Chapter 2939

Yan Tieniu coughed twice. "Son, in our family, your mother and your sister hold the highest status. Next come your respective wives. Finally, there are the three of us men. So remember this: whatever your wife says is right. Even if there is a flaw in her words, refer to the first rule—she is absolutely right. Do you understand?"

"Dad, I find you have the aura of a modern man," Yan Xiwan teased from the side.

"What is the aura of a modern man?" Yan Zhicheng asked curiously.

Yan Xiwan explained, "In ancient times, didn't women have the 'Three Obediences and Four Virtues'?"

"I know that," Yan Zhicheng said. "In ancient times, women obeyed their fathers at home, their husbands after marriage, and their sons after their husbands' death. That is the Three Obediences. The Four Virtues are womanly virtue, speech, appearance, and work."

"Yes, that is for ancient times. But the new era has its own way of living. So, the new era's 'Three Obediences and Four Virtues' are for men," Yan Xiwan said with a mysterious expression.

"Men also have Three Obediences and Four Virtues?" Even Yan Tieniu became curious.

"Yes, men also have them," Yan Xiwan answered seriously.

"Then tell us, what are the men's Three Obediences and Four Virtues?" Yan Zhicheng asked.

Yan Xiwan giggled for a while. After about two minutes, she slowly spoke: "Obey your wife's orders. Follow your wife when she goes out. Blindly follow your wife even if she is wrong. These are the new era's Three Obediences for men."

Yan Tieniu and Yan Zhicheng were speechless. "What about the Four Virtues?"

Yan Xiwan coughed twice. "Be willing to spend money for your wife. Wait patiently while she dresses up. Remember your wife's birthday. Endure your wife's scolding and beating."

Yan Tieniu and Yan Zhicheng were even more speechless.

"This is good," Wang Suya said from the side. "From now on, the women in our family will use this to constrain the men."

"Wife, this is no longer called constraint," Yan Tieniu said weakly.

"What? Do you have an opinion on what I said?" Wang Suya tilted her head, looking at Yan Tieniu.

Yan Tieniu shook his head quickly. "No, no. Wife, you decide. Whatever you say goes."

Seeing Yan Tieniu’s submissive look, Yan Xiwan laughed loudly. "Dad, I didn't know you could be so cowardly."

Yan Tieniu glanced at Yan Xiwan, then smiled. "Daughter, I will tell your Tianyun brother about your Three Obediences and Four Virtues."

"Tell him if you want," Yan Xiwan said, not minding at all. "My Tianyun brother already knows. And he has been practicing it all along."

Yan Xiwan looked at Yan Tieniu with disdain. "Dad, you don't think these rules are wrong, do you? So you don't want to follow them?" Her words seemed to carry a deep calculation.

Yan Tieniu was startled. He looked at his wife, who was waiting for an answer, and smiled gently. "How could that be? I absolutely follow these so-called Three Obediences and Four Virtues for your mother. Not just three and four, but even four and five, five and six, as long as your mother is happy."

Wang Suya was amused by Yan Tieniu’s behavior. She said, "What are you saying? You are saying this in front of the children. Aren't you afraid they will laugh at you?"

Yan Tieniu laughed heartily. "It doesn't matter if the children laugh at me. As long as you, my wife, cherish me, that is enough."

Tian Chunxiang, watching from the side, looked envious. "Uncle and Auntie have such a good relationship."

Yan Xiwan teased, "When you marry my brother, your relationship will be just as good."

Tian Chunxiang’s face turned red instantly.

Yan Zhicheng handed an apple to Yan Xiwan. "Stop teasing your sister-in-law. She is shy."

Yan Xiwan made a funny face. In her heart, she had a good impression of Tian Chunxiang. Since her impression was good, she would observe her for a while longer. If there were no problems, she would help stabilize her soul.

That was right. Souls from other worlds, often called transmigrators, still had an unstable period.

Actually, whether it was transmigration or rebirth, it was an unreasonable existence. Usually, this happened for two reasons. One was a crack in the Heavenly Dao, creating a space-time bug. The other was excessive obsession before death, preventing reincarnation until the obsession was resolved, leading to a restart.

Regardless of the cause, since it was not a naturally occurring new life, a space-time rejection phenomenon occurred. This was the so-called unstable period.

Although most people could not feel it, disadvantages would appear over time.

For example, some people might get sick often or feel depressed. To those who did not know the truth, these symptoms seemed caused by life pressure. But that was not the case.

Tian Chunxiang was actually very lucky. Because she had transmigrated into a book, maintained a good character, and fell in love with Yan Zhicheng, Yan Xiwan decided to help stabilize her soul as long as her character remained good.

Once the soul was truly stable, it meant Tian Chunxiang had truly become a person of this space-time plane.

