Chapter 256 (2/2)

At Zhenxiu Restaurant, besides the Zhou Family, only Xiaocao had an exclusive private room. How enviable was it to be able to eat at Zhenxiu Restaurant without having to wait in line and without reservation? Headmaster Yuan felt smug for a while due to the envious gazes of his friends.

After arriving in the capital, all the preferential treatment disappeared. Headmaster Yuan felt disappointed...

Just when Yuan Sinian was persistent on leaving, Prime Minister Yuan arrived with the man who was delivering the watermelons.

”Father! The watermelons have been bought! I must try the watermelons that Father has been praising. How would it taste?” With a gentle smile on his face, Prime Minister Yuan didn't seem to see the small baggage in his father's hand and had someone carry the watermelons into the reception hall of outer courtyard.

Yuan Sinian recognized that the watermelons in the servants' hands were planted by the Yu family with a glance. The watermelons in the capital were small and unpalatable. For watermelons, he still had to eat those of Tanggu's Yu Family's.

Upon seeing the watermelons, he seemed to have forgotten he was going back to Tanggu. His feet were automatically and spontaneously attracted to the watermelons.

When Yuan Sinian heard his son's words, he hummed and said, ”When you eat it, you will understand! At that time, you can't steal mine!”

Prime Minister Yuan's mind was at a loss whether to cry or laugh, ''Do you think I'm the same as you!'

In the capital, watermelons were cut from the middle and eaten with a spoon. Yuan Sinian was instructing the servants in high spirits on how to cut the watermelons into triangular pieces. Unable to hold himself back, he took a piece and bit into it. 'Yes, that's the taste! Sweet to the heart!'

From the corner of his eye, he saw his son's surprised expression. He said nonchalantly, ”Unfortunately, the watermelon isn't as fres.h.!.+ If it was just picked from the ground, it's crisper and sweeter.”

After finis.h.i.+ng one piece, he saw that his son was taking another piece and hurriedly stopped him. ”Didn't you say you wouldn't steal mine? Trying one piece is enough. How can you be addicted already?”

Prime Minister Yuan looked at the watermelon that weighed at least fifteen or sixteen catties and replied in a helpless manner, ”Father, you can't eat such a big watermelon alone! If you eat watermelon that has been left out for a long time after being cut, you will get a stomachache!”

Yuan Sinian glares at him and said to Yuan Yunxi, ”Yunxi, send half to your mother and sisters-in-law in the back courtyard and let them taste it. Watermelons are cooled in nature, so tell your sisters-in-law to be careful and don't let the children eat too much.”

Yuan Yunxi was the youngest son in the family. He had just turned seventeen years old this year. He had two older brothers and two older sisters. Both of his brothers were married and had children, and both sisters had also gotten married. His eldest brother's child had just turned three, and was especially cute at this time. Headmaster Yuan, being a great-grandfather, would think about the little guy whenever he had some delicious food.

Yuan Yunxi's brothers had jokingly said that only this little guy, whose hair hadn't even grown in yet, could s.n.a.t.c.h food from the 'lion's mouth'!

Because of these two watermelons, the Prime Minister's Household managed to keep the old urchin, who had been crying to go back to Tanggu Town, from leaving.

However, Royal Prince Yang, who was in Tanggu Town, didn't realize the trouble he had caused his father just because he wanted to make some convenient pocket money. Later, Prince Jing wrote a letter to Princess Consort Jing and ruthlessly complained about his youngest son.

Royal Prince Yang, at this moment, was sitting in a garden full of vegetables, drinking tea and enjoying the sight of new greenery. In contrast to his leisure, poor Yu Xiaocao was working hard in the kitchen due to the 'great buddha' in the yard.

”Yu Xiaocao, this prince wants to eat tomatoes!” At the end of spring, there weren't many fruits to eat. The Yu Family's tomatoes were sour, sweet and juicy, which tasted better than many of the fruits that Zhu Junyang had eaten.

These days, Zhu Junyang used the excuse of official business to come to the Yu's house to eat every day. This guy's mouth was very picky, if Yu Xiaocao didn't personally cook, then he would always find something wrong with the food. The village head, who wished he could put up offerings for this guy, repeatedly asked her to treat the royal prince well.

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[1] Yuan Mufan - Author changed his name; previously Yuan Guoan (袁国安)