C13 – The place’s the Scrumptious Meals?

The supply of a meal had arrived, relieving Tang Yue from any concern over his look. He was assured that the Marquis’s Mansion would supply a wide array of scrumptious meals and wine, which he eagerly awaited to fulfill his starvation, after enduring an extended journey to get there.

“Yue’er, hurry up and be part of me. I’ve been eagerly anticipating your arrival,” greeted the cheerful Yueyang Marquis from his seat on the head of the room. He noticed his son, who regarded impeccably groomed and stuffed with vitality, and praised him for his current victories in opposition to a few of the most famous students in Ye Metropolis.

It was solely after this that Tang Yue realized the that means of the unfamiliar phrases he had heard exterior the town gate. Graciously, he responded, “Father’s compliments are too beneficiant.”

To himself, he thought, “Are you not merely praising your self? How are you going to boast with such an unremarkable look? Your phrases will solely invite ridicule.”

“Come, come sit beside Grandma,” urged the kind-hearted outdated madam, who doted on her solely grandson. The enjoyment in her smile was evident, indicating her real delight.

Tang Yue had no want to delve into what these individuals may need from him. For now, he was content material to relish the meals and the apparel offered by the Marquis’s Mansion, although he remained conscious of the disadvantageous place of his circle of relatives compared.

Seated beneath the outdated madam, Tang Yue confronted seven stunning sisters, ranging in age from three to fifteen. All of them displayed impeccable manners and training, sitting upright and attentive.

It was peculiar that not one of many seven daughters of Yueyang Marquis bore any resemblance to him. Reasonably, that they had all inherited their mom’s engaging options. It was unsure what number of deserves that they had amassed of their previous lives.

On this period, there have been few women and men who held suspicions of each other. Girls confronted no restrictions when venturing open air and will freely pursue any man of curiosity. Widows remarrying was a standard incidence, therefore there was no want for a divider throughout meals.

Tang Ya forged a disdainful look in direction of Tang Yue, who in flip provided a smile. It was pure for a younger woman to own a little bit of stubbornness. Actually, it could be odd if she didn’t react to the sudden look of her brother.

Tang Ya huffed and turned her head away from Tang Yue.

Tang Yue additionally bestowed light smiles upon his different sisters. The sight of their cute blushing faces brought about his coronary heart to really feel as if it would soften.

As an solely youngster, Tang Yue had no siblings. Upon realizing his sexual orientation, he knew that he wouldn’t be capable of have kids in his lifetime. When he was younger, having kids was of little concern to him. Nonetheless, as he grew older, his fondness for youngsters elevated.

On this lifetime, he had been blessed with seven pretty sisters for no obvious cause. Tang Yue resolved to guard every one in every of them, a type of recompense to each the unique proprietor and their household.

After just a few minutes, Tang Yue’s knees started to ache. Being a contemporary particular person, he was not accustomed to kneeling for prolonged durations of time, however he managed to maintain a smile on his face whereas subtly adjusting his legs.

“Let’s eat. Yue’er have to be hungry,” stated the Marquis’s Spouse, trying affectionately at Tang Yue and instructing the servants to convey out the dishes.

With each new dish that was introduced, Tang Yue’s expression turned extra inflexible. The place had been the beautiful seafood and conventional delicacies that that they had mentioned? He couldn’t see any signal of them on the desk.

The small brick desk in entrance of him was overflowing with meals, however it was all meat dishes, with only a bowl of yellowish rice and vegetable soup to accompany it.

He wished he might ask for one thing else, like a plate of sliced chicken with some sauce as a substitute. The sight of all that roasted meat was an excessive amount of for him.

Observing Tang Yue’s hesitation, Yueyang Marquis mistakenly believed that his visitor was savoring the dishes and urged him to eat extra.

Tang Yue was momentarily speechless and thought to himself, “If this a lot meals just isn’t sufficient for him, he may as nicely be in comparison with a pig.”

Together with his rice bowl in hand, he took a chew and seen the rice was barely agency, but had a pleasant aroma. The soup had a delicate taste, so no salt was essential. Tang Yue savored the rooster and pork dishes, however was not sure of the opposite dishes’ elements. To his shock, the style was passable and never as terrible as he had anticipated.

The trio seated on the head desk noticed Tang Yue’s consuming mannerisms. Regardless of some uncouth actions, he displayed a stage of grace with neither haste nor lethargy. He appeared something however a naive rustic.

The aged matriarch breathed a silent sigh of reduction. Whereas a grandchild’s inheritance was important, a timid and forlorn inheritor can be of no use.

The Yueyang Marquis faintly recalled a girl he as soon as cherished. Her pure and easy eyes and the serene days they shared had been nonetheless vivid in his reminiscence.

The Marquis’s spouse, then again, was in a bitter temper. She had initially considered Tang Yue as an simply intimidated and incompetent ruffian. Now, it appeared he was not one to be underestimated.