Chapter 115: Capture
Although there were two dishes today, the portions were too small. After Fan Xunran finished a few spoonfuls, he scooped the pudding with a spoon less. Such delicious food must be saved and savored slowly.
At this time, there were footsteps outside the door. Fan Xunran and Xiaoyu looked at each other, and they understood something in an instant after their eyes met.
Xiaoyu was quick and nimble and tried to hide the two dishes on the table, but she was a step too late and the people outside had already come in.
"Xunran, this is the medicine I asked the doctor to prepare. Do you think it works?" Her daughter would be coming of age soon and would have a coming-of-age ceremony. She was extremely worried about her daughter's figure.
Xunran had been eating plain porridge and cabbage every day for more than two months, but her weight hadn't changed. Sometimes it even increased. How could she not be anxious? She wanted to see if she could take medicine to suppress it.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw the master and servant busying around. She immediately realized something was wrong and strode into the inner room.
As soon as she entered, Mrs. Fan saw Xiaoyu holding something in her hand.
Mrs. Fan's face darkened immediately, and she asked sharply, "What did you take?"
Xiaoyu was frightened by her and knelt down tremblingly. She just lowered her head and remained silent, not daring to say a word.
Fan Xunran stepped forward to smooth things over. "Mom, it's nothing. Don't scare Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu, why don't you get down quickly?"
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Mrs. Fan knew what her daughter was like as soon as she saw her daughter's appearance and ignored what she said.
She walked straight up to Xiaoyu, snatched the thing from her hand, opened it, and found that it was actually two dishes.
Fan Xunran secretly cried out, "It's over! I've been caught!"
"Okay! I was wondering why you were gaining weight even though you were fed porridge and vegetables every day. So here's the reason!"
The girl couldn't resist her cravings, so she asked the maidservant around her to go out and buy food. It seemed that she didn't discipline her strictly enough.
Fan Xunran wanted to cry but had no tears. How could she be so unlucky? She hadn't even had time to enjoy all these delicacies! While she was eating these things, she was caught by her mother.
This time, all that awaits her is plain porridge and side dishes. What a miserable life she has!
"Your coming-of-age ceremony is just a few months away, and then it's time for you to discuss marriage. I want to see what you'll do. Which young man will be interested in you then?" Mrs. Fan was very disappointed.
"If they don't like me, then they don't like me! I don't want to be liked by them. I want to stay at home with you and daddy."
Fan Xunran really has no expectations for getting married. She just wants to eat, drink and have fun.
"Nonsense, what nonsense are you talking about? What girl doesn't want to get married?" Mrs. Fan was unmoved by what her daughter said and still looked indifferent.
Fan Xunran felt a little aggrieved, and then pleaded, "Mom, I have one request from you. Can you please let me finish all this food?"
These two dishes were really to her liking. If she had known this would happen, she should have finished them all earlier, and maybe this wouldn't have happened.
Seeing her daughter looking so useless, Mrs. Fan glared at her unhappily. At the same time, she was curious about what could have attracted her daughter so much, and then she saw that there was only one-third of the caramel pudding and double skin milk left.
"What the hell are you? You don't even look like you want to eat cakes?"
"Mom, come here and try them. This is double skin milk, and this is caramel pudding. They both taste delicious. You must try them!"
Seeing how sincere she was, and the fact that the two dishes were indeed rare, Mrs. Fan was also very curious.
She scooped a little caramel pudding into her mouth, then tasted the double skin milk. Her reaction was the same as Fan Xunran's at the beginning. She was obviously conquered by these two desserts.
"Your food is really good, where did you buy it?"
"The food at the newly opened Baiwei Restaurant on South Street is really good. I've been there several times. It's even better than the restaurants in Qizhou County and Huizhou City!" Fan Xunran praised it highly.
"Really? If I remember correctly, I've kept you locked up at home for the past month. How did you get out? And how did you get this news?"
Fan Xunran felt a little regretful. He said everything when he was happy. It turned out that his rank was still not as good as his mother's.
The information she accidentally revealed was used as evidence against her.
Fan Xunran looked a little embarrassed and didn't dare to look directly at his mother.
Although Mrs. Fan was angry, the thing had already happened and there was no point in pursuing it further.
She handed the bowl to Miss Fan and said, "Xunran, this is the medicine prescribed by the doctor. Try it and see if it works."
Fan Xunran looked at the black medicinal juice in front of her and the unpleasant smell of Chinese medicine, and her brows furrowed immediately. She didn't want to drink it.
Seeing that her daughter was still not moving, Mrs. Fan couldn't help but feel anxious. She felt helpless with such an uncooperative daughter, and her voice unconsciously rose.
"You secretly ate so much food behind my back before, and you seemed quite happy when you were eating. Why are you so embarrassed now that it's just a matter of taking some medicine?"
Seeing his ruthless mother say such cruel words, Fan Xunran pouted and finally could only take the bowl in front of him, pursed his brows and drank it in one gulp.
The person has already drunk the medicine, and Mrs. Fan's purpose of coming here has been achieved. She left with a few maids, and before leaving, she did not forget to warn the maids around Fan Xunran.
The maids lowered their heads, not daring to speak or do the same again.
Mrs. Fan felt a sweetness on her lips, which was left from the caramel pudding she had eaten earlier. It was indeed a delicious thing, and she also became interested in this Baiwei Restaurant.
Send someone to Baiwei Restaurant to buy a few dishes, preferably double skin milk and caramel pudding.
However, when the maid from the Fan Mansion went to buy vegetables, the two dishes that the lady wanted were sold out. She could only choose other dishes and then take them back to the Fan Mansion.
Master Fan picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth. He clearly felt the difference from the previous one and couldn't help but praise: "Madam, which chef made this dish? It's so delicious!"
"I bought it from Baiwei Restaurant, the one that opened a while ago."
"So it's the food from Baiwei Restaurant, no wonder it's so delicious!"
Mr. Fan had heard about this restaurant from several friends. He heard that the food they cook is more delicious than those in the big restaurants in the county and even in Beijing!
Fan Xunran, who wanted to come over to talk to her mother and father, walked not far from the door and smelled the aroma of food wafting from the living room. The smell made her mouth water.
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