Shu Yue didn't understand why her father had such a strong reaction. She scratched her head in confusion. "Father, am I in the wrong to make you so excited?"
"I..." Shu Yao resisted the urge to explain and sighed helplessly. "Forget it. Let's not talk about this. But you must remember that you should never eat other people's food casually in the future. You have to take responsibility for yourself. Do you understand?"
He thought that if he told Shu Yue the price of eating the celestial peach, Shu Yue might not be able to bear it. So he decided to wait for a while to adjust and then ask the elders.
"Father, I'm a bit hungry." Shu Yue rubbed her stomach. She hadn't eaten much all morning, and her stomach was already protesting loudly.
Although clearly a grown man, in front of Shu Yao, he was an innocent child, constantly acting coquettishly.
But somehow, it wasn't annoying at all. Instead, his fair and handsome face looked even cuter.
"There's some leftover porridge. Drink it up." Shu Yao expressionlessly handed over the porridge. In Shu Yue's eyes, it seemed like he was deliberately stinting on food.
Shu Yue was naturally not satisfied. He tugged at Shu Yao's arm and rubbed his head against it. "Father, look at how big and tall I am. How can a bowl of porridge fill me up?"
"So what do you want?"
The man leaning on the arm suddenly perked up. His dark eyes flashed with a sly glint. "How about, Father, we go fishing? After we catch some food, we can come back and cook. What do you think?"
Shu Yue gave a sidelong glance with her cold eyes and always felt that this was a pre - arranged trap. "You've been digging a pit for me to jump into, haven't you?"
Although the words were so straightforward, Shu Yue couldn't ignore the sly smile on his thin lips.
"Father, what are you saying? You're in poor health. I just want to nourish you."
The words were flawless and even touched Shu Yao a bit.
"Then let's not waste any time. Let's go and come back quickly."
Then, Shu Yao was excitedly dragged by this big boy to go fishing.
The day was as fine as could be. Along the willow - lined bank, the tree shadows were mottled. The gentle spring breeze caressed their faces. It was so pleasant.
This beautiful and hazy scene was overshadowed by the peerless elegance of the two men on the bank.
The man in white was like a celestial being who had descended to the mortal world, with unparalleled charm; the man in black was extremely handsome, his features as cold and sharp as if carved.
The two figures in the background blended perfectly with the small bridge and flowing water, creating a perfect black - and - white Chinese ink painting.
Shu Yue's eyes were deep and unfathomable. He stared at the beauty beside him without getting bored, but there was also a possessive aggression in his eyes as if he wanted to claim him.
He then joked, "Father, with your peerless beauty, even the flowers would pale in comparison, and the fish would be too shy to bite the hook."
"Just fish. Don't talk so much." Shu Yao gave a cold look and stared intently at the fishing rod, hoping to see a slight movement on the water surface.
"Father, how about we make a bet?"
"What kind of bet?"
"Whoever catches the most fish today will cook. How about it?" Shu Yue's deep eyes sized Shu Yao up and down. He saw Shu Yao frown and think for a while.
"Sure. Then get ready to cook today." Shu Yao proudly lifted his chin, perfectly showing off the elegant line of his neck.
Just then, the sunlight shone on his profile from behind. For a moment, his beauty was so overwhelming that it could make fish sink and geese fall, and all things wither.
Shu Yue was stunned for a moment, then coughed lightly and pretended to be calm. "It's not necessarily so."
Shu Yao ignored him haughtily and focused all his attention on the fishing rod.
"Haha, another one bit the hook." After a while, Shu Yue's catch was obvious.
Looking at Shu Yao again, his fish basket was still empty. Shu Yue was very happy and saw the gloomy look on that beautiful face.
"It seems the fish don't give Father much face."
The next moment, Shu Yue's smugness was suppressed by a cold look. He pursed his lips but still couldn't help snickering.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew, fluttering their clothes and black hair. Shu Yao seemed uncomfortable with his eyes being blurred by the wind. He picked up the bamboo hat beside him and put it on, covering his peerless face.
However, a miraculous moment happened: the fish that had refused to bite the hook before finally showed some reaction after Shu Yao put on the bamboo hat.
Shu Yue watched this historical moment in surprise and clicked his tongue. "It turns out the fish are really ashamed of Father's beauty and only dare to bite the hook now."
"Shu Yue, you talk too much." These words mercilessly interrupted Shu Yue's chattering.
In the end, Shu Yue clearly won by a slight margin. Although Shu Yao also had a good catch, he still lost.
Shu Yao obviously had to fulfill the bet, but cooking was even more difficult for him than practicing.
Not only did he not know how to cook, but he was also ignorant of simple human relationships.
He really suspected that Shu Yue was deliberately making things difficult for him. He angrily looked back and saw the man lying lazily on the couch.
His slender fingers held a folding fan and gently fanned from time to time. He was elegant and calm, with a face like the full moon in mid - autumn, full of charm.
Although he was only wearing a simple black gauze robe, he exuded an air of nobility. His eyes were full of affection, and he was both charming and unruly.
Shu Yao secretly thought: This man is truly a demon who could bring disaster to the country!
"I can't cook with you here. Go out."
"Everything has a first time, Father. Don't be nervous." Shu Yue was about to come over and give Father an encouraging hug, but was forcibly driven back into the inner room by Shu Yao.
"Come out after I'm done cooking." He closed the wooden door, decisively cutting off the man's pestering.
Shu Yao thought for a long time and remembered that Shu Yue always started a fire first when cooking. So he found some firewood and started to light a fire.
Lighting a fire sounded simple, but it was very difficult for Shu Yao. He just did it according to his own feeling. But because he couldn't control the fire well, the smoke quickly spread in the air.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Shu Yao fanned with the folding fan that Shu Yue had used before while being choked by the smoke. He covered his mouth with his cuff, and his eyes and eyebrows were all scrunched up by the smoke.
The smoke spread wider and wider and finally reached the inner room, making Shu Yue rush out in a panic.
"Father!" Seeing that the flames were about to reach Shu Yao's clothes, Shu Yue quickly pulled him into his arms and avoided the dangerous area.
"Why are you so stubborn? If you can't light a fire, just tell me. What if the house catches fire and you get hurt?"
He suddenly regretted making Shu Yao cook. This almost set the house on fire.
"I, cough, cough..." Shu Yao was choked and swallowed back what he wanted to say. When his delicate face was revealed, he saw Shu Yue, who had just been frowning, burst out laughing.
"Pfft! Hahaha..." Forgetting his noble image, Shu Yue laughed so hard that he was out of breath.
"Why are you laughing at me?" Shu Yao looked at this man in bewilderment, suspecting that he was stimulated by something.
"Father, look at yourself." Shu Yue tried hard to hold back his laughter and handed a basin of water to Shu Yao, but his shoulders still couldn't stop shaking up and down.