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From beginning to end, Ling Yuxuan quietly listened to her mother recount the various grievances and entanglements between their generation and the previous ones, stories that had long since passed.
Until Miao'er grew tired and weary of talking, Ling Yuxuan took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for Miao'er and handed it over to her.
Miao'er, excited, trembled as she accepted the first cup of tea poured for her by her son after more than ten years. She immediately gulped it down in one go.
“It’s late; you should rest early. Yan'er and I will come to see you again soon,” Ling Yuxuan said, not waiting for a response before walking over to the window and securely closing it. She then opened the front door calmly and left.
“Alright, I will rest well,” Miao'er murmured to herself as she watched her tall son’s back, which seemed to have forgiven her. She then lay down peacefully.
The next day, daylight had fully arrived.
Ziyan woke up naturally and turned over to find someone sleeping beside her, and judging by his appearance, he was sleeping particularly soundly.
This was something that had never happened before; no matter how late the Demonically Charming Man had stayed up the night before, he would always wake up on time the next morning and get up quickly.
Ziyan lay on her side, thinking that he must have returned very late last night! No, perhaps that wasn’t the key; the key was that last night he had reunited with his biological mother, which should have brought him an unprecedented sense of relief. Only with this could he sleep so peacefully.
Thinking of this, Ziyan felt deeply happy for her Demonically Charming Man.
Looking at him, he appeared exceptionally beautiful in his sleep, with a slight upward curve at the corners of his mouth, indicating that he must have been in a great mood before falling asleep last night.
In a moment of impulse, Ziyan reached out her hand to gently touch the healthy, fair face of Monster who was sleeping soundly.
Just as Ziyan was about to retract her hand moments later, she was suddenly stopped in place by the large hand of the previously deep-sleeping Demon Prince.
Following that, the Demon Prince opened his large eyes and blinked at Ziyan.
Next, the two reluctant young lovers got up together and finished their grooming before heading to Drunken Immortal Residence accompanied by Li Yu and Li Bing.
This was because Ziyan had promised them last night that she would have breakfast with them. Although she suspected they might have already eaten, it was indeed getting late; while it wasn’t quite noon yet, it was very close.
Sure enough, as soon as Ziyan and her Demon Prince entered the front hall of Drunken Immortal Residence, someone at the wooden staircase directly called out upon seeing them: “Hey! We’ve all been waiting for you two!”
Ziyan and the other person exchanged glances and immediately recognized who it was—none other than Prince Xiang. Despite it being winter, he surprisingly held a folding fan in his hand.
This made Ziyan involuntarily feel a bit embarrassed for him! A distinguished young master from an ancient family, flaunting such arrogance by carrying a paper folding fan meant for summer in the middle of winter.
There was no way for Ziyan to express this directly, as that would only make her seem too abrupt and rude. Therefore, she could only silently and helplessly choose to ignore it.
When the two followed Xiang Wang Lingfeng up to the private room on the second floor, they saw Ling Yuer chatting casually with Miao'er inside.
As soon as she spotted Ziyan and the others, the quick-tongued Princess Ling Yuer immediately jumped up. Using her gift of gab, she exclaimed, “You two are so awful! We agreed you would come early to take us for breakfast yesterday, but what happened? You made me wait until nearly noon before showing up. Hmph! So terrible—”
While Fast-Talking Princess continued her tirade, Ziyan had already turned red with embarrassment. Especially when she saw Miao'er looking at her and smiling, she wished she could just disappear into a hole in the ground.
After all, she had broken her promise! In stark contrast was her Demon Prince, who remained calm and collected, watching his Beloved Child being cornered by the Fast-Talking Princess.
He quickly spoke up, “The delay was due to other pressing matters; I apologize on behalf of my brother. Yuer sister need not make things difficult for my Yan'er.”
“Ah? Seventh Prince, you—?” Ling Yuer was momentarily speechless, her grievance immediately showing on her face. She then turned to Miao'er for help, saying, “Auntie, look, even the Seventh Prince won’t let me say anything.”
Seeing the young people’s expressions of helplessness, Miao'er could only sigh deeply. However, remembering that Ling Yuer had finally stopped calling her Consort Miao, she felt much more at ease.
She then said, “Alright, Princess, why must you be so unreasonable? We are all leisurely folks here, but Yan'er is different; she has so many business matters to handle now. Therefore, we should be understanding towards her.”
“Hmm! Auntie understands how to care for the younger generation best. Well then, since we’ve waited this long, does Yuer still feel hungry? I can’t stand it any longer; let’s eat!” Just as Ling Yuer pouted and seemed ready to argue further, Xiang Wang Lingfeng quickly stepped in to mediate.
