As for the Fengxiang bracelet that was already on Lin Ruoxi's wrist, Yang Cheng didn't plan to include it. That thing's level was definitely not low, but as a gift from a mother-in-law to a daughter-in-law, Yang Cheng preferred to think of it as a family heirloom.
The rest of the herbs, in the eyes of Hsiao Chih-ching, were some of the most basic herbs for alchemy in the illusion realm. They weren't very useful, so she could throw them away or eat them as tonics.
After looking at everything, Yang Cheng looked at the time. It was almost lunchtime, so he stood up and was about to leave.
Hsiao Chih-ching didn't dare to stay any longer. Now she wanted to rely on Yang Cheng to protect herself, so she didn't dare to have any other thoughts. She just wanted to do her part obediently.
But right at this moment, a pungent burnt smell came from the kitchen!
"Ah!!"
Hsiao Chih-ching exclaimed and quickly ran to the kitchen in her slippers.
Yang Chen followed her in bewilderment, only to see the woman carefully turn off the gas stove. She then looked at the burnt pot with a pitiful expression, as if she wanted to cry but had no tears.
"Are you roasting meat?"
Hsiao Chih-ching nodded eagerly, "I put it on before you came, but I forgot about it after chatting with you …"
Yang Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "How can you be so careless? As a woman, you are still so careless. It seems that you were quite scheming when you lied to me in the US."
Hsiao Chih-ching lowered her head shyly, "I … I have never cooked before, so it's inevitable that I make mistakes."
"If you don't know how to cook, then go buy it. Were you always like this in the US?"
"Before I returned, I gave a lot of money to my subordinates in the US. Now I don't work, so I have to save some money …"
Yang Cheng was speechless. He didn't expect that Hsiao Chih-ching had a conscience. After leaving the US, she still subsidized her subordinates.
She had grown up in a hidden family and had only been out for two years. It was only after she returned to Zhonghai that she started living alone. It was no wonder that this woman was careless.
Yang Cheng smelled the burning smell in the house and looked at the dejected woman standing in the kitchen. He couldn't help but feel pity for her.
"Alright, wash the pot, and I'll treat you to a meal. It's all a reward for helping me appraise," Yang Cheng said.
Hsiao Chih-ching raised her head and looked at Yang Cheng in disbelief. "You … are you serious?"
Yang Cheng couldn't help laughing and said, "Although I'm afraid of my wife, I'm not afraid to treat you to a meal. It's not like I'm treating you to a hotel."
Hsiao Chih-ching's cheeks immediately turned red and she hurriedly turned around to deal with the burnt vegetables, not daring to reply.
After dealing with the dishes, Hsiao Chih-ching put on a waist-length suit jacket and went out with Yang Cheng.
But perhaps it was because Yang Cheng made fun of her, the woman kept her head down shyly and didn't say a word.
Yang Cheng suddenly felt that the Hsiao Chih-ching he knew in the past wasn't the real her. Once this woman took off the facade that was useless to him, she was just a delicate woman who didn't have much experience in the world. She could even be considered as the meek type.
This made Yang Cheng feel especially fresh. He couldn't help but have an evil thought. If the current Hsiao Chih-ching went to bed with him, how shy would it be?
But he could only think about it. Yang Cheng didn't want another landmine to be on the line between him and Lin Ruoxi.
When he asked Hsiao Chih-ching what she liked to eat, the woman only said whatever she liked. Yang Cheng found a Sichuan restaurant near the university.
Sitting face to face and eating, Hsiao Chih-ching was obviously a little uneasy. Perhaps it was because she was grateful for Lin Ruoxi's tolerance, the woman always felt a little guilty sitting with Yang Cheng like this.
The two didn't talk much. Halfway through the meal, Yang Cheng's phone on the table vibrated.
Yang Cheng took a look and saw that it was Choi Yeon who hadn't contacted him for a while. This policewoman was always busy all day, and Yang Cheng was most worried about whether she could complete her training on time.
But Yang Cheng didn't want to force his woman like an instructor, so he didn't ask much.
Just when he picked up the phone and was about to speak, Choi Yeon's explosive loud voice came from the phone.
"Yang Cheng! What's the matter with that child!? "
Yang Cheng subconsciously put away the phone and said with a bitter smile, "Yeonyeon, don't talk without a head or tail. What child?"
