Female-dominated society: My husband is clingy and I can't shake him off

Wang Jingmo was shrouded in a sorrowful atmosphere, while Doctor Wang was humming a tune as he searched for medicinal herbs.

When Li Mo'er returned home, she placed the jade pendant and gold leaf she had been carrying on the table and stared at them blankly.

She couldn't understand why Young Master Lin would leave these two items behind.

She could consider the gold leaf as a reward, but what was the purpose of the jade pendant?

She picked up the jade pendant and began to ponder; the value of the jade pendant far exceeded that of the two gold leaves.

Unable to understand and too afraid to move, she wrapped the jade pendant in a handkerchief and placed it in her money box.

There's not a single coin left in the box; it was all used to buy shops.

A shop?!

Li Mo'er suddenly turned around, picked up the gold leaf on the table, and went to find Li Tianming.

With this gold leaf, her shop should be able to open in a couple of days.

Li Mo'er banged on the door, intending to hand the gold leaf to Li Tianming, but it was Li Lin who opened the door.

Li Mo'er looked puzzled. "Er Gouzi, don't you have to work today?"

Li Lin scratched his head. "My mother asked me to help out at home, so I won't go to the blacksmith shop for now."

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When she heard the sound of wood being chopped coming from the yard, Li Mo'er walked past Li Lin and looked into the yard.

Li Tianming was chopping wood, next to a pile of processed timber, and behind him was a newly assembled cabinet.

Seeing that Li Lin had been at the door for so long without coming back, Li Tianming called out, "Er Gouzi, come and help, hold down this piece of wood."

When Li Lin heard Li Tianming calling her, she quickly returned to the courtyard and leaned against the piece of wood.

Li Mo'er followed her inside. Once inside the courtyard, she discovered that it was filled with all sorts of furniture, including chairs, cabinets, and tables.

After Li Tianming put the two pieces of wood together, he looked up and saw Li Mo'er.

"Mo'er, what brings you here?"

Li Mo'er felt a lump in her throat as she looked at them; she knew these were all prepared for her.

"Aunt Tianming, these..."

Li Mo'er pointed to the pile of wood in the yard, her voice choked with emotion.

Li Tianming's eyes darted around, unsure how to explain, but when his gaze fell on Li Lin, an idea came to him.

"Sigh, all of this is for Er Gouzi's future wedding."

Upon hearing this, Li Lin, who was hammering nails, almost smashed a hammer into his own hand.

Li Mo'er knew that Li Tianming was deliberately covering it up, so she didn't say anything and handed the gold leaf to him.

"Aunt Tianming, let's exchange this for silver too. Let's try to open this shop as soon as possible."

Li Tianming looked at the gold leaf in his hand, which was exactly the same as the one from last time. He didn't expect Li Mo'er to have another one.

Taking advantage of Li Tianming's momentary daze, Li Mo'er pointed at Li Lin and said, "Aunt Tianming, tell Er Gouzi not to go to the blacksmith shop anymore. When the shop opens, let her be the manager."

Li Lin's hammer stopped in mid-air. She had been listening intently, and when she heard Sister Mo'er tell her to become the manager, she almost doubted her own ears.

Not only Li Lin, but even Li Tianming picked at his ears in disbelief. She even wondered if Mo'er had caught a cold and started talking nonsense.

"Mo'er, Er Gouzi, she..."

Just as Li Tianming was about to say that Li Lin was not up to the job, Li Mo'er cut him off.

"Aunt Tianming, don't worry. Being a shopkeeper is easy. Er Gouzi can definitely handle it. He just needs to weigh out what the customers buy. There will be someone to help him."

These days, Li Mo'er has discovered that Li Lin is still quite quick-witted. From pretending to be blind to avoid a beating, to dealing with the shopkeepers when looking for Shen Zicen, she can handle everything. She just lacks some experience.

When Li Lin heard Li Mo'er say that she "could do it," she became a little smug. She slammed the hammer down on her hand, wincing in pain.

But she couldn't scream out loud yet, because Sister Mo'er had just praised her for being capable, and she couldn't show her weakness now.

After Li Mo'er finished speaking, she was about to leave. As she left, she looked at Li Tianming, who was covered in sweat.

"Aunt Tianming, hire more people so you don't have to work so hard, it's too tiring."

After saying that, Li Mo'er left.

As soon as Li Mo'er left, Li Lin ran into the house to find the ointment.

Looking at the impetuous Li Lin, Li Tianming always felt that she was not up to the task, but since Mo'er had said so, Er Gouzi was probably just a title, so she simply stopped caring about it.

As for what Mo'er said before leaving, she pretended not to hear it. These cabinets and such would be finished soon, and it would cost money to hire someone.

She should spend the money on renovations; if she weren't so bad at it, she could have done it herself.

Clutching the gold leaf in her hand, she planned to go to the town and instruct Li Lin to finish the rest. She then went to the shop to check on the workers' progress.

To ensure the shop could open smoothly, she invested her money in renovations first.

Upon entering the store, Li Tianming looked at the nearly completed floor and the repainted walls, nodding repeatedly.

At this rate, with a few more people, it could be finished in as little as two days.

She went into the inner room and saw that only one stove had been built and the other had not yet been started. So she decided to hire more people in the inner room to speed things up.

All the things Li Lin ordered have been delivered, but she doesn't know where to put them. Once the stove is built, she'll ask Mo'er to come and see where it would be suitable.

She looked at the gold leaf in her hand, then at the shop that was under renovation, and really didn't know what to buy, so she decided to go and look at other shops.

Although she didn't understand, she silently memorized the items in the other shops, such as price tags, ledgers, and abacuses...

Shen House

Since deciding to go out, Shen Zicen has been anxious and has not been sleeping well at night.

In his dreams, he always encounters people who are walking normally on the road, but as they pass by him, they suddenly transform into Wang Xian with a lewd expression and reach out their claws at him.

I woke up in a cold sweat several times, but I dreamed of this scene every time I fell asleep.

When he woke up this time, he saw that it was already getting light outside. He looked at Shen Ziche, who was sleeping soundly next to him, and was glad that he hadn't woken him up all night.

However, the closer it got to dawn, the more afraid he became, worried that he would feel nauseous if he met a woman on the road, and worried that he would cause his brother worry.

A rooster crowed outside the window, and Shen Zicen quickly closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep.

He only slowly opened his eyes after hearing the door close, repeatedly telling himself that he could do it.

When Shen Zicen stepped out of the room, she was dazzled by the light outside and lowered her head to look away.

Shen Ziche, who was watching from the side, saw A-Cen's actions and thought he was not feeling well. He was about to reach out to help him when he saw that A-Cen had just turned his head away, so he stopped in his tracks.

As Shen Zicen turned her gaze to the side, she happened to see a woman passing by a dozen meters away, and felt a wave of nausea.

He tried his best to suppress his discomfort and continued to walk forward. From the initial stiffness in his body to the subsequent weakness in his legs, he kept persevering.

He couldn't hold back any longer when he caught sight of another cook in the kitchen. He hurried back to his room, shut the door to Shen Ziche, and then vomited.