But Wen Ye is a very smart person. As long as she is not embarrassed, it is others who will be embarrassed.
"I thought Xuan'er was the only one here."
Without any sign of embarrassment of being caught, Wen Ye called out "My dear" as usual and calmly walked past Xu Yuejia.
Children aged two or three are most likely to imitate others.
Xu Yuxuan followed Wen Ye nodding his head, and when he passed Xu Yuejia, he imitated and called out "Father", and then asked Nanny Ji to carry him into the house.
Xu Yuejia: "......"
After Wen Ye sat down, he glanced at the kid who followed him and signaled Taozhi to take the food away first.
Taozhi understood immediately.
Xu Yuxuan followed Taozhi's back with his eyes, and he was visibly anxious. "Mother..."
Wen Ye slowly took out a colorful dough figurine from the box that had not yet been taken away and gave it to him: "Play with it for a while."
Given Lu's personality, she would not buy toys from this kind of stall for Xu Yuxuan. Wen Ye had seen Xu Yuxuan's toys, all of which were made of fine wood and carefully crafted by craftsmen.
One is equivalent to her box.
I hope the kid can enjoy the novelty for a while and then forget about the snacks in the oil paper bag in Taozhi's arms.
Xu Yuxuan did find it interesting and he studied it for a long time with his head down. However, in his heart, eating was more important than playing. He looked up and saw Xu Yuejia coming back. He handed the dough figurine to him:
"Father, you play~"
Feelings are developed through interaction. Even if the other person still has that cold face he used to have for years, based on the "father-son relationship" that has developed over the past two days, Xu Yuxuan is no longer as afraid of his father Xu Yuejia as he was in the past.
Look, now people even dare to give him the things they don’t want to play with.
Wen Ye watched the scene leisurely, thinking it was quite interesting, when she saw Xu Yuxuan go out to make dough figurines, then turn around and look at her eagerly.
This means I haven't given up yet.
The plan failed, Wen Ye secretly sighed and said: "Don't worry, you will get your share."
Then he said to Xu Yuejia, who had also sat down and was holding a dough figurine that was extremely inconsistent with his status, "Of course, you have one too."
Wen Ye was just being polite. Xu Yuejia would not touch any of the food she brought back.
As she expected, Xu Yuejia refused.
But when the little boy Xu Yuxuan heard his father's refusal, his eyes lit up.
Wen Ye saw through his little thoughts at a glance, but said nothing, just curled her lips.
However, it was still early for dinner, and seeing that the father and son had no intention of leaving, Wen Ye thought of finding something fun to kill time.
Otherwise, she would be bored to death sitting here, facing an adult and a child, one who can't speak clearly and the other who can't utter a word.
So Wen Ye got up and went to the west study, found a storybook he had never read before, and then lay down on the soft couch under the window, making whatever comfort he wanted.
He didn't care about the father and son who were still sitting outside waiting.
Sitting on a bench outside, Xu Yuxuan stretched his neck and waited for Wen Ye to come out, but in vain, he struggled to get down.
But his legs were too short to reach the ground, so Nanny Ji had to carry him down.
After landing, Xu Yuxuan quickened his pace and ran towards the west study room. However, he stopped halfway and turned back. He tugged at the corner of Xu Yuejia's robe and whispered softly, "Father, come with me?"
Wen Ye was not surprised at all that Xu Yuxuan would follow in, but the appearance of Xu Yuejia was beyond her expectations.
It seems that the Ministry of Justice is really idle recently.
Wen Ye just glanced at him and continued to read the storybook.
Xu Yuxuan had already climbed onto the couch with familiarity, lifted the edge of the fur quilt, and moved in little by little, finally reaching Wen Ye's arms.
A head popped up, red and puffy, with a row of small teeth showing when smiling.
Wen Ye took him into her arms, just like having an extra pillow.
After turning another page, Wen Ye glanced at the cover of the storybook in his hand belatedly and discovered that it was the same one that Xu Yuejia had been holding.
It's just that the book in his hand was a serious book, while the one she was reading did not contain a single word that had anything to do with seriousness.
Xu Yuejia obviously also discovered it.
Unexpectedly, their eyes met.
