Chapter 61: Spoiled, Satisfied… Then Thoroughly Punished

Lu Zijin looked at her own little Qiankun, who seemed quite reluctant, and was amused.

No, Wei Lan seemed to really like that spot.

 

Under Wei Lan’s burning gaze, Lu Zijin lay down, taking over Wei Lan’s spot.

 

Lu Zijin closed her eyes slightly and said, “If you want to eat, come and eat it yourself.

A Qiankun needs to be proactive, understand?”

 

Wei Lan, looking aggrieved, shuffled over.

Before, her wife had always been the one to take the initiative.

She didn’t know how.

 

Wei Lan leaned down and buried her face in the crook of Lu Zijin’s neck, acting spoiled.

“Wife, I don’t know how.”

 

Lu Zijin watched the little dog nuzzling against her and acting spoiled, her eyes curving slightly.

She reached out and pinched Wei Lan’s earlobe and laughed.

“If you don’t know how, then we’ll do nothing.

I’m going to sleep.”

“No, don’t.”

Wei Lan leaned in and kissed Lu Zijin’s lips.

Seeing that her wife really had no intention of helping, she decided to do it herself.

 

Wei Lan, her ears red, reached out to untie Lu Zijin’s garment sashes.

It was clear that her little Qiankun was very inexperienced.

Just untying the sashes took forever.

When she finally managed it, Wei Lan’s face was sweating.

 

Next, she was even shyer.

“Wife, can you take it off yourself?”

 

Lu Zijin raised an eyebrow at her and calmly shook her head.

“No.”

 

Seeing that her wife wouldn’t help, Wei Lan deflated like a pricked balloon.

Her gaze fell on the little phoenix embroidered with gold thread.

She couldn’t help herself; she pounced and took a deep breath.

The little phoenix was so fragrant!

 

Lu Zijin watched Wei Lan, who was burying her face in the little phoenix and sniffing non-stop, her own ears and cheeks turning bright red.

 

Wei Lan felt her nose and mouth were filled with a sweet fragrance, even more fragrant than the cheese and fruits she had eaten during the day, with a hint of white sandalwood.

 

Wei Lan, soft and whiny, fussed for a while.

She hadn’t been in bed long before she started feeling sleepy.

 

Wei Lan obediently kissed Lu Zijin’s lips, signaling that she was tired, then lay down and hugged Lu Zijin, preparing to sleep.

 

Lu Zijin looked at Wei Lan with an expression that seemed like she wanted to devour her.

No, she had gotten herself all worked up like this, and was just going to sleep?

 

Lu Zijin was so angry she laughed.

She pinched Wei Lan’s earlobe and asked, “You’re just going to sleep?”

 

Wei Lan nodded innocently.

“Mm-hmm, I’m full, so I’m going to sleep.

You should go to sleep too, wife.

There’s a lot to do tomorrow.”

 

Lu Zijin looked at Wei Lan, who had already closed her eyes, and felt like she was about to explode.

Her little Qiankun lit a fire and then ran away, only caring about satisfying herself, not asking about her?

 

But Wei Lan, of course, didn’t have that kind of awareness.

She didn’t know how to do anything else, and even if she did, she wouldn’t be able to do it.

 

Lu Zijin looked at the wet marks on both sides of the little phoenix and her anger surged.

She reached out and pushed Wei Lan down.

 

Wei Lan looked at Lu Zijin, very confused.

Lu Zijin directly bit her lip.

 

Wei Lan felt wronged.

She had eaten her fill and was ready to sleep.

Why was her wife suddenly biting her?

“Wife, what are you doing?

I’m ready to sleep.”

Wei Lan rubbed her eyes, showing an expression that she was really tired.

 

Lu Zijin didn’t care whether she was tired or not.

Wei Lan was being too much.

She had to discipline Wei Lan properly.

 

Thinking this, Lu Zijin reached out and tore off the plaster on Wei Lan’s gland opening, then bit down hard.

 

Large amounts of fresh snow pheromones spilled out.

Wei Lan obediently let herself be bitten, but she was a bit confused.

Hadn’t her wife been fine just a moment ago?

Why was she suddenly angry?

“Wife, why are you angry?”

Wei Lan asked as she was being bitten.

“What do you think?

Bad dog.”

As she spoke, Lu Zijin bit down again.

Sure enough, little dogs deserved to be bitten.

Today, she was going to play away all her pheromones.

 

Sure enough, before long, Wei Lan’s eyes grew misty, and her body went limp and weak.

