The Posture Had to Be Graceful

Liu Yuewang's cooking skills were quite good today, especially the cold tomato salad she made. Her skill was evident in the neat and uniform thickness of her tomato slices. Perhaps inspired by a cucumber slicer, she also bought a slicer that is said to be particularly good at locking in the moisture of tomatoes.

Juicy tomatoes, sliced one by one between fair fingers, are gently placed on a celadon plate by soft fingertips. It seems that the tomato salad made by a beautiful woman has an exceptionally sweet and delicate flavor.

Most Chinese chefs are fatter than Western chefs, while noodle chefs tend to be more muscular. And when beautiful women make desserts and snacks, it seems to add to the appeal of their appearance.

After eating a few slices of tomato, Liu Chang'an noticed that Liu Yuewang and An Nuan seemed to be in some kind of standoff.

"I don't need yours. Just apply it before you go to school, don't bring it with you."

"I need to get it replaced!"

"Why bother fixing it? Your classmate will need it again when they see it."

"I'm not that petty!"

"Then give me half."

"You only say half of it right off the bat, how dare you!"

"I'm your mother, what's there to be embarrassed about? Let's not talk about it anymore, just give it all to me, I'll get a biopsy done at the school."

"They're still testing it? Yes, it's all harmful components. I can't let you get hurt, so I won't give you even a single mung bean!"

Liu Chang'an tapped his bowl. "When it comes to eating, the ancients spoke of 'fragrant saliva and jade liquor,' but that doesn't mean you can spit your saliva on the food."

Liu Chang'an's words made An Nuan and Liu Yuewang feel embarrassed, and they temporarily gave up competing for the title of "Frosty Beauty". An Nuan regretted it deeply, thinking she shouldn't have shown off, but she felt unsatisfied if she didn't show off in front of Professor Liu Yuewang.

"Little Liu, this thing, this thing, it's very good... it feels really good." Liu Yuewang thought to herself, rather than trying to get her hands on An Nuan, she'd rather try to get her hands on Liu Chang'an.

"I only made this one bottle," Liu Chang'an said regretfully.

"Limited edition, the only one in the world." An Nuan was smug again.

Liu Yuewang rolled her eyes at An Nuan, who quickly pouted and put away the face cream. Giving more to her mother was no problem, after all, she was her own mother, but she couldn't accept that Liu Yuewang wanted to keep it all for herself.

"Can't I make a second bottle? I didn't mean to ask you for it, I just think... it's just for An Nuan's use, one bottle won't last long." Liu Yuewang used the usual tactics of a parent, asking all sorts of questions under the guise of having a child at home.

"Yes, but I don't want to do it anymore," Liu Chang'an said bluntly. At this moment, there was no room for tact or hesitation; refusing someone meant being clean and decisive, leaving no room for the other person to think they could negotiate.

This little girl loves to show off too much, from school to home. I hope she'll stop posting on social media like WeChat Moments. But it doesn't really matter, as long as she's happy.

"Why?" Liu Yuewang was greatly disappointed, but she did not give up.

"He must have his reasons. If he doesn't want to do it, he just doesn't want to. Why ask so many questions?" An Nuan quickly replied.

Raising a daughter really makes her side with outsiders. Seeing that Liu Chang'an didn't seem inclined to answer the question, Liu Yuewang pondered for a moment. She needed to get rid of An Nuan, that troublemaker. She had already accepted his relationship with An Nuan; going further, An Nuan was practically his future mother-in-law. Couldn't she even ask him to make another bottle of face cream?

Thinking of this, Liu Yuewang was no longer in a hurry. Anyway, her skin was almost the same as An Nuan's, and she could keep up with the daily care and protection. She could take it one step at a time.

"This face cream is difficult to make, but I can still make some serums later. They might not be as effective as this face cream, but they won't be bad either," Liu Chang'an said after thinking for a moment.

"Then... can I have some?" Liu Yuewang so expectant that she forgot all about being reserved.

Liu Chang'an nodded.

"I want one too!" An Nuan immediately became jealous.

Liu Chang'an smiled, patted An Nuan's head, and said, "Of course I'll give you the best, but you don't need this."

"Eat your vegetables, eat your vegetables, eat more." Liu Yuewang felt relieved, then remembered the important things she needed to do today, and served An Nuan Liu Chang'an a bowl of soup each.

An Nuan drank two bowls of soup because Liu Yuewang emphasized the ingredients, subtly highlighting that the soup was very effective for breast enhancement.

Liu Chang'an also drank two bowls. He didn't need to enhance his breasts, but Liu Yuewang still served him two bowls, so he had to give her face.

Liu Yuewang didn't drink it; of course, she didn't need to. Besides, when she drank this breast-enhancing soup, Liu Yuewang always felt a warm, swollen sensation in her breasts, a phenomenon that An Nuan was aware of, so it wasn't surprising.

After lunch, it was still early, so there was no need to rush to school. An Nuan threw away the leftovers and skillfully put the bowls and chopsticks in a basket outside the door. The restaurant staff would come to collect them. It seemed that Liu Yuewang often prepared big meals at home in this way.

