Yan Qing saw that Ling Hua was obedient and felt pleased. Seeing that she kept quiet while watching, although there was no change in her expression, he felt like he could guess how eager she was to try it out.
He rarely thought back to the day after he and Qin Huan came up with the marriage agreement transfer when he was drunk. She had come to find him, and while the venison was roasting, she obediently and cleverly waited for it to be cooked. Although he later learned she was just pretending to be obedient at the time, he found the act quite endearing.
He couldn't help but coax her with a phrase, "Once this is finished, I'll give it to you to play with."
Ling Hua was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Alright."
After speaking, she added another sentence, "Thank you, brother."
Yan Qing made a sound of disapproval in his heart and wanted to say "no need to thank," but the words reached his lips and he swallowed them, accepting the thanks instead.
