Chapter 13: Substantial Assets

A night of sweet dreams.

When Su Luyun woke up the next morning, she found herself completely wrapped around Zhou Changdong.

She had treated him like her teddy bear.

But Su Luyun only froze for a moment before she remembered that she had transmigrated into the book.

Then she calmly maintained her position—it was actually pretty comfortable being hugged together like this!

Except… something was poking her.

Su Luyun didn’t understand at first. She reached down to check, and then her cheeks turned red.

Blushing with shyness, she muttered softly: “You… you bad guy. You’re unconscious, but you’re still so dishonest.”

She was genuinely a bit shy. Oh dear, why is this man’s capital so… substantial? If she really lived with him in the future, wouldn’t that be absolute torture~

Zhou Changdong felt like smoke was rising from the top of his head.

His consciousness hadn’t been fully awake the entire time. He had originally fallen asleep last night, but somewhere in the middle of his sleep, she had snuggled up to him.

And after that, Zhou Changdong couldn’t really sleep.

Being held by his wife felt like being wrapped in a warm and soft cloud of cotton, and the subtle fragrance unique to her kept drifting into his nose.

How could a man who was still a virgin possibly resist that?

After all, even though he was married in name, he had never even held his wife’s hand.

For a young man like him to be hugged by his wife the whole night—how could he possibly sleep through that?

He had even longed to roll over and properly make it up to his wife.

But his heart was willing while his body was not able. Right now, he couldn’t do that at all.

So he could only let her hug him and sleep.

Although he hadn’t been awake, his body had been very honest, and it hadn’t calmed down the entire night.

He also felt a bit embarrassed, but thinking that this was his wife, he felt a certain ease.

After all, it was the most normal physical reaction for a man.

Now hearing his wife’s shy and bashful words—even though he couldn’t open his eyes to look at her—he could easily imagine that she was blushing.

That made the same three words resurface in Zhou Changdong’s mind: 【Wife】

It was as if he could hear his own deep and magnetic voice gently whispering beside her ear.

Su Luyun saw all this and smiled to herself in her heart. But truly, the more she looked at this man, the more pleasing he became to the eye!

Still, living a life together wasn’t a matter of just a day or two. No matter how perfect and flawless his character was in the book, she still had to wait until the real person woke up and experience it firsthand before making any decisions.

She didn’t say much more. With a hint of bashfulness befitting her actress self, she got out of bed and began washing up.

After finishing her own wash-up, she came back in to help Zhou Changdong brush his teeth and wash his face. Only then did she say: “Changdong, I’m going out to buy groceries. Wait for me at home.”

On Zhou Changdong’s forehead appeared a line of words: 【Wife, take your time】

Su Luyun picked up the vegetable basket and headed out.

The location of this house was truly excellent. It was only about a ten-minute walk to the market.

And nearby, there were also a primary school, middle school, and high school.

It could truly be called a proper school district house.

Back then, she had been really lucky to come across someone looking to sell this place.

Many people had wanted to buy this independent courtyard house at the time—after all, houses were rare, and something like an independent courtyard was even more so.

It was a rare opportunity when a neighbor decided to sell the house to move to the borderlands to live with their son and had no plans to return.

So they offered it at 1,700 yuan, which, for that time, was actually a very fair price.

But everyone knew the seller was eager to move and was hoping to bargain the price down.

They were all trying to haggle, hoping to lower it a bit—even 30 to 50 yuan would be equivalent to a month’s wages!

Only the Original owner had no shortage of money.

When she had just married and taken over Zhou Changdong’s passbook, she heard the price was 1,700 yuan and didn’t even hesitate—she bought it on the spot.

Some of the people who had wanted to haggle for the house were quite angry. They felt that she was being unfair and dishonorable, stealing the deal without giving others a chance.

But buying and selling was always a matter of mutual agreement—how could there be such a thing as “stealing” a deal?

The seller hadn’t promised to sell it to just anyone. You don’t buy it, I do. I didn’t spend your money.

In the end, the house landed in Su Luyun’s name.

However, the house that was bought three years ago for 1,700 yuan—if it were to be sold again this year, it wouldn’t go for less than 2,300!

Because spring winds were blowing across the land, and with the reinstatement of the college entrance exams, the whole country had begun placing more importance on education. How could a school district house not be in high demand?

Even though the term “school district house” didn’t formally exist yet, people already had the awareness.

In addition to that, many people who had been sent to the countryside were now returning. Which of them didn’t need housing?

Houses in the city were even more scarce than they had been years ago.

Naturally, prices were rising accordingly.

…

Carrying her basket, Su Luyun went out to buy groceries. Of course, she ran into some neighbors nearby, who greeted her as they saw her.

“Changdong’s wife, heading out to buy groceries?”

“Yes, I’m going to the market to get some fish, meat, and eggs to nourish Changdong.”

“Good, good. Changdong is truly blessed to have a wife like you!”

“……”

Su Luyun was very polite as she chatted with the familiar neighbors she met along the way.

Compared to the arrogance she used to display, today she was particularly courteous.

Once she had left for the market, someone commented: “I saw her dad and her two older brothers here just yesterday.”

“Really?”

“Yes. I thought she would go back with them, but she didn’t!”

“She couldn’t bear to leave Changdong. That’s true affection!”

“Exactly! Ever since Changdong returned, you can see how different she is now.”

“Yes, she doesn’t even seem as annoying anymore. Before, she wouldn’t even bother to talk to people.”

“……”

Everyone chimed in, and between the lines, all the words were praises for Su Luyun. There was no longer the mockery and scorn that used to surface every time her name was mentioned.

Zhao Yuzhu, who had come out pretending to pour water just to overhear some gossip about her, felt a shadow flash across her eyes.

Last night, no matter how she thought about it, she couldn’t figure out what had changed with Su Luyun.

How did she suddenly become a completely different person?

But she had her own way of exposing Su Luyun’s true colors!

Once she finished her chores, she planned to go find Sun Congxing!

She remembered very clearly the bashful look Su Luyun had when she had once confided in her—her feelings for Sun Congxing were definitely not fake!

The reason Su Luyun had been able to curse Sun Congxing so fiercely last night was probably because she had found out about his wife and children in the countryside.

But so what? She could just make up a reason to explain it away.

With that brain of Su Luyun’s, could she really resist a few sweet words from Sun Congxing?

Zhao Yuzhu had made up her mind. She returned to continue making breakfast, and by the time it was ready, Li Wenchuan finally got up at a leisurely pace.

He even said to her: “If your cousin over there needs anything, just let me know. Changdong and I grew up together. Now that this has happened to him, I, as a brother, can’t just stand by. If there’s anything I can do to help, I’ll do it without hesitation.”

Zhao Yuzhu gave him a look of displeasure. “You’re so busy with the construction site—where would you find the time to worry about all this?”

“I’ll make time even if I don’t have any.” Li Wenchuan said.

Zhao Yuzhu was inwardly hoping that Su Luyun would fall into the mud. How could she possibly help her?

Especially seeing Li Wenchuan like this—she felt even more resentful inside!

Su Luyun really was a seductress!

Li Wenchuan noticed her dissatisfaction and frowned. “Don’t overthink it. I’m only doing this for Changdong!”

Zhao Yuzhu snorted coldly. Better be!

Don’t think she didn’t know. Back when they were considering matches, Li Wenchuan had originally set his sights on Su Luyun!

It was only because Su Luyun and the Su Family had instantly taken a liking to Zhou Changdong…

That Li Wenchuan had no choice but to settle for her!

That matter was still a wound in her heart.