"Come sit down." Seeing that Yu Daming was still not coming over, Wang Youbao put on a stern face and took on the airs of a young master, "Yu Daming, are you not listening to my words anymore?"
Upon hearing Wang Youbao’s words, Yu Daming quickly stood up and came over, sitting down at the lowest seat with trepidation.
Only then did Wang Youbao’s expression soften as he said, "If you’re going to continue having meals here at An Jing and Changyi’s place, act the same way. There’s no need for such formalities here at An Jing and Changyi’s; you don’t need to be so particular."
"Yes, Young Master," Yu Daming replied, his head hung very low and his voice very soft. If he had looked up, someone would surely have noticed that his eyes had reddened.
An Jing finally felt much more comfortable, and in a good mood, she started serving dishes to her husband.
And her husband had already served her quite a few dishes.
After the meal, An Jing washed the dishes in the kitchen, while Xiao Changyi, Wang Youbao, and Yu Daming sat in the courtyard talking.
They said they were talking, but it was really just Wang Youbao speaking by himself, Yu Daming listening, and as for whether Xiao Changyi was listening, only Xiao Changyi himself knew.
"Changyi, I weighed myself yesterday and found that I’ve already lost over forty taels, I reckon in less than half a year, I’ll be completely slimmed down."
"Changyi, once I’ve slimmed down, you have to teach me a few self-defense moves," Wang Youbao said.
"Changyi, if it weren’t for your promise to teach me some self-defense moves, I definitely wouldn’t have had the willpower to lose weight."
"Changyi, I owe it to you. If it weren’t for your saying you’d teach me some moves once I slimmed down, my health wouldn’t be as good as it is now. The doctor doesn’t even prescribe me medicine anymore, saying my health is quite good nowadays."
Xiao Changyi did like listening to the sound of his wife’s voice and to her chatter, but this did not mean he also enjoyed listening to Wang Youbao’s voice or his prattling.
Just as Xiao Changyi was getting somewhat fed up, thinking it would be better to go into the kitchen and watch his wife wash dishes, his wife had already finished washing up and come out of the kitchen. Xiao Changyi immediately got up and walked towards her.
Seeing Xiao Changyi approaching, and hearing Wang Youbao still chattering on, An Jing could not help but feel amused, and in a hushed voice, she asked Xiao Changyi, "Annoyed?"
Xiao Changyi simply nodded honestly.
"Bear with it for now; he’s still a child lacking love. When he has a wife someday, he won’t always be coming to us in search of warmth," An Jing whispered soothingly with a smile. "After all, he is our first friend, isn’t that so?"
Xiao Changyi did not respond.
An Jing knew she hadn’t quite placated her husband yet but wasn’t in a hurry. Instead, she smiled and took her husband’s hand.
His hand taken, Xiao Changyi finally responded softly, "Hmm."
The smile on An Jing’s face widened somewhat.
Wang Youbao, seeing the two holding hands, thought nothing special of it, as he had seen it many times before and was used to it.
Yu Daming, however, was very surprised to see this and greatly admired An Jing’s boldness. He had clearly seen that it was An Jing, the woman, who had taken the initiative. What a remarkable woman~
As if she hadn’t seen Yu Daming’s admiring gaze, An Jing led Xiao Changyi by the hand and walked over.
Once they stood before Wang Youbao, An Jing smiled and said, "Youbao, today is your birthday, and my husband and I don’t really have any gifts for you, so we decided to teach you a set of military boxing as your birthday present."
In fact, there were three sets of military boxing, all of which she had learned in the army, but for now, An Jing only planned to teach Wang Youbao the first set.
And the first set of military boxing had some value for physical training as well as for self-defense.