A public notice was posted seeking a wife, and a female saint from the Immortal Sect was found.

After chatting with Chen Yi about some family matters, Li Changqing returned to his room.

Before leaving, she was a little curious about what Chen Yi planned to do with that amethyst iron, but she didn't ask any further questions.

After returning to her room, Li Changqing sat cross-legged on the bed. Her injuries were healing, but it would take time for her to fully recover.

Just as he was about to take the elixir to cultivate and suppress the injuries in his body, he suddenly remembered some things that happened today. Li Changqing's lips curled up slightly, and his mood became even lighter.

Today, while she was in the herb garden, several children of the servants, all only a few years old, stayed around her, chattering away as if they had endless things to say.

In addition, several children told her today that when they grow up, they want to stay in the herb garden and help her grow lots and lots of medicinal herbs.

They are all still young and don't know what the future holds, or that they can have bigger dreams and goals when they grow up.

Such naive words were amusing, as she had never experienced anything like this before.

She had previously instructed the housekeeper, Liu, to buy clothes and other items for the children, as the Lunar New Year was approaching.

The Chen family wasn't wealthy, but they only bought the necessities of ordinary life, so it wasn't really a big burden for them.

Ordinary people are different from cultivators. Cultivation is extremely expensive for cultivators, but some money and items that are completely useless to cultivators are enough for ordinary people to live on in this world.

With a lot on his mind, Li Changqing suppressed his thoughts and prepared to cultivate. However, before he even started, he suddenly became lost in thought and a strange feeling arose in his heart.

She joined the Chen family to take control of it, use its resources to recover from her injuries, and then cultivate back to the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage.

Now, she can hardly be said to have strayed from her goal; in fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the entire Chen family is under her control, and everything is going very smoothly.

"Something is not right after all. When I first entered the Chen family, I only wanted to achieve my goal. Now, although I am getting closer and closer to my goal, and no one in the Chen family will stop me from using the Spirit Condensation Pill, I don't need to spend energy scheming and plotting for it."

"But apart from these, many of the things I'm doing now aren't actually necessary."

After much thought, she had some speculations in her mind. Perhaps this was the reason why Chen Yi entrusted her with managing all the affairs of the Chen family.

Having spent so much time in contact with the Chen family, she had become familiar with everyone and remembered their appearance and names.

Some of Chen Yi's decisions used to seem strange to her, but now they seem like long-term plans for her.

That little guy probably wanted her to stay in the Chen family for a long time, rather than just be a passerby.

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On December 28th, with only two days left until Lunar New Year's Eve, the Chen family was busier than usual.

From time to time, experienced herbalists or groups of servants would come to the ancestral home to offer their New Year's greetings to the head of the household in advance.

After discussing it, Chen Yi and Li Changqing decided to gather everyone from the medicine garden, as well as the shop managers of Qingyang Market, at their ancestral home for a New Year's Eve dinner that night.

By evening, the Chen family's place was bustling with activity, with more than two hundred people, including Chen's subordinates and their families.

Liu Shen had many temporary bamboo tents, tables, chairs, and other items set up in the open space in front of the main hall, piled high with food and snacks.

In addition to the clothes Li Changqing had asked for, as well as some daily necessities, Liu Shen had already prepared them all, and he would let them take them back later.

"Patriarch, I must say that although Miss Li has not been in the family for long, everyone in the family respects her more and is more willing to open their hearts to her than to you."

Chen Yi stood in the corner. At this moment, the Chen family home was filled with the laughter and play of children, as well as the conversation and occasional cheers of adults.

Li Changqing was in the crowd, greeting everyone and occasionally stuffing a handful of snacks into a child's arms, which immediately elicited cheers.

Chen Yi turned around and glanced at Liu Shen, who had just spoken to him, and said bluntly, "Steward Liu, aren't you the same? I think you show the most respect to Miss Li."

Liu Shen grinned immediately; the patriarch's words had seen right through him.

"What are you going to talk about?" Li Changqing greeted everyone and finally got to Chen Yi's side.

Liu Shen quickly apologized and left, showing great awareness.

"Butler Liu just said that the whole family likes you very much," Chen Yi said.

Li Changqing smiled upon hearing this. During her time with the Chen family, she noticed a slight change in her state of mind. The higher one's level of understanding, the more one realizes the importance of one's state of mind.

Before, I only focused on improving my skills, but now I deal with trivial matters every day. These are two completely different experiences. Looking up can broaden my horizons, but looking down can reveal the true meaning of life.

Some people always want to climb to the top, while others yearn for an ordinary life. But whether they want to reach the top or yearn for an ordinary life, it's hard to achieve their goals.

All living beings in this world are ultimately driven by the times; how many can live according to their own wishes?

She can't either.

Chen Yi suddenly pulled out a small, exquisitely crafted box and said, "It's almost Chinese New Year, so I'm giving you a small gift."

Li Changqing glanced at Chen Yi with a puzzled look, opened the small box, and found that inside were two small circles made of amethyst iron.

"Is this what you made a couple of days ago?" Li Changqing asked immediately.

Chen Yi nodded and said with a serious expression, "I read in an ancient book that this item can be called a ring. If you put it on your Daoist partner, it means that you can never be separated in this life."

Li Changqing: ……

Chen Yi continued, "That ancient book also says, 'Holding your hand, we grow old together.' I think that's a good saying. Whether you're an ordinary person or a cultivator, being able to grow old with someone is the happiest thing. Come on, let me put it on for you, and you can put it on for me."

Li Changqing stared at him and couldn't help but ask, "A ring? I've never heard of such a custom. Where's that ancient book you were looking at? Let me see it."

Chen Yi waved his hand and said, "I read this when I was a child. The ancient book has long been lost, but would I really use this to fool you?"

After saying that, Chen Yi, unusually unreasonable, grabbed Li Changqing's hand, picked up a ring, and put it on Li Changqing's finger.

"Once you put it on, don't take it off. Taking it off is bad luck," Chen Yi said seriously.

Li Changqing looked at the ring on his finger, then glanced at Chen Yi.

Holding hands, growing old together, this little guy would occasionally say a few words that deeply touched her.

But they might also do some very childish things, like thinking that wearing this so-called ring means they can really be together forever? That seems frivolous and unrealistic.

She wanted to take off the ring, but seeing Chen Yi's serious expression, she ultimately didn't.

"You put it on too," Chen Yi said.

He specially made a pair, just for this moment.

Li Changqing felt somewhat helpless. She picked up the ring from the box and put it on the finger that Chen Yi had extended to her.

"Satisfied?"

Chen Yi nodded repeatedly, quite satisfied.

Li Changqing may not understand, and what he did was indeed a bit naive, but this scene is something he will remember for the rest of his life.

To bestow a ring upon someone who was once at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage is a truly unique act.