After transmigrating, I made a name for myself through my culinary skills.

The next day, when Ye Lan went to find Feng Yanyi, Jiang Ning still couldn't find a good reason to go with him, so Jiang Ning could only go to the snow mountain to find snow water lilies as usual with the others.

After they left, Ye Lan also headed to the Feng family castle. Since it was still early, he went to buy some breakfast first.

There's a place in Wuya City that makes pretty good shrimp dumplings. They give you plenty of filling, and you can taste a whole shrimp in one bite. There's also a place that makes crab roe soup dumplings. The skin is thin and the filling is thick, with lots of crab roe inside. Before eating, you can slurp up some soup, and your mouth will be filled with the aroma of crab. It's really delicious.

The seafood in Wuya City is delicious and inexpensive, and these breakfasts are also very affordable. An ordinary person can eat their fill for fifteen low-grade spirit stones, but with Xiaobai included, Ye Lan spent two mid-grade spirit stones.

With such a big customer as him, the shop owner closed up shop exceptionally early today, and some people even came specifically to buy the crab roe soup dumplings but didn't manage to get any.

After finishing his meal, Ye Lan rushed to the Feng residence. Early in the morning, neither Old Master Feng nor Feng Ze were home; only Feng Yanyi was sitting in the main hall waiting for him. Today, she was still wearing the same pink dress she had worn the first time he saw her. Tea was being brewed on the coffee table to entertain guests, and she was quietly watching the tea brew.

Ye Lan called out to her, "Miss Feng."

Feng Yanyi looked up and saw him arrive, so she stood up to greet him: "You're here."

“Yes, I thought this process was quite complicated and time-consuming, so I came a little early.” Ye Lan planned to teach her from beginning to end, even starting with making the butter.

"I made you some lotus seed soup, have some first," Feng Yanyi said, taking out the lotus seed soup from the food box next to her. She had gotten up early that morning to cook it, and it was still warm.

"Then thank you very much, Miss Feng." Ye Lan thought that she had just done too much and left some for herself, without thinking anything of it.

This lotus seed soup was cooked for a long time, and the lotus seeds were soft and chewy with a pleasant sweetness.

Although she ate a lot in the morning, she had digested some of it on the way here, and the lotus seed soup was not a large portion, so Ye Lan was still able to finish it.

After finishing the lotus seed soup, Ye Lan said he would teach her how to make cakes, since he had come all this way just to teach her how to make cakes.

So the two of them moved to the kitchen, where Feng Yanyi had the servants prepare the materials Ye Lan had mentioned earlier that morning.

While Ye Lan was making the cake, Feng Yanyi stood opposite him, took another set of materials, and followed his steps to make the cake from start to finish.

When it was just the two of them in the kitchen, it was a bit quiet when Ye Lan wasn't explaining the steps. Feng Yanyi took the initiative to start a conversation: "I heard that you've been picking snow water lilies lately, trying to save up the 30,000 high-grade spirit stones to find Sang Yu?"

Ye Lan was stirring the milk in her hands, not sparing her a single glance: "Yes, it's still a bit short."

It wasn't just a little short; in fact, it was nearly ten thousand high-grade spirit stones short, even with Su Bo offering to lend him five thousand high-grade spirit stones.

The snow water lily wasn't hard to find, so the price wasn't as high as expected. Ye Lan was able to earn more than five thousand high-grade spirit stones because she was lucky enough to find other rare spirit herbs to sell.

"So you plan to go to Beigong City once you've saved up enough high-grade spirit stones?"

"We do have that plan, but if we don't save enough by mid-December, we'll have to set off anyway."

Ye Lan and his group did not plan to stay in Wuya City for long. If they did not accumulate enough high-grade spirit stones by then, he planned to sell the pearls given to him by the Su family, and Jiang Ning and Jiang Nan would lend him some high-grade spirit stones to make up the 30,000 high-grade spirit stones.

They worked on it until the afternoon before they had roughly finished making the cake. Feng Yanyi was more talkative than he had expected, and they didn't talk about very private matters. Ye Lan felt that the process of being with her was quite easy.

"I can lend you these 30,000 high-grade spirit stones," Feng Yanyi suddenly said while finishing the work.

Ye Lan looked up at her, somewhat puzzled: "Hmm?"

Ye Lan was surprised that Feng Yanyi had been so generous to her in just half a day. Thirty thousand high-grade spirit stones was no small amount, and she hadn't even mentioned it before Feng Yanyi offered to lend it to her.

