My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 145 The Wife-Loving Man's Success

Cheng Ruotong asked in surprise, "Where did you learn about these folk remedies? Neither my mother nor I know them!"

In an instant, everyone at the table stared blankly at Cheng Ruoan.

Even Cheng's mother frowned almost imperceptibly.

Cheng Ruoan's heart skipped a beat.

It’s over.

They've had such a pleasant time together these past few months that she's almost forgotten she's not the original.

Dr. Hu had long been fooled by Si Shaoheng.

Si Shaoheng led him to believe that Cheng Ruoan was a descendant of some reclusive medical family, and when Doctor Hu asked him questions, he deliberately gave ambiguous and evasive answers.

This led Dr. Hu to come up with a whole bunch of theories and explain Cheng Ruoan's background in a way that made sense to him.

He was just like everyone else, calmly watching Cheng Ruoan, merely enjoying the spectacle.

Dr. Hu firmly believes that Cheng Ruo'an is not Cheng's mother's biological daughter, but Cheng Ruotong is unaware of this.

Cheng Ruoan coughed twice, concealing his suspicions, and said, "I saw it in one of Sanlang's casual books. The book had no cover and no title; it recorded some local customs that I had never heard of before..."

Si Silang also got nervous for a moment, but seeing that his third sister-in-law handled it with ease, he quickly joined in the banter:

"No wonder. Recipes that appear in books without names can only be called folk remedies."

Cheng's mother's brows relaxed, and she smiled gently: "So it's good that An'an married into the Si family. Sanlang is a learned man, and he can teach An'an to read and write. Isn't that wonderful?"

In her mind, if Si Shaoheng hadn't taught Cheng Ruoan to read, Cheng Ruoan wouldn't have been accepted as an apprentice by Doctor Hu just because she had read two medical books.

For an ordinary village woman to be able to learn medicine from a doctor, even if she only learns a little bit, is a great blessing.

Although she couldn't compare to the daughters of high-ranking officials and nobles, Cheng Ruo'an's current situation made Cheng's mother feel much less guilty.

Cheng Ruoan subtly changed the subject: "The book says that washing pig offal with flour and strong liquor can completely remove the odor and clean it thoroughly."

If you don't have strong liquor, you can wash it with salt and flour, then soak it in aged vinegar.

In the past, I thought flour, strong liquor, and salt were all precious things, and using them to wash pig offal would be too extravagant, so I never mentioned it.

But now that Manager Luo and his wife want to open a fast food restaurant with me, we need to come up with at least two signature dishes, right?

Coincidentally, the book described how to clean pig offal for cooking, so what a coincidence!

After hearing this, no one cared anymore about why Cheng Ruoan knew so many strange and unusual remedies.

They were all attracted by the "fast food restaurant".

Seeing that everyone had finished their evening meal, Cheng Ruoan asked everyone to move to the courtyard, sit down together, drink tea, chat, and wait for the moon.

During the conversation, he told everyone about how Chen from Yang's Tofu Shop had come to cause trouble that day, and what it meant to discuss with Madam Luo how to open a restaurant and fast food joint.

After hearing this, everyone found the fast food restaurant model novel and wanted to see it for themselves.

Cheng Ruoan: "It'll be soon. Once the cooks, waiters, and general laborers are all in place, we can start operating anytime."

Cheng's mother smiled and said, "On the first day of opening, I'll have to invite everyone to try your fast food restaurant and see if the food is delicious."

Only Cheng Ruotong was so angry that she kept hitting the armrest of the rocking chair: "The Yang family is far too arrogant!"

Just because their family has connections in the county government, does that mean they can bully people so blatantly?

"No way, Shaoyang, tomorrow the two of us will smash up her Yang family's tofu shop too!"

Cheng's mother felt a headache coming on and quickly pulled her aside: "Alright, don't make things worse. Your little sister said she will definitely make them pay for that door."

It's not a big deal, don't make a big fuss.

Cheng Ruoan nodded, "Yes, eldest sister, there's no need for us to have too much trouble with the Yang family right now. In business, harmony is the most important thing."

At most, she was just a tattletale, leaving a note in her space to inform Si Shaoheng about the matter.

When Si Shaoheng sees this, he will naturally use his methods to go to the county government office and ask Registrar Xu to act as a go-between to "apologize" to the son-in-law of the Yang family who is a constable in the county government office.

Cheng Ruoan just had to wait at home for the Yang family to deliver the money for the door panels.

Day two.

The Cheng family all got up very early.

The entire household was busy with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Cheng Ruotong's shop.

Today, Cheng Ruotong is wearing a dress made of brocade cotton, a gift from Madam Guo. The colors are bright, and the style is the most fashionable and popular in the North.

She was as happy as a colorful butterfly, bustling around the Cheng residence.

The smile on his face seemed to be semi-permanent, the corners of his mouth never drooping for a moment.

"Mother, my shop signboard has arrived. Come with me to take a look."

"Little sister, where are the copper coins that you mentioned will be scattered at the ribbon-cutting ceremony? I need to check if they've all been washed clean."

"Husband, could you go check how many batches of sponge cakes have come out? I don't want to run out of stock when the shop opens soon!"

Cheng Ruotong was happy, and everyone in the Cheng family was completely at her beck and call.

Cheng Ruoan teased her, and while running errands for her, he even reached out to ask for a start-up bonus: "Madam Cheng, Manager Tong, look how much effort I've put into running around, my legs are practically worn thin, shouldn't you give me a big reward?"

Cheng Ruotong gave her a reproachful look and stuffed two small red envelopes into her hands. "Here you go, here you go. There aren't any big ones, all the red envelopes are the same size, are these two enough for you? Stop joking around, hurry up and go to the shop in front, the auspicious time is approaching, get ready for the opening ceremony!"

Cheng Ruotong walked away with two red envelopes containing six coins each, laughing heartily.

Two little kids followed behind.

Niannian: "Mother, everyone who sees Aunt's red envelope must share it!"

Si Xin covered her face: "Little sister, that's a matter of sharing..."

Cheng Ruoan: "Hahahaha, okay, okay, I'll give you some, I'll give you some."

The Cheng family is bustling about preparing for their grand opening.

Meanwhile, Si Silang and Lin Shi were on their way back to Daxi Village.

The two got new jobs yesterday, so they didn't wait for Cheng Ruotong's shop opening ceremony today. Before dawn, they had already set off back to Daxi Village.

Cheng Ruoan originally suggested that Da Kun drive them, but the two of them firmly refused, saying that they didn't want their families to find out that the Cheng family had even bought servants.

Moreover, only when the two walked back together would they truly show their exhaustion, thus convincing Zhao that they had stayed in town these past two days anxiously awaiting news from their elder brother and sister-in-law, rather than having gained weight from eating three meals a day.

There were few people on the road, so Si Silang disregarded all rules and regulations and boldly took Lin's hand, walking side by side with her.

Even after they had been married for many years and had children, Lin's heart would still race when his rough, broad hands enveloped her small hands.

Si Silang suddenly called her, "Wife."

Lin's ears burned even hotter: "Hmm? What's wrong?"

“We went back and told Mother we were waiting for news from my eldest brother, but we didn’t bring any definite news back. I was worried Mother would scold us.”

Once you get back, just pack our bags. No matter what Mom and I say or do, don't come out.

In short, we must come out and work with Third Sister-in-law; things will only get better for our family of three in the future.”

Seeing that the man always defended her first, Lin felt a warmth in her heart.

My third sister-in-law's words came to mind without my noticing: "Those who love their wives will prosper."