Chapter 215: Bringing Home The Title Deed

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Actually, Shi Cheng really did just go to sleep. He was newly married, and so had been sleeping late. And since his parents were still at home, and there were guests, he didn’t dare to sleep in. By now, he was quite tired. 

In the afternoon, at about 5pm, the both of them joined the Liu family for dinner. During the meal, they didn’t drink any more wine, mostly because everyone had overindulged at lunch. Shi Cheng and Liu Xu’er only said their goodbyes when the sky was dark. 

When they got home, they shared a bit about how the visit went to Shi Cheng’s parents. Shi Cheng’s father smiled and said that they too should head over for a visit in a few days. 

Shi Cheng’s mother nodded her head. She said that when the guests had left, they would head over to visit their new relatives. After chatting for a while, Liu Xu’er returned to their rooms first. Shi Cheng continued on with his parents for a while before heading over. 

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Since his thoughts had circled there, he decided to head over to the silk store to have a look at the situation. With a glance, he could see that the store was closed. Shi Cheng didn’t know why it was closed, but he knew that the store had weathered a lot of troubles recently. It was likely that they couldn’t continue to manage the store any longer. 

Since Shi Cheng knew that Liu Lin would definitely send someone to ask for help if needed, he didn’t bother to go over to the Liu family to ask. Instead, he headed home. 

Coincidentally, at that very moment, Liu Lin had just emerged from the Hanlin residence and boarded his carriage. In the carriage, Song Yao was waiting for him. When she saw him board, she immediately asked, “How did it go? Why were they… looking for you?”

“At first, they really wanted to ask me to be their store assistant. They would pay me a salary monthly, and everything would be handled by me, from buying the stock to managing customers….” Liu Lin smiled, “I refused. Then they said that they would just sell the store to me, including all the stock. Again, I refused….:”

Song Yao was astonished, “You refused? That store… don’t you want it anymore?”

Liu Lin smiled, “Don’t be so anxious, listen to me finish. At first I didn’t agree, I said that the stock originally belonged to me. As for the store, I already have another textile store, and don’t need this one….”

Song Yao started to get an inkling of where he was going with this. She quickly asked, “Then what happened after that?”

Liu Lin smiled and shook his head, “Those two don’t understand anything. They are just making trouble for themselves. One day, they will have to personally sell off that mansion…. I’ve already made arrangements for the store. The title deed to the store, as well as all the stock in it have come back to my hands. I gave them a total of 80 taels of silver for all of it.”

Song Yao was stunned. She quickly asked, “Did you make a loss? You…”

“No, I got a bargain. Such a good location, such a large store for only 80 taels of silver. I managed to push the price all the way down to the floor. I immediately paid them in cash and got them to hand over the title deed, to prevent them from reneging.” Liu Lin said, then he took out the title deed from his pocket and smiled as he waved it. 

In the morning, when he was just leaving the house, he had prepared himself for all kinds of different scenarios. He had brought Xiaobei and some silver along with him. If the other party wanted to sell, he would immediately buy it. But if those two women wanted to pull other tricks on him, he would immediately leave. 

Song Yao stared at the title deed. After a long time, she finally let out a sigh. 

Liu Lin placed the deed in her hands. “This is yours.”

Song Yao was shocked. She tried to push it back, but Liu Lin had already smiled and stopped her. “We are husband and wife, so don’t be so formal with me. This is for you, to reassure you. No matter what happens to the Hanlin family, I won’t interfere… I will leave it to you. If you want to help them, go ahead. If not, then ignore them. Everything is for you to decide.”

Song Yao hid herself in his arms. After a long time, she finally let out a soft “en”.

….

Liu Xu’er stood at the gate, watching as Shi Cheng gave the signal to the carriage driver to leave. The carriage curtain was drawn back and Meng shi stuck her head back out. She turned to her and gave her final instruction, “Xu’er, when Shi Cheng heads in for his exams in the eighth month, you go along too! Since you don’t have much to occupy you here by yourself, why don’t you accompany Shi Cheng and take care of him.”

Liu Xu’er quickly curtsied and agreed, “I will, mom.” Mentally however, she rolled her eyes. This was the third time she had changed her mind….

Finally, her mother-in-law’s carriage rolled off. Actually, she had only departed a few days after her husband. Whenever she was not at her husband’s side, she would feel rather uneasy. Although she really wanted to stay here a few more days to enjoy her daughter-in-law’s attention, she really couldn’t relax. Finally, she just upped and followed him back to Hanzhong city. 

The instant the carriage left, Liu Xu’er let out a long sigh of relief! Her mother-in-law really was quite decent…. Apart from the age old problem of having finally made it to being a mother-in-law and wanting to immediately set rules for her daughter-in-law. 