Feng Yanyi stopped decorating the cake base with cream and said to him seriously, "I love you. If you agree to be with me, you don't have to pay back these 30,000 high-grade spirit stones."

These words stunned Ye Lan. He didn't know that Feng Yanyi actually had such feelings for him, so much so that he forgot how to respond.

Seeing that he did not answer, Feng Yanyi continued, "The Feng family's status in Wuya City, and even in the entire Northern Continent, is quite influential. My great-grandfather only has me as his direct descendant. If you are with me, everything that is mine will be yours in the future."

These 30,000 high-grade spirit stones are something many people couldn't accumulate in their entire lives, let alone the Feng family's fortune. This shows just how attractive Feng Yanyi's offer was.

Besides, Feng Yanyi is young and beautiful, and has a gentle and considerate personality. You really can't find a second person in Wuya City who is better than her.

Wu Yacheng has no one prettier than her but not as well-off, and no one with a better family background is as pretty as her. She has also reached the Nascent Soul stage at a young age, and her future achievements will definitely not be low. The fact that she can take a fancy to Ye Lan, a poor boy, is a stroke of good luck. It would be hard for an ordinary person to resist such a temptation.

"Thank you for your kind words, Miss Feng, but I already have someone I love."

Ye Lan snapped out of her daze, composed herself, and refused Feng Yanyi's offer.

Feng Yanyi almost lost her composure. She frowned, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing. This was the first time she had been directly rejected without the slightest hesitation.

She was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Is the person you're talking about who you like Jiang Ning?"

"Hmm." This was the first time Ye Lan had mentioned the person she liked to anyone. "Please keep it a secret for me, Miss Feng."

On the other side, Jiang Ning was searching for snow water lilies on the snow-capped mountain, with Jiang Nan beside him, noticing that he was distracted.

Jiang Nan tapped his shoulder: "What's wrong?"

"what?"

"I asked you what's wrong? You've been playing in the snow here for a long time."

After Jiang Ning finished picking a snow water lily, he squatted there, as if possessed, poking the snow with the dagger in his hand. Jiang Nan couldn't stand it anymore and came to ask him a question.

"I'm going back."

"Ok?"

Jiang Nan was puzzled. After only a couple of sentences, the man said he wanted to go back. And without the slightest hesitation, he stood up and flew away on his flying sword.

On the way back, Jiang Ning was a little anxious and flew a bit fast. He thought he still had a lot of time to slowly express his feelings to Ye Lan, but this time, he was afraid that Feng Yanyi would beat him to it.

When he rushed to the Feng family castle, he only saw Feng Yanyi, but not Ye Lan.

Feng Yanyi looked at the man in front of her, trying to figure out where she had gone wrong. Jiang Ning, still nervous, blurted out, "Where's Ye Lan?" If she still couldn't understand that Jiang Ning also liked Ye Lan at this point, she wouldn't be Feng Yanyi.

She appeared gentle and kind, but spoke very directly. She asked Jiang Ning, "Do you like him?"

Although no names were mentioned, both of them knew perfectly well who the "he" referred to was.

This was the first time the two had faced off directly, and Jiang Ning answered directly, "Yes, so, do you like him too?"

Feng Yanyi neither admitted nor denied it. She only mentioned that Ye Lan had been gone for some time, but did not mention to Jiang Ning the content of her conversation with Ye Lan today.

Having received a negative answer, Jiang Ning rushed back to the Su family, but only saw Su Ye and not Ye Lan.

These two are usually inseparable, and this is the first time I've seen them walk apart. One of them was even frantically looking for someone, so Su Ye asked him, "What urgent matter do you need to see him about? If so, why didn't you use a message?"

Jiang Ning instantly calmed down. Yes, she could have used messaging, but in her haste, she hadn't thought of it. But even if she used messaging, what could she say to him? Confess? And if Ye Lan didn't like boys after confessing, could they still remain friends?

A series of questions suddenly popped into his head.

At this moment, Ye Lan was walking alone on the streets of Wuya City. After leaving the Feng family, he did not return to the Su family, nor did he go to find Jiang Ning and the others. Instead, he wandered aimlessly on the streets.

It's almost dinnertime now, and the aroma of food wafts from every household. Smoke curls from the chimneys on the rooftops, and people are calling their children home for dinner. Adults are also pushing out food stalls.

Snow covered the roof tiles, and the setting sun cast a soft glow, tinging the white world with orange hues. Even the withered trees seemed to possess a unique charm at this moment.

Ye Lan walked around and looked at the roadside vendors. Some of them were setting up their stalls alone, but most were in groups. Some were couples, and some brought their younger relatives. It looked like a peaceful scene.

