After returning home, the two hurried into the main room to keep warm. There was a brazier in the main room, which was cozy and warm. Zhao Shiyun took out the candied haws and invited Ah Mo and Yu Ge'er to eat. Yu Ge'er took it with a cheer and took a bite. "It's delicious. Thank you, brother, brother-in-law."
"Try this sweetheart biscuit. The shopkeeper said it's new and made with honey." Zhao Shiyun opened one of the packages of pastries. The sweetheart biscuit was topped with a few nuts. He picked up a piece and fed it to Lin Yan, "Brother Yan, try it."
Lin Yan didn't feel comfortable letting him feed her, so he took it. Now he had a candied haws in one hand and a sweet cake in the other, and he didn't know which one to eat first.
Zhao Shiyun came to make things worse, picking up another plum cake and saying, "Only children make choices, all adults want them." He stuffed it into Lin Yan's mouth without hesitation. Lin Yan couldn't free his hands to hit him, so he could only glare at him. Fortunately, his mother was still in the kitchen, otherwise she would have said he was greedy.
Li Yuemei walked in, looked over their purchases, and helped them pack the gifts they were going to bring back tomorrow: a bag of candy, a bag of pastries, a strip of pork belly, and a rib. She nodded, thinking the gift was fine.
"Mom, we bought some spare ribs. Let's cook some radish and spare rib soup tonight." Lin Yan took out another piece of spare ribs and said to Li Yuemei.
Li Yuemei hadn't had radish and pork ribs soup for a long time, so she suggested, "Why don't we have hot pot? We can also roast a fire while we're at it."
Her proposal was approved by everyone. Yu Ge'er volunteered to go to the field to pick some cabbages, and Zhao Shiyun helped Lin Yan.
Lin Yan cleaned the ribs and chopped them into small pieces, while Zhao Shiyun chopped radishes. As soon as the radishes were cut, a sweet aroma filled the air. Lin Yan blanched the ribs, removed them, and placed them in a pot, adding enough water to simmer.
While the soup was simmering, Yu Ge'er ran in, clutching a few fresh cabbages, his face flushed from the cold. The soup in the pot began to boil, and white foam rose to the surface. Lin Yan carefully skimmed off the foam and added slices of ginger to remove the fishy smell.
Then he poured the chopped radish into the pot, covered it and simmered it for about a quarter of an hour. Zhao Shiyun had already taken out the hot pot, put charcoal fire in the middle, and the hot pot slowly heated up.
Soon, the carrot and pork rib soup was ready, and its rich aroma filled the entire house. Lin Yan ladled the soup into the hot pot and asked Zhao Shiyun to go to the main room.
"It's time to eat." Lin Yan shouted.
Everyone sat together. Lin Yan first served a bowl to his father and mother, who took a sip and praised it profusely. Yu Ge'er also eagerly tried it, sticking out his tongue from the scalding heat, which made everyone laugh. After the hot pot, they blanched the cabbage and finally poured in some leftover dishes from the banquet the day before, heating them up.
As soon as they finished eating, Zhao Shiyun pulled Lin Yan back to the house. "What are you doing?" Lin Yan was puzzled. "We haven't washed the dishes yet."
"Brother Yu will wash it. Let's rest early and get up early tomorrow." Zhao Shiyun pushed him to sit on the bed. "I'll get some water so we can soak our feet."
Lin Yan muttered: "This is too early."
Zhao Shiyun brought in a wooden basin of water and placed it beside the bed. He also moved a stool and sat opposite Yan Ge'er. He reached out to test the water temperature and said with a smile, "Just right, not hot." As he spoke, he was about to help Lin Yan take off his shoes and socks. Lin Yan shrank back and said, "I can do it myself."
Zhao Shiyun didn't insist, and took off his shoes and socks, put his feet in the water, and sighed comfortably. Seeing this, Lin Yan also slowly put his feet in the water.
Their feet touched at the bottom of the basin, and Lin Yan blushed slightly. He coughed lightly to break the awkwardness: "Today's meal is really enjoyable."
"Well, it feels like a home when everyone is together and lively." Zhao Shiyun responded.
Suddenly, Zhao Shiyun tickled the sole of Lin Yan's foot with his toes. Lin Yan was caught off guard and shuddered, splashing some water. "What are you doing?" Lin Yan asked angrily.
"You look so silly, so I'm going to tease you." Zhao Shiyun laughed.
Lin Yan shook his head helplessly, a shy and happy smile on his face. Just like that, the two of them soaked their feet quietly, enjoying this warm and quiet moment, as if all the fatigue of the day had dissipated with the warm water.
After soaking their feet, the two of them lay on the bed. Zhao Shiyun turned around and hugged Lin Yan, saying, "Brother Yan, call me husband again."
Lin Yan's face suddenly became hot, and he turned away embarrassedly. Zhao Shiyun caught up with him, hugged him from behind, and clasped his hands on his stomach. "When you introduced me to others today, you called me husband, and then you called me Brother Shiyun again. I still don't feel satisfied, Brother Yan~"
Lin Yan didn't want to pay attention to him and tried to pry his hand away, but it didn't budge. "You are being a scoundrel."
"Brother Yan, just call me once, just once."
Lin Yan couldn't resist him and hummed softly: "Husband..."
Zhao Shiyun leaned close to him and said, "I didn't hear it clearly..." After saying that, he turned Lin Yan around and held his face with both hands. Lin Yan's eyes were sparkling and looked particularly beautiful in the dark night.
He couldn't help but kiss her. Lin Yan's eyes itched and he closed them subconsciously. Zhao Shiyun moved to the tip of his nose, dimples, and finally to his lips.
Lin Yan put her arms around Zhao Shiyun's back and murmured, "Husband..."
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