But this sort of thinking hadn’t changed even a 1000 years in the future. Thankfully, Liu Xu’er had previous experience in dealing with a mother-in-law, and Shi Cheng was around to act as a buffer, so Meng shi was rather satisfied with her. 

Shi Cheng needed to send his mother off. He waved his hand at her and said, “Head back first. I will be back by evening.”

Liu Xu’er nodded her head, “No need to rush.”

After seeing off her mother-in-law’s carriage, she finally turned to head home. She quickly told the servants to clean up their rooms. Shi Cheng’s family had quite a few servants, but ever since the Master and Madam had moved to Hanzhong city, the vast majority of them had also moved there. Because Shi Cheng was alone here, they had just left two manservants as well as two burly men to guard the door and manage other rough work. In addition, there were another five female servants managing the household chores. 

Apart from those few rooms, Liu Xu’er also instructed them to tidy up a little courtyard. She would change all the bedding and sun the mattress before inviting Liu Sen over to stay. 

The courtyard that the Xing family had stayed in also needed to be cleaned and washed. 

She was so busy that she lost track of time. When she finally took a good look at the waterclock in the room, it was already 1pm. Liu Xu’er quickly called the kitchen staff over and asked what they would have for dinner tonight?

She had been married for over 10 days, but had not had to manage these things because her mother-in-law had been around. When the cook was called over, she hadn’t prepared anything, so stammeringly replied, “Before, I always just cooked whatever the Young Master wanted to eat on the spot. These past few days, Madam was around, so I just cooked whatever she wanted.”

Liu Xu’er thought for a moment. Before, Shi Cheng frequently came over to her family home to eat, so this cook should be pretty free. She smiled and said “Then let’s do it this way. Based on what you currently have in the pantry, pick a few of your best dishes to prepare. We will do this for a while, and discuss this again after a period.”

The cook agreed before turning to prepare. 

Shi Cheng was back at around 5 pm. His body full of sweat, the instant he got in, he started to complain that he was unbearably hot. Liu Xu’er quickly prepared water to let him have a good bath.

“Did you come back immediately after sending her home? Before you left, I didn’t get the chance to ask. I thought you might even stay there for a day or two.” Shi Cheng had just gotten out of the bath when Liu Xu’er took a thick towel and started to dry his hair. 

Shi Cheng laughed, “With a beautiful wife waiting for me at home, why would I stay there?!”

Liu Xu’er looked him over, “Just continue to spout nonsense! I was just worried that it wouldn’t look good for you to immediately rush home after heading there?”

Shi Cheng smiled and said, “It’s fine, the business and everything is here. When I sent my mum back, I didn’t intend to stay, so it’s no big deal for me to immediately return. Furthermore, it’s so close. Whenever we want to, we can just head over.” He leaned on the chair and sucked in some air. Then he squinted his eyes in happiness, “Having a wife is not the same. Before, whenever those youngsters helped me dry my hair, I would lose half a head of hair by the end of it.”

Liu Xu’er giggled, but continued to help him with the task. After combing it, she picked up a wooden pin and pinned it up before they both headed to share the evening meal together. After that, she helped him brew a pot of Meishan silver needle tea. Shi Cheng sipped his tea, feeling so content his heart could burst.

Liu Xu’er poured herself a cup and sampled it before smiling, “Shall we invite Liu Sen over? The both of you could study together. If there are any questions, you can check in with each other.”

Shi Cheng smiled and nodded, “Sure! Didn’t he make a fuss about preparing a place for him to stay? What happened?”

“I don’t know. When we went back to my maiden home, he said he didn’t want to come over for a while, because he wanted to study. I said that he could study here as well.” Liu Xu’er said. In the end, she was still just too unused to this place. At home, there were so many family members surrounding her, and their home was always rather noisy and lively. Now that she had moved here, it just felt too lonely and quiet. 

Shi Cheng thought for a moment before smiling and saying, “I know what that little brat is worried about. Did someone talk to him about it? Are they worried that we have just gotten married, and wouldn’t want someone around to disturb us?”

Liu Xu’er hadn’t even thought of this possibility. A bit startled, she said, “Really… it shouldn’t be right?” She was a bit distressed.

Shi Cheng slanted a look at her and laughed. Then he suddenly thought of something and slapped his thigh, “Nearly forgot!” Then he got up and started to search for something outside. He turned to say to her, “There’s no need to be so sad, tomorrow, I will just call him over!”

Then he went out. Liu Xu’er sat there waiting for him, bewildered. She seemed to hear Shi Cheng rummaging the side room? There was the sound of chests and cupboards opening. After a while, he called for her, “Xu’er, come and have a look.”