Ye Wangchuan put his slender fingers against his temples, his eyes helpless: "Aunt, what happened?"
Ye Lan didn't implicate him. She asked the waiter to take the menu and flip it open. As she looked at it, she said, "It's nothing. I just think that you are so hard of hearing at such a young age. You can go to the hospital to make an appointment. If there is something wrong, you should get treatment as soon as possible."
Ye Wangchuan: “…”
The other members of the Ye family buried their heads deeper than the other, fearing that Ye Wangchuan's eyes would fall on them.
"Ha ha."
Ye Keji gave a dry laugh to break the deadlock.
"Tea, tea."
Even though Ye Wangchuan realized something after a while, he finally looked into Qiao Nian's eyes and asked, "Who did you run into outside?"
"No..." Qiao Nian didn't finish his words.
Ye Lan pulled him over, handed him the menu, and pointed at one of the dishes: "This assorted Phoenix casserole is pretty good, do you want some, Nian Nian?"
Qiao Nian felt even more pain in his head as he was stuck in the middle. He leaned back and decided not to get involved in either. "Yes."
Ye Wangchuan just watched her refuse to meet his eyes, and laughed dumbly. He didn't make things difficult for her. He listened to Ye Lan's sarcastic scolding and agreed in a good temper: "Okay, I'll find time to go to the hospital for a check-up some other day."
Ye Lan glared at him in reproach and didn't have the heart to say anything to him.
He turned and talked to Qiao Nian, and stuffed the menu into her hands.
"Nian Nian, look at what else you want to eat."
Qiao Nian symbolically ordered two dishes and returned the menu: "Auntie Lan, you can choose. I can eat everything."
Ye Lan also ordered a few more dishes and asked the waiter to serve them first.
After the waiter went out to prepare, only the Ye family members were left in the private room.
Ye Maoshan coughed lightly and everyone looked over.
Ye Keji also put down the teacup in his hand, sat up straight, and listened to the old man speak.
"I called everyone out for dinner today just to get together and talk to you about this."
Ye Keji spoke on behalf of the others: "You go ahead."
Ye Maoshan Longhu was in high spirits. He swept his eyes over everyone in the room with a fierce and intimidating look: "You have heard a lot of rumors recently. I called you out today for one reason - I hope you won't be like the people outside who don't know who your future young lady will be."
"I only recognize one granddaughter-in-law, Qiao Nian. This is my attitude! No matter what happens outside, you will only recognize one person. Do you understand?"
Ye Keji and others: "Understood."
Qiao Nian was being watched by several pairs of eyes. He picked up the teacup in front of him to cover his mouth, drinking tea while reducing his presence.
Ye Lan explained softly in her ear: "The rumors outside are too fierce. Grandpa and I have tried our best to send signals to the outside world, but there are always some blind people. For example, the people you met today... Grandpa is also worried that it’s okay for the people outside, but there are also people in the family who are not in a clear mind, so he called them out and sat everyone together to talk it out, so that they won’t cause trouble in the future."
"I know." Qiao Nian paused and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Ye."
Ye Lan smiled softly, looking at her lovingly: "We know you don't need it, but you and Wang Chuan still have to wait a year to reach the legal age. The old man is like this, cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He doesn't want to hear anyone around him say anything bad about you."
Qiao Nian couldn't describe the feeling of being firmly chosen, so he just said in a hoarse voice, "I know."
Ye Lan stopped talking.
To say more would be sensationalism.
She didn't say this to stir up feelings with Qiao Nian, but she knew Qiao Nian was a low-key person, so she wanted to explain her father's behavior of inviting so many people out for dinner today. (End of this chapter)