My Wife Is The Final Boss

"Unexpected?" Yun Qian thought, shouldn't she be meticulous?

Indeed.

Whether she is meticulous depends on whether Xu Chang'an prefers someone clever or a bit clumsy.

At the moment, Xu Chang'an seems to be a fickle person, so he likes both types either way.

Li Zhibai couldn't understand why Yun Qian was so calm when feeling jealous, but she was sure Yun Qian must be uneasy; otherwise, she wouldn't have been jealous of her earlier.

"Actually, you can set your mind at ease," Li Zhibai said gently. "Chang'an is very dedicated, he hasn't gotten close to any girl on Muyu Peak, and places like the Flower Moon Building... are not to his taste."

She meant that Yun Qian need not worry.

Unexpectedly, Yun Qian closed her eyes and said seriously, "He is a fickle person."

Li Zhibai: "…?"

Fickle?

Who?

Xu Chang'an, who seems as oblivious as a log when in front of women other than Yun Qian?

If others said Xu Chang'an was fickle, the protective Li Zhibai would demand an explanation, but since Yun Qian said it, Li Zhibai could only be bewildered and accept it.

She certainly couldn't compare to Yun Qian in understanding Xu Chang'an.

"Fickle." Names like Wen Li and Liu Qingluo, and even a fleeting image of Zhu Pingniang flashed through Li Zhibai's mind unexpectedly. She couldn't help but ask, "Does he like other women?"

If that were the case, as his teacher, she might have to have a "heart-to-heart" talk with him, ruler in hand.

Li Zhibai favors devoted people and naturally dislikes fickle ones.

"He does like some girls." Yun Qian opened her eyes slightly and looked at Li Zhibai in front of her.

Isn't the woman in front of her someone Xu Chang'an likes?

Yes, Yun Qian was simply responding to Li Zhibai's question about whether Xu Chang'an liked other girls, without linking it to Xu Chang'an's fickleness.

She said he was fickle because Xu Chang'an said he liked every aspect of her, which implied fickleness.

Such words were unnecessary to share with outsiders.

"..."

Li Zhibai sensed Yun Qian didn't intend to say more; she held her makeup tool and didn't linger in thought for long.

She chose to believe in her student.

"Sister, I don't know what happened, but Chang'an is a good young man," Li Zhibai said, her tone firm. "Regarding this, you should know better than an outsider like me, so you must trust him."

"That's true." Yun Qian gently exhaled warm air.

Of course, she believed.

However.

Miss Yun opened her eyes to look at Li Zhibai, who seemed slightly troubled between her brows, thinking she was indeed a likable woman for trusting her husband so easily.

Li Zhibai's gaze fell on a corner of the window lattice, thinking that she said those things, but upon considering how Xu Chang'an now went drinking with Qinling, leaving Yun Qian alone in this eerie courtyard, she suddenly understood why Yun Qian felt uneasy.

"Actually, you don't need to be jealous," Li Zhibai said helplessly.

"I'm not jealous," Yun Qian said with a hint of disappointment in her voice.

If only she could get jealous; Xu Chang'an would likely favor her more, unlike now, where she had to learn everything.

Li Zhibai's eyelashes fluttered abruptly.

Disappointed?

What was she disappointed about?

"Not really?" Li Zhibai spoke instinctively.

Yun Qian fully opened her eyes, looking at this Miss Li in front of her, who she felt fond of, and said softly, "I won't be jealous; this is just the cultivation of being a good wife."

"Cultivation?" Li Zhibai was puzzled by Yun Qian, but after a few seconds of thought, she understood a bit and said, her expression strange, "Does Chang'an like girls who get jealous?"

"Yes." Yun Qian thought Li Zhibai was indeed smart, with great potential to be favored by Xu Chang'an.

"He… I…" Li Zhibai's face was an array of expressions, which gradually settled into calm.

She had nothing to say.

"Ms. Yun, I noticed some broken planks in the study. Is that… also something he requested?" Li Zhibai asked.

