Chapter 126: Desolated (1/2)

“This wine is sweet and mild, it doesn’t cause intoxication or give a feeling of discomfort when drinking. Anyway, it’s fine to get drunk in your home, so just treat it as keeping me company?” Shi Fengju did not allow her to say no and filled another empty cup before passing it to her. He said jokingly, “Look, nanny has even prepared a wine cup for you, you mustn’t refuse her kind intentions.”

“Then, I’ll just have a cup.” Sang Wan took the cup and smiled at him, “Sir, thank you for helping me today, as well as the past few days. Thank you for all the help you’ve given my family!”

She’s still so distant and courteous to me, Shi Fengju sighed to himself. Still, she must have finally seen the good side of him, right? After all, she remained silent and did not chase him away last night when he mustered enough courage to bring his blanket up the bed last night. Surely, she must have some feelings for him. Shi Fengju suddenly became more hopeful. He raised his cup and said with a smile, “Sang Wan, it is only right that I did those!”

Sang Wan smiled gently and drank the cup of wine. It tasted sweet at first when it entered her mouth, but as it flowed down her throat, it left behind a feeling of spiciness. She creased her brows and lowered her eyes. There, a hot bowl of duck soup was right in front of her eyes. Shi Fengju gave a low laugh and said, “Looks like you really can’t drink.”

Sang Wan hurriedly drank a few mouthful of soup to quench the spiciness in her mouth. She smiled and said, “Of course. Sir should stop making things difficult for me! And you should drink less too!” Nothing good comes from drinking. The two times when Shi Fengju went out to drink did not end well and she couldn’t even blame him. She did not want the same thing to repeat again.

Yet, she was the one who arranged for the wine today, wasn’t it ironic?

“Alright, if you don’t want to, then we’ll stop.” Shi Fengju smiled and used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of the fish for her, “Let’s eat while it’s hot!”

“Okay.” Sang Wan saw how he acted all natural as if he had felt nothing strange and agreed foolishly as she lowered her head to eat.

Shi Fengju gently gazed at her, his lips curling unwittingly. When will his lovely wife understand his intentions? Well, who had asked him to be so bothered and too afraid of rejection?

“Oh right, the gift for my brother could have been sent by Zhan Huan or any of the normal servants, why trouble Head Servant Yu to send it?” Sang Wan suddenly smiled and asked.

Head Servant Yu was second in rank among all the other head servants. His position was only below Head Servant Jin. As he was responsible for all the finances there were innumerable things for him to settle everyday.

“It would be more convenient for him to go,” Shi Fengju smiled and said, “There’s no need for you to feel bothered. There are many antiques and artworks amongst the gifts given by the gentlemen and officials. Your two brothers must first know their value before making their return gifts. Head Servant Yu is an expert in this and will be of help to your brothers.”

Sang Wan felt touched and said, “No wonder your gift list encompasses so many things. Is it all, is it all especially to help my brother with the return gifts?”

Shi Fengju laughed happily and said, “My wife is so smart! Oh, will you blame me for being nosy?”

Sang Wan was at a loss for words.This person, why was he treating her so nicely?

“I, why would I blame you for thinking so thoroughly?I’m sure my brothers and sister-in-law will be grateful to you.”

Shi Fengju was feeling contented after hearing these words as his efforts did not go down the drain. Wearing a thicker skin this time around, he chuckled, “Hehe, then how do you plan to repay me?”

Sang Wan was stunned momentarily before she laughed, “Sir is indeed a shrewd businessman!”

“I shall treat your words as a compliment!” Shi Fengju smiled and said.

“If Sir doesn’t mind, I could cook for you frequently, how does that sound?”

Shi Fengju was elated, but only for a moment. After giving it some thought, he shook his head at her suggestion, “I think it’ll be better if you don’t. The kitchen is not a place you should be in; what if you get badly injured by the oil? How about this, since you’re usually quite free, how about helping me a little with the daily finances, are you willing?”

Help him a little? He wants her to help him with the finances? The business accounts? Isn’t that ——

Although Sang Wan had her doubts and was hesitant as she knew she should not agree, but what she said ended up being different from what she thought. She could not help but nod with a smile, “Sir, just let me know whenever you need my help with it.”

“Then I’ll treat it as as a yes,” Shi Fengju’s eyes brightened and he was as happy as if he had eaten ginseng. When he thought about the additional time they could spend together, Shi Fengju’s spirits rose and he was elated.

“Okay! It’s a yes!” Sang Wan smiled sweetly.

It was mid-October in just a blink of an eye. On one fine afternoon, Sang Yufei brought Shi Ming to the Shi household. He received a warm welcome from everyone in the household upon his arrival.

Shi Fenghua had taken leave from the academy to return home. When the teacher heard that the top escorted examinee for this term would be paying the Shi household a visit, he excused Shi Fenghua without hesitation and even nagged at him to learn and exchange knowledge with the top escorted examinee as it would be extremely beneficial for his learning.