My strategy failed, so my bestie introduced me to a tough officer.

Seeing his good friend's face full of shock and unable to recover for a long time, Xiao Yanlin walked up and patted his good friend on the shoulder.

"Old Xie, don't be like this."

"Once you get used to it, it'll be fine."

Xiao Yanlin's slap brought Xie Zhennan back to his senses.

"Old Xiao, look at your calm expression. Could it be that your wife often asks you to sleep in the study for her friends and besties, and she's done it so many times that you're used to it?"

"Then you are really pitiful."

Comparing himself with Xiao Yanlin, Xie Zhennan instantly felt balanced and relaxed.

Jiaojiao is not as fierce as Lao Xiao's wife.

"Old Xie, it's too early for you to be happy."

Xiao Yanlin saw through his good brother's little thoughts at a glance, and poured a bucket of cold water on his good brother's head without any hesitation.

"My wife Yun Jiaojiao is a good friend and best friend."

"Every time it's because I defend Yun Jiaojiao that she scolds me and sends me to sleep in the study."

"When we first got married, my wife was even gentler than Yun Jiaojiao. Now she's fierce, like a..."

Fearing that Lin Qingluo would notice this, Xiao Yanlin raised his eyelids and quickly glanced at Lin Qingluo. Only after confirming that Lin Qingluo was talking to Yun Jiaojiao did he withdraw his gaze and boldly whispered in Xie Zhennan's ear, "Like a tigress."

"Birds of a feather flock together. You can imagine what your Yun Jiaojiao will become after marriage."

Xiao Yanlin's words made Xie Zhennan feel a chill down his spine.

"Xiao Yanlin, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and serve the food."

"Aunt Luobo and Lanhua are starving. Zhennan, don't just stand there. Hurry up and help Captain Xiao bring the food to the main hall."

The chill on Xie Zhennan's back had not yet disappeared when Yun Jiaojiao's voice reached his ears, and he shivered unconsciously.

Seeing his good brother trembling, Xiao Yanlin asked jokingly, "Old Xie, are you scared?"

"Do you regret it?"

"It's not too late to regret now."

"Regret! Ha, I, Xie Zhennan, have never known how to write the word regret."

Xie Zhennan straightened his back and was fully alert.

"I've been single for 28 years and have been on so many blind dates before I finally met someone I like and who likes me. I can't wait to marry her."

"Besides, it's not shameful for a man to be afraid of his wife."

"Ever heard of a henpecked man?"

Xiao Yanlin had never heard of it.

"What is a henpecked ear?"

The two chatted while serving the dishes to the main room.

"Married men in the Bashu region of our Dragon Country are called henpecked men."

"Most married men in the Bashu region are afraid of their wives. They obey their wives' arrangements for all household chores and are completely controlled by their wives."

"I obey my wife's arrangements in everything and am controlled by her. Is this like finding myself a wife or a mother?"

Xiao Yanlin shook his head and sighed, feeling sorry for the men in the Bashu region.

"It's strange that such a marriage can be happy."

"Old Xiao, you're wrong. According to surveys, men in the Bashu region of our Dragon Country live happily after marriage."

"It shows that being afraid of one's wife is not only not shameful, but can also, to some extent, maintain family stability."

"Xiao Yanlin, stop talking to Captain Xie. The food in your hand is about to fall out."

Xiao Yanlin was so engrossed in chatting with Xie Zhennan that he didn't notice that the fish plate in his hand was tilted.

Seeing that a piece of braised fish was about to fall to the ground along the tilted plate, Lin Qingluo yelled at Xiao Yanlin anxiously.

"This is the dish my daughter worked so hard to cook. If you spill it, no one will have anything to eat. You will have to sleep in the study tonight."

"Wife, don't be angry."

"Anger hurts your body, and it makes me feel bad."

"I won't waste Yun Jiaojiao's hard work, and I won't let anyone go hungry, don't worry."

Xiao Yanlin straightened the fish plate almost reflexively, and coaxed Lin Qingluo even faster than reflex.

Seeing his henpecked look, Xie Zhennan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Old Xiao, you look like a Bashu henpecked girl."

"Be a henpecked man if you want."

"As long as my wife is happy."

Xiao Yanlin walked towards the main room with the fish plate in his hand, looking nonchalant.

The meal is served.

Aunt Lanhua looked at the six delicious dishes with her eyes wide open and a look of surprise on her face, just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

“This table of dishes looks really good.”

"I'm a little afraid to pick up my chopsticks just looking at it."

"Aunt Lanhua, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"This fish should be eaten while it's hot. Try it now."

Yun Jiaojiao smiled and picked up a piece of fish belly for Aunt Lanhua.

The fish belly is fat, with few bones and tastes delicious.

"Really delicious."

Aunt Lanhua has been in a bad mood lately.

The braised fish fillets made by Yun Jiaojiao were spicy and a little sour, which was very much to her taste.

"Yun girl, you are such a good cook."

"I don't think anything sold in restaurants tastes as good as what you cook."

After eating a piece of fish belly and before tasting the other five dishes, Aunt Lanhua kept praising Yun Jiaojiao in front of Xie Zhennan.

"Captain Xie, it's hard to find a girl as good as Yun these days, you must cherish her."

Xie Zhennan glanced across the table, and finally spoke in Lin Qingluo's direction: "I will cherish it with my life."