My Husband Is Not Easy To Mess With. - Chapter 66: Grateful to Have You
Chapter 66: Grateful to Have You
The sky was dim.
In truth, Du Suilan hadn’t seen the exploded horse manure too clearly. The few splatters that flew their way were completely blocked by Nie Yao, preventing them from getting close.
But he was simply uncomfortable!
“I feel sick…”
Du Suilan rested his head on his husband’s lap, his eyes teary.
He looked utterly fragile.
“I’m sorry, wife.” Nie Yao decided he would never take his wife to play with firecrackers again, and of course, he couldn’t let him play alone either.
Blowing up horse manure was forbidden.
This rule needed to be added to the family rules.
“Wife, close your eyes.” Nie Yao wasn’t good at psychological counseling; he could only try to help his wife relax first.
While gently massaging him, he guided him to imagine beautiful scenes.
Things like grasslands, flower seas, golden rice fields during the autumn harvest, and so on. He tried to use these scenes to overwrite the images from last night.
He wasn’t sure if it would work.
Nie Yao instructed the kitchen to prepare a lighter meal for tomorrow and also prepared a short-term travel itinerary. If his wife still couldn’t get over it after waking up tomorrow, they would go out for a walk to clear his mind.
He took out the gift he hadn’t had a chance to give.
He placed it aside.
“A surprise!!”
The next morning, the moment Du Suilan opened his eyes, he immediately asked his husband what the surprise from last night was.
Du Suilan: “Is it a firecracker?”
“No.”
Nie Yao picked up his wife, who had proactively woken up, a rare occurrence, and let him fetch the gift box himself.
“Wow~~”
His wife was very appreciative.
As soon as he held the gift, before even opening it, he said, “Thank you, hubby! I love it!”
As long as it was a gift from his husband, he would love it, even if it was a firecracker!
“Want to open it and take a look?”
“Okay~”
The box was carefully wrapped. Du Suilan was serious, taking the time to slowly unwrap it with an earnestness he didn’t even use when reviewing memorials.
Inside was a small tiger.
It was meticulously carved from a large piece of golden amber.
“It’s so beautiful!”
Du Suilan’s commercial empire spanned the world, and his wealth was incalculable. He had countless gold, silver, and jewels in his treasury, yet he was generally disinterested in any treasure placed before him.
But this tiger was a gift from his husband!
Du Suilan couldn’t put it down.
He kissed his husband several times: “Thank you, husband, I love it! I super love it!”
He noticed that the small tiger’s carving was intricate but lacked perfectly mature technique.
He happily hugged his husband and asked, “Did you make this, husband?”
“Mm.”
Years ago, Nie Yao had given his wife a stuffed cloth tiger that he had sewn, and his wife had slept with it constantly after they parted. Thinking that his wife must still like little tigers, but knowing there wasn’t extra space on their current bed, Nie Yao had carved one out of amber.
His study time wasn’t long, so he certainly couldn’t compare to professional artisans.
“I picked up this material in the mountains before. I felt a connection to it, so I’ve kept it.” In truth, the situation at the time had been quite dire; if the rescue had been a little later, he wouldn’t have survived.
However, there was no need to tell his wife about such things.
Nie Yao: “I think it’s quite lucky, so I wanted to make it into a small ornament and give it to you.”
“Thank you, hubby~ Kiss, kiss, kiss~~ I love it very much!”
He dashed a short distance.
Du Suilan brushed aside a priceless paperweight and placed the small tiger in the most conspicuous spot on his desk.
“It’s perfect! Hubby, you’re amazing. Nothing is too difficult for you!”
After marriage, his wife was becoming increasingly adept.
His words were incredibly sweet, and when he praised someone, his eyes were full of adoration and joy.
“Wife…”
How could Nie Yao not love a wife like this?
He was utterly smitten!
“News came from Outpost No. 2 today.” Nie Yao held his wife, whose lips were moist and rosy, and tried to calm his emotions. He continued, “My A-die (Father) should arrive in the capital this afternoon.”
