In the Northern Song Dynasty, he started by marrying the eighth daughter of the Su family.

Chapter 262 Aunt Li, who controls hunger and satiety

Seeing Su Zhen's expression, Han Zhi smiled and said, "Alright, alright, since Eighth Sister is happy, then everything is fine."

Su Zhen pulled Han Zhi back into the mansion, and by sheer coincidence, they bumped into Aunt Li, who was carrying out dishes. At this, both Han Zhi and Su Zhen's expressions changed—

Sure enough, after handing the plate to the servant, Aunt Li came over and said, "Young master, wife, you are pregnant at this time. You should be eating a balanced diet, how can you eat such greasy food?"

As they spoke, all three of them looked at the chicken leg in Su Zhen's hand. It was wrapped in oiled paper, but the oil had soaked through the paper, making it easy to see what was inside.

Su Zhen blushed, like a child who had done something wrong. She subconsciously hid the hand holding the chicken leg behind her back, her eyes filled with a hint of grievance, and looked to Han Zhi for help.

Han Zhi was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening and put on a big smile. He said to Aunt Li, "Aunt Li, this is my fault. I saw that Aunt Ba loves to eat chicken legs, so I thought I'd get one for her. I didn't think it through. You know Aunt Ba always has a sweet tooth, so this is the last time."

As he spoke, he winked at Su Zhen, signaling her to cooperate.

Su Zhen realized what was happening and nodded hurriedly, feigning pitifulness as she said, "Aunt Li, I just wanted to taste it, I really didn't intend to eat much. I remember how carefully you prepare meals for me every day for my health, this was really an accident."

Aunt Li watched the two of them talking back and forth, feeling both amused and annoyed. She sighed helplessly, "Sir, you're right. Your wife is pregnant, so you can't be careless about her diet. Since you've already bought it, just have a couple of bites to satisfy her craving, don't overdo it."

Su Zhen felt like he had been granted a pardon and quickly agreed. He carefully took a small bite of the chicken leg, a satisfied expression on his face.

Today's bitter consequences all stem from Han Zhi's decision to hand over the power of feeding and caring for everyone in the family to Aunt Li. He also strictly ordered—

"When it comes to food, your authority is above that of the whole family."

Just then, Wei Wan heard the commotion and ran out of the house carrying the wooden rabbit carving. She immediately spotted the chicken leg in Su Zhen's hand. Her eyes were fixed on the chicken leg in Su Zhen's hand, clearly showing that she was also tempted.

Seeing this, Su Zhen smiled and broke off a small piece and handed it to her, "Here, Yu Ru studied hard today, so you can have a taste too."

The little girl happily took it and was about to put it in her mouth when Aunt Li gently patted her hand and said in a serious tone, "Madam Wei, eat less. This stuff is greasy. Be careful not to get a stomachache if you eat too much."

Wei Wan stuck out her tongue, nodded obediently, and began to eat in small bites.

Alright, now Wei Wan is under Aunt Li's control here—this is the only place where Wei Wan is under her supervision.

Seeing that both women, one big and one small, were eating and couldn't stop talking, Han Zhi took over his usual task of asking about the dishes and asked, "Aunt Li, what's for dinner tonight?"

Hearing Han Zhi's question, Aunt Li stopped what she was doing, wiping the water stains off her apron as she said, "Young Master, I've prepared some light and nourishing dishes for dinner tonight."

"There's yam and lotus seed porridge for my wife to nourish her body, as well as stir-fried seasonal vegetables and steamed perch, which my husband loves. The perch is tender, and steaming is the best way to retain its nutrients, which is good for my wife and the baby in her belly. In addition, I also made steamed egg custard, which is Wei Niangzi's favorite."

"The same applies to the old master and his wife."

After listening to Aunt Li's words, Han Zhi smiled with satisfaction and nodded, saying, "Aunt Li, you've thought things through. With you taking care of my parents, I'm at ease. But this steamed sea bass..."

He deliberately dragged out his words, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Zhen eavesdropping, and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Su Zhen was indeed fooled and quickly replied, "Is my lord craving something? Aunt Li's cooking is so good, I could eat it every day and never get tired of it. If you're hungry, let's hurry back and prepare dinner."

Aunt Li smiled and shook her head, then turned to the kitchen to fetch the soup. Han Zhi took the opportunity to lean close to Su Zhen's ear and whisper, "Eighth Sister, do you know... I'm craving Eighth Sister."

Su Zhen's ears turned red, and she gently shoved him. But then Wei Wan, holding a wooden rabbit carving, came closer and blinked her big eyes, asking, "What are you whispering about, Master Han and the gentleman?"

Su Zhen's face turned even redder. He reached out and tapped her little nose, saying, "Let's talk about whether Yu Ru studied hard today."

As she spoke, Su Zhen turned back and glared fiercely at Han Zhi.

Han Zhi felt a jolt in his heart at Su Zhen's sharp words, but deliberately put on a stern face and said to Wei Wan: "Yu Ru, have you been doodling in the study again today? I'm going to check your homework later."

Wei Wan immediately hid the wooden carving behind her back, shaking her little head like a rattle: "Yu Ru was so good today!"

Han Zhi deliberately put on a stern face and reached out to tap Wei Wan's little head: "Really? Then I'll have to check."

Wei Wan immediately took two steps back while hugging the wooden carving, her eyes darting around. Suddenly, she pointed at Aunt Li who had brought over the fish soup and said, "Aunt Li, here's something to drink!"

Taking advantage of the situation, Su Zhen patted Han Zhi and said, "Yu Ru was indeed diligent today; he even helped me grind the ink."

Han Zhi looked in the direction Wei Wan was pointing and saw Aunt Li carrying a celadon soup bowl, the milky white fish soup shimmering in the setting sun. Aunt Li smiled and said:

"Ah Lang, this fish soup is still hot. You work hard on duty, don't ruin your health, have a sip."

"Okay." Han Zhi blew on the rim of the bowl, then gulped it down with deep emotion.

Su Zhen blinked her eyes and asked with a smile, "How does it taste, my lord?"

"tastes good."

Hearing this, Aunt Li smiled so hard her wrinkles appeared. She took the soup bowl and said, "If you enjoy it, that's all that matters."

After saying that, Su Zhen pulled Han Zhi back to the room and they started eating.

Han Zhi and Su Zhen entered the house, where the table was already laden with dishes carefully prepared by Aunt Li. Su Zhen gently pulled Han Zhi to sit down at the table and first served him a bowl of yam and lotus seed porridge. The porridge was fragrant, and the soft, glutinous rice grains and lotus seeds were faintly visible in the bowl.

Han Zhi took the bowl of porridge and was about to pick up his chopsticks when he saw Wei Wan, holding a wooden rabbit, cautiously approaching, her eyes fixed on the steamed sea bass on the table, looking every bit the little glutton. Su Zhen saw this, smiled, picked up a piece of fish, carefully removed the bones, and placed it in Wei Wan's bowl.

Looking at the tender fish in the bowl, Wei Wan's eyes shone like two black gems, and she hurriedly said, "Thank you, sir!"

Then he couldn't wait to start eating, his cheeks puffing out, looking extremely cute.