Chapter 339 Explaining Clearly
East Street is lined with various food stalls, and it's bustling with people at this time of day.
"Mr. Feng, you're here to buy things for Madam Ye again? How's it going? Any progress in your relationship?"
Feng Xinshui often comes here, and since he is a teacher at the small private school, he is very familiar with the women around here.
Ye Hua had come here a few times, and everyone knew that their wedding was coming soon.
"Yes, it's been so long, have you two gotten engaged yet? We're all neighbors, when are we going to be able to have a drink at your wedding?"
Feng Xinshui suddenly got angry. "Auntie, please stop talking. Madam Ye hasn't agreed to my request yet. It will damage her reputation if word gets out."
"Oh, why are scholars so shy? They're embarrassed just from asking this question."
"Let me tell you, you have to be thick-skinned, bold and careful to get a wife, otherwise you still won't have one by the next New Year."
With a blush on her face, Feng Xinshui bought some roasted chestnuts amidst the teasing of her neighbors and walked to the door of a small courtyard to knock on it.
He heard from Ye Hua that he had moved here.
"Who are you……"
When Feng Xinshui saw an unfamiliar woman open the door, she wondered if she had gone to the wrong place, when she heard the woman on the other side speak.
"This must be Mr. Feng. You've arrived very early today."
"You are Second Miss Ye?" Feng Xinshui realized.
Then he gave a scholar's bow and said, "Greetings, Second Miss."
"Come in." Ye Cao stepped aside to let him in.
"This... I won't go in. Please give this to the eldest young lady, Second Miss." Feng Xinshui blushed and handed over the roasted chestnuts she had bought.
Ye Cao didn't take it. "You only bought one serving? You made me run errands, and you're not even going to let me eat it."
Feng Xinshui's ears turned red instantly. "It's my fault. I'll go buy another one right away."
"Just kidding. Eating this stuff alone is too dry. My older sister is cooking today. If you're free at noon, why don't you come in and have lunch with us?" Ye Cao laughed, looking somewhat like Ye Hua.
"this……"
Feng Xinshui hesitated.
If it were just the two sisters, it would be against the rules for him, a man, to come alone.
Ye Cao saw what he was thinking and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Zhang and her husband from next door are here too."
"Yes, thank you very much, Second Miss. I will definitely not forget you next time."
Feng Xinshui bowed repeatedly, which made Ye Cao laugh.
She called out into the kitchen, "Big sister, your sweetheart is here."
Ye Hua stayed inside for quite a while before coming out, wiping her hands as she went.
When Ye Cao saw her, she joked, "Stop looking, you're craning your neck. I've already sent her away."
Ye Hua was stunned for a moment, and then heard her second sister say, "But I asked him to come over for lunch this morning. Here, these are the roasted chestnuts he bought for you."
Ye Hua's heart, which had just been filled with disappointment, was already filled with sweetness again. She said in a reproachful tone, "Can't you just finish what you're saying in one go?"
"Big sister, you really like this frail scholar? He does look quite handsome. Have you found out anything about his family?" This was the first time Ye Cao had met him.
If there's really only one person at home, then it's quite easy to manage.
"He has no father or mother, only the title of a scholar, that's all I know." Ye Hua took the roasted chestnuts.
Ye Cao clicked her tongue. "Forget it, you're too shy. You'll probably be too embarrassed to ask. I'll ask for you during lunch. Make sure you get the answer."
"Oh right, I'll go call my little sister and ask her to come eat too."
Ye Hua said, "Don't go, little sister is quite busy."
“Even if she’s busy, she still needs time to eat. You haven’t even said anything, how do you know she’s busy? Or do you not want her to come?” Ye Cao looked at Ye Hua.
Ye Hua explained helplessly, "I didn't mean to stop her from coming. It's just that she's sometimes really too busy, so I thought I should bother her as little as possible."
She was always afraid of bothering Ye Wan, and Ye Wan had already worried enough about her.
“How can having a meal between sisters be considered a disturbance? I won’t be angry if she’s really busy, but I’m going to ask her anyway.”
Leaf Grass went to the Princess's residence.
This street is not far from the Princess's Mansion; you can walk there.
