Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool-Chapter 55: I Asked You to Make Some Noise, and You’re Tearing Down the House???

Chapter 55: Chapter 55: I Asked You to Make Some Noise, and You’re Tearing Down the House???

「The next morning.」

Lu Yuan walked up to the Spirit Stone Furnace and touched it.

Huh?

’The Spirit Stones, worth at least fifty or sixty taels of silver, were all used up in one night?’

’It can’t even burn for a full day?!’

’The furnace went cold in just one night?’

’Huh?’

While Lu Yuan was still reeling in confusion, two Maids entered carrying a large bamboo basket.

Inside was another basket of fresh Spirit Stones.

Lu Yuan looked at the two Maids, blinked, and asked,

"What’s this?"

The two Maids replied respectfully,

"The mistress has given orders. As long as the Young Nephew Master is in his room, we are to replenish the Spirit Stones whenever they run out. We cannot let the Young Nephew Master feel cold."

Lu Yuan said nothing.

’This...’

’This is too extravagant.’

’At this rate, how much would heating alone cost for a single day?’

Of course, Aunt Zhao was rich.

Previously, two of the three major Guilds in Taiping City belonged to Aunt Zhao.

And the recent trouble had been caused by the third Guild secretly moving against her.

After that incident, Aunt Zhao took over the other Guild.

Now, you could say the entirety of Taiping City belonged to Aunt Zhao.

On top of that, although Taiping City was only a county seat, it was located near the Provincial City.

And most importantly, it was a relatively prosperous town situated on the main provincial highway.

’But...’

’No matter how rich you are, you can’t just throw money away.’

’Even the billionaires back on Earth didn’t just throw away hundreds of thousands every day, did they?’

Yesterday, Lu Yuan had read *Craftsmanship* and wanted to build an Underground Heating System.

That thing was amazing. It just needed coal, and the effect was incredible.

However, to build an Underground Heating System, he would have to do one thing... demolish the house first.

’I mean...’

’I’ve only been here one night, and I’m going to run to Aunt Zhao and say, ’This house isn’t comfortable enough, I need to tear it down a bit’?’

’That...’

’That would be way too tactless.’

After the two Maids finished refilling the Spirit Stones, they excused themselves.

After Lu Yuan mulled it over for a while, a sweet voice reached his ears.

"Dear~ I’ve brought the hot water~"

Lu Yuan snapped back to reality and saw his wife had returned.

Aunt Zhao had assigned several Maids to him, but Lu Yuan had sent them all away.

He didn’t need them waiting on him. Besides, Lu Yuan had some secret things, like the books *Craftsmanship* and *Celestial Master*.

His wife could see them, but outsiders couldn’t.

So the two of them carried on just as they had in their old home.

After Lu Yuan and Su Liyan finished washing up in the morning, they went to Aunt Zhao’s room.

A full breakfast was already laid out on the table inside.

When Aunt Zhao saw Lu Yuan and Su Liyan enter, she said with a warm smile,

"Did you sleep comfortably in your new place?"

Lu Yuan grinned and replied,

"I can sleep anywhere. The moment my head hits the pillow, I’m out~"

Aunt Zhao then pulled Su Liyan over and asked gently,

"And what about you, Liyan?"

Su Liyan, ever the supportive wife, said she had slept exceptionally well and thanked Aunt Zhao for the arrangements.

This earned a mock-scolding from Aunt Zhao, who declared that family members were forbidden from saying "thank you" from now on.

Only then did the three of them begin their meal.

Speaking of which, Aunt Zhao was truly busy.

After all, she had to manage the Zhao Family’s massive enterprise.

In the short time it took to eat, the old steward came in several times, bringing various items for Aunt Zhao to inspect and approve.

These were all urgent matters; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been brought to her during a meal.

As for the non-urgent ones, they were probably piled as high as a mountain.

Seeing Aunt Zhao unable to even eat her meal in peace, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but say,

"Aunt Zhao, you need to get some rest. Aren’t you still unwell?"

In response to Lu Yuan’s concern, Zhao Qiao’er replied with a gentle smile,

"I know, dear~

Winter is setting in, so we have to prepare for the Spirit Stone Mine in the spring. This is the one time of year we’re this busy.

Once this period passes, things will calm down."

Lu Yuan nodded but didn’t say anything more. He knew a little about this.

Mining Spirit Stones was a seasonal activity.

Generally, spring had the highest output.

So, mining had to start in spring, continue until late summer, and end by autumn.

Since they had to start mining in spring, all sorts of arrangements had to be made during the winter.

Routes, storage, transportation, and all that other messy stuff.

Especially now that Aunt Zhao had another Guild under her control, the old arrangements from previous years were no longer suitable.

Everything had to be reallocated, which naturally made her even busier.

’This is the kind of thing Aunt Zhao knows best.’

’No need for me to meddle.’

’After all, she’s been managing this huge enterprise for so many years. How could she not know more than I do?’

’It’s enough to say something like that once. Repeating it over and over would just be annoying.’

"Auntie, after we finish eating, I’d like to take Liyan to look around the new estate.

And I’ll need to arrange for a couple of people to go back to Shige Village to get some of my books, and also..."

Before Lu Yuan could finish,

Zhao Qiao’er looked at him with an incredibly doting expression and said,

"You don’t need to tell me. Treat this place as your own home. You are the Young Nephew Master here.

Everyone in the household is at your disposal. Do whatever you want. If anything happens, your auntie will take care of it for you~"

After saying this to Lu Yuan, Zhao Qiao’er turned to Su Liyan with a smile and added,

"The same goes for you, Liyan. If you like something or want something, just get the money from the bookkeeper and go buy it. The Maids in the house are all at your disposal as well.

My only fear is that you won’t get used to it here, or that you’ll feel constrained. Please, don’t hold back with your aunt.

We’re family.

Just be open and lively~

I’ve lived in this house for so many years without any life in it. I’m counting on you two to stir things up a bit~"

Now, who wouldn’t be moved by words like those!

It truly warmed one’s heart to no end.

Deeply moved, Lu Yuan cast aside his previous hesitations.

Gone were his concerns about tact and all his other worries.

He thought about what he had been planning.

’What I want to do isn’t just messing around.’

’It’s actually a very, very good thing.’

’Putting everything else aside, just think of how much silver it would save!’

Burning Spirit Stones in the room every day, day and night.

’Over a whole winter, just my room alone would cost several thousand taels.’

’The most crucial thing is, after spending all that money...’

’It’s still not even that effective!!’

’Fifty taels a night, and the room is only sixteen or seventeen degrees.’

’And most importantly, this is just the beginning!’

’It’s only just started frosting over.’

’It hasn’t even started snowing yet.’

’What’s going to happen when we get to the coldest days of winter?’

’That thing really won’t be good enough!’

And so, Lu Yuan decided not to hold back any longer.

He immediately looked at Aunt Zhao, who had just finished speaking with a smile and was about to pick up her bowl and chopsticks to eat, and said,

"Auntie, I want to dig a trench in my room and build a heated wall.

You might not understand what I mean by that, so to put it simply... you’ll have to let me tear down the East Wing."

Zhao Qiao’er: "????"

The old steward, who hadn’t left yet: "???"

’She told you to stir things up, so you’re just going to demolish the house???’