Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm-Chapter 1601 - 1600: I Hate Geniuses

"Why?" Bei Yun’s face showed a trace of confusion. "Why does the Yang Family trust her so much?"

"Because she’s pretty and kind-hearted." Bei Lingsu’s answer was straightforward and blunt. "She’s not actually planning rebellion, plus she’s pretty good at cooking. Why wouldn’t the Yang Family trust her?"

"But money tempts people. She earns so much..." Bei Yun sighed as he spoke. "I’m so jealous of her. A child from a poor background, and her ability to make money is just terrifying."

Hearing the first half of his remark, Bei Lingsu originally wanted to mock him. The Yang Family isn’t poor; they don’t care about the bit of money Qiao Xiaomai earns.

But after hearing the latter half, thinking about his own experiences, she swallowed her sarcastic remark. "The Yang Family doesn’t lack money, and besides, the former emperor and Mr. Tong’s great-grandfather were sworn brothers. There’s a whole history of entanglements and grievances there that we don’t fully understand. Either way, the Yang Family trusts Xiaomai completely."

"What kind of entanglements and grievances?" Bei Yun’s face lit up with curiosity as he asked.

"No idea."

Upon hearing that, Bei Yun’s curiosity immediately turned into disappointment.

He sighed, "It really is a mystery."

"Why are you snooping so much?" Bei Lingsu glanced sideways at him.

"I’m curious. Wouldn’t you be curious if you met someone like Qiao Xiaomai?"

"She doesn’t have any real secrets. What’s there to be curious about? Take me, for example—among ordinary people, I’m considered a mystery myself."

Bei Yun: "... So what you’re saying is, this is a case of legends admiring legends?"

Given Bei Lingsu’s abilities and age, she could indeed be called a living legend.

A rare genius of the era.

Upon hearing this, Bei Lingsu snapped her fingers with a sly grin. "You got it!"

Bei Yun: "..."

He ground his teeth. "I hate geniuses."

"I’ve worked hard for decades, yet my abilities still don’t match up to you, a youngster."

Bei Lingsu: "..."

"Hey, try to stay mentally balanced, would you?"

Bei Yun continued grinding his teeth. "I can’t stay calm."

"If you don’t calm down, be careful about triggering your poison. Speaking of which, you’ve been in the Capital City for quite some time. How come I’ve never seen you take your antidote?" Bei Lingsu couldn’t help but ask.

"Of course, I take it in secret. If you found out about my breakthrough, I wouldn’t be living as comfortably as I am now."

Bei Lingsu: "..."

She also couldn’t help grinding her teeth. "Do you think I’m after your breakthrough?"

"Of course not." Bei Yun suddenly broke into a smile, his face returning to its usual grinning expression. "Cousin, you wouldn’t care about such a minor breakthrough. You genuinely treat me as part of the Bei Family."

"As long as you understand." Bei Lingsu said irritably.

"Calm down, calm down." Bei Yun grinned obsequiously, starting to flatter Bei Lingsu from head to toe.

Bei Lingsu couldn’t be bothered to respond to him. She kept a stony face the whole way, only regaining her normal expression after entering Da’an Palace.

Da’an Palace.

After hearing Bei Lingsu convey Tong Saburo’s suggestion, Yang Wenxiao said, "Let’s experiment for a few issues first."

Previously, the concern was that not many citizens in Daqi could read, so there weren’t high expectations for the sales of *Daqi Monthly*. As long as it didn’t lose money, that was enough—it primarily served as a tool for transmitting Court policies.

Now that Tong Saburo suggested serializing *Journey to the West* to boost *Daqi Monthly*’s sales, it was worth a try.

However, Yang Wenxiao then asked, "Where’s Saburo? Why are you the one relaying this?"

"He’s sick again!" At this, Bei Lingsu immediately relayed Qiao Xiaomai’s words to Yang Wenxiao.

Upon hearing them, Yang Wenxiao raised an eyebrow. "What she means is, she’s come up with another idea?"

As he spoke, he instructed Gao Lian to send someone to summon Qiao Xiaomai.