But she had been reborn and wanted to spend her life with him. Living day by day with a frosty countenance was going to take some getting used to.
And she needed to properly train him.
Yun Hao remained silent for a long time. Thankfully, the current Meng Yunhan was brimming with patience.
"Sleep. We have a busy day tomorrow."
Just like that, his words extinguished her passion.
Was he truly as cold as ice?
"Have you been like this since you were a child?" Meng Yunhan was somewhat baffled. Was his temperament innate or learned?
There was a long silence again.
"Sleep."
Meng Yunhan felt so despondent she wanted to vomit blood.
Was he really that impervious?
Meng Yunhan was disheartened. She didn't seem much like a dainty lady at the moment.
It almost made Yun Hao pounce on her, but his last shred of sanity held him back.
She needed to help with making the New Year's Eve dinner tomorrow. If she couldn't get up, her sisters-in-law would likely gossip. They almost caused trouble today.
Yun Hao understood human nature, but he seldom spoke about it; his actions spoke for him.
Over the years, Yun Hao also sent money back to his family home. Otherwise, Zhang Cuihua and Zhao Fang would have caused an uproar.
The Yun family matriarch had a stern talk with her daughters-in-law before arranging the wedding. She feared they'd make a fuss during Meng Yunhan's ceremony, or sow discord by claiming preferential treatment to the youngest son.
Sunrise hadn't even broken, but Meng Yunhan was already awake, as was the content Yun Hao, who was holding her. He was used to waking up early after many years in the army but, reluctant to let go of the soft woman in his arms, he continued lying with her.
"It's not morning yet." Seeing Meng Yunhan getting out of bed, Yun Hao immediately pulled her back, uttering the sentence with a stern face.
Did preparing breakfast require daylight?
Meng Yunhan looked blankly at him, prompting Yun Hao to lean in and press a kiss to her soft, red lips.
Meng Yunhan was shocked at Yun Hao's audacious move. She felt the heat from his lips transfer to hers.
She snapped out of her trance after five minutes, too embarrassed to look at Yun Hao. "It's not early. I should go cook," she said quickly, before getting dressed and heading out the door.
Finally, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Yun Hao's mouth.
The Yun family matriarch woke up to see her daughter-in-law bustling about in the kitchen and her son stoking the fire. With a smile, she went back to her room, "Wake up, your son and daughter-in-law have already prepared breakfast."
Yun's father looked surprised. He glanced at the window only to find that it was still dark. They'd already prepared breakfast?
After breakfast, they started preparing for the day's activities.
Meng Yunhan and Yun's mother busied themselves in the kitchen, while Yun Hao and Yun's father were occupied with hanging couplets.
"Mother, we can make carrot balls with these carrots."
Yun's mother trusted her daughter-in-law's cooking skills. Hearing Meng Yunhan's suggestion, she immediately agreed, "Alright."
Before long, the eldest son of the Yun family, Yun Hai, along with his wife and children, arrived with New Year's gifts.
The second son of the Yun family, Yun Lei, also came bearing gifts with his wife and children.
Zhang Cuihua, the wife of the eldest son, and Zhao Fang, the wife of the second son, immediately went into the kitchen to help.
Zhang Cuihua was determined to learn cooking from her youngest sister-in-law, Meng Yunhan. Throughout the day, even the children were eagerly anticipating the dishes prepared by their youngest aunt.
Thus, the kitchen was filled with harmony.
In the evening, everyone gathered to celebrate the New Year.
Meng Yunhan was a little tired. Having been bedridden in the hospital, she wasn't accustomed to sleeping through the night. But ever since her rebirth here, perhaps because of Yun Hao's presence, she found herself sleeping peacefully every time.
Yun Hao also realized that Meng Yunhan was getting tired. Their sisters-in-law had already taken their children and left, and now only the brothers remained at home.
"You should go to bed." Yun Hao said, his voice dry.
Yun Hai and Yun Lei exchanged glances. Their youngest brother hadn't changed at all, even after getting married. He was still so curt when he spoke. Couldn't he use a few more words?
Thankfully, their sister-in-law didn't take issue with that.
"I'm not tired." In fact, Meng Yunhan had been leaning on Yun Hao the whole time. If she was too tired, she would lean on him for support.
"Go to bed." Yun Hao repeated.
At this point, Yun Hai, as the eldest brother, couldn't just stand by and spoke up as well. "Sister-in-law, if you're exhausted, you should go to your room. We brothers will keep watch."
Meng Yunhan responded politely, "In that case, I'll go to my room first. Thank you, big brother and second brother."
After Meng Yunhan excused herself, Yun Lei turned to Yun Hao, "Ahao, tell her that she doesn't need to be so polite in the future. We're all family."
Yun Hai had inherited their father's honesty and straightforwardness.
People often said, 'the eldest is naive, the second is cunning', and this rang true with Yun Lei who now kept score for the team.
"She's always like this. She'll get used to it and change eventually," Yun Hao responded casually. His thoughts had followed Meng Yunhan. It was so cold, wouldn't she be freezing without his warmth?
"Ahao, Meng Yunhan is your wife. You shouldn't always have such a stern face. Speak some pleasant, soft words." Yun Lei knew that his youngest brother had been this way since childhood, but if he continued to treat his wife this way, what would she think as she stayed at home alone year-round?
Yun Hai agreed with Yun Lei's words, "Ahao, your second brother is right. Yunhan is educated and even though she's accommodating, you should still learn to give her a smile, especially considering the amount of time you're away from home."
In fact, both Yun Hai and Yun Lei were quite envious of their youngest brother. He had married a well-behaved, good-looking woman who cooked well. But would this aloof demeanor of his scare Yunhan?
"Big brother, second brother, how do you appease your wives?" Yun Hao also knew he lacked expressiveness, so he humbly asked his older brothers for advice.
Yun Hai and Yun Lei exchanged glances, both taken aback by Yun Hao's question.
Yun Hai coughed lightly, awkwardly concluding, "Women need to be appeased."
Yun Lei barely suppressed a chuckle, "Ahao, women... as long as you satisfy them in that regard, they'll be obedient."
Yun Hai cringed even more. Could they really say that in front of Ahao?
"Second brother, what are you saying?"
Yun Lei grinned, "Big brother, I didn't say anything wrong."
Yun Hai didn't really know how to refute that. It was a fact.
It was a topic they had never brought up before Ahao, and the second brother, too, realized that Ahao was a married man. But looking at the delicate Yunhan, he couldn't help but wonder what she had to put up with.
Yun Hao didn't react and stood still.
Yun Hai and Yun Lei exchanged a helpless glance at Yun Hao's lack of reaction.
"Ahao, you're usually not at home. Now that you are, you should treat Yunhan well." Yun Hai coughed lightly. As the eldest brother, he spoke these profound words.
"Hm." Yun Hao finally responded.
"Ahao, let me teach you a few tricks. Women, you can't reason with them. If she makes a fuss, just take her to bed."
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