"Wow, it smells so good, and the pieces of meat are huge."

"Really? We can eat an egg every day from now on?"

"Wow, General, you are mighty! General, you are amazing!"

Su Yujiao rolled her eyes at the children's cheers and praises.

These ignorant kids are easily bribed with such a small thing; they're too easily satisfied.

Lu Ziqian came out carrying a bowl overflowing with pork stew with cabbage, as attentive as a gentle and considerate husband: "I picked this out for you, it's all lean meat."

"I can serve myself."

Su Yujiao glared at him fiercely, seemingly still angry about what had just happened.

Lu Ziqian awkwardly touched his nose. It was just a dream; he couldn't control what happened in his dream.

Su Yujiao went into the kitchen and saw that all that was left was big pieces of fatty meat, which Hu Zi and the others were eating with great relish.

But looking at those greasy, fatty pieces of meat, she couldn't bring herself to eat a single bite.

"They're all here. I told you I picked them all out for you." Lu Ziqian handed the bowl to Su Yujiao with a smile.

"..."

That pot was huge, and not a single piece of lean meat was left. I really don't know how he picked it out.

Although people in ancient times loved to eat fatty meat because they thought it was juicy, they couldn't leave no lean meat at all.

Just as Su Yujiao was about to put a few slices of lean meat on Hu Zi's plate, Hu Zi was moved to tears: "The General and his wife are so kind."

"They didn't even eat the fatty meat; they gave us all the good stuff."

"We are so lucky to have such a good master."

"We must repay the general and his wife properly."

"..."

Su Yujiao silently put away the half-eaten piece of meat she had picked up, and then met someone's smug smile, and saw that the rice bowl in front of him was also full of lean meat.

Su Yujiao felt a little jealous. A few large pieces of fatty meat and they put the general before the lady. Do these boys have any conscience?

Snap!

"Tiger, what you said is wrong, and I must criticize you."

When Tiger saw Lu Ziqian reprimanding him with a stern face, he was so frightened that he immediately stood up, not daring to swallow the fatty meat in his mouth.

"The lady adopted you and taught you to read, practice martial arts, do accounting, and various other skills."

"I only gave you a bowl of meat, how can you be so ungrateful, only remembering my kindness but not knowing how to be grateful to the lady?"

"Can't you tell which debt of gratitude is more important?"

Tiger lowered his head in shame upon hearing Lu Ziqian's words, and the others followed suit.

They were very grateful to the lady, but today they seemed to be praising and thanking the general the whole time.

Perhaps they admired the general so much that they couldn't help but try to please and get closer to him, neglecting the lady's feelings.

They were adopted by the lady, who has already divorced the general. The general should be considered an outsider. They have no sense of hierarchy today.

"Madam, we're sorry, we know we were wrong."

The children knelt down together to apologize.

Su Yujiao wasn't very agreeable either, and said in a light tone, "Get up. Don't do it again. You two really didn't know what was important today."

"If any outsider can be lured away with a few pieces of meat, how could I dare to use you in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Zi and the others lowered their heads even further, not daring to stand up at all.

Lu Ziqian felt very uncomfortable when he heard the word "outsider".

However, he didn't show it. He was indeed an outsider now, and he would use his sincerity to make Jiao Jiao accept him again.

Lunch was eaten quietly, and until the afternoon, Tiger, Stone, and the others didn't dare to make too much noise, seemingly having restrained their tempers.

While teaching the children martial arts, Lu Ziqian picked a few branches of red plum blossoms in the mountains; they were delicate and beautiful, with buds about to bloom.

He remembered that Jiaojiao loved flowers and plants the most, and all the blooming flowers in the garden were planted by her own hands.

But after moving here, the yard is not only small, but also crowded. She didn't plant a single flower in the yard; it was all empty for the children to practice martial arts and learn.

When Su Yujiao came out of Jin Mudan's ward, she saw the red plum blossoms by the window and was immediately delighted, which made her feel much better.

"Where did you pick the red plums? Pick more to bring home and add some color to the house."

Xiaohe shook her head: "The general picked these; this servant doesn't know where he picked them."

"Should I ask the general when he returns?"

"Forget it, just ignore him."

"He's not coming back. Why would he choose to sleep in the woodshed instead of the big bed in the general's mansion? He's not stupid."

Xiao Tao said, "The general told me to cook his dinner tonight before he left, and he'll come back when he's done."

"Miss, shall we cook dinner for the General tonight?"

After being scolded at noon, Xiao Tao became much more cautious.

Although she still hoped that the young lady could reconcile with the general.

After all, the general has changed for the better now, and his heart and eyes are full of the young lady.

Although the young lady is very capable, women ultimately depend on men.

It's unrealistic for a young lady to want to live her whole life alone.

But the young lady is her master, and she must put the young lady first in everything and not confuse the two.

Su Yujiao didn't answer Xiao Tao's question, but instead directly ordered, "You'll sleep in my room tonight."

"ah?"

"What do you mean, 'huh'? Don't you understand?"

"Okay, okay."

Xiao Tao watched Su Yujiao enter the house, then muttered softly, "So, are we going to cook for the General tonight or not?"

No one responded to her, so Xiao Tao figured it out herself. She figured the young lady probably wasn't going to do it. The young lady clearly hadn't forgiven the general yet, otherwise she wouldn't have asked her to sleep with her.

That evening, Xiao Tao told the cook not to cook for Lu Ziqian, feeling a little uneasy, wondering if she had misjudged him.

Will the general think this is the young lady's idea, and then get angry with her?

Will their relationship worsen because of her?

Xiao Tao was anxious all night, but Lu Ziqian didn't come back at all.

That night, Xiao Tao lay next to Su Yujiao, so angry she couldn't sleep. She had even spoken up for the general.

As it turned out, the young lady guessed correctly again. The general left and wasn't coming back. He had gone back to the general's mansion to enjoy a life of luxury and didn't want to stay and suffer.

Xiao Tao was preoccupied, but Su Yujiao didn't seem to notice anything; she hadn't planned to get back together with Lu Ziqian anyway.

She's so sleepy, why isn't Xiaotao asleep yet?

"Xiao Tao, are you not used to sleeping with me?"

"No."

"Then why can't you sleep, tossing and turning?"

"I'm so angry I can't sleep."

Su Yujiao looked at Xiao Tao's puffed-up face and burst out laughing: "Who upset our Xiao Tao?"

"The general didn't keep his word. He clearly said he would be back that night when he left, and I even asked him to leave some food for himself."

"As a result, he left and never came back. I even believed him and thought he still cared about Miss."

Su Yujiao said softly, "Go to sleep, don't think about these unimportant things."

"It's impossible between us, so stop overthinking it."

"Isn't life good now?"