His face scrunched up as he placed the bowl down on the table and drank a cup of water to wash the bitter tastes from his mouth. "It tastes so bad," he spat out and gagged after he was done swallowing the water, even though he kept drinking water the bitter taste didn't leave his mouth. 

  　　" Be glad that it doesn't smell that bad," said Chen Mi as he rested the side of his face on the back of his hand. " I feel like I have swallowed a bowl of rotten eggs that were left to ferment for a month and yet can't throw them out."

  　　Shen Li didn't say anything but his hand was still clamped on his mouth and he seemed to be—— crying?

  　　While Ye Liu rubbed his back looking like he was sucking a sour lemon. 

  　　" It was that bad huh," said Fang Chi as he took his seat carefully though Yu Dong had baby-daddy proofed everything, Fang Chi was still very careful not to bump in anything. 

  　　" You have no idea, anyway why am I even following this regime?" moaned Chen Mi as he sprawled on top of the table. " Does it make any sense, why do I have to follow this? It's like living in bitter days of hell and I can't even lick a single grain of sugar, I am dying here."

  　　Yu Dong returned with the dishes that she has carefully learned from her grandmother and placed them on the table before she put her hands on her hips and looked at Chen Mi who was complaining like a little baby. " I am following the regime as well and I am not even trying to get pregnant so why can't you? And what's wrong with drinking medicine that's good for your body? If things turn out for the better then your fertility will improve better than anyone, isn't that something you want?"

  　　Chen Mi perked up but then faltered as he sulked. "What's the point of improving my fertility when you aren't even letting me enter your room?"

  　　After he finished speaking a very awkward expression flashed on Yu Dong's face as she coughed lightly. " Anyway I am doing this for you, so stop complaining and suck it up." Then she turned around to face others and took off the lids from dishes and smugly said, " Ta-Da!"

  　　Her four husbands peered inside the dishes and frowned, seeing that these dishes were something that they have never seemed before. 

  　　" What's this? I swear if it's another bitter experiment of yours, then I will rather stay hungry." In the absence of good food, desserts and his wife's loving company, Chen Mi's mood has gotten really sour and his mood swings have gone worse. Now instead of Ye Liu, he was fulfilling the role of Ye Liu's sharp tongue that has gotten a lot tame after he was hit by the feather duster. 

  　　Yu Dong tilted her head at him, her hands still on her hips, wondering whether or not she should take out her feather duster on him as well. She sighed and then placed her hands on the table before taking in a deep breath to calm herself down. " This time it will be better, I swear."

  　　" You said it yesterday too and the 'TMC'," Chen Mi quoted the word TMC and shook his head with an expression of disbelief. " Tasted like sour vinegar, I am not complaining but yeah, I would like to eat something that's fit for humans alright?"

  　　" You can stay hungry if you have so much to say about my cooking," snapped Yu Dong as she frowned at him. " I am still learning and I will start cooking great dishes in a few days."

  　　Chen Mi secretly rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath. " That means we have to act as your Guinea pigs for a bit more, huh."

  　　With her sharp senses, Yu Dong of course picked up what he was saying and narrowed her eyes at him. " You say one more word about my cooking and I swear I will make you drink the medicinal soup two times a day, you hear me?"

  　　That shut Chen Mi up as he pursed his lips and sighed inwardly. Tyranny, that was running in the house. Their wife's tyranny, good thing the meal of his son was handed to Zhu Qian and Lang or else he would have raised the entire house on his head. 

  　　" Anyway, so as I was saying, today the dish is loads better than yesterday," said Yu Dong as she patted her chest and smiled at her husband who looked at her in nothing but disbelief. " Don't look at me like that, I practised this at my sister Junfen's house and it turned out better than the thing that I cooked yesterday." She pushed the dish closer to her husband so that they could take a better look at the dish she has cooked. " This is called Emperor's herbal chicken and before any of you complain about its taste or anything, I would like to tell you that … it has Bei Qi, very beneficial for removing the toxins from your bodies. If you want to get healed as soon as possible then take my advice and eat it well no matter what it tastes like," then she looked at Fang Chi and Chen Mi who looked a bit reluctant to eat it and added, " It also has Chaun Gong, beneficial to improve blood flow and lift one's mood."

  　　Fang Chi's eyes brightened these days he was having trouble sleeping because he was easily irritable on the other hand Chen Mi frowned. " I don't need to alleviate my mood."

  　　" Believe me, my dear husband, you need it the most."