"Mn." Yan Aohan thought about the Ruyi Space on Zhu Yanyi’s body and let out a breath of relief. She had indeed forgotten that she possessed such a space. It was truly a good place.
Just as Zhu Yanyi finished cooking the last pot of rib soup, Sikong Xuran and the others returned.
"We could smell the aroma from far away. What delicious food has Junior Sister made?" Ouyang Tianyun entered the kitchen. Seeing the table full of dishes, his eyes lit up.
"You are truly born foodies. I just finished everything, and you are already back. Come help me carry the dishes out," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.
Ouyang Tianyun agreed and casually picked up some dishes to take out. Then Sikong Xuran, Yi Yunfei, and Yu Qingyun entered to help. With many hands, the table of food was quickly moved to the dining room.
Zhu Yanyi took out the hidden white rice wine for Yan Aohan. Yan Aohan poured the wine for everyone, and they began to eat.
"Junior Sister’s cooking skills are getting better and better." Ouyang Tianyun looked regretful. "It is a pity that Junior Sister is not a culinary cultivator."
Yu Qingyun said, "Actually, Junior Sister’s best skill is vegetarian food. I was lucky enough to eat it a few times. Imagine making vegetarian chicken taste like braised pork or braised fish. It is simply superb."
"Junior Sister, when will you make a full vegetarian meal for us?" Ouyang Tianyun’s eyes shone.
"You eat whatever my wife makes. If you dislike it, cook for yourselves in the future." Yan Aohan was very protective. He absolutely would not admit that they were eating his wife’s cooking, which made him feel a bit sour and unhappy inside.
Zhu Yanyi smiled and said, "There will be opportunities in the future."
Sikong Xuran said, "It will have to wait for the future. We can only ask Junior Sister when Lord Yan is not around. Otherwise, don’t even think about it." He was not afraid of Yan Aohan holding a grudge.
Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow and looked at Sikong Xuran. "Even if I am not here, you cannot bully my wife. Otherwise, when I come to find you, I will settle the score later."
Yi Yunfei laughed from the side. "Lord Yan is really good at holding grudges."
"It does not matter if you say I am petty and hold grudges. Anyway, you can only eat what my wife makes. And you are not allowed to bully my wife on ordinary days," Yan Aohan reminded them again.
"Alright, let’s not talk about this topic. Eat the food quickly, or it will cool down and lose its flavor," Zhu Yanyi said helplessly. She had no other way to deal with Yan Aohan’s occasional jealousy, but she knew she always had分寸 (propriety/boundaries).
Seeing Zhu Yanyi change the subject, Yan Aohan did not continue. She only asked, "What are your thoughts on the handling of the Zheng and Yang families?"
"Actually, it is fine. I just feel that mortal minds are hard to guess. These mortals seem to never recognize their place," Ouyang Tianyun said.
Yi Yunfei added, "If I were them, I would have left here when my family declined, instead of being taken away like this now."
Yan Aohan nodded slightly. "This is the difference between mortals and cultivators. A person’s vision determines their ambition."
"Having ambition is not a bad thing. It depends on whether that ambition can be tolerated," Yu Qingyun said, picking up a piece of fish.
"Take me, for example. I also have ambition. My ambition is to hope that there are fewer sick people in the world.
For this ambition, I constantly work hard to achieve my goal.
The people of the Zheng and Yang families are the same. If they had cleaned up the situation and voluntarily evacuated here when their two families declined years ago, and then went to the outside world, relying on their remaining resources, they could not restore their past glory, but they could still enjoy wealth. However, their ambition was wrong. Their mistake was expanding their ambition in the wrong direction."
Some people’s ambitions easily lead to different endings. The situation of the Zheng and Yang families proved this. Fortunately, Yan Aohan did not kill them all. He only sealed their memories and had them taken away.
In her heart, Yan Aohan had long considered these people dead. However, since there were still people here, although everyone knew she was Venerable Yanluo, she did not want them to know some things. Especially, she did not want Zhu Yanyi to see her cruel side.
Unfortunately, she did not know that even if Zhu Yanyi saw her cruel side, she would probably just think it was cool. Yan Aohan did not understand this feeling of loving someone and everything associated with them. Later, after an accident, she would discover this. At that time, their marital bond would deepen further. But that is a story for later.
Yan Aohan scooped a spoonful of crab roe tofu for Zhu Yanyi and said, "Qingyun is right. Ambition is something that should best not exist. Once ambition appears, it will cause many problems."
"Of course, having no ambition is also not good," Yi Yunfei said. "People actually need ambition. It just depends on what aspect it is directed towards."
Zhu Yanyi listened and laughed. "We are celebrating the rebirth of the Yan family today. Why are you discussing ambition? This is unnecessary."
Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.
"It is indeed unnecessary," Yan Aohan quickly agreed with Zhu Yanyi. After all, in her heart, whatever her wife said was absolutely right.
Sikong Xuran teased Zhu Yanyi again. "Look, whatever Junior Sister says, Lord Yan agrees with. Can’t you two ever have a disagreement?"
"No," Zhu Yanyi answered with a grin.
"I think it is good like this now. Why do we need to disagree? Besides, if you want us to disagree, aren’t you trying to破坏 (damage) our marital relationship? Senior Brother Sikong, this is wrong. Do you know that this phenomenon is called naked envy, jealousy, and hatred?"
She paused and continued, "However, listening to Senior Brother Sikong’s words, I also understood one thing."
"What did you understand?" Sikong Xuran asked curiously.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Sikong Xuran with a grin, her expression very strange. "I finally understand why no one loves Senior Brother Sikong. Because you do not understand love."
She laughed loudly and then sang a few lines of a song she had adapted, "Fa Hai, you do not understand love."
Sikong Xuran was instantly speechless. The others coughed twice, pretending to drink wine and pretending not to hear.
Yi Yunfei, worried about Sikong Xuran’s embarrassment, changed the topic. "What are we doing tomorrow?"