Shan Qihuan looked at Shen Yuhan’s back walking upstairs, after he came into contact with him in recent days, he always felt that he had a stereotype about Shen Yuhan, the Shen Yuhan he knew now was completely different from what was written in the investigation, he can tell whether his eyes are full of calculation or pure and simple, although he is less than thirty, he grew up in a modern house-fighting environment since he was a child, he is able to stand out from the crowd in the mutual deception1爾虞我詐 (ěr yú wǒ zhà): lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception; to cheat or deceive one another; each tries to outwit the other; dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost. of business world, is also because he has a good eye for people.
He can tell what a person is thinking by looking at his words and deeds, what kind of education he has, and what kind of family education he grew up in, based on Shan Qihuan’s knowledge of people that he had learned over the years, he knew that Shen Yuhan was actually not as scheming as he thought.
But when he saw the note ‘Wife’ that occupied the first position in WeChat, he wasn’t so sure, it must have been secretly changed for him last night when he was drunk and added WeChat, he gets sleepy easily after drinking, so he only remembered that he agreed to add his WeChat, the other memories are too fragmented and vague to remember clearly.
Shan Qihuan clicked on the note and wanted to change this mushy nickname, but hesitated when pressing the delete button, and finally didn’t change it.
Forget it, let’s see what else Shen Yuhan wants to do to him first, at least he hasn’t gone out to find Shan Qiyun behind his back, thus saving his face as a ‘Husband’.
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On the second floor, there are two study rooms, one of which has already equipped with computer bookshelves, while the other is relatively empty, there is only a relatively modern white table and a chair similar to the one next door to him, the auntie at home cleans the room once a day, there is not even dust on the table, it is very clean.
Shen Yuhan chose this room, and he placed today’s spoils bit by bit according to his past habits.
After a while, the desk became more presentable, and even the spare room had a different atmosphere.
This is not the Shen family, the place is a little small, so he can’t recreate the study room he used to have, but this is also the home he and Shan Qihuan share, seeing the familiar stationery, he has a little sense of belonging.
It’s just a pity that those treasures he brought out of the mansion back then, he didn’t know whose hands it fell into, he’s afraid they were all destroyed by bandits.
Alas, there is only regret.
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Shen Yuhan and Shan Qihuan doesn’t have many interactions, they haven’t found whether they have the same hobbies so far, one has a successful career, and the other is still learning how to integrate into the new era, and they don’t have many topics to communicate with.
However, the two of them sat together for dinner, it was also quite harmonious.
Tonight’s meal is relatively light, suitable for Shan Qihuan, who drank alcohol yesterday, and also suitable for Shen Yuhan who is accustomed to light flavors, at least they reached an agreement on what to eat.
Shen Yuhan said that the vegetables today were very tender, so Shan Qihuan ate more.
Shan Qihuan said that the braised pork ribs with taro2芋頭排骨 (yù tou pái gǔ): Braised pork ribs with taro. 
were steamed to be very soft today, Shen Yuhan tasted two more bites of taro, he likes the flavor.
Today’s lotus root soup3蓮藕湯 (lián ǒu tāng): Lotus root soup. 
was also relatively sweet, Shen Yuhan also liked it, so he drank half a bowl more, he ate his dinner until he was nine points full, and he was almost full.
After dinner, Shen Yuhan watched TV for a while, and then chose to go to the study to practice painting, while Shan Qihuan chatted with friends in the study.
His friends are not very old, and not many of them are married, counting him, there are only two.
He chatted alone with this married friend, which was his off-site help in the afternoon.
Yes, Shan Qihuan finally sought help from off-site, otherwise, he wouldn’t have thought of picking up Shen Yuhan after get off work.
Ding Quan: Does my method work?
Shan Qihuan: The problem is solved.
Ding Quan: Who did you piss off?
Shan Qihuan: It would be better if you didn’t know.
Ding Quan: It won’t be Shen Yuhan who just marry you, will it?
Shan Qihuan: How could it be him, did he deserves to be treated well by me?
Ding Quan: That’s true, his reputation is really bad, however, you don’t even know how to coax people, how can you only give money to the other party, next time you say something wrong, take him shopping, or give him a small gift. To tell the truth, don’t let anyone find out that you are secretly raising people.
Shan Qihuan: It’s okay, I’m not keeping anyone.
Ding Quan: Bring him out later and show him to me.
Shan Qihuan: I really don’t have one.
After chatting for a while, Shan Qihuan turned on the computer and started to deal with some business, as time passed by, he always felt that something was missing.
