The space boss's daily life of raising cubs, loving husbands and farming

Chapter 257 Death of Lu Chengyuan

"My Lord, something bad has happened. Someone has died!" The confidant ran into the study and said without even catching his breath, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu is dead."

The county magistrate's wrist trembled, and the ink on the tip of the pen dripped onto the big characters he had just written, smearing them.

He asked in a trembling voice: "Which Lu Juren?"

Oh my God, could it be that young man Lu Chengjing?

"It's Mr. Lu who came to the county government office to report yesterday." The confidant wiped the sweat from his forehead, "The inn is now full of people. Captain Liu has already gone there with the coroner. Sir, you should go and take a look too!"

"Let's talk as we walk." The county magistrate threw away his brush and told his confidant to lead the way.

At the same time, Shang Wan, who was counting the accounts behind the counter, also heard the news of the death in Yunlai Inn.

"The coroner went there and heard that he committed suicide by hanging. His tongue was sticking out and was very long."

Madam Lou spat out the melon seed shells, sighed and shook her head, "People who didn't pass the imperial examination didn't commit suicide, so why would he, who passed the imperial examination and was about to have a bright future, commit suicide?"

She was totally confused.

"Maybe I can't figure it out for the time being." Shang Wan lowered his head and continued to look at the account book. "It has nothing to do with us anyway. Just listen to the excitement and don't get involved in the affairs of dead people."

"I don't plan to get involved." Madam Lou cracked some melon seeds and asked, "Do you really want to accompany your husband to the capital to take the exam?"

"Ah."

Madam Lou stared at Shang Wan's fair and smooth face for a moment, her lips moved a few times, and she looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Shang Wan looked up at her and said, "Just say whatever you want to say."

"Ahem." Madam Lou cleared her throat and looked around the store. "Um, your husband isn't in the store, right?"

"No, he took Yuanyuan to the old candy shop to buy osmanthus candy."

"Then..." Madam Lou lowered her voice, "I'll just say what I want to say. If you don't like what I say, don't be angry with me."

"Am I such a stingy person?" Shang Wan stopped looking at the account book. He grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started cracking them while waiting for Madam Lou to continue.

"I think that we women should focus on business. You have put so much effort into making the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion what it is today. Who among the sisters in the company doesn't admire you? It would be a shame to leave such a golden nugget behind just for your husband to go to Beijing for the imperial examination if something unexpected happened."

Madam Lou glanced at Shang Wan as she spoke, and only continued when she saw that she was not annoyed.

"Don't think I'm being blunt. All men in this world are the same. When they have no money or power, they coax you and pamper you every day, treating you like their sweetheart. But once they gain power, they change their attitude and want you to coax and pamper them."

"I'm an experienced person. It's hard for us women to survive in this world. It's better to focus on ourselves first. Once a man gets the upper hand, he won't remember how much you've done for him."

"You should run your business well and have money in your hands so that you don't have to worry. Even if your man has a new lover outside, we are not afraid. At worst, we can just divorce and live alone, which is more free and easy."

Madam Lou said these words even at the risk of displeasing Shang Wan because she treated Shang Wan as her own sister. She saw how much effort Shang Wan had put into the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion and did not want Shang Wan to give up her business for the future of a man.

She is the best example. She gave her heart and soul to that dead man, but what was the result?

Haha, I didn’t even get a nice word from you. Now I still have to rely on myself for everything.

"Think carefully about what I said," Madam Lou grabbed a handful of melon seeds, "Let men fight for what they want. If they succeed, it's their ability. Why should we bother about it?"

"I will never let my wife down in this life." A clear voice suddenly interrupted, and Lu Chengjing walked in with his daughter in one hand and two bags of osmanthus candy in the other.

Madam Lou: “…”

The melon seeds suddenly lost their fragrance.

"Well, I have something else to do in the store, so I'll leave first."

It’s better to leave first.

Madam Lou ran out of the door embarrassedly, but suddenly turned back, picked up her plate of roasted melon seeds, winked at Shang Wan, and said silently: Think about it carefully.

When she passed by Lu Chengjing, she did not forget to say, "I said those words, they have nothing to do with my sister."

Shang Wan curled his lips in amusement and watched Madam Lou run out the door.

Lu Chengjing put his daughter down on the ground and handed her the osmanthus candy he was carrying, asking the little baby to share it with the people in the store.

Yuanyuan first gave two pieces to her mother and one piece to her father. Then she walked around the store with the paper bag, calling out "uncle, aunt, and auntie" and distributing osmanthus candies to everyone.

The little baby's voice was so sweet and soft that it made everyone in the store laugh so hard that their eyes were bent.

Our Lu Jieyuan couldn't laugh at this moment. He reached out and touched Shang Wan's arm, "Madam, pay attention to me."

Shang Wan looked up at him and shrugged, "I didn't say that."

She is a listener.

"I will never be that kind of person who breaks my heart." Lu Chengjing took Shang Wan's hand and held it loosely. "If you want to stay and guard the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, I can go to the capital alone. I will come back to pick you up after the results are announced."

Shang Wan blinked, "You said it, so I'll stay..."

"My wife." Lu Chengjing called out softly, his long eyebrows slightly frowned, the corners of his eyes were red, and his deep eyes seemed to contain infinite grievances.

The people who were secretly watching were stunned. Lu Jieyuan, who was usually cold and sullen, actually had such an expression.

Some young girls and wives looked at her secretly and their faces turned red. They covered their faces with fans and dared not look again.

Shang Wan just remembered that this happened in public. His own fox was seen by outsiders for no reason, and he felt inexplicably unhappy.

She turned her head and took a quick look, and everyone immediately withdrew their gazes. Some went to buy medicine, some went to chat, but their eyes kept glancing towards the counter.

Shang Wan: “…”

She simply pulled Lu Chengjing out from behind the counter and went to the backyard.

After entering the room and closing the door, Shang Wan turned around. As soon as he opened his mouth, before he could say a word, a kiss with the scent of osmanthus suddenly came over him.

Shang Wan: Well, this fox is really irritated.

After comforting the fox, half an hour had passed.

Shang Wan hooked his finger at the smooth chin of the person in front of him, and his plump lips were three points more colorful than before, "Okay, let's get down to business. Does the incident at the inn have anything to do with you?"

"Hmm." Lu Chengjing snorted through his nose, his breathing a little disordered.

"You acted pretty quickly." Lu Chengjing was out for a long time yesterday, and Shang Wan thought he was out for a social event again, but she didn't expect that he was secretly doing something big.

"He hanged himself. You didn't go out last night. How did you do that?"

"It's just some verbal tricks, not worth mentioning." Lu Chengjing lowered his head and kissed Shang Wan's white fingertips. "Madam, do you still remember that I met a strange man when I was traveling and studying?"

Shang Wan nodded.

Lu Chengjing said slowly, "That person has the ability to bewitch people. With some tricks, he can influence people's minds with just a few words. If he encounters someone with a weak mind, he can even control their behavior."

Shang Wan curled her lips: "Lu Chengyuan is not a person with a weak mind."

"So I used the intoxicating fragrance on him first."