“Alright! Stop trying to look so pitiful, you look like such a wuss!” Yu Xiaocao slanted her eyes at Third Young Master Zhou, who was biting on his handkerchief and sobbing pitifully. She couldn’t help but make fun of him again.

Third Young Master Zhou placed his hands on his heart as tears pooled in his eyes. The expression on his face was mournful and it looked as if he was accusing Xiaocao of having a heart of stone!

Yu Xiaocao swiftly calculated what was needed and then carelessly waved her hand at him, “Stop pretending! Isn’t it just half a catty’s worth of dried seafood every month?! I’ll talk to Father when I get back home. You also know that my father is a good hand at gathering and catching seafood. There’s nothing too difficult for him!”

The tears in Third Young Master Zhou’s eyes momentarily evaporated and the wretched-looked expression on his face also disappeared. He looked at her with trust in his eyes and nodded his head, “After hearing your words, my heart is at ease and I now have a plan! Xiaocao, your family is truly my savior, my lucky star…”

“Enough, enough! I’m back home, so you should go do what you need to do ah——oh right, when do we need to start supplying the dried seafood?” Yu Xiaocao reliably asked for the crucial detail.

Worry crawled up Third Young Master Zhou’s face again as he said, “It’s been almost a month since the emperor has bestowed us with this position,...