Jiang Nuan saw it was her mother's call.
She answered with a smile.
"Mom."
"Nuan Nuan, are you done with your errands outside? When are you guys moving back? I miss seeing my daughter, how can it be so difficult?"
Jin Yan complained slightly, feeling like she hadn't seen her daughter in a long time.
Hearing her mother's complaints, Jiang Nuan felt guilty. "Mom, I'm sorry, I might still need some time before I can move back. I have surgery coming up."
"Alas! Mom knew you'd say that. The secret to success mainly relies on acquired effort. Why don't you rest more tomorrow and come back to accompany your mom? Mom really misses your repair essence."
Jiang Nuan: "!!" So that's how it is.
Jiang Nuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she thought her mother genuinely missed her.
But she did miss her, of course.
What she missed most was the repair essence!
"Mom, I've already given the formula for the repair essence to Second Brother. Once his product is out, you can use it all the time."
Jin Yan asked doubtfully, "Can the repair essence produced by your Second Brother, that clumsy boy, really be used? What if I use it and become ugly?"
"Also, Nuan Nuan, I see your Second Brother's hair is almost bald, he can't even style it properly. Is your formula too difficult for him? If not, we can produce it ourselves, just enough for us to use."
She didn't want to let outsiders benefit from such a good thing.
She didn't want to earn this money either. Her daughter and son worked too hard, neither of them stayed home.
Did they forget their keys? They wouldn't even step inside.
Jiang Nuan: "..." Madam, you're still not at ease with Second Brother, no matter how you put it.
"Mom, don't worry. Isn't your Second Brother's shampoo doing very well? You're using it, isn't it very effective?" Jiang Nuan tried to persuade her.
"Sigh! You children, I really can't do anything about you. If I want you all to have a meal together, I have to call each of you. If I want to sit and chat with you, I still have to call each of you. Why are you all working so hard? When you get old, you won't even know how you should live, how sad would that be!"
Jiang Nuan: "..."
Jiang Nuan hung up the phone, inexplicably feeling that her mother had a point.
Mu Jiuchen smiled and said, "Is Mom complaining that we haven't been back for a long time?"
Jiang Nuan looked at the traffic ahead and smiled, "Isn't that obvious? If I have nothing to do tomorrow, let's go back. That way, Mom won't worry about us all the time."
Mu Jiuchen: "..."
"My mom also called us, asking when we're going back. The children are all well, she told us not to worry."
Jiang Nuan knew her mother-in-law would take good care of the children. Every Sunday, the two children would still go to the Mu family to accompany the elder.
The elder now had a cute little granddaughter, and she heard he was doing very well recently.
Yuan Yuan and Xia Xia were also doing well. As long as everyone was well, that was good!
...
After they arrived home, Mu Jiuchen voluntarily put on an apron and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.
Jiang Nuan wanted to follow him in, but Mu Jiuchen didn't want her help.
"Go out. It's just the two of us eating, I can still cook. Go and rest, don't wear yourself out too much, or you won't be able to pamper me tonight." Mu Jiuchen looked at her with a playful, wicked smile.
A hot breath sprayed on Jiang Nuan's face, light and ticklish.
Jiang Nuan was speechless. Mu Jiuchen's conversations were basically always laced with innuendo.
"Alright, alright, you cook, I'll be the queen. Is that okay?" Jiang Nuan loved his thoughtfulness and affection.
Mu Jiuchen smiled, kissed her lips, and whispered in her ear, "My queen alone!" His voice was deep and lingering, an indescribable connection spreading in her heart.
Jiang Nuan chuckled, turned around, and went out, sitting on the sofa to send a message to Han Yixuan.
[Yixuan, about what you mentioned a few days ago, I agree.]
Han Yixuan quickly replied, [Did your husband agree?]
Jiang Nuan: [I will convince him.]
Han Yixuan: [Scared! Wait until you convince him to come over. I don't want to get beaten up by him.]
Jiang Nuan burst out laughing.
When did Han Yixuan become so afraid of Mu Jiuchen?
Jiang Nuan: [How's the investigation into the hotel going? Among the women you took away, was Chu Yunying there?]
Han Yixuan: [Nuan Nuan, it's as you suspected. This is low-level operation, it doesn't touch their higher-ups at all. I've checked the list, Chu Yunying isn't there.]
Jiang Nuan looked confused. If she wasn't here, then Chu Yunying must be hiding because she was afraid Mu Jiuchen would retaliate against her.
Modu was vast. If she really hid and didn't show herself, no one would find her.
Jiang Nuan also knew that it was difficult to find the mastermind in such matters. Those who ran such operations were very cautious, changing locations every few days. To dismantle their operation, they had to expose the people behind it.
[Alright then, wait for me for a few more days. In a few days, I have surgery.]
Han Yixuan: [Nuan Nuan, there's no rush. As long as your husband agrees, you can come anytime.]
Jiang Nuan smiled and put down her phone. She thought about how long it had been since she contacted Shaoqing and wondered how the little guy was doing lately.
Jiang Nuan picked up her phone and checked the time. At this hour, Shaoqing would be exercising.
He wouldn't be able to answer the phone.
She thought for a moment, then put her phone down again. She looked around the house that hadn't been tidied up for a while. It wasn't messy, but there was still dust on the floor.
She stood up and continued tidying the house.
Mu Jiuchen, in the kitchen, saw this and frowned slightly. She really couldn't stay idle for a minute.
She was clearly tired, but she refused to rest properly.
The lunch he made was simple: he had bought salt-baked chicken, a bowl of cabbage soup, a plate of stir-fried noodles, and a cucumber salad.
When the rice was ready, he brought the dishes to the table. Seeing his busy wife, he smiled and called out, "Nuan Nuan, time to eat."
"Coming." Jiang Nuan put the mop in the storage room, washed her hands, and went to the dining room to eat.
Seeing the home-style dishes Mu Jiuchen had prepared, she smiled and said, "Husband, your cooking skills are getting better and better."
Mu Jiuchen, having been praised, felt honored.
He picked up a piece of chicken and fed it to her.
Jiang Nuan opened her mouth and ate it, smiling happily, "Delicious!"
Mu Jiuchen looked at her with deep eyes, "It wasn't made by me."
Jiang Nuan looked at him with an honest gaze, and also picked up a piece of chicken to feed him.
"I know, I'm the only one who can make such grand dishes." Her voice was full of arrogance.
Mu Jiuchen: "..."
But he loved their current life, the quiet flow of time. Even if they repeated cooking and many other things every day, as long as he was with her, he was happy!
After the meal, Mu Jiuchen washed the dishes as usual.
Jiang Nuan went back to the room and took off her coat. She needed to get some sleep.
She was still very tired.
She lay down, and as she was drifting off, her phone vibrated.
She groggily opened her eyes and reached for her phone by the bed to answer it.
"Sister, I saw Chu Yunying today!" Yan Qi's voice sounded somewhat excited.
Jiang Nuan's drowsiness vanished for the most part. A murderous intent flashed in her beautiful eyes. "Where is she?"