It should be noted that only the Madam appreciated their culinary skills the most. Every meal was especially delicious, giving them a sense of accomplishment!

But these days, the house was not as fragrant when the Madam was away. Even when the Feng Yan and third young master returned, they only had a bite to eat. Miss Shaoyun couldn’t give feedback either. The chefs had been feeling very low recently.

But now, they could enjoy the sense of accomplishment of being used again!

Sheng Xia was indeed very supportive, clapping her hands with sparkling eyes. “Wow, it’s amazing! You guys understand my taste so well. You truly are our family’s chefs! I missed your cooking so much when I was outside, and now I can finally eat it.”

The chefs were overjoyed, seemingly forgetting how happy the Madam had looked during every meal in the live broadcasts. “Madam, rest assured, we’ll be back on track in no time! Let’s take the ingredients to the backyard!”

Seeing everyone in the house surrounding Sheng Xia, with a face full of tender affection, Feng Yan couldn’t help but feel a bit ignored.

Massaging Her and Feeding her Delicious food and taking care of her as if she’s a fragile glass. The completely ignored Mr. Feng, unable to help but fall into a moment of silence, deeply suspecting that if Sheng Xia were to leave one day, the whole family might have to follow her away all together.

“Sister-in-law, you, you’re back?”

Knowing that Sheng Xia was coming back today, Feng Shaoyun had been paying attention to the movements downstairs; upon receiving the report from the maid, she hurriedly came down.

Seeing the familiar woman sitting in the wheelchair, Feng Shaoyun pursed her lips, unable to suppress the excitement in her heart; she quickened her pace.

However, halfway there, she was suddenly attacked by the twins.

Not noticing where the little aunt was heading, Feng Xuchen, after receiving the butler’s inquiries and greetings, brightened up and eagerly hugged his little aunt around the waist: “Little aunt! Chenchen misses you so much, so does my sister!”

Feng Xuran was pulled over by his younger brother; naturally, she didn’t notice where her little aunt true gaze was, only showing a happy smile: “Yes, miss my little aunt!”

Feng Shaoyun: “…”

Her numb, black eyes flashed with a moment of confusion; after realizing it, she couldn’t help but feel embarrassed and shy, hesitating as she touched their heads: “I, I miss you too—”

Looking up at Sheng Xia with a smile in her dark eyes, she pursed her lips, and the corners of her mouth seemed to tilt slightly upward: “I miss you too, sister-in-law.”

“Sure enough, Shaoyun still likes her sister-in-law the most. When we’re at home, Shaoyun doesn’t come downstairs to find us either.” Feng Shaoyu deliberately sighed, “See, as soon as you guys come back, Shaoyun happily comes down on her own.”

He was deliberately teasing his sister; Feng Shaoyun took it seriously, obviously conflicted, before quietly trying to explain: “It’s not like that…”

“It’s normal for Shaoyun to like Xiaxia more; you’re all grown up, why are you still jealous of your sister-in-law?” Before Feng Shaoyu could respond, Feng Yan spoke slowly, “It’s almost ready, let’s go to the backyard now.”

There was no time to explain; Feng Shaoyu: “……?”

Was it an illusion? It seemed like his second brother had just offended two people with that sentence?

Feng Shaoyu followed behind them speechlessly, silently complaining in his heart. His second brother must still be holding a grudge from the airport incident, deliberately misunderstanding him!

How come he hadn’t noticed before that his brother was so petty?

After everything was ready, the sky darkened.

Standing in front of the barbecue grill, Feng Yan calmly rolled up his sleeves, revealing his superior and smooth arm muscles: “What would Xiaxia like to eat?”

“I want to eat king oyster mushrooms, lobsters, and sturgeon!” Sheng Xia leaned in eagerly, looking at the plentiful ingredients in front of her, hesitated for a moment, and then pointed without reservation, “And this, this, and that.”

Feng Yan picked them up one by one, his movements smooth and effortless, brushing sauce onto the skewers and grilling them on the rack, while also preventing Sheng Xia from occasionally reaching out to disturb him, and feeding her after they were cooked.

Sheng Xia, originally restless and fidgety due to boredom, was blocked several times in a row and had to reluctantly withdraw her hand. She secretly criticized the stingy man in her heart, but when he placed the grilled lobster in front of her, she instantly forgot her previous thoughts.

She lowered her head and happily enjoyed the grilled lobster, unaware that Feng Yan was watching her with lowered eyes, exuding a faint, gentle aura, no longer appearing cold and distant.

The courtyard was filled with entwined, hanging starry lights, casting a hazy orange and bright light, as if enveloping them in a misty and romantic atmosphere, beautiful and heartwarming.

Feng Shaoyun was accepting her third brother’s feeding. When she looked up and saw this scene, her heart couldn’t help but stir. Unable to resist the itch in her hand, she ran back to get a pencil and paper, hastily sketching this scene from memory, preserving it in a sketch format.

As she watched her earnestly drawing, as if remembering something, Sheng Xia suddenly turned around and asked, “Shaoyun, the painting competition you participated in, the results should be out soon, right?”

Feng Shaoyun’s pencil paused, thought for a moment, shook her head, then nodded: “Teacher said they haven’t announced it yet, but it should be in these few days.”

“When the results are out, remember to tell us, okay?” Sheng Xia blinked at her, “We’ll go out and celebrate together, how about that?”