Of course, Tian Chunxiang did not know this yet. In the Yan family, she felt only kindness and warmth. This relaxed her nervous mood after a whole day.

When she returned home and told her parents, the Tian parents were relieved.

Their family might not be rich, but they were kind people. They knew Yan Zhicheng was a rare young man, but that did not mean they were not worried.

Fortunately, the result was good.

"Uncle and Auntie Yan said that Mom and Dad should choose a date for the two families to gather," Tian Chunxiang said, her face slightly red. "I think Auntie Yan means that Zhicheng is not young anymore, so she hopes we marry soon."

Mother Tian tapped Tian Chunxiang’s forehead. "You can only say this at home. If you say it outside, a young lady talking about marriage herself will make people look down on you."

Then Mother Tian said to Father Tian, "However, the two families must meet. When are you free?"

"I think the Lantern Festival is good. It is festive," Father Tian said directly.

Mainly because during the Lantern Festival, everyone gathered. If the children’s marriage did not work out in the future, no one would know.

Of course, the probability of that was very small, but Father Tian thought it was safer this way.

Mother Tian, being Father Tian’s confidante, naturally understood his thoughts and had no objections.

"Then let’s do as you say," Mother Tian said to Tian Chunxiang. "Chunxiang, tell Zhicheng to gather on the Lantern Festival. You should both be off work that night."

Although the Lantern Festival was not an official holiday, people could still rest in the evening regardless of their jobs. So, the meeting time was set for the evening.

For this, Yan Xiwan specially booked a private room at a restaurant called Shen Family Cuisine.

Now that various industries were rising, Shen Family Cuisine, although privately owned, had good business. The food tasted good, and the environment was nice.

It had elegant private rooms. Entering gave one a sense of high class.

Because Shen Family Cuisine was popular, it was usually full. Yan Xiwan had booked in advance to get a room.

After the Lantern Festival, Yan Xiwan would enter the Capital Medical University to study. She would choose to live in the dormitory from Monday to Thursday and return home on Friday nights.

Of course, this was the arrangement for her freshman year. The school required freshmen to live in dormitories.

Starting from her sophomore year, Yan Xiwan would choose to commute. After all, the things she needed to study were more convenient to handle if she lived at home.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, every household hung up red lanterns.

It had been many years since such a festive time was seen. So, the business of selling red lanterns was very good this year.

Yan Xiwan and her family arrived at Shen Family Cuisine first. Yan Zhicheng picked up the Tian family members and came together.

Yan Xiwan had already told Yan Zhicheng the room number, so she was not worried they would get lost.

After Yan Zhicheng and the others arrived, they went directly to the private room.

The two families met happily. They immediately agreed on the wedding date: engagement on May Day, and wedding on National Day.

Calculating the time, it was just in time.

Wang Suya, thinking her son’s matter was settled, walked with wind in her steps.

The marriages of her eldest son and youngest daughter were settled. As for her second and youngest sons, thinking of their current situation, Wang Suya did not bother to manage them.

The Yan family became busy because of Yan Zhicheng’s happy event. At the same time, Yan Xiwan began her university life.

Yan Xiwan entered the Capital Medical University. To facilitate her studies, Professor Feng and Old Yuan both intervened and arranged a rare four-person dormitory for her.

The dormitory area was not large, but there were fewer people. Unlike ordinary dormitories with eight, seven, or six people, where even six people were crowded, this one was spacious.

Currently, there were only twenty four-person dormitories in the entire Capital Medical University. This was mainly because the college entrance examination had just been restored, so fewer people were enrolled. Looking ahead to next year, it was likely that everyone would have to live in eight-person rooms.

Yan Tieniu and Wang Suya accompanied Yan Xiwan when she arrived.

After touring Yan Xiwan’s dormitory, Wang Suya was satisfied. "This dormitory is nice. Mom will help you clean it up."

"I can clean it myself," Yan Xiwan said.

"With Dad and Mom here, why do you need to clean?" Yan Tieniu rolled up his sleeves. "Wife, give me the rag. I will wipe Guai Guai’s bed. You sweep the floor."

"Okay." Wang Suya did not compete with her husband for wiping the beds.

Yan Xiwan smiled helplessly but did not idle. She went to fetch water and helped clean together.

Yan Xiwan arrived first. Since they were cleaning, except for the other three beds, they basically cleaned everything else.

As for the other beds, Yan Xiwan and her parents gave them a rough wipe. The specific cleaning would be done by the roommates when they arrived.

After cleaning for two whole hours, they finally finished the room. Wang Suya took out cotton pads and asked Yan Tieniu to make the beds.

"These pads are made of fresh cotton. They are warm to sleep on now. When the weather warms up, we can take them back, dry them, and store them," Wang Suya said.