Thus everyone quieted down. The clerk waiting outside immediately shouted down to another clerk below to bring up the food.
Next, they chatted and enjoyed the delicious feast until they were nearly done eating.
Suddenly, Ling Yuer exclaimed again, “Oh no! I forgot; you promised yesterday to take me to see your supermarket. This is terrible; it’s so late now that it must be packed with people. Sister Yan, how can I possibly get into your supermarket now?”
“Uh? Oh, about that? Why don’t we finish eating quickly and then go see how crowded it is today?” Ziyan wasn’t sure if there would indeed be a lot of people today; after all, yesterday's situation was hard to predict for today.
So at this moment, she really wanted to go over and take a look.
Once everyone finished eating, Ziyan helped Miao'er and said, "Aunt, would you like to come with us to see how my supermarket is doing today?"
"Well, since it's my family Yan'er’s supermarket, I naturally want to go and see the excitement," Miao'er happily nodded while gently patting Ziyan's hand that was holding hers.
Next, the group prepared to head downstairs in a grand manner. At the same time, they happened to encounter Head Innkeeper Yuwen Yu at the stairway on the second floor.
Upon seeing Ziyan, Yuwen Yu's expression became extremely complex and rich.
"Good morning, Head Innkeeper!" However, Ziyan did not intend to deliberately offend him because of what happened last night; after all, he was also part of the Heavenly Pivot Sect. So Ziyan decided to greet him openly.
"Good morning, Sect Master. I apologize for not welcoming you properly," Yuwen Yu said, slightly stunned when he saw Ziyan acting as if nothing had happened. But he quickly regained his composure.
"It's a small matter, no worries. If you have other business, please go ahead," Ziyan nodded and instructed.
"Yes, I will obey," Yuwen Yu bowed slightly to Ziyan and then stepped aside to let her and the others pass.
After leaving the Drunken Immortal Residence, the group immediately split into two carriages heading toward the supermarket.
Before long, Ziyan had the carriage stop in front of Jishitang. They all got off and looked up at the supermarket entrance. Just like yesterday, there was a bustling crowd in front of the supermarket, with a line of people longer than a dragon.
"Wow! My Yan'er is truly capable; this is even more lively than the annual temple fair!" Miao'er said as she looked at Ziyan and continued, "Yan'er, you are amazing."
"Oh my! Yan'er, how am I supposed to get into your supermarket? This is driving me crazy!" At that moment, Ling Yuer's untimely voice came through, sounding somewhat tearful.
This made both Ziyan and Miao'er burst into laughter simultaneously.
Ziyan couldn't help but shake her head and teased her, "Oh, who would have thought that our great princess of Nanchu Kingdom would also face difficulties? Why don't you just squeeze in with those common folks and give it a try?"
"You! Is this a challenge for me?" Although Ling Yuer was quick-tongued, she wasn't foolish; she certainly understood that Ziyan was deliberately teasing her.
"Well, yes, do you dare to go?" Ziyan nodded in acknowledgment.
"Hmph, fine, today I must go and explore that 'Dragon's Den and Tiger's Lair.'" Ling Yuer's stubbornness was ignited by Ziyan. Without further ado, she rushed into a nearby crowd.
Not only that, but she also made a gesture towards Ziyan as a form of provocation.
Meanwhile, Miao'er began to worry about her and turned to the two male companions beside her. "Aren't you two older brothers going to persuade her?"
"Ah—it's fine, Auntie, don't worry. She's been willful since she was little; let her experience a little hardship," Xiang Wang Lingfeng replied first and promptly signaled to a guard not far behind him. The male guard immediately ran towards Princess Ling Yuer and positioned himself behind her.
With that, Miao'er gently nodded and gave Ziyan a helpless smile. She then asked, "By the way, what exactly is being sold in that supermarket?"
"Hehe, could it be that Auntie also wants to take a look inside?" Ziyan smiled brightly.
"You little girl, are you trying to provoke me into joining that lively Princess and squeezing into the crowd?" Miao'er laughed as she stared at Ziyan.
"Hehe—" Ziyan chuckled shyly.
"You little rascal!" Miao'er exclaimed and playfully poked Ziyan's delicate nose with her finger.
"Now, Yan'er is being serious. Does Auntie want to go in and take a look?" Ziyan continued to ask.
"I do want to, of course, but I'll wait until later! Unless my dear Yan'er is willing to open a special passage for me," Miao'er joked.
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