Yun Qian wants to learn cooking?
Xu Chang'an slowly put down his chopsticks, picked up a handkerchief, and gently wiped the oil stain from the corner of Yun Qian's mouth, saying, "Just tell me what you want to eat. Why do you need to learn to cook? Besides, I love cooking for you, Miss. You wouldn't take away my hobby, would you?"
"..." Listening to Xu Chang'an, Yun Qian didn't know how to respond.
Looking at her, Xu Chang'an could somewhat guess Yun Qian's thoughts. After all, it wasn't the first time Yun Qian wanted to cook, nor was it the first time he refused.
How should I put it?
When it comes to cooking, having one person who knows is enough, and Yun Qian's constitution is weak. Cooking is laborious, and there's really no need for her to learn.
The kitchen has a lot of smoke and grease, which isn't good for a young lady's skin.
And there's something very important.
Xu Chang'an definitely wants to take Yun Qian to the Chaoyun Sect... After they go up the mountain, he hopes Yun Qian can focus on cultivation to improve her frail constitution.
Where would there be time to learn cooking then?
So Xu Chang'an straightforwardly refused Yun Qian, but he didn't forget to be considerate of his wife's feelings. He tapped Yun Qian's embroidered shoes gently with his foot, and when Yun Qian looked over, he seriously said, "Miss, I will like you no matter what."
"Hmm." Yun Qian nodded, then... took a bite of a soup bun, dipped it in the chili sauce in front of Xu Chang'an, and put it in her mouth.
"Miss! You!" Xu Chang'an was taken aback, then helplessly got up to pour a glass of warm water.
"Cough, cough..." Yun Qian just took a small bite and felt the heat rush straight to her throat, her tongue felt as if it was on fire.
The heat spread to behind her ears, making Yun Qian's face flush red, her eyes slightly teary.
She took the warm water Xu Chang'an handed over and drank several big gulps before feeling better.
"Cough..." Yun Qian couldn't help but cough.
Xu Chang'an lightly patted her back, helplessly saying, "Miss, I'm just not teaching you cooking, not asking for... such revenge to make my heart ache."
"It's not revenge." Yun Qian wiped the moisture from the corner of her eyes and said, "I was just thinking... there's indeed a lot I can't do."
His wife occasionally acted inexplicably, and Xu Chang'an was used to it. He said, "Things the Miss can't do, let me do them."
"You?" Yun Qian lifted her head and asked him, "Can you have a baby?"
"?"
A question mark flew above Xu Chang'an's head, and he helplessly said, "I was just speaking offhand, you don't need to take it to heart."
Currently, Xu Chang'an had no plans for children.
Yun Qian thought for a while and asked, "If I can't have children... you told me before, can 'pinching' someone work?"
If she really couldn't have children, she could 'pinch' one for Xu Chang'an.
"That's Nuwa, how did it become pinching people?" Xu Chang'an covered his face, thinking his wife must be addled from the spice.
"Alright." Xu Chang'an curled up the corner of his mouth, leaned closer to Yun Qian, and said with a smile, "If there's no child, then it must be my fault, nothing to do with you, Miss."
"Are you unable?" Yun Qian looked at Xu Chang'an, shaking her head.
She felt Xu Chang'an was very capable in every way; it was her who wasn't.
"Don't think about such things, it's not the time now." Xu Chang'an, unable to handle a stubborn Yun Qian, could only remove the steamer and change the topic, saying, "Have some wine."
Yun Qian nodded.
Having a small drink after a meal was quite pleasant.
Under the table, Xu Chang'an took out a small stove he'd prepared in advance and began to heat the wine.
The aroma of the wine gradually spread, and Yun Qian, sniffing the fragrance, already had a slight blush on her face before taking a sip.
"Try it." Xu Chang'an heated the wine and poured some for Yun Qian, who took a sip and slightly opened her mouth from the heat.
Seeing Yun Qian looking over, Xu Chang'an helplessly said, "This is already the mildest wine, not spicy."
His alcohol tolerance was good, and since he always drank low-alcohol wine with Yun Qian, Xu Chang'an never got drunk.
"I can drink, the taste... is not bad." Yun Qian took a bite of the cold dish, then proactively poured some wine for Xu Chang'an and performed the cross-cup ritual expertly.
Apparently, they often did this in everyday life.
"I have one cup, you have two." Yun Qian watched Xu Chang'an down the cup of Jade Dew Wine Spring in one go and did the same.
Yun Qian's face remained expressionless, but her ears had a slight blush.
She would only show this side of herself in front of Xu Chang'an.
Yun Qian's gaze fell on the sky outside the window.
The bright moon like a boat, the stars like water, the starry sky was just like a Jiangnan smoke rain.
She watched for a while, then continued to look at the young man in front of her.
She had never thought the world could be so beautiful until he came.
She poured another cup and drank it in one go.
This was the last cup; she couldn't get drunk.
After the drink went down, Yun Qian leaned on the table, her ears as red as if blood-covered, her chest gently rising and falling, needing some time to recover after drinking too quickly.
In other words, she was a bit tipsy.
With the fragrance of wine lingering, Xu Chang'an seriously watched his wife.
The Jade Dew wine had such a low alcohol content, it was like drinking juice to him, completely lacking any sensation of being drunk... but Yun Qian was the most intoxicating wine.
Hmm...
Xu Chang'an blinked more frequently.
As they say, the intention of the drunkard is not in the wine. Normally appearing indifferent, Yun Qian was quite alluring at such times, otherwise, Xu Chang'an wouldn't frequently drink such bland wine.
Yun Qian lifted her head, noticing Xu Chang'an staring at her with his unwavering gaze. Blushing, she said, "Why are you looking at me like that, is there something on my face?"
"If you can't drink, then drink slowly." Xu Chang'an said slowly, "Miss is always like this, how can I trust you to live in the city alone?"
"Do you think I would get drunk with just anyone?" Yun Qian asked.
"...You're not drunk, are you." Xu Chang'an counter-asked.
"No." Yun Qian looked at Xu Chang'an and said, "You had something to say to me, I've been remembering."
"Then I'll say it." Xu Chang'an picked up his wine cup, drank it all, and seriously said after putting it down, "I want to take you, Miss, to Chaoyun Sect to become a cultivator."
"Okay." As soon as Xu Chang'an finished speaking, Yun Qian agreed.
"How did you agree so quickly." Xu Chang'an said helplessly.
"Because you said you wanted to." Yun Qian became a bit more serious and said, "Why?"
Agree first, then ask why; this was Yun Qian's attitude.
"To see each other often, and besides... cultivators live much longer than ordinary people." Xu Chang'an said, "Miss, being together for a thousand years is better than a hundred."
"That makes sense." Yun Qian nodded. She had no attachment to Beisang City, so she asked, "When do we leave?"
"I only have a few days off and need to return to the sect soon... so we'll go up the mountain tomorrow. I'll take you, Miss, to set up our place and initial arrangements first, then it will be very simple."
"I'll listen to you." Yun Qian put down her wine cup, looked at Xu Chang'an, knocked the table lightly, and said, "It's late, while I still have some energy, take me to bed."
Xu Chang'an looked at Yun Qian's pretty, yet still indifferent face, blinking his eyes.
My wife cannot be this cute.