An Yiqing slapped her forehead, realizing she had forgotten that Old Lady An had already reached the Mid-Level Condense Spirit stage. Although this strength was very low in the Ancient Martial World, among ordinary people, the physical condition of someone at the Mid-Level Condense Spirit stage was just like that of a young person, absolutely top-notch.
With this in mind, An Yiqing relaxed and let Old Lady An bustle about. Originally, she wanted to wash up and help out in the kitchen, but Old Lady An and Aunt Li, remembering the destruction An Yiqing had wreaked in the kitchen before, quickly pushed her out.
An Yiqing smiled bitterly and moved from the kitchen to the dining room, where she bumped into An Zhihang who was on his way to the kitchen.
"What’s wrong, little sister? Haha, were you chased out of the kitchen by Grandma again?" An Zhihang pushed up his glasses and chuckled, "Little sister, you have no fate with culinary skills in this lifetime. I heard from Elder Ye that he’s been cooking for over ten years. There were a few times he got lazy and didn’t want to cook, and you made him porridge for a whole week, leading to his stomach upset. I mean, little sister, you have no talent in this area. Since Lao San is a good cook, why bother with this?"
An Zhihang’s words were, in fact, true; with Gu Yelin, a top-tier chef around, his precious little sister certainly couldn’t starve.
However, such challenges only fueled An Yiqing’s stubbornness. Her character had always possessed a tenacity, determined to master anything that was difficult.
And so, from that day forward, An Yiqing began a culinary struggle that lasted for decades. This even led to her and Gu Yelin’s future life together, where the kitchen was replaced over and over, to the point where Master Gu eventually had the whole kitchen made out of explosion-proof material...
Of course, that is a story for another time.
After enjoying the delicious meal prepared by Old Lady An, An Yiqing sat on the sofa cradling her round tummy, while Xiao Hei and Old Jin, the two Spirit Beasts, lay lazily on the floor to her left and right.
Looking at the increasingly stout figures of Xiao Hei and Old Jin, An Yiqing wondered when exactly these Spirit Beasts would level up.
"Niuniu, how are things at Yuyuanzhai in Yu City? Did you find out who was responsible?" An Zisheng, sitting beside her, asked with concern.
"Um, it was just some nasty competition among peers. I’ve dealt with it, and it won’t happen again," An Yiqing deliberately kept quiet about the Qin Family and the unknown martial faction, lightly describing the incident as vicious competition among peers.
Although An Zisheng felt something was odd, his intelligence always seemed to drop below zero when dealing with his own daughter.
"As long as everything is alright. Niuniu, hire some more security personnel in the future, just to be safe, you never know what might happen," An Zisheng advised, still worried.
"Oh Dad, speaking of this, I actually wanted to ask you for a favor," An Yiqing remembered her earlier discussion with An Zhifeng and An Zhihuo, and said to An Zisheng, "I’m thinking of starting a security company. The people who came to help when something happened at home are my reliable helpers, and now they’re all training in a big mansion. I want to give them a legitimate identity, so I’m thinking of starting a security company. This way, they will have an identity, and my businesses will also have security, killing two birds with one stone."
Upon hearing An Yiqing’s idea, An Zisheng nodded approvingly, "That’s a good idea. I haven’t seen those young men many times before, but I could tell that each of them is talented. Niuniu, if there’s anything you need Dad’s help with, just let me know."
"Um, I wanted to ask you for some personnel. This security company can’t be full of only my brothers who stand by me through thick and thin; we also need some proper employees to keep up appearances. Dad, you’ve been in the military before, could you help me invite some veterans to work at my security company? The salary and treatment will be first-rate, as long as they are capable, I won’t let them down," An Yiqing promised confidently, patting her chest.