Chapter 143: Creating Plan For Silk Crisis
Hurrying back, Jia Hao finally realized the divine intervention. ‘ I see. I trigger as eroge protagonist finally triggered.’
He couldn’t help but get amused when he thought about that. Otherwise, why would his perfectly fine shower stop working?
‘ I thought there would be only Sister Lan inside. We could have taken a sexy couple’s bath. But even Xing’er was there, eh?’
Seeing both sisters hugging each other naked while playing bathtub created an utterly erotic scene, making him hard instantly.
Not long after, Su Lan and Su Xing’er walked out, wrapping towels around their curvy bodies. Their hair was still dripping wet, and their skin glistened with water droplets.
” Damn it! Are you a pervert or what?” Su Xing’er’s face was flushed like an apple as she shouted.
” You have no sense of decency! How can you barge into Elder Sister’s bathroom like that?”
” Hey, The shower in my bathroom was clogged!” Jia Hao defended himself.” Not to mention, I didn’t hear anything from the inside of the bathroom, making me think that it was empty.”
” Yo-You! You are just…”
” Calm down, Xing’er.” Su Lan sighed as she patted her head. ” I am sure Hao’er didn’t do that on purpose.”
” Sister Lan understands me so much.” Jia Hao sighed. ” I guess my blueberry pie was gone to waste.”
” Hey!” Su Xing’er couldn’t help but mutter in a grievance. ” Both of you! You are now ganging up on me?”
” Haaah, Xing’er…”
Jia Hao shrugged. ” You know what? I already told you it was a misunderstanding. If you don’t want to hear me, then let it be.”
” Sister Lan, Can I use your bathroom?”
” Sure, Hao’er.” Su Lan nodded. Jia Hao smiled as he entered the bathroom and closed the door.
” Sister, Aren’t you giving him too much freedom?” Su Xing’er grumbled. ” Just because you are in a relationship…”
” Xing’er, You really thought Jia Hao came to peep on us?” Su Lan looked at her. ” He wasn’t even there when you asked me to join bath.”
” I…” Su Xing’er sighed as she bit her lips. ” I am sorry, Sister. I was just too agitated.”
” It’s fine, Xing’er. Perhaps you are too tensed today.” Su Lan smiled. She turned around and fumbled through her clothes. Su Xing’er nodded as she turned to leave.
Closing her room door, Su Xing’er fell on the bed and curled. Her body trembled as her eyes moistened.
‘ I… Why the hell I am crying?’ Su Xing’er gritted her teeth. ‘ I don’t love Jia Hao! Elder Sister does!’
‘ But…Why do I feel pain? Why?’
‘ Do I…Really have feelings for him?’
Su Xing’er bit her lips as she couldn’t help but get saddened. ‘ Elder Sister, Why are you always a step faster than me?’
‘ Why do I feel you get the thing first I always wanted first? Toys…Gifts…Even…’
Su Xing’er took a deep breath and put on her underwear. However, after that, she slowly began to stretch her body and did some light exercises.
‘ Let’s…Let me forget about this for now. I just…want to escape.’
Meanwhile, Jia Hao was washing down his hair as he couldn’t help but ponder. In fact, he didn’t tell them to truth exactly.
After all, with his strength and powers, how could he not know Su Xing’er and Su Lan were bathing inside?
But, one must do what he supposed to do.
‘ But, To think Su Lan would reveal that she and I are dating. Interesting.’ Jia Hao was amused as he closed the shower.
However, the moment he walked out, he froze. Scratching his head, he couldn’t help but sigh. ” Sister Lan, I thought you and Xing’er lectured me about the invasion of privacy a few moments ago?”
” Well, You forgot the towel outside.” Su Lan chuckled as she handed him the towel. ” However, I have to admit. You are really excited down there, huh?”
” I mean, I am a hot blooded young man, yeah?” Jia Hao stood naked and erect before Su Lan, without any shame. After getting the towel, he wrapped it around his waist.
” You told Xing’er about us?”
” Indeed. She was curious about us.” Su Lan nodded. ” Is there any problem?”
” Nope, It’s not.” Jia Hao smiled. ” After all, It wasn’t supposed to be a secret in the first place after all.”
” Mmhm…”
Su Lan couldn’t help but smile when she heard Jia Hao. He always acted with calm and composure, which made Su Lan like him even more.
” Sister Lan, Can you spare me some privacy now?” Jia Hao grinned. ” Or, planning to keep staring at me?”
” Ah!”
Su Lan broke from her daydream as she nodded with a scarlet face. ” Of course. Take your time, Hao’er.”
