Chapter 189, The Proud Parrot
As Xiao Yeyang came to the Yan family more and more frequently and became closer to the three brothers of the Yan family, Yan Zhigao no longer rushed over from the yamen to greet him every time as he did in the past. Now everyone was less restrained when getting along with each other, and it seemed more like they were just regular guests of good friends.
The provincial government office.
Everyone saw Yan Zhigao handling official business calmly, and even when the young prince came, he didn't say he would go home to receive him immediately. They felt both sad and envious.
"The young prince is so close to the Yan family?"
Teacher Zhu had only been here for a short time, and a lot of the news he had heard before was just hearsay. But now that he had seen it with his own eyes, he realized that the Yan family was really going to rise.
If they weren't close, Lord Yan wouldn't be so calm?
"Don't you know? The two young masters of the Yan family are the young prince's tutors. They are together every day, so their relationship will naturally develop."
"Because, young prince, the three sons of the Yan family are also on good terms with the son of the governor's family, the son of the councilor Su's family, and the son of the Zhou family. Which of these families is not a famous and prestigious family?"
"You may not be able to see anything now, but think about it, when these young masters enter the court and serve as officials in the future, they will all be of great benefit to the Yan family."
"Isn't it? Governor Dong is from the Yongjia Marquisate in the capital, a noble family that is deeply favored by the emperor. The Su and Zhou families are also prominent families in Zhongzhou. As long as the Yan family and these families continue to get along well, there is no need to worry about their future."
Listening to the discussions of his colleagues around him, Teacher Zhu secretly regretted that he should have restrained his wife and daughter at the beginning, so as not to let them offend Madam Li and the eldest daughter of the Yan family.
Nowadays, they don’t even have a suitable reason to visit their family.
The backyard of Yan Mansion.
"Don't pinch your sister's face anymore. Her skin is so delicate that it can't stand it."
The group went to Songheyuan. When Old Lady Yan saw the marks on Daohua's face, she also pulled Yan Wenkai aside to talk to him.
Yan Wenkai stood aside and listened obediently.
Next to him, Xiao Yeyang and others saw that he was embarrassed and their faces were full of laughter.
That night, Xiao Yeyang and his companions did not leave and stayed in the yard of brothers Yan Wenxiu and Yan Wenkai.
The next day, when Daohua arrived at the old lady's yard, bowls of longevity noodles were already placed in the dining room.
When Daohua saw the noodles, she knew that the old lady had made them early in the morning. She walked quickly into the house and threw herself into the old lady's arms, rubbing her head against hers and calling out softly, "Grandma!"
The old lady patted Daohua on the back and said with a smile, "You're already an eleven-year-old girl, why are you still so clingy?"
Daohua looked up and said seriously, "Grandma, I'm only eleven years old. I'm not big, I'm still young!"
Seeing her granddaughter's eyes wide open, trying to prove that she was still a child, the old lady burst out laughing: "Yes, yes, you are still young, still a little baby, you need grandma to hold you in the palm of your hand and protect you."
Only then did Daohua smile and nodded.
The old lady took Daohua's hand and said, "Let's go and eat noodles. Noodles won't taste good if they clump together."
In the dining room, Xiao Yeyang and others had arrived one after another and were sitting in the guest chairs talking in low voices.
Opposite, Yan Yihan and the other two sat quietly.
Because she had annoyed Xiao Yeyang last time, Yan Yile was relatively well-behaved this time. However, she tried to interrupt several times. Unfortunately, except for Dong Yuanxuan who felt that the atmosphere should not be too awkward and responded to her several times, Xiao Yeyang did not even look at her the whole time.
"The young prince must still be angry with me." Yan Yile glanced at Xiao Yeyang from time to time, as if she wanted to talk to him but didn't dare.
Yan Yihan pulled her sleeve, shook her head at her, and signaled her to stop talking.
Beside them, Yan Yishuang saw the actions of both of them, and a hint of ridicule appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The young prince clearly didn't want to bother with the fourth sister, but the fourth sister insisted on coming forward to get close to him. She really had no respect for her dignity at all.
I wanted to say something sarcastic to her, but then I saw the old lady coming over with rice flowers.
"Happy birthday, Sister Yan."
As soon as they saw Daohua, Dong Yuanxuan and others stood up from their seats, and each of them smiled and said some words of blessing to Daohua.
"Thanks."
"Ahem~"
After everyone had finished speaking, Xiao Yeyang stood up slowly and said, "I just heard Wen Kai tell you that today is your birthday before I came here. I didn't have time to prepare any gifts, so I brought you the parrot raised under the eaves. This parrot is quite interesting and can entertain you." After saying that, he glanced at Defu.
Defu immediately walked out with a smile. After a while, he came in carrying a birdcage. On the cage, a parrot with brightly colored feathers was looking around.
Seeing the parrot, Dong Yuanxuan and Su Hongxin looked at each other quickly.
This parrot was presented to the emperor as a tribute by local officials. It is very good at imitating people, so the emperor gave it to the young prince as a reward. When the young prince decided to stay in Wangyue Academy to study, he specially sent someone back to Beijing to bring it back. Whenever the prince had nothing to do, he would use it to entertain himself.
Now, it was given to Sister Yan!
"Cough~"
Xiao Yeyang clenched his fist and coughed. The parrot seemed to have received some signal and immediately started chirping.
"Daihua, happy birthday!"
"Daihua, happy birthday!"
Daohua was originally attracted by the beautiful and small parrot. Now when she heard it talking, she liked it even more. She hurried over, stretched out her hand and started to tease the parrot.
"Tell me another word."
Unfortunately, this parrot was as arrogant as Xiao Yeyang. No matter how Daohua teased it, it just wouldn't speak. In the end, it just slapped her on the back of the head.
Seeing Daohua's frustration, Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "This parrot may be unfamiliar with the new environment. You just need to spend a few more days with it and it will be fine."
After saying that, the parrot said in a very disrespectful tone: "Impossible, impossible!"
Seeing this, Daohua was really surprised: "This parrot can not only learn human language, but also speak back?"
Seeing Daohua's ignorant look, Xiao Yeyang wanted to take the opportunity to say something disrespectful, but when he thought about the possibility of angering her, he decisively changed his words: "This parrot is quite smart. After following it for a long time, it will also learn some of its owner's habits."
Daohua immediately smiled and asked, "So it's so arrogant because it learned it from you?" After saying that, she smiled to herself without waiting for his reply.
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with being tsundere. It's quite cute."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang's stiff face slowly softened. Seeing that Daohua liked it so much, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Daohua touched the parrot's head and said with a smile, "Proud little parrot, you will be mine from now on. Follow me and you will have meat to eat."
"I don't eat meat, I don't eat meat!" After saying this, the parrot pointed its butt directly at the rice flowers.
Seeing this, Daohua became even happier. She whispered something to Wang Maner, and then Wang Maner turned and left.
Taking the birdcage from Defu, Daohua said to the parrot with a wolf grandmother's smile: "You little thing, just wait and see how I will discipline you in the future!"
"You little thing, Rice Flower is a little thing!"
Hearing this, Daohua was stunned. She looked up at Xiao Yeyang and exclaimed, "This parrot is really a spirit. It can even change my lyrics!"
“Haha~”
Yan Wenkai laughed heartily and moved closer to Daohua: "Big sister, you'd better be careful. This parrot can talk very well and even curse people. I've been cursed by it before!"
"You idiot, Yan Wenkai is an idiot!"
The parrot responded to Yan Wenkai very politely.
Yan Wenkai glared at the parrot angrily: "You are the idiot, your whole family is idiots!"
(End of this chapter)
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