To Jiang Mu's relief, the two women did not start a fight at this moment. After a few minutes of silence, they both chuckled and nodded to each other.

What does this mean?

Jiang Mu scratched his head, puzzled.

"hehe……"

Gan Yu smiled and gently patted Jiang Mu's head.

"This is a secret among girls."

………………

"By the way, what gift should we give Ningguang...?"

Walking down the street, Paimon looked at Jiang Mu and asked in confusion.

"Does Ying have any thoughts?"

Jiang Mu didn't answer, but looked at Ying beside him and asked with a smile.

"Um……"

Ying lowered her head, thought for a moment, and then said.

"Since she's a girl... Miss Ningguang should like desserts too, right..."

"Dessert?"

Upon hearing this, Paimon thought for a moment and nodded.

"Let's prepare a dessert for him as a gift!"

As he spoke, Paimon rubbed his hands together, full of anticipation.

"With Ying's skills, the desserts she makes should be quite good!"

"You little glutton..."

Jiang Mu chuckled helplessly, gently tapping Paimon's little head with his finger, while Paimon just chuckled back...

"So, what dessert should we prepare?"

Ying looked at Jiang Mu and asked.

"This..."

Jiang Mu thought for a moment, but before he could speak, Paimon spoke first.

"How about we make a sugar-frosted ice slime?"

Why ice slime?

Ying asked in confusion.

"Ying, think about it..."

Paimon stood with his hands on his hips, speaking in a serious tone.

"The icy cool texture of ice slime, combined with the subtle sweetness of the frosting... what a wonderful experience that combination would be!"

"Actually, you just want to eat it, right?"

Ying immediately saw through Paimon's idea.

"How could that be? I just wanted to taste the food before serving it to you, to taste the food!"

Paimon lightly stamped his foot and said righteously.

"..."

Ying and Jiang Mu exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Okay, okay, that's it..."

………………

Jiang Mu and Ying found a group of ice slimes in the wild and carefully selected them...

"Jiang Mu, take a look at this giant ice slime, what do you think?"

Paimon pointed to the biggest one, looking on expectantly.

"No, no, this one is too big, it'll be hard for it to absorb the flavor..."

Jiang Mu rolled his eyes. He knew exactly what Paimon was thinking, so he quickly refused.

"And this one?" Paimon pointed to an ice slime next to him.

"No, no..."

Ying shook her head and retorted.

"This one is too small, it's not presentable..."

"Hmph, too big won't do, too small won't do, what a hassle!"

Paimon crossed his arms, looking indignant.

"Okay, okay..."

Jiang Mu smiled and comforted him.

"After we find the ice slime, I'll make one just for you, okay?"

"Yay!"

Upon hearing this, Paimon rubbed his hands together excitedly.

"Jiang Mu, I like you the most!"

"You spoil her too much..."

Ying shook her head gently, saying helplessly.

"Then, shall I give the portion I reserved for you to Paimon?"

Jiang Mu joked.

"You dare!"

Upon hearing this, Ying's previously smiling expression instantly turned into a fierce look...

"Ahem... I was just kidding..."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Mu immediately cowered...

(Jiang Mu: Can a scholar's actions be called cowardice? That's called following one's heart!)

(Author: The key point is... you're not a scholar either...)

(Jiang Mu: Dong Han, go up and bite him!)

(Winter Cold: (﹁\\\"﹁))

………………

After selecting the ice slime, Jiang Mu took Ying and Paimon back to his farm.

"Next, we need to prepare the icing."

Jiang Mu addressed Ying and Paimon.

"Wait here a moment, I'll go to the warehouse and get some icing."

Before Ying and Paimon could react, Jiang Mu had already slipped away...

………………

On the continent of Teyvat, all sugar is extracted from a crop called Sweetflower.

However, Jiang Mu had already exchanged sugarcane seedlings from the system and was preparing to start planting them.

What? You're saying why Jiang Mu doesn't exchange for beets?

As is well known, sugar beets are a crop that consumes a lot of soil fertility. In order to ensure the sustainable development of Jiang's Farm, Jiang Mu did not choose this crop.

Of course, Jiang Mu is also having his research team conduct research to see if they can improve the sugar beet variety so that it can provide more sugar while reducing its impact on soil fertility...

……………………

Ahem, I've gone off on a tangent.

After leaving, Jiang Mu took out the icing sugar that he had prepared beforehand from the system space, and then returned to Ying and Paimon's side, smiling as he spoke.

"Yes, the icing is ready. Let's begin."

"Yay!"

Paimon exclaimed excitedly.

………………

Finally, two servings of frosted ice slime, dotted with white frost, were placed in front of the three of them.

"Yes, it's done!"

Paimon rubbed his hands together excitedly.

The ice slime, which was originally a pale blue color, is now dotted with white frosting, making it look extremely tempting.

"Try it."

Jiang Mu handed a spoon to Ying and Paimeng each, and said with a smile.

"Um."

Ying nodded, then gently scooped off a small piece of slime with a spoon, her eyes lighting up!

The once soft and limp slime had now transformed into a bouncy gel, emanating a faint chill; and the specks of icing on top, as they slowly melted, added tempting chunks of caramel color to the "gel"...

"Awoo!"

Ying's eyes lit up as she gently took the "gel" into her mouth.

Contrary to expectations, this "gel" wasn't as sticky as anticipated. On the contrary, its melt-in-your-mouth texture, subtle coolness, and the slight sweetness from the frosting combined to create a delightful experience for Ying's taste buds...

"How was it? How was it!"

Paimon, who was already getting impatient, saw Ying swallow the first bite and hurriedly asked.

"..."

Ying didn't answer, but quickly swallowed the second bite, then the third bite...

"Hey! Ying, you're eating alone!"

Seeing this, Paimon immediately understood what it meant. He quickly swung his little spoon, stuffed the first bite of the frosted ice slime into his mouth, and then...

"Mmm!!! So delicious!"

So, Paimon started fighting with Firefly for the remaining desserts...

"hehe……"

Watching Ying and Paimon "dismember" the ice slime, Jiang Mu simply smiled, took out an exquisite gift box from his system space, put the remaining frosted ice slime into the box, and then sat down to the side, resting his chin on his hand, quietly watching this heartwarming scene...