Jiang Shi looked at Yu Tanqi and he keenly noticed that something was wrong with her.

After nearly eight months of getting along and paying attention to her, he already understood her personality very well.

She looks delicate and well-behaved, but in fact she is tough and stubborn.

Even though her shoulder was pierced by an arrow, she tried hard to smile so as not to make them worry. She didn't want to show her vulnerable side in front of others.

But at this moment, her slender shoulders were trembling slightly, as if she was... crying.

Realizing this, Jiang Shi felt a sharp pain in his heart. He reached out and gently patted the girl's thin back, whispering softly, "Eat slowly, don't choke yourself."

He didn't choose to expose her.

"Yeah." She responded softly without looking up.

She thought she had hidden it well and didn't want him to know that she was moved to tears by a bowl of longevity noodles.

Jiang Shi looked at her quietly with his dark eyes, doubt and worry flashing in his eyes.

Hadn't the Xie family of Chen County treated her very well? Why did a bowl of longevity noodles make her reveal such a vulnerable side?

Jiang Shi pursed his lips tightly, his dark eyes dim.

He asked casually, "Did anyone from the Xie family cook longevity noodles for you on your birthday in the past?"

Yu Tanqi thought for a moment and replied, "In the past, when I was in the Xie family, my aunt would cook longevity noodles for me every year on my birthday."

The Xie family was really good to the original owner.

She did not celebrate her birthday at the Xie family this year, but the Xie family had already sent someone to deliver her birthday gifts and blessings as quickly as possible.

Jiang Shi frowned slightly, as if thinking about something. "So, you miss your parents?"

She was still a little girl who had just turned sixteen. She lost her mother at a young age and her father was not around. It was normal for her to miss her parents and feel sad.

Yu Tanqi paused, blinked, and said vaguely: "Well, I miss my mother a little bit."

She didn't dare say that she missed her father, because the original owner's biological father was still alive, and she was afraid that Jiang Shi would find the original owner's biological father to help her.

She really didn't know what to do then.

Jiang Shi was a little troubled. He suddenly remembered that he would think of his deceased parents when he celebrated his birthday in the past. How did his grandmother comfort him then?

The strong fragrance of osmanthus wafts in the wind.

He looked at the girl in front of him who was concentrating on eating longevity noodles, and said gently: "Tan Qi, do you want to eat osmanthus cake?"

"Yes."

"After you finish eating the longevity noodles, we'll go pick osmanthus flowers, and then I'll make you some osmanthus cake. Today is your birthday, so I'll make as much as you want."

"Really?"

"Um."

"good."

Her mood lightened up, and she quickly finished the remaining longevity noodles, looking at him with sparkling eyes: "Let's go pick osmanthus flowers now."

"Wait." He picked up a clean, soft white handkerchief and gently wiped her lips.

She subconsciously pursed her lips and looked nervously at the boy in front of her who lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Today he was wearing a jade silk robe with five longevity patterns on a deep red background. The bright red color made his jade-like face, slender neck, and slightly rolling Adam's apple stand out even more. The youthful vigor and vitality made people's hearts beat faster.

He gently wiped her lips clean, raised his eyes, and the smile on his face made people feel like spring breeze. "Okay, let's go."

"Oh, okay." She looked away slightly in panic, lowered her eyes and stood up, unconsciously patting her hot cheeks with her hands.

She had seen this face countless times, but she still couldn't resist his hormonal and seductive beauty.

It was clearly autumn, but she seemed to be still in the spring when she first met him.

Yu Tanqi held her burning little face in her hands and silently said to herself, Form is emptiness...Emptiness is form...

Jiang Shi suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, "Tan Qi, you're leaving now."

In front of the girl were two lush osmanthus trees. If she took a step forward, she would be out of the range of the osmanthus trees.

Yu Tanqi came back to his senses and pretended to be calm, saying, "Then let's pick osmanthus flowers here."

Jiang Shi let go of her hand and asked softly, "Have you ever picked osmanthus flowers before?"

Yu Tanqi thought about it and shook his head: "No."

"Then I'll teach you how to pick osmanthus flowers."

Jiang Shi is like a mobile encyclopedia, seemingly knowing and being able to do everything.

He demonstrated as he spoke: "We should choose flowers that face the shade or are hidden by branches and leaves..."

The young man's white and slender fingers gently broke off the slender branches and put the osmanthus branches decorated with golden flowers into the basket.

Yu Tanqi exclaimed: "Zi'an, you are so amazing, you seem to know everything."

Jiang Shi smiled slightly: "I just read a few more books in my spare time. I thought you like to eat sweets. It's late autumn now, so I specially read some books about sweets that can be eaten in autumn."

He always inadvertently said something that made her blush and her heart beat faster.

She silently followed him to learn how to pick osmanthus flowers. The rich fragrance of osmanthus at the tip of her nose made her think of many delicious foods.

Osmanthus cake, osmanthus candy...

Since ancient times, people have known how to use what nature has given them to make delicious food.

Yu Tanqi, who admits that he is a foodie, really admires the ancestors who invented all the delicious foods.

After the two of them picked two full baskets of osmanthus flowers, the sun was shining brightly and it was only three quarters past four in the morning.

Jiang Shi looked at Yu Tanqi and said, "Let's go pick and clean the osmanthus flowers now. Besides osmanthus cake, what else do you want to eat?"

Yu Tanqi had already thought of it: "There are also osmanthus candy, osmanthus wine and osmanthus tea."

Jiang Shi said, "I can't make osmanthus wine today."

"It's okay, we can pick more osmanthus flowers, and then we can drink osmanthus wine and osmanthus glutinous rice wine in a month." Yu Tanqi was very happy when he mentioned food, his eyebrows were curved, and his smile was sweet and bright.

Jiang Shi couldn't help laughing: "Tan Qi knows a lot of ways to eat osmanthus flowers."

Yu Tanqi smiled sheepishly, then suddenly thought of something and looked at him nervously, "You... don't seem to be able to drink."

They didn't see each other for three consecutive days after the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. Yu Tanqi knew that he remembered what happened that night.

But she didn't say it.

Jiang Shi was rarely shy. Even though they lived in the same mansion, he wrote her a letter, promising that he would be responsible for her and work hard to marry her as soon as possible.

She didn't dare to recall what happened that night, and finally hurriedly wrote a line to reply to him.

I trust you.

Jiang Shi's eyes flickered slightly, as he remembered something. A hint of embarrassment flashed across his dark eyes, but his appearance remained gentle and calm, except for a slight blush on his ears. "Osmanthus wine won't make you drunk."

Yu Tanqi thought about it and agreed. Osmanthus wine is suitable for women. It has a very low alcohol content and it is impossible to get drunk even if you drink it until you are full.

She felt relieved and went to the kitchen with Jiang Shi.

This was the first time she saw Jiang Shi cooking.

Although he was making pastries, firewood and other tools were also needed. Jiang Shi skillfully cleaned the osmanthus flowers. Just looking at his noble and elegant appearance, it was hard to imagine that he would do something that was full of the smell of worldly fireworks.

At this moment, Yu Tanqi seemed to see the concrete representation of Jiang Shiren's husband's image.