Chapter 561 Extra: Are you sure you won't eat us out of house and home?
"Big brother, if he stays, are you sure he won't eat us out of house and home?" Xie Zhiyan whispered to Xie Zhili, seeing Wang Dafu's eating habits.
"Probably not, these uncles are too tired from the rescue efforts, it's normal for them to eat more!" Xie Zhili said, but he had no idea what to expect.
While he was talking to Xie Zhiyan, Wang Dafu ate a braised pork knuckle, two large crabs weighing four pounds each, five large white steamed buns, and a bowl of rice.
"Don't talk while eating or sleeping, hurry up and eat!" Lin Luoxi, sitting to Xie Zhili's left, almost spat out her food when she heard the children's words.
However, she also saw that Wang Dafu could really eat; in the blink of an eye, he had finished the plate of steamed buns next to him.
Wang Dafu probably felt embarrassed because he had eaten too much, so he started eating in small bites.
But those eyes, darting around, clearly showed that he was only taking small bites and wasn't satisfied.
"Everyone has worked hard these past few days. Please make yourself at home here and enjoy the food and drinks!"
Seeing that Wang Dafu was pretending to be uncomfortable, Lin Luoxi simply spoke up and told everyone to eat as much as they wanted.
Upon hearing Lin Luoxi's words, Wang Dafu immediately picked up the basin beside him and went into the kitchen.
A short while later, he came out carrying a basin full of large white steamed buns, which reached up to his chin.
"Hey, you should at least be a little more restrained. If you scare Princess Changping, forget about staying a few more days. You'll probably be kicked out after dinner tonight."
Sitting next to him, Zhao Chuan was shocked by Wang Dafu's appetite and whispered a warning in Wang Dafu's ear.
“But didn’t the princess say we could eat as much as we wanted? I haven’t eaten as much as I wanted yet…” Wang Dafu pouted and muttered under his breath after being warned.
"Pfft~" Xie Zhili and the others, who had been paying attention to Wang Dafu's movements, burst out laughing.
Originally, few people had noticed Wang Dafu's side, but now, because of the laughter of Xie Zhili's children, everyone had noticed the commotion on Wang Dafu's side.
Wang Dafu blushed with embarrassment under so many gazes, and almost buried his head in the rice bowl in front of him.
"It's alright. Everyone's worked so hard these past few days, you're all exhausted and hungry. You've all gotten so thin, eat more so your families won't worry..."
Lin Luoxi noticed Wang Dafu's embarrassment and immediately spoke up to help him out.
"Yes, everyone has been working hard lately, let's have a toast!" Xie Hanchuan stood up, holding his wine glass, to clink glasses with everyone.
The atmosphere returned to normal. Seeing how understanding Lin Luoxi was, everyone relaxed and happily ate their meal.
As Wang Dafu ate the crab, he was deeply moved. Princess Changping was such a kind person; not only did she not laugh at him, but she also gave him so many reasons to accept her kindness.
Seeing his colleagues around him starting to eat with gusto, he didn't hide anything, quietly unbuckled his belt, and ate heartily.
Xie Zhili, Xie Zhiyan, Xie Zhiheng, Xie Zhichu, and Xie Leyao were naturally very happy to see everyone working so hard.
But seeing them finish the food they had worked so hard to prepare in one meal, and knowing they would be staying here for several days, I felt weak all over and instantly didn't want to move. I even lost my appetite.
Half an hour later
"We'll do these!" After the meal, when the dozen or so officials saw Xie Zhili and his group clearing the table, they stepped forward and volunteered to do the work.
"Then, these are yours to handle..." After working so hard for so long, Xie Zhili and the others naturally didn't stand on ceremony when someone else was taking over their work.
After leaving the task of clearing the table and washing the dishes to them, Xie Zhili and the others went back to their rooms to wash up and attend to their own business.
"Second sister, don't your nephews need you to teach them their studies?" Xie Zhili and the others, who were reading, went back to their rooms without asking. Lin Wenqian felt a pang of jealousy once again.
You know, if you want his two sons to read, you have to stand guard with a stick next to them; they would never be this conscientious.
"Yes, they've learned everything the teachers taught them. Now they're reading unofficial histories to broaden their horizons." Lin Luoxi didn't know what Lin Wenqian was thinking, but answered truthfully.
"Whoosh..."
Since arriving at this villa, Lin Wenqian's heart has been shattered by his five nephews, reinforcing his belief that all children in every household are so difficult to manage.
"Little sister, I want to talk to you about something." Lin Wenqian became even more determined to leave his child with Lin Ruoxi to help take care of.
"Big brother, what are you saying? We're siblings, just say what you want to say. I hate beating around the bush." Lin Luoxi's hesitation only fueled Xie Hanchuan's curiosity.
"My two brats are too hard to manage. Why don't you help me discipline them?"
"He's your nephew, after all. If you don't take care of him, and he turns out to be useless, it'll be a disgrace to you..." In order to get Lin Luoxi to agree, Lin Wenqian planned to reason with her and appeal to her emotions.
"I don't expect you to be very strict with them, just make sure they can complete their schoolwork on their own and don't need us to worry about them."
"You have no idea how much trouble your sister-in-law and I are caused by those two brats. Our relationship isn't what it used to be..."
Lin Wenqian was just making things up in his last sentence, but he thought that Lin Luoxi would soften and agree for the sake of the couple.
"Fine! No matter how I manage it, you can't interfere..." Lin Luoxi disliked having people pointing fingers and making comments when she was managing the children.
"Of course, I'll write a letter right now and have your sister-in-law bring the person back to Qingshui City. We'll meet up in Wutong Village then."
Lin Wenqian was surprised that Lin Luoxi agreed so readily; he hadn't even had a chance to use the arguments he had prepared.
But it's good that he agreed; at least he managed to get someone to help manage those two troublesome kids.
Fearing that Lin Luoxi might change her mind, Lin Wenqian borrowed a flying eagle from her, then ran back to his room, quickly wrote with his pen, and sent the eagle to deliver a letter to the capital.
At the Lin residence in the capital, Li Muqing was chasing after the two brats that Lin Wenqian was talking about, with a feather duster in her hand.
With a furious expression, he ordered the servants to grab his two mischievous sons, determined to give them a good beating.
Seeing Li Muqing lose her temper, everyone in the manor knew that their eldest and youngest sons had done something wrong and would be punished by their madam, so they all stepped forward to help grab Lin Yunyuan and Lin Yunze.
"Lin Yunyuan, Lin Yunze, you two are really audacious! You even dared to shave the Master's beard. You two are truly lawless."
"If I don't beat you both to death today, I'm not your real mother."
Li Muqing thought she had always been quiet and sensible since childhood, so how did she end up with these two naughty and troublesome children?
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