Zhu Yanli glanced at Zhang Haifeng, gave a slight nod, and let her follow her inside.
Once they were gone, Zhu Yanyi walked over to Yan Aohan. "I’m going to my Ruyi Garden across the way. Are you coming?" When Zhu Yanyi wasn’t there, Zhu Shun’ya managed everything in the Ruyi Medicine Garden.
"I’ll go with you." Yan Aohan followed Zhu Yanyi out the door. It was a rare sunny day with no wind, so Zhu Yanyi only shivered slightly when she stepped out. "The weather is nice today."
"Don’t stand in the wind." Yan Aohan glared at her disapprovingly, then pulled her along. He positioned himself to block the wind for her.
The Ruyi Medicine Garden was now a warm greenhouse, so it wasn’t cold inside. This was why Yan Aohan had agreed to let her come here.
Zhu Yanyi led Yan Aohan to a corner. "I want to show you something." She pointed proudly at some charred wood in the corner. "Look, Fengchun has been cultivated."
Yan Aohan looked at the charred wood and saw new buds shaped like lingzhi mushrooms. He smiled at Zhu Yanyi. "Congratulations. You’ve succeeded again." He felt amazed that Zhu Yanyi’s talent in this area was truly unmatched.
Zhu Yanyi held Yan Aohan’s hand. "Um, Brother Yan, could you find a place in the capital to build a greenhouse like this for me? I realized I couldn’t develop Fengchun in the capital because plants still need soil. The lab had everything, but no soil."
Yan Aohan smiled gently and pulled Zhu Yanyi into his arms. "Silly girl, why are you shy? It’s just a greenhouse. I’ll build one for you. Consider it your coming-of-age red envelope."
"Cough, cough. What coming-of-age red envelope? Don’t talk nonsense." Zhu Yanyi’s face turned red with shyness.
Yan Aohan’s fingers slowly traced Zhu Yanyi’s jade-like cheek. "I’m not talking nonsense. Actually, I was thinking yesterday about how to celebrate your coming of age. But I can’t celebrate openly yet, so I have to do it secretly. Today I saw your father-in-law give you a coming-of-age red envelope, so I thought I should give you one too. But you probably wouldn’t like an ordinary red envelope. I was thinking of something special, and since you asked, I’ll build you a greenhouse as your coming-of-age red envelope."
"No sincerity. Can a coming-of-age red envelope be requested?" Zhu Yanyi complained playfully, feeling a bit embarrassed.
Yan Aohan laughed. "Alright then. This counts as your request. I’ll think of another coming-of-age red envelope for you."
"No, don’t." Zhu Yanyi shook her head quickly, looking up at her. "I think you’re going back to the capital tomorrow. So the best coming-of-age red envelope is for you to spend today with me."
"And sleep with you tonight too," Yan Aohan said with a smile in his eyes, looking at Zhu Yanyi.
Zhu Yanyi glared at Yan Aohan. "Is this celebrating for me, or for you?"
"Of course it’s for you. Because it’s for you, I’m offering myself. If it were for me, you’d be the one offering yourself." Yan Aohan answered with a grin, looking like a rogue.
"You really should let the world see your true face, the Venerable Yanluo of the capital," Zhu Yanyi teased with a smile.
"Except for you, no one looks at me so directly. They dare not."