On the morning after Qingming Festival, Li You and Bi Shen, who hadn't visited for a long time, knocked on the door of the Qin residence.

Qin Nan couldn't sleep, so she got up early to make breakfast. When she heard a knock on the door, she had just walked to the front hall when she saw Li You already on the wall. He waved and chuckled when he saw Qin Nan.

"Nan-ge! You're up so early!"

"You were here even earlier."

Qin Nan watched helplessly as Li You nimbly scaled the wall and entered the courtyard. He assumed Li You was alone and didn't plan to open the door.

"Uh, Brother Nan, wait a minute, Bi Shen is also outside the door."

As she spoke, Li You opened the door for Bi Shen from the inside.

Bi Shen walked in and greeted them politely.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"It's been a while since I've seen you all. Are you all done with your work now?"

"Yes, the Qingming Festival holiday is three days."

Bi Shen closed the door and went into the backyard with Li You and Qin Nan.

It's not even six o'clock yet. Chi Wei's cubs are still sleeping, Bai Moxuan stayed up all night yesterday and is also sleeping, and Bai Hao is nourishing the fertilized egg of the second cub.

Bai Muqiu didn't sleep all night and didn't fall asleep until after 5 a.m., so he couldn't get up at all, and Long Chengxiu didn't get up either.

The Qin residence was quiet. Bi Shen glanced at the kitchen, realizing he couldn't help, so he sat on the sofa and poured himself a drink of water.

Li You opened the refrigerator without hesitation to find something to eat, and casually rummaged through the snack boxes of the little ones, taking out a few vacuum-packed braised duck products.

"Brother Nan, is Bai Hao still not up?"

"He was nourishing the fertilized fruit, and Ranran was sleeping, so he was just watching over her."

"Oh, oh." Li You chewed on a duck's foot, reached out and put her arm around Qin Nan, leaned closer and whispered, "Brother, do you know about Su Zhou last night?"

"Hmm, what brings you here?"

"Tsk tsk, last night was dangerous. Bi Shen's company has a mythical beast employee who is on a business trip over there. It is said that there are many evil spirits wandering around the human world. He is still there rescuing people and can't come back yet."

"Yes, many other people went too, this matter will pass."

Qin Nan sighed, cracked two eggs into the flour, added some water, and stirred it with chopsticks until it became a thin, sticky consistency. Then she sprinkled in chopped vegetables and diced ham, poured the batter into a hot, oiled pan, and spread it into a pancake.

Li You let go of Qin Nan, not wanting to stop him from cooking, and leaned against the kitchen counter, eating duck feet.

"So, Bai Hao won't be involved in this?"

"No, Long Chengxiu and Mu Qiu are also there; they didn't go back."

"Tsk, this is a big deal. Bai Ze won't get involved, but it's something that will damage one's fortune."

"Um."

"Okay, I understand. Bi Shen and I came here to ask if we need to make a trip over there."

Qin Nan was scooping out the first egg pancake when she heard this and paused for a moment, "Did something happen to that mythical beast that went on a business trip?"

"Ah? No, no, that's not it. That's Xie Chong's kin, a Xie Zhi. His protective power is something those ghosts can't shake. However, there's a lot of trouble, and we don't know when this will end."

Bai Hao said it wouldn't take too long.

"Phew, that's good. The news says there have been a lot of casualties. The situation seems to have stabilized a bit now, but the sky over there is still overcast and there is a thick fog. Communication seems to be intermittent."

"Yeah, it's okay, it'll get better."

Qin Nan served a plate of fried egg pancakes and cut two oily salted duck eggs for Li You.

With a duck foot in her mouth, Li You carried the plate out, and Qin Nan then served the two of them two bowls of porridge.

"I'm sorry to bother you."

Bi Shen reached out and took the porridge, and Li You consciously went to get chopsticks.

"Brother Xie Nan, I need to wash up first. Do you have any disposable toothbrushes?"

"Yes, the second drawer."

"Okay!"

Bi Shen also went to wash his hands. He got up early and had already washed up. Li You got up late and was carried into the car by him. She slept the whole way and only woke up when they arrived.

Qin Nan went back to the kitchen, took out the white bread from the oven, heated up the previously braised meat, chopped it up, and sandwiched it inside the white bread.

Egg pancakes certainly won't be enough for them, but they're quick and can be a good snack. The pancakes need to be toasted until crispy for the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) to taste good.

"Wow, roujiamo (Chinese hamburger)! It smells so good!"

Li You blew on the steamed bun and took a big bite. It was full of meaty aroma, rich in broth, and the bun was crispy but not hard to chew.

"Mmm!" Li You had eaten her fill and couldn't speak, so she could only give a thumbs up with a "Mmm".

Qin Nan sat to the side, smiling and nodding, "Okay, I know. It's delicious, and there's plenty to eat."

Seeing Li You eating with such satisfaction, Bi Shen also took a bite in a refined manner, and then finished the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) in five bites.

Qin Nan made six roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) for them, and they finished them all. They also drank two bowls of porridge.

"Did you guys not eat yesterday?"

"Uh... this... hehe..."

Li You rubbed her full belly, her smile a little awkward and guilty.

"Yeah, I only ate one meal... burnt porridge."

"Cough cough, that's still better than you. Your cooking is inedible, but even your porridge, though terrible, is barely drinkable!"

"You're learning to cook?"

"Sigh, I was thinking that one of us should know how to do it, so we both gave it a try. He really can't, but I can barely manage. At least, I can make plain porridge and scrambled eggs with tomatoes! I really can do that!"

"After eating scrambled eggs with tomatoes for a week, I can't stand it anymore, no matter how delicious it is."

Bi Shen shook his head with a rare sigh.

Li You opened her mouth to argue, but after a long time she couldn't refute it and could only lower her head and sigh.

"Then let's not do it. Let's order takeout, or hire a cook?"

"Yes! Professional tasks should definitely be handled by professionals!"

Li You nodded vigorously. It was truly painful to make things difficult for yourself; you had to learn to let go!

"Did Li You ask?"

Bi Shen wiped his mouth, put away the bowl and chopsticks, and looked at Qin Nan.

Qin Nan nodded. "I can't say much. If you come to ask, then don't get involved. Since you're already involved, you have to see it through from beginning to end."

After listening to this, Bi Shen thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I understand. In that case, we will not interfere."

Before coming here, Shan You had Shang Yun ask me about this matter. It concerns the underworld; the heavens won't interfere. Shang Yun also doesn't plan to involve Shan You.

"Hmm, does that mean Pi Sheng and the others will also be coming?"

"It should be on its way."

"But..." Qin Nan had a question, "Why did you have to make this trip? Couldn't you just send a message on your phone?"

Bi Shen remained silent and did not answer.

Li You chuckled, "Um, I want to see Xiao Ranran..."

Qin Nan remained silent. After watching Bi Shen get up to wash the dishes, she also got up to take a rag, wiped the table, and then swept the floor.

Li You scratched her hair, looking at the two of them with a puzzled expression.

He just loves kids. His own child hasn't even been born yet, so why not show some affection for Bai Moxuan first? Is there anything wrong with that?

Qin Nan admired Li You's mentality; at times like this, his reasons for doing certain things were surprisingly simple!

However, this kind of personality is also good at times; it means less trouble and more happiness than others.

Bi Shen was already used to it; he remained silent because he truly had nothing to say.