Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool-Chapter 66: My Sweetheart Has Truly Become My Man

Chapter 66: Chapter 66: My Sweetheart Has Truly Become My Man

With Aunt Zhao’s approval, what more was there to say?

Lu Yuan led his wife back to the central courtyard.

First things first, he had to get the Underground Heating System in the East Wing sorted out.

He took the seven or eight men he had brought back from the main residence and also called over a dozen or so guards.

First, they moved everything out of the East Wing, including the large batch of books brought from their home in Shige Village, into the West Wing.

With that, the East Wing was completely empty.

The next part was simple: just dig.

They started by digging a large, one-meter-deep pit in the north corner of the East Wing.

This was where the furnace would be placed.

Then, inside the room, they dug a main flue trench running from south to north, starting from the furnace in the corner. It was to be about twenty centimeters wide and fifty centimeters deep.

This main flue would run through the entire room.

Branching off from this main flue, several smaller flues would extend to the side walls of the room.

Building the heated walls was also simple. The flues would run underneath, and then a new wall would be erected about three fingers’ distance from the original wall.

This protruding section would become the heated wall.

Once the Underground Heating System was finished and coal was burned in the furnace outside, the floor and the heated walls inside the room would both get warm.

The temperature would then rise.

As Lu Yuan directed the workers digging the pits, Su Liyan stayed by her man’s side, helping out by passing him things and fetching whatever was needed.

Regarding the matter of Xilingzi, Su Liyan didn’t say a word.

’There’s nothing I can do to help with this.’

’It’s not a life-or-death emergency, so there’s no way I can go to Xilingzi and reveal my powers.’

’Heaven and earth may be vast, but my man is the most important thing of all.’

As long as her man wasn’t in danger, Su Liyan would absolutely never reveal her abilities.

’As for whether the Da Xingzi from Changliu Village could help...’

Su Liyan rejected the idea as well.

’What’s the situation in Taiping City right now? Soldiers from the Provincial City have arrived, all the Celestial Masters from Dou Shi Temple have been deployed, and I’m afraid even the Celestial Masters from the Provincial City will be coming too. If the Da Xingzi from Changliu Village were to show themselves at a time like this, they’d be caught for sure. If the situation in Changliu Village is discovered, the Court won’t listen to any explanation about these Xingzi being good and harmless. And if the investigation traces back to my mother... Forget what would happen to her—my man, and even the entire Zhao Family, would be finished.’

Su Liyan believed her mother would also keep the Da Xingzi of Changliu Village in line and prevent them from leaving the village.

Around three in the afternoon, after Lu Yuan had arranged everything, he was about to go find the old steward.

Before he could even leave, he heard Song Meiqin’s disdainful voice from the doorway of the East Wing behind him:

"What on earth are you doing to this central courtyard?"

"Just look at this mess!"

"Are you tearing the house down in the middle of winter?" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

The central courtyard was indeed a chaotic mess, piled with stones, timber, sand, and dirt.

When Lu Yuan turned around, he saw that Aunt Zhao and Song Meiqin had appeared at the doorway at some point.

Song Meiqin was holding a silk handkerchief to her nose and mouth, a look of disgust on her face.

They were digging pits and turning over earth inside the room, filling the air with dust.

When Zhao Qiao’Er saw this, she pouted, stepped inside, and grabbed one of them with each hand.

As she pulled Lu Yuan and Su Liyan out, she said,

"It’s so dirty in there. You can talk from the doorway, what are you doing going inside?"

After Aunt Zhao pulled Lu Yuan and Su Liyan out, Song Meiqin, still covering her nose and mouth, peeked inside and said,

"What is this?"

"Is this that ’Underground Heating System’ your aunt was talking about?"

Song Meiqin was an elder, so Lu Yuan, as a junior, naturally had to be polite.

If not for himself, he had to consider Aunt Zhao’s reputation.

So, Lu Yuan nodded slightly and said,

"Yes. This thing is simple to build. It’ll be done in a few days."

"With the Underground Heating System, it’ll be warm in the winter."

But Song Meiqin just gave Lu Yuan a huge, disgusted eye-roll and said,

"What a load of nonsense!"

"Look at this filthy mess. If you have Spirit Stones, just use a Spirit Stone Furnace."

"It’s not like your aunt can’t afford it. You’ve made a wreck of a perfectly good house!"

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but purse his lips and retort,

"This is better and warmer than a Spirit Stone Furnace."

Song Meiqin didn’t like Lu Yuan’s tone.

After all, only Aunt Zhao would dote on Lu Yuan the way she did.

Covering her nose and mouth, Song Meiqin huffed and started walking toward Zhao Qiao’Er’s main room.

