390: Chapter 390 Stay Home and Enjoy Your Life

The night grew deep, and the bustling Xu Family Di Prefecture donned a cloak of tranquil night.

With two wives giving birth to Mythical-grade offspring in succession, and the Empress herself attaining the Great Emperor Realm on the spot, the entire Xu Family was filled with joy.

Xu Chen withdrew from Wu Mingkong's Bedchamber. The Empress had just made a Breakthrough and needed to consolidate her Realm, so he did not disturb her further, carefully tucked in the corners of the quilt, and then stepped away.

Walking along the bluestone-paved shaded path, the night breeze brushed by, bringing with it faint wafts of floral fragrance.

Xu Chen tilted his head back and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

The recovery ability of his Middle Stage Great Saint Realm physique was astonishing; working continuously to guard the delivery room had not made him feel tired at all, but instead, his Qi and blood were surging, and he was full of energy.

Following the long corridor, he walked towards a quiet detached courtyard.

Before he could push open the door, a crisp and pleasant "clatter" sound reached his ears.

That was the crisp sound of abacus beads colliding rapidly, and accompanying this sound was a strand of ethereal and melodious zither music, soothing the listener's heart and mind in every detail.

Xu Chen's lips curled into a smile; he pushed open the carved wooden door and walked in with light footsteps.

The candles in the inner chamber flickered gracefully.

Shang Qingdai was wearing a form-fitting ice silk nightdress, her graceful and proud curves faintly visible.

She wore her signature gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose and was leaning over a large desk, flipping through ledgers with one hand while rapidly manipulating a jade abacus with the other.

On a futon beside her, Gong Yu sat kneeling in simple clothing.

Her eyes, which had been healed by the Creation Divine Liquid, flickered with a faint, deep light, but at this moment, she habitually kept her eyes slightly closed, fully focused on the zither strings under her fingertips.

Her hearing, far exceeding that of an ordinary person, keenly captured Xu Chen's breathing and footsteps. The zither music gradually ceased, a blush quickly flew onto her fair cheeks, and she obediently lowered her head.

"You're still checking accounts this late; do you think my Xu Family's treasury isn't full enough?"

Xu Chen stepped forward, placed his hands on both sides of the desk, and looked down at Shang Qingdai.

Shang Qingdai's movements paused, and she looked up.

The candlelight shone through the lenses of her gold-rimmed glasses, reflecting a tiny glint of a money-lover in her eyes.

She put down the ledger and lightly scolded, "What does Husband know? Recently, business in all our properties has been exceptionally good because of the successive happy events in our Xu Family. If I don't personally oversee and audit, who knows how those shopkeepers below might line their own pockets."

"No matter how many Divine Sources we earn, it's not as precious as your health. If you wear yourself out, This Young Master will be heartbroken."

Xu Chen walked around the desk, slammed the thick ledger shut, and took the opportunity to grasp Shang Qingdai's soft hand, which had slight calluses from long-term use of the abacus.

He turned and walked to Gong Yu, bent down, and scooped her up from the futon by her waist.

Gong Yu let out a soft cry, instinctively wrapping her arms around Xu Chen's neck, her cheek pressed against his scorching chest, her heart pounding like a startled deer.

Xu Chen held Gong Yu and turned to look at Shang Qingdai, his eyebrows slightly raised, "What, does the great President Shang need me to personally invite you to the bed?"

Shang Qingdai's cheeks flushed red; she took off the gold-rimmed glasses from her nose and placed them casually on the ledger, then walked over with a swaying gait and leaned against Xu Chen's shoulder on her own initiative.

On the large bed, the red shark-shadow gauze curtains slowly fell, concealing the spring scenery in the room.

Although Gong Yu's eyes had recovered, she still retained the keen hearing and touch she had developed from her years as a blind girl.

Every caress of Xu Chen, every heavy breath, and even the slight creaking of the bed were magnified in her perception, turning into waves of trembling numbness.

She was like a startled little white rabbit, meekly clinging to Xu Chen and letting him take what he wanted.

Shang Qingdai, on the other hand, showed a side completely different from her usual shrewd and capable self.

Shedding the shell of a strong career woman, she was as passionate as fire on the bed, and the touch of coquettishness, characteristic of a merchant's meticulousness, became the best aphrodisiac at this moment.

Xu Chen activated the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Art.

The profound Origin of his Middle Stage Great Saint Realm turned into a murmuring warm current, circulating endlessly between their intertwined bodies.

The temperature inside the red curtains continued to rise, and the suppressed panting and low muffled groans intertwined, like an impassioned musical movement, echoing in the quiet detached courtyard.

Not until the second half of the night did the symphony gradually subside, accompanied by the exhausted pleas for mercy from the two women.

