Chapter 1126: Chapter 1128: Don’t Call Me Cousin_1
"No, the servants have just checked, and Li Wen has not returned either."
Mingcui spoke these words. It was already getting dark, and Ye Zi’an had yet to come back. Fearful that Yang Chuxia might worry, she went to the front courtyard to ask around.
Upon hearing that he had not yet returned, Yang Chuxia fell silent.
The rain outside continued to pour ceaselessly. Thinking about the regularity of the weather was headache-inducing. Last year, Mianyang experienced a flood. According to the elders here, whenever a flood occurred, the torrential rain that year would be exceptionally severe, to the extent of causing alarm. Some areas with lower elevation didn’t even require water from elsewhere to flood; the rain collected from the downpour alone was enough to cause disaster.
They said that today’s torrential rain was nothing compared to last year’s, but to her, this year’s storm seemed just as fierce, chilling her to the bone.
"Madam, should we start dinner now?" Yang Chuxia shook her head, "I’ll wait a bit longer, let’s first feed Lele and Yangyang."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Lele seemed ready to protest. Knowing him too well, Yang Chuxia cut in before he could speak, "You’re not allowed to wait, eat first. How can you not eat at mealtime?"
Confronted by her somewhat stern expression, Lele opened his mouth but then closed it again.
Once Mingcui and Ming Liu had prepared the meal, he obediently ate. Seeing this, Yang Chuxia remained quiet. He was a brat, she didn’t understand why, but he clung to Brother An so tightly that it made her a little jealous.
He insisted on eating dinner with Brother An every night, yet these past few days Brother An had been out daily, returning late each time. It was one thing for her to wait alone, but the fact that this rascal was willing to wait on an empty stomach was shocking.
Yet Lele, eating beside her, kept glancing at her, and she gradually relaxed.
He asked, "Aren’t you eating, Mom?"
"I’ll wait for your dad." Just as Yang Chuxia finished speaking and looked up at him, she saw him pouting. Without guessing, she knew he was thinking, ’why can you wait for dad; why can’t I?’
Yang Chuxia chuckled and said, "Son, when you grow up to be my size, then you can wait. Now, with your height like a little bean, better not ask about everything."
Upon hearing this, Lele’s eyes widened. He looked at his mother, then at himself, and instantly had nothing to say. Then he just started wolfing down his food.
Yangyang, sitting next to him, watched him eat so eagerly that he too began eating heartily.
Seeing this, Yang Chuxia laughed.
After a while, when the meal was finished, the two little kids took out their toys brought from Funan to play with. However, playing with frogs and chicks was undoubtedly Yangyang’s choice, while Lele favored the cards with characters on them.
"Mom, are you hungry?" Lele suddenly looked up and asked after playing for a bit.
Yang Chuxia shook her head in response.
"Mom, will you wait for dad to sleep?"
She had just lowered her head when Lele suddenly spoke again.
"That’s settled, then!" Yang Chuxia thought to herself; you’d surely sleep once you get sleepy.
But what she had not expected was that the little boy could really wait. It was already 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Ye Zi’an had not yet returned. The boy still looked chipper and showed no signs of sleepiness.
Yang Chuxia wanted to tell him to sleep first, but considering she had promised him, it wouldn’t be right to break her word, so she refrained from speaking.
At this moment, Ye Zi’an had just returned, entering the front courtyard.
But suddenly, a figure darted out from the side, startling him.
"Cousin!"
At the sound of that voice, Ye Zi’an couldn’t help but frown and stepped back even while holding his umbrella.
"What are you doing here? And don’t call me ’cousin’!" What cousin, it sounded so grating to his ears.