Qin Feng promptly decided, "I’ll go find someone to unload the carriage and push it to the empty lot east of Yunlai Inn. You all go ahead into the inn to take shelter from the rain."

He was looking at Qin Yao as he said this last part.

Qin Yao shook her head, "There’s strength in numbers. The most urgent task is to solve the problem with the goods first."

Without a word, Ah Wang and Yin Le ran directly to the caravan, ready to help with whatever task the steward assigned.

Qin Yao took out a clean handkerchief and pressed it on the wound on Qin Feng’s neck, signaling him to hold it down himself, and calmly said, "Tell me what to do, I’ll help you."

"...Thank you." Looking at the calm expression on Qin Yao’s face that could never appear on his own Ah Yao, Qin Feng completely set aside his discomfort. Qin Yao was just Qin Yao, not Ah Yao.

He apologized, once more, for the incident with the golden hairpin the day before.

Qin Yao cast a disdainful glance at him, "Stop fussing, get to work first!"

Qin Feng: "Alright."

He didn’t hesitate to assign tasks, "Go to the inn and borrow a hoe and shovels. We’ll need them to cover the oilcloth corners with soil, so the wind can’t lift them."

"Got it!" Qin Yao nodded, turned around, and strode towards the inn’s entrance.

All the carriages were unloaded, and the guards placed the boards and goods together in the open space to the east, then connected all the rain covers, enveloping all the goods.

Lastly, they used heavy soil to weigh down the excess oilcloth and dug a simple drainage ditch around. There was finally no more worry.

After everything was done, the rain had lessened, but showed no sign of stopping.

The team members all breathed a sigh of relief, now at ease regardless of how long the rain might last.

Leaving a few in the tea shed with the overturned thatched roof to keep watch, Qin Feng called Qin Yao, Yin Le, and Ah Wang to head into the inn, generously saying:

"The expenses for staying this time are on me. Order whatever you want to eat and drink, don’t be shy with me!"

Ah Wang and Yin Le looked at him sympathetically, fearing he didn’t yet understand the ways of their family’s grand elder.

"Mother, over here!" Second Lang and Si Niang, appointed as doormen to wait for their mother, waved arduously.

Upon seeing them, Qin Yao understood, casting a teasing glance at Qin Feng: "Rest assured, someone has probably already arranged everything."

As soon as they entered the main hall, the shopkeeper came forward smiling: "Boss, the guest rooms are ready. You’re in the Tianzi Room Number One with hot water already sent up and ginger sugar tea on the table. Remember to drink it."

The shopkeeper had arranged everything meticulously, down to the fragrance in their lavatory room.

Qin Feng: "What about the meals?"

The shopkeeper immediately pointed towards the kitchen, "It’s being prepared, the best chicken, duck, fish, and meat you ordered are all being cooked. Oh, and ten vats of five-year-old Zhuangyuan Hong are also being brought up from the cellar, you can rest assured with us handling things."

Qin Feng stiffly turned to look at Qin Yao, "When did I give these instructions?"

Qin Yao shrugged: "You’d have to ask yourself that."

Summoning Second Brother and Fourth Sister, who came forward to lead the way, Qin Yao followed them to begin enjoying the full-service arrangements someone had made.

Skeptical at heart, Qin Feng also followed the waiter into ’his’ reserved Tianzi Number One room.

Half an hour later.

Having taken a comfortable hot bath, changed into dry clothes, drunk ginger sugar tea, eaten pre-meal sweet treats, and visited the well-scented and sawdust-stocked lavatory, Qin Feng only had five words for Liu Ji, who arranged it all:

"I am truly impressed!"

Qin Feng remarked to Uncle Qi, who came to call him downstairs for dinner.

Similarly refreshed, Uncle Qi wholeheartedly agreed, "Boss, it’s surprising our son-in-law is quite capable. We’ve stayed at Yunlai Inn several times before, but compared to today, what were our previous stays!"

If not for the son-in-law’s arrangements, even he didn’t know Yunlai’s lavatory could be scented, the toilet could have sawdust, making waste falling in encapsulated and unoffensive.

"But, what you just described sounds quite off-putting." Qin Feng honestly stated.

Uncle Qi awkwardly chuckled, the two of them walking down the stairs, spotting two workers carrying a large food box outside. Curious, they asked, and found that it was to deliver food to the guests at the tea shed.

And those in the tea shed were the Qin Family Trading House’s guarding staff.

Qin Feng and Uncle Qi exchanged a joyful glance, as even the guards had been properly taken care of by the son-in-law.

Qin Feng thought internally, given Liu Ji’s thorough arrangements, even if the shopkeeper later arrived with a large bill for him to settle, he wouldn’t get upset.

Especially since this emotionally immersive experience was truly rare.

"Ah! Boss is here!" Liu Ji quickly dismissed the restaurant shopkeeper, enthusiastically welcoming Qin Feng over to seat at his table.

Uncle Qi tactfully withdrew, heading to the guards’ table. Good food and wine, the brothers ate to satisfaction.

Uncle Qi watched with comfort; the son-in-law indeed had his strengths.

Even contemplating if in future outings they’d need to appoint someone as thorough as the son-in-law in charge of the brothers’ daily needs.

Qin Feng followed Liu Ji to the table, where dishes were already served, everyone behaving properly waiting for all to gather.

Qin Yao nodded at Qin Feng, said "Let’s eat," as if unlocking some mechanism, and soon all that could be seen were the shadows of chopsticks.

With great dexterity, Liu Ji clipped a juicy chicken leg from amidst the hovering chopsticks and placed it in Qin Yao’s bowl, filling her empty dishes by her side before attending to his own meal.

His gentle demeanor made Qin Feng slightly uncomfortable, but thinking the beneficiary was Qin Yao, he felt instantly pleased.

The wine Liu Ji ordered never arrived at their table either, as a table full of women and children wasn’t apt for drinking.

When the shopkeeper presented the bill for the day, Qin Feng promptly signed it and patted Liu Ji on the shoulder, giving him an encouraging look that meant ’I’ve got my eye on you.’

Liu Ji confidently tossed his head; he knew no one could refuse him!

After dinner, it was already dark, and everyone was exhausted from the afternoon’s busyness.

The rain had lessened a bit more, gently pattering. Qin Feng and Qin Yao decided to rest another full day tomorrow, first observing the weather before deciding further. The group then went to their respective lodgings.

Tomorrow they could sleep in naturally!

Just the thought made Qin Yao joyful, and she quickly scooped up her adorable daughter, showering her with kisses.

"Come, you’ll sleep with Mother tonight." Not giving the little girl a chance to refuse, Qin Yao carried the child to her room.

Si Niang did not want to refuse at all, happily rolling around on her mother’s bed, laughing out loud.

The inn had ample rooms, and since they didn’t have to cover the cost themselves, Liu Ji generously opened a room for each family member.

However, the four Da Lang siblings still needed to stay with the adults outside, so it was actually four rooms, with one adult and one child per room.