 

Her gland opening had been bitten several times by Lu Zijin.

Wei Lan could feel her gland opening getting flatter and flatter.

It seemed her pheromones were about to be played away again by her wife.

 

Lu Zijin, still unsatisfied, lifted her head and bit Wei Lan’s lip several times, then kissed her hard.

She didn’t let go of Wei Lan until Wei Lan could barely breathe.

 

She really wanted to kiss this little Qiankun, who lit fires and didn’t put them out, unconscious.

But Lu Zijin, after all, couldn’t bear to.

Seeing Wei Lan push at her pitifully, Lu Zijin finally pulled back slightly.

Wei Lan gasped for air.

She had just been ready to sleep.

Her wife was so petty.

 

Lu Zijin lifted herself slightly.

She continued kissing Wei Lan, her fingers never stopping their teasing of the gland opening.

Only when the gland opening was completely deflated, and nothing more could be pressed out, did Lu Zijin finally stop.

 

She looked at Wei Lan beneath her, who had been played until she had no strength left.

Then Lu Zijin leisurely found a spot in Wei Lan’s arms and lay down to rest.

 

Wei Lan, having expended too many pheromones, soon fell asleep.

She didn’t even have time to savor the taste of the little cherry.

 

Luckily, Wei Lan had nothing to do the next day.

She slept until the sun was high in the sky.

When she woke up, the spot beside her had long been empty, and the bed was cold.

 

Wei Lan hummed and whined, rolling around in bed a few times.

She had been drained by her wife last night.

She didn’t have the energy to get up now, so she simply hugged the blanket and slept a little longer.

She slept straight through until noon.

 

Wei Lan groggily got out of bed.

While she was washing up, Lu Zijin returned.

Seeing Wei Lan had just woken up, she smiled and asked, “Still tired?”

 

Wei Lan nodded.

“So tired.

I can barely open my eyes.”

 

The main thing was, having her pheromones played dry left her without energy.

It was a good thing it was today.

If it were tomorrow, in this state, she definitely wouldn’t be able to hold the signing event.

“Eat first.

After you eat, you can have a good sleep.”

Lu Zijin said softly.

“Mm.”

Wei Lan thought so too.

She was already having trouble keeping her eyes open again.

 

So, after a simple meal with Lu Zijin, Wei Lan took off her outer clothes and went back to sleep.

She slept until dark, not even bothering to get up for dinner, only eating a bowl of rock sugar bird’s nest in bed before going back to sleep.

 

Lu Zijin bathed and then got into bed.

Seeing her little Qiankun still asleep, she sighed to herself.

Maybe she shouldn’t play away all of Wei Lan’s pheromones next time.

Otherwise, Wei Lan would be listless the entire next day.

 

***

 

Wei Lan slept the entire day and woke up again when the sky was already bright.

She quickly got up, bathed, ate some breakfast, and then returned directly to Fuqu Pavilion.

She had slept all day yesterday and had now recovered her energy.

 

Today, she was going to compete with Chen Zhou.

After returning, Wei Lan instructed the cooks to make three large cakes.

She thought three should be enough.

Those who came to the signing event could get them on a first-come, first-served basis.

Those who didn’t get any would definitely come back to queue next time.

This was her own version of scarcity marketing.

 

After preparing these, Wei Lan took three servant boys, each carrying a large iron basin, with another large iron basin inverted on top to keep the cake from getting dirty on the road.

 

She also had the bookstore prepare clean small plates and spoons.

When the time came, she would distribute these to the people who came to the signing event.

 

At the same time, preparations were also underway on the other side at Chen Zhou’s venue.

The main branch of Chen Ji Bookstore and the main branch of the Lu family bookstore were on the same street.

Many curious people went over to see what Chen Zhou looked like.

Seeing that Chen Zhou had handsome, sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and was very good-looking, some people began to queue.

Soon, a long line formed in front of Chen Zhou.

 

But Chen Zhou was used to being a young master.

How could he be amiable to these people?

He just signed his name on the title page of the books, not bothering with anything else.

When those young girls tried to talk to him, he was dismissive.

He only signed his name on the books, not writing personalized signatures like Wei Lan did according to the readers’ requests.

 

Another young girl, seeing that he was handsome, came to get a signature.

She looked at him with sparkling eyes and asked, “Could you write a few words of encouragement for me on the first page?”

“No.

I only sign my name.

Next.”

With just that one sentence, Chen Zhou impatiently dismissed her.

