Chapter 1378

Zhu Yanyi pointed at the bottle cap as she explained, "That is why I said the bottle has connected with specific people. I made a tiny adjustment inside, like a mechanism or a poison. A mechanism needs a skilled player to pass, and a poison needs the right antidote. Rao Yue and the others became that player and antidote. The medicine inside their bodies acts as the key and cure, so the cap opens for them, but not for others."

"Medicine can be made into a mechanism?" Yan Huajun asked curiously.

Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "I discovered this by accident before. It is like my medicine arrays. If medicine can form an array, it can naturally become a mechanism. It depends on the maker's skill."

Dora came out holding a plate of pastries. "I made small snacks. Everyone, come and taste."

"This is Second Sister-in-law Dora," Yan Aohan whispered in Zhu Yanyi's ear.

Dora looked at Zhu Yanyi and smiled. "Sister-in-law, don't be polite. We have the best father-in-law and mother-in-law, so you don't need to feel strange."

"I don't feel strange," Zhu Yanyi said. She felt the Yan family's atmosphere was warm, just like her own family. "I was just thinking I should pretend to be polite. Otherwise, when I go home, my dad and mom will say I am not reserved."

"Come on, we are family. Why be polite?" The old lady laughed loudly. "But since you two decided to get engaged next month, our two families should find time to gather properly."

"We should gather," the old man nodded. "They raised such a good daughter, and our old cow took her away. We should thank them and apologize."

"Dad, why target me?" Yan Aohan glanced at the old man. "Besides, if not for me, Ani wouldn't have someone she likes."

"You call Yan Yi 'Ani'?" the old lady asked curiously.

Zhu Yanyi explained with a smile. "My nickname is Ani. My siblings and I all have nicknames. I am Ani. Aohan knew me when I was five, and she has always called me that. It is a habit now."

"You are not allowed to call her that," Yan Aohan said domineeringly.

"Why not? We are family," Yan Zhaoxia teased Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan huffed. "Not allowed. If you call her that, I will transfer your husband to Yang City and send you to Hai City, separating you two."

"Fourth Brother, you are too cruel. How can you treat me like this?" Yan Zhaoxia looked at Yan Aohan, who used obvious tactics.

Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow. "Only I can call my Ani by her name."

Zhu Yanyi was speechless at Yan Aohan's childish behavior. Well, this man was only childish at times, and she could tolerate it.

"Okay, even if you can threaten the eldest, second, and third brothers, how do you plan to threaten us two?" The old lady looked at her youngest son curiously, guessing she truly loved the little girl beside her. Only true love made her care so much.

"I won't bring Ani home. If we have grandchildren, I won't let you see them," Yan Aohan said, finding a reason to threaten.

Everyone was speechless. Was his jealousy really that strong?

The old man pointed at Yan Aohan and looked at Zhu Yanyi grievously. "Yan Yi, look. Having a son is really bad. Look, a son just annoys us." He disliked this son, but couldn't return him, so he had to endure it.

Zhu Yanyi rubbed her forehead, speechless. She finally understood that Yan Aohan's rogue behavior came from the old man. "Uncle, my dad also said, 'Sons are grass, daughters are treasures.'"

"Our daughters aren't treasures either," Yan Zhaoxia raised her hand. "As soon as I married, they kicked me out. They wouldn't even let me keep my household registration here."

"But don't married daughters usually keep their registration with their husband's family?" Zhu Yanyi asked Yan Zhaoxia seriously.

"Then when will your registration be on my Fourth Brother's household book?" Yan Zhaoxia winked playfully.

So that was her goal—to tease Zhu Yanyi.

Zhu Yanyi saw through it and smiled calmly. "Two years ago, when I came from Sicheng Town to the capital, my registration was already on Aohan's household book."

"Cough, cough," everyone coughed.

"Why are you all coughing? Do you have a cold? I can check your pulses," Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow, looking at them with a half-smile. Trying to make fun of her wasn't easy.

Yan Aohan came over, hugged Zhu Yanyi, and faced everyone. "You think I am like you, taking ages to find a partner? Once I decided on Ani, I acted immediately. I transferred her registration first to create a fait accompli, then planned slowly."

"You planned?" Zhu Yanyi pinched Yan Aohan.

"Of course I planned," Yan Aohan grinned at Zhu Yanyi. "Otherwise, where would I find such a good wife?"

"Nonsense," Zhu Yanyi scolded with a laugh. "You act like this. Are you the Yanluo of the capital? If people see you, you will lose face."

"Still the same sentence: Face is not as important as my wife," Yan Aohan said, not feeling ashamed at all.

"In that case, you should thank me," the old man said, calming down quickly after coughing. As expected, the old man recovered faster than others.

"Yes, I should thank you," Yan Aohan admitted without hesitation. "Thank you for letting me set up my own household registration early."

"It seems having our son set up his own registration at eighteen was beneficial," Yan Huajun laughed.

"Yes, just like you and First Sister-in-law, who went straight to marry with the household book," Yan Zhaoxia teased Yan Huajun.

Yan Huajun didn't deny it. The Yan family was all the same. If they truly liked someone, they treated them with their whole heart, as seen from the old man.

"Now that Yan Yi is in the family, I no longer worry about Fourth Brother's marriage," the old lady sighed.

"By the time you see Fourth Brother marry, you will worry about when he will have children," Lan Man laughed.

"Fourth Uncle, when will you and Fourth Aunt get married?" Yan Xinan asked curiously beside Yan Aohan.