Fast travel: The host is too crazy to shoot, the system can't stop it

Chapter 174 Rivers and Lakes (23) Ye Family

To be honest, Ye Chen's first reaction when he saw a person was to run, but as soon as he took a step, he stopped tactfully—in this posture, he couldn't run away.

Ming Xu didn't know those people, so he took a step back subconsciously to be on guard, but Ye Chen whispered to him first: "It's okay."

"Haha, Uncle Yan, what a coincidence." Ye Chen smiled flatteringly.

The leader is Yan Ling, who is the steward of the Ye family. He has been with the current head of the Ye family since he was a teenager, and he can be regarded as watching Ye Chen grow up.

Yan Ling looked at the obedient boy in front of him, gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Unfortunately, I have been looking for you for several months."

"This..." Ye Chen hesitated, his eyes began to wander.

"Stop this and that, go home for me even if you grow wings today!"

After all, it is the elders in the family, the reprimand still has some effect, Ye Chen hurriedly said: "Go back, I will go back, I am going to go home now."

Seeing Ye Chen's swearing, Yan Ling smiled, and reminded: "You said the same thing last time, then turned around and ran away."

Afterwards, the people around Yan Ling were instructed to step forward slowly, ready to arrest him and tie him back.

"Don't, don't, don't!" Ye Chen immediately pulled Ming Xu and said, "Uncle Yan, I really want to go back, and I just happened to bring my friend as a guest, really, I swear!"

"Being a guest?" This was the first time he used this excuse. Yan Ling took a look at Ming Xu, who was standing aside, a little confused.

Judging by Ye Chen's attitude, this person seems to be his friend. Since he is the young master's friend, he should be a guest of the Ye family.

After hesitating for a while, Yan Ling still chose to salute, and said politely: "I'm offended, are you planning to go to Ye's house, my lord?"

"Yes, Nan Xu," Ye Chen winked desperately at Ming Xu, "Our next step is to go to my house, right?"

Ming Xu looked at Ye Chen and then at Yan Ling, and finally nodded slowly in response.

After the guests said so, Yan Ling glanced at Ye Chen again, and then said politely: "Then let's go back together, my lord."

The servant of the Ye family stepped aside, and Yan Ling made an invitation.

"It's okay, it's okay, go to my house first, and we'll talk about it later." Ye Chen pushed Ming Xu and said in a low voice.

Ming Xu didn't think much about it, and left Buzhuang with Ye Chen.

But when Ye Chen passed by Yan Ling, he was stared at severely, and he added a kind warning: "If you run away again, I will definitely tie you up with a rope next time!"

Ye Chen blinked and nodded sincerely.

Well, this kid, the warning is the warning, should I run or run, Yan Ling has lost his temper, anyway, he seems to be willing to go back now, which is always a good thing.

Seeing so many people, the clerk in the store guessed that it was probably a family affair of some big family in Jianghu, and no one dared to ask about it.

Seeing that the person was about to leave now, the little guy just now was probably a newborn calf and was not afraid of tigers, so he stepped forward and asked, "Well, the fabric..."

"Oh, this," Yan Ling turned around and said casually: "Just as I said just now, the full payment, but please send it directly to Xunyang Ye's house later, and we will pay double the transportation fee, which is annoying."

"Okay...Okay!" The boy spoke clumsily again, almost biting his tongue.

This group of people came over in a mighty manner, and then left in a mighty manner. Yan Ling stared at Ye Chen all the way, as if he was really afraid that he would grow wings, but Ye Chen was well-behaved all the way and didn't cause any trouble.

This city is indeed not far from Ye's house, only half a day's journey away. They set off in the morning and arrived before dusk.

The Ye family is not like other aristocratic families who like to live in isolation. The Ye mansion is built near the water, surrounded by a lively market, and people come and go all day long, full of human fireworks.

Entering the gate, I met a group of patrolling guards. The relationship between the master and servant of the Ye family was probably relatively close. Seeing Yan Ling leading his young master back, he smiled and said, "The young master is finally back. You are lucky. Yesterday The Patriarch has just left and will not be back until a few days later."

Ye Chen smiled and didn't answer.

Yan Ling snorted and said: "When the Patriarch comes back, I might break your leg!"

Ming Xu frowned slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Is this the punishment?"

Ye Chen waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's just an exaggeration, how is it possible? No way."

As soon as the words were finished, a luxuriously dressed woman appeared at the corner, hurriedly walked over, and several maids around followed her step by step, not daring to neglect her at all.

"Chen'er, you can come back, come and show your mother," the woman grabbed Ye Chen's sleeve, checked carefully, and said distressedly: "You're thinner again."

Ye Chen was helpless, and comforted: "Mother, every time you see me, you say you're thin, how can you be so thin?"

Mother Ye said pitifully: "How can there be better food outside than at home."

Yan Ling couldn't help but said: "It's really possible, madam, don't worry about this kid, I don't know how happy I am outside."

Even so, Mother Ye still felt distressed, touched the child's face, and wanted to ask something more, when she caught a glimpse of Ming Xu behind her from the corner of her eye, she froze for a moment, and asked in confusion, "Excuse me, is this..."

"This is my friend, Nan Xu." Ye Chen actively introduced to his mother.

