Chapter 1708 - 1710: Opening Pandora’s Box
But what does this little kid need so much silver for?
"Dad, you promised not to ask." Lele pouted, "Just tell me if you’re going to give it or not, don’t ask anything else. I’m not going to do anything morally wrong."
"This isn’t ten or a hundred silver coins, it’s a thousand." Ye Zi’an stared at him, "If I’m giving you silver, I need to know what you’re using it for. Besides, what you consider not morally wrong might not align with what I think. What if you think it’s no big deal, but it’s actually a serious issue?"
"Ah, I already knew it wouldn’t be easy to get silver from Dad." Lele thought seriously for a moment, then said, "I asked Uncle Ye Er to help me buy some things."
"What things?" Ye Zi’an asked an extra question.
"Medicinal herbs."
"What did you say?" Ye Zi’an was speechless, "What are you buying that for?"
"Dad, now you’re asking too much." Lele said, displeased, "Geez, asking you for some silver, do you have to question so much? It’s not like I’m buying poison. Besides, with Uncle Ye Er watching, if I’m really buying something bad, he’ll remind me."
Ye Zi’an thought about it and agreed, then took out a silver note from his pouch, "Well, take this, and if your mom finds out and takes it away, it’s not on me."
"Wow, Dad, you actually have silver?" Lele grinned at the silver note in his hand; now he could do what he wanted. "Thank you, Dad! I take back saying you’re poor."
"Wow, Dad, are you rich?" Yangyang shouted loudly from the side, then added flatteringly, "Dad, what about my soft sword? I’m still short over five hundred silver. To be safe, in case a thousand isn’t enough, you should give me six hundred; I still have over four hundred."
"Hey, you’re pretty good at arithmetic." Ye Zi’an pinched his cheeks and said, "How about Dad buys the soft sword for you, okay?"
"Really?" Yangyang’s eyes widened, and then he laughed heartily, "Okay, that’s great, Dad. I really love you, let’s have a kiss, a kiss."
He puckered his lips and leaned over to kiss Ye Zi’an’s cheek.
"Tut tut, get away from me, stop being so mushy." Ye Zi’an pushed him away while complaining.
"No, no, I want to kiss you. Dad, I’m just expressing my love."
When Yang Chuxia returned, she saw the father and sons laughing together.
One had to admit, Brother An and the kids had a great relationship.
A day later, Mu Shaoling appeared in the city, and almost as soon as he arrived, the Emperor summoned him to the palace, asking where he had been and such.
When he brought Chengcheng to the Ye Family, another day had passed.
"Are you going out?" Mu Shaoling, holding Chengcheng’s hand, happened to run into Yang Chuxia in the front yard.
"There’s something I need to do, heading to the Luo Residence. Brother An is waiting for you." Yang Chuxia bent down and hugged Chengcheng, "Good Chengcheng, go play with your brothers. Auntie will make you something delicious when I get back."
"Goodbye, Auntie."
Yang Chuxia greeted the father and son and was about to leave, but as she turned to the side, she glanced down at Chengcheng and asked, "Why is he willing to follow you today?"
"I said we were coming to see Yangyang, how could he not follow? You’re always bringing up awkward topics." Mu Shaoling, slightly annoyed, took Chengcheng along. He thought to himself, Yang Chuxia really doesn’t know what to say anymore; she knows Chengcheng doesn’t like him yet still asks.