Xu Changâan felt like he was a strange person because he had the courage to tease a girl, yet he didnât dare to call her "wife."
How could there be someone like him in the world?
Thinking about it carefully, the problem wasnât really courage... It was mostly because he was used to calling her "miss," and it was difficult to change that habit suddenly.
At this moment, Xu Changâan could see Miss Yun smiling, genuinely happy. Why?
It must be because she realized he enjoys teasing people, as he is evolving towards "husband," no longer just a steward.
Therefore, even just to make Yun Qian happy, he must try... to satisfy the lady.
But as various names flashed through his mind... he couldnât find a good one for the time being.
Some sounded more pleasant, like the ancient titles of Shaojun, Xiao Jun, Xijun, but he hadnât used them before and didnât know how they would feel.
Ah Qian, this name was impossible to call out, always feeling like he was calling his younger sister.
Wife?
In his dreams, he did call her that quite a bit, but Xu Changâan didnât understand why it felt awkward to use such a common term for a wife that almost everyone uses.
It seemed that just calling her "wife" lowered Miss Yunâs aura.
Ultimately, calling her "miss" seemed the most natural.
Or... Miss Yun?
Of course, calling her "Miss Yun" felt the most comfortable.
But he seldom called her that in front of Yun Qian... After all, would a husband truly come home and call his wife "lady" and have her reply with "sir"?
Oh.
It seemed like there really could be such couples.
One "sir," one "lady," not cheesy, but full of respect, equality, and courteousness.
Perhaps... this is the proper way couples should interact?
But Xu Changâan believed that he was a plain person, unbearably so. Otherwise, Miss Yun wouldnât have been able to fish out his dark thoughts and lay them bare in the sun.
He almost wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
So, he shouldnât be the one using such elegant terms.
Itâs not that he couldnât use them at all. At least he could call Yun Qian "Miss Yun," but he absolutely didnât want to hear the term "sir" coming from Yun Qian.
Xu Changâan felt he was unworthy.
Then...
What should he call her?
Xu Changâan starting to struggle with this matter was quite normal since he had been thinking about it for a long time. He wouldnât call Yun Qian "miss" forever.
This matter needed careful consideration now, but before that...
Xu Changâan walked to the dressing table, stopped behind Yun Qian, leaned on her shoulder, and looked at the scene in the mirror, saying, "Miss, I have something... Iâd like your opinion on."
"Ask me?" Yun Qian blinked, thought of the breakfast she had eaten, looked down, and said, "Am I... getting a bit plump recently?"
When she went down the mountain, he had to carry her.
"...?" Xu Changâan was thrown off by Yun Qianâs logic, stared for a while before coming back to himself, and looked down...
He thought about the beautiful snowflakes in his dream yesterday.
Xu Changâan coughed, reached out to help Yun Qian straighten her collar.
Very helpless.
He had no idea what the lady was thinking; how could she be plump... not to mention her taller-than-average figure, but Xu Changâan had prepared her balanced meals, how could she possibly be lacking?
"Miss, I wasnât talking about that, moreover... youâre quite fine." Xu Changâan said helplessly.
"Hmm." Yun Qian nodded casually, "You stood in front of the dressing table to see me... I thought..."
"Serious business." Xu Changâan interrupted Yun Qian, speaking seriously.
"Serious business, hmm." Yun Qian thought about how usually when Xu Changâan had serious business, he wouldnât tell her. Even if he did... It would be more like a "notification," just like when he told her he was leaving Beisang City for Chaoyun.
Itâs her reliance, so... the lady knew very well that Xu Changâan wouldnât discuss serious matters with her.
Yun Qian continued looking at her reflection in the mirror, thinking about what kind of makeup she should wear when going down the mountain.
But Xu Changâanâs approach wasnât without effect, as the lady was sitting rather tiredly, leaning her head against his chest to recuperate some energy.
Yun Qian, leaning against Xu Changâan, lightly pinched a delicate rouge lip color with her fingers, asked: "What do you want to say?"
Xu Changâan was accustomed to Yun Qianâs "perfunctory" response, he coughed: "Miss, what do you think of Miss Yun?"
"...?" Yun Qian blinked, looked strangely at Xu Changâan through the mirror, asked him: "Are you asking me... to talk about myself?"
She had said it early on.
In general, not a good person, doesnât really care for her husband, overall... not a competent wife.
"No, I mean... the term Miss Yun, doesnât it sound more pleasant than âmissâ?" Xu Changâan asked earnestly.
He might not have realized that usually people donât ask the involved parties like this.
But since he and Yun Qian were not ordinary people, he asked, Yun Qian would think about it carefully... Only, unfortunately, Yun Qian thought hard but couldnât come up with anything.
Yun Qian said earnestly: "I think anything sounds pleasant."
As long as someone is calling her, it sounds good.
"... I guess I shouldnât have asked you." Xu Changâan was somewhat headache, so he didnât ask Yun Qian what kind of title she preferred.