So all the wives were waiting for me to break up with them.

He braved the wind and snow to reach the supermarket near his neighborhood. There were quite a few people in the supermarket, but they were all men.

They looked at each other, and a feeling of mutual appreciation immediately welled up in their hearts.

The distance between people suddenly shrinks to an extremely close level.

When they saw the meager amount of food on the counter and thought of the hungry family members at home, their expressions instantly changed.

Life is unpredictable, and the distance between people can suddenly become extremely far.

If Zhou You hadn't been quick-witted and agile, he really wouldn't have been able to successfully pay and escape the supermarket while being surrounded and intercepted by several people.

The resentful looks in the eyes of the men he left behind were truly chilling.

It's just buying groceries, but it's being made into a battle royale.

Zhou You returned home carrying two large bags. Yun Daidai heard the noise, ran out of her room, and considerately helped him take off his coat and shook out his clothes.

"You've worked hard." She smiled sweetly, a smile that could heal a person's entire day.

"It's just going downstairs, there's nothing hard about it."

Zhou You carried two large bags toward the kitchen, with Yun Daidai following closely beside him.

He went into the kitchen and placed two large bags next to the stove. Then he picked out a piece of pork, intending to make some steamed pork with rice flour for breakfast, as it was cold and he needed to eat some high-calorie food.

Moreover, steamed pork with rice flour is a traditional breakfast dish. In the old days, it was popular to eat steamed pork with rice flour near the Grand Canal in northwestern Shandong. Merchants, students taking exams, and boatmen would eat a bowl of steamed pork with rice flour in the morning to have the energy to work or travel.

"Don't you think we look like a young married couple right now?" Yun Daidai asked playfully, winking.

"Personally, I don't think there's anything strange about what we're doing."

As Zhou You tidied up, he replied, "If buying groceries and cooking a meal is all it takes to be considered a couple, then the relationship between men and women would probably become very chaotic, wouldn't it?"

"Well……"

Yun Daidai pouted. She genuinely felt a warm and intimate feeling in the current situation, and therefore was unhappy with Zhou You's rebuttal.

"Then what do you think constitutes a married couple?" she asked, mustering her courage. "Sleeping together? Getting married? Having children?"

Zhou You paused, "From a legal perspective, only when both spouses establish a spousal relationship in accordance with the legally prescribed conditions and procedures, and assume the rights, obligations and other responsibilities arising therefrom, can they be considered husband and wife."

"However, if a wedding banquet is held, the two can actually be considered husband and wife in a social sense."

"Does getting a marriage certificate and holding a wedding banquet mean you're husband and wife?" Yun Daidai stared at Zhou You.

Zhou You met Yun Daidai's gaze. "That's what they say, but what's important is the feelings that brought the two of us to this point. The process is what matters, not the result."

"Like me and them, marriage is more about achieving a sense of fulfillment and pursuing happiness. A wedding doesn't affect our lives too much."

"Of course, if you insist on saying that many couples in society are just making do to refute me, I have no way to refute you."

Yun Daidai listened quietly to Zhou You's words and gently shook her head.

Her forceful rebuttal to Zhou You did nothing but make her look like a contrarian.

Besides, Zhou You's words are not without merit.

"So, in other words, do you value the process more than the result?"

“It’s about valuing the emotions that arise during the process,” Zhou You added. “Then, when you achieve a perfect result, you’ll be completely satisfied.”

A glint of light flashed in Yun Daidai's bright eyes, "If two people have feelings for each other, and there's a process that's not perfect but touching, but they can't get a result, wouldn't you feel very regretful?"

"..."

Zhou You knew what Yun Daidai was talking about, but he had no way of answering the question.

Will I regret it?

"Dai Dai, are you hungry?" He gestured to Yun Dai Dai with his finger, pointing at the pork.

Yun Daidai just stared at him without blinking.

Zhou Youwei turned slightly, took a knife and cut three portions of pork, then began to focus on making breakfast.

After he stir-fried the rice noodles until they were golden brown, mixed them with pork, added some sweet bean sauce, placed them on top of the cabbage, covered the pot, and started steaming.

"The steamed pork will be ready in a little while, and then we can have breakfast."

"Um……"

Yun Daidai casually agreed, then changed the subject, "Can we continue with our previous topic?"