His A-die had long said he wanted to come to the capital to see him.
At first, Nie Yao thought he was coming to ask for money.
But the recent letter he received said that his A-die missed him and wanted to come for a visit.
“Wife, do you want to go meet A-die?”
This question instantly cooled down Du Suilan, who had just been overwhelmed with affection.
He hadn’t expected to meet his husband’s A-die so soon.
He was a little nervous.
“Of- of course I’m going!”
He hurriedly pulled out several treasury keys. “Does Father Qi still like fine wine? Or have his hobbies changed? Should I prepare a few chests of gold for him?”
As for a meeting gift, it should be his A-die’s turn to give one.
Nie Yao told his wife to eat first. “No need to rush, wife. A-die likes to meddle in other people’s business, so it’s normal for him to be delayed for a few days if he encounters something unjust on the road.”
“Right, right, right! Food must be prepared well, too!”
Du Suilan turned his head to instruct Xiao Douzi.
Nie Yao stopped him. “Wife, I’ll prepare it with you after you finish your meal. Hmm? Eat first, don’t go hungry.”
“Alright.”
Du Suilan got dressed with his husband’s assistance.
His appetite finally returned to normal today; he only ate one bowl of rice and said he was full.
After the morning court session, Nie Yao coaxed him into reviewing the memorials. Little Nie was quite handsome, and a few sweet words so thoroughly charmed His Majesty that the Emperor was utterly delighted.
Once the memorials were approved.
“Sir!! The Boss is here!”
Qian Hen Duo received the news and happily told his master the good news.
“Oh no!”
Du Suilan instantly jumped out of the “land of gentle affection,” nervously tidying his clothes. “Husband, is it okay that I’m dressed like this? Will Father Qi dislike it? Should I still call him Boss now?”
They hadn’t performed the “change of address tea ceremony,” and his A-die’s red packet hadn’t been presented yet.
Nie Yao said his wife could call him whatever he liked; after drinking the tea, he could call him A-die as he wished.
“Yao Yao? A-die’s beloved precious son?”
A moment later.
Nie Yao’s A-die’s hesitant voice came from outside the palace. “Are you really here? Those stinky boys didn’t lie to me, did they?”
“A-die.”
Nie Yao saw him standing with one foot in and one foot out. “What are you doing?”
After not seeing him for a few years, his A-die was still… well… unconventional.
Qi He Wen had been rushing to travel and hadn’t had time to wash up for several days.
Upon arriving in the capital and hearing that his son was married, he was so excited that he didn’t even go home, heading straight for the home of his son’s husband, which his subordinates had described.
The Imperial Palace!
This was the Imperial Palace!
Now, his precious son not only found someone, but he also married directly into the palace!
“My son!” Qi He Wen stepped up the high steps and finally embraced his son’s head in his arms, dramatically sobbing for a while. “My son, A-die has missed you so much! Look at you, you’ve grown taller after a few years! I told you not to grow as tall as your father, but to learn from A-die… Look at you, you’re twenty-four and only now someone took you home!”
Qi He Wen loved his precious son; there was no doubt about that.
But that didn’t stop him from thinking his son was worthless (in a self-deprecating, teasing way).
Not cooperating with A-die’s hug was one thing, but he used to even try to manage him, his A-die, when they were home?
Whose son was so audacious?
Only his!
Sigh…
After a brief, tiny moment of cherishing his son, Qi He Wen pushed him aside.
He rushed eagerly to his son’s husband.
He rubbed his face, trying his best to look more affectionate.
“Oh, my! This must be Baby Lan Lan, right? I haven’t seen you for so many years, and you’ve grown so big! When you were little, you were like a little tangyuan (sweet rice ball), white and soft and adorable, and now you’re even more beautiful!”
“Oh, you’re truly beautiful!”
“Such an unparalleled beautiful ge’er is actually my daughter-in-law! Oh, my A-die (a dramatic exclamation), am I dreaming? Hahahaha…”