 

He was already regretting it a little.

Why did he have to compete with Wei Lan?

And now he had to sign for all these people.

 

Many people in the line also seemed to sense Chen Zhou’s impatience and began whispering among themselves.

“Why is Chen Zhou signing so fast?

It’s like he’s barely sat down before he’s done.”

“Yeah.

And look at his expression.

He looks so impatient, like we owe him something.

Forget it.

I’m not queuing anymore.

I’m going to wait for Wei Lan.”

“I’m going to find Wei Lan too.”

“Wait for me.

I’m coming too.”

“Exactly.

We’re here to spend money.

Five taels of silver per volume is no small sum.

And he’s all grumpy.

I’m not queuing either.

What a downer.”

“Come on.

Let’s go find Sister Wei Lan.”

“Mm-hmm.

Sister Wei Lan is much nicer.”

 

In no time at all, half the people in Chen Zhou’s line had left.

Chen Zhou’s expression nearly cracked.

But seeing there were still people queuing for him, he couldn’t lash out, so he gritted his teeth and continued signing.

 

Meanwhile, at Wei Lan’s venue, the main branch of the Lu family bookstore already had two long lines, stretching almost to the outside of the shop.

The ones at the front this time were still Lu Shihuai and her friends.

 

They had discussed coming early to queue, so that Wei Lan would definitely remember them.

 

After waiting about half an hour, Wei Lan finally arrived.

But the servant boys beside her were carrying large iron basins.

Additionally, two servant boys from the shop were carrying stacks of clean bowls and plates, placing them on the long desk.

 

Wei Lan sat down behind the desk and smiled.

“It’s you two at the front again.

Have you been waiting long?”

“Not too long.

About half an hour.”

Lu Shihuai was very happy that Wei Lan remembered her, and she blinked at her friends.

“I was getting things ready.

Otherwise, I would have come earlier.”

Wei Lan smiled.

“Hey?

Are there no bookmarks today?”

Lu Shihuai asked.

 

Wei Lan smiled and said, “Today, I have a different surprise for you all.

It’s food.

One piece per person.”

 

As she spoke, Wei Lan signaled to Si Yun to open one of the large basins.

 

Lu Shihuai and the people at the front of the line curiously looked into the basin.

“It smells so good!

What is this?

I’ve never seen it before.”

“Me neither.

It looks really delicious.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

A stir went through the crowd.

 

Lu Shihuai also looked at Wei Lan curiously and asked, “What is this?”

“This is called cream cake.

It’s a surprise I specially prepared for everyone.

It’s very delicious.

Try it.”

Wei Lan said, using a knife to cut a small piece of cake, placing it on a clean white plate, then putting a clean spoon on the plate, and handing the plate to Lu Shihuai.

 

Lu Shihuai was overjoyed to be the first to eat this.

Her friends behind her urged her, “Hurry up and try it!

Is it good?”

“Yeah, yeah!

Is it good?”

 

Lu Shihuai quickly picked up the white porcelain spoon, took a small piece of cake, and put it in her mouth.

Her mouth was filled with a soft, smooth texture, full of milky flavor.

It was extremely delicious.

 

Lu Shihuai’s eyes lit up, and she nodded continuously.

“It’s really delicious!

How is the cake being given out?

One piece per book purchased?”

 

Wei Lan smiled and shook her head.

“For this, it doesn’t matter how many books you buy.

It’s one piece per person.

It tastes good, but if you eat too much, it gets greasy.

How many volumes are you buying today?

The fourth and fifth volumes have been printed.”

“Then I’ll take ten copies each of the fourth and fifth volumes.”

Lu Shihuai quickly said.

 

Wei Lan nodded and began writing the personalized signatures.

 

Lu Shihuai finished eating her piece quickly.

Sure enough, as Wei Lan had said, she had thought it was very delicious and wanted another piece, but now she felt that this small piece was just right.

Any more would be too greasy.

 

She thought for a moment and asked, “How many volumes are there in the Rebirth: The Abandoned Wife of the Marquis’s Household series?”

“There are six volumes in total.

I’ve finished writing them all.

The sixth volume should be for sale in a while.”

Wei Lan smiled.

“Ah?

Don’t finish it so quickly!

I still want to see the sweet story between Cui Niang and the Ninth Princess.

They’re both focused on their careers now; you haven’t written anything sweet.”

Hearing there were only six volumes, Lu Shihuai was almost reluctant to read it.

 

Wei Lan smiled.