"...I don't think there's a standard answer to this question," Zhou You replied after a noticeable pause.

"I just want to know what you're thinking," Yun Daidai pressed on.

"I do not know."

Zhou You gave a vague reply.

Yun Daidai was initially very dissatisfied and wanted to press on, but then, for some reason, her delicate eyebrows suddenly lifted.

What she just said was that if two people have feelings for each other, there will be a process that is not perfect but touching.

Zhou You answered the second question without refuting the previous assumptions.

Of course, it's also possible that he didn't notice.

"Actually, I'm not that fragile. Even if you tell me directly, I will be sad, but I definitely won't be as heartbroken as I was before."

"After the first time, the second time was just ordinary, and now nothing can shake my determination."

Zhou You simply stared silently at the steaming pot, as if trying to find something interesting out of it.

The two stopped talking.

The atmosphere didn't just become awkward, it became extremely awkward.

"Meow~~"

Until a little white cat wandered into the kitchen, stood at Yun Daidai's feet, and called softly.

The awkward atmosphere eased somewhat.

Is Little White hungry?

Yun Daidai squatted down and reached out her hand to the little white cat, "I'll get you some cat food."

"Meow?"

The little white cat flicked its tail in confusion, seemingly unsure who the "little white cat" its owner was referring to was.

Has the owner gotten a new kitten?

She turned her head and looked around, and by chance, her face was turned toward a reflective spot, where the shadow of a little white cat could be faintly seen.

"Meow!"

The little white cat let out a sharp cry. How could there be a cat in the world as white as her!

"..."

"Dai Dai, go feed this... Little White first. I'll call you when breakfast is ready." Zhou You couldn't help but think to himself, "What a foolish cat!"

"Um……"

Yun Daidai responded very quietly, seemingly also amused by her pet cat's silliness.

She reached out and picked up the little white cat, stroking its ruffled fur to soothe the fluffy kitten.

"I'll take you to get something to eat, sweetie~~"

"Meow~~"

The little white cat was enveloped in its owner's sweet scent, and its voice softened considerably. It understood that its owner was going to take it to eat, and then the little white cat disappeared.

In other words, she won!

"Meow~~"

The silly kitten let out a smug meow.

She really is the head of this family!

Yun Daidai didn't understand the cat's smugness. She rubbed the cat's head and just found it noisy.

"You must be starving."

"Meow~~"

473. Strange things have started to circulate.

Meanwhile, in Hangzhou.

The capital city welcomed its first heavy snowfall of the year, while Hangzhou was also affected by the cold air, experiencing showers, localized thunderstorms, and strong winds in the latter half of last night.

The rain stopped overnight, and the weather was fine, but the northwest wind was still howling, causing the temperature to drop sharply, freezing you wouldn't believe it. It seems that Mother Nature is really going all out to cleanse the air in Hangzhou.

Zhou Youjia.

Ning Moxin carried the flowerpots from the courtyard into the house, and tenderly squeezed the wilted spare ingredients. She had raised them for so long, but hadn't even had a chance to cook them. It would be such a pity if they died before she could realize her dream of growing vegetables.

Hmm, maybe there's still a chance to save it.

"There are actually quite a few empty spaces in the house."

She glanced around the room and pondered, "I'll discuss it with Xiaoyou. We could renovate a room to grow some flowers and plants. It shouldn't be a problem. I just don't know when Xiaoyou will be able to return from the capital..."

Just then, a sound came from the stairs leading from the second floor to the first floor.

"Ugh! Don't you find it troublesome to wake me up every day?"

"Don't you find it troublesome to always try to cheat and sleep in every day?"

"A winter without sleeping in is incomplete!"

Chen Tangtang looked 'sacred'. Tell me, who hasn't had the thought of being outside in the dead of winter, curled up in a warm bed, enjoying the tranquility of being isolated from the world?

How pleasant it is to doze off while listening to the howling wind outside!

She believed that her own thoughts were normal, while Yun Mingyue, the workaholic, had abnormal thoughts.

"I'm not saying you can't be lazy, I just don't want you to be either being lazy or on your way to being lazy 365 days a year."

Yun Mingyue felt utterly helpless looking at Chen Tangtang's self-righteous demeanor.