The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 222 - 218 Proving Innocence

Chapter 222: Chapter 218 Proving Innocence

Lady Xuanyuan considered some subsequent issues and suggested that the paper mill choose an auspicious day to open, for only then would the paper produced be formally sold in the bookstore.

Everyone naturally had no objections since picking an auspicious day and time for the opening was essential for prosperity and smooth sailing.

This period would be an excellent opportunity to produce more paper and hire additional staff, anticipating a rush once the prices were released.

Even if purchases were limited, many people were expected to buy.

Ruo Chuan, being the most proficient in business among the family, was entrusted with managing the paper mill, including the bookstore and the soon-to-open Rouge Workshop by Ruo Xuan.

With the paper mill affairs settled, everyone then left the workshop by horse-drawn carriage and returned to the village.

Xuanyuan Que and Ruo Xuan shared a carriage as before.

Inside the carriage, Ruo Xuan, thinking about what had just transpired, hurriedly set up a soundproof barrier to vindicate herself to Divine Lord Xuanyuan, "Brother Xuanyuan, I assure you, I have no improper thoughts towards you."

Xuanyuan Que poured a cup of Honey Fruit Tea for Ruo Xuan, chilling it with his spiritual power before sliding it across to her. He then brewed himself a cup of Bi Luo Chun and said lightly, "I know."

After finishing his statement, he elegantly sipped the fragrant tea from his cup. This Bi Luo Chun was Lady Xuanyuan’s favorite, and he had used spiritual power to cultivate some on the mountain, personally harvesting and roasting the leaves.

Ruo Xuan did not enjoy plain tea; she preferred hers sweetened with a touch of something extra.

Ruo Xuan took a big gulp of her fruit tea, frowning slightly—it wasn’t sweet enough. She considered adding more honey, but Divine Lord Xuanyuan had warned her recently when she was teething that eating too much sugar could rot her teeth. So, she decided against it and finished the rest of her tea, setting down the cup.

Ruo Xuan voiced the doubts lingering in her heart, "Brother Xuanyuan, have you really no intention of marrying after all these millennia? Isn’t it said that dual cultivation can enhance one’s spiritual power more quickly?"

She knew that many Upper Gods were in couples, and she had heard from the fox spirit sisters that dual cultivation could hasten the increase of spiritual power.

Unfortunately, she had been unable to find someone to dual cultivate with in the past, or she might have ascended to the heavens by now and not burdened Divine Lord Xuanyuan with depleting his millennia of cultivation for her spirit restoration.

Xuanyuan Que responded indifferently, "It’s not that I’ve intentionally remained alone; I simply haven’t met the one I’d wish to marry. Are you considering finding a partner for dual cultivation?"

"How can I possibly think of cultivation now? My Dantian can’t even expand any further." Ruo Xuan felt that Divine Lord Xuanyuan’s standards were impossibly high!

In the realm of cultivation, the more advanced one’s spiritual power, the more beautiful one’s appearance. With so many powerful Upper Gods in the Fairy Realm, could it really be that none had caught his eye?

Ruo Xuan sized up Xuanyuan Que, and recalling the grace of the War God of the Ninth Heaven, she understood!

Indeed, it seemed there was no Upper God who could match Xuanyuan Que.

Divine Lord Xuanyuan had the highest cultivation, and it was said that across all lands, only the Demon Lord’s cultivation rivaled that of Divine Lord Xuanyuan.

Surely Divine Lord Xuanyuan couldn’t consider marrying the Demon Lord.

That’s right, she had also heard from the fox spirit sister that the reason why the Demon Lord and Divine Lord Xuanyuan were irreconcilable was because long ago, the Demon Lord had wanted to dual cultivate with Divine Lord Xuanyuan, who was unwilling. The Demon Lord, incensed and humiliated, turned against Divine Lord Xuanyuan and fell into the demonic path.

"In the Fairy Realm, there is no one you deem worthy, and now in the mortal realm, there is even less likely anyone who can meet your high standards, Brother Xuanyuan. Do you intend to remain alone for the rest of your life?"

Xuanyuan Que spoke, "I don’t know. I am but a mere mortal now, and mortals have desires. As for the future, who can say."

Xuanyuan Que looked up at her, "What about you?"

Ruo Xuan was momentarily puzzled, "Me? What about me?"

"Do you intend to remain alone for life, or do you wish to find someone to grow old with?"

