"My wife, I'm back!"
When Yang Fan got home and walked to the third courtyard, he deliberately stopped for a moment. He first adjusted his expression to the calmest and most unperturbed state, and then he cheerfully entered the reception hall.
"Langjun, please wait a moment. These days are accounting days. Yesterday was Chinese Valentine's Day, and there were the most customers. I was afraid that it would affect the business, so I delayed it for another day. Tonight, I brought the accounts of the two shops back to check. I still have to send them back tomorrow morning. It'll be done soon."
Xiao Man didn't even raise her head. Her slender jade-like fingers tapped on the abacus beads.
When Yang Fan saw that Niuniu didn't greet him as happily as usual and was now busy with accounting, his heart slightly shivered. He quickly lightened his footsteps, gently approached, and carefully sat down next to her.
Xiao Man held a pen in one hand and was still very nimble when she tapped on the abacus beads. Her other hand was flipping through the account book. Yang Fan sat to the side. His wife's face was as white as a duck's egg. She had beautiful long and neat eyelashes, beautiful eyes that were like lacquer, a small nose, and cherry lips...
Xiao Man's expression was very focused, so Yang Fan was very nervous.
"Pa!"
A crisp sound, like a big whip being used to the best of the best. The big whip exploded in the air, and Xiao Man hooked her pinky finger. The abacus beads hit the bamboo crossbar and made a very loud sound. Yang Fan immediately shivered, and his body suddenly straightened.
Xiao Man said happily, "Alright! I've finally snatched these two accounts! "
Yang Fan quickly flattered, "You've worked hard, my wife. My wife's accounting skills have also improved. It's only been a while, and the accounts of the two shops have been finished."
Xiao Man rolled her eyes at him and said, "How are they two shops? This is just one shop's account. We'll talk about the other shop's account after dinner."
Yang Fan hurriedly said, "That's amazing speed. Only my wife has this kind of ability. Otherwise, our family's business would not be so prosperous. Last night, I had a dream. I dreamed that my wife was the reincarnation of the Boy of Wealth."
As Yang Fan spoke, he suddenly realized that after hanging out with Manager Feng Xihui for a few days, his ability to flatter had actually improved. Indeed, he who kept company with ink would be stained black.
Xiao Man giggled and snorted, "You're unaccountably solicitous. Did you do something wrong?"
"Not at all, not at all. I've already told you about what I told you the other night."
Yang Fan nodded and bowed. He quickly took out something from his pocket and said to Butchie, "Here! Wife, look, what is this? "
"Ah! So beautiful! "
Xiao Man's eyes lit up. Yang Fan said contentedly, "That's right. I snuck out of the yamen early this afternoon and wandered around the market for a long time before choosing this one that I like the most. Isn't it beautiful? Only my wife deserves such a jade ornament! "
What Yang Fan took out was a jade hairpin. It was crystal clear, simple and unadorned, but not lacking in elegance. It was a jade hairpin that was as slender as a crescent moon, with a spring jasmine at the top. It was carved from a single piece of jade. At the bottom, there were three slender jade ornaments that looked like willow leaves. They were all beautiful greenish-white jade with extremely fine lines on them. There were fine holes at the top of the petals, which hung from the jade hooks above.
This jade hairpin itself was an extremely high quality jade. To carve holes on this beautiful jade and carve different layers of patterns, branches, and lines, it required especially superb jade carving skills. Among the three shops that Xiao Man ran before she got married, the most important one was a bead shop, so she naturally knew what it was.
"Beautiful, right? Come, let me put it on for my wife! "
Yang Fan hurried forward and took off the gold and ivory hairpin from Xiao Man's head. He then gently inserted the jade hairpin into her jet-black hair. The jade leaves swayed gently, and it really added a bit of spirituality to Xiao Man's temperament.
Yang Fan immediately clapped his hands in admiration. Xiao Man gently stroked the hairpin in her hair and said with a faint smile, "Langjun, are you eating now?"
Yang Fan shook his head and said, "I just got home. Let's rest for a while. There's no hurry to eat."
Xiao Man said, "Alright, then let's sit in the courtyard for a while. I just did the accounts, and I'm a little dizzy."
Yang Fan was a little pretentious just now, but this time he was really concerned. He said nervously, "My wife is also a person who practices martial arts. Her body has always been strong. Why do you feel a little dizzy? Are you sick?"
Xiao Man pushed away his hand that was touching her forehead and rolled her eyes at him. "I didn't sleep last night. I've been in the shop the whole time and only came back this evening. Why don't you feel dizzy?"
Yang Fan was surprised. "My wife did the accounts last night?"
Speaking of accounts, Yang Fan's heart skipped a beat. Xiao Man said angrily, "How can I do the accounts last night? I was helping out in the shop. There were a lot of people. Yesterday's business was equivalent to six days of income on a normal day. "
"I see!"
Yang Fan heaved a sigh of relief and accompanied Xiao Man to the courtyard. There was also a tall cassia tree in his courtyard. Under the tree, there were two rosewood bamboo beauties. Their entire bodies were lustrous and natural. In the summer, the two often enjoyed the cool air on the couch, so their bodies were incomparably clean.
"Money is something that can never be earned enough. Our family's money can't be used up for three lifetimes, so we don't have to work too hard."
Yang Fan waited for her to sit on one of the bamboo beauties, then he also lay down on the other couch. He put his head on his hands and sighed. "I also didn't sleep last night. But fortunately, I made up for it in the yamen during the day."
