That evening, Liu Changxu was in such high spirits that he arranged a family banquet and personally went into the kitchen to prepare six dishes of third-tier spirit cuisine, three of second-tier spirit cuisine, and three of first-tier spirit cuisine. Such an occasion was rare indeed.
Ever since advancing to the Golden Core Stage, Liu Changxu had seldom prepared low-tier spirit cuisine himself.
Today, he had made first-tier spirit cuisine entirely for his children.
When the banquet began, Yang Qingxue occupied the lady of the household's seat, even though Liu Changxu had yet to formally marry her. Su Jinxiu was deeply displeased. Though she said nothing, her cheeks were puffed up in a sulk.
Chunlan, Xiazhu, Qiuyue, and Dongxue, on the other hand, knew their places very well. Not only were they free of resentment, they went out of their way to please Yang Qingxue.
Yang Qingxue responded to their overtures with warmth and easy friendliness, even giving each of the four women a second-tier talisman as a gift. This, too, had never happened before.
Previously, whenever Yang Qingxue visited the Elegant Orchid Garden, she had looked straight through the four women, never giving these maidservants a second thought.
But now that she had become Liu Changxu's woman, Yang Qingxue had begun to realize that she could not ignore their presence. Only then had she set aside her pride and befriended them.
Thus, everyone except his senior sister Su Jinxiu looked delighted. Even the usually cool and aloof Qin Yulian wore a rare smile.
Of them all, Qin Yulian had been the most shaken by Yang Qingxue willingly throwing herself into their junior brother's arms before Liu Changxu had formally married her.
Had she not seen it with her own eyes, Qin Yulian would never have imagined that a distinguished