"—Who?"
"Who? Who asked? Old man? Or your father?"
Yao Wan's embroidered eyebrows drew together, and she suddenly grew a little agitated.
"...It wasn't that serious. My father only mentioned it in passing, and my big brother and Sister-in-law were just joking with me."
Just from seeing her reaction, Xiao Yan roughly understood what kind of mood Yao Wan was in. He was only somewhat surprised that, after coming back this time, she would actually be troubled by this question too.
Hearing Xiao Yan say that, Yao Wan finally realized that her reaction seemed a little too intense.
She subconsciously lowered both hands, her reply filled with a sense of loss. "...Oh."
"If you hadn't brought this up, I actually hadn't planned to talk about it."
Seeing her reaction now, Xiao Yan sighed. "After all, if you misunderstood and thought I had that intention myself, that would be bad."
"Then... then what do you... think about it yourself?"
Her powerless fingertips slowly clenched before her, and the thoughts in her heart inevitably grew a little tangled. Yao Wan almost did not dare meet Xiao Yan's gaze.
What if...
"Me? I'm just saying it's still too early. After all, we aren't even a hundred years old yet. With this cultivation and this lifespan, even if the matter of descendants is put off for a thousand years before considering it, there won't be any problem."
Xiao Yan's answer was very straightforward. Then his tone shifted, gradually relaxing, as if he were joking.
"Besides, haven't big brother and Sister-in-law only been married for a short while too? As the older brother, he should at least set an example for his younger brother, right? After all, Xiao Xiao really is special. We can't keep using Xiao Xiao as an example forever."
When he finished