"I see your precious nephew is all talk. I have no idea how you could ever fall for someone like him!"

"If this ’whatever-it’s-called’ heating system was any good, everyone in the world would be using it!"

"Who would be suffering in the cold? Honestly!"

The moment Song Meiqin finished, Zhao Qiao’Er became displeased. Staring at Song Meiqin’s back, she snapped,

"If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all!"

After saying that, Zhao Qiao’Er turned back and comforted Lu Yuan in a low voice,

"Don’t listen to that old hag’s nonsense. Auntie believes in you."

"Once the East Wing is done, you can do Auntie’s main room, too."

’Being Aunt Zhao’s nephew is truly a blessing,’ Lu Yuan’s heart swelled with emotion as he looked at her.

’The business with Xilingzi is so troubling. Anyone else would be too preoccupied to care about me, let alone let me make such a mess. But Aunt Zhao is still just the same as ever, afraid that I might feel wronged.’

The more she acted this way, the more Lu Yuan felt that what he was about to do for her was worth it.

Seeing the immense concern on Aunt Zhao’s face, Lu Yuan couldn’t hold back the stirring in his heart.

He reached out and wrapped his arm around Aunt Zhao’s beautiful waist. It was well-fleshed and voluptuous, yet seemed slender in contrast to her tall frame.

He gave a gentle pull toward himself.

Lu Yuan had a Holy Body; he was strong.

The pull made Aunt Zhao stumble two steps into his embrace.

Her hands instinctively came up to brace against his shoulders.

When Zhao Qiao’Er came to her senses, she instinctively glanced at Su Liyan standing beside them.

The gorgeous, mature woman’s face instantly flushed red.

It wasn’t that the two of them had never done anything intimate before.

Whenever Su Liyan wasn’t around, Zhao Qiao’Er couldn’t resist hugging her sweetheart.

But with Su Liyan right there, Zhao Qiao’Er had always been restrained.

This, however, was a first.

Overcome with shyness, Zhao Qiao’Er placed her hands on Lu Yuan’s shoulders and tried to push herself away.

But Lu Yuan held her beautiful waist tightly, and Zhao Qiao’Er couldn’t retreat even half a step.

Then again, perhaps it was because... the hands Zhao Qiao’Er placed on his shoulders were soft and limp, not pushing with any real force.

"What are you doing, you little rascal!"

At that moment, Aunt Zhao was terribly shy, glaring bashfully at Lu Yuan.

’There are so many guards and workers in the courtyard, and the old steward Li Fu is standing right there!’

But Lu Yuan looked at Zhao Qiao’Er with a serious expression and said,

"Auntie, I’m not bragging. In three days, when this Underground Heating System is built, you’ll see."

"Also, don’t worry too much about the Xilingzi matter. There’s always a solution to be found."

"I have to go out and take care of something else in a bit, so I won’t be back for dinner. Don’t wait up for me tonight."

"When it’s time, just go to bed."

"That woman has a nasty mouth. Please look after Liyan and don’t let her feel wronged."

As he spoke, he pushed his wife, who was beside him, into Zhao Qiao’Er’s arms.

Then, Lu Yuan looked at the old steward, Li Fu, who was standing to the side and said,

"Uncle Li, I need the lathe and the Spirit Stones now. I also need to discuss something with you."

The old steward standing aside was taken aback for a moment. He first glanced at Zhao Qiao’Er to see if she had any objections, and seeing none, he nodded seriously and said,

"Young Nephew-Master, after you."

Just like that, Lu Yuan left, and Li Fu followed him.

Zhao Qiao’Er was left in the courtyard, holding Su Liyan, blinking as she watched them walk down the central courtyard’s long corridor.

’Normally, I would have asked my sweetheart what he was going to do. But just now, for some reason, I was completely captivated by his serious demeanor.’

This feeling had been slowly growing in Zhao Qiao’Er’s heart since this morning.

It was the feeling of being a woman who was protected, cherished, and thought of by her man.

A moment ago, that feeling had burst forth completely.

In that instant, Zhao Qiao’Er had a realization.

’My sweetheart has truly become my man. I’m his woman. I should listen to him and not ask too many questions. It’s right for him to be the head of this family.’

Lost in her thoughts, Zhao Qiao’Er shuddered and quickly looked at Su Liyan, who had been pushed into her arms.

Su Liyan was also gazing in the direction of the corridor, lost in her own thoughts.

Cursing herself internally for being so shameless, Zhao Qiao’Er quickly put an arm around Su Liyan and led her toward the main room, saying,

"Liyan, what are you thinking about~"

"Come inside with Auntie and have some snacks~"