I controlled the entire Zerg race with my superb culinary skills.

Chu Yang, who had just stepped down from the podium, sat between Shen Nanxi and Chu Xinhang. At the same table were Wang Xingyu, Li Hui, the former dean, and Xu Le.

"Everyone ate and drank to their heart's content."

Chu Yang raised his drink, clinked glasses with everyone across the room, and then drank it all in one gulp.

"Thank you boss~"

The joy of the crowd was deafening. That night, Chu Yang was very happy and excited. He came penniless, but now he not only had a wife, but also friends.

During this period, Wang Xingyu has been controlling his diet and increasing his exercise, and he has lost a lot of weight. At least he is no longer out of breath when walking.

Looking at the hot pot in front of him, his mouth watered. He didn't care about his image and just enjoyed the taste of his hometown.

Li Hui, who was standing next to him, kept putting food and meat on his plate. When she saw that there was soup on the corner of his mouth, she quietly took a handkerchief and wiped it clean for him.

"You should eat quickly too!"

Wang Xingyu looked at the food that was almost overflowing in his bowl, turned to Li Hui and whispered something in his ear.

"Don't just keep putting food on my plate, eat some yourself too. Look how fast they're eating, if you dawdle you won't get any."

Li Hui, who was picking up a piece of meat, paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded, slowly putting the piece of meat into his bowl.

Seeing that he was moving too slowly, Wang Xingyu complained and personally scooped some meat slices and vegetables for him, saying that Chu Yang should cook more vegetables, as there wouldn't be enough to eat.

Watching the male lead serve him food, Li Hui felt a strange mix of emotions. He had changed so much in recent times. If he could, he hoped that the male lead's madness would never end.

The next day, some insects arrived early to queue up, only to find that the shop doors were locked and a sign was placed at the door announcing that the shop was temporarily closed for three days.

"Sigh, what a waste of time. Three days! That's so long."

"Is the boss not planning to make money?"

"Never mind, let's come back in three days."

. . .

Despite enjoying his holiday, Chu Yang didn't linger in bed with Chu Xinhang. He still got up on time every day to exercise, cook, and prepare lunch for Shen Nanxi.

In three days, Chu Yang only went out once, to pick up his custom-made items at the mall and also to buy some snacks and fruit at the supermarket. Chu Xinhang woke up just as he returned.

"My lord~"

With sleepy eyes wide open, her voice was also a little slurred.

"It's okay, just keep sleeping."

After saying that, Chu Yang took out a silver ring from his pocket. The ring was engraved with a sun pattern and a pink gemstone. With gentle eyes, he put the ring on Chu Xinhang's right ring finger, then gently kissed his forehead and tucked him in.

Chu Xinhang, who had slept for a while longer, raised his hand to rub his eyes. Hmm? Something was poking his hand. He opened his eyes and saw a ring on his ring finger. His eyes widened in excitement, and hot tears streamed down his face.

Recalling that the male master seemed to have come in during her drowsy state, she immediately threw off the covers, not even bothering to put on her shoes, and ran downstairs. Chu Yang wasn't there. She went to the kitchen, but he wasn't there either. Finally, she ran straight to the backyard.

As Chu Yang was harvesting the fruits of his labor in the glass greenhouse, wearing gloves and holding scissors, he saw Chu Xinhang running barefoot straight towards him.

Upon seeing Chu Yang squatting on the ground, Chu Xinhang rushed towards him, opened his arms, and pounced on him, causing the two insects to fall to the ground.

"What's wrong? Why are you so happy?"

She hugged Chu Yang's neck tightly, buried her head in the crook of his neck, and scalding tears fell onto his neck.

"My lord, thank you, I love you so much."

Excited words, tinged with tears, gently rang in Chu Yang's ears. A tender smile appeared on his lips as he pulled off his somewhat dirty gloves and then hugged Chu Xinhang.

"Alright, alright, it's so cold, go back and put on your shoes."

"Hmm~"

Chu Yang carried him back to the room from the glass greenhouse, then thoughtfully brought him a white pullover sweater and comfortable work pants, and also brought a dry towel to wipe his feet clean.

When Shen Nanxi came home from get off work that evening, the first thing she noticed was the ring on Chu Xinhang's hand. Curious, she held the hand with the ring on it and examined it closely.

"Yours is pink, and mine is orange, just like the color of our eyes."

Chu Xinhang, who was still a little nervous, was worried that Shen Nanxi would be unhappy when she saw the ring, but to his surprise, she was not only not unhappy, but seemed quite happy.

"Um... I didn't know the lord would give me this."

Although Chu Yang did not have a publicly acknowledged female ruler, he knew in his heart that Shen Nanxi was the female ruler in the true sense, whether it was the ring that represented her status as a female ruler or other aspects.

Shen Nanxi noticed his embarrassment and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"I know, my brother told me about it a while ago. I even went to deliver the design drawings to him."

Chu Xinhang suddenly looked up, his pink eyes trembling slightly. The unexpected answer left him speechless with gratitude.

"It's okay. My brother said we're all family insects, and family insects should love each other and have a happy family."

"A family of insects," Chu Xinhang stood alone at the door, blankly repeating the three words. He mechanically turned around and saw Chu Yang smiling as he came out of the kitchen carrying steaming hot food.

Shen Nanxi, on the other hand, picked up a piece of food with her fingers, tilted her head back, and put the food in her mouth.

The room was brightly lit and warm.

"What are you standing there for? If you don't come over soon, he'll eat all the food!"

Chu Yang looked at Chu Xinhang, who was standing at the door, with a gentle smile in his eyes, and invited him to come and eat.

"Hey, here I come."

Chu Xinhang strode over and, just like Shen Nanxi, picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth. It was still so delicious, and he could eat it without getting tired of it.

The cold wind howled outside, while inside, the family of three sat around the dining table, chatting and laughing as they ate their meal; happiness was embodied in that moment.

After serving them both food, Chu Yang slowly spoke to them.

"From now on, I will not establish a female ruler. When you are out and about, do not feel inferior just because you are nominally a female servant. Be confident and act with the status and aura of a female ruler, understand?"

If there were only one Shen Nanxi in this lifetime, Chu Yang would definitely change his status as the female ruler.

But now that Chu Xinhang has joined the fray, elevating the status of the female ruler further creates an invisible hierarchy between them.

This kind of nominal social hierarchy is likely to breed unhealthy tendencies if it continues for a long time, which is not what Chu Yang wants.

"Okay, bro~"

"Yes, yes, I understand, my lord~"

December has ended, and a new year has begun. Compared to his initial awkwardness upon arrival, Chu Yang has now integrated well into this world.

At the beginning of the new year, the most distressed person was Director Li of the research institute.

Since visiting Chu Yang's glass greenhouse last time, I specifically followed his instructions to set up several experimental plots. However, without exception, they all failed miserably.

"Teacher, according to your records, the only difference between us and that gentleman is rainwater."

"Yes, the other steps are the same. How about we try rainwater?"

"No, each rainwater contains different substances, so it cannot be used as a standard of measurement."

The three students in the experimental group each shared their opinions. They were all considered Dean Li's prized students and future leaders of the D06 Star Research Institute.

"Stop guessing, Mu Yong, go check when the recent rainy weather is. Zhang Lang, Wu Ge, you two go and prepare a few more experimental sites according to the procedures."

After giving instructions to the three students, Dean Li looked at the seeds in the field that had all suffocated and carefully recalled his every move in the greenhouse that day, afraid of missing anything.