"Little girl, you've worked hard."
"It's not hard. Thank you, granny."
"Are these things enough? If not, I still have some in the backyard. You can go and pick some more."
Since the old woman had nothing to do all year round, her only pleasure was to plant these green vegetables at the foot of Qingyun Peak.
Even when winter came, these vegetables were enough for her to get through the cold season.
"Enough, enough. Thank you, granny."
"I should thank you. If it weren't for you, little girl, my house would have stunk so badly that I couldn't have lived here any longer."
Zhao Shuning smiled.
Taking the vegetables the old woman handed over, she tilted her head and looked outside. She found that she had been out for too long and now it was already evening.
"Little girl, granny has cooked some dishes. Would you like to stay and have dinner with me?"
"No, no. Granny, I still have something to do. I'll leave first."
After saying that, Zhao Shuning ran out of the house as fast as if her feet were greased.
Oh my god, it was so late.
She immediately called the phoenix.
It took her back to the courtyard where Yan Ruyu was.
By this time, it was really late.
Zhao Shuning first put the vegetables in their small kitchen. Seeing that Yan Ruyu hadn't come back yet, she lowered her head and smelled herself. She felt that there was still a smell on her body.
So she went back to her room and changed into a new set of clothes.
When Zhao Shuning was ready and opened the door, Yan Ruyu was standing in front of her door.
Before Zhao Shuning could say anything.
He said, "I'm sorry."
Zhao Shuning was shocked. It was clearly her who had done something wrong. Why was Ruyu apologizing to her?
Seeing that Zhao Shuning didn't say anything.
Yan Ruyu said again, "If Ninger doesn't want a child, we won't have one. I've thought it over. If Ninger can accompany me for the rest of my life, whether we have a child or not is really not that important."
"Ruyu?"
"Ninger, I know you're still angry with me. I left in a huff today because I was in a bad mood and acted on impulse. I won't do this again in the future."
"I, I'm not angry with you at all."
Yan Ruyu looked a bit dazed.
Zhao Shuning was also flattered.
He said, "If you're not angry, why didn't you come to find me all day?"
"Ah?"
Yan Ruyu calmed down and then smelled a strange smell in the air.
"What's this?"
Zhao Shuning scratched her head and said embarrassedly, "Well, this afternoon, I went to clean the pigsty, so—"
Yan Ruyu had just calmed down.
But because of Zhao Shuning's words, his mood was once again clouded.
"You mean that this afternoon, instead of coming to find me, you went to clean the pigsty?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
Yan Ruyu was so angry that he couldn't speak.
He turned his back, not wanting his emotions to affect Zhao Shuning.
Zhao Shuning thought that Ruyu must have misunderstood, so she said, "I cleaned the pigsty for you."
"For me?"
Yan Ruyu really couldn't figure out how he was related to the pigsty.
He thought that while he was calming down outside, Ninger should also be feeling bad.
Who would have thought that when he came back, she would happily tell him that she had spent the whole afternoon cleaning the pigsty?
So.
Was he not as important as cleaning the pigsty?
"Ninger, tell me in detail. Why is cleaning the pigsty for me?"
Zhao Shuning reached out her hand, wanting to pull Yan Ruyu to the small kitchen to have a look.
But Yan Ruyu misunderstood.
He thought that Zhao Shuning was admitting her mistake.
"Ninger has time to clean the pigsty but has no time to say a few words to comfort me. Is this really for my own good?"
Although he said so and his expression was a bit unpleasant, when Zhao Shuning reached out her hand, he still naturally took it and wrapped it in his palm.
"No."
"Ruyu, why are you arguing with two pigs?"
"Me? Arguing with two pigs?"
Yan Ruyu felt that he had experienced too many changes today. It took him a lot of effort to convince himself to come and apologize to Zhao Shuning.
But he got such a result.
He was a bit uncomfortable in his heart.
"Ninger, I'm not trying to compare myself with those two pigs. It's just that you didn't even consider coming to find me for the sake of those two pigs. Do you know that?"
"Then you're still arguing with two pigs, aren't you?"
Yan Ruyu helplessly put down his hand.
Forget it, he wouldn't argue with Ninger.
He didn't want to be unhappy with her because of two pigs either.
"Are you angry?"
Zhao Shuning quickly hooked Yan Ruyu's arm.
Yan Ruyu turned his head to the other side.
"Come on—don't be angry, okay? Ninger likes Master the most. If you're angry, I'll let you hit me a few times at most, okay?"
Yan Ruyu still didn't say anything.
But in his heart, he had already completely let down his guard.
Actually, what he wanted was very simple. No matter how angry he was, as long as Ninger said a word, he could completely ignore what had happened before.
"Okay, I'm just joking with you. Ruyu, do you still remember the granny at the foot of Qingyun Peak? I went to her place today and asked her for some green vegetables and cabbages that you usually like to eat. But the granny didn't want any gold or silver, so I had to stay and clean the pigsty for her."
Yan Ruyu said, "You went to the foot of Qingyun Peak?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
"So, don't be angry anymore. And don't argue with those two pigs. You're much more important than the pigs."
Zhao Shuning held back her smile and said seriously.
A smile reappeared on Yan Ruyu's face.
"Then why didn't you say so earlier?"
"I just rarely see Ruyu jealous. I think it's very cute and I just want to tease you."
Yan Ruyu gently pulled her into his arms.
Zhao Shuning's body was brought into Yan Ruyu's arms.
They were so close that Zhao Shuning didn't dare to move.
"Ruyu, have you had dinner?"
"I'm not hungry."
"I'll go and cook for you."
"Let's go together."
"But you're holding me?"
"Is it inconvenient?"
"Convenient, convenient."
Yan Ruyu smiled gently, and then took out some pastries from Suji's in the south of the city from his bosom.
Back then, when Ye Ling was a child, he would be very happy every time he ate the pastries from Suji's.
"You even went to the south of the city specifically? And went to Suji's specifically?"
"I passed by."
Looking at the smile on Zhao Shuning's face, Yan Ruyu was also very happy in his heart. As long as she was happy, whatever he did was worth it.
Zhao Shuning took the pastries.
She finished them in a few bites.
After eating the pastries, she was full.
"Ruyu, I, I'll go and cook for you—"
"No, go take a bath first."
"Ah?"
"I've been tired all day. I want to soak in the hot spring to wash away all the impetuosity and fatigue."
Zhao Shuning said, "Okay, you go soak first. I'll call you when I've prepared the meal."
But Yan Ruyu pulled back the walking Zhao Shuning.
"Let's go together."
"Ah?" Zhao Shuning smelled herself and then said, "Does the smell on me still smell very strong?"
Yan Ruyu nodded.
"Then you go first. After I've cooked the meal for you and you're eating, I'll go, ah—"
Suddenly, Zhao Shuning's feet were off the ground. She let out a scream as Yan Ruyu picked her up horizontally.
"I said, let's go together."