Chapter 136 [Father-In-Law’s Story 12] Strong Wind

Chu Jiao had managed to let the old matriarch and the first madame suffer an unspoken loss through the kitchen incident. She even set up a small kitchen inside her Ting Yu Pavilion in the Eastern courtyard.

Ever since Chu Jiao’s arrival, the third household’s quality of life had greatly improved, regardless of whether it was in the quality of food or clothing budgets. Compared to before, there was a world of a difference.

Of course, this was also due to Chu Jiao’s generous spending habits.

Meanwhile, Shen Zhen, who had never cared for these, could also feel the changes occurring in the process.

Although he was not a hedonist¹A person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker., his only purpose of staying in the Shen Manor was to watch it burn before his eyes. As such, he would never care for Zhu shi’s usual hostility, as long Zhu shi didn’t touch his bottom line, he wouldn’t care at all. 

During this period, Shen Zhen was busy dealing with an important matter. The small candle flame in the study burned through the wick every night. It never stopped even until the wee hours.

From the start, Chu Jiao had instructed Hong Xiu to follow Shen Zhen’s movements, so she naturally knew how busy he was right now. 

Ever since that night their bare skins touched, they had never been placed in a situation where they were all alone.

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From the room full of treasures, Chu Jiao found a rare item called Bing Jian³ Bing Jian: the icebox of the ancient period. (Pic below) . So when the sweltering summer had arrived, this little diamond in the rough had finally come to use.  

The thousand-layer snowflake ice that Shen Zhen was referring to was a smoothie made by Chu Jiao using the Bing Jian. Although smoothies were very common to see in modern times, it was very new and exciting to see during the current ancient period. It tasted cool and delicious in summer, bringing a refreshing feeling to the mind and body.

Unsure of whether it was a coincidence or something else, the He Sinian from the previous world also liked eating sweets, the same with the Shen Zhen of this world.

Chu Jiao instructed Lu Huan to go to the small kitchen to prepare a smoothie and also took some food with her, but she did not hand them over to Fu Lai. Instead, she unexpectedly walked along with him towards the Ting Feng Pavilion where Shen Zhen resided.

“You can leave, I will serve this to my father in person.”

Once they arrived in front of the study, Chu Jiao inconspicuously whispered this into Fu Lai’s ears.

Fu Lai originally wanted to say that only certain people were allowed to enter the study room but the study room’s door suddenly flung open.

Surprisingly showing Shen Zhen standing by the door, “Didn’t you hear your madame’s words?”

Fu Lai respectfully nodded his head saying ‘yes’ before retiring. Outside the study room, only Chu Jiao remained, firmly holding the food tray and staring silently at the tall man with a small smile.

“Cough,” Shen Zhen faked a cough, partially covering his mouth with his fist. “The summer wind is strong. You should come in first.”

As Chu Jiao lowered her head, taking a side glance at his upright sleeve, the corner of her mouth hooked up.

What wind was he speaking of?