The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 430 Part 3

Zhao Ger brought the medicine in. Meng Ruqing drank it and soon grew drowsy.

Seeing him struggling to stay awake, glancing at him from time to time as if afraid he'd leave, Fang Zichen moved closer: "Go to sleep."

Meng Ruqing said nothing, just gripped his wrist harder.

"I won't leave," Fang Zichen said.

Meng Ruqing looked at him.

Fang Zichen said: "Really."

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 430 Part 2

Fang Zichen suddenly remembered what state he'd been in when Guaizai was taken by Sun Shangcheng.

Every second had felt like a lifetime. He had nearly gone mad. That despair, that terror, that panic—it was seared into his bones, something he'd remember for the rest of his life.

Maybe it was because he was a parent now that he could understand what a child truly meant.

A child was more important than life itself—something worth risking everything for.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 430 Part 1

Chapter 430

Aunt Liu blamed herself terribly. Meng Ruqing had been coughing on and off for days. But many people in the village were like that. Once winter set in, catching a slight chill often meant a few days of coughing. The villagers were used to hardship — generally, unless it was serious, they didn't see a physician. They'd just tough it out, drink some ginger soup, and it would pass. Nothing serious. Besides, Qin Hengxuan had later sent someone to town to fetch several doses of medicine, and Meng Ruqing had been taking it for days. Aunt Liu had thought there was nothing to worry about.

So at noon, when he was out picking vegetables with her, she'd casually mentioned it.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 429 Part 3

Qin Hengxuan knew that aside from his kids, Fang Zichen doted on his fulang the most. Once Zhao Ger spoke, it carried more weight than anything else. If Zhao Ger told Fang Zichen to climb to the heavens, Fang Zichen would probably do it.

He wanted to ask Zhao Ger for more help, but Zhao Ger looked troubled. It wasn't that he didn't want to help!

If he said too much, his husband might beat him later!

"There's no rush for this sort of thing," he said at last.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 429 Part 2

The stove was already lit. Aunt Liu washed and smashed the ginger and put it in the pot. Just then Zhao Ger came in. Learning that Meng Ruqing wasn't feeling well, he wanted to take him to town to see a physician. Meng Ruqing shook his head: "It's nothing serious. Some ginger tea will do. I've never seen anyone kill a pig—I'd like to watch."

Besides the butcher, Uncle Liu had called several men and women from the village to help. Fang Zichen loved sleeping in—everyone had arrived and he was still snoring in bed with the two children.

Meng Ruqing glanced a few times toward his room, then went to help Zhao Ger.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 429 Part 1

Chapter 429

That evening there was a full table of dishes, all cooked by Zhao Ger, with Yang Mingyi and Zhou Ger helping out. The children didn't know what was going on. Although Guaizai understood a little, he didn't dare say a word. Seeing his two little brothers eating happily with their bowls, he silently ate too.

When Meng Ruqing saw that Fang Zichen was willing to come out and eat, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He had to eat—he hadn't eaten anything at noon. As the saying goes, people are iron and food is steel; skip a meal and you'll be starving. No matter what's troubling you, you have to get a few bowls of rice in you first.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 428 Part 3

Fang Zichen truly didn't know what to do, and he couldn't describe what he was feeling right now. He didn't even know how to handle it. If it hadn't been said out loud, then even though it was Qin Hengxuan and Meng Ruqing's first meeting, they had been sending things to the house all along, and Fang Zichen would definitely have treated them warmly, making them feel like they'd come home.

But now that it was all out in the open, he suddenly didn't know how to face them.

It was completely unexpected, and it caught him off guard.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 428 Part 2

"Mmhm! Didn't Guaizai write to Father and Daddy about it? As soon as Guaizai put on Father's red underwear, Guaizai beat everyone in the world—Superman invincible amazing." Guaizai giggled.

Fang Zichen's heart jumped into his throat. He looked at his little bottom: "You... where did you put them on?"

Guaizai patted his head. "On the head! Guaizai's butt is still small, can't fit them."

Fang Zichen: "......"

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 428 Part 1

Chapter 428

Guaizai's giggling carried far into the distance. Watching them, Qin Hengxuan understood why Guaizai liked hanging around his father so much—even serious business could be turned into play. Right now he saw Guaizai pounce onto a pig's back, lying on top of it, hugging its neck and shouting: "Father, Father, Guaizai caught a big piggy, come quick!"

Fang Zichen grabbed a pig cage woven from bamboo and ran a few steps to the front of the pig. When the pig charged toward him, he scooped both the pig and his son right into the cage.

Meng Ruqing: "..."

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 427 Part 3

The group traveled straight through the night and reached Anhe Village the next morning.

Before they even entered the village, they heard a commotion up ahead. Guaizai faintly thought he heard Fang Zichen's voice too. He hurriedly jumped down from the carriage and looked up — his eyes went wide instantly.

Qin Hengxuan and Meng Ruqing got down as well, looked at the scene before them, and were also dumbfounded, unable to figure out what was going on.

