He stayed at Xiang Mantang for the afternoon.
Mu Jinyu politely declined Xiang Mantang's dinner invitation at around five o'clock, and made his way straight home.
As for the weapons and tools he requested, Xiang Mantang had already agreed to deliver them tomorrow to a village outside the Miao Zombie Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
By the time Mu Jinyu got home, both Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou had also arrived.
Wen Rou was preparing dinner, and Gu Xiyan was helping out.
Gu Xiyan, who once had never soiled her ten fingers with mundane chores, began to attempt doing some household tasks after living with them for a while. After cooking a meal for Mu Jinyu that moved him to tears, her interest in cooking grew even more intense.
Of course, her culinary skills still left much to be desired. Out of ten dishes, usually only two or three were edible. Mu Jinyu complained about her wasting ingredients, so for the time being, she assisted Wen Rou instead.
"You're back? Did you have fun in the Capital City with Sister Mei these past few days? What did you do?"
Upon seeing Mu Jinyu return, and noticing that Wen Rou's dishes were almost ready, Gu Xiyan washed her hands and after drying them, she walked out of the kitchen and asked Mu Jinyu in a casual manner.
"We didn't play. I was taking care of business." Mu Jinyu felt a bit of a headache but what he did in the Capital City, although indeed business, was not something he felt comfortable sharing with Gu Xiyan and the others.
It made him look like he was sneaking around with Mei Yinxue on a secret honeymoon.
Seeing Mu Jinyu like this, Gu Xiyan gave him a sideways glance, choosing to accept that he had legitimate business, then said, "Dinner's ready. Go wash your hands and come eat."
"Mm." Mu Jinyu washed his hands and then went to the dining room to eat.
After finishing the meal, Mu Jinyu said to Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou, "I'm planning to make a trip to Miao Zombie tomorrow."
"Going out again?" Upon hearing this, Gu Xiyan frowned slightly, her tone tinged with dissatisfaction.
Lately, they had seen each other only sporadically. Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou had been away on business, and afterwards, it was often Mu Jinyu going off with Mei Yinxue for unknown reasons.
Gu Xiyan naturally felt discontent upon learning that Mu Jinyu had just returned home and was about to leave again.
She felt like one of those foolish women who work hard to earn money, only to have their husbands spend it on a mistress.
Mu Jinyu understood the complaints in Gu Xiyan's heart and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I've indeed spent little time with you lately, but it's not a holiday for me, there's something important I must do."
"What important thing? Making money? But haven't we already made enough? Isn't this unnecessary?" Gu Xiyan's brows relaxed slightly as she asked with a slight furrow.
Jinyu Company was now on the right track and not as busy as before. Gu Xiyan herself even considered stepping back from the company and handing over the reins to Yu Linglong, Xu Qingya, and Lin Qiaoxia.
Then she could travel with Mu Jinyu to enjoy the great sceneries. Once they had their fill of adventure, they could return to River City, get married, have children, and she would take care of the family.
Therefore, Gu Xiyan felt there was no need for Mu Jinyu to live such a tiresome life, always on the go, just for the sake of money.
"It's not about making money. Money, to me, has long ceased to be that important," Mu Jinyu said, shaking his head gently, "There are many things in this world that are far more precious than money."
Indeed, there were many things money couldn't buy, a sentiment Xu Tianzheng probably understood well.
The Old Dragon King felt the same way now.
"Is that so?" Gu Xiyan's eyes softened with a touch of resignation upon hearing what Mu Jinyu said.
She then suddenly had a thought, analyzing the situation based on Mu Jinyu's words.
If Mu Jinyu's trip to the Capital City with Mei Yinxue wasn't for a honeymoon, and it wasn't for money, then what could it be for?
Who did he know in the Capital City?
It seems...
It was Su Zijin, right!
It must be that Su Zijin had some issues, which is why Mu Jinyu took Mei Yinxue there.
And thinking back to Yu Linglong's birthday, when Mu Jinyu suddenly had a bit of a tiff with Xiang Mantang…
It must be because Xiang Mantang brought back some news about Su Zijin from the Capital City, which caused the disagreement between them.
Gu Xiyan thought of this and immediately wanted to blame Mu Jinyu. If something had happened to Su Zijin, why keep it a secret from her and Wen Rou, but favor Mei Yinxue instead?
But then, she remembered that Mu Jinyu had mentioned on that day that he took Mei Yinxue to 'hold the fort', as bringing them along wouldn't be suitable for the energy of the place...
Thinking this way, Gu Xiyan figured there probably was no life-threatening danger to Su Zijin and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Later she speculated that it might be possible that mother and son could recognize each other, but hadn't yet, and Mu Jinyu, being thin-skinned, just kept hemming and hawing when faced with her questions, reluctant to elaborate.
She had been harboring a bit of jealousy towards Mei Yinxue, thinking that they had gone on a honeymoon, but hadn't considered this possibility.
And what is he going to do in Miao Zombie tomorrow, all by himself?
Without more clues, Gu Xiyan couldn't figure it out, and she guessed that even if she asked Mu Jinyu, he probably wouldn't say much.
However, knowing that Mu Jinyu was indeed going to handle important matters, not just to have fun, Gu Xiyan couldn't be bothered to think too much about it.
After all, things would certainly become clear in time.
Having come to a realization, Gu Xiyan completely relaxed her frown and her tone softened a lot, "Alright, since you are going to Miao Zombie tomorrow, I will sleep with Wen Rou tonight and not accompany you."
Gu Xiyan hadn't had intimate times with Mu Jinyu for a while, and she actually quite wanted to be with him, but was afraid it would delay him, so she thought he should rest up and gather strength.
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu, "???"
He hadn't even gone to explain to Mei Yinxue after coming back today because he felt that he hadn't spent much time with Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou lately. He was planning to have a good time with them tonight before he needed to leave for a brief trip to Miao Zombie tomorrow.
But now Gu Xiyan wasn't coming?
"No, don't do that," Mu Jinyu rushed to say, "Even if you are worried it'll tire you, and you don't want to do it, I'd still be happy just holding you in sleep! I can't fall asleep on my own now."
Gu Xiyan glanced at Mu Jinyu, unimpressed by his words.
She wanted to retort, who was afraid of getting tired?
But then she remembered the day she challenged Mu Jinyu, declaring to see who would teach whom a lesson, and how she herself ended up exhausted…
She felt guilty again.
Noticing Mu Jinyu's whiny, hopeful look, Gu Xiyan glanced at Wen Rou, who was sitting aside with slightly reddened cheeks, yet seemed not to mind, and she nodded slightly.
"Heh heh…" Seeing their approval, Mu Jinyu immediately smiled.
He had always wanted to sleep with both of them in his arms, not to do anything naughty, just to hold them in sleep. But they had always been shy about it and had been unwilling until now.
Finally, they were willing, which really made him happy!
...
The next day.
Mu Jinyu got up, had the breakfast prepared by Wen Rou, and then headed to the airport.
As for the few people arranged by Mei Yinxue, including Wang Zhengbiao, they had already been waiting at the airport.
Mu Jinyu was off to Miao Zombie to search for the Spring of Life.
Meanwhile, in the old Dragon King's courtyard in the Capital City, some developments were unfolding.