The main dishes were all prepared, including braised shrimp, steamed fish, fish head with chopped chili, spicy diced chicken, braised chicken with rice flour, steamed pork ribs, stewed goose, four-happiness meatballs, garlic-flavored seasonal vegetables, stir-fried winter bamboo shoots, dry-pot cauliflower, cured pork with garlic sprouts, and minced meat and egg custard.
The cold dishes include cold beef salad, cold bean curd salad, garlic cucumber salad, and cold preserved egg salad.
With plenty of meat, Tang Qinnan made mushroom soup.
The main dishes were meat rolls and egg pancakes made by Shen Yanxue, plus the indispensable dumplings.
Because there were many people, we put together a large table in the backyard. Unlike last time, this time we set up two large tables, one for adults and one for children.
The children usually don't sit still to eat, but now that there are many people around, they follow the crowd and sit at the table to eat diligently.
Chi Wei and the other older children took turns looking after the younger ones, and they finished all the food on the table, even having a plate of dumplings for each child.
At the adult table, everyone sat in pairs, except for Bi Shen and Li You.
Bi Shen sat next to the children's table. Murong Ge still liked Bi Shen the most, sitting on his lap and obediently being fed by Bi Shen.
Li You sat down next to Qin Nan, feeling depressed, and buried herself in her food, trying to forget her troubles for the time being.
After dinner, everyone cleaned up together. Since dinner was eaten early, it was only a little after seven o'clock when we finished cleaning up.
The kids were playing inside, while the adults sat chatting and resting.
Firecrackers and fireworks never stopped, creating a dazzling display.
Qin Nan was curious about Li You, so he talked to Bi Shen to ask him what he thought. He really couldn't believe that Bi Shen was an irresponsible scumbag. Even if Li You said that, given Bi Shen's personality, he should still stick to his word.
Bi Shen sat on a bench in the corridor, pondering for a moment in response to Qin Nan's question.
"Bai Hao is right. Li You has a contradictory personality. Of course, it's not that I don't want to take responsibility for this matter, but different methods should be used for different people."
Just like my profession, I have to use different ways of talking to and intervening when dealing with patients with different personalities. So, the best way to deal with Li You is to retreat in order to advance.
Bai Hao should have known, so he didn't interfere, because he found it boring.
Qin Nan nodded. He understood what Bai Hao meant by "boring." If Bi Shen were like Geng Chen or Zhu Jiuyin, his relationship with Li You would definitely be very bumpy.
Li You will probably keep causing trouble, just like Bai Muqiu did when she got rid of Long Chengxiu.
Bi Shen, on the other hand, is too rational and calm, and is also an expert in psychology. He prefers to use his brain to take action.
Therefore, he will use schemes against Tanuki.
It's likely that his current cold treatment of Li You is just one step in his plan. Once Li You decides to come over and starts to approach him, there will probably be further actions.
Qin Nan suddenly felt a little sorry for Li You, but considering Li You's awkward personality, if she wanted a good outcome, she really had to follow Bi Shen's lead.
"But you can't keep ignoring him. If you respond, won't he run away? Or even if he finds out how you feel, you can't keep him hanging on forever after you're together, can you?"
Bi Shen raised his hand and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, looking confident.
“Li You is contradictory but not cowardly. He is used to being alone and prefers freedom. As long as he doesn’t feel restricted, he won’t run away.”
Qin Nan was taken aback. "You mean, boiling a frog in lukewarm water?"
Bi Shen nodded with a light laugh, "There are no habits that cannot be changed, nor is there complete freedom."
Tanuki Yu fled human society because he was not free, but now he has returned.
Human society hasn't changed much; it's just that he's met better people, tolerated some things, and in return, he's gotten what he wanted.
This is also a kind of equivalent freedom. He would rather come to me every day to complain than run back to the mountains again. This shows that as long as there is a sufficient reason, it is possible.
"Even without freedom, there will be freedom."
"That's an interesting point, but it's not wrong either. Freedom without freedom and freedom without freedom... But, are you just planning all this because you want to take responsibility for Tanyu?"
Bi Shenban sat upright, and upon hearing this, he lowered his eyes slightly. "I never lie, because lies are meaningless."
I can't lie to myself; even if I don't actually think that way, I can't refuse it.
Therefore, I admit that I have those thoughts about Li You that are buried deep in my heart, and I am not even aware of them myself.
I don't know when I became too indulgent with Li You. I got used to him before he got used to me.
Bi Shen thought back to that day when he realized there was something wrong with the wine that Li You brought. Li You had already drunk quite a bit and, because of the effects of the drug, she showed her true feelings and threw herself at him.
At that time, Bi Shen was not mentally impaired, and he was far stronger than Li You. It would have been easy for him to push her away and avoid what happened that night.
But he never lied to anyone, not even to himself. He was honest with his body's reactions and with Li You, who threw herself into his arms.
Torn between reason and desire, he chose indulgence.
No regrets.
At that time, he already knew how much he cared for her, and he wasn't averse to it.
He had already considered whether to pursue Li You through normal means or whether something else would be more likely to happen first.
After considering the options, he chose the optimal solution.
If it weren't for that night, if he had taken the initiative to approach Li You, Li You would have refused and run away, because to him it would have been an offense against his exclusive territory, an invasion of his life.
However, if you don't take the initiative to approach him, there will be no result. Li You will treat him as a friend for the rest of her life.
Li You enjoys making friends, but avoids romantic love because the ephemeral nature of such things makes him feel insecure and restrictive.
He prefers to be a bird rather than a kite.
The so-called kite string of love and home is something he strongly rejects.
However, now that he and Li You have that kind of relationship, it won't be so easy for Li You to hide or escape.
What has already happened cannot be completely forgotten or ignored. That night, Bi Shen abandoned all reason and composure, and recklessly followed his heart and instincts.
He assured her that that night would leave an unforgettable memory for Li You, and that his cold treatment of Li You would only make him think of him more easily.
Then I will inevitably think of that night often.
Thus, he was already being treated differently by Li You, and this was a good start.
Now that he understood his own feelings, Bi Shen was naturally unwilling to let the budding romance in his heart fizzle out, and he wanted to give it his all.
To gain it is a matter of luck, to lose it is a matter of fate.
However, he was confident that the outcome would be what he wanted.
Without Bai Hao's prompting, their affair would have only been delayed. Bi Shen was honest enough, both to others and to himself. Once he realized his feelings for Li You, he would definitely face it honestly and give the matter a result.
Although he knew in advance, it didn't matter; the outcome would be the same for him anyway.
He had enough patience that he could completely suppress his natural instincts, including his divine powers, with reason if he wanted to.
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