"Sorry, cousin."
Whatever Zhang Min had said to her, Ye Yunyin seemed scared witless when she returned, keeping her head down and apologizing to Ye Qing over and over.
Ye Qing ignored her completely. As far as he was concerned, a woman like her was already written off for good.
Ye Mom smoothed things over. "All right, all right, sit down and eat."
As soon as Zhang Min returned to the table, she began praising Ye Qing, all smiles as she asked how he had done that just now. There was no trace of her earlier spiteful expression.
Ye Qing knew this was just how his eldest maternal uncle's wife was. She told people whatever they wanted to hear. She might not be good at much else, but she certainly knew how to change her tune.
"It was nothing. Just a little lucky encounter."
Naturally, Ye Qing would not reveal anything to her. They had not seen clearly how he had done it anyway.
His grandfather's face was flushed. Having apparently noticed something about Ye Qing, he burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Our family really has produced someone extraordinary!"
"Grandpa, isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"
Zhao Ziran was still childish at heart. Seeing his younger cousin steal his thunder, he could not help grumbling.
His grandfather tapped his forehead. "You still have a long way to go compared to your cousin."
Zhao Ziran said confidently, "Tch, what's so special about that? Once my Dragonair evolves again, I could even compete for a spot in the Elite Four!"
"Dragonair?"
Hearing that name, Ye Mom looked up and asked her father, "Dad, you gave Dragonite's child to Ziran? Didn't we agree to wait until all the children became Trainers before deciding?"
Zhang Min hastily protested, "Listen to yourself! You married out