CHAPTER 238: 0162 SO-CALLED RESERVE IS ABOUT REASONING WELL (2-IN-1)_2

"What kind of restraint, you mentioned it just now." Yun Qian looked at Xu Chang’an, puzzled: "Should a wife be reserved in front of her husband?"

"I... should be, right." Xu Chang’an was also a bit unsure due to Yun Qian’s question.

"You also have moments when you think slowly." Yun Qian picked up the earring in her hand and said, "Whether a wife should be reserved in front of her husband is not what’s important."

What’s important is whether Xu Chang’an likes her to be reserved.

Just like rouge isn’t important; it’s the person who uses it that matters. Xu Chang’an just talked to her about this, but then he couldn’t figure it out himself.

Xu Chang’an quickly realized Yun Qian’s meaning. The corner of his eye twitched slightly, and before he could speak, Yun Qian said to him.

"So do you like me to be a little more reserved?"

Xu Chang’an: "..."

His silence at this moment is the best answer.

He used to be Yun Qian’s steward and was already reserved enough. Now that they’re husband and wife, there’s no need to pretend when alone.

"I knew you didn’t like restraint." Yun Qian walked over tenderly, gently hugging Xu Chang’an, and said softly in his ear, "That’s why I want a place to hang my jewelry, to wear an earring."

"Again because I like it?" Xu Chang’an couldn’t figure out Yun Qian was reasoning with him, yet he was often no match for her in this regard.

His talk of restraint, Yun Qian understood clearly what he truly thought.

Miss Yun is like his mirror, gently bringing his hidden "darkness" to light.

With such a wife around, why worry about not reflecting on oneself daily?

"Yes, because you like it." Yun Qian nodded.

Xu Chang’an suddenly became serious and earnestly said, "If you yourself wanted to wear earrings, I would certainly agree, even though I might feel pain when pierced."

Xu Chang’an could accept Yun Qian wanting to wear earrings to look better; after all, it’s important for women to please themselves.

But if she debases herself to please him, Xu Chang’an naturally resists it.

"What’s the difference?" Yun Qian asked.

"You should want things for yourself."

"I want children, but I can’t conceive. Wearing an earring is simple."

Xu Chang’an: "..."

The air was filled with a strange atmosphere.

After a moment, Xu Chang’an helplessly said, "Miss, I find you’re good at reasoning, even when you’re not reasoning."

"?" A small question mark appeared over Yun Qian’s head.

"Nothing, not reasoning is also a lady’s privilege." Xu Chang’an rubbed his brow, "Why suddenly want to wear earrings, can’t clip-on ones work?"

"Because you didn’t kiss me." Yun Qian gave Xu Chang’an an unexpected answer.

"¿"

It was now Xu Chang’an’s turn to have a question mark over his head.

"If I can’t satisfy you, I must find other ways. You like earrings, so I’ll get one, as compensation." Yun Qian’s tone was very steady; clearly, that’s what she thought; otherwise, she wouldn’t suddenly change her mind not wanting clip-ons and opting for pierced ears.

Simply smearing some rouge on the lips for her husband wasn’t enough compensation, especially since he compared this rouge to the ones from Beisang City, such a lightweight gesture is even less a good refusal of intimacy compensation.

"Miss, you didn’t smudge your makeup, wasn’t that for me too?" Xu Chang’an suddenly said.

"Let bygones be bygones." Yun Qian seriously said.

Xu Chang’an was amazed by Yun Qian’s train of thought, but couldn’t help it; he could only say, "If I kiss you now, can you not wear those earrings?"

"Reason," Yun Qian looked at him.

"I only understand a little, never mind... let’s explain in detail." Xu Chang’an picked up the gilded earrings and recalled, "Wearing earrings initially came about because some girls were too lively and unwilling to adhere, and someone thought to pierce a hole in their ears and dangle an ear jewel, to remind them to live prudently, and act cautiously. At that time, the act of piercing ears wasn’t as favored as now, and girls were entirely in a passive position."