Xu Chen leaned against the soft pillows, his chest rising and falling slightly.

Shang Qingdai and Gong Yu snuggled in his arms, one on each side, their sweat-drenched skin pressed against his body; both had fallen into a deep sleep, with satisfied smiles hanging on their lips.

A layer of pale blue light rippled in the depths of his mind.

The silent System panel automatically appeared, and lines of golden text descended in his Sea of Consciousness.

[Target pregnancy detected successfully.]

[Target One: Shang Qingdai (Heaven-Reaching God of Wealth Physique). The conceived offspring aligns with the Origin of the Commercial Dao.]

[Target Two: Gong Yu (Seven Orifices Exquisite Zither Heart). The conceived offspring aligns with the Great Dao of Music.]

[Issuing Reward: Wealth Dao Law Fragment (can discern the flow of wealth and Luck in the world).]

[Issuing Reward: Zither Heart Clear Realm (Divine Soul is clear and pure, immune to all evil).]

Xu Chen looked at the prompts on the panel, a flash of joy in his eyes.

Two mysterious auras appeared out of thin air in his Sea of Consciousness.

One carried a golden luster, giving him an intuitive keenness toward the value and Spiritual Qi fluctuations of surrounding things; the other turned into a cooling current, washing his Divine Soul, which had become slightly restless due to days of fatigue, until it was crystal clear, cleansing away all Heart Demons and distracting thoughts.

He planted a kiss on each of the women's smooth foreheads, tightened his arms to hold them closer, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, sunlight spilled through the window lattice, casting mottled shadows.

Xu Chen had just finished dressing when a slight knocking sound came from outside the door.

"Young Lord, are you up?" the Grand Elder called out from outside in a lowered voice.

Xu Chen pushed open the door and saw the Grand Elder followed by a dozen sturdy Family guards, each holding several heavy wooden boxes.

The Grand Elder smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum, leaned forward, and whispered, "This old man observed the celestial phenomena last night and saw the Qi of wealth and the Qi of music intersecting above this detached courtyard; I reckoned that the two wives must have conceived."

This old fox had clearly sensed the resonance of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi triggered by the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Art last night.

Xu Chen shook his head helplessly and did not expose him.

The Grand Elder waved his hand, and the guards behind him filed in, heading straight for the desk in the inner chamber.

Shang Qingdai had just put on an outer garment and walked out. Seeing this, she hurriedly stepped forward to stop them, "Grand Elder, what are you doing? Those are the ledgers for this quarter from all the major merchant firms; I haven't finished auditing them yet!"

"Madam Qingdai, my apologies." The Grand Elder cupped his hands with a smile, "The Young Lord has instructed that the offspring of our Xu Family are precious. Your health is even more precious now, and you cannot be burdened with mundane matters anymore. From today on, my people will take care of all this accounting work."

The guards were nimble, and in no time at all, they packed the ledgers and abacus on the desk, along with the several ancient zithers hanging in the corner, into the boxes.

"Hey, don't take my abacus..." Shang Qingdai stamped her feet in distress.

"Pack up Madam Gong Yu's zithers too; playing the zither is mentally taxing, it's better to rest and nurture the fetus peacefully."

The Grand Elder directed the guards, not leaving even a piece of paper behind, winked at Xu Chen, and slipped away quickly as if he had greased the soles of his feet.

Looking at the empty desk, Shang Qingdai puffed out her cheeks and looked at Xu Chen with a face full of grievance, "Husband, look at the Grand Elder; he took away all my ledgers. I feel anxious if I don't check the accounts for a day."

Gong Yu walked to Xu Chen's side, tugged at his sleeve, and said softly, "Husband, if I don't play the zither, Yu'er doesn't know what else to do."

Xu Chen laughed out loud and reached out to pull both women into his arms.

"The Grand Elder is right. Our Xu Family is now vast and wealthy; do we still lack the few Divine Sources you earn by manipulating the abacus?" Xu Chen's tone was overbearing, filled with unquestionable confidence, "From today on, your task is to rest well."

He took both women's hands and walked out of the Bedchamber, coming to the sunny back garden.

The furnishings here were brand new.

The jade table was filled with rare immortal fruits, and several reclining chairs covered with snow fox fur were placed under the blooming peach trees.

Xu Chen pressed Shang Qingdai and Gong Yu onto the reclining chairs, sat between them, picked up a crystal-clear spiritual fruit, peeled it, and handed it to Gong Yu's lips.

Gong Yu blushed and took a bite; the fruit juice was sweet, sweet all the way to her heart.

Shang Qingdai watched Xu Chen's serious expression, and the slight unwillingness in her heart vanished like smoke.

She leaned back against the snow fox fur, squinted her eyes comfortably, and enjoyed this rare leisure time.