"I originally wanted to treat you to something nice, but I never expected..." Qiao Xi was too embarrassed to continue. She had never cooked before and was too confident in herself, but reality gave her a heavy slap in the face.

Qiao Xi immediately added, "I'll go cook you some noodles."

Before she could turn around and go to the kitchen, Qi Jincheng pulled her back, pressed her down into a chair, and said softly, "Xi'er, you've worked hard. Take a rest. I'll go."

"You've only had a long day of work," Qiao Xi quickly retorted. She had only cooked a meal; it was nothing compared to how hard Qi Jincheng worked at the company.

Qi Jincheng tightened his grip on her shoulder slightly, his attitude firm. "Soon."

Then he went to the kitchen.

Qiao Xi's eyes followed him into the kitchen, and then she jumped up and ran in with him.

Qi Jincheng took the ingredients out of the refrigerator, washed them with water, and then picked up a cleaver to start processing them.

Qiao Xi stood quietly to his side, her admiration overflowing. "Husband."

"Hmm?" Qi Jincheng didn't stop chopping vegetables, but turned his head slightly to look at Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi couldn't help but hug him from behind and praised him, "You look so handsome when you cook."

“You’re the first one,” Qi Jincheng suddenly said.

Qiao Xi immediately realized what was going on and asked, "The person who made you cook?"

Qi Jincheng then added, "Including myself."

He had never been to a kitchen before, not since he was born; this was truly the first time.

Qiao Xi understood what he meant and knew that he had never been to the kitchen before he met her. In her previous life, when she had a cold, he personally went into the kitchen to make ginger soup for her, but she ended up spilling it.

Although Qi Jincheng liked the feeling of Qiao Xi hugging him from behind, she had been smelling the cooking fumes all afternoon, so he said with concern, "Go sit outside and wait."

Qiao Xi felt that this would affect his performance, so she readily agreed, "Okay."

Not long after she sat down and waited, a steaming bowl of tomato beef noodles was served. Qiao Xi had smelled the aroma earlier, and her mouth watered the moment it was placed in front of her.

"It smells so good." Qiao Xi couldn't wait to pick up her chopsticks.

Qi Jincheng was looking forward to her tasting it, after all, this was his first time cooking.

Qiao Xi was completely hooked after the first bite, exclaiming, "It's so delicious!"

It was dinnertime, and Mr. Qiao was hungry. She didn't care about her image and wolfed down her food, praising him as she ate, "Honey, is this really your first time cooking?"

"Mmm." Qi Jincheng gave an affirmative answer. Seeing her wolfing down her food, he smiled and said to her, "Eat slowly."

Qiao Xi couldn't stop praising him, even though her mouth was stuffed with noodles. "I have to say, you're incredibly talented."

“When you retire, I think we can open a small restaurant. You can cook, and I can clean,” Qiao Xi said to herself.

Qi Jincheng asked seriously, "Xi'er has thought about that kind of life?"

Qiao Xi chewed the noodles that were stuffed in her mouth a few times and swallowed them, then smiled and said to him, "I was just kidding."

Qi Jincheng gradually wiped the smile off his face and asked her seriously, "What kind of life does Xi'er want to live?"

Qiao Xi swallowed another big mouthful of noodles and replied indistinctly, "It's fine as it is now."

"What about when we get old?" Qi Jincheng asked again.

Qiao Xi swallowed the noodles in her mouth again, put down her chopsticks, and said with great enjoyment, "Let's find a quiet place, you farm and I'll water the flowers, enjoy the spring scenery, admire the flowers, admire the moon, admire... Ah Jin."

As she uttered the last two words, her smile became especially radiant.

Qi Jincheng's eyes showed some surprise, "It's that simple?"

"Yes." Qiao Xi nodded seriously, "Ordinary yet beautiful, simple yet romantic."

Qi Jincheng didn't know whether he should believe her or not, but whether it was true or false didn't matter. As long as it was something she wanted, he could create it for her.

Even if she wants this kind of life today and that kind of life tomorrow, he can fulfill her desires.

"That day will come," Qi Jincheng assured her.

Qiao Xi suddenly frowned, and after seemingly thinking for a moment, said, "Then it concerns whether we have a boy or a girl."

“If it’s a boy, then I’ll hand over the management of Dihua Group and Jinghua Family to him. If it’s a girl… I don’t want her to be so tired.”

Qi Jincheng was stunned. Qiao Xi's thoughts jumped around too quickly, making it difficult for him to keep up with her for a while.

But after realizing what he meant, he smiled indulgently, gently flicked her forehead with his finger, and offered her a suggestion, "That's simple, we... just have more boys."

Qi Jincheng's eager expression was undisguised, and he was already preparing to pick up Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi quickly nipped his idea in the bud, "I'm not talking about now."

Qi Jincheng asked with some disappointment, "When does Xi'er want to go?"

Qiao Xi told him in a serious tone, "Didn't we agree before that you would at least wait until I graduate from university?"

"It's been too long." Qi Jincheng pretended to be very anxious.

Qiao Xi said pitifully, "Is our time together going to be so short?"

Qi Jincheng was joking with her. He didn't want to have children so early. He just wanted to be with Qiao Xi and be like this every day. He was content with that. As for children, they were far less important than his Xi'er.

"As long as Xi'er is by my side, nothing else matters." Qi Jincheng's lips curled up again as he gently touched her nose.

Qiao Xi breathed a sigh of relief; she had thought Qi Jincheng really wanted to have a child with her.

After all, in her previous life, Qi Jincheng forced her to get pregnant so that she wouldn't have any thoughts of escaping him, but she secretly took birth control pills afterwards, so she never got pregnant.

In this life, she didn't want to have children so early. Firstly, she wanted to finish her studies, and secondly... she had to take revenge. Before her new life with Qi Jincheng came into this world, she had to clear all the obstacles for it.

Qiao Xi hugged Qi Jincheng tightly and said to him sincerely, "Husband, thank you for helping me get revenge."

“My older brother called me this morning and said that Bai Ruxue has been expelled from school, and no university in Beijing dares to admit her.” As she spoke, she looked up at him again.

Qi Jincheng had no intention of hiding this from her, and tacitly asked her, "Is that enough?"

“That’s enough.” Qiao Xi nodded repeatedly, then said with some surprise, “I was worried that I was impulsive that day and would make things difficult for my uncle, but my brother asked me to thank you on his behalf.”