hands were covered in oil from eating, and was completely stunned.

Li Wanqing, do you know how hypocritical you are?!

Li Polu's wife, Wang, was a virtuous and grateful woman.

She always remembered the life-saving grace of Liu Shan's father and felt that Liu Shan, who had no parents, had a hard life and deserved more care.

At this moment, Madam Wang frowned and said, "Wanqing, a woman should obey her husband after marriage. How can you belittle your husband?"

Knowing she was in the wrong, Li Wanqing silently shoveled rice into her mouth.

Li Wanqing was the apple of Li Polu's eye; he cherished her dearly, and seeing his daughter being scolded made him feel terrible.

However, some things really need to be made clear, lest the daughter underestimate Liu Shan and overestimate herself.

"Wanqing, don't underestimate this kid. You may not know, but his martial arts talent back then was even greater than yours."

After saying this, he looked at Liu Shan and said with a hint of regret, "Your father's greatest wish was for you to learn martial arts and join the army, but I never expected you to be as stubborn as a mule and insist on taking that damn imperial examination to become a civil official. Sigh!"

As he looked at Liu Shan, he grew angrier and angrier. He threw the remaining half of the turtle in front of Liu Shan and yelled, "Eat it all! Don't leave a single bite! Tonight, try your best to give me a big, fat grandson as soon as possible!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Wanqing's face turned bright red. She didn't even dare to lift her head, and just shoveled rice into her mouth even faster, trying to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.

Liu Shan's expression remained normal, but the thought of that waist knife still made his liver tremble.

He thought that if he didn't respond, the topic would quickly pass, but to his surprise, Wang took over the conversation, "This year is the Year of the Dragon, and I want to have a dragon grandson. Now is the perfect time for everything to revive, and as long as you two are willing to work hard, you're guaranteed to have a baby by the end of the year. That way, the Liu family will also have an heir."

Li Polu, his cheeks stuffed with food, wore a hint of sadness as he nodded vigorously, "Mmm! Mmm!"

During the meal, Li Wanqing became increasingly embarrassed. In order to get away from the topic of "having a grandson," she got straight to the point and started talking about serious business: "Father, we are going hunting in the countryside in a few days. Could you sponsor us two hundred taels of silver?"

Li Polu swallowed the meat in his mouth and asked, "Who's going?"

Li Wanqing counted on her fingers, "There's Nan Jia, Xiu Ying, and..."

Li Polu listened silently for a while, then asked, "Are all those brats going?"

Li Wanqing nodded without saying anything.

Wang's face showed some displeasure, and she objected, "You're not allowed to go! Now that you're married, it's best to avoid these kinds of activities."

Li Wanqing pleaded, "Mother..."

At this moment, Li Polu spoke up, "If you want to go, you can, but there's one condition: you need to bring Liu Shan with you."

"Him? Take him hunting?"

Li Wanqing's expression first showed surprise, then turned to disgust, but she couldn't show it too obviously in front of her parents, so she could only take the initiative to make excuses for him.

"He...he wants to pass the imperial examinations and needs to stay home to study. He doesn't have time to go out."

Liu Shan was surprised that his father-in-law wanted him to participate in the hunt, and what surprised him even more was Li Wanqing's undisguised disdain.