It wasn’t until the eleven o’clock bedtime reminder on the mobile phone rang did he remembered that Shen Yuhan didn’t knock on the study door tonight.
Already sleeping?
Shan Qihuan left the study and was about to go back to his room when he found that the light in the next room was still on.
Don’t sleep in the middle of the night, is he playing games?
The door was only half closed, Shan Qihuan knocked on it and pushed it open.
At this time, Shen Yuhan was writing calligraphy under the warm light, his posture was still good, not responding to him.
Standing by the door, Shan Qihuan asked Shen Yuhan: “Shen Yuhan, are you still not sleeping?”
He saw a pile of damaged paper balls placed in the trash can next to him, it seemed Shen Yuhan was struggling with his pen and ink.
It’s good to have such perseverance, but it can’t delay sleeping time.
Shen Yuhan hasn’t decided what to draw yet, the teacher said that the deadline is next Tuesday, so he has to write out the calligraphy before Tuesday, but what he wrote tonight is not satisfactory, he wanted to draw another painting, but he doesn’t have much of a clue.
He couldn’t finish it in one night, and he wasted a lot of paper.
It was not until he heard Shan Qihuan’s voice: “Um? Is it very late?”
Shan Qihuan reminded him: “It’s almost eleven o’clock.”
“Then I’ll go to sleep right away.” Shen Yuhan put down his brush, then turned his wrist, cleared the table, and went back to the room to sleep.
Shan Qihuan walked ahead, he made up his mind to go back to his room to sleep.
Just when he was about to turn into his room, the yawning Shen Yuhan pushed open the door of the room and asked him sleepily: “Husband, why did the sheets of our bed change?”
Shan Qihuan turned his feet as he entered his bedroom, he walked towards Shen Yuhan and said: “Looking at red for a long time is not good for your eyes, I asked auntie to change it before going out in the morning.”
“So there is such a saying.” Shen Yuhan was suddenly enlightened, the new sheet was made of silver silk satin material, it was very comfortable to the touch: “This color looks good.”
“There are other four-piece sets, you can ask auntie to change them to the color you like.” Shan Qihuan, who went to bed early in the past few days, was infected by Shen Yuhan’s sleepiness, and he also started to feel sleepy: “Um, let’s take a shower and go to bed.”
Shen Yuhan went to take a fragrant bath, when he came out, Shan Qihuan was already lying on the bed.
He climbed up to his own spot, put his mobile phone on the bedside table next to him, lay down, pulled the quilt over his chest and start sleeping.
Shan Qihuan is wondering why he came over to sleep after going to his room and taking a shower.
He gave himself a perfectly reasonable reason, he wanted to observe what evil intentions Shen Yuhan had towards him.
However, Shen Yuhan cried a lot at noon today, and practiced calligraphy all night, as soon as he relaxed, he felt very sleepy, his eyelids were heavy, and he fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.
Shan Qihuan got on the bed and called him in a low voice: “Shen Yuhan.”
Shen Yuhan turned over and mumbled: “Husband, I’m so sleepy, if you have anything to say, let’s talk about it tomorrow.”
He was too sleepy, and didn’t want to talk to his husband late at night.
Shan Qihuan, who didn’t want to have a night time conversation, was extremely disappointed and said: “Forget it, you can go to sleep.”
Where is Shen Yuhan, who took the initiative to hint at him on their wedding night?
He shouldn’t be lying here, he should be in the next room!
But sometimes the body is more honest than the heart, he turned off the bedside lamps on both sides, lay down and moved closer to Shen Yuhan.
Sleep!
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Shen Yuhan took a new course on Thursday, which was closer to Shan Qihuan’s company.
In the morning, there was a flower arrangement class, and in the afternoon, there was a cooking class, two days in a row.
Shan Qihuan told him that the flower arrangement training institution is divided into entrepreneurial class and high-end boutique class, entrepreneurial class is mostly for modern women who want to open a flower shop after finishing their studies, the high-end boutique class is the noblewoman learning class, Shen Yuhan is in the latter class, but he also feels that there are really many industries nowadays.
In their Qi Kingdom, only wealthy families needed gardeners to take care of expensive flowers, but in modern times, as long as they learn how to arrange flowers, they can make a career and earn money.
It turns out that the courses Shan Qihuan signed up for him were all useful, and not meant to make things difficult for him, as long as he did well, he could engage in all trades and professions4各行各業 (gè háng gè yè): all walks of life, with special reference to occupation; every trade; all professions; all classes of society; all circles., he needs to learn how to arrange flowers well, maybe one day he would be able to make a living out of flower arranging.
