There is a saying in the world about turning grief into appetite. Although Li Zhibai didn’t feel grief, she never thought that... a woman who has lived so long could be moved by "Mortal Heart" just because of a meal.
According to the tales of common mortals, a fairy moved by mortal heart usually doesn’t end well.
Unless, this fairy has a successful child.
However, without moving mortal heart, there won’t be children.
Luckily, Li Zhibai felt she wasn’t worthy of being called a fairy, so this rule didn’t apply to her. As to whom it might apply... naturally, it would be the Sect Leader.
The Sect Leader is the only one in her heart who matches the word "fairy".
Li Zhibai stared at the chopsticks above the bowl and thought carefully. Her belief that having someone beside her as a companion was a good thing wasn’t just because Xu Chang’an was good at cooking but also because her original mental realm had cracks thanks to Yun Qian.
Of course, the most important reason for being moved was that she saw the love between Xu Chang’an and Yun Qian.
The words Li Zhibai used were love rather than passion, which even surprised her, because couples at such a young age are supposed to be like glue, fuelled by the burning flame of passion, rather than the calm and steady sentiment she witnessed.
If Xu Chang’an occasionally couldn’t suppress the emotions in his eyes, she would truly think these two have been married for a century, with emotions transcended.
Unclear whether it was an illusion, Xu Chang’an was overly doting on Yun Qian.
Because he had been a steward, his remaining meticulous care made Li Zhibai feel as if Xu Chang’an was taking care of a daughter and would certainly make a good father.
She lowered her head to look at her clean bowl and realized there were a few grains of rice left at the bottom.
As an elder, a teacher, wasting food wasn’t good.
She wanted to pick up the chopsticks, her fingers moved, but she decided against it.
Picking up chopsticks to eat two grains of rice in front of students was not appropriate.
On this side, Xu Chang’an reached out and gently patted Yun Qian’s soft belly, softly saying, "Miss, you’ve almost reached your limit. Rest for a while; have a fruit, and that’ll be it."
"Hmm." Yun Qian nodded, glanced at the cup holding summer tea, and pursed her lips. It seemed she still had some shadow in her heart regarding the bitter tea, saying, "For the fruit, sprinkle some sugar on mine."
This way of treating Yun Qian as a child... Li Zhibai felt that whether they were in love should be marked with a big question mark.
Could it be that saying it’s more appropriate to call it affectionate?
While pondering, Li Zhibai’s fingers suddenly trembled because she found Yun Qian inexplicably looked at her, and her eyes were so calm as if they could penetrate people’s hearts, knowing she was thinking something inappropriate.
Li Zhibai moved aside with the bowl and seriously said, "Another bowl."
Xu Chang’an instinctively took the bowl, startled.
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However, for such unreserved behavior of actively demanding more rice, Xu Chang’an very much liked it, so he refilled Li Zhibai’s bowl, gently patted Yun Qian’s back, refilled his own bowl, and picked up the chopsticks.
There were still many dishes.
He couldn’t let the teacher eat alone; it was also a manner.
He initially wanted to ask if the teacher liked his cooking skills. But now it seemed totally unnecessary to ask; the refill was the best answer.
Nearby Yun Qian saw Li Zhibai truly liking Xu Chang’an’s cooking skills, and the coldness in her eyes gradually faded away. As long as one could appreciate Xu Chang’an’s cooking, a little impoliteness was no big deal.
Xu Chang’an held the bowl, took a bite of the vegetable leaf: "Which dishes do you think taste better today, Teacher?"
"All quite good." Li Zhibai said.
"Teacher, you say such things?"
"Casual? Just like my home Yun Miss."
"Asking for trouble."
Li Zhibai pretended to use the chopsticks like a ruler in the air, tapped Xu Chang’an: "I mean it seriously, everything is very good."
Xu Chang’an listened, showing a quite pleased expression, then... said nothing, just stared directly at Li Zhibai.
"Not right, Teacher, if everything is good, then isn’t that average."
He wanted a compliment, obviously. No one dislikes being recognized by others, especially being recognized by someone they respect and admire.
"You say average, then it’s average."
Li Zhibai deliberately ignored him, opting not to continue praising verbally, instead savoring the food in front of her with heart.
For example, this dish, first comes a gentle sweetness, followed by a refreshing fragrance, the texture clean and soft, like it’s melting away, each bite releasing fresh juice. But if used with a dipping sauce, there would be an intense spicy taste, fiercely stimulating the taste buds.
The spicy taste and the vegetable’s inherent sweetness were perfectly combined, without losing any moisture, each bite splashing juices.
"You like spicy food very much." Li Zhibai lifted her head: "This level is somewhat excessive."
Generally, little girls can’t handle such heavy flavors.
Li Zhibai never ate spicy food; she ate some this time, inexplicably liked it.
But what’s peculiar is, Li Zhibai didn’t like the spiciness; she felt the taste of chili was very... fresh?