Aunt Wang was preparing breakfast, smoke curling up from the chimney, with freshly steamed buns in the steamer.
The three children, Niannian, Xiaosheng, and Niuniu, were early risers practicing cultivation, but now they were curiously looking at the sky.
They saw fireworks bursting in the city first, and then it seemed to also explode outside the city and in the distance.
In front of the dressing table, the boss lady's silk pouch was still on, her shoulders and calves exposed with fair skin, wrapped in a silk robe that still carried a woman's fragrance, as she tied her sash unhurriedly.
But Lady Yan got up early and went outside to help prepare breakfast with nimble hands and feet.
Yet Lady Yan returned not long after, exclaiming, "Husband, there are fireworks outside; is there a celebration in the city today? I've never seen this before... Husband?"
"Husband?"
The boss lady glanced sideways, only to see Li Yuan lowering his head, dressing quickly.