Up ahead in the fields, over forty pigs were running all over the place.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 427 Part 2

Qinzhou was close to Hezhou, and it happened to be cold weather, so every household was cooking less. These days most common folk used lard, which solidified when it got cold. They heard from the people in Shangyang that sweet potato noodles stewed with bone broth were absolutely delicious.

Though fortune favors the bold and starvation awaits the timid — doing business requires courage — at first everyone was afraid to take too much. They just thought they'd get a few hundred catties and see how it went.

Later, of course, they sold well — gone in just two days. 

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 427 Part 1

Chapter 427

During the time Guaizai was away, the two of them had clung to Meng Ruqing desperately every night. At noon, once they'd eaten their fill, it didn't matter if Meng Ruqing wasn't around—they could play with Old Madam Qin, dance for her, sing for her, or run around outside. But the moment night fell, they'd start whining for Meng Ruqing.

Sometimes when Meng Ruqing was busy and couldn't come in time, the two little ones would sit on a stool and silently shed tears. Then they'd call Uncle Tang over and ask if he could cook them two bowls of noodles—they missed their dad so much they could die, they were pining away, and their final wish was one bowl of noodles each, the kind with two catties of pork and three fried eggs.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 426 Part 3

Old Madam Zheng was old. Her body couldn't take much strain. Who knew how many more years she had left. She didn't want to leave her hometown—she'd lived in Fu'an Town for decades and was used to it. She also didn't want to go to Yuanzhou to live with her second and third sons. Yang Mutao wanted to stay and look after her: "You and Guaizai go first. Father will come find you later."

Yang Mingyi lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Yang Mutao patted his shoulder: "Don't overthink it. This isn't your fault. If anything, blame me."

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 426 Part 2

Wang Linchang himself was far from clean — he just hadn't made any major mistakes, so no one had bothered to investigate him.

Once the matter blew up, it caused a huge uproar. When the common people asked around, they learned the truth as well.

"Oh my, who'd have thought! That Wang family young master seemed so refined. Didn't expect him to be that kind of person."

"Exactly. And a scholar too! Pfft."

"That's what they mean by 'you know a person's face but not their heart.' But have you seen the Yang family's ger? Is he really that handsome?"

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 426 Part 1

Chapter 426 

Quite a few people knew that Fang Zichen had once worked at Zuixiao Restaurant, but that was years ago and no one really talked about it anymore. The servants asked around casually and then came back.

Wang Wenjie understood, but he didn't take it to heart. If Fang Zichen really cared about the Yang family, would the Yang family still be scraping by with just one restaurant? They would have gone with him long ago to live the good life.

Besides, the man was far away in Hezhou — who the hell was afraid of him?

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 425 Part 3

Wang Linchang, newly arrived, naturally wanted to win over Old Master Wu, but unfortunately the old man wasn't very cooperative.

He hadn't taken the Yang family seriously. Now he glanced at Wang Wenjie, somewhat furious, and asked who had beaten him.

His son, no matter how disappointing, had no reason to be beaten like this by outsiders.

"I don't know." Wang Wenjie said, "But they must be someone important. They had..."

"Had what?"

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 425 Part 2

"Guaizai saw Grandpa Yang," Guaizai said. "Grandpa Yang said something happened to you, so Guaizai wanted to come save you and protect you. Uncle Yang, wasn't Guaizai so cool playing the hero and rescuing the beauty? Have you already secretly fallen for Guaizai?"

Seeing him looking so pleased with himself, Yang Mingyi pressed his lips together, a faint, gentle smile in his eyes. He scooped Guaizai onto his lap and asked how he got the injury on his face.

"Guaizai got hit." This was something that would damage his heroic image, so Guaizai swung his little feet. "Uncle Yang, did you miss Guaizai?"

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 425 Part 1

Chapter 425

Wang Wenjie looked at Yang Mingyi and felt something click in his mind — as if something had snapped.

He saw that Yang Mingyi's usually sharp, piercing eyes were now brimming with tears, misty with a hint of fear.

Wang Wenjie stared, transfixed, his whole body stirring with excitement. But Yang Mingyi's struggling and writhing brought him back to his senses, leaving him irritated.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 424 Part 4

Yang Mutao could only bow his head to his brothers and say sorry. The second and third Yang brothers left angrily.

At first it was only this. Old Master Wu said to just consider it losing money to avert disaster.

The Wang family feared Old Master Wu, so they dared not truly go too far. And there was no solid evidence — they could not say for certain it was the Wang family. The Yang family had done business for years and had offended many people.

But last month, Old Master Wu returned to his hometown. On the road, the horse was startled, and Old Master Wu was thrown from the carriage.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 424 Part 3

At first, Yang Mutao also thought Wang Wenjie was decent, but the gap between their two families' status was vast, so he didn't let himself get carried away with joy. Wang Wenjie said he liked Yang Mingyi, that he didn't care about matching family status—he only envied the lovebird, not the immortal.

But Yang Mutao wasn't stupid.

Yang Mingyi was his own ger — to him, he was wonderful beyond measure, beyond compare, but truly, when measured against outsiders, he was nothing at all.

At least Yang Mingyi's mother had been proficient in qin, chess, calligraphy, and painting.