Loneliness is easily highlighted in lively times. Ye Lan didn't particularly like the liveliness at dusk because he often felt a sense of desolate loneliness at this time.

Just like how he usually doesn't dare to take a nap alone until evening, and when he wakes up, he feels like he's been abandoned by the whole world.

He held Little White in his arms. Little White was affected by his mood and also seemed a little sullen. Its tail drooped down and it buried its head in Ye Lan's arms, losing interest in the outside world.

As he was walking, someone suddenly blocked his way. He looked up and saw that it was Jiang Ning, who should be on the snow-capped mountain. Jiang Ning looked like he had walked a long way, and his face was a little red.

Ye Lan asked him, "You're back?"

"Hmm," Jiang Ning continued, "I have something I want to tell you."

"now?"

"Correct."

Having received an affirmative answer, Ye Lan sent Xiao Bai back into the space and asked, "Shall we take a walk?"

The two men walked all the way to the city gate, where there were still some people, so they simply walked all the way to the sea.

The snow on the beach hadn't melted yet, and it crunched underfoot. They used their spiritual energy to protect themselves and prevent the snowmelt from soaking their shoes.

"What do you want to say to me?"

Jiang Ning stopped in his tracks upon hearing this. He wanted to confess his feelings directly, but the words that came out were: "I picked a lot of snow water lilies today and wanted to bring them to you."

As he spoke, he took out a large bunch of snow water lilies and handed them to Ye Lan.

Ye Lan took the flowers and asked him, "Why didn't you wait until I got back to give them to me?"

There's no rush to give him this snow water lily.

“I went back to the Su family, but I didn’t look for you.” Jiang Ning looked into his eyes and finally mustered up her courage: “I like you.”

Jiang Ning finally uttered the words that had been lingering on his lips. After saying them, he didn't even have the courage to look at Ye Lan. He turned to look at the sea and said, "I was afraid you wouldn't like men, but I was even more afraid you would end up with Feng Yanyi. So I came back before evening."

Ye Lan opened her mouth to say something, but Jiang Ning interrupted her: "Our Jiang family's wealth is comparable to the Feng family's, and I'm confident in myself. What I can give you in the future will be no less than what others can give you, so you can consider it first and not refuse me yet, okay?"

Jiang Ning's final words carried a hint of pleading. No one knew that his palms were sweating profusely. Jiang Ning had always been a chosen one, but he harbored a slight fear when it came to matters of the heart.

"I like you too."

It felt like an eternity had passed, yet only a few seconds had gone by before he heard Ye Lan's reply. Jiang Ning's mind went completely blank.

He turned his head sharply to look at Ye Lan, still unable to believe his ears, and asked Ye Lan again, "What did you say? I want to hear it again."

Ye Lan looked into his eyes and said firmly, "I said I like you too, and I will always like you. What about you? Will you always like me? Will you only like me?"

The sound wasn't loud, but it was deafening to Jiang Ning's ears. His heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, finally settled down. He felt that nothing was more beautiful than Ye Lan's smiling face right now.

"Yes, I swear..."

Just as he was about to continue speaking, Ye Lan reached out and covered his mouth. The two of them instantly became very close. He could smell the milky scent on Ye Lan, which was probably the smell left over from making the cake. It smelled a little sweet.

Ye Lan said to him, "I just need you to say you can, no need for you to swear an oath."

Vows are things that change too easily.

Jiang Ning pulled Ye Lan's hand away from his mouth and took it in his own, finishing what he had just said: "I swear, I will only love you, Ye Lan, for the rest of my life. I will never betray you, I will always love you and protect you, and I will value your safety more than my own life. So, please be with me."

His words made Ye Lan's face flush. It wasn't that he hadn't heard people confess their feelings before, but this was the first time someone had taken it so seriously, saying that they valued his safety more than their own life.

Ye Lan softly said, "Okay."

Upon hearing this answer, Jiang Ning could no longer contain his smile and started grinning like an idiot. Ye Lan couldn't help but laugh along with him. The two of them, who were usually so smart, were now laughing like complete fools.

Jiang Ning held his hand, and the two walked slowly on the beach. Xiao Bai emerged from the space and strode ahead with cat-like steps. The two of them childishly followed behind, stepping in Xiao Bai's footprints, leaving only two rows of footprints in the snow.

The sun had already sunk below the horizon, and the sea breeze was stronger than before, but the warmth of his hands still reached her heart. Ye Lan began to look forward to the next time she could walk barefoot on this soft sand with him.