Seeing that the topic was brought to her side, Ming Xu hurriedly bowed and said politely, "Hi Ma'am."

Mrs. Ye's name is Zhou Wan, and she is also the daughter of a rich family. She is well-versed in books and rites. She and Ye Chen's father, Ye Tianqi, are childhood sweethearts. They have been in love since childhood and have never had any estrangement.

A happy family and life situation make Zhou Wan very friendly, gentle, thoughtful and considerate.

Seeing that it was the child's friend, Zhou Wan smiled gently and said, "Are you here as a guest? Welcome, come in quickly, don't stand outside."

When leading the people to the guest hall, Zhou Wan quietly pulled Ye Chen and asked softly: "Chen'er, why do I remember that the people who came to report before said that there is a girl next to you? Did they all get it wrong?"

"Girl?" Ye Chen was stunned for a moment before he realized, "Oh, what they saw was Ruxue, she left not long ago."

Hearing this, Zhou Wan's joy was visible to the naked eye, and she said cheerfully: "Then next time you have a chance, bring someone back to have a look."

Ye Chen recalled, looked at the excited mother, and said seriously: "Mother, did you think of something strange? Ruxue is just a friend, so don't think too much about it."

"Hey, you kid," Zhou Wan patted him lightly, dissatisfied, "Look at you, you're not young anymore. Others are already married at this age, why do you only know how to make friends?"

Talking about this kind of thing with his parents is destined to be fruitless, Ye Chen chooses to avoid it, and goes in one ear and out the other.

Seeing that her son really didn't want to talk about it, Zhou Wan had no choice but to give up temporarily and continue to focus on Ming Xu.

"Your name is Nan Xu, right? It's okay, don't be restrained, just treat it as if you are at your own home." Zhou Wan took the initiative to sit down with Ming Xu, and ordered the kitchen to prepare dinner quickly.

"Does Nanxu like to eat?" Zhou Wan asked softly.

"Please do whatever you want."

Zhou Wan didn't insist on asking questions, just let the kitchen do something that she was good at.

"How old is Nanxu this year? She looks younger than Chen'er, where is she from? Is this the first time you come to Xunyang? How did you meet Chen'er?..."

One question after another, Ming Xu couldn't respond and was a little at a loss.

Ye Chen, who was peeling grapes to eat, couldn't stand it any longer, and said helplessly, "Mother, where are you checking your household registration?"

Zhou Wan seemed to realize that it was a bit inappropriate to keep asking like this. She stopped and said with a smile: "I like this child just looking at it. It would be great if Nan Xu was also my child."

Ye Chen ate another grape, "Nan Xu and I are sworn brothers, so your dream has come true."

"Really?" Zhou Wan laughed, there were fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but she looked more friendly and gentle, "That's really great."

At this time, a servant walked quickly into the guest hall and said softly: "Strictly manage things, there is a batch of fabrics to be put into storage outside the door."

"Wow, so fast?" Ye Chen clapped his hands, "Just put it in the warehouse first."

"It's so good, why did you suddenly buy fabrics?" Zhou Wan asked curiously.

"I'm making clothes for Nan Xu."

Zhou Wan subconsciously looked at Ming Xu's current clothes and nodded, "Does Nan Xu know the size? I'll get someone to make it quickly."

"This... I'm sorry I'm not very clear."

"It's okay, it's okay." Zhou Wan stood up and signaled to the maid. Someone immediately took out a measuring rope and handed it to her, "Here, I will test it for you now. It will be ready soon."

The kindness is hard to come by, Ming Xu had no choice but to let Zhou Wan paint on her body.

Fortunately, Zhou Wan moved quickly, and asked the maid to record the data and then sent it to the tailor. She took Ming Xu's hand and patted it: "Your figure is similar to Chen'er, but thinner than him. You should eat more on weekdays." Some, being too thin is not good for your health."

The warmth from the back of her hand was soft and delicate, just like Zhou Wan's impression, she had a kind of gentle temperament that belonged exclusively to her mother.

Ming Xu felt inexplicably touched in her heart, but she didn't show it, she just nodded silently.

The first batch of attendants who delivered the dishes had already arrived, and Zhou Wan saw the porcelain bowl that was being held up, and stretched out her hand and said, "This soup is delicious, Nanxu, why don't you try it?"

Unexpectedly, the summons from the kitchen were urgent this time, and the dishes didn't have time to cool down. It was very hot at the moment, and Zhou Wan picked it up all of a sudden, and then she suddenly felt that it was hot. She yelled, and the porcelain bowl tilted and dropped from her hand in an instant!Soup dripping──
At the last moment, Ming Xu subconsciously stretched out her hand to block the scalding hot soup that was poured towards Zhou Wan, and almost all the hot soup splashed onto his arm!
The temperature of the soup directly made the skin red, but Ming Xu only frowned slightly.

But at the same time, he suddenly found that the plum blossom on his wrist was also exposed due to heat, and suddenly remembered Du Ruo's words, Ming Xu immediately withdrew his hands and looked up at Zhou Wan.

Fortunately, Zhou Wan didn't seem to see anything, and was turning her head to ask the maid to bring towels quickly.

Ming Xu breathed a sigh of relief. It was best that no one saw it. Although not many people knew the mark, it was still better to be cautious.

(End of this chapter)