Awkward
Ye Jing'an looked at the handwritten menu. Although it was a noodle shop, there were many small stir-fries on the menu. Liu Muze didn't even look at the menu and directly ordered a plate of braised beef with peanuts and two bowls of noodles. Ye Jing'an saw that everyone around him was eating pork ribs, which looked good, so he added a portion of garlic pork ribs.
"I will accompany Brother Liu down to eat next time." Ye Jingan said.
Liu Muze smiled helplessly: "You think it's just for fun, come down whenever you want. Mortals who often leave their souls and come to the underworld will shorten their lifespan."
"It's okay. I'll turn into a ghost and come eat with you every day." Ye Jing'an said.
"No, there are not as many delicious foods here as in the human world." Liu Muzhe took the braised beef with soy sauce brought by the boss. He felt that they were the only ones in the underworld that had delicious food.
"Then I'll go back and take you to eat something delicious, and we'll go out for a midnight snack tonight." Ye Jing'an said.
"Okay." Liu Muzhe said with a smile.
Although this noodle shop was very popular, the dishes were served very quickly. In less than ten minutes, all the dishes were served. Liu Muze poured a glass of wine and handed it to Ye Jingan: "Drink less. If you get drunk, you will have to sleep here before going back."
Ye Jingan saw that this baijiu was no different from the baijiu from the mortal realm. He actually didn't like baijiu because it was too spicy for his throat. He took a sip and found the taste was light and not stimulating. Instead, it had a faint floral scent, and he couldn't guess what kind of flower it was. Ye Jingan asked in confusion, "Is this wine?"
"It tastes good, right? This is the wine that Wuchang personally ordered. We can't buy it if we go there. I heard from Wuchang that the wine fairy in heaven brewed this wine with the dew of a hundred flowers." Liu Muzhe said.
"What is Hundred Flower Dew?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Meng Po cultivated a sea of flowers in the wilderness. Every morning, the dew collected from the flowers is called Hundred Flower Dew. Hundred Flower Dew is needed for Meng Po soup. Drinking it can help you forget your worries." Liu Muzhe said.
"The wine fairy from heaven comes to the underworld to collect dew from hundreds of flowers to make wine for Wuchang. They are so proud." Ye Jing'an sighed.
"He just doesn't want me to learn the wine-making recipe and that's all he's saying. The Wine Fairy won't pay any attention to him." Liu Muzhe said, "It's okay. If they want to drink, I'll go grab it. Anyway, they both come to drink every month."
"Hehe, that's fine. It would be great if we could steal theirs." Ye Jing'an tried the noodles. The white noodles that looked bland actually tasted quite rich. The braised beef and spare ribs were also particularly delicious. No wonder his business was so booming.
Ye Jingan was eating in silence when he suddenly heard a familiar voice from the guest who had just arrived at the next table. He tilted his head and said in surprise, "Mom!"
Zhou Yunxi turned around and said with a smile, "Jing'an, why did you come down?"
"Deal with something." Ye Jing'an said.
"Come on, come on! Mom's treating you to dinner." Zhou Yunxi pulled Ye Jing'an over. "How have you been lately? Have you found your ancestor?"
"Found it." Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
"Is the ancestor very angry with you? Have you apologized to him?" Zhou Yunxi asked.
"Well, he's not angry with me." Ye Jing'an said.
"You're not angry at all! Our ancestor has such a good temper." Zhou Yunxi said.
"Hehe..." Ye Jing'an turned to Liu Muze and said, "Brother Liu! My mom praised you for your good temper."
Liu Muzhe froze and didn't move. He didn't want to see Zhou Yunxi at all. Seeing that Zhou Yunxi didn't recognize him just now, he thought about lowering his head and eating quietly, and leaving quickly after Ye Jingan finished talking. He didn't expect Ye Jingan to be so stupid as to call him.
Zhou Yunxi was stunned when he saw the long-haired man behind Ye Jingan, and asked in a low voice: "Is he our ancestor?"
"Yes." Ye Jing'an nodded.
"You came here with him." Zhou Yunxi turned his head and took another look.
"Yeah." Ye Jingan said with a smile, "Mom, we are together!"
"Puff..." Liu Muzhe spat out all the wine he had just drunk, and then choked and started coughing violently.
"Brother Liu!" Ye Jingan sat back and patted him on the back, "Are you okay?"
Liu Muzhe shook his head and wiped his mouth with paper.
Zhou Yunxi took advantage of the time when the two of them were busy with their work to sneak away. Ye Jingan called her and asked, "Mom, where are you going?"
"I have something to do and have to go. I'll treat you to dinner next time." Zhou Yunxi said.
Seeing that the food ordered by Zhou Yunxi at the next table had been served, Ye Jing'an pulled her back and said, "Even if you have something to do, you have to eat first. You can go after you finish eating."
Ye Jingan brought the food from next door over: "We just finished eating, Mom, let's eat together. Try this beef, it's delicious."
Zhou Yunxi laughed dryly twice. It seemed that she couldn't escape. She greeted Liu Muze: "Grandmaster... Hello, Grandmaster."
"Well, hello." Liu Muze pretended to be calm and drank in silence. He also wanted to run away, but Ye Jingan knew that he was fine and would definitely catch him back.
The atmosphere was so awkward that the air around the table seemed frozen. Seeing Ye Jingan still eating as if nothing had happened, Zhou Yunxi pulled him aside and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"What?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"You and the founder?" Zhou Yunxi asked.
