Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool-Chapter 54: Not Satisfied! Not Satisfied at All
Snapping back to his senses, Lu Yuan looked at Aunt Zhao’s reproachful expression and couldn’t help but let out a couple of awkward chuckles.
’I’m so used to holding my wife, I just subconsciously copped a feel.’
Zhao Qiao’Er, her face flushed red, shot Lu Yuan a glare with her beautiful eyes before chiding him playfully,
"Don’t get handsy!"
With that said, Zhao Qiao’Er, still blushing, leaned against Lu Yuan’s shoulder again.
They traveled the rest of the way in silence. Around seven or eight in the evening, the convoy finally returned to Taiping City.
When they arrived at the Zhao Family estate, Su Liyan was still sleeping soundly.
Lu Yuan simply carried his wife out of the carriage.
The Zhao Family estate was a grand residence with three successive courtyards.
The front courtyard was where the Nursing Home staff, Maids, and old matrons lived.
The middle courtyard was where Zhao Qiao’Er lived by herself.
Of course, now that Lu Yuan and Su Liyan had arrived, they would be staying in the middle courtyard with her.
The rear courtyard contained rockeries, a pond, and was where ledgers, account books, and other valuables were stored.
Following Zhao Qiao’Er into the middle courtyard, they found that everything had already been prepared.
Zhao Qiao’Er lived in the south-facing main house of the middle courtyard, while Lu Yuan and Su Liyan were given the East Wing.
But one shouldn’t underestimate this East Wing.
It was completely different from the side rooms at Lu Yuan’s or his mother-in-law’s home.
Even the side room at Lu Yuan’s house only had an earthen kang bed with a table set beside it.
All in all, it was ten square meters at most.
But this East Wing in the Zhao residence, at a single glance, looked to be at least a hundred square meters.
The wing itself was divided into a main central room and two smaller rooms to the north and south.
"Tell the Maids whatever you want for dinner. Your aunt isn’t going to eat tonight."
Zhao Qiao’Er said to Lu Yuan, her eyes heavy with sleep.
She had been awake for a whole day and night, and once she finally got some rest, she didn’t want to get up.
She had slept the whole way, and it had been a surprisingly steady and comfortable sleep.
Still, she hadn’t slept nearly enough.
Lu Yuan looked at Aunt Zhao and nodded repeatedly.
"I know, Aunt Zhao. You should go back to your room and rest."
Looking at Lu Yuan, Aunt Zhao couldn’t help but smile, reaching out to pinch his cheek with great affection.
She glanced at the still-sleeping Su Liyan, then allowed a Maid to support her as she swayed toward her room.
Lu Yuan watched Aunt Zhao’s graceful figure from behind, his gaze drifting downward.
’Tsk tsk, the way her big rear sways back and forth... It’s more than a man can take...’
Snapping out of his reverie, Lu Yuan quickly carried his wife into the East Wing.
’It’s cold out here. I can’t let my wife catch a chill.’
The weather was getting colder and colder now; it was already the beginning of winter.
Frost had started to form in the mornings and evenings.
He figured it wouldn’t be long before the snow began to fall.
But after going inside, the feeling was...
still damn cold.
Even though someone had already lit a charcoal brazier in the room, the room was just too large.
It wasn’t very effective.
After entering the room, Lu Yuan looked at the two Maids and said bluntly,
"You two can go back to your rooms and sleep. I don’t need you to wait on me."
Lu Yuan didn’t plan on eating anything that night anyway; he’d had plenty to eat and drink at noon.
The two Maids acknowledged his order and left.
Lu Yuan looked around, found the bed, and lifted the covers to lay his wife down.
A bed warmer had been placed under the covers earlier, so it was still somewhat warm inside.
After laying his wife down, Lu Yuan helped her take off her outer clothes.
He left her in her undergarments, then quickly covered her with the quilt, afraid she’d get cold.
’You know,’ he thought, ’in the past, after our nightly escapades, I would just pass out and sleep.’
’Su Liyan was always the first one up in the morning, too.’
’This is really the first time I’ve actually watched my wife sleep.’
’And you know what? She’s pretty darn cute.’
After tucking his wife in, Lu Yuan looked around the room.
