Chapter 66: Touching the reverse scale
"Brother Yan Ye, why did you come back just now? I've been waiting for you for a long time." Ruan Wei stepped forward and subconsciously reached out to take the luggage from the man's hand.
Yan Ye turned his body to avoid it.
Yang Qingping watched this scene from the side and felt a little unhappy.
No matter how capable Yan Ye was, he shouldn't be so ignorant of this gentlemanly etiquette. Ruan Wei had already gone out to greet them, but this guy acted as if he didn't care about their family and didn't even say hello.
From Yang Qingping's point of view, she does not approve of her daughter lowering her status to please others. You can tell whether a man is caring or not just by looking at him before marriage.
This guy looks so cold-hearted. Even if he gets married, he probably won't be the type to love his wife.
Ruan Wei was rejected once, and her face froze for a moment. Seeing that the man didn't even look at her, she went straight upstairs to put her luggage away.
Liu Ye took this scene in, laughed and tried to ease the atmosphere, "This kid just came back from the army, and his sullen face probably means he's tired. Let's eat first, and we can talk after we're done."
After that, she turned and went into the kitchen and said, "Auntie Wang, dinner is ready."
There are also some etiquettes when it comes to eating.
The dishes should not be served all at once. Instead, the cold dishes should be served first. When the pleasantries at the table are almost over and it is time to get down to business, the hot dishes can be served.
Hot dishes should be served first, with light ones followed by strong ones. When they are almost all served, soup is added to clean the mouth, and finally the staple food is served, followed by snacks such as fruits.
Aunt Wang was serving the dishes while Xu Xiaoyue was warming the dishes in the kitchen, always keeping an eye on the heat.
Liu Ye originally invited Xu Xiaoyue to the dining table for dinner, but she refused on the grounds that she was allergic and should not be seen by others.
Xu Xiaoyue was so busy hiding from people that she didn't even dare to move forward.
The appetizers were served one after another, spicy braised beef, cold jellyfish, and then the hot dishes of crab meat lion head, crispy chicken, fried tripe, and sauced duck. The soup was hot and sour mullet egg soup...
There were twelve dishes in total, filling the table.
Ruan Wei's father was also there, having returned from the army with Yan Ye specifically because of a recent child trafficking case.
In recent years, there have been no child trafficking cases in the capital for a long time, but children often go missing in some rural areas.
What’s strange is that in the past few months, children have gone missing even in the capital.
The lost children were all fair-skinned little boys between three and five years old.
The superiors attach great importance to this matter and require that it must be thoroughly investigated within one month.
Several people were discussing this at the dinner table. Ruan Wei wanted to interrupt and chat with Yan Ye but couldn't find a chance. She was so anxious that she kept looking at her mother.
Yang Qingping frowned, stood up, picked up a piece of food and put it in her man's bowl, saying: "Okay, you talk about those things all day in the army, and you keep talking about them even when you eat. You really don't know how to take a break."
The man turned to look at his wife, and after a moment of silence, he ate the meat in the bowl.
How could he not know what the mother and daughter were thinking? But in his opinion, Yan Ye had never shown the slightest exception to his daughter over the years. It seemed that he had no interest in his daughter, so why bother to stick up for him?
The man thought so, but when his eyes met his daughter's expectant expression, he sighed imperceptibly and never mentioned it again for the rest of the conversation.
The atmosphere became quiet. Ruan Wei stood up first and took a piece of fried tripe and wanted to put it in Yan Ye's bowl, but unexpectedly the man covered the bowl with his hand without even looking at her. He stood up and said, "I'm done. Enjoy your meal."
Ruan Wei's face turned pale. It would be inappropriate to put the tripe back. Yang Qingping couldn't bear to see his daughter being wronged like this. He handed over the bowl and chopsticks to take the tripe. "Director Liu, although the two elders who were in charge of your Yan family died early, you should still be clear about the most basic principles of life. The younger generations don't understand, but you know it."
After the words fell, the atmosphere in the living room froze. Father Ruan frowned and turned to glare at the woman, "What are you talking about? Apologize quickly."
Everyone knows that the two people in the Yan family are the Achilles' heel of the Yan brothers. Not only did his silly wife say that, but her words were full of sarcasm. He almost had a heart attack just by listening to them.
The man who was walking upstairs stopped, turned around, and looked frighteningly cold. He looked straight at Yang Qingping with his black eyes, and asked in a nonsensical tone: "What do you mean by that?"
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