Qin Yanyang returned home and just as she arrived at the front gate, she saw the car parked inside the courtyard.
Her expression changed slightly.
After parking her car, she hurried into the living room and saw her mother and older brother sitting there, her brother looking quite sullen, which made her sigh in relief.
Luckily, it seemed Yang Fei hadn’t come back yet.
"Mom, brother, why are you here without letting me know in advance? I could have taken time off to pick you up," Qin Yanyang said with a smile.
Duanmu Ling, looking affectionately at her precious daughter, smiled and said, "Yanyang is back, huh? Tired from work?"
Qin Yanyang smiled and replied, "Your daughter isn’t that delicate."
Thinking of her daughter’s other identity and her other job, Duanmu Ling smiled knowingly, "That’s true, this job probably feels more like a vacation to you."
Qin Yanyang looked at Qin Zhen and asked, "What’s wrong, big brother, still upset about last time’s incident?"
Qin Zhen huffed, "No, it’s that decoy you found that’s annoying me."
Qin Yanyang was taken aback, then she smelled a faint scent of cooking oil drifting from the kitchen.
Her expression changed slightly, and she looked at her mother and brother, asking, "You’ve... met him?"
Duanmu Ling smiled and nodded, "We chatted a bit."
Qin Zhen snorted coldly, "It was like talking to a cow, completely different wavelengths, it infuriated me."
Qin Yanyang looked puzzled but seeing her brother so upset, she couldn’t help but snort with laughter, "So, he didn’t lose out then."
Is that siding with outsiders now?
Duanmu Ling frowned slightly, feeling that her daughter seemed a bit too concerned about that young man named Yang Fei.
She was very protective of him.
The reason she came was firstly because she missed her daughter and wanted to see her, and secondly to figure out what the hurry in this shotgun marriage was about so she could explain it to the Zhang Family afterward.
In her eyes, her daughter was very independent and had her own strong opinions. Though she seemed approachable and could interact comfortably with anyone, she was actually as proud as they come.
Thus, the fact that Qin Yanyang had a shotgun marriage with a stranger seemed odd to Duanmu Ling. She believed her daughter had planned this with her grandfather to intentionally delay the arranged marriage with the Zhang family.
But now, she suddenly got a bad feeling.
Could it be that her daughter was serious this time?
Qin Yanyang left her mother and brother and ran into the kitchen.
Yang Fei was wearing an apron, busily stirring a pot.
Three dishes were already prepared on the dining table nearby.
"You’re back," Yang Fei greeted with a smile as he saw Qin Yanyang enter and continued to concentrate on his cooking.
Qin Yanyang just looked at him, silently.
After a moment, Yang Fei noticed something was off and turned to her, asking in confusion, "What’s wrong?"
Qin Yanyang asked, "Did my mom and brother say anything nasty to you?"
Yang Fei chuckled and replied, "Seeing how much you care whether I was mistreated or not, even if they said something unpleasant, I can accept it now."
Qin Yanyang felt a strange sensation in her heart.
After their marriage, they had lived under the same roof, sleeping separately, and each going to their own jobs during the day. But having spent so much time together lately and having pleasant conversations, they could at least be considered regular friends now.
But to develop feelings of liking or love was still far off.
However, why did her heart feel so content when she heard him say that?
Having never experienced romantic love, Qin Yanyang thought it over seriously for a while and concluded it was because they were married.
Even though it was just a marriage of formality, it created a bond, hence why she was relatively more concerned about him.
Upon learning that the other party was willing to put up with unfair treatment and make compromises for him, a sense of satisfaction emerged.
She was satisfied, and deep inside her heart she began to feel a surge of gratitude towards Yang Fei.
This subtle and quiet change in emotions was something neither Qin Yanyang nor Yang Fei were truly aware of.
Once all the dishes were served, the four of them sat down.
Qin Yanyang courteously served her mother and elder brother, generously praising Yang Fei’s culinary skills.
Duanmu Ling tasted a few bites and nodded in approval.
Qin Zhen also found the flavors agreeable and said with a smile, "Well, he’s not completely without merits. At least his cooking skills are good, suited for living off someone else."
Yang Fei chuckled and responded, "I’ve been an orphan since I was young, and sometimes I didn’t eat well, which led to malnutrition and a slight stomach issue, making me suited for ’eating soft rice.’"
It’s the men who can ’eat hard rice’ that are the real men.
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Who could refuse to live off Qin Yanyang?
Duanmu Ling knew this was a popular online joke among young people, smiled, but said nothing.
Qin Zhen, however, was quite irritated and stared at Yang Fei with piercing eyes, putting down his chopsticks, ready to say something.
Qin Yanyang glanced at him and said indifferently, "Eat if you’re going to eat; if not, just leave."
With just this simple sentence, Qin Zhen’s anger subsided.
He certainly didn’t dare to make his sister angry.
Moreover, he wasn’t foolish enough to upset his own stomach; he immediately converted his anger into appetite and started eating heartily.
"I heard you slapped him in the Hall of Fame. That wasn’t right," Duanmu Ling said after she had finished eating, seeing that Qin Yanyang and Yang Fei were still eating, and spoke from the side.
Qin Yanyang didn’t want Yang Fei to know about her rushing back to vent about his accident, so she simply said, "I know."
Seeing her attitude, Duanmu Ling was somewhat helpless and said, "Are you really planning to just drag this on?"
"No, we are seriously married," Qin Yanyang replied.
Duanmu Ling frowned and said, "Stop joking, will you?"
Qin Yanyang chuckled and looked at her mother, saying, "Mom, do you think I’m joking? Besides, this was Grandpa’s decision. If you disagree, go and discuss it with Dad."
At these words, Duanmu Ling was momentarily at a loss for words.
After a while, she said, "Your grandfather is old."
Qin Yanyang’s expression, usually indifferent, shifted slightly to annoyance, "Grandpa will keep being healthy. Also, I don’t want to discuss this subject anymore. Yang Fei is my lawful husband. If you don’t care for him, we simply won’t return to the Qin family. Consider me a daughter who is married off, like water poured out. Moreover, I won’t tolerate this disrespect towards my husband again. This is the only time I will address it."
Duanmu Ling and Qin Zhen’s expressions shifted uneasily, and although they wanted to say something, seeing Qin Yanyang’s indifferent demeanor, they trembled inside and swallowed their words.
They were acutely aware of her temperament. Angering her could lead to unimaginable consequences.
In their Qin family, there were two people you couldn’t afford to provoke: one was the old master, and the other was this young miss.
After the meal, Yang Fei cleaned up the kitchen. This time, Qin Yanyang didn’t argue with him; instead, she went to see her mother and elder brother off.
"You all have your own matters to attend to, and such meaningless incidents should be minimized in the future," Qin Yanyang said to Qin Zhen as they boarded their vehicle.
Qin Zhen’s lips twitched, almost causing him internal injury.
He suddenly regretted coming here with their mother today.
These two spouses could really be infuriating.
Duanmu Ling sighed deeply, her expression complex as she looked at Qin Yanyang and said, "Yanyang, I know you are upset, but some things aren’t as simple as you think. Especially marriage; the importance of marrying someone of equal social status will be apparent to you in the future."
Qin Yanyang’s lips curled into a smile, and she said, "If you really insist on these matchings of social standing, then I’ll just elevate Yang Fei’s family status, turning them into a newly prominent family in China."
As long as Qin Yanyang approved of this man, marching forward hand in hand with him to build a prominent family together was not a task too difficult to achieve.