”The kitchen is full of oil smoke, which is bad for the skin. Your skin is so beautiful. It would be such a pity if you accidentally get scalded again.”

　　Even if Yan Jin’s EQ was low, she knew there were some things she shouldn’t say. So she tried hard to change the topic. “Taking the first step in the imperial exams is indeed a good thing, but I don’t want you to go through the trouble of starting a fire and cooking just because of a good thing.”

　　Yan Jin spoke more and more smoothly, then directly made the decision. “So let’s still go out to eat.”

　　Yu Shu didn’t know what he was thinking, but his ears turned red. His voice was as soft as a mosquito’s. “It’s just cooking a meal. Why do you make it sound like I’m going into battle?”

　　Yan Jin was really something. Yu Shu felt touched but also a bit amused.

　　He wasn’t that delicate. There was no need to worry about him getting injured just from entering the kitchen.

　　Honestly, asking Yu Shu to cook was indeed like going into an unusual battle.

　　It’s just that the battle Yu Shu was fighting was to “kill” her.

　　Because Yan Jin insisted, Yu Shu didn’t end up cooking and ordered food and drinks to be delivered home instead.

　　”I know you don’t like crowds, so I didn’t invite anyone else.” Yu Shu pursed his lips and smiled. “Tonight, it’s just the two of us celebrating alone.”

　　Seeing Yan Jin obviously breathe a sigh of relief, Yu Shu, who had become familiar with Yan Jin, even teased her. “Just now, did you think I was going to invite Ah De and the others to share their experiences with you? You were holding your little cactus in the corner, giving yourself a long mental preparation, right?”

　　Yan Jin sighed. “The ceiling of social interaction doesn’t understand the troubles of social anxiety.”

　　[Wow, in my lifetime! Yan Jin actually admitted she has social anxiety.]

　　[For someone like Yan Jin who can act very normal in front of others to say she has social anxiety, what do you call someone like me who doesn’t dare to speak no matter in front of people or in private? Social violence?]

　　[I know your original intention, upstairs. You think the word “violence” is more fearsome than “anxiety”. But this homophone, tsk, you shouldn’t post it here.]

　　”You actually admitted you have social anxiety!” Yu Shu’s eyes widened slightly. “I thought you would be stubborn for life, making excuses that you just don’t like talking to people.”

　　Yan Jin took the initiative to fill Yu Shu’s cup with wine. “We’ve known each other for a while. If I actively admit I have social anxiety, I know you definitely won’t laugh at me, and you’ll even help defend me in front of others.”

　　Although Yu Shu was very happy in his heart about Yan Jin’s trust in him, he still pretended to be reserved. “How do you know I will defend you and not deliberately undermine you instead?”

　　”Maybe it’s because you look like a helpful little sun.” The corners of Yan Jin’s mouth curved up slightly. “When people see you, they can’t help but develop a sense of dependence on you.”

　　”Really?” Yu Shu’s eyes sparkled with joy. “Yan Jin, you really developed a sense of dependence on me?”

　　Yu Shu secretly rejoiced in his heart: Yan Jin, who could do everything, developed a sense of dependence on him. Could this prove that he could be considered a reliable adult?

　　”Yu Shu, you don’t even know how amazing you are.” Yan Jin sighed. “You’re great at bargaining and can lower the house price by ten percent; you’re the ceiling of social interaction and can quickly get along with surrounding neighbors; you’re considerate and attentive and even made me brown sugar water; overall, your words and actions are very cute. Being with you, I laugh more than I do in a year.”

　　”It’s not that exaggerated.” Yu Shu was a bit embarrassed by Yan Jin’s praise and tugged at his chubby bundle. “I can only do these trivial little things. For the really big things, like buying a house, selling recipes, registering household, and attending an academy, you handle them all by yourself. I can’t even help you with anything.”

　　”How can you say you didn’t help?” Yan Jin couldn’t help but laugh. “If you weren’t behind me, helping me deal with these ‘little things’ you mentioned, I would never want to step out of the house in my entire life, taking each day as it comes, muddling through life.”

　　”Not to mention anything else, just take buying a house as an example. If you weren’t by my side bargaining, I would have foolishly bought the house at the original price.” The smile at the corners of Yan Jin’s mouth deepened. “You’re obviously so capable, yet you still say you’re not good at this and that. Little Brother Yu Shu, excessive modesty is pride.”

　　”Isn’t today specially for celebrating you? How did the topic turn to me?” The corners of Yu Shu’s mouth couldn’t stop curving up, but he forcefully suppressed it. “Come, come, let’s toast.”

　　As soon as the two clinked their cups, Yu Shu tilted his head back and downed the wine in his cup.

　　This wine wasn’t a high-proof liquor. Converted to modern alcohol content, it was probably only about 5 degrees. In Yan Jin’s eyes, it was just a beverage with some alcohol.

　　But for someone who had never drunk alcohol before, downing a cup in one gulp, it was still a bit unrealistic to expect him not to get drunk.

　　Thinking that Yu Shu had just come of age, Yan Jin immediately sat up straight, sensing something was amiss. She asked Yu Shu, “Yu Shu, have you drunk alcohol before?”

　　”I haven’t drunk it.” Yu Shu held his flushed cheeks with both hands, his eyes hazy. “Dad and Mom said minors can’t drink alcohol. I can only drink when I grow up.”

　　Mini Skit

　　After getting together, the two go out shopping.

　　Yu Shu’s eyes lit up. “This one looks good, that one looks good too. They all suit you very well. Baby, go try them on. If they fit, buy them all.”

　　Yan Jin, who was about to vomit from trying on clothes, felt her vision go black. “Enough, enough. Our wardrobe at home is already full.”

　　”If the wardrobe is full, then let’s get a whole dressing room.” Yu Shu: “We bought clothes, jewelry can’t be lacking either. We need to buy several more pairs of shoes too. Buy, buy them all.”

　　When Yu Shu goes shopping, the sellers are happy while Yan Jin suffocates.

　　Yan Jin suffocates not because she minds spending money, but because the more Yu Shu shops, the more energetic he becomes. She can’t even sit in the store and wait for Yu Shu because Yu Shu is picking out clothes and jewelry for her.

　　PS: I made a typo yesterday. A bust portrait is drawn down to the chest, a half-body portrait is drawn down to the waist, and a full-body portrait is drawn down to the full body. I also learned this new knowledge from Bishui before. At the time, I thought that Gugu made a typo, ahem.

　　This time, for the bust portrait, Yan Jin’s clothes will have a red, yellow, and blue color scheme, hehe.

　　Now that the little rich girls don’t often press their paws, I always imagine a group of fluffy creatures chattering. So cute!!

　　When the fluffy little rich girls in front checked in, scattered flowers, and cheered me on, I felt like they were patting my head and coaxing me, hahaha. Because when I coax the little ones in our class, I also pat their little heads and say, “Keep it up.”

　　Yesterday, I misread a little rich girl’s “press paw on buttocks” as “press paw and lift buttocks”. At the time, I was particularly panicked because I’m straight. I even had a polite refusal ready. Then when I replied, I realized I had misread it. I turned out to be the one jumping to conclusions (reflecting on myself).

　　Train head: Makes a “wu wu wu” sound.