"I'm a little sleepy, I want to take a nap," An Nuan said, rubbing her eyes. "Mom, I'll sleep in your room."

"Go take a shower," Liu Yuewang said with a hint of disdain.

"Go to sleep, I'll wake you up when it's time." Liu Chang'an patted An Nuan's head again.

"You go to sleep too!" An Nuan fought off her drowsiness and went to her room to get a set of pajamas. "Take a shower, then come to my room to rest. You can only go to bed after you've changed into your pajamas... your military training uniform is covered in dust."

"Go ahead." Liu Yuewang displayed the demeanor of a true mistress of the house; she felt her daughter didn't yet have the right to decide on her own to let a young man rest at home.

An Nuan refused Liu Yuewang's help and insisted on finding the towel and slippers she had prepared for Liu Chang'an before she would go to Liu Yuewang's room to take a shower. In addition to the bathroom outside, Liu Yuewang's room also had a shower room.

"An Nuan truly loves you." Watching her daughter return to her room, Liu Yuewang said with some emotion, "A child who has been pampered and cared for by me since childhood has already learned to be considerate of others; this kind of self-aware thoughtfulness is truly rare."

"Yes... but I heard that An Nuan only started living with you again when she was ten years old, and she's often the one buying breakfast, ordering takeout, delivering clothes to the dry cleaners, and picking up clothes. It's hard to say she was spoiled." Liu Chang'an was somewhat puzzled by the fact that Liu Yuewang's statement was completely different from An Nuan's.

Liu Yuewang opened her mouth, somewhat embarrassed, glared at Liu Chang'an angrily, then raised her hand and slapped him before walking away without explaining or arguing with Liu Chang'an.

It turns out that An Nuan's liking for hitting people was something she learned from Liu Yuewang. Liu Chang'an took a towel and went to the bathroom.

An Nuan's bathroom lacked the ambiguity and allure often found in novels when the male protagonist enters. There were no underwear in the laundry basket, no sexy pajamas, bras, or lace underwear. The bathroom was small but clean, with shower gel, shampoo, towels, and other items neatly arranged. The gray wall tiles and white floor tiles were spotless, without any grime or black grime filling the crevices. It seemed that while An Nuan and Liu Yuewang's cooking skills were mediocre, they were meticulous when it came to housework and cleaning.

Liu Chang'an took a shower and changed into the pajamas An Nuan had prepared. Luckily, they were Muji plaid pajamas, without any exaggerated big red hearts on them.

But even with a big red heart on it, you still have to wear it.

Liu Chang'an changed into his pajamas and found Liu Yuewang sitting in the living room, idly pressing buttons with the remote control. Liu Chang'an nodded as a greeting.

Seeing Liu Chang'a Liu Yuewang An Nuan's room, Liu Yuewang hurriedly went back to her own room to take a look. Sure enough, after An Nuan forced herself to take a shower, she didn't even change out of her pajamas and was lying on Liu Yuewang's bed wearing only her underwear and hugging a blanket.

Liu Yuewang walked over and first hit An Nuan's round little volleyball twice, then pulled the blanket up to cover her, before starting to look for An Nuan's phone.

Liu Yuewang searched for a while but couldn't find it. This wasn't surprising. Ever since An Nuan started dating Liu Chang'an, she had hidden her phone even more carefully. This was normal. Besides, finding An Nuan's phone wouldn't be of much use. At most, she could just try to change the password a few times. This girl always changed her lock screen gestures and passwords.

Liu Yuewang hit An Nuan's volleyball a couple more times, finding it quite effective, before finally giving up on trying to find a solution from An Nuan.

Today she added some ivy root powder to the soup, a method told to her by an old Chinese medicine doctor she knew. This stuff is ineffective if eaten at night, but it makes people sleepy if eaten at noon, so Liu Yuewang can play volleyball without worry.

I still have to go find Liu Chang'an. Liu Yuewang had already noticed that Liu Chang'an was doing the same thing as always today... His phone just opened with a swipe, without any lock screen password or anything.

Liu Yuewang stayed in her room for a while, glancing at her watch every now and then. The ticking of the watch made her a little nervous; after all, it would be too embarrassing to be caught red-handed at this time.

No, Liu Chang'an would never guess my scheme. He'll probably just leave his phone on the bedside table and pick it up to check when I get in.

Liu Yuewang walked out of the room, thinking that Liu Chang'an should be asleep. She reached out and grasped the doorknob, but hesitated. Should she first check if Liu Chang'an was asleep?

So Liu Yuewang slowly sat down in An Nuan's room, picked up a book and slammed it heavily on the floor, making a sound. She cried out "Ouch!" and quickly threw the book under the sofa. She then tried to lie down on the floor in a graceful posture; even if she fell, she couldn't fall in an ugly and embarrassing way, right?

"Professor Liu, what are you doing?"

Liu Yuewang's ears perked up. Liu Chang'an's voice was coming from behind her. Liu Yuewang turned around and saw Liu Chang'an standing at the kitchen door, munching on a tomato, looking at Liu Yuewang was lying gracefully on the floor, with a puzzled expression.

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