On the same day, Shen Yuhan bought several books related to flower arrangement in the flower arrangement school, eagerly5如饑似渴 (rú jī sì kě): as if thirsting or hungering for sth—with great eagerness; T/N: May or may not be from the idiom 如飢如渴 (rú jī rú kě), an idiom derived from historical stories; like hungry and thirsty, being hungry and eager to eat, and being thirsty and eager to drink water. It is a metaphor for urgent needs. absorbing a large amount of modern knowledge.
In the afternoon, there is a cooking class, which is also a good art, he used to only cook simple dishes from Qi Kingdom, but in modern society, it was actually divided into Chinese and Western food, Chinese food is the collective name for all the cuisines in their country, and it includes the eight major cuisines6八大菜系 (bā dà cài xì): the eight major components of Chinese cuisine; eight big cuisines; Historically, the Four Great Traditions (Chinese: 四大菜系; pinyin: Sìdà càixì) of Chinese cuisine are Chuan, Lu, Yue and Huaiyang, representing West, North, South and East China cuisine correspondingly. However, in modern times the list is often expanded to the Eight Great Traditions. More information: Link 1, Link 2..
However, the first thing Shen Yuhan needs to learn is not how to cook, but how to use modern kitchen utensils.
In the cooking class, he absorbed a lot of useful knowledge, from now on, he will be able to cook better food7開小灶 (kāi xiǎo zào): to cook specially (for someone); to cook better food (for someone) as a privilege; (figurative) to bestow special favours (on someone); to give preferential treatment. for his husband at home.
For two consecutive days, Shen Yuhan absorbed modern knowledge like a sponge, and lived a very fulfilling life every day, so busy that he did not pay attention to count the household expenses given by his husband, it seems to be the same as last time, should be enough to spend for a while.
Shan Qihuan also had lunch with him in the company for two days, and did not go to the company cafeteria to be watched.
He was a little regretful that he did not see the miserable situation of Shen Yuhan being tortured by the intensive course, the other party seemed to be enjoying8不亦樂乎 (bù yì lè hū): lit. is it not a joy?; (original meaning) Isn’t it a pleasure (to …)?; (modifies an adjective or verb) to a great extent; (jocularly) extremely; very; awfully; From the Analects (《論語·學而》): 有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎？; Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? the course very much, still discussed with him which market can buy flowers for flower arrangements at the lowest price, and how big a pot should be when cooking the dish of Buddha Jumping Over the Wall9佛跳牆 (Fó tiào qiáng): lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, also known as Buddha’s Temptation or Fotiaoqiang, a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients, a type of shark fin soup from Fujian cuisine. The dish’s name is an allusion to the dish’s ability to entice the vegetarian Buddhist monks from their temples to partake in the meat-based dish, and implies that even the strictly vegetarian Gautama Buddha would try to jump over a wall to sample it. 
.
Although this is not the result he wanted to see, but the direction is still quite correct, now Shen Yuhan is positive and progressive, and he is just like a five good youth10五好青年 (wǔ hǎo qīng nián): outstanding young people who are good in morality, intelligence, body, beauty, and work. Another netizen said five good youth is to be a ‘little partner’ who is united and friendly, helps each other, respects others, and is good at cooperation in school; be a ‘little master’ who is broad-minded, mentally healthy, diligent and independent, and good at innovation when facing life independently; be a ‘little helper’ at home who is filial to your parents, caring for your loved ones, diligent and thrifty, and loves working; be a ‘little pacesetters’ in society who love the motherland, are civilized, polite, honest and trustworthy, and obey the law; and be a ‘little guardians’ who protect public property, pay attention to hygiene, protect the environment, and observe order in society and public places. This seems to be related to Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) or Young Pioneers of China. who has turned around and made peace with himself11回頭是岸 (huí tóu shì àn): Repentance is salvation; it is never too late to mend; just repent and salvation is at hand; repent and be saved; turn from one’s evil ways..
Shen Yuhan took a pen and notebook to record his favorites, with an eagerness to try12躍躍欲試 (yuè yuè yù shì): to be eager to give sth a try (idiom); to itch for a try; itch to have a go. on his expression: “Then which cuisines does husband like to eat, I’ll focus on learning.”
Shan Qihuan said: “I’m fine with all of them, I’m not picky.”
The next second Shen Yuhan exposed him: “But auntie told me that you don’t like to eat sweet and sour dishes, such as sweet and sour spare ribs13糖醋排骨 (táng cù pái gǔ): Sweet and sour spare ribs. 
, sweet and sour fish14糖醋魚 (táng cù yú): Sweet and sour fish. 
