Chapter 1152: Peace

In the end, Fan Zijin did not settle the score with his son because Mu Yangling was right. “Considering the children are still so young, how would they know what their type is? He could fancy someone like me today, but if I beat him up tomorrow, he would prefer another type.”

Qi Haoran’s intuition told him not to let the two of them quarrel, so he said cheerfully, “That’s right. When I was young, I thought that women were troublesome and there was no need to get married. But look, I married Ah Ling the moment I grew up, and now I’m living quite well.”

Fan Zijin rolled his eyes at him, while Mu Yangling looked at him approvingly.

At this moment, Qi Haoran could only vaguely guess that the two of them were having a disagreement over the children. However, he did not know what Fan Zijin had said about Mu Yangling. When he asked Mu Yangling at night, he jumped up from the bed in anger and snapped in fury, “How can Zijin say that about you? What’s wrong with you? And me, henpecked?”

Mu Yangling lay on the bed and applied a facial mask. Without opening her eyes, she said, “Alright, stop pretending. I’m not angry with him. There’s no need for you to pretend to be indignant.”

Qi Haoran’s body stiffened. He sat cross-legged beside her ingratiatingly and said in a low voice, “Actually, he’s just stubborn on the surface but he’s actually quite soft-hearted. Even though he often says that he disdains me, he always puts my matters first. Look at our shops. Whenever we encounter any unsolvable problems, isn’t he more anxious than us?”

Mu Yangling applied her homemade facial mask mixture evenly and said casually, “That’s towards you, not me.”

Mu Yangling took the handkerchief and wiped her hands, then looked up at him carefully and sighed. “Since Zijin treats you so well, you shouldn’t be throwing tantrums at him all the time. Do be more understanding.”

“…” Qi Haoran was jealous and felt that he had been wronged. Wasn’t he being preemptive and worried that Ah Ling would be mad at Zijin because of this? In the end, he somehow ended up the bad guy. If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have said anything.

Qi Haoran subconsciously poked her cheek and pouted. “Then promise me that you won’t be mad at him. Promise me that we’ll get along like before.”

Helpless, Mu Yangling slapped his hand away and said, “Didn’t I say that I’m not angry?”

“Don’t be angry on the inside either!” Qi Haoran emphasized.

“Am I a person who says one thing and means another?”

Slightly relieved, Qi Haoran held his wife’s hand and said affectionately, “Ah Ling, you’re so kind.” If she wasn’t angry even towards something like this, could he drink more when he went out to socialize this year and stay out a little later?

Mu Yangling slapped his hand away again and said, “You’re rubbing off the mask on my face.”

After coming back to his senses, Qi Haoran sniffed his hand and asked curiously, “Why is there a refreshing fragrance? Weren’t you applying a milk mask previously? Why did you change the prescription?”

Mu Yangling said, “There’s honey and peach blossom powder mixed in, so it’s naturally fragrant.”

Qi Haoran looked at the strange-colored facial mask and wiped his hands with her handkerchief. He said silently, “Actually, I think it’s better to apply cow’s milk or goat’s milk. Is it because cows and goats don’t produce enough milk? Why don’t we add a few more cows and goats to the farmstead?”

“No, this prescription was given to me by Royal Sister-in-law. It’s a secret recipe from the palace. Not only does it beautify one’s skin, but it also removes wrinkles.”

However, Qi Haoran felt that it was too troublesome. In the past, before she slept, she would only pat some water on her face and not even apply balm. She would only apply cow’s milk or goat’s milk on her face every ten days to half a month, which was a quick process that took less than 15 minutes.

However, ever since she came back tonight, she had started busying with her skincare routine. Not only did she have to concoct a mixture called a facial mask, but she also had to apply this strange-colored paste to her face. The worst thing was that she had to wash her face with milk later. However, Qi Haoran wanted to sleep now.

By the time Mu Yangling was done, half an hour had passed.

Mu Yangling sat cross-legged opposite Qi Haoran and leaned her cheek towards him. She asked, “Is it fairer and softer than before?”

Qi Haoran looked at her for a while before opening his mouth to bite her. After pushing her down, he lowered his head to kiss her. “Well, I wouldn’t know if it’s tender until I eat it…”

Mu Yangling wanted to push him away, but Qi Haoran grabbed her hand and pressed it to the side…

Qi Haoran kissed her cheek in satisfaction and smiled. “It’s indeed fair and tender, and smoother than before.”

Mu Yangling snorted and found a comfortable position in his arms before closing her eyes.

Qi Haoran stroked her hair and asked, “Why did you suddenly think of going to all this trouble?”

Mu Yangling sighed. “I didn’t pay much attention to such things in the past. Today, when Tiger Head and Little Lion mentioned it, I remembered that I’m already so old that I reminded them of menopause.”

Stunned, Qi Haoran asked, “What is menopause?”

Mu Yangling ignored him and continued, “I think I shouldn’t have neglected myself these past few years. So, I’ve decided to work hard from today onwards. Even if I’m in my thirties, I should maintain my looks as if I’m 25 years old. Even if I’m over 40, I’ll still look like I’m 25. Even if I’m in my fifties or sixties, I’ll still be as young as before and always be 25!”

Qi Haoran was stunned. “Then won’t you become an old demon?”

Mu Yangling pinched the soft flesh on his waist in his arms and turned around. Qi Haoran immediately said righteously, “Tiger Head and Little Lion were spouting nonsense. If you go outside and ask anyone, people would say that you’re at most 25 years old.”

Satisfied, Mu Yangling let go, turned around, hugged his waist, and found a comfortable spot to sleep.

Qi Haoran slowly exhaled and reached out to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead. Phew, that was close.

As the next day was the third day of the lunar new year, they had no choice but to go out to visit their relatives.

Their first stop was the Fan Residence.

The Qi family did not have many relatives in the capital. At the very least, there were not many relatives who belonged to Qi Haoran’s lineage. Strictly speaking, there was only the Fan Residence.

As for Qi Haoran’s second and third brothers, everyone only met briefly during the new year and Qi Haoran didn’t even want to stay for a meal. The two families obviously knew that their relationship couldn’t be repaired, but they couldn’t afford to offend Qi Haoran at the same time. Hence, they couldn’t wait for him to leave quickly.

In the past, Qi Haoran would only send New Year’s gifts to the two families this year. As the younger brother, Qi Haoran did not even visit his older brothers, so it was even more impossible for Qi Shaosheng and Qi Shaotai to visit Qi Haoran.

Therefore, this year, they only needed to go out and visit the Fan family. Other than that, they only needed to stay at home and wait for others to come to visit.

This was the benefit of having a high status. Other than being suppressed by elders due to their status, he really didn’t have to go out to pay New Year greetings.

Even if he went to the Fan Residence, Fan Siwen would no longer treat him as a nephew like the way he did back then. Instead, he would welcome him into the house the way he would welcome a king.

Beaming, Qi Haoran asked Little Bear to lead his younger siblings to kowtow to Fan Siwen and Madam Xia.

Fan Siwen wanted to help Little Bear up when he knelt down, but Qi Haoran grabbed his hand and said with a smile, “Uncle, they ought to observe this etiquette. We’re often not in the capital, and they haven’t had much opportunity to kowtow to you. They can take this chance to make up for it.”

Seeing that Madam Xia was sitting still and did not stop him, Fan Siwen could only sit back down.

Little Bear led his younger siblings and kowtowed three to four times, making such a loud sound that the descendants of the Fan family felt their foreheads hurt on their behalf.

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