"Today is my birthday, could you please address me in a different way?" Xie Chang'an asked expectantly.
"Tell me, what do you want me to call you?" Ye Jingchen asked with a smile.
"Call me 'husband'," Xie Chang'an said quickly, seeing that things were looking promising.
"Hey! That's so good!" Ye Jingchen replied with a smile.
"I want to hear you call me that." Xie Chang'an looked at Ye Jingchen with a resentful expression.
"Alright, I'll grant your wish since it's your birthday today!"
Ye Jingchen didn't dwell on it too much; it was just a title, after all.
“Husband.” He uttered the two words that were difficult to pronounce.
Xie Chang'an laughed, then pressed his advantage, "Could you shout it again?"
"It's not impossible. We can address you differently depending on the request. If you agree, I'll call you that," Ye Jingchen said after thinking for a moment.
"Sure!" Xie Chang'an agreed without hesitation.
"Come, husband, eat some noodles—" Ye Jingchen fed Xie Chang'an longevity noodles.
After Xie Chang'an finished eating the longevity noodles, Ye Jingchen fed him a heart-shaped fried egg.
"Come, my husband, have an egg—"
"Come, my husband, have some soup—"
"Come here, my husband, wipe your mouth!"
That morning, Ye Jingchen called Xie Chang'an "husband" a full hundred times, leaving Xie Chang'an feeling dizzy and disoriented.
One hundred sounds represent one hundred requests.
The first time I heard it, it felt a little awkward and embarrassing, but once I got used to it, it didn't bother me anymore.
Ye Jingchen felt that exchanging one hundred words for Xie Chang'an's one hundred requests was a good deal.
Dealing with the powerful families can be entrusted to him.
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