TFWYH – Chapter 158 Dirty Thoughts

“I saw it with my own eyes,” Yu Ziqing said irritably, then continued,

“Women’s money is the easiest to make — especially those noble ladies in the capital. I’ve investigated it before. Every year, the noblewomen of the capital spend more than eight hundred thousand taels of silver just on their appearance. And that’s not even counting the ordinary women from smaller households!

“In our Great Dynasty, thinness is the standard of beauty. Those women are obsessed — dieting like mad every day. Some even go to insane extremes: eating nothing but flower petals for meals, or swallowing insects just to stay slim.

“If there were a slimming remedy that actually worked without harming the body, do you have any idea what that would mean?”

Ling Canghe was completely stunned by Yu Ziqing’s words, secretly clicking his tongue.

“E-Eight… eight hundred thousand taels of silver? That much?”

If that were true, then such a slimming formula would be worth its weight in gold — no, beyond price!

For the first time, Ling Canghe truly realized — women were terrifying creatures.

Eight hundred thousand taels!
Heavens!
That’s an unimaginable amount of money!

Yu Ziqing pressed on,

“So, think carefully. Has she been eating anything unusual? Or are there any special herbs growing in her courtyard?”

Ling Canghe smiled bitterly and shook his head.

“I rarely go back home — I wouldn’t know. But if Master Yu is truly interested, I can take you to Yu’er’s house another day so you can speak with Madam Wan yourself.”

“That’ll do!” Yu Ziqing patted him on the shoulder. “If you can help me close this deal, you’ll be well rewarded!”

Ling Canghe’s heart lifted with hope, and he quickly bowed.

“I will do everything I can to persuade my niece-in-law.”

Seeing his good sense, Yu Ziqing left in satisfaction.

Not long after he left, someone came to inform Ling Canghe that his son had arrived.

Ling Canghe frowned, put down his work, and walked outside.

Outside Drunken Immortal Tavern, he spotted his son squatting by the doorway, looking completely dazed — like his soul had left his body.

Ling Canghe strode over.

“Sheng’er, what brings you here?”

Ling Sheng jolted back to reality, stood up, and looked at his father with a trace of inner struggle in his eyes.

“What is it? Did something happen at home?” Ling Canghe, well aware that his own parents were unreliable, quickly asked.

“No, no!” Ling Sheng waved his hands frantically, then gritted his teeth and forced himself to say, “Father, Xiaofang will be fifteen in a month. She’s already a grown girl. These days I’ve been looking into a few potential matches for her — all quite decent — and I was thinking you should choose one soon and marry her off early.”

Ling Canghe was completely taken aback. He hadn’t expected his son to come for this. He froze for a long while before finally finding his voice, scowling.

“Nonsense! Your mother and I are still alive — how dare you meddle in Xiaofang’s marriage?”

“Father, just listen to me — we have to marry her off quickly. That girl… she can’t be kept at home any longer!”

Ling Sheng wasn’t surprised by his father’s reaction, but he had run out of options.

If they kept letting that girl do as she pleased, who knew what kind of trouble she’d cause next?

So he didn’t dare hide it any longer — he told Ling Canghe everything about Ling Xiaofang’s twisted, shameful thoughts.

When Ling Canghe finished listening, he was utterly shocked.

“You… You’re serious? That unfilial girl actually—”

He couldn’t even finish the sentence. His face turned from pale to green, looking absolutely livid.

He had always known his daughter’s temper was poor, but he’d been too lazy to interfere.

After all, once a daughter married, she became someone else’s problem.

But he hadn’t expected this — that she would harbor such filthy, disgraceful intentions.

“Shameful! Absolutely disgraceful!” Ling Canghe roared, trembling with fury.
“Why didn’t you tell me about this sooner?!”