Mama Li was from Shenzhou, as was Mama Mei, and neither of them liked spicy food. Qin Yifan, who had previously worked in a small county town under Shenzhou, was a non-picky eater like Mama Feng, so he initially couldn't get used to Mama Li's cooking.

People in the Shenzhou area not only cook light dishes but also like to add sugar. Later, Mei Niang learned to make pickles and add some chili peppers to them, so there was always a plate of pickles on the table in his family, even during Chinese New Year.

Later, when they arrived in Zhuling County, Old Qin hated sugar in his dishes. At their first meal, he threw down his bowl and chopsticks and went on a hunger strike. Only then did Mama Li gradually change his habits. Today, when making flatbreads, Aunt Feng didn't know how to cook them; Mama Li did it all. When she was mixing the filling, she thought of adding a little sugar to enhance the flavor. The quality of flatbreads depends entirely on how well the filling is seasoned.

Who would have thought that such a little girl like Erniu doesn't like sweet meat fillings, she usually loves candy the most.

But the meat filling was sweet and she didn't accept it.

Old Qin stretched out his chopsticks halfway, but when he heard that the dish tasted sweet, he immediately changed his target and picked up another dish. Mother Li was very embarrassed and annoyed.

"It's delicious, I like it." Jian Ning hurriedly picked up a few dumplings, and Ding Youtian also picked up a few.

Dabao saw that his parents had taken some, and since he was the older brother and had to take the blame for the trouble caused by his younger sister, he took several into his bowl as well.

Ding Youtian and Dabao basically finished the whole plate of dumplings. The father and son looked very satisfied and happy after eating.

Only then did Li's mother breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that there are still people who like her.

She didn't know that Ding Youtian secretly ate a few big mouthfuls of pickles before he calmed down his stomach. After returning to his room, he immediately complained to Jian Ning, "It's really too sweet. You said it was delicious."

Jane Ning was making the bed with her back to him. She giggled when she heard that. After laughing, she turned her head and said, "Who forced you to eat? If you want to blame your daughter, go blame your daughter. If a daughter is not taught well, it's the father's fault. She worked hard to prepare a table full of food, and she still talks too much after washing her hands and eating. You have to teach her a lesson tomorrow."

Ding Youtian stepped forward and slapped her on the butt. "So she's not your daughter, but mine?"

Jian Ning crawled under her own quilt, propped up her upper body and looked at him. "Strictly speaking, I'm just a stepmother in name only. If you treat me well, I'll be in a good mood and treat them well too. If you treat me badly, I'll beat the children for fun, maybe even three times a day."

Ding Youtian climbed onto the bed, a smile on his face. "Why do I feel like you're hinting at wanting a child of our own? Is that what you mean?"

"fart!"

"I should smell better than a fart."

As he was about to lift the quilt from Jane Ning's bed and crawl in, Jane Ning reached out and pressed her hand against his chest, "Sir, don't do anything rash. This is someone else's house."

"Are you hinting at me again? You can do it at your own home when you get back, is that what you mean, huh?"

"Go back to your bed first, and then I'll tell you the answer."

"I'll just roll into your arms."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pounced on Jian Ning like a hungry tiger. The little white-browed creature tilted its head and stared at the two of them for a while. Perhaps because it saw Jian Ning hit it twice on the back, it flapped its wings, flew down silently, and pecked Ding Youtian hard on the butt.

"Ouch!" A muffled groan.

"What day is it today?" Ding Youtian let go of Jian Ning, baring his teeth and rubbing his butt. "In the morning you stepped on me, and in the evening you let that flat-haired beast peck me. You and your servant are teaming up to bully me, aren't you?"

Jane Ning pulled the quilt over her head and laughed so hard that her body shook.

"I'll make you laugh!" Ding Youtian pulled her quilt hard, and after much difficulty, he found that there was no one in the bed.

"If you make trouble again, I won't come out tomorrow." Jane Ning's voice sounded in his ears.

Ding Youtian said angrily: "One day, I will smash your useless thing to pieces!"

"I'll smash your dog head first." After he rolled back into his quilt, Jane Ning appeared and stuck her head out.

Ding Youtian looked at her for a moment, then lowered his gaze to a certain spot across the quilt. He said quietly, "It's not fair. You've already looked at mine, so I want to look at yours too."

Without waiting for Jian Ning's expression to change, he said with a cheeky grin, "Actually, you've already seen it all. What's there to be afraid of? We still don't know if the new ones can be used, so why not give it a try?"

If he hadn't mentioned it, Jane Ning would have forgotten about it. "Did you really believe it at the time? Did you really think it grew out later?"

"Want to know?"

"In no mood!"

To avoid being aroused by his flirty appearance, Jane Ning decisively huddled under the quilt. This was in someone else's house. Her first time had to be in her own home, and it had to be a ritual. She couldn't just do it casually.

However, she suddenly thought that this body was not hers. She wondered if she would still have it when that day came... Well, she felt pretty solid. Oh, what was she thinking about?

Jian Ning didn't know when she fell asleep. After falling asleep, she had a shy dream. She dreamed that she and Ding Youtian entered the bridal chamber. That scene... Tsk, she didn't dare to look at Ding Youtian directly when she woke up in the morning.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family dressed up and went shopping, and the entire Qin family was also out. Zhuling County, like Jin County, was a large county, and many of the traditional activities that Jian Ning had seen in her small town as a child were there.

There are stilt walking, colorful dragon boats, lion dances and dragon lantern dances. In the past, we watched modern people in costumes, but now we watch real-life ancient people. The feeling is naturally different.

"Master Qin? Oh, Master Qin is here shopping too!"

"Master Qin, there were more people in previous years. If it weren't for the Gu disease this year, it would be even more lively. This year, it's all thanks to Master Qin, otherwise everyone would probably be staying at home right now!"

Qin Yifan was wearing casual clothes, but some people still recognized him. In an instant, people on the street gathered around him, and those who were walking on stilts and dancing with lions and dragons also came up to surround them.

Both Jian Ning and Mei Niang were wearing veils. In ancient times, women of any status would wear veils when going out. Jian Ning initially didn't want to wear one, but Mei Niang insisted. Mei Niang winked at her, implying, "Look, if you don't listen to her, this 'female bodhisattva' will definitely be recognized by the people and surrounded."

Ever since the last food incident, Qin Yifan has been deeply loved by the local people. Coupled with this incident, he was surrounded by people wherever he went. Jian Ning finally understood why those celebrities in his previous life had to disguise themselves when they went out.

Being too popular or being deeply loved by the people is also a sweet burden!

As they walked forward, they saw a crowd of people gathered in front of a stall selling blown sugar figurines. It was Chinese New Year, and there were many vendors selling snacks of all kinds on the street. The four little ones, including Qiaofeng, were all attracted by them.

Baisha Town only has dough figurines. Zhuling County borders Dayue Kingdom, which has already introduced sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes that Tian gave to Jian Ning last time were the ones her second brother bought from Dayue Kingdom when he was escorting there.

Ding Youtian was also curious when he saw these blown sugar figures. When he and Jian Ning took the four children to queue up to buy sugar figures, he remembered the sugar figures that Blind Liu had made for him in the past. He didn't eat any of them and coaxed Xiu Gu to eat them all.

If Xiu Gu ate it, it would be equivalent to Jian Ning eating it. Thinking of this, he looked at Jian Ning with a smile and said, "Buy me one too. I want to eat it too."