Fortunately, Wen Ye was calm enough and continued watching without changing his expression.
Xu Yuejia's gaze fell on the mother and son who were squeezed on a soft couch, a face that never stopped smiling, and a pair of little eyes that were always confused.
It seems to surpass most of the beautiful scenery in the world and always attracts people to stay and take a look.
Although the man's gaze was not strong, it was not to the point where it could be easily ignored.
After turning a few pages of the storybook, Wen Ye raised her eyes. At this time, Xu Yuejia had already sat behind the desk. There was no barrier between the couch and the desk.
Wen Ye thought silently, it seems that he will have to ask Liu Ya to put up a screen here later.
Although Xu Yuxuan still couldn't understand the words in the storybook, it didn't stop him from urging Wen Ye to turn the page. He had memorized the frequency of turning the pages. Seeing Wen Ye suddenly stopped moving, he urged her in a tender voice: "Mother, turn~turn~"
Wen Ye withdrew his thoughts, lowered his eyes, and after a moment, turned the page.
Xu Yuxuan was very satisfied.
Although there was no laughter among the family of three, there was an inexplicable harmony and warmth.
Nanny Ji did not go in. She watched this scene outside the study and couldn't help but feel these emotions in her heart.
However, it didn't take long for her to leave.
Wen Ye suddenly felt thirsty. She had eaten a lot of vegetarian food in the teahouse, which was a bit salty.
There was a pot of tea on the desk, but Wen Ye didn't want to move, so she called out to a man, "My dear?"
Xu Yuejia raised her eyes when she heard the voice, and she didn't know when she had the ink pen in her hand.
After seeing this, Wen Ye thought to himself, he never forgot to make notes and record his thoughts while reading. He really has no time to spare.
Unlike her, at most she would 'review' it in her dreams.
"What is it?"
Wen Ye coughed her dry throat and said, "My dear, Xuan'er is thirsty."
Xu Yuxuan tilted his head, puzzled: "Mother?"
Xu Yuejia cast a look at Wen Ye that could see through him, and Wen Ye smiled back.
After a while, a cup of tea was handed to Wen Ye. She took it and thanked the man: "Thank you for your hard work, my dear."
Xu Yuxuan didn't want to drink much water, but his mother said he was thirsty, so he opened his little mouth ignorantly and waited to be fed.
Wen Ye turned a blind eye and said, "Mother will test the water temperature for you."
After drinking a cup of tea, she said, "It's too hot, Xuan'er, do you want to drink it?"
Xu Yuxuan understood and shook his head.
Xu Yuejia witnessed all of this and said, "Don't use Xuan'er as an excuse next time."
Wen Ye's focus is, "Will there be a next time?"
Xu Yuejia took the empty porcelain cup: "......"
Wen Ye did not continue to call on Xu Yuejia. His eyes were still on the storybook, but his mind had already drifted far away.
Judging from Xu Yuejia's expression, she did not reject her "calling" just now.
As his son, how could Xu Yuxuan not inherit this good quality? Wen Ye looked at the ball in his arms and suddenly sighed: "Grow up quickly."
Xu Yuxuan was confused.
Time flies by.
It's time for dinner.
Wen Ye estimated the time, closed the storybook, got off the couch, and followed a little tail. They walked out of the study and sat down at the dining table.
After the mother and son sat down, Xu Yuejia walked out of the study slowly.
The meals were served one after another, and the snacks that Taozhi brought back were placed on the plate and mixed with other dishes.
The candied haws had been eaten on the way, and the only things left were spicy rice cakes, fried glutinous rice balls, and half a bag of vegetarian salt. On the way back, Wen Ye asked Taozhi to add half a bag of salt in oil paper, as well as a small bag of deep-fried fish wrapped in noodles. It was crispy and golden, and delicious.
Oh, there was still some untouched pea yellow. Wen Ye didn’t have time to eat it. Now that it was on the table, she deliberately asked Taozhi to place it near Xu Yuxuan.
In fact, all the chefs in these dukes’ mansions know how to cook it, and they can make it delicious and healthy.
But sometimes, when people are used to eating delicacies from land and sea, they just want to try what is sold outside, which is called "junk food" in the words of later generations.
