Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 2155: Chapter 2152: Opening a Shop

"Is there anything wrong with being partial to my wife? Naturally, Ziluo will have her husband favor her in the future." Chu Heng casually retorted, with such confidence that he didn’t feel there was any problem with his reasoning at all.

Ye Muyu was at a loss for words, so she didn’t say anything, because in reality, she felt the same way in her heart.

However, she thought it was not good to say it so bluntly to the children.

Wasn’t this just going to make the children upset?

If she didn’t know that Chu Heng wasn’t the type to joke around, she might have suspected that Chu Heng was deliberately teasing Chu Ziluo.

Chu Ziluo watched her parents’ interaction with a bitter heart, and upon hearing what her father said, she couldn’t help but feel extremely envious. She also wanted to find a husband who adored her, but she hadn’t found one yet, and she was all alone—it was really too difficult!

"Dad, I understand." Chu Ziluo’s mind was racing, but she tried hard to maintain composure on her face, deciding to act like an unflappable adult.

"Hmm, Ah Yu, try this rib." Chu Heng was very pleased with his daughter’s perceptiveness and didn’t forget to share delicious food with Ye Muyu.

Ye Muyu looked at the already full bowl of food in front of her, without needing to pick out any herself.

But since she was used to being taken care of by Chu Heng during meals, she didn’t find it odd at all. She put the food into her mouth and nodded, saying, "You eat too."

After dinner, Ye Muyu saw that Chu Heng was with Nuanbao, so she went into the room, took out the box of title deeds, opened it, and selected a few vacant shops.

"Take a look, these shops under my name are still vacant, and they’re all in good locations. If you’re not satisfied, you can look at other places."

Chu Ziluo didn’t stand on ceremony with her and sat down to carefully select.

She eventually chose a shop in West City; it wasn’t very large, but its great location on the main street, not far from the road leading to the palace, meant that officials leaving court would pass by first, showing how valuable the land was.

After all, being close to the palace also meant being near the residences of high-ranking officials and nobility.

Especially with those nobles from the Imperial Palace and high officials living in that area, even though Ye Muyu and her family’s house was on that side, it was at the far end and still a distance from the palace.

But at least they were in the Inner City.

Most officials’ residences were in the Outer City or even further away, requiring them to get up around two or three in the morning to make it to court on time. So, you can imagine how rare and ranked residences in the capital are.

Of course, residences in prime locations are never sold; they are all in the hands of the Emperor.

The Emperor’s gifting of residences to subjects is not just talk. Without good residences, how could he reward?

Of course, if an official’s family was seized, the house would return to the Emperor, waiting to be awarded again to meritorious subjects in a cycle, illustrating how accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. Not everyone can have a smooth path in officialdom, and many cases of families being ruined repeat in every dynasty.

"Are you planning to go for the high-end route?" Ye Muyu guessed as she saw her decisively choose the shop.

Chu Ziluo nodded, "Mother, that’s right. The jewelry I sold at the clothing store has already made a name for itself, but the store is primarily focused on selling clothing. To be honest, Mother, you have too many ideas, and my jewelry ends up being secondary. Although the ladies and young misses are quite satisfied, it can’t achieve uniqueness or highlight the reputation of my jewelry."