Ruo Xuan was bewildered; she hadn’t thought about it at all!

But Xuanyuan Que was right; being human comes with emotions and desires. Just as she now had many people she liked, perhaps in the future she would marry someone and have a lifelong companion!

"If I meet someone I like, I will marry them. Growing old together doesn’t sound too bad. Isn’t there a saying that one envies the loving couple, not immortality?"

Xuanyuan Que sipped his tea and seemed to half perk up at the question, "Oh? What kind of person do you like?"

"I like my daddy, my mommy, my grandma, my eldest brother, my second brother, my third brother, Brother, Grandma Xuanyuan, Grandpa Gu, Aunt Yuhua, Master Han, Zhang Jie, Yan Jiaojiao, Brother Yan Feng, Brother Qian... and Brother Xuanyuan. I like people who are nice to me!"

Ruo Xuan listed a series of names, all people close to her.

Ruo Xuan also wanted to say she liked the little white dog belonging to the Demon Lord, but she didn’t dare. Divine Lord Xuanyuan and the Demon Lord were enemies!

The corner of Xuanyuan Que’s mouth twitched, and he didn’t ask her any more questions, silently lowering his head to drink his tea.

She was a flower that knew nothing of the world, and Xuanyuan Que didn’t bother to waste his breath on her.

Ruo Xuan hadn’t actually given much thought to whom she would marry, but she knew her parents were deeply in love, and her daddy was very good to her mommy, always listening to her, with her mother smiling sweetly every day.

She’d seen so many couples in the village, and not every husband was that kind to his wife; some even beat their wives.

So she added, "If I get married, I want to find someone who is the best to me, just like my daddy is to my mommy."

Xuanyuan Que didn’t speak; he silently added a spoonful of honey into the pot of fruit tea and filled her cup to the brim.

Ruo Xuan immediately clutched the fruit tea and took a sip, her eyes bending into crescents, her little face like a cat that got into the cream, filled with satisfaction and sparkling with mischief.

Divine Lord Xuanyuan was so kind!

The honey was made by spiritual bees personally kept by Divine Lord Xuanyuan, gathering nectar from a hundred flowers.

Ruo Xuan was a flower, and of course she loved nectar the most!

She had planted so many flowers that were now in bloom, but she had never thought of keeping bees for honey. It was Divine Lord Xuanyuan who was meticulous and thoughtful, having Shopkeeper Gu bring some beehives, saying it was to get some honey for Grandma Xuanyuan to drink.

Old Lady Xuanyuan was advanced in years and couldn’t eat too much sugar, so nearly all the honey was for her to drink.

Now Ruo Xuan could drink flower nectar every day and also enjoyed delicious sweets made with honey.

The beeswax was also used by her to make things like face cream!

Luckily, Divine Lord Xuanyuan had many bees in the mountains and flower fields; otherwise, she wouldn’t have enough raw materials to run her rouge workshop.

Of course, it was she who attracted the bees, for she was a flower most adept at drawing bees and butterflies.

Thus, she summoned bees from a thousand miles around to help her gather nectar from all over.

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The grand opening of the papermaking workshop was set for the Dragon Boat Festival; coincidentally, the Ruo family’s new house had just been finished, as well as the refurbishments of the Rouge Workshop, both scheduled to relocate and open on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival.

Three joys came at once, an auspicious omen!

At last, Ruo Xuan had her own room and a small courtyard, and she no longer needed to sleep with her grandmother for a few days, then with her parents for a few more!

The new home of the Ruo family had three sections; only Ruo Xuan had a separate two-story courtyard, while Ruo Zhou and his brothers stayed in the wing rooms. However, their rooms were spacious too, equipped with separate studies and bathrooms, making it convenient even when they grew up and got married.

After all, when the Ruo family first built the house, they didn’t count Ruo Xuan’s silver, and there wasn’t much at home to begin with.

It was only after they earned more that they expanded the new house, making it two stories, which was why it took so long to complete.

Ruo Xuan’s courtyard was filled with flowers she loved, and bees and butterflies were flitting about the blossoms.

For the convenience of enjoying the nectar, there were also beehives in the yard, and in addition, the courtyard featured trellises, Qiuxiu plants, rocking chairs, hanging chairs, hammocks, and a small pavilion.

The entire courtyard looked warm and comfortable!