I traveled through the Cretaceous period and farmed with the ever-changing dog egg.

Are we going to walk to Xianyang?

Silvery-white snowflakes drifted down from the leaden sky. Gusts of mountain wind swept by, accompanied by terrifying screams. The wind whipped up swirling snowflakes, making him shiver and squint his eyes. Apart from the four of them and the wolf, there wasn't a soul in sight on the road. He hurried on, his footsteps crunching underfoot.

"I don't want to walk anymore. How did I end up like I'm rushing to the capital for the imperial examination?"

How long would it take to walk? After walking for half an hour, Lin Chaoyan plopped down on the snow and lay flat, refusing to walk any further.

The three of them immediately gathered around to coax the willful little princess. "Ayan, the ground is cold, why don't you get up first? Once we reach a populated town, we won't have to walk." Zhao Ji reached out and pulled her up from the ground, coaxing her gently.

"Liar! You guys don't have any money, why don't you fly? I'd like to fly away myself." Pshaw~ Do you think I'm a three-year-old? Lin Chaoyan now regrets not having known better. "If only I had gotten a sled and had the Big Yellow brothers pull it."

"Yan Yan, I'll carry you." It's not like she's disliked walking for just a day or two, so Wen Ci habitually squatted obediently in front of her and waited for Lin Chaoyan to climb on.

"Daddy's taking Yan Yan flying!" Looking at his back, Lin Chaoyan's mind was filled with images: it was also winter, and a handsome young man was carrying a little girl through the market.

As she reminisced, Lin Chaoyan's eyes reddened, she sniffed, and made a very unreasonable request, "I want to ride on your shoulders."

Both Wen Ci and Ying Zheng, mother and son, expressed shock that a woman riding on a man's shoulders was wrong. However, not wanting to disappoint her, they tacitly chose to remain silent.

To their surprise, Wen Ci agreed without even thinking.

"it is good!"

Lin Chaoyan herself didn't expect him to agree, and after wiping away a few tears, she happily rode on.

"Frame~"

Mom and Dad, I miss you. I've been so tired and exhausted since I left you!

"Yan Yan, are you homesick?" If it weren't for her incompetence, she wouldn't have ended up in this state. Wen Ci loves her, pities her, and therefore cherishes her.

"Yes! When I was little, my dad and grandpa would let me ride on their shoulders and carry me to the market and temple fair. Other families preferred younger brothers and had several daughters just to have a son, but they didn't."

She felt incredibly happy; while other girls had to work and please their families, she enjoyed boundless love and affection. Lin Chaoyan couldn't help but begin to reminisce about her past.

When I was little, I didn't understand why some of the older girls in the village were called "money-losing goods." Now that I'm older, I understand even less. They were clearly making money by exchanging their daughters for dowries, so why were they still being called "money-losing goods"? It's the sons who are the real money-losing goods; you have to buy them cars, houses, get them married, and raise their grandchildren…

"Let me tell you, my dad is tall and handsome, and his back is broad, thick, and comfortable. He's like, like, like that big mountain." Lin Chaoyan excitedly pointed to the snow-capped mountains in the distance.

Wen Ci stopped and gazed at the distant snow-capped mountain, her eyes flashing as she mustered the courage to fight for her feelings.

"Yan Yan, shall I take over Gao Shan from Uncle?"

Lin Chaoyan was stunned, her face flushed red from the cold or from embarrassment. She quickly teased, "Huh? You're going to be my dad?"

"No way! I want to be your boyfriend, your future husband, the person you'll spend your life with." Wen Ci blushed and shouted out her true feelings. After saying that, her heart pounded, and the hand gripping Lin Chaoyan's leg tightened involuntarily as she anxiously awaited a reply.

Lin Chaoyan hesitated, her brows furrowed with struggle. Wen Ci could sense it. Ying Zheng saw it too; he hoped she would refuse and wait for him.

He understood the gap between himself and Wen Ci. This unreserved, undisguised love, this boundless tolerance, were things he couldn't currently do. Yes, he couldn't. He couldn't imagine a ruler carrying his beloved woman on his back. That would probably be what others called a tyrant! He would be condemned by all the people.

But Ying Zheng was unwilling to admit defeat. He was unwilling! He hadn't grown up yet, and the real contest hadn't even begun.

Ah Yan, wait for me, okay? I'll be all grown up soon.

