flstandardbreds Chapter 109 Heading to 4
Chapter 109 Heading to 4
"Is everything ready?" Hearing Wei Chaoyan and the others return, Madam Yan, who was leaning against the carriage and engrossed in her official documents, replied indifferently without even looking up.
"Yes, everything went smoothly!" Wei Chaoyan said with a smile as she jumped onto the carriage, without mentioning a word about what Grandpa Wei and the others were thinking.
"Alright then." Lady Yan half-raised her head from her book, lifted her eyelids slightly, and said indifferently, "See the bowls on the table? Inside is a calming soup that I had someone brew. You little brats, drink it all in one gulp, then climb back into your carriages, close your eyes, and go to sleep. When you wake up, we'll be in town."
"???" Wei Chaoyan, her face contorted with shock, picked up the bowl of the strangely flavored calming soup with a look of heroic defiance under the unyielding gaze of Lady Yan. Wei Ying and Qi Ye, behind her, naturally didn't escape her clutches either, drinking their own calming soup in turn. As for Xiao Qingyan, he was half-coaxed and half-tricked into swallowing it by his dear older sister and two unscrupulous older brothers.
Madam Yan pressed her temples, where veins were throbbing, speechless. She simply couldn't understand how these brats could turn a simple matter of drinking a calming soup into such a commotion! Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Madam Yan gave them the order to leave without hesitation: "Alright, once you've finished drinking, stop showing off here and hurry back to your carriage! It's getting late, we need to get going and try to reach town for lunch! It's so cold; stopping to cook on the road is really inconvenient!"
Lady Yan's almost blatant attempt to get rid of them made Wei Chaoyan feel a little embarrassed, so he quickly pulled his three younger brothers away from Lady Yan's sight.
Watching Wei Chaoyan and the others being chased by vicious dogs, Lady Yan was both amused and exasperated. After a long while, she calmly instructed the coachman on the carriage to notify the others to set off.
Upon receiving the order, the coachman did not hesitate to sit on the carriage frame, raised his whip with great spirit, and flicked it in the air, creating several beautiful and loud cracks. He then shouted and urged the horses to set off.
In no time, several horse-drawn carriages quickly left the still bustling Wei Village amidst the rumbling of their wheels, leaving behind a group of villagers who were gathered together, discussing the matter animatedly.
The driver, following Lady Yan's wishes, sped along the way, finally arriving at the dilapidated entrance of Yiling Town just as the sun was high in the sky.
Upon reaching the town entrance, the carriage slowed down under the driver's direction, proceeding slowly along the town's not-so-wide streets.
There weren't many pedestrians on the street at the moment, but the houses and a few restaurants on both sides of the road were wafting various delicious aromas of food. Wei Chaoyan, who had already woken up, smelled the aromas and her empty stomach was rumbling.
Unfortunately, there were no pastries or dried fruits left in the hidden compartment of the carriage, and Yan Niangzi's carriage was two car lengths away from her own, so her request to stop and buy something couldn't reach Yan Niangzi's ears. What was most infuriating was that while she was still frowning and trying to calm her rebellious stomach, her friends in the live stream were taking turns showing off their lavish, delicious, and varied lunches on the public screen. Wei Chaoyan was furious but helpless against those malicious netizens, so she could only withdraw her attention from the live stream and pretend that she knew nothing.
"Sister, I'm hungry~~ I'm hungry too~~" Wei Ying touched his flat belly and tugged at Wei Chaoyan's sleeve, speaking softly and coquettishly. Qi Ye, standing to the side, also touched his equally empty belly and nodded in agreement, while Qingyan bit his finger and looked at Wei Chaoyan with longing, wet eyes.
Wei Chaoyan tenderly patted the children's fluffy heads and comforted them, "Just bear with it a little longer, we'll be at Aunt Yan's house soon! There will be something to eat when we get there!"
Wei Ying and Qi Ye nodded understandingly, while Qing Yan, still confused and unable to comprehend Wei Chao Yan's words of comfort, simply stared at her and mumbled, "Hungry, eat, eat..."
Fortunately, their carriage soon arrived at the back gate of Lady Yan's residence. As soon as the carriage stopped, Wei Chaoyan hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, then reached out and carried her three younger brothers down. She then ran to Lady Yan, who had also gotten out of the carriage, and urged her to hurry back to the residence.
Annoyed by Wei Chaoyan's relentless urging, Lady Yan gritted her teeth and ordered everyone else to go and rest. She would send someone to inform them if anything happened.
After everyone bowed in agreement, they dispersed. Yan Niangzi, with veins bulging on her forehead, roughly snatched her wrinkled sleeve from the shameless Wei Chaoyan's hand and gritted her teeth, uttering a few words: "Alright, go in!"
Wei Chaoyan pretended not to see the anger on Yan Niangzi's face, picked up Qingyan and skipped excitedly into the courtyard, while loudly calling for Wei Ying and Qi Ye to follow.
Lady Yan laughed loudly and cursed, "That brat who deserves a beating, hmph ╯^╰!"
Seeing that Yan Niangzi was not at all like a cold-blooded spy, Yan Qing, unsurprised, added, "You spoiled her!"
Lady Yan turned her head sharply and glared at Yan Qing, who was spouting the truth, gritting her teeth as she said, "Aren't you the same, you brute?!"
Yan Qing remained silent with a blank expression, and Yan Niangzi's rebuttal was as ineffective as hitting thin air. So, Yan Niangzi shut her mouth in boredom and walked towards the courtyard, with Yan Qing following closely behind with an expressionless face.