Choi Yeon was obviously a little excited, "It's that little girl named Lanlan. Tell me the truth, is she your biological daughter? You have an illegitimate daughter with another woman, right? "
Hearing this, Yang Cheng was puzzled, "Why do you think so? Lanlan is a child that Ruoxi wants to adopt, how can she be my biological daughter?"
"Really?" Choi Yeon said with some disbelief, "How can you allow Ruoxi to adopt a child so suddenly? You are still so young, I thought you were very strict with children. If she wasn't your biological daughter, I would find it unbelievable. "
"Lanlan isn't an ordinary girl, you can just let Ruoxi explain it to you, but why are you suddenly telling me this? Did you see Ruoxi today? "
Choi Yeon muttered, "Of course I saw her, the empress just came to my office. She took time out of her busy schedule to come, holding your baby daughter …"
Yang Cheng couldn't help but laugh, "Did she ask you to do something?"
Choi Yeon snorted and said, "It's the adoption procedures, because our country's law states that the couple must be at least 30 years old to adopt a child. You are still far from that. So she asked me to help open the back door, so that the adoption can be legal and Lanlan can have an identity. "
Yang Cheng suddenly understood, but he couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that Lin Ruoxi was determined to adopt Lanlan as her own daughter. She hurriedly handled the adoption procedures for Lanlan behind his back. It was probably because he said yesterday that regardless of whether Lanlan's grandfather came back or not, he would try his best to help keep Lanlan.
But for Yang Cheng, it didn't matter. Lanlan was indeed very likable, and she was talented. She was suitable to be his daughter.
On the other side, after Choi Yeon confirmed the situation, she said leisurely, "But really, Lanlan is very cute, and Ruoxi has good taste. But this is also very shameless. Obviously, no one can get pregnant, and I still want to compete for first place. Now Ruoxi directly adopted one. This is simply cheating. "
Yang Cheng had a headache. This policewoman's way of thinking was indeed extraordinary.
"If you like, you can also adopt one. I don't object." Yang Cheng smiled bitterly.
"I don't want to, catching criminals is what I like to do." Choi Yeon said happily, "I've already thought about it. Since Lanlan isn't Ruoxi's biological daughter, it's the same as calling us mom. When I'm free on the weekend, I'll buy some fun and delicious food to bribe her. Maybe Lanlan will like me even more in the future!"
Yang Cheng touched his face, feeling helpless towards Choi Yeon's rich imagination. Just as he was about to urge the woman not to forget about cultivation, Choi Yeon had an urgent mission and directly hung up the phone.
Yang Cheng gloomily put down his phone, only to see Hsiao Chih-ching looking at him strangely.
"Is there a flower on my face?"
Hsiao Chih-ching shook her head and pursed her lips into a smile, "Can I ask you a question?"
"Speak."
"How many lovers do you have?"
Yang Cheng could clearly see the strong fire of gossip in the woman's eyes, but this wasn't a difficult question to ask. On the contrary, it was something that he should answer directly.
"Seven," Yang Cheng blurted out. Of course, he didn't count those who were just having sex, otherwise, how could he count them all?
Hsiao Chih-ching's mouth was wide open, a trace of resentment flashed through her eyes, "No wonder Miss Lin hates Little San so much, you're too much …"
Yang Cheng thought to himself that he had rejected quite a few of them, so he curled his lips and said, "We've already quarreled a lot about this matter, can you not mention this to me?"
However, Hsiao Chih-ching smiled sweetly, "Actually, it's nothing much, you're a good man, so it's understandable that many women like you."
Yang Cheng almost spat out the rice in his mouth, he covered his mouth and said vaguely, "I … Good man?"
"En." Hsiao Chih-ching nodded, "You're so powerful, yet you're willing to agree to Miss Lin's adoption of a daughter as your first child, this can only prove that you love Miss Lin more than yourself. At least that's what I think. "
"You think too highly of me, I'm not that noble." Yang Cheng shook his head.
"In short, among all the people I've met, you and Miss Lin are the people who treat me the best, other than the nanny."
Looking at the woman's sincere eyes, Yang Cheng couldn't help but feel guilty, but he had to admit that Hsiao Chih-ching's words made her even more likable in his eyes.
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