’Aunt Zhao really treats me well,’ he mused. ’Never mind the bedding, but all the furnishings and decorations in the room are brand new.’
’You can tell she put a lot of thought into decorating it.’
’It looks truly magnificent.’
’But... it’s all for show and no go...’
’Don’t be fooled by how splendid the houses in the city look.’
’When it comes to winter comfort, the countryside still has it beat.’
’It’s so warm in the countryside this time of year. You just take off your shoes and sit on the kang.’
’And your butt is toasty warm in no time.’
’But here, it’s just so damn cold.’
Especially for Lu Yuan, who had been a Northern-er before he transmigrated and was used to having central heating at home in the winter. This was simply unacceptable.
Of course, Lu Yuan had the Holy Body.
But the Holy Body didn’t mean Lu Yuan was numb to cold and heat.
It just meant that in temperatures of negative ten-something degrees, Lu Yuan could run around naked and act like a fool without any consequences.
He could even sleep in a snowdrift and not freeze to death.
But that didn’t mean Lu Yuan couldn’t feel the chill or the heat.
After all, if you couldn’t feel cold or heat, what would be the point of living?
At the most basic level, if he couldn’t feel hot or cold, the pleasure of his nightly romps with his wife would be reduced by at least half.
Lu Yuan wasn’t very sleepy, and as he was wandering around the room, there came two light knocks on the door, followed by the old steward’s voice.
"Young Master, is this a convenient time?"
’Hm?’
Lu Yuan paused for a moment, then quickly lowered the curtain to the sleeping area.
Only then did he go to the door and open it.
The old steward stood outside, bowing slightly.
"Young Master, my greetings."
Lu Yuan nodded.
"What can I do for you?"
The old steward stepped aside, and two members of the nursing home staff carried in a large furnace Lu Yuan had never seen before. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
The old steward said respectfully,
"On the mistress’s orders. We’ve brought you a Spirit Stone Furnace to warm the room."
’Oh?’
While Lu Yuan was still looking rather stunned, the old steward finished the delivery and led the two from the Nursing Home away.
After closing the door, Lu Yuan moved closer to the Spirit Stone Furnace to examine it.
’This is...’
’a type of machine!’
’Yes, definitely a machine!’
’It’s a machine for catalyzing Spirit Stones.’
After he flipped a switch, the machine let out a low hum, about as loud as an electric fan.
As soon as the switch was flipped, the Spirit Stones inside the Spirit Stone Furnace, which had been giving off a faint blue glow, began to slowly turn red.
Lu Yuan could feel a wave of warmth emanating from the Spirit Stone Furnace.
’Hey, this thing really works!’
’It heats up fast!’
If the room had been only eleven or twelve degrees before, then in just a moment it had reached sixteen or seventeen degrees.
But... that was as high as it went.
It wasn’t getting any warmer!
As a Northern-er, was Lu Yuan satisfied with this temperature?
No!
Not satisfied!
Not satisfied at all!
For a Northern-er, what kind of indoor temperature was considered satisfactory in the winter?
It had to be at least twenty-seven or twenty-eight degrees. It had to be warm enough that you could walk around shirtless indoors while it was snowing heavily outside, and then you’d top it off by eating a popsicle to cool down.
That’s how it had to be!
Clearly, this Spirit Stone Furnace wasn’t up to snuff.
And besides... using this thing for heat... just how much money would that cost?!
Lu Yuan didn’t know much about the grades of Spirit Stones, but each one in the furnace was at least the size of a fist.
They had to be at least Level One Spirit Stones, and probably Upper Grade ones at that.
They might even be Level Two Spirit Stones, for all he knew.
In any case, one furnace full of them, even if they were just Level One Spirit Stones, would cost fifty or sixty taels!
And there was no telling how long they would last.
As Lu Yuan stood by the furnace pondering this, he couldn’t help but blink.
’Hm?’
Then, Lu Yuan hastily dragged the Spirit Stone Furnace into the sleeping area.
He took off his own clothes, got into bed, and slid under the covers.
Lu Yuan wrapped one arm around his wife and held the book *Craftsmanship* in his other hand.
He quickly found the Chapter on the Underground Heating System in *Craftsmanship*.
