Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 205: Surprise

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Surprise

Nanzhi, fatigued from the day, slept soundly.

Xiaohe sat on the roof, somewhat troubled.

This little world was quite troublesome. He had no idea if staying here had been the right decision.

The young man in white clothes propped his chin, his eyes full of melancholy.

If that old man knew the current situation he got himself into, he would probably come to drag him back home.

This felt so annoying...

Inside the dungeon of the city lord’s residence, cries of misery filled the air.

Shen Wenchen sat on a chair, watching his agony with a slight frown.

Was he still being too lenient?

Just as he was about to command to intensify the punishment, a faint plea for mercy emerged from the man.

"I’ll talk, I... I’ll talk..."

The man had lost his initial firmness and now his whole body bore marks of torture, the mixture of chili water and bright red blood dripping into the pool of blood underneath him.

In the peace of the dungeon, the sound was particularly clear.

Upon hearing the man’s plea, the warden, who was busy using a small knife to cut pieces of flesh, also stopped. He sheathed the dagger and placed the piece of flesh he had just cut from the man’s shoulder in front of him.

The porcelain plate in front of him was neatly arranged with slices of flesh. The warden’s craftsmanship was excellent, the slices of flesh were translucent and thin, with a faint hint of red, looking remarkably like the signature fish dish of the Zuitingxuan restaurant.

The moment the man opened his eyes, he saw the porcelain plate and became even more frenetic.

Not only was physical pain tormenting him, his spirit had also completely collapsed.

"Speak."

Within Shen Wenchen’s peach blossom eyes lay endless cold.

Today was the twenty-fifth of February, and although the country fair was set to begin on the first of March, the market of Yan City would open on the twenty-seventh of February. By then, travelling merchants from all over the city would sell goods in the Northern City, and anyone with a little trick could disrupt it all.

"On... on the twenty-eighth of February, they plan to... in the Northern City——!"

Before the man could finish speaking, his eyes bulged out, his mouth choked with black blood, and he dropped dead.

The warden’s pupils shrunk dramatically, staring disbelievingly at Shen Wenchen.

The man was clearly about to confess, why did the city lord have to do this?

Nonetheless, Shen Wenchen simply rubbed his forehead.

This was all to no avail.

It was the twenty-sixth of February.

When Nanzhi woke up, Yuanbao was still holding her arm tightly, deep in sleep.

She carefully withdrew her arm and rubbed her numb arm.

She’d underestimated the weight of this little girl’s head.

There was only one day left before they had to leave for the market, so they would need to prepare a lot today.

She couldn’t afford to be slack.

After quickly washing up, Nanzhi tidied up and headed to the kitchen.

By this time, her two sister-in-laws and mother-in-law had gone to purchase groceries, leaving her in charge of breakfast.

Just as she finished preparing the meal, Nanzhi saw Yuanbao standing at the kitchen door in her underclothes, watching her blankly.

Nanzhi was so startled she nearly dropped the spatula from her hand.

"Yuanbao, go back to your room and put your clothes on! You’ll catch a chill!"

It was February, and the weather hadn’t warmed up yet. The little girl was dressed only in her underclothes, a sure recipe for catching a cold.

"Okay～"

Yuanbao wasn’t fully awake yet, having gotten up only because she couldn’t find Nanzhi near her.

Hearing what she had just said, Yuanbao obediently nodded. Noticing that Nanzhi didn’t follow, she mumbled, "Mother, I don’t know how to put my clothes on by myself～"

Nanzhi was taken aback.

Yuanbao was almost five years old now, yet she still didn’t know how to dress herself?

Thinking of her identity, Nanzhi put down the cooking scoop in her hand and took Yuanbao back into the house.

Chi Sheng only has one daughter. Naturally, he spoiled her all the time, so there were people taking care of her clothing, food, housing, and transportation. Little Miss naturally didn’t know how to dress herself.

As soon as Nanzhi helped Yuanbao get dressed and they left the room, neatly dressed Shen Zhiyu, Lin Zihan and Lin Jian came out for their morning training.

They were not used to this initially, until a few days ago when Shen Wenchen came and quietly took these three kids aside.

He had said if they could persist for three months, he would send them to learn martial arts.

Lin Zihan and Lin Jian didn’t have much interest initially, until they saw Shen Wenchen lightly touch the ground and fly over the courtyard wall, they then stared wide-eyed.

If they could also learn this, they can run out directly when their dad wants to spank them in future!

Shen Zhiyu had seen their dad flying two years ago.

And so all three kids agreed; every morning they practice their horse stance for a quarter of an hour, then ran two laps around their home.

Nanzhi was somewhat relieved when she saw that they were not slackening off today.

As a parent, seeing a child willing to persist in something is naturally a delight.

When Yuanbao saw her three brothers practicing horse stance, her little face was full of curiosity.

Lin Jian’s eyes lit up as soon as he saw her come out.

"Sister Yuanbao, do you want to come and practice horse stance together? I can teach you!"

As he said this, the little fellow deliberately lowered his body even more.

But the little miss shook her head and said, "No."

"Why?"

Lin Jian was somewhat disappointed and hurriedly asked.

"I know how to do horse stance. You don’t need to teach me."

The little girl’s voice still had a bit of sleepy childishness to it, but Shen Zhiyu and Lin Zihan both turned to look at her.

Lin Jian laughed in surprise, "I don’t believe you."

He was still struggling with it at seven years old, how could his five-year-old sister know it?

Seeing they did not believe her, little Miss immediately woke up, and with short strides, she forward and planted a standard horse stance.

Looking at the little girl stand there, not only the three boys but even Nanzhi were dumbfounded.

Even if they asked her to do it, she probably wouldn’t have been able to execute it so perfectly.

"Yuanbao is amazing!"

Lin Jian’s little face turned slightly red. He had just said that he was going to teach her, only to find that his sister was already so good.

But Yuanbao looked extremely proud.

At home, daddy would make her practice martial arts with her uncles all day. Not only did she know how to do a horse stance, but she was also very good at fighting!

Just like that, Yuanbao had blended in with the boys. After having breakfast, she went to the food stall with Nanzhi to help.

The children were in charge of the accounting, which attracted many passers-by to glance sideways. Some curious people even specifically ate here just to see if they could do the accounts correctly.

Nanzhi was helping with cleaning up the dishes and doing odd jobs; by midday, most of the prepared food was already sold out.

Just as they were about to sit down to eat noodles, they saw a man coming towards them.

Gu Lang looked somewhat distressed, his slightly curled chestnut hair was messy. If Nanzhi hadn’t had such a strong impression of him, she might not have recognized him.

"Miss, I would like a bowl of noodles."

Gu Lang stared at the dumplings in the children’s bowls at the next table and swallowed, but he still ordered only a bowl of noodles.

Today, he went to book a stall in the northern city; however, his money was stolen by a thief. By the time he chased after the thief and fell, all he had left was five wen coins.

"Ah, sure."

Nanzhi nodded, pulling Sun Cui who was about to get up and cook the noodles.

"Sister-in-law, you go ahead and eat, I can make the noodles."

Both her sisters-in-law had been busy all day, and an additional bowl of noodles was no problem for her.

After the noodles were cooked, Nanzhi had just brought them to Gu Lang’s table when she smelled a familiar scent.

After a moment of surprise, her eyes brightened suddenly, and she looked at Gu Lang with a look of delight in her eyes.

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