… Should she go out again?

Feng Shaoyun hesitated slightly, her voice slightly dry as she asked in confusion, “But, didn’t we already celebrate in advance before?”

Sheng Xia justified herself, “That was to pre-celebrate the victory, the real celebration is after the results are out, can they be the same?”

Feng Shaoyun: “…” But, wasn’t that what was said before?

Was she being fooled again…?

Feng Shaoyun felt her scalp tingle, unconsciously poking Sheng Xia’s face on the paper with the pencil. But looking at her expectant, shining eyes, she couldn’t bear to disappoint her sister-in-law. She took a deep breath and nodded gently.

“Am I dedicated or what?” Sheng Xia immediately boasted to the system, “I just got back and didn’t forget to make things difficult for Shaoyun. I successfully completed a mission perfectly. I’m truly the best!”

The system, completely unsure whether to praise her or not: [….] Is this fishing in troubled waters again, completing a difficult task in a perfunctory manner?

After eating, the maid thoughtfully brought a plate of refreshing fruits.

“Are these oranges we brought back?” Sheng Xia, looking familiar, peeled the cute little oranges, smiling and explaining, “These were specially brought to us by Chenchen and Ranran’s teacher before we left. They said they could help with motion sickness on the road. But we slept all the way and didn’t have a chance to eat them.”

She popped a segment into her mouth, fell silent for a few seconds, then with a smile, fed another segment to Feng Yan sitting beside her, her voice slightly muffled, “Honey, try it, isn’t it sweet?”

The unique scent of sweet and sour oranges spread to Feng Yan’s nose. Before he could react, the cold orange segment, along with her slightly powdery and soft fingertips, was already against his lips.

At this moment, he couldn’t distinguish what it was exactly. There was a slight friction on his lips, with a delicate, soft, and slightly cool touch. The two were so close that he could see his own reflection in her eyes.

“Mr. Feng… Aren’t you going to try it?”

Hearing her voice raise slightly, with a hint of implication, Feng Yan’s body stiffened involuntarily, and his gaze darkened noticeably.

Looking at Sheng Xia’s eyes, which seemed particularly bright and beautiful under the lights, he couldn’t help but open his mouth inexplicably, letting her feed the orange segment into his mouth.

After a few seconds, he calmly took the remaining orange from Sheng Xia’s hand, peeled two segments methodically, and handed one to Feng Jingxu next to him.

Unexpectedly, his dad would make such a move. Feng Jingxu was startled and couldn’t help but give Feng Yan a strange look, clearly asking, “Are you okay?” He stared at Feng Yan in surprise for a while.

Seeing him maintain a calm expression and meet his gaze with a gentle look, Feng Jingxu, feeling a bit awkward, reluctantly convinced himself in his heart, turned his face slightly, showing a hint of blush on his ears. He reluctantly took the orange, muttering, “It’s just an orange, is it necessary to split it for everyone?”

At the same time, Feng Shaoyu also took the orange Feng Yan handed to him, looking pleasantly surprised, “Xiaoxu, don’t you get it? This shows that we are a family, sharing the same orange can strengthen our bond.”

He laughed as he explained, feeling pleased that this should be his brother’s way of making amends with them. So, without thinking, he and Feng Jingxu both stuffed the orange segments into their mouths.

After silently counting to three, they were suddenly hit with such sourness that it seemed to pierce their skulls. Both of their faces twisted in pain as they jumped up simultaneously: “Damn, what is this? Why is it so sour?!”

Just as they were about to spit it out, they unexpectedly made eye contact.

In that instant, uncle and nephew, for some unknown reason, tacitly decided to drag each other down, almost simultaneously raising their hands to cover each other’s mouths.

Feng Jingxu: ?!

Feng Shaoyu: ?!

While the uncle and nephew were making their own misery, forced to endure the sourness of the orange segments, Sheng Xia quickly spit out the intact orange segment, timely covering Feng Yan’s mouth with her hand.

With a slight raise of her delicate chin and a teasing glint in her slightly reddened eyes, she said, “Honey, this is the first time I’ve fed you an orange, which represents my deep, deep affection for you. Honey, you wouldn’t be so unkind, right?”

After spitting out the orange, Sheng Xia’s voice became clear.

In fact, Feng Yan had no intention of spitting it out. Hearing her intentionally sweetened tone, he couldn’t help but pause. His eyelids drooped slightly, and he deeply met her overly beautiful, unreservedly mischievous smile in her eyes. For a moment, the air around them seemed to freeze.

After a while, he slowly swallowed the overly sour orange segment.

After making sure he had really swallowed it and couldn’t spit it out anymore, Sheng Xia let go of his mouth and deliberately asked, “Mr. Feng, is my affection sweet?”

Feng Yan drank a few sips of water without changing his expression. His voice was slightly hoarse, whether from the sourness or some other reason, and he replied mysteriously, “Sweet.”

Feng Jingxu and Feng Shaoyu were still frantically drinking water, busily trying to stop Feng Xuchen from curiously reaching out, trying to explain that the orange was really sour.

After hearing the conversation between the couple, they couldn’t help but look up in shock: “Is your sense of taste malfunctioning?”

This orange is so sour that it’s too bitter to eat, where is there even a hint of sweetness?!