One Condition, Double Happiness

What's coming will come eventually, Xian He's heart skipped a beat.

"What's wrong, Sister Yun Ling? Is there something you want to tell me?" He turned around nervously, facing his wife with a smile and asking, she wouldn't forbid him from marrying Xiao Xue, would she?

In the Sky Fortune Tribe, men could have three wives and four concubines, countless women, as long as they could afford them.

Yun Ling's thoughts wouldn't be like her stubborn old father's, believing a man could only marry one wife in his lifetime, right?

"Call me Sister, Sister Yun Ling!" Yun Ling shot Xian He a glare and corrected him.

"Tell me the truth, do you want to marry Miss Xiao Xue?" Yun Ling got straight to the point.

Seeing Xian He nod, Yun Ling's expression darkened slightly. She let out a soft snort and continued, "You can marry her, but I have one condition!"

"What condition?" Xian He pressed.

As long as she didn't stop him from getting married, he would give Yun Ling whatever she wanted.

"You have to marry Jingjing too!" Yun Ling stared at him with her big, watery blue eyes, her expression completely serious.

That girl had a secret crush on Xian He, thinking she was being very discreet. In reality, everyone in the household except for Xian He and a few children knew about it.

She had always treated Chen Jingjing like a younger sister and didn't want her to suffer from unrequited love.

It would be good to clarify things with Xian He now that the opportunity had arisen.

"What? Marry Chen Jingjing?" Xian He's mouth dropped open in surprise, like a hippopotamus.

He had expected Yun Ling to present some harsh condition, but he never imagined it would be for him to marry Chen Jingjing.

What was she thinking?

Did she want to bestow the Symbiotic Mark upon Chen Jingjing, so she wouldn't die of old age like the other servants?

"What, you don't want to?" Yun Ling glanced at Xian He and continued, "Jingjing might be a bit thin, but her looks are no less than Miss Xiao Xue's. If you agree to marry Jingjing, I'll agree to let Xiao Xue in. Think it over carefully."

Xian He didn't answer immediately.

"System, what score do you give Chen Jingjing?"

[Eight points, barely passing. Worth marrying.]

"Since that's the case, I'll reluctantly agree."

A month later.

The subtle dark purple of dusk slowly crept across the sky, flowing into the brilliant sunset glow in the west.

The new courtyard was bustling with activity.

"First bow--to heaven and earth--"

"Second bow--to parents--"

"Husband and wife--bow to each other--bow again--"

"Escort--to the bridal chamber--"

Inside the hall, Muyang shouted loudly.

Ziyan, holding Da Bao and Er Bao, looked at Chen Jingjing with envy. If only it were her marrying their Master!

They were both bought by their Master, so why was the treatment so different?

"First Madam is too biased!" Ziyan grumbled, glancing sideways.

Yun Ling, holding Meng Lian, smiled as she watched Chen Jingjing, thinking, "My wedding dress fits Jingjing quite well."

She was genuinely happy for her.

Like herself, Jingjing had lost her mother at a young age. Six years ago, her father was killed by villains, leaving only her grandmother and her to rely on each other. In a few years, Grandma Chen would also...

By marrying Jingjing to Xian He, she would have someone to depend on. If she had children, she would have a reason to live on strongly. Moreover, with Chen Jingjing entrusted to her and Xian He, Grandma Chen could depart with peace of mind.

At this moment, Grandma Chen sat in her grand armchair, covering her face with her sleeve, tears streaming down her face.

"I never thought... I never thought I'd live to see my granddaughter get married. Heaven has eyes!"

She was very confident in her grandson-in-law's character. He and the First Madam had lived together for six years without a single argument.

The wedding ceremony concluded.

Xian He escorted Xiao Xue to the east room of the new courtyard and Chen Jingjing to the west room of the old courtyard.

He didn't rush into the bridal chamber.

The entire family was looking at him expectantly, waiting for him to prepare dinner!

Twilight stealthily approached from beyond the distant mountains, the mountain colors shifting from deep ochre to pale green moment by moment.

After feeding Yun Ling, the children, and the servants, it was time for Xian He to feed Xiao Xue and Chen Jingjing.

Chen Jingjing was rather slender, a kind of bony beauty, very much like a female classmate Xian He had a crush on in his childhood.

Several months passed in a flash, and both Xiao Xue and Chen Jingjing were pregnant.

However, new problems arose!

After marrying Chen Jingjing, only Muyang and Ziyan remained among the household servants.

They had to farm, feed chickens, collect eggs, and scrape wood powder. Fortunately, Grandma Chen could help look after the children, otherwise, they would have been worked to death.

Once Xiao Xue and Chen Jingjing's babies were born, they definitely wouldn't be able to handle everything.

Therefore, Xian He decided to buy some more female slaves.

The next day, at dawn.

Xian He returned to Tianyun Plateau in the dark.

He gripped the Poisoned Dagger and cautiously surveyed the room.

After confirming there were no assassins lurking, he stored the Mountain River Society Diagram in his Soul Sea, left home, and headed to his father-in-law's congee shop.

He wasn't going to work, but to set up a stall.

The night was still deep.

The road was quiet, with not a soul in sight.

He arrived at the congee shop as if by habit, placed four stools from the tables onto the ground, and then summoned the Mountain River Society Diagram, drilling into it.

Within a few breaths, he emerged carrying a basket of boiled eggs, a pot of beggar's chicken, a plate of poached eggs, and a plate of roasted chicken, placing them on the table.