Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 273: Leave your students here, let's have a meal together.

At noon today, Yang Tao brought Yucheng and Dundun, carrying lunch boxes, to the door of Mr. Yang's house.

The gate of the courtyard was open, and there was a mule cart parked in the alley in front of the gate.

Yang Tao hesitated for a moment and knocked on the door knocker with his hand.

Hearing a knock on the door, Aunt Yang came out of the kitchen while asking who it was. Seeing that it was Yang Tao standing at the door, she felt a little embarrassed and didn't know whether to invite him in.

Yang Tao put on a smiling face and called out, "Auntie."

Before he finished speaking, he saw another person coming out of the kitchen. It was his mother.

When Yang Tao's mother, Jin, saw that her son had come again, she did not greet him happily. Instead, she looked towards the main house with a worried look on her face, and waved at Yang Tao, signaling him to go out quickly.

Yucheng and Dundun, who were following behind, were completely confused and didn't dare to say anything. They just stood behind Yang Tao obediently, holding their lunch boxes.

Yang Tao said, "Mother, I ordered mushroom dumplings, some meat skewers, and cakes from the restaurant. Why don't you and Aunt take them in? I won't go in."

Before Jin could answer, Mr. Yang and an old man who looked 70% like him came out together.

As he walked, Mr. Yang said with a smile, "Madam, who is coming?"

When he saw Yang Tao, Mr. Yang was delighted and said hurriedly, "It's Ah Tao. What are you doing standing at the door? Come in quickly."

The old man next to me looked disgusted: "What are you doing here? Are you here to piss me off again because I haven't been pissed off to death by you? Go back to your academy as soon as possible."

Mr. Yang and his wife, Mrs. An, exchanged a glance and thought helplessly, "Alas, here it comes again, here it comes again. I'm afraid I won't even have a quiet lunch today."

Yang Tao was scolded by his father in front of his students. His face turned red and he blocked the gate of his uncle's house. He didn't know whether he should leave in anger like he did in the morning, or beg for mercy again with a thick face.

Ever since Yucheng started studying with Mr. Yang, his heart and eyes have been filled with this learned and good-tempered gentleman.

The little guy thinks Mr. Yang is good in every way.

Seeing her respected teacher being scolded, although she didn't understand what was going on, she still plucked up her courage and squeezed past Yang Tao to the gate of the courtyard with her food box.

He bowed and saluted, saying, "Hello, Mr. Yang, hello, this uncle."

"Our sir specially ordered the food that Mr. Yang liked to eat and sent it to us. He meant well."

"My eldest sister's cooking is delicious. This mushroom dumpling was packed right off the stove and served to me."

"The mushroom soup is rich and fragrant, and the dumplings are fried, crispy and refreshing. Uncle Yang and Uncle, please try them while they are hot."

Yang Tao's father, Yang Huaiyuan, was far away from the courtyard gate and at first only saw Yang Tao standing there. He thought that his son came alone just like in the morning.

Thinking about the idea of ​​asking Yang Tao to take the imperial examination in the morning and being ruthlessly rejected again, he became furious.

Without even thinking, she told him to get out, but she didn't expect that there were two children following her son. After hearing what Yu Cheng said, she guessed that these two children must be her son's students.

Yang Huaiyuan, who always prided himself on being a gentleman, blushed and felt a little embarrassed when he scolded his own son in front of the two children.

When Mr. Yang saw that it was Yucheng, he was delighted and hurried over to greet them: "It turned out to be Yucheng and Dundun. Come in, come in. You two haven't been to my house for a long time since you went to school."

Yucheng and Dundun each carried a food box and followed each other into the yard.

Old Man Yang took the opportunity to pull Yang Tao, who was still standing at the gate and didn't dare to enter, and whispered, "Silly boy, hurry up and come in."

He happily closed the courtyard door and called his wife, "Madam, A Tao brought the food. I think we don't need to cook lunch. We can just eat what A Tao brought."

After saying this, Yang Huaiyuan looked at Yang Tao who came in with a snort, but he couldn't get angry, so he winked at An.

The meaning couldn't be clearer: "Today is a good opportunity, quickly find a way to reconcile the father and son."

Mrs. An and Mr. Yang have been married for many years, and they understand each other with just one glance.

She hurriedly nudged her sister-in-law Jin and whispered, "While the two children are here, my second brother won't get angry. Let's have a meal together, and the father and son will reconcile."

Jin whispered to An worriedly, "Sister-in-law, is this okay? You know my husband's temper. If Tao doesn't agree to take the exam, it will be strange for him to forgive him."

An encouraged, "Give it a try. Today is a rare opportunity. Let's keep Yucheng and the others and let them eat at home."

"With the children here, my second brother can't chase Tao out again."

"I'll go to Zhou Dalang's house in the alley ahead and ask him to tell Madam Li that I'll leave the two children to eat before I go back. You go in first and greet them. I'll be back soon."

After saying this, An untied the apron tied around her waist, handed it to Jin, and hurried out the door.

Jin was greatly encouraged. She took a deep breath, smiled, and followed Uncle Yang and the others towards the main house.

Uncle Yang led Yucheng and the others into the main house and then into the side room on the right which was usually used for living and sitting.

In the middle of the second room, there was a large round table for dining and four round stools. On the kang table by the window, there was a game of Go. It was thought that when Yang Tao and his friends were not here, Mr. Yang and his brother were playing Go here.

After a group of people came in, Uncle Yang and Jin took the food boxes from Yucheng and the other man and placed them on the round table. They asked them to sit down, and then took the food box on the round table in front of them and asked them to take some fruit to eat.

Yu Cheng waved his hand and said, "Thank you, Uncle Yang. We are not late. The food has been delivered. Brother Dun Dun and I are going back."

There was no way Old Man Yang would let Yucheng and the others leave at this time, so he smiled and said, "Yucheng, Dundun, you haven't been to my house for a long time."

"Don't be in a hurry to leave. Have lunch at the old man's house before leaving. Look, your husband is here too. It will be more lively if you all eat together."

Having said that, he asked Yang Tao to bring over a few more round stools.

Without waiting for Yu Cheng to reply, Old Man Yang said to Jin: "Sister-in-law, didn't you say you wanted to make hawthorn and osmanthus cake today? Is it ready? Bring it over to the two children."

Yang Huaiyuan and his son Yang Tao, one sat at the table on the kang angrily without saying a word, while the other moved a stool and stood at the door of the side room, not daring to sit down.

Jin looked at the angry father and son, and felt nervous. She quickly agreed: "The hawthorn osmanthus cake is ready. It's sour and sweet. I'll bring it over right away."

As he was about to go to the kitchen, he passed by Yang Tao and whispered, "Silly Tao, say something quickly. Leave your students to eat together."

Yang Tao was not a stupid person, he was just scared by his father's scolding, so he became timid when he saw him.

He originally planned to deliver the meal and leave, but after his mother's guidance, he immediately understood.