The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 727: A Generation Gap_1

A woman who had lived for a thousand years and possessed strength so profound that no one knew to what Realm she belonged, willingly took on the tasks of serving tea and water in Li Qing’s home, all the while her demeanor was full of the etiquette once practiced in the homes of princes and nobles.

This made Li Qing reflect on the wonder of fate and couldn’t help feeling a sense of pride.

After all, even such a woman could be brought into his home.

But this mental enjoyment was accompanied by a general discomfort for everyone.

Jing Yan had to bend her waist slightly and say "My lord, please have some tea" with every placement of a teacup, creating an oppressive pressure on everyone present.

Li Qing actually wanted to savor it, but he truly couldn’t get into it, so he too was uncomfortable.

"Yan’er, I fully support your desire to maintain the habits of your past, after all, the world has changed beyond recognition, and you should be one of the very few exceptions. But at home, I think these formalities should be as minimal as possible. As you see, if this were in the past, our home would be a typical civilian household. Of course, it still is," Li Qing advised very politely.

Jing Yan’s lips curved in a light smile, and she shook her head, "The things I do are not superfluous, and I quite enjoy them."

"In fact, I never had the chance to do these things myself before, nor was there anyone worthy of me doing such for them. In my own separate residence, I had over thirty maids such that even wiping my mouth with a handkerchief was done for me."

Li Qing was taken aback upon hearing this, having forgotten that this woman was once the Queen Consort of Qi.

She was no ordinary woman.

Now that she was doing these things for him, it was truly his good fortune.

"Yan’er, look, you were the Queen Consort of Qi, how can you do these tasks now? Put them down at once and sit steadily," Li Qing said immediately, finding a very smooth justification for his thoughts.

As Jing Yan was squatting by the tea table, carefully cleaning the teaware, she shook her head gently and spoke, "Although those days were free from worry and I was high above the rest, I never liked it. On the contrary, now I really like it here. As the saying goes, ’I will follow my husband wherever he goes.’ Since my sister-in-law does not despise me, and I have entered your household, I should be the one doing these things."

Li Qing was momentarily at a loss for words, as she still stubbornly insisted on serving tea and water.

He looked helplessly at his sister-in-law and Zi Ling, who were standing on the side with restrained expressions, and forced out a smile uglier than a cry.

You two figure it out, I’m truly at my wits’ end.

Neither Han Mei nor Zi Ling had any better idea, so they had to let her be.

After sitting idle for a while, Li Qing brought up the trip to Nine Truth Palace, to which Jing Yan reacted indifferently, but still said, "As it is the advancement of my lord’s martial brother into the Nascent Soul, it is right to be present in person to offer congratulations. It would be good to make the trip."

"Alright, then it’s settled. We’ll set off in a bit and arrive at the mountain just as it gets dark," Li Qing said on the spot.

Jing Yan inquired, "Does my lord need to rush so? I have only just entered our home, and I am still unfamiliar with everything here. How about we go tomorrow instead? Advancing into the Nascent Soul is indeed a significant event, but it’s not an especially grand ceremony. There is no difference between being one day earlier or later."

"Oh, okay," Li Qing agreed with a somewhat strained smile.

Looking at the situation, Jing Yan was truly determined to become a concubine in his house.

It was as if it echoed that saying, in the past travel was slow, a single ’I love you’ could mean a lifetime.

There’s always a so-called generational gap between fathers and sons, let alone one that spans a thousand years.

Therefore, it’s completely within reason that Li Qing cannot understand some of Jing Yan’s thoughts.

But listening to her voice, though soft, filled with a determination firm as metal and stone, Li Qing felt that even if he couldn’t understand, he needed to try to understand this woman from a thousand years ago who had a different perception of life.

Han Mei had cleared out her room—she was preparing to make do and squeeze in with Wu Xingxing, to give Jing Yan a room of her own.

This certainly saved Li Qing the effort of having to explain to Jing Yan why she couldn’t stay at his sister-in-law’s home and had to live elsewhere.

Zi Ling took Jing Yan to get familiar with the outside surroundings, and Li Qing quietly entered Han Mei’s room.

About this matter, he still needed to have a good talk with his sister-in-law.

Han Mei was bending over, her round and perky buttocks in the air as she wiped the bedstand, the powerful aura of Jing Yan having put a great deal of pressure on her to clean every nook and cranny of the room meticulously, ensuring not a speck of dust was visible.

Li Qing gently supported those elastic and round buttocks with his hands and said, "Sister-in-law, if you have any questions, you can ask now. She’s gone out for a walk around the nearby mountains. It should take her a while to return."

Han Mei turned around and lightly slapped Li Qing’s hand, "Stop it, I’m just curious about one thing—is she really that old?"

Li Qing nodded, "She indeed has lived that long."

Han Mei sighed softly, "A thousand years... I can hardly fathom what that concept means."

"Sister-in-law, don’t you have anything else you want to ask?" Li Qing asked with some surprise.

Han Mei seemed lost in thought about something and shook her head, "Jing Yan has already explained everything else, and I’ve more or less understood it all."

"So, sister-in-law, is that all... just that?" Li Qing felt a bit bewildered, as if his sister-in-law seemed a bit too accepting.

Han Mei looked at Li Qing and smiled gently, "As incredibly bizarre as this situation is, what has happened has happened. What more is there for me to accept? Plus, I thought about it, and if I were to wake up a thousand years from now, completely alone, that feeling of loneliness would be very hard to bear."

"If by some strange twist of fate I were to have that kind of encounter with a man, perhaps I would follow him as well, at least it would give me a slight connection to that strange new world. Qingzi, you are now the link between Jing Yan and our world. Moreover, the epoch she comes from imposed so many constraints on women, the concept of staying loyal is practically etched into their bones."

Li Qing nodded thoughtfully, recognizing that his sister-in-law’s considerations were indeed delicate.

Those were things he hadn’t thought of himself.

Now, having heard Han Mei’s perspective, the concept of Jing Yan as an unparalleled powerful figure faded in Li Qing’s mind. No matter how strong her powers, in this world, she was still just a lonely woman.

Nodding, Li Qing said with a smile, "I was just worried you might not take it well."

"No worries, with how you keep bringing women home every other day, what’s there for me to not take well?" Han Mei responded with a half-irritated, half-amused laugh.

Li Qing chuckled, feeling a bit embarrassed as he touched his nose and said, "This time, it truly was an accident."

"It’s okay, I can see that," Han Mei said, giving Li Qing a sidelong glance filled with deep fondness.