” Hmm, But something was strange.”
” What was it?” Jia Hao combed his hair as he looked at Su Lan.
” Su Xing’er’s reaction was…Hmm.” Su Lan put her index finger on her lips as she fell into a deep thought. ” She felt…sorrowful?”
” Is that so?”
Jia Hao feigned surprise. However, his lips secretly curled upwards.
” Don’t worry, Sister Lan.” Jia Hao smiled. ” If Xing’er has anything to say, she will talk to you.”
” Just give her some time, alright?”
” As you say.”
After chatting for a while, Jia Hao returned back to his room. He opened his laptop and pondered about something.
The crisis of silk and cotton is imminent Cai Family. He needs to do something which will help the Cai Family to get off from this crisis.
‘ Perhaps, another reason why the Cai Family would fall during the monster tide is because of the financial strain during this event?’
Connecting the dots, Jia Hao summarized the things. Someone must be pulling the strings behind the scenes.
‘ First, the silk crisis. Here, the Cai Family would lose a lot of money. And, since they won’t be able to pay off the debt, the fiefs and villages under them would rebel, refusing to pay taxes.’
‘ Now, without much money, they had to repay the loan interest to Silkward Chambers. And without money, they can only pay with the trained soldiers of the Cai Family, or their equipment.’
‘ No soldiers, no equipment, no finance. Yet the Cai Family is still a Military Duke Family. So, when the monster tide comes, they would be the ones to stand on vanguards.’
Taking a deep breath, Jia Hao couldn’t help but marvel at the intricate plan of the mastermind. Tapping on the table, he couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
” My goodness, When was the last time I saw this level of conspiracy? Maybe in my sixth reincarnation?”
However, this made Jia Hao even more determined. ‘ It won’t be fare if you play this chess alone, yeah? Allow me to join then.’
‘ First, I need to take care of the silk and cotton crisis.’
According to what he heard, the Niu Family, Shen Family, and Silkward Chambers are grouping and creating a surplus in goods thanks to purchasing silk from other places.
As the economy works, if a good becomes surplus, its value decreases.
‘ Hmm, So in other words, In our entire province and nearby, This group has the largest amount of silk and cotton stocks?’ Jia Hao’s eyes sparkled with a dark light.
‘ What if they were to vanish? The vacuum it would create…Won’t that make our Cai Family business completely profitable?’
With a devilish smile on his face, Jia Hao delved into the internet. He was trying to find some solutions and soon enough he found some plausible ideas.
However, at that moment, he got a message from Su Yunqi.
” Huh? Aunt Su?”
Jia Hao was surprised as he closed his laptop and went downstairs. He saw Su Xing’er standing before Su Yunqi.
” What happened, Aunt Su?” Jia Hao looked at her with confusion.
” Xing’er’s friend, Chu Yunli, is moving to the Eastern Sea City. Xing’er wishes to go to her house.”
” But, Uncle He already left as he had some work. Xing’er is insisting on going alone. But I don’t want her to go alone.”
” Mom, I am fine.” Su Xing’er couldn’t help but grumble. ” What could happen to me?”
” You want me to accompany Xing’er?” Jia Hao was surprised. ” Well, I am free right now. So, why not?”
” But Mom…”
” Xing’er, Believe in Mom.” Su Yunqi sighed. ” I know you have the strength to protect yourself. However, It’s better to have a company, alright?”
” And besides, Hao’er can help to move the things.” She winked, making Jia Hao speechless.
‘ Aunt, Are you sending me there as a laborer or what?”
” Hehe, Don’t worry, Hao’er.” Su Yunqi chuckled. ” I doubt Xing’er would let you do that.”
” Then, can I take my car?” Jia Hao proposed. ” After all, Xing’er definitely wanted to sit in that.”
” En, I heard from Lan that you can drive well.” Su Yunqi was still concerned. ” However, you need to drive carefully, alright? Drive at moderate speed.”
” As you say, Aunt Su.” Jia Hao smiled. Su Xing’er’s face faltered when she thought of sitting in Jia Hao’s car. After all, she definitely wanted to have a ride in that.
” Alright, I shall go with Jia Hao.” Su Xing’er nodded with a sigh.
Jia Hao’s Sage’s Divine Eyes opened, But he couldn’t help but get startled when he saw Su Xing’er’s Recent Future Point.
[ Recent Future Point: After two hours, Su Xing’er and Chu Yunli get kidnapped by a Vine Snake Gang]
‘ What the fuck?’