, sweet and sour pork15咕嚕肉 (gū lū ròu): Sweet and sour pork. 
, and so on.”
Auntie’s mouth is really fast.
Shan Qihuan wanted to keep his face: “That’s it, no more.”
Shen Yuhan: “You also don’t eat celery, don’t eat mushrooms, don’t eat…”
Shan Qihuan: “How much did Auntie tell you?”
Shen Yuhan: “Everything that needs to be said has been said.”
Shan Qihuan: “…” Got it.
He looked up and saw Shen Yuhan sitting opposite him with bright eyes, the light in his office was good, reflecting Shen Yuhan’s fair complexion, recently, he went to bed early and woke up early, the dark circles under his eyes had faded, the person were full of spirit, unfortunately, he buttoned the top button of his shirt, so he didn’t see the small red mole between his collarbones.
However, this conversation didn’t last long, Shen Yuhan started staring at his mobile phone after lunch, chatting a little absent-mindedly16心不在焉 (xīn bù zài yān): absent-minded; absent-mindedly; preoccupied; inattentive; with one’s thoughts wandering; From the Great Learning (《大學》) in the Book of Rites: 心不在焉，視而不見，聽而不聞，食而不知其味。此謂修身在正其心。, When the mind is not present, we look without seeing; we hear without understanding; and we eat and do not know the taste of what we eat. This is what is meant by saying that the cultivation of the person depends on the rectifying of the mind..
Shan Qihuan thought to himself, don’t know what he was thinking about, is he finally revealing himself?
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Until he returned home in the evening, Shen Yuhan still had a worried17憂心忡忡 (yōu xīn chōng chōng): deeply worried and sick at heart (idiom); worried and anxious; be anxiety-ridden; be haunted by anxiety; be weighed down by cares; be weighed down with anxiety (or anxieties); be heavy-hearted; be in a pensive mood; Occurred a few times in the Classic of Poetry, for example, in poem 14 (《詩經·召南·草蟲》): 喓喓草蟲，趯趯阜螽。 未見君子，憂心忡忡。, Yao-yao went the grass-insects, And the hoppers sprang about. While I do not see my lord, My sorrowful heart is agitated. look on his face.
Shan Qihuan enjoyed the service of Shen Yuhan waiting for him again that night, he had a late meeting in the afternoon and was a little late when he came back.
After dinner, Shen Yuhan slowly sat down next to Shan Qihuan with a cautious attitude, Shan Qihuan caught his little movement out of the corner of his eye and wanted to laugh a little, he looked like a child who had made a mistake and wanted to please an adult, but he wasn’t his father.
He’s his husband.
Heh, he must have something to ask him for.
Shen Yuhan lived up to Shan Qihuan’s expectations and asked him: “Husband, are you free tomorrow at noon?”
Shan Qihuan really didn’t have much contact with Shen Yuhan in the past two days, he went out to socialize with people at night and only had time to come back for dinner tonight, he came back so late, and Shen Yuhan had fallen asleep.
This is to ask him out?
Is he absent-minded in the afternoon wondering how to talk to him?
Shen Yuhan was actually troubled by Huang Shang’s incident, he really didn’t dare to face several strange men alone, so he bit the bullet and said: “I have an appointment tomorrow, can you go with me?”
Shan Qihuan raised his eyebrows: “To do what?” Ask him out and bring someone else?
Shen Yuhan whispered: “Go and apologize.”
Shan Qihuan thought he heard wrong: “Apologize for what?”
Shen Yuhan said truthfully: “Apologise.”
Shan Qihuan was puzzled and asked him: “Why do you need to apologize?”
Shen Yuhan whispered: “The other party said that he didn’t dare to go to the toilet in the middle of the night because I did something bad to him.”
Shan Qihuan: “What a quirk.”
Don’t dare to go to the toilet, that is not able to sleep, can’t sleep thinking about Shen Yuhan?
Shen Yuhan didn’t hear Shan Qihuan agree for a long time, so he pulled the corner of his shirt: “Then will you go with me?”
Really, always act coquettishly towards him, he didn’t want to agree at all.
But Shan Qihuan thought one thing and said another: “Okay, I’ll go with you.”
He just wanted to know who was so bold as to covet Shen Yuhan.
After receiving his agreement, Shen Yuhan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Great, with his husband around, he wouldn’t have to face strange men alone.
It feels so strange not posting update everyday, but also relaxing… Anyway, I really enjoy my break.
The promised daily update will start Monday, at the same time as I used to update ARIWATM. Also, for every five coffee I’ll post one bonus chapter.
