Pretty idiots are born to be played with and ruined by their husbands.

Chapter 95 You misheard me, I'm studying.

Ruan Zhijuan thought to herself, and took a small bite with resentment.

Hmph, pshaw, with all that kissing every day, Zhou Gangxun doesn't even need to wash his face anymore.

However, Zhou Gangxun has also bought him several lip balms these days, probably because he's worried about his lips getting chapped. They come in cherry, strawberry, and milk flavors, and they smell sweet and fragrant when applied. They're all edible.

"Buzzing—"

Another call came in; it was from Gu Changting.

Zhou Gangxun glanced at it, still eating, and answered the call on speakerphone, "What is it?"

Ruan Zhijuan's almond-shaped eyes widened suddenly. She blinked rapidly. How could Zhou Gangxun be such a scoundrel? How could he make phone calls to others? She quickly pursed her lips, telling herself not to make any noises later.

"Zhou Gangxun, did you buy a piece of mudflats a week ago?" Gu Changting heard some voices but didn't notice anything unusual. He asked casually, as if chatting with someone, "Are you eating?"

"Yes, I'm eating," Zhou Gangxun shamelessly confessed.

As Ruan Zhijuan listened to their conversation, his face gradually turned a warm red. His eyes were wet and red, and he angrily grabbed Zhou Gangxun's hair with both hands.

Zhou Gangxun went even further, grabbing Ruan Zhijuan by the hand and asking, "Is the government going to requisition the land?"

When the second payment for the project reached 50%, Zhou Gangxun received 130,000 yuan. He then spent 100,000 yuan to contract a 500-mu (approximately 33 hectares) plot of abandoned rocky tidal flats in the southeast of Fucheng.

"So that's really what you're planning." Gu Changting felt a mix of surprise and acceptance.

Fucheng is planning to build an external port, and the land for it was only finalized in the last two days. So today, Gu Changting accompanied several leaders from the city and county to inspect the site.

When I went to talk to the village committee, they said that the land had been contracted out a week ago.

Gu Changting couldn't help but sigh, "Every penny you earn is something that no one else can replicate."

Zhou Gangxun remained noncommittal, kissing the baby while looking at Ruan Zhijuan, his face turning even redder, "How much compensation?"

Gu Changting revealed, "The government's land acquisition compensation is about 13,000 yuan per mu, but other details can be discussed further."

Zhou Gangxun responded softly, "Has the news of the port construction already spread?"

They were all smart people. Gu Changting understood what Zhou Gangxun meant. "You want to sell it to someone else? Six million isn't even worth your attention. How many people can earn more than six million in a week?"

"I'm aiming for 15,000 yuan per mu, plus a little over a million yuan more." Zhou Gangxun picked up his phone, switched to normal mode, and said, "Someone will offer that price."

The government's 13,000 is a fixed price. For others, the government's resource allocation is more valuable than the extra million or so. However, Zhou Gangxun doesn't need this money right now, so he wants it.

"Alright then." Gu Changting didn't press the issue. In any case, no matter who Zhou Gangxun sold it to, the land would eventually belong to the government for port construction. "I'll contact you again when the port construction project starts bidding."

"Um."

Gu Changting had already hung up the phone, but Zhou Gangxun was still pretending to hold it up. He looked down at Ruan Zhijuan, whose eyes, face, neck, and ears were all red. She looked so pitiful, like she was about to break down.

But for a truly wicked person like Zhou Gangxun, this seems insufficient to offset his ever-present stream of evil thoughts.

He frowned slightly and said into the phone, "Hmm? You said you heard my wife's voice while you were eating?"

Zhou Gangxun looked at Ruan Zhijuan with a serious expression, "Wife, he seems to know that you were just touched."

Ruan Zhijuan's eyes widened, her mouth opened but she couldn't speak, her head buzzing, she was extremely dizzy, and Zhou Gangxun's words kept echoing in her mind: "I heard... I understand..."

He spoke frantically into the phone, his voice trembling as if he were about to cry, "You...you misheard me. I wasn't touched, and I didn't need to pee. I...I was studying...memorizing the multiplication tables...one times three equals three, two times two equals four..."

"Zhou Gangxun, what if we get arrested...? Isn't he a government official...?" For some reason, Ruan Zhijuan subconsciously thought this was a terrible thing; what if he and Zhou Gangxun were executed?

"No." Zhou Gangxun gently rubbed Ruan Zhijuan's face, his lips lightly brushing against Ruan Zhijuan's. "Our relationship is legal, wife, but if you're with someone else, you'll be locked up."

"I...I won't be with anyone else, only with you, Zhou Gangxun." Ruan Zhijuan eagerly hugged Zhou Gangxun's neck and kissed him repeatedly. "You...you have to tell him that our relationship is legal, and that I'm only with you."

Zhou Gangxun glanced at Ruan Zhijuan's lips, then kissed them, prying them open for a kiss.

Remember what you said, wife, you only have me.