“Don’t worry.

There’s sweet content between them in the fourth and fifth volumes.”

“That’s good.

That’s good.”

 

After chatting a little longer, it was the next person’s turn.

Wei Lan first cut a piece of cake for the young girl, then began the signing.

 

And so, one by one, she signed.

Soon, someone went to the teahouse across the street to brag.

“Did you all know?

If you go to Wei Lan’s signing event this time, you can also eat a piece of cream cake.

It’s a food that Wei Lan invented herself.

It’s not sold anywhere in Panyang City.

It’s extremely delicious.”

A male Kunze bragged to his friends.

“Really?

What does it taste like?” someone asked.

“I can’t quite describe it.

It’s milky, and seems to have other flavors too.

Anyway, the texture is soft and smooth, extremely, extremely delicious.

There’s not much cake, so it’s first-come, first-served.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you, friends.

If you go any later, it’ll be gone.”

 

As soon as he finished speaking, some foodies immediately paid their bills at the teahouse and rushed over to the Lu family bookstore to queue.

These people were very curious about what this ‘cake’ actually tasted like.

 

As for those who had tasted it once, they immediately wanted to buy some to give to their families to try.

The flavor was truly special.

But Wei Lan had a principle: she didn’t sell it to the public.

She said it was a gift for readers; if you participated in the signing event, you got it for free.

 

As a result, the line stretched all the way to the entrance of the Lu family bookstore.

Wei Lan had no choice but to have the manager block people, informing them that those at the back might not get any cake.

But some young girls were die-hard fans of Wei Lan.

They weren’t even there for the cake; they just wanted to see Wei Lan.

In the end, Qu Qiushui couldn’t stop them; the young girls were willing to queue, and there was nothing she could do.

 

Meanwhile, at Chen Ji Bookstore, located at the far south end of the same street, there were now only about ten people in line, and they were only there because of Chen Zhou’s face.

 

Soon, a young girl came over to find her friend.

“You’re still queuing here?

Oh, hurry and go to the Lu family bookstore.

Don’t you know?

If you queue today, you can also eat a cake that Wei Lan invented.

It’s extremely delicious.

Come on, come on.

If you go any later, there won’t be any left.”

“What is cake?”

“I can’t describe it.

Anyway, it’s really delicious.

Let’s go.”

 

And so, the line that had only about ten people lost another five or six.

The atmosphere here was just too oppressive.

Chen Zhou was also wearing a scowl.

They were customers, people buying things.

They didn’t owe Chen Zhou anything.

They weren’t going to put up with him.

 

In the end, only three people were left in Chen Zhou’s line.

The storybooks he had copied were piled on the long desk, untouched.

 

After signing for the last person, Chen Zhou was so angry his face turned green.

“Wei Lan, you waste!

You waste!”

“Young master, please calm down.

But we spent a lot of silver having those books copied.

What are we going to do?”

The manager was worried sick.

The shop’s revenue now wasn’t even enough to pay the assistants’ wages.

 

Chen Zhou, his face dark, said, “You go and buy some peach blossom pastries from the market too.

Give one to each person who queues for the signing event.”

“Yes, young master.”

The manager quickly sent someone to do it.

 

But what Chen Zhou didn’t know was that his peach blossom pastries, which anyone could buy, couldn’t compete with the cream cake that no one had ever seen before.

 

By noon, the cream cake was all given out.

Wei Lan’s hand was cramping from signing, so she had to ask everyone to come back in the afternoon.

She also sent someone back to relay the message, asking the two cooks in Fuqu Pavilion to make three more large cakes.

After all, these young girls were really enthusiastic.

Many of them weren’t even there for the storybooks anymore, but to get a taste of the cake, and they bought a storybook or two just for the occasion.

 

Wei Lan, as usual, took Xi Ye and Si Yun to a restaurant outside for lunch.

And in just this one morning, the name ‘cream cake’ had spread among the young people.

They eagerly told their friends.

Even the wealthy young masters and ladies who were too lazy to queue themselves sent their servants to line up early.

 

Zhou Yufu had been busy with her shop in the morning and hadn’t come.

But in the afternoon, she sent a servant to hold a spot, getting the first place in line.

Lu Shihuai, having returned from lunch and seeing her first place had been taken, was very annoyed.

She wanted to leave an impression on Wei Lan, so she wanted to be the first every time.

 

After that, many more people queued up.

In the end, Qu Qiushui had to start turning people away, saying they didn’t have that many storybooks.

