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SELECT 
  b.variant_name, 
  a.* 
FROM 
  cscart_product_option_variants AS a 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_product_option_variants_descriptions AS b ON b.variant_id = a.variant_id 
  AND b.lang_code = 'en' 
WHERE 
  1 
  AND a.option_id IN (716, 717) 
  AND a.status = 'A' 
ORDER BY 
  a.position, 
  a.variant_id

Query time 0.00173

JSON explain

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    "select_id": 1,
    "cost_info": {
      "query_cost": "119.31"
    },
    "ordering_operation": {
      "using_filesort": true,
      "cost_info": {
        "sort_cost": "66.00"
      },
      "nested_loop": [
        {
          "table": {
            "table_name": "a",
            "access_type": "range",
            "possible_keys": [
              "status",
              "option_id",
              "option_id_2"
            ],
            "key": "option_id",
            "used_key_parts": [
              "option_id",
              "status"
            ],
            "key_length": "6",
            "rows_examined_per_scan": 66,
            "rows_produced_per_join": 66,
            "filtered": "100.00",
            "index_condition": "((`cscartdb`.`a`.`option_id` in (716,717)) and (`cscartdb`.`a`.`status` = 'A'))",
            "cost_info": {
              "read_cost": "23.61",
              "eval_cost": "6.60",
              "prefix_cost": "30.21",
              "data_read_per_join": "3K"
            },
            "used_columns": [
              "variant_id",
              "option_id",
              "position",
              "modifier",
              "modifier_type",
              "weight_modifier",
              "weight_modifier_type",
              "point_modifier",
              "point_modifier_type",
              "status",
              "note_required"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "table": {
            "table_name": "b",
            "access_type": "eq_ref",
            "possible_keys": [
              "PRIMARY"
            ],
            "key": "PRIMARY",
            "used_key_parts": [
              "variant_id",
              "lang_code"
            ],
            "key_length": "9",
            "ref": [
              "cscartdb.a.variant_id",
              "const"
            ],
            "rows_examined_per_scan": 1,
            "rows_produced_per_join": 66,
            "filtered": "100.00",
            "cost_info": {
              "read_cost": "16.50",
              "eval_cost": "6.60",
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              "data_read_per_join": "50K"
            },
            "used_columns": [
              "variant_id",
              "lang_code",
              "variant_name"
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Result

variant_name	variant_id	option_id	position	modifier_type	weight_modifier_type	point_modifier_type	status
Pale Green	15258	716	1	A	A	A	A
XS gold hardware	15289	717	1	A	A	A	A
Mint	15259	716	2	A	A	A	A
XS silver hardware	15290	717	2	A	A	A	A
Seafoam	15260	716	3	A	A	A	A
XS rose gold hardware	15291	717	3	A	A	A	A
Turquoise Green	15261	716	4	A	A	A	A
S gold hardware	15292	717	4	A	A	A	A
Neon Lime	15262	716	5	A	A	A	A
S silver hardware	15293	717	5	A	A	A	A
Grass Green	15263	716	6	A	A	A	A
S rose gold hardware	15294	717	6	A	A	A	A
Malachite	15264	716	7	A	A	A	A
M gold hardware	15295	717	7	A	A	A	A
Atlantic Deep	15265	716	8	A	A	A	A
M silver hardware	15296	717	8	A	A	A	A
Bright Yellow	15266	716	9	A	A	A	A
M rose gold hardware	15297	717	9	A	A	A	A
Carrot	15267	716	10	A	A	A	A
L gold hardware	15298	717	10	A	A	A	A
Terra Cotta	15268	716	11	A	A	A	A
L silver hardware	15299	717	11	A	A	A	A
Salmon Peachy	15269	716	12	A	A	A	A
L rose gold hardware	15300	717	12	A	A	A	A
Hot Pink	15270	716	13	A	A	A	A
XL gold hardware	15301	717	13	A	A	A	A
Bubblegum Pink	15271	716	14	A	A	A	A
XL silver hardware	15302	717	14	A	A	A	A
Pastel Pink	15272	716	15	A	A	A	A
XL rose gold hardware	15303	717	15	A	A	A	A
Dusty Rose	15273	716	16	A	A	A	A
Custom (leave a note)	15304	717	16	A	A	A	A
Classic Red	15274	716	17	A	A	A	A
Dark Red	15275	716	18	A	A	A	A
Lavender	15276	716	19	A	A	A	A
Bright Lavender with Picot Edge	15277	716	20	A	A	A	A
Deep Purple	15278	716	21	A	A	A	A
Beetroot	15279	716	22	A	A	A	A
Pastel Blue	15280	716	23	A	A	A	A
Sky Blue	15281	716	24	A	A	A	A
Turquoise Blue	15282	716	25	A	A	A	A
Cobalt	15283	716	26	A	A	A	A
Deep Dark Blue	15284	716	27	A	A	A	A
Atlantic Deep	15285	716	28	A	A	A	A
White	15286	716	29	A	A	A	A
Dark Chocolate	15287	716	30	A	A	A	A
Gold Lurex on White Thick Elastic	15288	716	31	A	A	A	A