Qinfu Restaurant
When Qin Ming brought Li Tai to the restaurant, Li Yuan was already sitting at the dinner table.
Qin Ming tugged on Li Tai's sleeve and introduced in a low voice:
"That's the grandfather I told you about before."
When Li Yuan saw Qin and Ming coming in, he raised his eyebrows, pointed at Li Tai and asked:
"Grandson, who is this little fat man?"
Qin Ming hurriedly pulled Li Tai to the old man, bowed and said:
"Grandpa, this is His Majesty's fourth son, His Royal Highness the King of Yue."
Li Yuan said oh when he heard this, and then stared at Li Tai with his eyes.
Li Tai's intestines were about to turn green at this moment. How could he forget about his grandfather's stay in the Qin Mansion?
As soon as he saw his grandfather when he entered the door, Li Tai's legs went weak. If he hadn't been pulled by Qin Ming, he might have disappeared long ago.
What Li Tai feared most since he was a child was his grandfather. When his father was still King of Qin, his grandfather would occasionally give him some good looks.
But since his father ascended the throne, his grandfather always had a cold face every time he saw him, which was terrifying.
Being stared at by Li Yuan at this time, Li Tai suddenly broke out in cold sweat, and his back was soaked after a while!
When Li Yuan saw that Li Tai had not spoken for a long time, his eyes widened and he said:
"What? You met the elders of the clan who are mute? You don't know how to salute? Is this royal etiquette?"
Li Tai trembled when he heard this. Without waiting for Qin Ming to remind him, he quickly saluted Li Yuan and said:
"Longxi Li family, Li Tai, pays homage to my grandfather!"
Li Yuan rolled his eyes and said angrily:
"Do you know my seniority? Just call me grandfather?"
Li Tai was stunned for a moment, then with a grimace on his face, he bowed again and said:
"Tai Zhi is wrong. Please tell the elder of the clan your seniority in the clan."
Li Yuan glared at Li Tai and said:
"As for you, you are worthy enough to ask me about my seniority, but your father is more like asking!"
[Damn it, Grandpa, what are you doing? This is the legitimate son of Li Er, not a descendant of the Li family in Longxi! Could it be that the elders in the side branch of the Tang Dynasty could yell around at the juniors in the main branch? 】
[Or is it that the concept of governing the country with filial piety in the Tang Dynasty has been deepened to this point? Or maybe the old man was provoked by his second uncle who was not a son of a man, and he was no longer afraid of anything! The jar broke! 】
No matter what his grandfather thought, Qin Ming couldn't just watch Li Tai being made things difficult for him by his grandfather.
So Qin Ming smoothed things over and said:
"Grandpa, today Artai is here as a guest as my grandson's subordinate and friend. Let him follow my seniority theory. Please don't embarrass him. He is still a child!"
If it were in later generations, Li Tai would now be thirteen years old and indeed still a child.
It's just that in the Tang Dynasty, a man was considered an adult at the age of thirteen, and many children of well-to-do families were already married at the age of thirteen.
When Li Tai heard Qin Ming's words, he was deeply moved. He turned his head and looked at Qin Ming with tears in his eyes, looking pitiful.
Li Yuan took a deep look at Qin Ming when he heard this. Seeing Qin Ming's sincere expression, he couldn't help but feel relieved and finally got over it.
[This kid Li Tai is such a lump. He can’t even act well and almost got betrayed! If this continues, how can it become a great thing in the future? 】
"Hmph, for Brother Ming's sake, I won't argue with you little kid. Don't hold yourself back, all sit down."
Li Tai took a deep breath after hearing this, bowed and said:
"Old Xie clan."
After speaking, Li Tai stood up and glanced at Qin Ming gratefully.
【What is this! A real grandson is not as good as a fake grandson. Is there anyone in the world who is more pitiful than this king? 】
After Li Yuan waited for the two of them to sit down, his expression softened slightly and he said to Li Tai:
"The elder of the clan will be called grandfather from now on. According to the Li family genealogy in Longxi, your boy is my grandson."
After speaking, Li Yuan gave Li Tai a rare smile.
Hearing this, Li Tai quickly stood up, bowed and saluted:
"My grandson, Li Tai, has met his grandfather."
Li Yuan waved his hand and Li Tai sat down.
"Okay, you've been busy all day, let's have a meal."
"promise."
After saying that, Qin and Ming grabbed the steamed buns on the table and ate them.
Li Tai has long lost his previous boldness. He eats his food in small bites like a little daughter-in-law, even daring to reach out his chopsticks to pick up dishes that are a little far away from him.
Qin Ming noticed that Li Tai was unnatural. In order to make him relax, he kept chatting with Li Tai. In the process, he kept giving him some dishes that he liked to eat before.
Li Yuan saw all this and couldn't help but nodded. He was now more and more satisfied with Qin Ming.
This time he came to stay permanently, and he became more determined in his heart to marry both his granddaughters to Qin Ming.
With this thought, Li Yuan picked up the wine bowl next to him and wanted to take a sip. When the wine bowl was brought to his mouth, he realized that it was empty.
Secretly glancing at Qin Ming who was chatting with Li Tai, he quickly turned his head and winked at the old servant behind him.
When Uncle Fu saw this, he immediately understood and reached out to take the wine bowl from Li Yuan's hand.
At this moment, Qin Ming suddenly turned his head and said to Li Yuan with a smile:
"Hey, Grandpa, have you finished your lunch today?"
After Qin Ming sat down, he kept paying attention to the remaining wine in Li Yuan's wine bowl.
After seeing Li Yuan's little movement out of the corner of his eye, he turned around decisively, catching Li Yuan off guard.
Li Yuan retracted his hand, smoothed his long beard, and changed the subject:
"Brother Ming, when will the fairy wine you mentioned last time be ready?"
When Li Tai heard the word "immortal wine", his ears immediately pricked up.
Qin Ming picked up a chopstick and put the braised pork in his mouth, and while chewing, he said confidently:
"Lady Baili told me at that time that this fairy wine would need to be brewed for seven, seven and forty-nine days before it would be perfect.
More than ten days have passed now. Just wait a little longer. When the cement road is almost repaired, this fairy wine will be brewed successfully. "
"We are in time to celebrate the completion of the first cement official road in the Tang Dynasty with this fairy wine!"
After listening to Qin Ming's words, Li Yuan made a rough calculation and frowned. He asked seriously:
"Brother Ming, are you really sure that it will take more than a month to repair the Changlan cement road? And can you also control the cost of road construction?"
Qin Ming nodded.
"Of course, didn't I tell you everything yesterday? We have construction vehicles in our house. With their addition, the speed of road construction can be doubled at least."
Li Yuan immediately became energetic after hearing this. He pointed at Qin Ming and said:
"If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot about this. When are you going to take me to see that construction vehicle?"
Qin Ming smiled and said:
"This is not easy. After dinner, I will take you to the workshop."
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