Seeing no other choice, Zhou Yuan clicked on the first article “How to Display Gentleness and Virtue” and began to read, while his hands got busy.
Concerned that Asta would need to catch up on sleep later, Zhou Yuan didn’t prepare anything too heavy or hard to digest. Instead, he made a simple chicken and mushroom congee.
He minced the chicken meat and cooked it until soft and fragrant before adding it to the congee, creating a melt-in-your-mouth texture.
While cooking the congee and preparing the minced chicken, Zhou Yuan also summarized the key points.
Key point one: Display one’s wealth because males lead luxurious lives, and insufficient assets might make them suffer.
Zhou Yuan ruled this out. He couldn’t help it; he was still a poor guy supported by Asta.
Key point two: Showcase culinary skills. After females marry males, they are responsible for preparing their meals. Poor cooking skills could increase the chance of rejection.
Zhou Yuan was confident about this. He cooked all of Asta’s meals. Otherwise, this straight male would probably be eating nutrient fluid every day.
Key point three: Demonstrate refinement and talent…
Key point four: Purchase items that the male’s parents like…
Key point five: Have the ability to protect the male…
Key point six:…
…
By the time the congee was ready, Zhou Yuan had listed up to the sixteenth point. He nodded satisfactorily, feeling that he met the criteria for being gentle and virtuous, except for the lack of money.
After all, he used to be an all-around assistant under a big boss and an outstanding graduate of the Male Virtue Class!
Feeling confident again, Zhou Yuan completely ignored anything amiss and happily carried the congee out. He even expressed his intention to go shopping with Asta in the afternoon to buy things Asta’s father liked.
Asta’s reaction: …?
Asta hesitated a bit. “Are you sure, Lord?”
“Of course, I’ve checked the guide.” Zhou Yuan was decisive.
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“Okay, okay.” Although Asta didn’t know what guide Zhou Yuan had read, he still nodded obediently.
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After waiting for a while, Asta started to feel a bit tired and decided to turn off the light brain and go to sleep.
He slept deeply, and what woke him up was the knocking of the male.
Zhou Yuan said from behind the door, “Asta, get up and have lunch. It’s already twelve.”
After knocking twice, Asta slowly woke up. Feeling a bit comfortable, he lazily stretched.
He then got out of bed and into his wheelchair, opening the door.
Because he was sitting in a wheelchair, Asta’s height at this moment only reached Zhou Yuan’s chest. As he slowly peeked his head out from the door, he looked like a small creature cautiously checking for danger outside its cave.
Perhaps due to sleeping too soundly, Asta’s originally silky white hair was slightly messy. A strand of curly hair draped over his sexy Adam’s apple, sticking to his collarbone.
As he spoke, the strand of hair bounced up and down with his movements, making Zhou Yuan’s hands itch a bit.
Asta: “Lord, wait for me to freshen up… Lord?”
As he said the last sentence, his surprise couldn’t be concealed.
Zhou Yuan couldn’t resist and reached out to twist that strand of hair. As his fingertip grazed Asta’s Adam’s apple, he unintentionally brushed past it, leaving a slightly tingling sensation.
Zhou Yuan held up the strand of hair in front of Asta’s eyes, speaking in a calm tone but feeling a tingling sensation in his fingers: “There was a hair stuck on your Adam’s apple just now.”
Feeling a slight tingling sensation from the contact, Asta’s ears turned slightly red. “…Thank you, Lord.”
Zhou Yuan didn’t linger and quickly bid farewell to Asta. However, as he turned away, his fingertips that had just touched Asta’s Adam’s apple brushed against each other unintentionally, as if savoring the sensation from before.
Asta, on the other hand, was a bit dazed. He reached up to touch his own Adam’s apple but didn’t feel the tingling sensation that had flashed by when the male touched him, feeling somewhat puzzled.
But his confusion didn’t last long as Yuo came online.
Yuo woke up to see the food Asta had prepared, sending a puzzled expression.
Yuo: [?]
Yuo: [What does this mean? It means your male values your family a lot! In other words, he values you. Otherwise, how could he, an A-grade male, go and buy something Chief Edward likes to make him happy?]
Asta: [Um…]
After that, Yuo didn’t say anything else, probably busy digesting the dog food he received after waking up.
Asta pondered for a moment, feeling only one thing: he was happy.
Because his male cared a lot about him.
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After finishing lunch, the two set off for the winery together.
Edward didn’t have many hobbies, but his favorite thing in life was drinking, especially strong and potent liquor.
And Asta happened to know where to buy this kind of liquor.
However, good wine was usually expensive. This bottle cost tens of thousands of star coins, making Zhou Yuan feel a bit pained.
But Asta seemed unfazed by it.
Leaving Zhou Yuan, the diligent wife and mother, to look at the remaining two or three hundred thousand star coins in the card and think about how to spend the days ahead.
On the way back, since they had finished all the groceries they bought last time, Zhou Yuan took Asta to buy some vegetables.
After buying everything, the two of them walked back home with their parcels, leaving a group of satisfied females gossiping on the StarNet, sparking a new hot topic.
On the way back, Asta also received a message from Neil.
Neil mentioned that he had already submitted his request to the chairman and would have to wait for the chairman to review it before knowing if it could be passed to the Council of Elders.
But Neil also knew that the chairman would definitely submit it.
Because the hashtag #WhenWillTheMaleProtectionSocietyApologizeToHisExcellencyDixia had been trending on the hot searches, and the chairman couldn’t resist the pressure from public opinion.
Moreover, the incident was caused by the Equity Department, and the report was drafted by him. The cunning chairman could easily use him as a scapegoat.
Asta simply replied with a “Hmm” and calmly turned off the light brain.
Zhou Yuan was a bit curious, but seeing Asta so calm, he felt that the matter was almost certain, so he relaxed and enjoyed the view outside the window.
Soon, the next day arrived.
Zhou Yuan had arranged to meet Edward at 10 a.m. so they could have lunch together after their discussion, increasing their affinity.
Early in the morning, Zhou Yuan got up and dragged the similarly early-rising Asta to see which outfit looked good on him.
Asta pursed his lips, feeling that Zhou Yuan looked good in anything.
In the end, the two chose a set of beige checkered sweaters with black trousers.
This outfit made Zhou Yuan look very casual yet handsome. His slender back didn’t appear bulky under the well-fitted sweater but rather had a natural and upright posture.
As for Asta, he naturally changed into the same outfit, except his sweater was camel-colored, and his pants were beige.
The neutral colors somewhat softened Asta’s naturally cold demeanor, giving him a gentler appearance, like melting snow under the spring breeze.
Standing and sitting side by side in front of the mirror, they looked inexplicably harmonious.
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Date: 2024-04-24
Chapter remaining: 51
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AAaaw they are so cute 👀
Thank you for the chapter! ❤
Time to impress the in laws zhou yuan 🤭