Ye Xiangxin called the waiter in and asked him to order a few more dishes.
Mrs. Ye hurriedly asked what dishes were ordered.
"This young man just ordered Beijing-style shredded pork, Kung Pao chicken, pork elbow in rock sugar, and four-happiness meatballs."
When Mrs. Ye heard that all the dishes were meat dishes, she said, "Then let's have another dish of stir-fried mustard greens and a side of mustard."
Ye Juaner hurriedly said, "Order whatever you want to eat, but don't save money for me."
"Auntie, I'm not trying to save you money, but we can't just eat meat, we have to have a combination of meat and vegetables.
"Besides, there are only a few of us, so we have enough to eat. There is really no need to order more."
While waiting for the food to be served, Ye Xiangxin finally couldn't help but ask, "Mom, my dad just said there's a happy event at home and he kept it a secret from me. What is it?"
"Your brother has been noticed by the Qin family and is now working as an apprentice in a shop in the capital." Ye Juan'er smiled so much that her teeth were showing when she mentioned this.
Her biggest headache was originally her youngest son, who couldn't concentrate on his studies and didn't know what else he could do. Instead, he was obsessed with antiques, which were not things that people like them could afford.
Fortunately, now she has met a noble man like Young Master Qin, who has arranged a place for him that he likes. How could Ye Juan'er not be happy?
These past few days, I have been silently praying to all the gods and Buddhas in my heart, thanking them for blessing my family and Ye Xianglei.
"Which Qin family?" Ye Xiangxin initially thought it was a family in the county town, but after searching in his mind, he couldn't figure out which shop owner in the county town had the surname Qin.
"The Qin family of the capital!" Ye Juan'er said with a smile, "It's the Qin family of Lord Qin who is currently leading troops stationed in the county to suppress bandits."
Ye Xiangxin's eyes suddenly dimmed, and his right hand instantly grabbed the chopsticks on the table.
"The Qin family in Beijing? How did Xiang Lei get noticed by them?"
Hearing his question, Ye Juaner began to talk incessantly about the whole story.
But this matter came out of nowhere, it was just a whim of Qin Hexuan, and it seemed even more legendary when it was told now.
Ye Xiangxin thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out why Young Master Qin took a fancy to Ye Xianglei.
On the other hand, Ye Juan'er had already told everything that happened after she went to the capital.
She took a sip of water and said with a smile, "I used to worry about him the most, but now he finally has a good place to go.
"Mother doesn't ask for a life of great wealth and honor. As long as your elder sister lives well, and you and Xiang Lei have the ability to support yourselves in the future and earn money to support the family and live a good life, then mother will be satisfied!
"Do you think this is a great joyous event?"
Ye Xiangxin echoed in a somewhat dry voice: "That's right, if this isn't considered a happy occasion, then what else can be considered a happy occasion?"
Thinking back to when he was chosen, two out of ten children were chosen to be apprentices. His parents were overjoyed when he was chosen, and they even hosted a banquet at home to entertain relatives and friends to celebrate for him.
Now that Ye Xianglei has been chosen by the Qin family to go to the capital, it seems reasonable for his parents to spend a few taels of silver to thank the Ye family.
Even though I thought so, I couldn't suppress the pain in my heart.
Why is it Ye Xianglei? He neither studies seriously nor likes to play.
Why didn’t such a good opportunity come to me?
Just because I'm a few years older than him, I have to become an apprentice so early?
Fortunately, the waiter started serving the dishes at this time, temporarily interrupting Ye Xiangxin's dissatisfaction.
The first dishes served were candied pork elbow, Kung Pao chicken, stir-fried Chinese mustard greens and mustard dumpling.
The waiter said that the Four Happiness Meatballs and Beijing Sauce Shredded Pork would have to wait a little longer.
Rice was served along with the dishes. Mrs. Ye was afraid that Qingtian was too hungry, so she didn't bother to be polite and served her a small bowl of rice and started feeding her.
Qingtian is a very easy child to take care of. He is not only easy to coax but also never picky about food.
However, Mrs. Ye still didn't dare to feed her the mustard pile, for fear that she would choke, so she picked up some other dishes for her.
Qingtian ate the food that Mrs. Ye brought to her mouth bite by bite, chewing hard with her little cheeks puffed out.
She was really hungry today. At noon at Qin's house, she was so busy taking care of Qin Hexuan's meal that she didn't eat enough herself.
I went to the shop and took a bumpy ride in the car in the afternoon, and I was already very hungry.
Fortunately, Ye Juaner had fed her some snacks to fill her stomach, otherwise she would have almost fainted from hunger.
But Ye Juaner knew that there would be a dinner party in the evening and there would definitely be delicious dishes, so she would never let Qingtian eat more and only gave her half a piece. So now she was eating with extra concentration.
Seeing this, Ye Xiangxin felt even more aggrieved.
Looking at the Ye family's clothes, except for Qingtian, everyone else is worse off than me, with patches on inconspicuous places on their clothes.
Looking at the way Qingtian ate, although it was not impolite, it looked like he had not eaten delicious food in several lifetimes.
How could such a family know people from the Qin Mansion and even let the Qin family bring Ye Xianglei to the capital to be an apprentice?
He thought for a moment, then raised his glass and said, "Brother Ye, I've always heard my parents talk about you, but I'm an apprentice in the county and can't leave, so I've never had the chance to meet you.
“Before, my mother also brought me the venison you sent me. I have always remembered it, but I just didn’t have the chance to express my gratitude.
"Today we finally meet, and you have helped my family so much.
"Let me toast you here first."
After Ye Xiangxin finished speaking, he raised his hand and drank the wine in the glass.
Ye Juan'er and Liu Quanju looked at their eldest son with satisfaction.
Both of them were not good at speaking, but now they saw their son, who had been an apprentice in the county town for several years, become so capable.
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