Yan Yi stepped forward and took Qi Yan Yan's hand. "How could that be? What I, Yan Yi, say is what I mean. I will do what I say."
"At first, I was worried that Prime Minister Qi and you broke off your engagement for my sake, making you the subject of gossip and damaging your reputation. Now I know that all of that is false. I am happy that you are not engaged and that I can marry such a lovely girl as you."
Qi Yanyan hugged Yan Yi with joy, tears streaming down her cheeks, her happy smile conveying her deep emotion and happiness.
"Alright, everyone's happy now. Father and Mother, it's time for you to come out."
"What? When did Father and Mother arrive?"
Upon hearing that Yan Yi's parents had arrived, Qi Yan Yan was so frightened that she immediately ran away from Yan Yi's embrace and shoved him, almost knocking him over.
[Wow, I didn't expect this girl to be so strong. It's a pity she's too old to practice martial arts anymore, otherwise she could be a great martial artist.]
Yan Cheng and Jiang Luo, who were called out by Yan An, also came out from the place where Yan Yi had been hiding.
"Hehe, your mother and I were just passing by, nothing more."
"Father, Mother."
"Yan Yan greets Uncle and Aunt."
"Good boy, good boy."
Jiang Luo's eyes never left Qi Yan Yan, his eyes sparkling with excitement and his face beaming with anticipation, as if he had already seen his daughter-in-law.
"Yan Yan, don't worry. After I met you last time, your uncle and I have already prepared the betrothal gifts. Tomorrow, we will definitely go to the Prime Minister's residence to propose marriage. We will not omit any of the proper etiquette. Also, Yan Yan, if you have any requests, we will do our best to accommodate them."
Qi Yanyan was taken aback by Jiang Luo's enthusiasm and waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, I don't have any requests."
"Father, Mother, please don't scare Yan Yan. My brother finally found a wife, and you'll scare her away again."
"That's right, Father and Mother, don't scare Yan Yan. If she runs away, I'll be all alone for the rest of my life."
"Alright, alright, you all chat. I'll have the head chef prepare dinner. Yan Yan won't leave; she can stay and have dinner with us."
"Thank you, Auntie."
"Mother, just ask the head chef to prepare some hot pot ingredients. We'll have hot pot in a little while."
"No, no, no need, no need for that trouble."
Qi Yanyan thought that Yan An had specially gone to Yuelai Ke to buy hot pot because she wanted to eat it, so that they could eat it at Yan's residence.
"Who do you think made this delicious food?"
Yan An's eyes gleamed with intelligence, and a sly smile played on his lips.
"So that's why it was made by you, An'an. No wonder it spread so quickly in the capital. Yuelaike never had such an unforgettable delicacy before."
Qi Yanyan realized she might have said something and immediately covered her mouth. "Hehehe, I'm not saying the food at the Regent's restaurant is bad, it's just not as good as An'an's."
[Oh no, the more I explain, the more wrong it sounds.]
The chefs at Yuelai Restaurant are the best chefs besides those in the Imperial Kitchen, yet they never expected that none of them would catch Qi Yanyan's eye.
"I never expected Yan Yan to give such a high evaluation of what I made, hahaha!"
"Alright, you two continue chatting. I'll go and get ready, then I'll have the maid come and call you."
"Auntie, don't go to so much trouble, just eat whatever you like."
"It just so happens that your uncle and I also want to eat hot pot. Let's eat together, no trouble at all."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Jiang Luo walked happily, her steps light and energetic, humming a little tune, as if everything was so wonderful.
"I'm finally going to have a daughter-in-law! I'm finally going to have a daughter-in-law! Such a lovely daughter-in-law, hahaha..."
Yan Cheng took Jiang Luo's hand; her happiness made him happy.
After Jiang Luo left, Yan An left the pavilion to Yan Yi and Qi Yan Yan. He didn't want to be such a third wheel, especially since Yue Xi Yuan was still in the space.
Yan An returned to his room, and with a flash of his consciousness, he returned to his spatial dimension.
"We're having hot pot tonight, do you want to come along?"
Wherever Yan An is, Yue Xiyuan will be there too. Yue Xiyuan wrapped Yan An's small hand in his large hand as a sign of his response.
Upon hearing that they were going to have hot pot, Su Jingzhan repeatedly refused, saying, "No, no, I'm too full. I'll rest for a while before we eat hot pot again."
Where is Brother Zichen?
"I want to stay here with Nianxia. You guys go ahead. Besides, there's plenty of food here; we won't go hungry."
"Um, An'an, can I go soak in a hot spring?"
Su Jingzhan pointed to the hot spring outside and asked, "I soaked in it once before, and I'll never forget the feeling."
The water from Tianshan Mountain in the hot spring is self-purifying and always fresh, so as long as you can overcome your mental hurdle, it's perfectly fine for others to bathe here.
Modern hot spring resorts are disinfected only once a day if they are clean, let alone one like this that is always new.
"Sure, no problem."
"Hey! You guys should hurry up and leave, and don't come back unless it's absolutely necessary!"
Su Jingzhan couldn't wait any longer and quickly pushed Yan An and Yue Xiyuan out of the ward.
Yan An, carrying Yue Xiyuan's divine sense, flashed out of the space.
After Jiang Luo returned, he asked the head chef to prepare some of the ingredients that Yan An had prepared that day. "Chun'er, go to Zi'an Courtyard and call An'an and the others over."
"Young Master, Miss Qi, Madam asked me to invite you to dinner. Is the Eldest Miss here?"
"An'an has gone back to her room, go and call her."
Before Chun'er could knock on the door, Yan An and Yue Xiyuan came out of the house.
When Qi Yanyan saw Yue Xiyuan come out of the house, she gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, her heart pounded, and her palms were sweating.
[Oh no! What's the Regent doing here? Did he hear what I just said? Will he slap me to death? Waaaaah...]
Yan Yi sensed Qi Yanyan's fear and nervousness, and gripped her hand even tighter.
"Don't worry, under my sister's tutelage, the Regent is no longer the Regent you know."
"I noticed it too," Qi Yanyan whispered to Yan Yi, then turned around to face the camera as if she hadn't spoken to him at all, afraid that Yue Xiyuan would see her.
Qi Yanyan's secret words to Yan Yi were overheard by Yue Xiyuan and Yan An.
Am I really that scary?
"No way, you're so cute! You're super nice! Super awesome!"
Yan An cupped Yue Xiyuan's face in his hands, turned him suddenly towards her, and said earnestly.
"You're my little cutie~" Without realizing it, that song popped into Yan An's head... Why does it feel so nauseating...?
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