Wow! My wife is beautiful and obedient, everyone envies her!

Things will get better and happier after Chapter 222.

Qi Yuan's eyes flashed with surprise, "You're going to Dongzhou after spring?"

"Yes, I originally wanted to compete for the position of family head, but I found that I really couldn't win, so I gave up. Besides, after cooperating with you, I can easily make a lot of money."

Daphne turned to look at Qi Yuan. "We're all vying for the position of family head for that money, and of course, the power. But becoming the family head comes with a lot of trouble and responsibility. Look at Noah these past few days, he's probably so busy he hasn't even had time to sleep. Now that I think about it, I'm Noah's elder, he's been pretty good to me, he gives me living expenses, and I have a profitable shop, so I don't have to worry about not having money. So, does it even matter whether I become the family head or not?"

At this point, Daphne smiled and said, "Lydia suggested that she accompany me to the Eastern Continent next spring to see if we could meet some boys who are half as handsome as you?"

Qi Yuan smiled. He thought that the last sentence was the real reason why Daphne wanted to go to the Eastern Continent.

The Davis family members seem to be particularly direct in their desires, wanting what they want without hiding or beating around the bush.

Noah made no attempt to hide his love for him, and so did Daphne. She simply enjoyed playing with handsome, young, and energetic boys.

“Although I had heard before that Dongzhou is a place where people eat everything, after tasting your cooking, I think that no matter how strange the food is, it must be delicious!” Daphne said.

Qi Yuan quickly shook his head, "Auntie, although I am from Dongzhou, I don't eat all Dongzhou food."

"Really?"

"Well, in a sense I'm a picky eater. For example, there's a place in Dongzhou with lots of forests, so there are lots of animals, and some insects become especially delicious after they're cooked. But I don't eat them. I'm afraid of insects, whether they're moving or fried."

Hearing Qi Yuan say this, Daphne's eyes lit up, and she asked excitedly, "Yuan, are there really people in Dongzhou who eat insects?"

"Have."

"That's wonderful! Let me tell you, when I was little, I went hunting with my father. He said that girls shouldn't touch guns and didn't need to learn how to use them, so he left me in the tent while he took my brothers hunting. When I was bored, I caught a grasshopper and put it in the fire to roast. I was hungry at the time, and the food the servants had prepared hadn't been served yet. I ate that grasshopper without thinking, and I still can't forget that taste."

When Daphne spoke of the grasshopper, her eyes were filled with longing.

"Later, I asked the servants to catch more grasshoppers for me. Who knew that when my father came back from hunting and heard that I was eating grasshoppers, he slapped me hard in front of everyone and said that I had disgraced the Davis family by doing such a shameful thing as eating insects."

At this point, Daphne gave a wry smile.

In the previous generation's education, she was not allowed to do things that made her happy, nor was she allowed to do things she wanted to do.

Looking back now, the reason she lacked the ability to compete with Ryan and Noah was because she had never received that kind of education.

Seeing Qi Yuan listening quietly to her, Daphne asked, "Yuan, do you think it's shameful for me to eat insects?"

Qi Yuan shook his head. "Food is only divided into delicious and unpalatable, edible and inedible. There is no distinction between noble and noble. As long as it can fill your stomach, that's fine."

Daphne laughed happily, “Noah said the same thing to me. I told him before that it’s shameful and beneath him to eat at your restaurant when you give food to poor people who can’t even afford 8 dollars for free.”

"What made you change your mind, Aunt?"

Upon hearing that Daphne had once belittled his restaurant, Qi Yuan showed no anger, but instead inquired about her changes.

Daphne smiled indulgently. “I have a strict father who only teaches me aristocratic etiquette and manners, but I also have a good daughter who shares delicious food and fun activities and always finds ways to make me happy. She is the one who persuaded me to give up the struggle for the family headship. That child sees things much more clearly than I do.”

At this point, a hint of sadness flashed in Daphne's eyes: "I used to always want to fight for something, but my good daughter told me, 'Mom, we should be happy.' Without her, there might still be many things I can't understand or let go of."

Daphne was rarely so sentimental.

She had never thought about these questions before, but while talking with Qi Yuan, she unconsciously said these things, and some of them were even said after she had just realized them on the spot.

"Auntie, we will have a better and happier life in the future," Qi Yuan said.

Daphne smiled. "Let's talk about the future later. I'm looking forward to going to Dongzhou to eat those bugs you mentioned. No one should call me shameless for eating these things there. By the way, Yuan, after I go to Dongzhou, could you help me manage the restaurant when you have time?"

Qi Yuan was taken aback. "Auntie, I have a lot of things to do all the time."

"Hmm—! Ah Yuan, you just said that respecting the elderly and caring for the young is a traditional virtue of Dongzhou. It was mentioned before, but now it's gone?"

Qi Yuan smiled helplessly, "Alright."

Daphne smiled with satisfaction.

After Daphne and Qi Yuan talked for nearly half an hour, the guests she had invited arrived one after another.

Some of the women who came were around the same age as Daphne, while others were about the same age as Qi Yuan. It was clear that Daphne had a considerable influence among the wealthy women of Juecheng.

They all brought their children to the afternoon tea.

Daphne played with the children for a while to find out their names and ages.

The oldest child who came was nine years old, and the youngest was six years old.

The children were timid but very polite in front of Daphne.

She must have been instructed by an adult at home.

Qi Yuan didn't know what Daphne wrote in her invitations to the others, and he didn't know if the children would pretend to be well-behaved or cute on purpose.

After learning the children's ages and names, Daphne let them play aside and arranged for two dessert shop employees to watch over them.

Once the children left, the adults at their table became much quieter.

The ladies' eyes all fell on Qi Yuan. Some looked away after a while, but eventually their gazes returned to Qi Yuan.

“Daphna, you haven’t introduced this person to us yet?” Daphna’s friend, Kolya, asked.

Daphne smiled at her. "Do I need to introduce him? Look at his appearance, those black hair and black eyes, do I really need to introduce him?"

"Noah's lover?" Cora asked uncertainly.

"Please allow me to introduce myself to you ladies. My name is Qi Yuan, and I am from Dongzhou."

Without making everyone guess, Qi Yuan introduced himself directly.