Training ended, and it was almost time to go home from school.

The third graders had long since disappeared, leaving only a few studious students still discussing the practical lesson they had just learned.

Including Pei Yuening and three others.

They had originally agreed to walk home together after school, but Ryan softened under Ollie's resentful gaze.

So he told Pei Yuening that they could play together again during the biology practice class the next afternoon.

Pei Yuening naturally had no objections.

Young couples need to go on dates more often to strengthen their relationship.

They walked away hand in hand.

Pei Yuening watched them go for a while, then turned to Lin Huaijin and asked, "Brother Huaijin, are we going back?"

Lin Huaijin stood up, picked up his coat and draped it over his shoulder: "Okay, I'm going back."

The two walked side by side toward the school gate.

By the wall in the corner, Joshua squinted as he watched their retreating figures.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

School gate.

Pei Yuening and Lin Huaijin parted ways, waving goodbye as a farewell.

Pei Yuening greeted the steward and skillfully climbed into the carriage.

By the time I got home, it was already getting dark.

Pei Yuening stretched, and the maid next to him helped push open the door.

In an instant, several loud shouts suddenly rang out—

And occasionally, a gentle voice would be interspersed.

"airplane!"

"bomb!"

"A royal flush!"

"The little rabbit opened his arms and said, 'There are so many...'"

……

"Gao Gao, you're cheating! There's no three-of-a-kind with two extra cards in Dou Dizhu!"

"Ah! Master must have misremembered!"

"Go for it! I don't believe you can beat me with four cards."

"The big rabbit's arms are much longer, hmm... that's a lot."

……

Pei Yuening: "..."

He glanced at it.

On the large table in the living room, Egg, Cake, and Roll were sitting there casually.

Gao Gao acted all high and mighty, carrying a bunch of shoddy playing cards from who-knows-where workshops, and she always seemed ready to smack the table with her fists.

Egg's mother already had several notes stuck to her body, clearly suffering greatly from Gao Gao's "Gao-style logic".

Curly's two little paws were also holding up signs, a few blueberries were scattered on the table, and there was a dish of leftover cookie crumbs in the corner.

Ye Jiyun was holding Snowball and telling it a story, while holding a picture book that Pei Yuening had drawn before.

Pei Yuening's vision went completely black, and he almost fainted by pinching his philtrum.

"...What are you doing?!"

The five creatures turned their heads at the same time.

"Brother Ge!!"

Snowball cheered, twisted its body, jumped off Ye Jiyun's lap, and ran to Pei Yuening.

Pei Yuening crouched down to catch it and hugged it tightly, saying, "Good, good, good."

Snowball nestled into Pei Yuening's arms and rubbed against him with its rounded little corners.

"You're back?" Ye Jiyun put away the picture book and stood up. "Are you tired? Come and have some water."

Pei Yuening nodded, handed the schoolbag to the housekeeper, and then moved to the sofa with Snowball in her arms.

"Master!" Gao Gao declared matter-of-factly, "We're playing Dou Dizhu!"

Pei Yuening was nearly driven mad with fear: "Damn it, what are you searching through my mind again?!"

"Gao Gao discovered it," Juan Juan added slowly, "Master, really, why didn't you bring out such a fun game sooner?"

"No...where did you get these cards?"

Gao Gao pointed with her little hand: "I asked my brother to draw it! Isn't that amazing!"

Pei Yuening: "..."

Oh, but then again...

If it was drawn by my brother, then it wouldn't be a shoddy playing card.

He looked at Ye Jiyun: "Brother... what's wrong...?"

Ye Jiyun glanced down at him and said helplessly, "What's wrong? Is it inappropriate?"

"When Gao Gao came to me, she only said she wanted to draw cards. I thought it was a game you guys play at school, so I helped her out."

Pei Yuening: "...That's what she told you?"

"Hmm," Ye Jiyun nodded, "It seems I've been fooled."

Pei Yuening turned to look at Gao Gao.

Gao Gao had already shrunk behind the egg, only revealing a pair of guilty-looking big eyes.

"...Fine." Pei Yuening walked to the table and pressed down on the pile of shoddy playing cards: "Confiscated."

"Ahhh—Master!!" Gao Gao pounced on him and grabbed his wrist: "No! We're not done fighting yet!!"

"The game is over, the landlord lost."

Pei Yuening calmly gathered the cards together, rolled them into a large handful, and stuffed them into his pocket: "Egg's face is covered in paper strips; if we keep playing, it'll turn into a bandage."

"Oh no!!"

Egg rolled its eyes: "Serves you right."

GaoGao: "You!! -- Ughhhhh I protest!"

Pei Yuening snorted coldly: "Protest denied. If you want to play again, tell me first."

They learn bad habits instead of good ones; we'll implement anti-addiction measures for minors later.

Gao Gao reluctantly replied, "Oh, okay!"

Ye Jiyun has already sat down again.

He poured Pei Yuening a glass of water and gently pushed it towards him.

Pei Yuening drank it to moisten her throat.

He calmed down a bit, then suddenly turned to ask, "By the way, brother."

"Um?"

"Has there been any letter from the palace?" Pei Yuening asked.

Ye Jiyun nodded: "Yes. I was just about to tell you."

He glanced at the butler beside him.

The butler understood, took a letter from the cabinet, and handed it to Pei Yuening with both hands.

Pei Yuening took the letter and saw the signature; it was indeed Qin Shuxing's private seal.

It didn't use the formal format of a memorial, or even a formal title; it started with a huge, thunderous exclamation mark.

"!!!!!!"

Pei Yuening's eye twitched slightly, but she continued reading.

The gist of it is that Qin Shuxing dreamed about something incredibly delicious yesterday.

It's transparent, cool, and contains juice; it seems to be made from some kind of green fruit.

He couldn't remember the specifics. But that didn't matter. In short, he wanted to eat it. If he couldn't make it in three days, he would challenge Ye Jiyun to a fight on the national highway in front of Pei Yuening.

Of course, this is Pei Yuening's automatic translation. Although the meaning is roughly the same, Qin Shuxing's expression is not this outrageous.

Pei Yuening almost choked on his own saliva.

"What did His Majesty say?" Ye Jiyun asked.

Pei Yuening glanced at him, and for some reason felt a little guilty.

"...No," Pei Yuening shook his head, "He just wanted to eat a certain kind of dessert and asked me if I could make it."

Ye Jiyun nodded.

"Can you do it? If not, I'll let you know when I get back tomorrow."

"It can be done," Pei Yuening said. "I know what His Majesty is talking about. As long as we have all the materials, we can make it."

Ye Jiyun understood: "I see... So it's because we're short of materials?"

"right."

As Pei Yuening spoke, she turned back and called out, "Butler."

"Yes, young master." The butler bowed slightly. "Is there anything you need?"

"Could you please fetch me some stationery?"

Pei Yuening took out the familiar crystal quill pen from the inside pocket of his uniform.

"I will write a reply to His Majesty."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

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