Yu Shu was both angry and amused, “No one was competing with you for food in the examination hall, how did you still manage to overeat?”

Yan Jin: “Because the things Ruan Ruan made were too delicious, I couldn’t resist and ate them all.”

Praised by Yan Jin, Yu Shu’s ear tips turned slightly red, “Then I’ll make you noodles again today, so you can have a hot meal tomorrow just by adding water.”

As Yan Jin and Yu Shu were talking, a round-faced examinee suddenly stared intently at Yan Jin.

At first, Yan Jin thought she had mistaken her for someone else, but who knew that after staring at her for three seconds, the round-faced examinee’s expression turned indignant, “It’s you!”

Yan Jin glanced at her, recognizing her as the examinee from the adjacent examination cell. Thinking she was talking to someone else, Yan Jin didn’t pay attention.

But that round-faced examinee walked straight up to Yan Jin, looked her up and down, focusing on the roasting basket Yu Shu was carrying, and her expression turned sorrowful and indignant, “You’re an examinee?”

“Yes.” Yan Jin nodded.

“You’re an examinee, but you’re not taking the exam seriously, what are you cooking?!” The round-faced examinee’s expression grew more sorrowful and indignant, “Do you know that in the second half of the exam, my mind was filled with the aroma of the food you cooked?”

The finished Zhou Nong Yun also came out, “So the aroma during today’s exam was from you, A Jin.”

With that said, Zhou Nong Yun wanted to put his arm around Yan Jin’s shoulder, but shrank back under Yu Shu’s gaze.

Bad move, he actually forgot that A Jin’s husband was extremely jealous.

Tu Zi Xuan, who came out later, also clicked his tongue in amazement, “Looking at A Jin, you seem to never touch manual labor, but who knew you actually have great cooking skills.”

“I don’t know how to cook.” Yan Jin immediately explained, “That was a semi-finished product my family’s A Yu specially prepared for me, fearing I wouldn’t eat well inside.”

Zhou Nong Yun: “The semi-finished product is already so fragrant, if he actually cooks, the food made must be incredibly delicious and tempting.”

Tu Zi Xuan, whose family ran a restaurant and aspired to be a great chef, sighed with a tone full of hints, “If there’s a chance, it would be great to have a taste.”

Husbands all like to be praised. She had praised Yu Xiao Lang Jun so much, he would definitely invite A Jin’s friends over to have a taste.

Even though Yu Shu didn’t particularly like these two who always competed with him for Xiaoxiao, they were still Xiaoxiao’s friends after all. If he refused outright, it wouldn’t be appropriate.

Just as Yu Shu was thinking about how to reply appropriately, Yan Jin spoke up.

“Our A Yu’s hands are for playing the zither, not for cooking. If you want to taste…” Yan Jin paused, “Then just imagine it. It’s best to buy a better pillow and lie on the bed to imagine, that way you can better curb your cravings.”

Yu Shu was secretly delighted, but deliberately said, “A Jin, they are your friends after all, don’t be so blunt.”

Author’s Notes:

① The number of sessions and size of the examination cells for the county examination were searched online, not original.

Yan, Qin, and Yu family relationship chart

Yan family: Yan Jin (using mother’s surname), Yan Father, Yan Mother, Yan Xiang (cousin)

Qin family (Yu Shu’s biological parents): Qin Father, Qin Mother

Yu family (Yu Shu’s adoptive parents): Yu Father, Yu Mother, Qin Yuan Si (Yu family’s biological son, switched with Yu Shu at birth)

I’ve already written up to the last part of the story description where Ruan Ruan is pregnant. Tsk tsk tsk, the beast turns out to be you, Xiaoxiao.