The two were chatting there when suddenly a voice came from the living room, "Sir..."
Lin Yebai saw her, so he put down the fruit plate he was holding, "I’ll go over there for a moment, and I’ll have Xiaoyu come to find you later."
Ye Ning nodded but said nothing.
As soon as Lin Yebai left, only the mother and son were left by the dining table. Ye Ning saw this and said to Little Baozi, whose little belly was already round from eating, "Xiaobao, should we head out? You’ve almost eaten enough."
Ye Xiaobao immediately raised his little head, smeared with food, "Mom, are we leaving so soon? The banquet hasn’t even started yet."
"But you’re already full, aren’t you?"
"No, no, it’s still early. Look at my little belly." After speaking, he patted his chubby little belly with his cream-covered little hand.
Ye Ning couldn’t help but laugh and cry.
Already turned into a little ball and still claiming to be hungry? This child is really...
"Mom, I need to go to the washroom."
"Wait, I’ll go with you."
"No need, you just wait here for me, Mom. I know where it is." Ye Xiaobao crawled down from his chair and, without waiting for his mother’s approval, dashed out the door.
Really, what time is it already, and Uncle Bingshan still hasn’t shown up? If he doesn’t come soon, Mom is going to leave.
Ye Xiaobao ran swiftly!
Seeing that he didn’t want her to accompany him, Ye Ning stayed back, cleaning up the messy plates he had left. She started arranging the things he had disordered.
"Mrs. Qiao’s birthday celebration is truly grand."
"Yeah, I thought she was quite simple, but I didn’t expect such a large scale event."
"I heard it was her son who arranged it."
"Yes, the one she had with her ex-husband."
While tidying up, Ye Ning stood there and overheard the constant gossip of people coming to take food.
In their conversations, whenever Lin Yebai’s name came up, she could tell from their tones that they were full of admiration and envy, especially when they found out he was still unmarried—the look in those people’s eyes became even brighter.
Indeed, Lin Yebai, no matter where he appeared, was very attractive; he had a handsome appearance and a refined demeanor. Most importantly, he was a man who had achieved success in his career, which for the ladies, made him the ideal candidate whether as a husband or a son-in-law.
Ye Ning listened with some amusement, but seeing so many madams expressing their fondness for him, she sincerely felt happy for him.
Lin Yebai, setting other things aside, she did truly hope he would find a nice girl for himself.
But, is his mother really that simple?
Ye Ning turned her head and glanced at the middle-aged woman surrounded by many madams chatting nearby. Indeed, such a person, from her facial expressions, did not seem the type who liked big crowds. Seeing her speak so indifferently to everyone, it seemed that she would not take pleasure in such grand events.
So this banquet today, organized so lavishly, was it really held by that man as a way to make amends for the years lost between mother and son?
Ye Ning lowered her head slightly, looking at the cream on her hand, thinking about finding a place to wash up, when suddenly, "Snap," the lights in the living room all went out.
"What happened? Why did the lights go out?"
"Oh my! What’s going on? It couldn’t be another power outage, could it?"
PS: Supplementing the Chapter I owed from yesterday, looking for a vote^_^^_^^_^