Chapter 317: Chapter 309: Whose Child Is This?

After solving the wedding issues over there, Jia Lan mentioned another piece of bad news.

The few malls that previously agreed to receive their goods have all suspended receipt.

They said that initially, customers were willing to try buying grains, but after the Beastmen brought them home, they couldn’t handle the ingredients at all.

Most ordinary Beastmen’s cooking skills are at most roasting meat and making soup, and those are the simplest kinds. Forget making various delicious pasta, they don’t even know how to steam rice.

When Jia Lan communicated with the supermarket owners, he specifically reminded them that the noodles need to be cooked before eating. The staff also reminded customers buying the noodles, but many Beastmen feel that their teeth can crush bones, so what’s the harm in eating this grass seed?

Someone even went home and ate a bowl of rice raw without cooking it.

That night, the hospital’s gastroenterology department received several patients.

Fortunately, the Beastmen have strong physical qualities, so nothing serious happened, and they were discharged quickly.

However, the supermarket is also afraid that some parents might feed raw rice and flour to their young ones, whose digestive capabilities are not good, potentially causing fatalities.

For safety reasons, the supermarket decided to temporarily stop selling these grains.

Shen Tang, hearing these words, was also speechless. Staying with the Beastmen at home for so long, she almost forgot how lacking Beastmen outside are in understanding these grains.

She didn’t dare to sell them casually anymore. If someone really got sick from eating them, it would be a disaster.

“Selling things is really troublesome. This princess nearly broke her tail running around selling a bit of grain, only to have them refused in the end!” Jia Lan lazily sat on the sofa, his long legs crossed, and snorted lightly, “If you ask me, with the financial strength of this princess, why not open a store of our own? Are we really afraid it won’t sell?”

Shen Li shook his head, “Little prince, selling goods isn’t the main point. If the common people knew the supplier was Xiao Tang’er, many would buy for the reputation alone, but that’s not the purpose of us selling grains.”

Shen Tang is not a salesperson; she truly wants the food to become widespread in people’s homes, to be on their tables and become part of their daily diet.

Lu Xiao said, “To get the common people willingly buying food, first we need to teach them how to handle the ingredients and make delicious food.”

But the Empire has so many people, they can’t go house to house to teach.

In the short term, it’s very difficult to popularize food preparation.

Xiao Jin, supporting himself with one hand, jumped onto the sofa back rest and lazily said, “If we can’t teach at home, we can do live streaming to teach cooking. In streaming, what matters most is the traffic. Ask yourself, is there anyone in Night Glow Empire with more traffic than Tangtang nowadays?”

I had to admit, this clever leopard’s mind moved quickly at key moments, offering a new strategy.

He turned to look at Shen Tang, his golden eyes bright as the sun, grinning, “You can open a live streaming account on the Star Network, personally live stream teaching the people to cook. Ask yourself, has any emperor in history ever taught cooking? This is free novelty and publicity!”

“By then, it will definitely make waves across the Empire, many will watch in interest, and it can quickly push your plan forward.”

The usually silent Xue Yinzhou, after careful thought, also chimed in, “You can open a store offline and do live streaming, it should achieve a 1+1>2 effect.”

Shen Li nodded, agreeing, “Ah Jin and Yin Zhou are right, live streaming attracts a lot of bystanders, but unfortunately, the stream can only be watched, not actually tasted. Without tasting the delicious food, many bystanders are just watching for fun, lacking the motivation to truly learn and cook.”

The Beast Husbands have great faith in Shen Tang’s skills. As long as the Beastmen truly taste the food, they will definitely fall in love with it, racking their brains to learn cooking!

So, the six of them made a decision.

Prepare to buy land in the city to open a store.

Invite major media for live broadcast promotion.

After the store officially opens, organize live cooking tasting events offline, while Shen Tang will also stream the entire cooking process, handing out the food she makes to offline fans to taste.

Lu Xiao quickly formulated a series of thorough plans.

After reviewing them, Shen Tang formally set the plans, entrusting Jia Lan to execute them.

Jia Lan usually idles at home without other business to attend to, with a meticulous personality and great business acumen.

Entrusting him with the matter made Shen Tang feel very assured, not needing to worry further.

When she had some free time, Shen Tang then recalled Shen Qingli locked in prison, the foolish wolf, rubbing her brows in frustration.

Meanwhile, a hint of doubt rose within her.

Shen Tang asked the system, “Is the child Shen Qingli carrying really Yun Han’s?”

In the Beast World, fertility rates are low. Shen Qingli and Yun Han had just consummated their marriage, and logically, it shouldn’t be possible to conceive so quickly, especially at such a crucial time. It all felt a bit strange.

