My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!

Li Nuo had just arrived at the Song Residence, and happened to encounter Song Mu'er and Song Jiaren, who were about to leave the house.

They were on their way to the Li Family to find him, luckily they met him at the door, otherwise their trip would have been in vain.

A moment later, within a certain courtyard, Song Mu'er lay sprawled across the table, with her hands propping up her head, and said, "Brother Li Nuo, you might as well live with us, that way we won't have to run back and forth every day..."

Li Nuo smiled but said nothing; he was not a man dependent on his wife's family, and without any special reason, he of course couldn't stay in the Song Residence for long.

The Li Family lineage was passed down from only one male heir, and they relied on him to continue the family line and grow the family tree—it was absolutely out of the question for him to become a son-in-law.

Mumu was still young and naturally didn't understand these things.

Li Nuo didn't carry on with this topic, instead pointing to a mathematics problem on her booklet, he said, "Let's take a look at this problem first..."

It might have been her mathematics tutor's generosity that this time her homework consisted of only one problem, and it wasn't particularly difficult. The question concerned a squad of Daxia's cavalry who needed to drive their horses to the riverside to drink, then back to the barracks. The problem provided the cavalry's speed, and the distances between each location, asking for the optimal route and quickest time.

This was a well-posed problem.

Speed was of the essence in the military, and on the battlefield, speed and efficiency were extremely important. At a crucial moment, a quarter-hour could determine the outcome of a battle, or even the rise and fall of a nation.

In Li Nuo's eyes, this was the simplest "General Drinking Horse" problem, something that elementary students in future generations would know how to solve. However, the solution to this problem was not among any of the "Nine Numbers" methods, and it also involved an axiom. There were no concepts of axioms in Daxia's Mathematical community, which made explaining it to Song Mu'er somewhat troublesome.

With one hand propping up her cheek, Song Mu'er asked, "Why is the line segment the shortest distance between two points?"

Li Nuo wasn't a mathematics major. When his teachers taught them, it was simply a matter of remembering that axioms just needed to be remembered, without needing to understand why.

He had some maids from the Song Residence fetch two sticks and some thread used for sewing clothes. He planted the two sticks into the ground as if they were points, letting her practice on her own.

Compared to the six-year-old Song Mu'er, Song Jiaren found this problem much easier to understand.

Although she couldn't articulate the specific reasons, common sense told her that going in a straight line was certainly quicker than taking a roundabout way.

Just as Li Nuo finished explaining the problem to them, Song Yu came into the courtyard and invited him over for dinner, taking the opportunity to thank him for coming to their aid that day.

Li Nuo was actually somewhat embarrassed, but he couldn't withstand Song Yu's persistent coaxing and finally agreed.

In a small courtyard at the Song Residence, Li Nuo once again encountered the brothers Zhou Yu.

An hour earlier, they had been at odds with Song Yu like fire and water, but now they were without their previous arrogance, hanging their heads and standing like underlings behind a middle-aged man.

Song Yu was obviously surprised to see the two of them here, furrowing his brow. He was about to say something but was silenced with a glance from Song Lian.

Addressing Song Lian, the middle-aged man spoke with an apologetic tone, "Brother Song, I am really sorry. It's my fault for being unable to discipline my children properly. I've brought these two rascals here today especially to apologize to your nephew. Please accept these humble gifts."

Song Lian quickly responded, "Brother Zhou, please don't say that. It's normal for young men to be fiery and get into scuffles. Didn't we go through the same when we were young? Besides, in this matter, my own son was also at fault. You must take these gifts back..."

The middle-aged man did not bring up the gifts again and just smiled, saying, "Speaking of the past, every time you suffered a loss, we would get beaten by Miss Song Zhen the next day... that truly is a painful memory..."

Song Lian also smiled and said, "We were practicing tactics back then, unlike these brats, fighting over a woman from a brothel, truly disgraceful for both our families!"

Both fathers glanced at their sons involuntarily, and both Song Yu and the Zhou brothers shivered, burying their heads even lower.

From their conversation, Li Nuo learned that the Zhou family had come to offer an apology. Zhou Yu's father not only knew Song Yu's father but seemed to also share some past friendship, talking as if they were getting along very well.

