Just as the two were teasing each other, a sudden commotion broke out in the residence.
Tang Shan had returned from his training journey and stood travel-worn in the courtyard, staring openmouthed at the completely transformed residence.
"Third Uncle, what's all this?" Tang Shan looked around in disbelief.
Tang Yue approached with his belly thrust out, smugly stroking his beard. "Xiao Shan, while you were away, your third uncle established connections with the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce and expanded our family business several times over."
He made it all sound perfectly respectable, never mentioning how he had established those "connections."
Now he carried himself with complete confidence before Tang Shan, no longer the timid, submissive third uncle he had once been.
That was how his standing in the family had changed. There was no helping it: they had once been able to rely only on Tang Shan, but now they had someone else to lean on.
"Just focus on your cultivation. Your third uncle will handle things at home." Tang Yue patted his nephew's shoulder, his tone carrying a measure of an elder's authority.
Still somewhat doubtful, Tang Shan checked the accounts. Finding that there really were no problems, he asked no further questions.
Little did he know that his most respected third aunt was, at that very moment, in a rear courtyard room, engaged in an intimate exchange with a mysterious man.
And under Liu Yuran's arrangements, that "Madam Su" would soon have a "chance encounter" with this "distinguished guest" as well.
This was also the main reason Li Chen liked coming here. The Tang Family always found inventive ways to please him.
With the preparations more or less complete, Li Chen quietly headed south with Xuan Ji.
Meanwhile, inside the Starfall Kingdom's royal palace, Dai Xiaoyao was