After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

Yuanbao was surrounded by admirers, and by the end of the day, his face was stiff from smiling so much.

After seeing the guests off, Pearl mysteriously took out a small box. "Yuanbao, guess what's inside?"

"Is it my gift?" Yuanbao's eyes lit up, then he honestly shook his head. "I can't guess."

"Open it and take a look."

Upon hearing Pearl's words, Yuanbao carefully opened the gift box.

"What's this? A bamboo cage?" Yuanbao took out the small cage and saw the insects inside. His eyes lit up. "It's a rhinoceros beetle! Wow! It's huge!"

Yuanbao made a heart shape with her hands for her brother and said in a high-pitched voice, "I love you."

Pearl shook off the goosebumps all over her body. "Speak properly."

Yuanbao grinned, "Brother, you're so nice~"

Yin Cheng coughed lightly, trying to draw Yuanbao's attention, before taking out a brocade box from behind his back.

Yuanbao was stunned for a moment, not expecting that his old bastard father would actually prepare a birthday gift for him.

Seeing that his son didn't react, Yin Cheng said, "What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up."

Yuanbao put down the rhinoceros beetle. Although he was dying of curiosity inside, he still pretended to be calm on the surface.

He took the brocade box and secretly glanced at his father's face. Seeing his father nod at him, he had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

He took a deep breath and gently opened the brocade box.

When he finally saw what was inside the brocade box, he was so shocked that his mouth dropped open, and he was stunned for a long time.

Yin Cheng looked disgusted. "Is she so happy she's gone mad?"

Lin Nian glared at the man, then asked with a smile, "Do you like it?"

When Yuanbao looked up, his eyes were brimming with tears, and he sobbed, "Waaah!"

Yin Cheng had just rolled his eyes when Yuanbao grabbed him and hugged him tightly.

"Dad..." Yuanbao asked in disbelief, "Is it really for me?"

"If you don't want it, just throw it away."

Yuanbao hugged the brocade box and kissed it several times. "I love it so much! Dad, how did you know I wanted this? Ah! I love you so much~ Sending you love~"

"He's like an idiot." Yin Cheng pushed his son away, his tone full of disgust, but a smile appeared on his lips.

Yuanbao took the item out of the brocade box, wrapped it around his wrist, and held it up for a while, his eyes shining.

Lin Nian tapped her son's head. "If you like it, that's good. This is the Flowing Shadow Blade that your father made for you himself. If you don't like it, he'll cry a couple of times when he wakes up in the middle of the night."

"Hehe." Yuanbao couldn't wait to unleash the Flowing Shadow Blade, channeling his inner energy into it as he swung it in the air, quite effortlessly.

However, his internal strength was too shallow, and he ran out of energy after a few movements.

"Dad, how well do I need to train to be like you?" Yuanbao asked.

"Twenty or thirty years, I guess."

Yuanbao asked again, "Isn't there a faster way?"

Yin Cheng thought about it seriously, "How about this, before I die, I will pass on all my internal energy to you, so that you can avoid taking twenty years of detours."

Lin Nian: "..."

Yuanbao thought about it seriously, and said, "Okay!"

Pearl tapped her younger brother on the head. "Go practice on your own."

Yuanbao pouted and said, "Oh."

Lin Nian said, "I also had the gifts that Shi Ming and Shi Yue gave you placed in your room. You can open them slowly when you get back."

"Daddy." Yuanbao, treating his father fairly, made a heart shape with his hands, "Love you~"

That cheeky little face of hers, I wonder who she took after.

Lin Nian was both amused and exasperated. She pinched her son's cheek and said, "It's getting late, go back and rest."

Everyone nodded, and Lin Nian said again, "Yuanbao."

"Huh?" Yuanbao was carrying the small cage and preparing to return to his own yard when he was suddenly called back.

Lin Nian smiled and said, "Happy birthday."

"Hehe." Yuanbao blew a kiss, "Goodnight, Daddy."

The kids had all gone home, and Yin Cheng hugged his wife and sighed, "Wife, time really flies."

Lin Nian also sighed, "Yes, in the blink of an eye, the babies have all grown up."

"Wife," Yin Cheng said, "the moon is so round tonight."

"Yes." Lin Nian leaned in and kissed the man's cheek, her eyes sparkling as she stared at him. "Ah Cheng."

Noticing his wife's intense gaze, Yin Cheng lowered his eyes to meet hers. "Hmm?"

Lin Nian smiled and said, "Thank you."

Yin Cheng asked, puzzled, "Why are you thanking me?"

Lin Nian smiled and said, "Thank you for letting me marry the right person."

Yin Cheng laughed along, "I should be thanking you."

They gave me a home.

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Yuanbao had just returned to his courtyard when Xiaozhai came to knock on the door.

"Did you need something?" Yuanbao asked.

Xiao Zhai pursed her lips, as if there was something she couldn't say, and hesitated for a long time without uttering a single word.

Seeing that he had his hands behind his back, Yuanbao casually guessed, "Do you have something to give me?"

As if her secret had been exposed, Xiao Zhai's face immediately turned red.

He quickly shoved what he was holding into Yuanbao's hand, turned and ran away without saying a word.

The small figure quickly disappeared from sight.

"Tsk, why are you being so hesitant when giving a gift?"

He opened the cloth bag and saw a very crudely made sword tassel inside. He stared blankly for a long time before muttering to himself, "There's nowhere to hang the tassel on the demon sword..."

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In early May, King Cheng took his family back to the northern border.

In the Lin family, apart from Lan Shu going to the northern border alone, Lin Si and Lin Wu also brought their families back to the southwest.

Lin San had long since established himself in the cabinet, and Lin Er's business was booming throughout the country.

The Lin family enjoys the emperor's favor, and the old master of the Lin family holds an imperial decree. Who in the world does not fear the Lin family?

In just a few decades, it became so powerful that even the most prestigious families in the capital dared not challenge it.

Then there's the whole family that went to the North.

Lin Nian is now quite familiar with this road, and unlike the first time she went there, she no longer secretly hid in the man's arms and cried at night.

Pearl was overjoyed to learn that Zhao Duo would be with her all year round.

She's always glued to her brother, her little face beaming with a bright smile.

The two children were already engaged, so no one would say anything even if they rode in the same carriage.

The journey was not without its challenges; they encountered an assassination attempt shortly after entering Yongzhou.

These masked men were well-trained and had come to kill them.

Seeing that they were no match for the enemy, they all committed suicide by poison, appearing to be some kind of death squad.

Yin Cheng guessed that it was someone from the capital, but he didn't know whether they were targeting him or his brother.

The ambush was entrusted to Lan Shu for a thorough investigation, and Yin Cheng wrote a letter and sent it to the capital.

Being born into royalty means your life will never be peaceful.

The incident, though narrowly avoided, allowed Yin Cheng to witness Huang Mao's attitude towards Pearl when danger was imminent.

Although he was a poor boy from a remote village, his knowledge of pearls was truly exceptional.

The pearl was well protected and remained unharmed during this major ambush.

The blond guy barely gets a point.

As for how many points are needed to be considered a qualified son-in-law, there's no definite answer, since His Highness Prince Cheng has his own set of standards.