When she received no reply for a long time, Wen Ci became anxious and wished she could write down all her merits in a resume and stuff it into Lin Chaoyan's hands.

"Yan Yan, do you hate me? You know, people in ancient times would marry a bunch of women to keep at home, including that little brat. He'll have countless women in the future, but I'm different. We practice monogamy, and marrying so many women is illegal. It's bigamy! We are truly one and only for life! We, the Eternal Clan, only have one partner for life, to be with you through thick and thin. Yan Yan, will you choose me?"

A lifetime of one love? Zhao Ji looked at her son's head and sighed silently. He couldn't give her such a promise, nor could he keep it.

Ying Zheng stared at her retreating figure, his pupils trembling, a bitter feeling rising in his heart. A lifetime of devotion, one love for one person—Ayan certainly deserved it. If he were an ordinary person, he would have given her such a promise without hesitation, but he wasn't. His desire to sit in that position was destined to be impossible.

"It's not that I hate you, it's just that you keep changing bodies, I can't have countless husbands! Besides, I've never even seen what you really look like. What if you're not good-looking?"

Lin Chaoyan felt terrible when she thought about how her boyfriend, who had been kissing and hugging her just a moment ago, had suddenly turned into an old man, a child, and a woman!

"I... I'm not ugly, I'm actually very good-looking. I'll show you sometime. As for the body swap, I can start with a platonic relationship, without any intimate contact other than hugging." The innocent boy blushed as he spoke, his voice becoming as soft as a mosquito's buzz as he went on.

Wen Ci turned and walked to the edge of a cliff, shouting her feelings into the valley before her. "Lin Chaoyan, I love you! Lin Chaoyan, I love you~ Please be my girlfriend..."

"You, you, you're not allowed to shout! Shut up right now!" Lin Chaoyan hurriedly covered Wen Ci's mouth.

They used to be a bunch of primitive people, not good-looking and not clean, so Wen Ci thought they could take it slow. But now it's different. Ying Zheng is Lin Chaoyan's idol. What if she willingly becomes his favorite concubine? "Then promise me, I won't shout. I'll tell you quietly later. Promise me, okay? I will be a very good husband. I love you, I love you so much."

"Okay! Put me down!" Since she needed to find someone to experience love and hate with anyway, Lin Chaoyan felt that Wen Ci was more suitable than anyone else.

The moment she landed smoothly, Wen Ci excitedly picked her up and spun her around twice. Finally, he cupped his beloved's face, wanting to kiss her. But then, thinking of his own situation, he changed his mind.

The mother and son behind them were fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), some were happy and some were sad. Ying Zheng looked at Lin Chaoyan's happy smile and hoped that she could always be like this.

So be it! As long as he's good to Ayan, what's wrong with letting him have his way? As long as Ayan is happy, that's all that matters! Ayan, if one day he betrays you, I will definitely take you back.

On a snowy winter day, snowflakes fell on the dark earth, casting a faint glow in the inky night sky. Slightly damp wood crackled and popped in the fire.

Inside the cave, the two women nestled together. Lin Chaoyan and Zhao Ji sat side by side, their eyes filled with concern as they looked at their son. Every now and then, they would glance at the innocent young girl beside them.

Ying Zheng practiced his sword in the cave, and his swordsmanship was much more ruthless than usual. Lin Chaoyan thought that the child was too tired and in a bad mood.

"What kind of man does Ayan like?" Zhao Ji still wanted to try to persuade her son, since in her opinion Wen Ci was just a smooth talker who only knew how to say sweet words.

"He must be good-looking, of noble character, good to me, truly love me, and good to my parents." After all, you can't choose your father, but you choose your husband, and you absolutely can't choose a piece of trash.

"If there were a man who could do everything except be faithful to one person for life, would you be willing?" A man who has nothing but empty talk is not worth entrusting your life to.

"I'd rather be a poor man's wife than a high-class concubine. I'd rather not be someone else's concubine." The thought of being someone else's concubine made Lin Chaoyan want to kill herself. "If I'm crazy, please shoot me!"

Ying Zheng, who was practicing his sword, listened intently. Although he had already decided to give up, he still hoped for an answer. When Lin Chaoyan said she refused to be a concubine, he wanted to rush up to her and tell her, "Not a concubine? How could you possibly be a concubine? How could I bear to treat her like this?"

Zhao Ji quickly explained, "Not a concubine! A wife, my only wife." Foolish girl, how could Zheng'er bear to make you a concubine?