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Chapter 802 Midnight Sneaking, Okay, I can't say anymore.
After drying their hair, the two simply put on their coats over their pajamas, opened the door, and went out.

At midnight, the Li family's old house appears to be a quiet and peaceful place where everyone is already fast asleep.

But both Jiang Hanying and Li Chengxiao could sense the presence of people quietly guarding the old house in the shadows.

As Jiang Hanying walked, she suddenly said, "These people wouldn't report that we even sneaked out to find food in the middle of the night, would they?"

Li Chengxiao: "...You're overthinking it, no way."

"That's fine."

But as I walked into the kitchen, I saw a prominent note stuck on the refrigerator door...

Jiang Hanying opened the refrigerator door with a look of surprise and delight. "So Auntie had thought of that all along! That's great, hehe, now we'll have something to eat!"

Li Chengxiao looked at the two full shelves of semi-finished ingredients in the refrigerator and couldn't help but facepalm.

Now everyone in the family knows that the two of them didn't come out for dinner last night and came out looking for food in the middle of the night because they were so hungry!

Just then, a large seafood platter appeared in my hand, already prepared and ready to be steamed in the oven for a few minutes. "Don't just stand there! Hurry up, put it in the steamer and start steaming!"

Li Chengxiao snapped out of his daze and nodded in a defiant manner, "Okay."

For the next hour, the two of them took out all the food left in the refrigerator, steamed some and boiled others. They were too lazy to take it to the dining table outside, so they just stood there, put on their bowls and chopsticks, and started eating.

An hour later, Jiang Hanying patted her full stomach and let out a burp, "That felt so good!"

Li Chengxiao put the used dishes and chopsticks into the dishwasher. He was going to wait for the dishwasher to finish before taking the dishes out and putting them back in their place, but when he turned around, he saw Jiang Hanying yawn. "Tired? Let's go back."

Let's wait until the people working in the kitchen come to work tomorrow morning before we put it away.

After turning off the lights, the two slowly strolled back to the courtyard along the same route.

As soon as Jiang Hanying entered the room, she kicked off her slippers, took off her coat and threw it aside. She walked to the bedside and was about to throw herself into the soft bedding when she felt a tightness around her waist.

"brush teeth!"

He was dragged into the bathroom to brush his teeth and rinse his mouth properly before the restraints on his waist were removed.

When Li Chengxiao finished tidying up the bathroom sink and came out, he saw that the person was already lying on the bed, snoring softly.

He lay down on his side on the bed and watched quietly for a moment. He couldn't help but reach out and pinch the small nose that was so close to his face, and said in a low voice, "We agreed to eat our fill before we fight, didn't we?"

Jiang Hanying was sleeping soundly when she felt a tickle in her nose, so she slapped it.

"Snapped!"

Looking at his reddened hand, Li Chengxiao silently withdrew his hand, turned over and placed the Mirror Stone he had brought on the bedside table, turned off the light and closed his eyes.

As the two people embracing in bed fell into a deep sleep, the bright red brocade quilt covering them was quietly covered with a layer of watery shimmer.

*
Tao Junman got up early in the morning and heard the chef, who was already busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen, report that all the food left in the refrigerator last night had been taken out and eaten, and there were still cleaned and disinfected tableware in the dishwasher.

She barely managed to resist checking the security footage to see when the two of them had been starved out.

As soon as Li Jingmo entered the room, he saw his mother's expression of wanting to gossip but trying hard to hold it in. He quickly guessed, "The food you left in the refrigerator, was it eaten?"

"Yeah, your brother and sister-in-law are better than you. They even know to clean up the kitchen and put the dishes in the dishwasher after eating."

Li Jingmo: "..."

How can I possibly bring him along?!
"Mom, I'm planning to set off for Queshan after breakfast."

"Go ahead, your heart isn't really here anyway."

Li Jingmo had just poured himself a glass of water and was about to drink it when he heard this and almost choked. "Mom, I..." Tao Junman waved her hand. "Anyway, I've already prepared the betrothal gifts, which are the same as your brother's. I won't favor either of you. As for whether you can win the girl's heart and get her to agree to marry you, that depends on your own abilities. Mom trusts your judgment, so I won't object, but I won't help either."

Li Jingmo felt that the water he drank tasted even more bitter.

He has always been confident. After all, regardless of his family background, appearance, or personal achievements, he is considered outstanding among his peers.

But what stands between him and Lin Shuangshuang is not worldly conventions.

There’s a long way to go!
"I know mom."

"Aunt, brother, good morning!"

The energetic voice early in the morning made the mother and son both look towards the gate.

A bright orange-red color quickly jumped into view, and in just a few breaths, the person was right in front of me.

Tao Junman couldn't help but take another serious look. This energy... seemed no different from usual.

"Han Ying is here, have a seat!"

Tao Junman reached out and pulled the person to sit down next to her, then reached around to her back and gently patted Jiang Hanying's shoulder. Just as she was about to ask something, she glanced at the two standing there and waved them away, "Go, go, go, you two go check if breakfast is ready."

The two brothers exchanged a glance and obediently left the scene.

After everyone left, Tao Junman put her arm around Jiang Hanying's shoulder and asked softly, "Hanying, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"Not feeling well?" Jiang Hanying was taken aback by the question, then shook her head. "No, I'm not."

"That's good. If you feel uncomfortable, you must tell Shu Heng. Don't force yourself to be comfortable just to consider his feelings. Our priority is to feel comfortable. If you feel uncomfortable or unwell, stop, okay?"

Jiang Hanying was initially confused, but after a while she realized what her aunt was hinting at. She shook her head and replied seriously, "I didn't feel uncomfortable at all. I was..." She almost said "all the way," "I was comfortable from the beginning to the end. If it weren't for the fact that I was too hungry later on..."

Tao Junman reached out and covered Jiang Hanying's mouth, which was always ready to say anything, and kept smiling: "Alright, Auntie knows, you can't say any more."

She originally thought that her nephew had finally gotten his marriage certificate and was clinging to his wife, which was why the two of them missed dinner yesterday.

However, in retrospect, she may have misunderstood her nephew.

It turns out both of them are responsible!

Seeing her niece-in-law blink and nod obediently, Tao Junman let go of her hand and pulled her up, saying, "Come on, let's go have breakfast."

The whole family gathered at the dinner table.

Despite the stares from his parents on the left and his uncle and aunt on the right, Li Chengxiao calmly ladled out a bowl of Eight Treasures Porridge that was already in front of him and placed it in front of Jiang Hanying. He then picked up an empty bowl and said, "Mom, Aunt, let me ladle a bowl for you too?"

"No need," they both waved their hands, and Ye Mingxin handed the spoon to Jiang Hanying, "Xiaoying, drink more."

"Mmm." Jiang Hanying scooped up a spoonful and put it in her mouth. After swallowing, she frowned. "It tastes like medicine?"

"It's good for your health," Ye Mingxin replied to Jiang Hanying, but her gaze was fixed on her son, "Shu Heng, you should drink it too."

It's practically saying outright that this porridge was specially made for you two!

As for what to supplement, you'll know the answer in your heart.

Li Chengxiao: "..."

Then look at Jiang Hanying, who is oblivious and gulping down her porridge: "..."

Sometimes I envy my own Blade & Soul for its simple mind.