When Pei Han returned home that evening, he faintly sensed an unfamiliar fragrance lingering around his wife and children. The fragrance was sweet, making him want to take a few more sniffs.

Pei Han couldn't help but sigh that he might have been too busy to concentrate, or he might have been hungry, so he ate an extra bowl of food at dinner.

For the next two afternoons, the kitchen was filled with an enticing sweet aroma. With continuous improvements, Min Yueqing finally made a cake that satisfied her, and she quickly wrote down the recipe.

During these two days, the happiest people were Pei Ji, Shi Tou, and their six companions.

With Min Yueqing's gag order, they all kept the secret tightly, and Amei would always go directly to them whenever she needed help.

So they ate cake for three days straight, and it got better every day. The six of them were so happy they almost cried.

Although the other workers saw that these six men were being called to help every afternoon, they were kept in the dark. When asked, they were only told that they were going to help the madam, and they would not say anything more when asked, acting all mysterious.

The other men, though itching to ask, dared not press the matter. They all felt that the lady's arrangement must have its reasons, and if she couldn't say, there must be a reason.

On Pei Han's birthday, Min Yueqing presented him with a handmade sachet early in the morning, smiling and saying, "Jinzhi, happy birthday, may everything go smoothly and without worry!"

These past few days, Pei Han has been busy handling all the affairs of the patrol office, as well as arranging the digging of cellars and the harvesting of potatoes. The rice is now in the period of turning green and tillering, and he also has to go to various villages to inspect. He is so busy that he is dizzy and has completely forgotten that today is his birthday.

Looking at his smiling wife and his well-behaved son beside him, Pei Han felt a surge of tenderness in his heart. He held Min Yueqing's hand that was holding the sachet, and his phoenix eyes, which were sharp and angular, were filled with gentle light as he looked at Min Yueqing.

Although Pei Han didn't say a word, Min Yueqing had already fully understood what he meant.

Min Yueqing couldn't help but secretly think: Luckily, Pei Han wasn't a playboy, otherwise, with those eyes alone, countless women would be vying to fall for him.

Min Yueqing said to Pei Han with a hint of mockery, "Are you holding my hand so that Lele will tie it for you?"

Pei Han smiled slightly and readily agreed, "That's fine too."

Pei Ji was naturally more than willing. He wasn't good at complicated things, but he could easily tie a sachet.

He rushed forward and grabbed Min Yueqing's arm, saying, "Mother, let me tie it for Father!"

Min Yueqing looked at Pei Han, raised an eyebrow, as if to say, "Aren't you going to let go?"

Pei Han slightly loosened his grip, personally took the sachet from her palm and handed it to Pei Ji, then immediately grasped her hand firmly in his palm again. The whole set of movements was smooth and seamless.

Min Yueqing was both amused and exasperated. After all that fuss, not only was her hand held even tighter, but Pei Han also took advantage of the situation and pulled her into his arms.

Pei Ji was still sitting on the bed, not even wearing shoes or socks, so he could easily reach Pei Han's waist.

Although the steps of tying a sachet are simple, it is obviously not so easy for a six-year-old child who has never taken care of his own clothes.

With Min Yueqing's gentle guidance, Pei Ji gradually found the correct way to do it and successfully helped Pei Han tie the sachet.

A piece of lustrous and clear emerald jade hung above the cyan sachet, looking elegant and refined, and perfectly matching Pei Han's official robes.

Pei Ji immediately turned to Min Yueqing and said, "Mother, Father looks really good in it, doesn't he?"

Min Yueqing smiled and agreed: "That's right."

Pei Han scooped up Pei Ji, helped him put on his shoes and socks, then carried his son in one arm and his wife in the other, and walked out into the room.

Ah Mei and her husband had already prepared their toiletries, and after the family finished washing up, they went to the dining room together.

Pei Han's breakfast was undoubtedly noodles. Min Yueqing had instructed the kitchen yesterday to cook a bowl of longevity noodles for Pei Han this morning, along with two poached eggs.

Wu San Niang specially stewed chicken soup as the soup base for the longevity noodles. She thought that since she was making one bowl or several bowls, she simply cooked a bowl of hand-pulled noodles for Min Yueqing and the others, and also served them with side dishes.

Shi Tou only realized what was happening when he saw the longevity noodles. He secretly whispered to Pei Ji, "Whose birthday is it today?"

Pei Ji didn't understand why he was speaking so softly, but he still whispered back, "Father."

Shi Tou suddenly realized why his master had been either embroidering or making delicious snacks these past few days; it turned out that it was the Master's birthday.

Stone wanted to say something, but his mind suddenly went blank, and he couldn't think of a single auspicious word. He sat stiffly on the stool, feeling both annoyed and guilty, and even lost his appetite for his favorite meal.

Seeing that Shi Tou stopped talking after listening, Pei Ji turned back to eat his noodles.

When Min Yueqing was picking up some food, she noticed that Shi Tou was sitting still and asked, "Shi Tou, what's wrong? Is the noodle soup not good today?"

Logically, that shouldn't be the case. Although longevity noodles are relatively bland, with no meat and only a few green vegetables as side dishes, and only Pei Han's bowl had a poached egg, because Min Yueqing had used up almost all the eggs in the kitchen these past few days.

But Wu San Niang clearly took this into account, so she specially used chicken soup as the soup base. The delicious chicken soup paired with the hand-pulled noodles tasted pretty good.

When Min Yueqing asked Shi Tou this question, he quickly shook his head and replied, "No, Master, the noodles were delicious today."

After saying that, he started eating heartily.

Seeing that he was wolfing down his food again, Min Yueqing reminded him once more, "Shitou, don't eat too fast, it's bad for your stomach."

Min Yueqing had said the same thing countless times, but Shi Tou still hadn't changed this deeply ingrained habit. Min Yueqing had no choice but to remind him repeatedly when she couldn't stand it anymore.

Shi Tou had been trying to ease the awkwardness of the moment by eating, completely unaware that his old habit had resurfaced. Upon hearing Min Yueqing's reminder, he quickly looked up and replied, "Okay, Master!" Then he carefully slowed down his eating pace.

Min Yueqing turned to Pei Han and asked, "Are we going out on patrol again today?"

Pei Han just noticed the poached egg at the bottom of the bowl. He glanced at Min Yueqing's bowl and replied, "Well, we won't go too far today. Let's just visit the nearby villages."

As Pei Han spoke, he picked up a poached egg and placed it in Min Yueqing's bowl, asking, "Madam, have the ingredients delivered these past few days been insufficient?"

Min Yueqing glanced at Pei Han helplessly and said reproachfully, "This was specially prepared for you. There are plenty of ingredients, so just eat without worry."

It was just an egg, so Min Yueqing didn't make a fuss and put it back for him.

In fact, Min Yueqing had been making cakes for the past few days and was not really interested in eggs. She only ate the fried egg because she didn't want to refuse Pei Han's kindness.