The system replied, [Shen Qingli is a thorough egoist who has no desire to bear children for any male. She activated the system’s contraception mode back when she was fifteen.]

“What? Then the child in her belly…”

[A month ago, Shen Qingli and Yun Han were in a cold war. She was forced to act hastily and took a fertility pill rewarded by the system, using genetic samples stored in the system’s warehouse to complete the conception.]

[But in order to quickly achieve her goal and create a facade, she needed a large amount of sample data. Yun Han’s alone wasn’t enough, so she had to incorporate genetic specimens from other males to forcibly accelerate the pregnancy… Unfortunately, she wasn’t lucky this time; the child she’s carrying is not Yun Han’s.]

Upon hearing this, Shen Tang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, if Shen Qingli were truly carrying a Yun Family bloodline, she’d feel somewhat troubled.

The words from Yun Hong, the old fox, were merely to save face and express loyalty. Just listen with a grain of salt. Besides, those Yun Family elders are all anxious for an heir.

Even if Yun Han didn’t step forward at the time, the Yun Family would try their best to protect this child.

Now, Shen Qingli’s life-saving trump card is gone.

Thinking of this, Shen Tang felt Yun Han was truly stupid and pitiful; he passionately took a stand and humbly begged for mercy, only to find out, in the end, that Shen Qingli wasn’t carrying his child.

She might as well help him one last time to let him come to his senses.

Shen Tang called over Doctor Goya, “Go to the hospital and fetch some experienced gynecologists, bringing instruments and equipment to the prison for Shen Qingli’s pregnancy examination.”

Doctor Goya showed surprise but quickly understood. Empire law stipulates that even pregnant women in prison must undergo humanitarian pregnancy examinations to ensure the safety of mother and child.

The Crown Prince truly is upright, facing this traitorous evil female who attempted to kill her multiple times, yet still showing such magnanimity!

Truly admirable!

If Shen Tang knew Doctor Goya’s inner thoughts, she’d certainly twitch at the corners of her mouth; she purely didn’t want the opponent to have a good time.

Shen Qingli has been pregnant for about a month, which is enough to identify the child’s species!

This examination report will naturally be handed over to the Yun Family.

She can’t wait to see the drama unfold.

———— (Author’s notes that couldn’t fit, are posted here)

Too lazy to respond individually, replying collectively here.

1. It’s been only about twenty days since the original female lead’s poisoning, not a month.

2. The lizard was severely injured by Shen Tang, needs time to recover, and is wary, not daring to come over easily again. (The Imperial City is not his backyard; his intrusion last time was a result of years of planning, a victory of accumulated effort. Having learned from last time, the female lead’s side naturally strengthened defenses, making it hard for him to break in again.)

3. There’s nothing wrong with the Crown Prince personally executing a traitor, right? The Emperor wasn’t happy and even went as far as to wield his sword against treacherous ministers. There are plenty of such instances in history, it’s perfectly normal—why criticize?

4. Yun Han and the original female lead are not the main focus; their nearly two-year emotional journey isn’t depicted in detail. Many assume their relationship is weak, but actually, Yun Han and she, at the peak of their relationship, were first love + deep love + first time + bedside companions + child’s multiple buffs. Their emotional foundation is similar to the female lead’s with Leopard. Him being thoroughly disappointed and severing ties doesn’t mean he could watch her die right in front of him.

For example, if the female lead deeply hurts Leopard and Leopard sever the relationship, yet if the female lead were about to die before him, he’d surely rush to save her at all costs.

Yun Han isn’t deliberately being foolish and lowering his intelligence; he’s genuinely compassionate. Pleading isn’t about sparing the original female lead, but sentencing her to life imprisonment—essentially a death sentence with life rights reserved, the best balance he could find between personal feelings and family honor.

The previous Chapter’s plot design is sound.

5. Previous character portrayal was clear as well; Yun Han’s character is a self-assured, chauvinistic nobleman with many flaws. Born with high talent, he’s enjoyed smooth sailing for twenty years and hasn’t faced societal setbacks, hence is arrogant and gullible, possessing high combat ability but low emotional intelligence, stubbornly one-track-minded, somewhat foolish overall. This is the character design, not out-of-character.

(Don’t think noble offspring must be excellent and smart; the Empire is internally corrupt, and most noble sons and daughters are spoiled, relying on legacy. Their virtues are limited to being powerful and attractive—the rare ones are like Eagle, truly one in a hundred.)

In summary, both the plot and character design are thoroughly thought through and have no issues. If it doesn’t meet expectations, switch books; suggestions are welcome, but the outline won’t change.

Good night.

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