Feeling Good About Himself

Gao Lan is brainwashing himself relentlessly, and it's starting to show results.

Women don't really care about what gifts they give; it's more about saving face.

Gu Wanning: No, I do care, because I still have some intelligence.

"Did the Marquis buy it for me?" she asked uncertainly.

Does she deserve it?

An alpaca Fifty Thousand Taels of silver!

She'd rather have the cash! She'd even accept a 50% discount!

"Yes, the Marquis said it's a rare item, bought it to cheer you up." Gao Lan said with a beaming smile, "As long as you smile, the Marquis says it's worth it."

Haha, a smile is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

You just want me to laugh for you, and you give me cash in return!

I'll laugh you into bankruptcy, or I'll change my surname to yours!

Gu Wanning inwardly cursed, but outwardly said, "In that case, thank you, Marquis."

She couldn't afford to accept it, so she decided to leave the precious Fifty Thousand Taels in the Marquis's Residence after the divorce.

Gao Lan: I have a feeling that Madam doesn't seem that happy...

Regardless, I can't say.

Since the lady didn't say anything, we'll just take it as her being very happy.

After all, although the idea wasn't his, the Marquis believed it was.

There's nowhere to seek justice.

Seeing the crowd of onlookers outside, Gu Wanning was so embarrassed she wanted to dig her toes into the ground. Not wanting to be the butt of their stares, she quickly said, "Alright, alright, everyone go back inside and close the door."

She was truly terrified. Soon, rumors spread throughout the Capital that the Marquis had gone mad and bought an alpaca for Fifty Thousand Taels of silver.

Lady Hou also went mad and came out to greet them while burning incense.

Their eccentric behavior is about to become the laughingstock of the entire the Capital.

"Madam, did it really cost Fifty Thousand Taels?" Er Ya asked, staring blankly at the alpaca.

Do these wealthy people measure money differently from others?

Even for an alpaca, ten taels of silver, Er Ya felt she should think Er Ya.

Ten taels of silver can buy six or seven sheep.

"I don't know." Gu Wanning was speechless and looked at her aunts, "Who among you wants to help take care of it?"

She's no good at raising children, and she's no good at raising pets either.

"Madam, this is a gift from the Marquis, you shouldn't give it away," the First Concubine gently reminded her.

The others nodded in agreement.

Gu Wanning thought about it and realized it made sense, especially Xu Weibei was so petty and might bring up this matter again to prevent them from getting a divorce.

Whatever he says goes.

Try not to provoke him. Maintaining a relatively stable relationship before leaving is better for everyone.

"Er Ya, take it back to the main courtyard first, and have someone build a shed for it. Oh, and make sure to tie it up with a rope; it absolutely cannot harm my Corn, understand?"

Her Corn is very precious!

If the alpaca eats her Corn, she'll fight Xu Weibei!

This person might be sending alpacas with this kind of intention in mind.

"Yes," Er Ya replied. "Madam, what should we feed this precious little thing?"

It feels like I'd be doing a disservice to my status if I didn't eat some gold and silver barley.

"It eats grass and vegetables," Gu Wanning said. "It's a pity there's only one. If it were a pair, maybe they could breed and sell them for money."

Xu Weibei is definitely not the only one who's foolish and rich.

In short, she repeatedly instructed that the alpaca must be kept under close watch and not allowed to touch the Corn.

That wasn't Corn; that was Gu Wanning's life.

Fourth Concubine asked, "Madam, may I touch it?"

"Go ahead and touch it, it won't break you, but be careful it doesn't spit on you."

As soon as Fourth Concubine reached out to touch it, the alpaca spat at her.

But when other people tried it, the alpacas were all very docile.

"You wicked thing, why are you targeting me specifically?" Fourth Concubine scolded angrily, hands on her hips.

Later they discovered that this alpaca was only allowed to be touched by women and children; men were not allowed, and even the Fourth Concubine was not allowed—they would be spat on.

How would you know?

As soon as Xu Weibei returned, he was spat on.

Gao Lan was also one.

"Do you like the gift I gave you?" Xu Weibei asked, his heart filled with excitement and anticipation that he could not control.

He specifically instructed me today to hold a grand celebration.

According to Gao Lan, those were no ordinary grand celebrations; wherever they went, chaos ensued...

Oh no, I mean, the center of attention.

My Marquis, everyone in the Capital knows that you have given the lady a great gift!

Gu Wanning must have sensed his feelings too.

Chapter 81 Feeling Good

Gu Wanning really didn't know how to respond, so she asked, "Has Your Marquis eaten?"

Xu Weibei: What are you eating?! I'm asking you a question!

"Do you like this four-legged creature?" Xu Weibei asked again.

"... It's a bit expensive."

"As long as you like it, that's fine."

Gu Wanning felt not moved by these words, but rather horrified.

What has possessed Xu Weibei?

Why does this give off a feeling of being blinded by love?

But Mingming, those two were fighting fiercely last night?

Don't say that he fell in love with you just because of a big fight.

That won't work; this kind of love is too mentally taxing.

"What have you been busy with at home today?" Xu Weibei asked casually.

"She went to check on the Corn, and then received a gift from the Marquis. From that day on, people flocked to see Little Flower..."

There were quite a few people in the Marquis's Residence's residence.

"Little Flower? That's the name you gave it?"

"No, it was Jiaoniang named it."

Children are completely defenseless against small animals, and Jiaoniang is no exception.

So even though she was hesitant to get close to Gu Wanning, she still followed her First Concubine to the main courtyard when she heard there were alpacas to see.

Once they saw it, they didn't want to leave. They ate dinner at Gu Wanning's place and were so sleepy that they could barely keep their eyes open before their First Concubine carried them away.

The First Concubine really loved children and cared deeply for Jiaoniang.