"Stepping on my back, considered relaxation," Yun Qian didn't answer directly.

But for Li Zhibai, this response was sufficient.

So it wasn't Yun Qian who was uneasy, but Xu Chang'an?

Was it because Xu Chang'an wanted Yun Qian to be jealous, so Yun Qian acted jealous?

Because of Chang'an's unease.

Therefore, if Yun Qian seemed jealous, Xu Chang'an would feel cared for, which would ease his internal unease.

It made sense, everything became clear and connected.

No wonder Yun Qian's jealousy seemed awkward and incongruous; it turned out all of it was an act for Xu Chang'an to see???

Just like makeup, it's all a means to please him.

Li Zhibai had keen eyes and an Exquisite Heart; she could infer the White Jade Purple Thunder Tribulation and a stormy rain had to do with Xu Chang'an from simple matters and could infer even more.

Indeed.

With such an excellent new wife at home, yet often away for over a month, and liking Yun Qian so much, what man wouldn't worry?

From Yun Qian's perspective, Muyu Peak was full of women, but conversely… Beisang City also had many men seeking pleasures.

Li Zhibai gave up thinking, saying with a bitter smile, "… the affection between you young couple is reciprocated, I can't make sense of it."

So this is marriage?

Understandably a mystery to outsiders.

"Actually, sometimes I don't make sense of it either, but it doesn't matter; as long as he likes it," Yun Qian said softly.

"Ms. Yun."

"Hmm?"

"Your mindset is admirable," Li Zhibai said.

"..." Yun Qian rarely lost focus for a moment, not responding with a perfunctory "hmm" as before, but keeping a calm expression.

Miss Yun was now braiding her hair; although she said nothing, it inexplicably gave Li Zhibai a very contradictory feeling. She thought Yun Qian's silence was answering her… she wasn't really a person with a good mindset.

"Encountered some difficulties, want to talk to me about it?" Li Zhibai showed a reliable big sister image, "After all, I do call you Ms. Yun."

Yun Qian lowered her head, looking at a sachet hanging at her waist, tilting her head.

Consult Li Zhibai?

It seemed like a good suggestion.

If anything, there wasn't a more suitable person in the world to ask this question than Li Zhibai. After all, had she not appeared, no one could shake Li Zhibai's position beside Xu Chang'an.

Yun Qian knotted her brows, her cherry lips lightly parted, and she looked at Li Zhibai earnestly, saying word by word, "What cultivation and achievements constitute a good wife?"

——

Silence.

As Yun Qian's words fell, the room was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.

"..." Li Zhibai.

What made Li Zhibai feel most helpless was that she no longer felt surprised by Yun Qian asking such a question.

Silence, because the question was so mundane, mundane to the point where it seemed unworthy of Yun Qian's concern. After all… since meeting, Li Zhibai had already experienced how loving this young couple was.

Yun Qian was already a good wife; what cultivation was there to speak of?

But this ordinary question, she couldn't answer. She hadn't married, how would she know what makes a good wife? Besides, everyone has different preferences.

So, what Li Zhibai discerned from this question was Yun Qian's affection for Xu Chang'an.

She witnessed another display of affection.

She was even getting accustomed to it.

"Ms. Yun, I don't know how to answer you," Li Zhibai said.

"I understand." Yun Qian wasn't surprised or disappointed.

After all, being a good wife and making Xu Chang'an like her more… was for her the ultimate question, a long-term pursuit, not easily answered.

"However…" Li Zhibai paused.

"However?"

"I heard from him a thing or two about what kind of person Chang'an likes, perhaps it can serve as a reference," Li Zhibai said.

Yun Qian was very interested, so she asked, "What kind of person?"

Li Zhibai suggested with a trace of irony in her voice, "He likes the kind of girl who shows him hidden concern, complete trust and is entirely unguarded, and maybe even has some traditional values."

Yun Qian nodded and looked at Li Zhibai in the mirror, asking, "Are you that kind of girl?"