Chapter 80 Was it a lie?

Now that things have been said this far, it would be pretentious for Ye Wan to refuse again.

Xilailou is located in the prefectural city, but it is some distance from the Liu family's residence.

Liu Wenshu wanted to give up his carriage for Ye Wan and Er Ya and San Ya to ride in, but Ye Wan refused and insisted on riding in the donkey cart she had hired. Liu Wenshu had no choice but to ride in the carriage first.

Er Ya muttered to herself that she had never ridden in a carriage before, her eyes filled with envy.

After walking quite a distance, she still couldn't help but say, "Mother, why don't we take a ride? Young Master Liu is such a kind person, and that's a carriage!"

That's a horse-drawn carriage! A horse-drawn carriage!

She had never seen a horse-drawn carriage when she was in the village.

Ye Wan sighed and said, "Er Ya, I've never ridden in a carriage before. There are so many things we've never seen or eaten. We can't abandon our principles just because someone is easy to talk to."

Seeing that Er Ya didn't quite understand, Ye Wan tried to explain it as simply as possible.

"In other people's eyes, I am a young married woman sitting in the carriage of the Liu family's young master. Do you think people will scold the young master Liu or me?"

Er Ya understood this time, and lowered her head to whisper, "Mother, I was wrong."

"You're still young, so I don't blame you. But don't make decisions before me next time, or I'll get upset."

She was dealing with a child, and although telling Er Ya directly would hurt her feelings, it was better than making Er Ya guess.

Sanya grabbed Ye Wan's hand and rubbed it against her little face. "Mom, Sanya will be good."

"You little bootlicker." Er Ya pouted and turned away.

Er Ya's personality is really unlikable to outsiders.

Ye Wan patted her on the back and asked deliberately, "Are you being disobedient?"

Er Ya immediately turned around, beaming with joy, "Mother, I will definitely listen to you, even more obedient than San Ya."

When they arrived at Xilailou, Liu Wenshu had already reserved a private room and was waiting for them. He ordered some dishes, and let Ye Wan order the rest.

Ye Wan listened to the names of the dishes and smiled, "Thank you, Young Master Liu. There aren't many people, so this is enough. There's no need to order any more."

There are only a few people in total, ordering more would be a waste.

Liu Wenshu thought she was embarrassed, so he added two more.

As soon as the dishes were served, Er Ya and San Ya's eyes lit up.

Er Ya leaned close to Ye Wan and whispered, "Mom, it's such a waste to have so much food on the table. Big Sister and Dad didn't come. It would be such a waste if we couldn't finish it!"

Luckily, she begged her mother to come today, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to eat so much good food.

"We can't finish it, let's pack it up and take it home." Ye Wan said this without any attempt to hide it from Liu Wenshu.

Anyway, someone like Young Master Liu wouldn't eat leftovers; they can take them back and eat them.

Liu Wenshu called out, and Ye Wan, without being polite, started eating with Er Ya and San Ya.

She has a big appetite and is still growing, so she's not fussy at all.

This left Liu Wen speechless, staring at the book and inkstone.

This Lady Ye, how can she eat so much? How long has she been starving!

Considering they were just picking up lucky money at the Liu family's door, I can understand now.

Liu Wenshu waited until she had almost finished eating before speaking, "Madam Ye, your cooking skills are quite good. You could easily open your own shop and wouldn't have to take care of three children in the wind and sun anymore."

Ye Wan feigned a sigh, "As a woman, I always get harassed when I sell food. That's why I had to close my noodle stall. I don't even have land at home, and I have nothing to do."

"Life is never easy for ordinary families; they can't even go out to the mountains to dig for wild vegetables whenever they want."

Upon hearing this, Liu Wenshu solemnly replied, "From now on, your affairs are my affairs. If anyone makes things difficult for you, just come to me."

"Really? Thank you so much, Mr. Liu. You are such a kind person."