In ancient times, earrings weren’t good things; if common women wore earrings unsuitable for good jewelry... it truly was just piercing a ring in their ears, used for pulling during husband or mother’s instruction.

Very degrading.

While Xu Chang’an didn’t necessarily despise such things, the symbolic meaning of earrings somewhat exists.

"Is this important?" Yun Qian didn’t think it was.

"Miss, there are many old monsters in the Immortal Sect, who knows how long they have lived?" Xu Chang’an looked out the window at the Immortal Sect’s scenery, "Immortal cultivators are also human; maybe some older generation cultivators still hold ancient thoughts and dislike earrings?"

He thought very carefully.

For example, if a cultivation senior takes a liking to Yun Qian’s talent but dislikes her earrings, it would be a problem.

"So there’s no need, do you understand?" Xu Chang’an patiently explained.

"... I understand." Yun Qian understood Xu Chang’an’s meaning and was silent for a while.

In comparison, what cultivators think and Xu Chang’an’s preference, which is more important to Yun Qian?

No doubt, it’s the latter.

After thinking for a while, Yun Qian raised her head and said, "Is it that only if those with ancient ideas are gone can I wear earrings you like?"

"You haven’t given up yet." Xu Chang’an looked at Yun Qian’s ears covered by her black hair, very helplessly: "Miss is already the most beautiful to me; if it’s what you truly like, it’s fine, but for me, there’s really no need, not worth the cost."

"Not worth the cost?" Yun Qian couldn’t understand Xu Chang’an’s words.

"If I take a measurement of my liking for Miss... um, assume the full score is one hundred; then it’s one hundred." Xu Chang’an stated the truth with no blush: "Even if you wear earrings, it’ll still be one hundred; it can’t turn into one hundred and one, because a full score is full. So just for the novelty of earrings to endure pain is not worth it."

"It’s worth it." Yun Qian said decisively: "Even a little bit of novelty is worth it."

Xu Chang’an mentioning novelty wasn’t good; it only strengthened Yun Qian’s determination.

"Did I... did I say something wrong?" Xu Chang’an smiled bitterly.

"No." Yun Qian took out a ribbon and tied her long hair into a gentle style Xu Chang’an liked, then slowly said, "You see... you’re reluctant to scold me normally; having an earring would be more convenient, and you like it, so it should be a win-win."

Miss Yun’s soft, slow tone was like coaxing a child.

"Win-win... Miss, I have no temper left." Xu Chang’an pinched his brow, completely at a loss for words.

Xu Chang’an wouldn’t force Yun Qian to change because it’s something she wanted; it’s her individuality.

"Let’s talk about this later." Xu Chang’an couldn’t reason better than Yun Qian, so he resorted to dragging the issue: "The Elixir Field issue is still unresolved; I’m not in the mood for these things."

"Hmm." Yun Qian responded well to this; she wasn’t in a hurry, just reminded: "So, you mentioned those who may think wearing earrings is not good..."

"Not important." Xu Chang’an casually said: "I thought too much; Miss will enter Muyu Peak soon."

Among those girls, if anyone thought earrings were lowly and bad, they’d be driven out by everyone long ago.

Xu Chang’an had seen it, even his teacher, a Daoist nun without "feminine charm," wore earrings.

"Understood." Yun Qian acknowledged, thinking if it’s not important, then never mind.

Certain things she can do, but if it displeases her future husband, that would indeed be pointless.

Xu Chang’an doesn’t like it, she’d also try to be "kinder," and let them live.

"Alright, let’s talk about what Miss wants." Xu Chang’an smiled: "Just now, desperately racking your brains isn’t just because I like it."

Yun Qian surely has other reasons.

"I want to wear earrings you personally gave me." Yun Qian looked at the golden earrings: "And not use others’."

That’s her real reason.

And it’s an incredibly compelling one.