He came to the kitchen and saw the girl humming a tune while stir-frying. Mu An wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and gently hugged her.
"An Ge?!"
Chu Youmeng was slightly startled for a moment, then quickly relaxed.
"Just wait a little longer; the food will be ready soon!"
"Oh my, Youmeng is so virtuous; whoever marries you must be incredibly lucky!"
Mu An smiled and pecked the girl's delicate and rosy earlobe, causing her to blush and squirm!
"What... what are you saying! Meeting An Ge is my luck!"
"Really?"
"Really!"
Looking into the girl's serious eyes, Mu An couldn't help but laugh. In their deep gaze, they unknowingly attracted each other, slowly overlapping together, creating a sweet and happy scene!
"My Youmeng's little mouth is so sweet!"
Chu Youmeng was very shy. In her beautiful eyes, it seemed like autumn waters were flowing. Her breath also became slightly hurried! She quickly steadied herself and used great willpower to swat away the mischievous hand of someone. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to finish cooking!
"Stop it! I'm cooking!"
"Can we wait until later... okay... um!"
[From the girl's shy emotional fluctuation +20, congratulations, you have received the reward [Cultivation Years +3 Years]!]
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"Oh no, my food seems to be burning!"
Hearing the girl's soft lament, Mu An felt a bit guilty. After all, he was the one who started it! He had delayed her for just a little bit of time!
In the end, to 'atone' for his actions, Mu An personally cooked the meal. Originally, he had planned to enjoy a heartfelt dinner made by his treasure girl. But now it seemed that this plan had completely fallen through! He would have to wait for the next time!
And it turned out that the system's reward for Godly cooking skills was indeed impressive! The dishes Mu An made looked like the kind of food that a legendary chef from an anime would create! The people eating it had expressions of pure enjoyment! It was just missing the legendary exploding clothes effect!
However, for a chef, the most fulfilling thing was to see the dishes they made being eaten clean! Mu An pinched his treasure girl's little nose and said indulgently, "Eat slowly! No one is competing with you!"
"Mm! An Ge's food is really delicious!"
The girl smiled, her little mouth stuffed full, looking like a cute little squirrel hoarding food.
"By the way, Youmeng, have you been learning to paint recently?"
"I just saw some painting tools in the house!"
Mu An casually asked.
"Mm!"
Hearing this, Chu Youmeng paused her chopsticks. She took a moment and slowly explained the reason behind it. Mu An naturally chose to be a quiet listener.
"Actually, I had a period when I really liked painting when I was a child!"
"But at that time, my family's situation didn't allow me to study it in depth..."
"After returning from my hometown a while ago, I suddenly felt very sentimental and wanted to try to capture some beautiful scenes on paper!"
"Because for me, those are very precious memories!"
Suddenly, Chu Youmeng seemed to think of something.
She looked at him with a nervous expression, seemingly afraid that Mu An would be angry because of this.
"An Ge, are you unhappy? Then I won't learn anymore!"
"Silly girl, how could I be unhappy? I'm very happy to see you find your own hobby!"
Mu An smiled as he pinched her smooth, fair face and continued,
"Life, you know, is just a blink of an eye!"
"We always need to develop a few hobbies we like!"
"Otherwise, wouldn't a hollow, mechanical life be too boring? That would be a waste of coming to this world!"
"If you couldn't do it before due to circumstances, then now you can do whatever you want without worry!"
"Because I will stand behind you, being your strongest support!"
"Do you understand? My lovely little silly melon!"
Chu Youmeng smiled sweetly.
The unease and worry in her heart completely dissipated.
Soon, she seemed to realize that she had been 'scolded' and hurriedly defended herself!
"I'm not silly! I'm very smart! Grandma has always praised me for being smart..."
The girl glared at Mu An angrily and couldn't help but correct him softly.
"Alright, alright, my little silly melon, you're not silly, okay?"
"..."
"An Ge is really too much, always bullying me!"
Chu Youmeng couldn't help but roll her eyes at her man, mumbling.
"Isn't it only natural for me to bully my Youmeng?"
"And not only do I want to bully you now, I want to bully you for a lifetime!"
Mu An had a righteous expression, as if it was his duty.
"Ugh... so cheesy..."
The girl instinctively covered her blushing face.
But.
She surprisingly liked hearing those words!
Being 'bullied' by An Ge for a lifetime must be a very happy thing!
[From Chu Youmeng, happiness emotional fluctuation +50, congratulations, you have received the reward [Proficiency +60,000]!]
"Back to the topic of painting... ahem, I'm not talented!"
"In fact, besides being good at cooking, I'm also very good at painting!"
Mu An cleared his throat, already preparing to welcome the girl's admiring gaze.
"Eh? Really?"
Chu Youmeng blinked her beautiful, watery eyes.
There was surprise, confusion, and doubt in them.
As if saying:
'Is this true? What a coincidence?'
'An Ge, you're not fooling me, are you?'
"Of course it's true! How could I lie to my little silly melon!"
Mu An patted his chest seriously.
He said it without a blush or a racing heart!
"Mm! I believe An Ge!"
Chu Youmeng nodded without hesitation and looked at him with great admiration, just as expected.
Even her beautiful eyes seemed to sparkle with admiration!
'Hehe!'
'An Ge is amazing!'
'Feels like he can do anything!'
[From Chu Youmeng, admiration emotional fluctuation +30, congratulations, you have received the reward [Proficiency +30,000]!]
"Um, An Ge, can you teach me how to paint?"
The girl gathered her courage to ask.
"No problem! Leave it to me! I promise you will become the greatest painting master in the world!"
Mu An calmly made a promise.
Although he really couldn't paint yet, and didn't know anything about it, that was not a problem!
Because he was an invincible cheat!
[Using proficiency to improve [Beginner Skill: Painting]!]
[You used 1,200,000 proficiency, congratulations, you have obtained [God-level Skill: Painting]!]
[Congratulations, you have obtained the additional derived skill [Divine Brush]!]
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[God-level Skill: Painting]: After acquiring this skill, in the entire painting world, throughout history, you will be the most impressive!
Even Van Gogh would have to hand you a cigarette! Da Vinci would bow to you!
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[Divine Brush]: The works you paint will have an immersive impact +999!
Automatically containing various supreme principles and rhythms!
And have the chance to enlighten viewers, enhancing their state of mind!
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Mu An silently nodded in his heart at this newly acquired God-level skill.
You see, after obtaining the God-level painting skill, could he still not paint?
As a professional villain, he wouldn't lie!
"Mm! I will study hard!"
Chu Youmeng clenched her little pink fist and nodded earnestly.
Mu An smiled without speaking.