Meanwhile, the entrance of Chen Ji Bookstore was empty and desolate.

 

After eating, Wei Lan and her two companions quickly returned.

When they got back, three new large cakes had also been delivered.

 

Wei Lan saw that the first person in line had changed and smiled in greeting.

“Boss Zhou, you’re here so early?”

“Not early, not early.

If I hadn’t been so busy this morning, I would have come in the morning.”

As she spoke, Zhou Yufu blinked at Xi Ye.

“Don’t you think so, young Qiankun?”

 

Xi Ye’s ears turned red.

This formidable woman had come again.

She was about to lose it again.

 

Seeing her shy, Zhou Yufu smiled lightly behind her sleeve and asked, “Hey, have you tried the rouge I gave you last time?”

“No.

I…

I’m not used to wearing that.”

Xi Ye stammered.

“That’s fine.

When the time comes, your sister will apply it for you.

Have you thought about me at all these past few days?

Hmm?”

Zhou Yufu raised an eyebrow.

 

Xi Ye, her face burning red, shook her head.

“No.

I…

I’m very busy every day.”

“So the young Qiankun means that when you’re not busy, you will think of me?”

Zhou Yufu had her own interpretation; she didn’t even need Xi Ye to coax her.

 

Wei Lan almost laughed out loud.

Seeing Xi Ye completely overwhelmed, she quickly tried to help.

“Boss Zhou, this is my complimentary cream cake.

Let me cut you a piece to try.”

 

Wei Lan was about to cut it, but Zhou Yufu stopped her.

“Hey, wait.

I want my young Qiankun to cut it for me.”

 

Wei Lan smiled and shook her head.

Fine.

She was being rejected.

Wei Lan handed the knife to Xi Ye.

“You do it.”

 

Xi Ye had no choice but to take the knife, cut a small piece of cake, put it on a plate, and hand it to Zhou Yufu.

 

As Zhou Yufu took the plate, her fingertips accidentally brushed against the back of Xi Ye’s hand.

Xi Ye turned red from head to toe.

 

Zhou Yufu was amused.

“Oh, the young Qiankun is so innocent.”

 

Then, as if remembering something, Zhou Yufu said, “From the first volume, give me twenty copies of each.”

“Alright.”

Wei Lan resignedly began signing.

And she could listen to Zhou Yufu tease Xi Ye.

Xi Ye was really innocent; how could she withstand Zhou Yufu’s teasing?

Before long, she was almost completely red.

 

Finally, when Xi Ye tugged at Wei Lan’s sleeve for the fifth time, Wei Lan finally finished signing all the personalized signatures and quickly saw off this sister.

If she didn’t leave soon, Xi Ye wouldn’t be able to hold out.

 

Next was Lu Shihuai again.

Lu Shihuai had been waiting for a long time.

That sister just now had bought so many copies; her legs were numb from standing.

“Sister, from the first volume, can I have ten copies of each?”

 

Wei Lan smiled and nodded.

“Naturally.”

 

As she spoke, she cut a piece of cake for the young girl.

 

Lu Shihuai, holding her cake and eating, chatted with Wei Lan.

“Sister, please write more storybooks.

My friends and I really like you.”

“Yeah, yeah!

Don’t stop writing after this one.”

Lu Shihuai’s friends behind her quickly said.

 

Wei Lan smiled and said, “I’ll try my best.

If I have time.”

“That’s great!

And please hold more signing events like this.

We love chatting with you.”

Lu Shihuai continued.

 

Wei Lan smiled and replied, “Okay.

I’ll try.”

 

But remembering the last time she had been tied up by her wife, Wei Lan decided that when she got home tonight, she would definitely bathe very well.

Otherwise, she would be in trouble with her wife again.

 

On the other side, at Chen Zhou’s venue, there was no one in line.

He couldn’t give away a single one of the peach blossom pastries he had bought.

In the end, Chen Zhou had to have his carriage take him back to the residence.

As they passed the Lu family bookstore, he lifted the curtain of the carriage window and looked over.

He saw that the line stretched all the way out into the street.

Qu Qiushui was leading the assistants in persuading the people at the back to stop queuing, actually chasing them away.

 

This was like two direct slaps to Chen Zhou’s face.

Over there, not a single person had come to his signing event.

Over here, people couldn’t be chased away even if they tried.

 

Chen Zhou felt his face burning with humiliation, and he almost ground his teeth to dust.

“Wei Lan, you waste!

Just you wait!”

 

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