"Didn't you ask me to chase her? I got her, is that okay?" Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
Zhou Yunxi laughed dryly: "You are really amazing. Your mother is leaving now. You can live with the Grandmaster."
"Hey, don't go." Ye Jing'an held her back. "The Grandmaster has always felt that being with me is unfair to the Ye family. Go and talk to him and ask him to bless us."
"Are you out of your mind, kid? Why are you the same as your dad? He is our ancestor and I am your mother. How can I talk to the ancestor? I'm so embarrassed. I wish you all the best, you can talk on your own." Zhou Yunxi was about to run away again, but was forcibly pulled over by Ye Jingan.
Liu Muzhe heard what Ye Jingan and Zhou Yunxi said. He also felt that Ye Jingan was not very smart and wanted to slap him.
Zhou Yunxi laughed dryly and said, "Grandmaster, Jing'an is ignorant, please be more tolerant of him."
"He's fine." Liu Muzhe said.
"Hahaha... As long as the Grandmaster thinks he's good, that's all." Zhou Yunxi stopped talking and lowered her head to eat. Ye Jing'an nudged her with his foot, and Zhou Yunxi glared at him and refused to speak.
Liu Muze saw that the atmosphere was too strange. After all, she was Ye Jingan's biological mother. Liu Muze felt that avoiding the problem was not a solution. He still had to say something. Liu Muze said, "Ye Jingan and I...we..."
Liu Muze held it in for a long time but couldn't say anything. This was too ridiculous. Liu Muze sighed and said, "I'm sorry."
Zhou Yunxi was stunned. "Grandmaster, what's the sorry thing? It's us who are sorry for you. I know everything. Thank you for your concern."
"Don't call me that, I can't bear it." Liu Muzhe said.
"What are you talking about, Grandmaster? Hahahaha... I can handle it. If Grandmaster doesn't like me, I won't say anything." Zhou Yunxi tried to make her smile more natural.
"Don't call me Grandmaster, just call me by my name." Liu Muzhe said.
Zhou Yunxi almost dropped the chopsticks in his hand at his words. You don't allow me to say it, and the Grandmaster doesn't allow me to call him by his name, so who dares to call him by his name directly!?
"I will take good care of Jing'an, don't worry." Liu Muzhe said.
"Hahahaha, Grandmaster... uh, what you said..." Zhou Yunxi slapped her forehead. She used to be an eloquent sales elite, but now she couldn't even speak coherently.
Ye Jingan came to her rescue: "Mom, you can call him Xiao Liu. Dad and Grandpa both call him that."
"Xiao Liu?" Zhou Yunxi smiled stiffly, thinking that they were really brave to shout that. She wondered what they would do after they knew this person's true identity.
"By the way, Mom, why are you here?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Come and have dinner." Zhou Yunxi said.
"Mom, where do you live? Can I visit your house?" Ye Jing'an asked.
Zhou Yunxi thought about it and decided not to let this guy know where she lived. Otherwise, if Ye Jingan got interested, he would come down to see her every now and then. This guy would definitely bring the Grandmaster with him. How could that be?
Zhou Yunxi said hurriedly, "I have something urgent to deal with right now. Let's do it next time. You guys enjoy your meal. I'm leaving first."
"Mom! What's the rush? We came all the way here, and you didn't even eat with me." Ye Jing'an complained.
"I'm an adult, but I still have to accompany you for dinner. The ancestor is not accompanying you." Zhou Yunxi said.
"How can this be the same? Grandmaster accompanies me every day, but I only see you a few times." Ye Jing'an said, "Besides, I'm with Brother Liu now, and you don't care about us..."
Liu Muze coughed twice and said, "If your mother has something urgent to do, let her go. If you want to see her, just bring you here next time."
"Didn't you say that sleeping too much will shorten your life?" Ye Jing'an asked back.
"Don't you care?" Liu Muzhe retorted.
Ye Jingan: “…”
"I'm leaving. Grandmaster, please don't spoil him. If you spoil him, he'll need someone to accompany him." Zhou Yunxi said goodbye to the two of them with a smile, turned around and ran away.
Ye Jingan: “…”
After Zhou Yunxi left, Liu Muzhe put down his chopsticks and glared at Ye Jingan.
"Why are you looking at me? Eat quickly, there are so many dishes." Ye Jingan picked up a piece of pork ribs and gave it to him.
"Didn't you see that the atmosphere was weird just now? You insisted that we sit together!" Liu Muzhe asked in surprise.
"What's the big deal? She's my mother. It's okay, Brother Liu. When you disappeared, she asked me to chase you." Ye Jing'an said.
Liu Muze sighed helplessly and said, "Next time I meet your mother, I won't see her. Don't force me to do that."
"Why?!" Ye Jingan asked.
"Do you think what I did was something glorious? I'm too embarrassed to see her." Liu Muzhe said.
"What's wrong? Is it shameful to like me?" Ye Jing'an asked back.
"That's not what I meant. Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? Anyway, I won't see you." Liu Muzhe said.
Ye Jingan glared at him for a while, then took the noodles to the next table to eat and ignored him. Liu Muze said helplessly: "Why do you insist that I meet your mother?"
"We are a family. Isn't it normal for a family to eat and chat together? My mother doesn't want to see you, and you don't want to see her. You're acting like enemies. What kind of family are you?" Ye Jing'an became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He stood up and left without even eating his noodles. "If you don't want to see her, then don't see her! Forget about seeing me too!"
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