Chapter 117 Small talk
In the pavilion of the Lin Mansion, the breeze blew gently, and the green bamboo swayed, making a rustling sound. Shen Minghui sat on a stone bench, smiling at Lin Yuxi opposite him, with a warm light in his eyes.
"Just let her go like that?" Shen Minghui asked softly, with a hint of curiosity in his tone.
Lin Yuxi smiled slightly, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then slowly said: "Since she has that child-bearing system, she must have her own place. Why should I spend more time on her?"
Shen Minghui nodded, his eyes showing admiration for Lin Yuxi. He knew that his wife was smart and quick-witted, decisive and never dragged her feet.
Keeping that girl by my side is indeed like raising a tiger to harm me. If that girl develops any thoughts, it will be hard to guard against.
What's more, that girl is still obsessed with Lin Hai, a foreign man. As the maid of Miss Rongguo Mansion, if she is not careful, it will be easy to bring trouble to Lin Yuxi and affect her reputation!
"But, by doing this, aren't you making her lose the opportunity to get close to Lin Hai?" Shen Minghui continued to ask, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
Lin Yuxi put down the teacup and chuckled: "If she really wants to, she will find another way. Besides, how can she easily control someone like Lin Hai?"
Shen Minghui couldn't help laughing when he heard this. As soon as he heard Lin Yuxi's words, he knew that Lin Yuxi's impression of Lin Hai was even worse than Xu Wanrong's.
In the plot, Xu Wanrong just keeps giving birth to children for the system's reward. To put it bluntly, she is just a poor creature seduced by a stupid system. But what about Lin Hai?
There were so many people in the backyard, but apart from Lin Yuxi who gave birth to a daughter, Xu Wanrong was the only woman who gave birth to children in the next ten years, and they were all twins, all boys. Did he really not notice that there was a problem?
No, he noticed it, but it was related to the inheritance of offspring after all, and this matter was beneficial to him!
Did he really not know later that it was his wife who was using her dowry to support the Weiyuan Marquisate and using the money subsidized by the Rongguo Mansion to help him raise his children?
Haha, you are just pretending to be deaf and dumb by pulling a fig leaf!
What a hypocrite!
"So what are your plans next?" Shen Minghui restrained his smile and asked seriously.
"Don't worry, I've already made arrangements. After she leaves the house, someone will secretly keep an eye on her. As long as she doesn't come to provoke us, I won't care no matter how she stirs up trouble!"
"If she really wants to get over it and wants to jump into the fire pit of Lin Hai, then I can only put my hands together and give her my most "sincere" blessing. After all, we have to respect her choice, right?"
"To be honest, I'm looking forward to them loving and hating each other and putting on a big drama for us!"
Lin Yuxi raised the corners of her mouth slightly, with a sly light flashing in her eyes, "With her by Lin Hai's side, the dream of the Lin family being surrounded by descendants will surely come true soon!"
Shen Minghui nodded in agreement. He stood up and patted Lin Yuxi's shoulder gently, "Let everything go according to your plan. I trust your judgment."
If my wife wants to play, let her play! Isn't there anything else he can do? I believe that the identity of Prince Jing is enough to take care of most of the troubles in this world, right?
Afterwards, the couple left the pavilion together. Their figures gradually walked away and disappeared into the depths of the bamboo forest. Outside the Lin Mansion, Xu Wanrong stepped out of the mansion, her heart full of longing for the future. She didn't know what kind of fateful journey she was about to embark on...
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When Xu Wanrong's family was driven out of the mansion by the master, it was getting dark, the autumn wind was bleak, and there was a sense of desolation. The mansion that was once bustling and prosperous was now like a cold cage in their eyes. They were finally freed, but they had nowhere to go.
Xu's father's face was livid, he silently carried a simple bag on his back, Xu's mother's eyes were red, she held her two young children, and walked unsteadily. Xu Wanrong walked last, with mixed feelings in her heart, both nostalgia for the past life and confusion and expectations for the future.
The family left the city before dark, but where should they go next? They looked around like headless flies, searching for a place to stay. Father Xu frowned, his eyes searching everywhere. Mother Xu kept comforting her crying brother and sister, her voice trembling.
"Wanrong, look, there's a shabby thatched cottage over there. Let's stay there for the night." Father Xu finally stopped and pointed to a dilapidated cottage not far away.
Xu Wanrong nodded. Although she was reluctant, she knew that she had no better choice at the moment. She walked forward and pushed open the shaky wooden door. A musty smell hit her nose. The room was dim and she could hardly see the surroundings.
"Wanrong, come and help clean up." Xu's mother had already walked in with her younger brothers and sisters and began to sort out the clutter in the room and make the simple bed.
Xu Wanrong stood aside, watching all this silently. She was filled with helplessness and guilt, but she also knew that now was not the time to complain.
She joined them silently, but a feeling of bitterness welled up in her heart. Not to mention the feasting and revelry before she traveled through time, even after traveling through time, she was just a talker in the Duke's Mansion. When had she ever suffered such pain?
Now she has to live in such a shabby house with her family. This gap is really hard for her to accept!
"It's all your fault, you evil girl!" Father Xu suddenly roared, breaking the peace in the room. He pointed at Xu Wanrong, his eyes full of anger and disappointment, "If you hadn't been so obsessed with trying to get close to someone rich and powerful, how could we have ended up like this!"
Xu Wanrong was already feeling uncomfortable, and after being scolded by her father, tears welled up in her eyes. "Father, I just want to do good for our family and give you a better life..."
"A better life?" Father Xu sneered, "Look at our current situation. What better life can we talk about? It's your greed that has ruined our entire family!"
Seeing this, Xu's mother hurried forward to persuade, "Okay, okay, what's the point of saying this now? Our top priority is to find a stable place to settle down, and then slowly find a way to make a living."
Father Xu was silent for a while, and seemed to have calmed down, but there was still some dissatisfaction in his tone, "Wanrong, you must remember the lesson this time. Don't think about those unrealistic things in the future, and live with us peacefully."
Xu Wanrong nodded silently, but she couldn't express the grievance and unwillingness in her heart. She knew that the lesson this time was deep enough, and she could only lie dormant for the time being!
Where there is life, there is hope!
There is no reason why she, a time-traveling girl with a system, wouldn't be doing well in ancient times!