"Unfilial son, apologize now!"

The middle-aged man barked, and the Zhou brothers shook, walking up to Song Yu and bowing their heads, "We're sorry."

Song Lian gave Song Yu a meaningful look. Song Yu shivered and also hurried to say, "It's okay, it's okay. Just a few beatings, I didn't take it to heart..."

With their fathers' encouragement, Song Yu and Zhou Yu easily made peace, at least superficially.

To show that he truly bore no grudges, Song Yu even invited them to join them for dinner.

Zhou Yu and his brother had just been flogged, and Song Yu considerately had soft pillows placed on their chairs.

After taking their seats, Zhou Yu glanced at Li Nuo and asked, "Brother Song, this is...?"

At the Chang'an County Government, it was exactly this man who sentenced them to the flogging. Zhou Yu thought he was an official from the Chang'an County Government and was astonished that such a young official was at the Song Residence too.

Song Yu, slinging an arm over Li Nuo's shoulder, wore a somewhat smug expression as he said, "Allow me to introduce him, this is my brother-in-law."

Zhou Yu and his brother were taken aback.

Song Yu had three sisters, two of whom were still children, so the man before them could only be Song Jiaren's husband, and wasn't Song Jiaren's husband none other than the son of the Minister of Justice, Li Xuanjing?

They too were sons of officials, but they were far from comparable to him.

This was truly the progeny of Chang'an's top-tier nobility. With Song Yu's close relationship with him, wouldn't he too be able to stride through life unobstructed now?

Considering this, Zhou Yu immediately raised his wine cup and respectfully said to Song Yu, "Brother Song, this entire affair was my fault; allow me to drink a penalty cup!"

Seeing Zhou Yu's sincere attitude, Song Yu also felt a bit embarrassed and lifted his cup as well, saying, "There was also fault on my part; let me join you for a cup."

"It's my fault, my fault; I'll drink three cups as penance!"

"I was at fault too; I'll match with three cups!"

...

Li Nuo took a sip of his wine, finding it sharply spicy, and set it down after only one gulp. Zhou Yu and Song Yu, one cup after another, became somewhat less articulate after ten cups and began to speak as though they were brothers, their arms around each other's shoulders, which only served to highlight Zhou Tao's out-of-place presence.

As the rounds of drinks continued, conversation flowed more freely.

Zhou Yu took another drink, and though his expression showed some reluctance, he still patted his chest and declared, "We are brothers, and I was wrong before; I won't compete with you for Miss Yuan Yang anymore..."

Song Yu too patted his chest, responding with great loyalty, "No, no, no, over just a woman, let her be yours."

"Let her be yours."

"Please, you take her..."

...

Back and forth they went, both refusing to concede, until after a moment of thought, Zhou Yu looked Song Yu in the eyes and proposed, "How about... together?"

They exchanged a glance and imagined certain X-rated scenes, their bodies shuddering with goosebumps, shaking their heads in unison.

Though their relationship had made sudden progress, they were not to the point of sharing a woman.

The mere thought was painfully abhorrent.

Yet, with the atmosphere built up to this point, neither felt right monopolizing Miss Yuan Yang.

Their gazes awkwardly met again, and suddenly they both seemed to think of the same thing, turning their eyes towards Li Nuo.

"How about we introduce Miss Yuan Yang to my brother-in-law?"

"Indeed, only Brother Li is worthy of such a beauty..."

Song Yu was reluctant to give Miss Yuan Yang to Zhou Yu, but his brother-in-law had repaid evil with kindness, showing him favor, and this was one way to reciprocate.

By marrying Jiaren, his lifetime of happiness was doomed; as a member of the Song Family, Song Yu felt guilty and wanted to compensate him somehow.

Zhou Yu too was reluctant to let Miss Yuan Yang go to Song Yu, but Li Nuo was the son of the Minister of Justice, and he wanted to connect with the top-tier nobility of Daxia, resigning himself to let her go despite the heartache.

Upon hearing their conversation, Li Nuo's hand, which was taking food, paused, and a figure flashed through his mind, causing a faint pain in his chest. He waved his hands dismissively, "No need, no need, you handle it yourselves, I'm not interested in such things..."