Several pieces of pea yellow were neatly placed in the center of the porcelain plate.
Wen Ye very considerately picked up a piece for Xu Yuxuan and said, "Xuan'er, try it."
The pea yellow snack was bought by Taozhi from Yufang Garden. It was exquisitely made. Xu Yuxuan had eaten it two days ago and still had some vague memories of it.
It's delicious, but, but...
Xu Yuxuan finally shook his head and refused.
It seemed that he was still thinking about the food in the oil-paper bag that Taozhi had held in her arms.
It's been so long, but you still haven't forgotten it, Wen Ye thought to herself. Seeing Xu Yuxuan's refusal, she pretended to be sad: "My mother waited in line for a long time to buy this snack."
Yufangyuan’s dim sum is famously good; even a common dish like pea yellow is sold in limited quantities every day.
Of course, these rules only apply to ordinary people. If the owner of Yufang Garden didn't know how to adapt, he wouldn't be able to make such a big business in Shengjing.
When Wen Ye was at the Wen family, he would occasionally ask Tao Zhi to go out and buy a box of Yufang Garden snacks for them to try.
At that time, everyone had to queue up according to the rules. If you were unlucky, it would happen that it was your turn, but the snacks would be sold out.
Things are different now. Taozhi went over with the badge of the Duke's Mansion, and the shopkeeper of Yufang Garden came to greet her personally and asked the waiter to take Taozhi to the private room to wait.
Every day, Yufang Garden would prepare a dozen or twenty extra portions of pastries beyond the prescribed number. The extra portions were provided for the convenience of powerful families like the Duke's Mansion.
Power is a wonderful thing.
Seeing that Xu Yuxuan remained unmoved, Wen Ye did not force him. She took the food back into the bowl and ate it herself.
It tastes really good.
"Mother~" Xu Yuxuan was about to cry when he saw Wen Ye eat the pea yellow that she picked for him.
He also likes to eat pea yellow.
Wen Ye remained calm as always, scanning the table of delicacies, and asked for the last time: "There are so many delicious dishes, are you sure Xuan'er doesn't want to eat them?"
Xu Yuejia, who had a vague idea of what she was going to do next, raised her eyes and looked over.
But I don't mean to stop it.
Xu Yuxuan glanced at the exquisitely arranged dishes on the table without any lingering attachment.
He nodded solemnly, his little face looking extremely serious.
Children are like this. The more you hide something from them, the more curious they are about it.
Maybe Xu Yuxuan didn't want to eat much at first, but Wen Ye's subconscious behavior of protecting the food at the beginning aroused his strong interest in his heart, and now he would not stop until he achieved his goal.
Fortunately, Wen Ye was well prepared.
She glanced at the peach branch beside her. The other party understood, turned around and left, and came back with a tray a moment later.
On the tray was the familiar oil paper bag that Xu Yuxuan was familiar with. It was bulging and obviously filled with food.
Under the oil paper bag were two blank porcelain plates.
In front of Xu Yuxuan, Wen Ye asked Taozhi to pour the food in the oil paper bag into the empty plate.
Wen Ye asked him one last time: "Xuan'er, think about it carefully. You can only choose one of the two."
After seeing what was on the plate, Aunt Ji said: "......"
The Second Madam can really think of any trick.
But Xu Yuxuan didn't understand and thought that the oil paper bag contained the snacks that Wen Ye brought back from outside.
Wen Ye placed two plates of freshly cooked 'snacks' in front of him.
Being so close, it was obvious which side Xu Yuxuan would choose in the end.
Xu Yuxuan didn't even look at the food on the dining table. He pointed at the two 'snacks' in front of him and asked Madam Ji to help him pick them up: "Madam, I want to eat~"
Young people are prone to deception. Wen Ye happily picked up a piece of fried fish dipped in chili powder and put it into her mouth.
Spicy and crispy.
Xu Yuxuan was also concentrating on happily eating the 'snack' that Nanny Ji had picked for him - stir-fried pork slices.
Perhaps he would feel that this strange snack had a familiar taste, but it was indeed food poured out of an oil paper bag. This alone was enough to fool a child whose mind had not yet grown up.
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