Shen Yanrong’s heart finally truly settled.

Lu Yao also breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, she was really afraid that he would ask some strange questions, and she would have to rack her brains to come up with reasons. That would be too difficult for her.

Feeling happy, she simply waved her hand, her hand gliding over the trays, wooden boxes, and jewelry boxes. As she touched them, the things she touched instantly disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, the small hall that had been filled with things became empty.

Shen Yanrong rubbed his eyes, which were a little sore from being wide open in shock.

After hearing his wife talk about it, he was mentally prepared, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn’t help but be shocked and amazed.

Thankfully, he was a man of strong character and quickly recovered. Thinking of the ordeal their family was about to face, he told Lu Yao that he would go and boil some hot water to prepare, and he would also go out to buy some things before the officials came to confiscate their belongings tomorrow.

Before, they had no choice, but now, with the celestial being’s treasure, they could prepare more in advance, and his wife and children would suffer less.

“No need,” Lu Yao said, “I collected a lot of things in that world, it’s enough for us for now.”

Because of the apocalypse, she had developed the habit of hoarding. Whenever she had the chance, she would try to put as many things as possible into the space, just in case. Except for her infancy, she would secretly move things into the space.

Shen Yanrong was overjoyed, “Yao Mei, you’re so capable!”

He was truly impressed by his wife. Although it made him seem incompetent and useless, this was his wife, no one else had such good fortune.

Just thinking that this most special and wonderful woman in the world was his wife made him feel proud and proud.

He was so lucky, so happy.

Lu Yao was amused by Shen Yanrong’s attitude, and she couldn’t help but feel proud, “Such an excellent wife, you have to cherish her.”

“Of course!”

Even if she hadn’t had such a magical experience, even if she hadn’t had the celestial being’s artifact, she was the only woman he wanted to cherish with all his heart for the rest of his life.

Oh, Yueyue, that little girl didn’t count.

The two of them chatted while drinking their warm milk tea, waiting for the people from the main courtyard to deliver the things.

As for the conversation, it was mainly Shen Yanrong listening to his wife talk about her magical experience during her unconsciousness. He was truly curious.

Regarding this, Lu Yao didn’t make up any more stories. She simply picked and chose some of her experiences from her previous life. Even just a glimpse of the iceberg made Shen Yanrong marvel and be amazed.

“That world was so good.” Hearing his wife talk about that world where everyone was equal, every child could read and learn, regardless of whether they were orphans, disabled, or sick, they all had corresponding benefits and guarantees. Most importantly, everyone could eat and dress warmly, and every meal had meat and white rice. He sincerely sighed, his tone full of envy and longing.

Unfortunately, according to Yao Mei, using the development of the other world as a measure, their Great Yong Dynasty was still in a feudal society, thousands of years away from a modern society.

Hearing Lu Yao talk about how her parents sacrificed themselves in that world, how social order collapsed, and how she survived in a world of monsters, he couldn’t help but feel heartache and self-blame, “If I could have been by your side…”

After going through so much, his wife still maintained her original intention, while he, as her husband, wasn’t there to accompany her…

“Are you overthinking again?” Lu Yao guessed what he was thinking from his expression, and said impatiently, “It was the celestial being’s test for me.”

Shen Yanrong smiled and didn’t explain.

Even if it was the celestial being’s test for her, it didn’t stop him, as her husband, from feeling heartache, guilt, and self-blame.

He secretly decided that he would be even better to his wife in the future.

Perhaps knowing that Lu Yao and Shen Yanrong were not easy to fool, or perhaps they had other plans behind the scenes, when they came to deliver the things again, the people from the main courtyard didn’t play any tricks.

This time, the leader was a middle-aged man, the head steward of the Shen family, Shen Shiren’s most trusted old man.

The head steward’s attitude towards the two of them was clearly much more respectful.

First, he apologized to them, saying that the servants were ignorant of the rules and had wronged them. Master and Madam had already punished them, and he asked them to forgive the servants and not take it to heart.

Then he had the servants put down the things they had brought, and he took the initiative to take out the list and check it with Shen Yanrong one by one. After confirming there were no errors, he signed it and then left.

He was efficient, his words were shrewd, and he didn’t show any surprise or disdain even when he saw the empty hall.

Lu Yao couldn’t help but sigh, “This head steward is truly worthy of being a head steward.”

Shen Yanrong smiled, even now, he hadn’t fully figured out this person.

This person had been serving Shen Shiren for a long time, and later, when the Shen family became prosperous, he also rose with the tide.

When his mother was still alive, this man was very attentive and flattering to them. After the Rong family’s accident and his mother’s death, this man didn’t bully him like the others, and he would secretly take care of him, which made his life in the Shen family a little easier.

Therefore, even though the Shen family treated him like this, he was grateful to this man in his heart.

However…

After knowing that the Shen family was involved in the incident back then, he wasn’t sure whether this man’s care for him was out of guilt or for other reasons.

But none of that mattered anymore.

Lu Yao saw that he was lost in thought, she reached out and waved her hand in front of him, pointing at the piles of silver, “Do you think they might think that we’ll have trouble moving everything if it’s all changed into silver, and make us look bad?”

Shen Yanrong nodded, he also guessed, “Perhaps they think we won’t be able to leave for a while, or maybe they’re waiting for me to take the blame, and then, when we’re just a widow and orphans, we won’t be able to protect these things, and they’ll still belong to them.”

According to the Shen family’s character, this guess was probably the most likely answer.

However…

They looked at each other and smiled. They probably couldn’t have dreamt that their perfect plan would be useless, and that having it all turned into silver was exactly what they wanted.

With this money, no matter where they went or what they did, it would be the best guarantee.

They did the same thing, putting everything into the space. They then walked around the small courtyard, inside and out. With their excellent frugal and thrifty character, they packed up everything they might need in the future, including the water tank.

They were like a goose plucking feathers wherever it went.

However, they didn’t know that the next day, when the officials came to confiscate their belongings, they saw the dilapidated courtyard and the family of four’s clothes, and they all felt sympathy and pity. Because of this, they received a lot of care in the days that followed.

Of course, this is all a story for another time.