Xiao Man's handsome eyes slid over. "Oh? Langjun also didn't sleep last night? "
Yang Fan took the opportunity to say, "Yes! We wandered around Ding Ding Street for half a day, and almost walked from the side door to the Ding Ding Gate. Yesterday the Emperor threw seven-hole needles and golden needles down from the side gate. I wanted to pick one for my wife and bring it back to beg for mercy. Too bad I didn't hit the head cage. That needle fell to the ground, where am I going to find it? Then, I crossed the Tianjin Bridge and walked all the way … "
Yang Fan was like a chatterbox, talking non-stop. Not only did he talk about the donkey's intestines being pulled out and the duck being fried, he also talked about how he saved a girl when he saw injustice on the road. He also carefully recalled the various games he saw yesterday, adding details and embellishments, in order to fill up the empty space of the night with this public scene.
Unfortunately, he really didn't spend much time on the long street last night, so halfway through, he suddenly stopped. Xiao Man blinked and said, "Continue, where did you go?"
Yang Fan was stunned. He met Xiao Man's gaze and suddenly lost the courage to talk nonsense. He stammered, "Later … we took a boat to the Luo River …"
Xiao Man's eyes narrowed slightly. "Just the two of you?"
Yang Fan immediately said, "There was also the boatman, the helmsman, the cook, and eight female sumo wrestlers."
Xiao Man rolled her eyes at him. "They were also in the cabin with you two?"
Yang Fan didn't say anything. After a moment of silence, he swore, "I can guarantee that although there was only one man and one woman in the cabin last night, we absolutely didn't do anything."
Xiao Man's pearly white teeth gently bit her thin red lower lip. She said with a smile that wasn't a smile, "Langjun …"
"Oh?"
"Tell me … if I was alone with a man in the dead of night, and then I said nothing happened, would you believe me?"
Yang Fan's face twisted like a steamed bun. "I believe you!"
Xiao Man's eyes widened. "You really believe me?"
Yang Fan nodded vigorously. "I really believe you!"
"Then why do you have such a bitter face?"
"Believe … believe me, but I'm also not willing!"
"Pfft!"
Xiao Man couldn't help but laugh. She quickly straightened her face and snorted coldly. "You also know you're not willing, so she's willing?"
Yang Fan said in a low voice, "Didn't I tell you in advance that some things are better explained to her? Tell me, in this kind of situation, what else can I do with her? "
It seemed that conventional methods would not be able to make his wife calm down. Yang Fan's eyes turned and secretly swept a glance. He did not see San Jieer and Taomei, those two maids, in front of him. He leaned towards Xiao Man and quietly said, "Your husband can prove my innocence."
Xiao Man asked curiously, "How can you prove it?"
Yang Fan leaned half of his body out and whispered in her ear for a while. Xiao Man's pretty face suddenly blushed. She stared at him with a mix of anger and amusement. She said angrily, "Hey! Don't give me that. You didn't even feel tired after a night of torment. What can this method prove? "
Yang Fan saw that the method of "handing over the grain" to prove his innocence was not used. He couldn't help but innocently say, "Then what do I have to say to make you believe me?"
Xiao Man smiled slightly and said, "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. From the beginning, I believed you. If I don't even believe you, who else can I believe? "
Yang Fan's heart warmed as if a big stone had been dropped. He couldn't help but take her little hand and put it in his palm. He didn't speak, but let the body temperature gradually fuse together. His heart was infinitely warm.
Under the osmanthus tree, in the shadows of the lanterns, a young couple whispered:
"My wife clearly believes me. Why did you deliberately play tricks on me? Just now I really thought you were unhappy. You don't know how anxious I was …"
"Then who is to blame? You obviously didn't do anything, but you made it look like you have a guilty conscience. It's infuriating to see. "
"Uh … In that case, it was me who overreached myself."
"Hehe, that's not it. Although Langjun had no choice last night, I also believe in Langjun's character. But … even if I believe everything, I still feel a little uncomfortable in my heart. Tell me, if I don't vent my anger on you, who should I vent it on? "
"Ahem, my wife's words make sense."
"Also, Langjun should be more careful in the future …"
"Huh? What did I do? "
"In the future, if you want to buy something to make me happy, it doesn't matter if it's expensive or cheap. But don't buy it from our own shop. I can tell at a glance that it's from our family."
"Oh, I'll remember …"
"However, you're doing this to keep the goodies in the family. I'm still very happy. In the future, as long as it's in our own house, don't take it outside. "
"Yes, yes, we have a beautiful and charming wife at home, so we definitely won't think about other women."
"I didn't say that …"
"Your husband figured it out myself!"
"Hehe, you can infer other things from one instance. You're worth teaching. As long as Nunu finds such a smart clerk in the shop, she will promote him to be the vice shopkeeper. "
"In that case, I'll help you calculate the accounts tonight."
"Don't. The more you help, the worse it will be. My account is actually easy to calculate, but the messy account in your yamen …"
The young couple joked for a while and finally became serious. Butchie sat up and asked with concern, "What should we do?"
Yang Fan's expression also became serious. He didn't get up, but just gently patted Butchie's round and strong thigh. He slightly narrowed his eyes and looked at the starlight shining through the treetops. His eyes seemed to be suffused with cold starlight. "Don't worry, I should also calculate the accounts!"
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