Ye Wan achieved her goal and beamed with joy.

He also casually gave Liu Wenshu a "good guy" card.

What she wanted to hear was Liu Wenshu's words. She had heard that the Liu family had relatives who held official positions in the capital, and even the county magistrate dared not offend them.

Liu Wenshu was also the top scorer in the provincial examination, so his words still carried weight in Min County.

Liu Wenshu looked away somewhat uncomfortably. "Madam Ye, where is the child's father? Speaking of which, he should have been invited to this meal as well."

"My husband has a small job at the government office and is usually quite busy, so I'm the one taking care of the three children." Ye Wan picked up a piece of fish; the fish wasn't cooked well and had a fishy smell.

Yantai, standing nearby, asked, "Madam Ye, is this little girl your biological daughter?"

Er Ya quickly interjected, "I'm also my mother's biological daughter."

The inkstone sneered, "Who would believe that?"

At Ye Niangzi's age, she shouldn't be able to give birth to a child as big as Er Ya.

He asked because he saw that the young master was curious but too embarrassed to ask.

Seeing that both girls were looking at her, Ye Wan smiled and said, "Anyway, all three children are close to me, and there's no difference between them and my own children."

"I see, eat more." Liu Wenshu picked up his chopsticks, feeling somewhat emotional.

Such a cheerful person became a stepmother at a young age and had to support three stepdaughters.

After the meal, Ye Wan called over the waiter and asked him to pack the remaining dishes into food containers.

He thanked Liu Wenshu repeatedly before leaving.

"Mother, Young Master Liu is so kind. He saw that Sanya loves pastries, so he specially packed another box of pastries for us."

Er Ya was so happy on the donkey cart that she was almost humming a song.

"You two little gluttons, you're both eating and taking things."

Er Ya said, "Hehe, we've all lived in poverty, and we've never seen such delicious pastries before."

The dishes are all perfectly good, why not take them?

Ye Wan was happy about the hundred taels of silver in her arms. "If you want to eat pastries, I can make them. I'll make them for you when we get back."

With this money, she was no longer worried.

Er Ya's eyes lit up. "Mom, if we don't sell hot and sour noodles anymore, we can open a pastry shop!"

Ye Wan glanced at Er Ya and said, "I only said I would cook it. You haven't even eaten it yet, and you're already thinking about opening a shop. You're even more money-grubbing than me."

She has learned how to make many pastries, but she hadn't made them before due to a shortage of ingredients. The taste is definitely better than what Xilailou sells.

Er Ya said sweetly, "Mom, I don't even need to think about it, what you make is sure to be delicious. How can you be so good at it?"

Ye Wan really couldn't stand her; she would either argue back or act coquettishly.

"Would you like to learn? I can teach you."

"I'll learn, and I'll open a pastry shop once I've mastered it."

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After Ye Wan left with Er Ya and San Ya, Liu Wenshu stayed in the side room of Xilailou until dark before Yantai returned.

“Young master, I have found out what you asked me to find out. This Lady Ye is from Ye Family Village. Two months ago, she was sold by her own mother to a man named Lin Anyuan.”

"Lin Anyuan has a terrible reputation; he killed his father and married his mother..."

Liu Wenshu frowned upon hearing this, "Where is her biological father? Doesn't he care?"

"The inkstone is long dead. I heard it died of illness. Oh, and Madam Ye's two older sisters were also sold to pay for their sons' weddings."

Liu Wenshu couldn't help but curse, "That damned old woman, how could she be so wicked? Isn't our daughter her own flesh and blood?"

This is a common occurrence in poor families, and Yantai didn't think it was anything to be surprised about.

Liu Wenshu thought about it and decided that he would take better care of things in the future.

Just as I was about to leave, it suddenly dawned on me.

"Wait a minute, when Madam Ye first sold me pears, did she lie to me?"

Inkstone: ...

Young master, you're only just realizing this now?