The waiter said, “Honored guest, you ate the food in our restaurant. Of course, you must pay. Could it be you want to dine and dash?”


  “You must be joking. Do I look like a freeloader? Let me tell you, I know your boss. Don’t you know I am your boss’s husband? As her husband, I’m also considered the boss of this restaurant. You, a mere waiter, dare to ask your boss for money? Are you too impatient to die?”


  Li Gouzi straightened his back, using his claimed connection as intimidation. His expression was extremely self-satisfied. For a moment, he wondered how good it would be if Bai Yiqiao really were his woman.

  The waiter looked bewildered. One of the bosses was indeed a woman, and she was also married.

  Boss Bai’s husband was someone like this? The waiter looked at Li Gouzi with suspicion and contempt in his eyes.

  “What’s going on?” A man walked over. He was wearing brocade and had a gentle temperament as he neared Li Gouzi step by step.

  Li Gouzi felt like he was in the presence of a celestial being.

  “Boss, this person said he is Boss Bai’s husband,” said the waiter.

  Wen Yu looked at Li Gouzi up and down. His face remained expressionless, putting Li Gouzi a bit ill at ease. He felt inferior.

  “Are you really Bai Yiqiao’s husband?” asked Wen Yu aloud.

  “Of… of course,” stammered Li Gouzi. The brilliance of the other party had made him at a loss.

  He was handsome and on top of that, rich. He was sure was skilled at picking his reincarnation.

  Wen Yu said indifferently, “Then, I will treat you today. You don’t need to pay any money.”


  “That’s good.” Li Gouzi was feeling out of place. He turned and headed downstairs to leave, but Wen Yu said, “I’ll send you off.”


  “How can I ask you to do that?” Li Gouzi was extremely flattered. Usually, the people he met on the street wouldn’t even spare him a glance. But now, he was even sending him to the door.

  Li Gouzi’s vanity skyrocketed, and he became more determined to hold Bai Yiqiao firmly. Not only did she look beautiful and had money, but she also made him a more respected person.

  Ning Shu was standing at the entrance of the restaurant and saw Li Gouzi being sent out. She raised her brows and looked at the man next to Li Gouzi.

  He had a beautiful appearance, bright eyes, and handsome eyebrows. He looked like an elegant son of an official.

  Oh, this was a member of the group who all adored Bai Yiqiao, Wen Yu. He was born in a merchant family. He wasn’t wearing any gold or other jewelry but still gave off an outstanding temperament.

  He didn’t look like a merchant at all.

  However, although he looked gentle on the surface, he was a sly businessman inside. How charming must Bai Yiqiao be that she, a married woman, could make such a man fall in love with her?

  After talking with Wen Yu a little, Li Gouzi immediately ran. Facing Wen Yu, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He was suppressed by the opponent’s grandeur, and he didn’t even know where to put his hands and feet.

  In fact, it was Wen Yu who silently studying Li Gouzi in all aspects. Facing a rival in love, he couldn’t help but put on a more imposing manner. Li Gouzi obviously didn’t cut it.

  Bai Yiqiao loved her husband very much. If her husband was like this…


  Wen Yu shook his head. It was likely that this man was not Bai Yiqiao’s husband.

  It had to be said that Bai Yiqiao was really cautious. She never told Fang Yong about having opened her own restaurant, making a fortune without letting out a word.

  Her plan was to wait for Fang Yong to join the army and then give him a nice surprise.

  In her previous life, Bai Yiqiao had begged for a living. She knew too much about the importance of money. After all, she froze to death in the ice and snow without any clothes.

  Even if she loved Fang Yong, she still had reservations. After all, she had been ruthlessly abandoned by that son of a rich family in her previous life.

  Translator: Take

  Translator: Kaho

  ?Chapter 1761: Don’t Allow Him to Enter the Restaurant in the Future

  Wen Yu squinted his eyes and looked at Li Gouzi’s back. How could Bai Yiqiao’s husband be this kind of person? He lacked any education and was just a street thug. However, Bai Yiqiao’s blessed expression didn’t look fake.

  Wen Yu said to the waiter, “Don’t allow him to enter the restaurant in the future.”


  He then shook his head and walked back inside the restaurant.

  Having achieved her goal, Ning Shu went to the medicine store to buy some medicinal ingredients to bring back. Now that there was no money at home, she had better make some herbal facial masks to sell.

  She just didn’t know whether they could be sold or not. Anyway, Ning Shu didn’t plan to sell all of them to ordinary peasant women.

  Ning Shu also bought some drugs to kill rats. It was a drought, and crops couldn’t survive. Hence, swarms of rats could be seen scurrying across the dry and cracked ground.

  There was a lot of food at home, and they had to guard against rats every day.

  In addition, the rats would bite people when they were starving. The viruses they carried would spread to people, resulting in a plague.

  After buying these things, Ning Shu went to the grain shop to take a look and asked about the price. The price of grain was now through the roof. It was several times more than the previous price, even for coarse grains.

  With the amount of money used to buy ten catties in the past, now it could only buy two catties.

  More merchants were storing food, planning to take advantage of the drought and riots to make money while the country was in turmoil. The food would only become more and more expensive.

  Fortunately, she had bought enough grain before and stored it.

  Ning Shu returned to the village in an ox cart. When she returned home, she took out all the herbs.

  Father Chen watched Ning Shu mess with the herbs without saying anything. Now that there was no work in the field, Father Chen wandered around the house every day. He had nothing to do at all.

  Their three meals a day had been reduced to two meals. In the words of Father Chen, they didn’t do anything all day. What was the point of eating so much? They had to save food, as they had no idea how long they would go on without rain. They had to wait until the next season of crops were matured to yield any sort of harvest.

  Anyway, if they were not doing farm work, two meals were enough.

  In addition to grinding medicinal powder and reading medical books, Ning Shu focused on the Fang family. It had been a while since Bai Yiqiao and Li Gouzi had developed sexual relations, but the Fang family was still calm. It was a testament to Bai Yiqiao’s ability.

  Bai Yiqiao, who had experience in household matters, was a lot more clever than ordinary peasant women. She was also more resolute than ordinary peasant women when encountering issues.

  If it was an ordinary peasant woman, they probably would have already been caught by their husband. They could only cry and face being abandoned by their husbands. At the same time, they would be criticized by people and perhaps even be drowned in a pig’s cage. Their entire life would be destroyed.

  In fact, Bai Yiqiao was not as relaxed as Ning Shu thought. It could be said she was both mentally and physically exhausted. While concealing the truth from Fang Yong, she had to deal with the blackmailer Li Gouzi.

  Just like now, Li Gouzi actually asked her for money again. He also said that she was the boss of Lucky Restaurant.

  Bai Yiqiao was shocked. She had never told anyone, even Fang Yong, about Lucky Restaurant. Where did Li Gouzi hear about it?

  “What nonsense are you talking about? How could Lucky Restaurant belong to me? Are you sleep talking?” Bai Yiqiao whispered.

  Translator: Take

  Translator: Kaho