Upon arriving at the princess's residence, Ye Cao didn't go inside but instead had someone deliver a message at the gate.
It's quite a hassle to go in.
After a long while, Ye Wan came out from the doorway.
Ye Cao smiled when she saw her, "I was just about to say, why are the servants in this mansion so troublesome, taking so long to deliver a message? Why did you come out in person?"
"I changed my clothes. I'm sorry to have kept my second sister waiting. Since it's the three of us sisters having dinner, I definitely have to go."
Ye Wan wore a set of clothes she used to wear, which she had kept in her space, and they came in handy.
"You're going dressed like this?" Ye Cao was surprised; she had never seen Ye Wan dressed like this before.
She looks good, but compared to her usual attire, it's incredibly plain.
"What's wrong with this? I used to dress like this all the time when I lived in the countryside, and I felt quite comfortable doing it. Now, if it weren't for the need to... to look cool, I wouldn't want to dress so complicatedly."
Ye Wan and Ye Cao walked and talked.
"Haha, we really are sisters. You and I are wearing the same clothes. I really can't tell you apart from behind."
"Second sister, you've looked behind yourself? How do you do it? Can you teach me?"
Leafy Grass: "...I looked in the mirror."
When Lin Anyuan returned from the military camp, there was no one in Yewan.
"Where's your mother? Where's Wanwan?"
Er Ya was just about to eat when she heard this and pouted, "Dad, are you asking about Mom or Wanwan?"
Lin Anyuan raised an eyebrow. "Who do you think I'm asking about?"
"Dad, the way you're saying it makes it sound like two different people. Anyone who didn't know better would think my mother is someone else."
"Mom went to my aunt's house for dinner."
Seeing Lin Anyuan about to leave, Er Ya called out loudly, "Dad, aren't you going to eat at home? Auntie might not have made any food for you."
Lin Anyuan didn't say a word before he disappeared from sight.
Sanya said, "Second sister, why don't we go too? It's no fun eating at home with just the two of us."
Er Ya said, "You can go if you want. I'm not going. They're definitely going to talk about Aunt's wedding today. We two kids shouldn't go and listen. Besides, isn't the food at home delicious? I love everything the cook in the small kitchen makes. If I wasn't afraid of getting fat, I'd be thinking of eating five meals a day."
Sanya suddenly looked at her and said, "Second sister, I've just realized that you can be quite clever sometimes."
Er Ya: "What do you mean 'just realized'? You mean I wasn't smart before?"
Sanya stopped talking.
Er Ya got anxious, "Qing Yao, can you explain this to your second sister?"
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Feng Xinshui went back and changed into a new set of clothes before returning. When he came, he only brought a roast duck from the street and a bottle of pear blossom wine suitable for women.
In contrast, Lin Anyuan arrived empty-handed.
Sitting in the courtyard, it felt like a god descending to earth.
In the kitchen, Aunt Zhang said to Ye Hua rather awkwardly, "My husband and I suddenly remembered that we have to go see our grandson. Madam Ye, we'll head back now and come back to have dinner with you another day."
"Aunt Zhang, why are you going back all of a sudden?" Ye Hua put the pot lid on.
Aunt Zhang thought to herself, "The people sitting outside are all like gods and immortals. It's really uncomfortable for the old couple of us to be here."
Ye Cao filled two bowls with vegetables. "Aunt Zhang, you've been busy all morning. Please give these two bowls to your grandson. I'm sorry about this today."
"It's alright, you guys are busy, you guys are busy."
The elderly couple left through the back door without going through the front.
In the front yard, Feng Xinshui greeted Lin Anyuan, and neither of them spoke again.
The food was served quickly.
"Heart-Sealing Water?"
"Which three words?" Lin Anyuan asked, looking at Feng Xinshui.
Her gaze was almost piercing, and Feng Xinshui dipped her teacup in the water and wrote three words on the table.
Ye Wan exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, so it's not surnamed Feng, it's surnamed Feng! Big sister, you didn't know that before?"
Ye Hua was stunned for a moment, "This... I didn't explain it clearly."
Lin Anyuan smiled and looked sharply at the person across the table. "You didn't explain it clearly? That's okay, there's still a chance to explain it clearly now."
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