Chapter 1006: Chapter 56: The Wang Family’s "Unwholesome Atmosphere" Sweeps Through the Upper Capital (Part 2)

Nowadays, the economic situation of the Daqian Wang Family isn’t exactly good. The funds available to cultivate family members are rather tight, and only the more important ones, like those in the Celestial Human Realm, Purple Mansion Realm, or Divine Power Realm, receive better training. The mid-to-lower-tier family members often don’t get the best cultivation opportunities and often lose out in external competitions to the increasingly powerful Mansion of Duke Protector of the Nation.

This naturally leads to a vicious cycle.

After the welcoming banquet.

Wang Shouzhe and the others were arranged to stay at a guest residence called the Four Seasons Garden.

This Four Seasons Garden, located on the western side of the main residence, spans dozens of acres. It houses many exotic flowers and plants, as well as elegantly designed garden rockeries, bamboo groves, and fish ponds.

Most intriguingly, the garden is equipped with four small arrays to regulate the temperature in different areas, allowing exotic flowers and plants that usually bloom in different seasons to bloom simultaneously in the same garden.

Within the residence, there are up to a hundred servants, from the kitchen staff to gardeners, to cleaning slaves.

Such an extravagant scene is unseen within the Changning Wang Family. The small courtyard where Wang Shouzhe and Liua Ruolan lived only had a few slaves come by regularly for cleaning, plus two cooks.

The tending of the garden and planting of flowers and plants were all done by the Shouzhe couple themselves.

But, after all, the Daqian Wang Family is the main vein, so it’s not Wang Shouzhe’s place to critique. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

The Four Seasons Garden has outer rooms designated for housing subordinate household generals and others. After arranging the accommodations for the subordinates who came along, Wang Shouzhe personally took the three little ones to stay in the inner courtyard.

At this moment, Wang Shouzhe and the others finally had some private time to rest.

Wang Anye, obedient as ever, handed fifteen Qian Gold Tickets in a red envelope to Wang Shouzhe, saying, "Great-grandfather, please keep this. I noticed that Ancestor Yuchang’s family doesn’t seem very well-off, and you probably want to return it. We can’t let you cover it all from your own pocket."

Hearing this, Wang Shouzhe couldn’t help but chuckle.

He remembered in his previous life, when he was a child, any red envelopes he received were only fleeting. His parents would either save them for his future marriage or say they needed to return the favor to relatives’ children.

Unexpectedly, An Ye was so sharp, deducing from these small details that the current Daqian Wang Family was somewhat outwardly strong but inwardly weak.

However, by acting this way, this young man might end up offending people~ 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

As expected, both Wang Yingxuan and Wang Lilong glared at him angrily.

You, Wang Anye, might be a little moneybag without financial worries, but they weren’t in the same position! They had just managed to get a haul of red envelopes, thinking they could stash away a little nest egg. But now, before it even got warm, they had to hand it over to the adults—how could they not be furious?

Of course, they could choose not to hand it over, but doing so would make them seem unfilial.

"Little Seven, I suddenly remembered there’s a math problem I can’t solve. Let’s go to the little grove nearby and talk about it," Wang Yingxuan said, rolling her eyes and suddenly hugging An Ye’s neck with a friendly and amiable look.

"Yeah, yeah, I have several problems I can’t solve too," Wang Lilong said with a mischievous smile, rubbing her fists together as she spoke.

"Um... we can just teach here. Why run to the little grove for math problems?" Wang Anye said, looking innocent and clueless.

"Just go when you’re told, stop dawdling!" Wang Yingxuan said, slightly impatient.

Alright then...

Wang Anye was good-natured enough.

Then, a delinquent girl along with a delinquent dragon girl dragged Wang Anye off to a small grove nearby.

After a while.

Cries came from the grove. "You wicked Wang Anye! I’m your aunt! For just a fight, you even used a Divine Power Spirit Treasure to summon grandpa. Aren’t you just bullying me because I’m poor? Wuwuwu~~"

"Jii Wuchen, you dare meddle in this king’s affairs too?! Ow, ow~~ hit lighter~~~ you old fool, if you keep it up with no restraint, this king might have to reveal my true form! Wang Anye, you’re so despicable and shameless, even casting a stomachache curse in a fight. Awuwu awuwu awuwu~ ow ow, I was wrong... stop hitting, I was just joking with An Ye."

For a moment, the small grove was filled with chaotic energy bursts, indeed a scene of mayhem.

A quarter of an hour later.

A girl and a dragon girl, supporting each other, returned to Wang Shouzhe’s room, both beaten black and blue, tearfully begging for treatment.

It wasn’t that their injuries were that severe, but they had originally planned to go out and explore the wonders of the Imperial City.

Now, in such a state, how could they show themselves?

"Aunt Yingxuan, Grandma Lilong," Wang Anye muttered, following behind the pair, "remember to give me a heads-up next time you want to joke around. My master has a severe reflex reaction, needs a little prior notice."

Prior notice, my foot~

The corners of Wang Yingxuan’s and Wang Lilong’s mouths twitched.

Wang Shouzhe, however, watched the scene with a smile, having never intervened from start to finish.

Yingxuan and Lilong couldn’t have anticipated that Elder Wuchen’s divine soul was now very solidified, making it tough to bully An Ye.

This opportunity could teach these two unruly girls a lesson, preventing them from being too reckless.

Taking the chance, Wang Shouzhe naturally collected all three red envelopes, smiling as he said, "I’ll keep these for you first, and later buy you some elixirs to eat."