Although Bai Wanyi was angry, she also knew that now was not the time for her to throw a tantrum. She smiled magnanimously and said, "We are all family, so it's fine if we keep it to ourselves. But if we talk about it outside and people hear it, they will say that our mansion is disrespectful to others, and it will bring bad reputation to my sister."
"That's right, sister." Wu Ziya responded obediently.
Bai Wanyi raised his hand and ordered tea and snacks to be served. He smiled and said, "Alright, let's put this matter behind us. I think everyone has almost finished eating. How about some snacks?"
Wu Ziya said politely, "I've often heard that the dim sum and milk tea at your shop are good, but I've never tried them. Now I'm lucky enough to have a taste of them."
Bai Wanyi only prepared a few snacks, which she taught the people in the kitchen to make, but she did prepare several other fruit teas.
Hearing this, Bai Wanyi sighed: "My milk tea shop is closed now, so there's no point in keeping these skills. I can only enjoy a few of them with my family."
Wu Ziya heard the hidden meaning in her words and said slowly, "Sister, are you blaming me for closing your shop? This decision was made by my husband. Sister is in the Ministry of Works and can't come out. I don't know anything about your shops. When something happens, the servants can't make the decision, so they can only close it down."
Wu Ziya had been prepared and sent over the account books. "These are the account books for the various shops that you've been working for since you joined the Ministry of Works. You can take a look. As for the money transactions, your husband will have to answer your questions."
Wu Ziya watched Bai Wanyi take the account book, then picked up a cup of milk tea and took a sip. The sweet taste made her feel particularly happy.
Especially during this period, she was suffering from morning sickness. Although she ate well today, Wu Ziya was afraid that she would vomit soon. Now, drinking milk tea, she actually felt that the urge to vomit was suppressed.
Bai Wanyi casually flipped through an account book. When she saw the refund amount at the back, her face twisted slightly for a moment, then she looked up at Wu Ziya and said, "Thank you for your concern, sister."
Seeing that she liked milk tea, Bai Wanyi's anger was soothed a little, and his smile became even gentler: "If you like it, ask someone to make more. I'll give you the recipe."
Bai Wanyi had already made preparations. He gave several milk tea recipes to everyone equally. In front of everyone, he even had someone send a portion to Aunt Qi: "This milk tea is fine for pregnant women, but my sister likes seafood, so she should eat less."
"Thank you for the reminder, sister. It's getting late and I'm a little tired, so I'll take my leave first." Wu Ziya didn't want to stay any longer, so she ate and drank, finished her business, and left.
Seeing the harmony among her family, Old Lady Lu was relieved. She also stood up and said, "Alright, there are too many things to deal with since you just came back. We will go back first."
Bai Wanyi sent everyone away before Ping'er finally arrived.
Ping'er now lived in the front yard, attended school, and had a special tutor who taught her the proper etiquette. She followed the rules and etiquette to the letter. When she saw her mother, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she bowed deeply, "Your son greets you."
Bai Wanyi looked at his much more stable son, a smile in his eyes: "I sent someone to call you a long time ago, why did you come only now?"
Ping'er got up and snuggled up to Bai Wanyi, saying, "Master took us out for an outing today and helped us write essays. We only found out we were back at the academy, so I rushed back."
"Are you hungry?" Bai Wanyi asked Ping'er softly.
"Hungry!"
Bai Wanyi hurriedly ordered someone to bring food, and was very pleased to see Ping'er grow taller.
After dinner, she talked with Ping'er for a while, sent her back to the front yard, and then ordered people to close the gate of Qitongju and called someone to interrogate what had happened during the time she was away.
When he found out that Lu Yan had searched out the silver from his room, he not only returned all the items, but also went to find Qin Wan and ordered glass and mirrors for those who were unwilling to return the items.
Bai Wan was extremely angry and smashed a lot of things. In the end, he had no choice but to reorganize his business and reopen the shop.
It doesn't matter if the maids and servants in the mansion don't want to come, she can just recruit new ones...
Bai Wanyi was busy reopening the shop, but Wu Ziya was really tempted by Bai Wanyi's seafood meal.
She was afraid that the food she bought in the capital would not be fresh, so she specially asked someone to go to Haijin Town to buy it. They did not even use the water route, but sent it directly to her at full speed.
As for the prescription sent by Bai Wanyi, Wu Ziya did not dare to use it. Instead, she asked Madam Wu to inquire whether the prescription was harmful, and then asked someone to inquire whether it was really safe for pregnant women from the south to eat seafood.
After receiving a positive reply, Wu Ziya knew that the recipe was indeed fine, so she ate without hesitation.
Even so, Wu Ziya was very cautious and asked someone to ask Qi Jing whether she had eaten seafood dishes such as seafood in sauce that day and whether she felt unwell.
Even though Qi Jing lived in Old Madam Lu's courtyard, the people around her were very strict with her. In particular, she was a servant girl in the family and was related to the maids and old women in the Lu family, so naturally no one would betray her.
After Wu Ziya heard from Qi Jing that there was nothing unusual about the seafood, she finally started eating it with peace of mind.
The food the cook cooked at first was not to her taste, but after trying a few times, she found that the seafood would only taste fresh and sweet if it was cooked to just the right degree. If it was cooked too high, it would not taste good at all. If it was cooked too low or even raw, it would be extra delicious.
Wu Ziya's morning sickness was relieved a lot because of seafood, and she had a very comfortable period.
After March 15th, the late spring cold in the capital was over. The willow trees seemed to sprout overnight. Within a few days, the winter jasmine blossomed, the spring plum blossoms bloomed, and the apricot and peach blossoms also gradually opened.
By April, spring had returned and Wu Ziya's belly had gradually grown larger. She could already feel the heat of the weather.
She looked at the flowers blooming in the yard, fanning herself lazily and unwilling to move. At this moment, she was no longer willing to eat hot dishes, and only ate cold dishes.
Natural pregnant women cannot really eat things that are icy, they just eat things that are not too hot.
So, fish sashimi became her favorite.
Sometimes, due to weather reasons, sea fish could not be transported, so the cook would use fresh river fish to make fish sashimi. After eating these, and having a cup of sweet milk tea or fruit tea, Wu Ziya, the pregnant woman, lived a very comfortable life.
Bai Wanyi is preparing to open a new store. In addition to the milk tea shop and beauty store, she is also planning to open a seafood restaurant to compete with Qianxianglou.
Hearing that Mrs. Wu was eating freshwater sashimi because seafood was rare, Bai Wanyi was inspired.
Haha, eat it, one man’s meat may be another man’s poison, and parasites are no joke.
However, she didn't show it on her face. She rummaged through the basket of seafood she had just received from Wu's family, picked up a gleaming hairtail, and said to Chu Yun beside her, "Let's fry it and eat it tonight."
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