Chen Yuancheng and Chen Yuanyao probably guessed something; in any case, it couldn't be a misunderstanding caused by misjudging the thief. However, the siblings noticed that Xiao Yunying and the two children didn't want to talk about it, so they pretended not to know.
The group lost its previous lively atmosphere. Chen Yuanxuan sensed something was wrong. After receiving a signal from his older brother, he tried his best to coax Luo Xin and Luo Li, restoring some of the cheerful atmosphere.
Upon arriving at the Chen residence, the three Luo brothers followed Chen Yuanxuan, while Xiao Yunying, along with Luo Xin, went back to Chen Yuanyao's courtyard.
Before parting, Xiao Yunying whispered to Luo Yang, "Try to persuade your older brother, and also Luo Li. He's still young, so there are some things you shouldn't let him know beforehand."
Then, remembering that Luo Yang was only an eight-year-old child, she comforted him, "You too, try to think more positively. If you can see Wei Xun, maybe... Luo Sheng will be back soon."
The group split up, and Chen Yuanyao personally led Xiao Yunying to the room prepared for her. As soon as they entered, a maidservant went in to light candles and incense.
Xiao Yunying looked around the room with curiosity, and after smelling the incense, she asked, "Is this the kind of incense you gave me for the New Year?"
Chen Yuanyao nodded: "Yes, it's the one that Big Brother specially commissioned someone to make. It smells a lot like the lemon laundry detergent that Sister Yunying uses."
"They do look quite similar."
Compared to other incense she had smelled, it was relatively refreshing and not too pungent. After lighting it, it became slightly stronger than before lighting, with some unavoidable spice notes. Overall, it was not bad.
Chen Yuanyao noticed that Luo Xin was already yawning while leaning against Xiao Yunying's leg, and said with a smile, "It's getting late, Xin'er must be tired from playing, Sister Yunying should rest early."
After Chen Yuanyao left, a maid brought hot water for Xiao Yunying to wash up.
Xiao Yunying thanked her kindly. It was a very ordinary thing, but the two maids were flustered and kept saying they didn't dare. After she helped Luo Xin wash up, the maids quickly lowered their heads and took the basin of water out.
Xiao Yunying closed the door. Because it was an unfamiliar environment, she felt a little uneasy, so she locked the door from the inside.
He first took off Luo Xin's outer clothes, carried the little girl to bed, then took off his own cotton coat and draped it over the screen before going to bed and cuddling the sweet and soft little girl to sleep.
When she has something on her mind, Xiao Yunying's biological clock is always accurate; she opens her eyes as soon as it is dawn.
Seeing that Luo Xin was sleeping soundly, Xiao Yunying checked again to make sure the door was locked, went into the supermarket, and quickly washed up.
After she came out and put on her coat, as soon as she opened the door, the maid who had been leaning against the corridor quickly stood up and bowed to her.
"The girl is awake. I'll have someone bring some hot water right away."
Xiao Yunying said with slight surprise, "You didn't sit here all night, did you?"
The maid shook her head: "I came in the latter half of the night; someone else was on guard during the first half."
Xiao Yunying: ...
She truly had no idea someone was keeping watch outside the door; otherwise, how could she have slept so soundly? She would have surely sent the maids back to rest and told them they didn't need to keep watch.
With a maid present, Xiao Yunying had no choice but to wash up again briefly in front of her.
After tidying himself up, he asked, "Can I use the kitchen? Or is there a small kitchen in Yuan Yao's courtyard?"
She remembered the Chen family's kitchen manager saying that the kitchen was not a place where strangers could just walk in.
But she felt too embarrassed to have stayed at someone else's house empty-handed for a night, so all she could think of was to make some food and offer the Chen family's flowers to their Buddha.
The maid said, "My mistress has instructed that if you wish to use the kitchen, please feel free to take me there. Please come with me."
Xiao Yunying thought to herself, "Chen Yuanyao is quite thoughtful."
She was worried about leaving Xin'er alone in an unfamiliar environment, fearing that the child would be scared if she woke up and couldn't see her: "Could you please have someone watch my child for me? If she wakes up, please let me know."
The maid immediately curtsied and said, "You're too kind, Miss. I'll have someone keep a close watch on the young lady."
After settling Luo Xin in, Xiao Yunying followed the maid to the kitchen.
This wasn't her first time in the Chen family's kitchen; almost everyone there had seen her before. This time, the maidservant introduced her to everyone with great formality, emphasizing that she was a distinguished guest of the young master and young lady.
The steward had gone out to buy groceries and hadn't returned yet, so Xiao Yunying directly asked if there was a spare stove available so she could cook something.
Immediately, someone brought out a stove that no one had used and asked her what ingredients she needed.
Xiao Yunying glanced at the shelves displaying ingredients and noticed that most of the stoves were already lit, so they must have almost finished making breakfast. They only prepared simple cabbage and pork, along with some side dishes.
The Chen family only had one grandmother and Chen Yuancheng's parents as elders, so she made six steamed dumplings for each person.
Then I ordered some eggs, flour, milk, yams and other ingredients, and made some steamed cakes, double-skin milk pudding and yam cakes.
Because she didn't have the white sugar, low-gluten flour, and other ingredients she needed, all the desserts were made with maltose and regular white flour instead.
The cook also brought out rose honey and osmanthus honey, which are specially used for making pastries. Xiao Yunying tasted a little of the honey and found it to be quite good.
Wild, pure honey, with its rich floral aroma, adds a unique flavor when poured over double-skin milk pudding and yam cake.
As Xiao Yunying poured honey over the double-skin milk, another maid came over and whispered a few words to the maid who had been standing by her side.
After the maid left, she came over and gently called to Xiao Yunying, "Miss Xiao, the young lady is awake."
Xiao Yunying asked, "Did you cry?"
"No, Miss is very well-behaved. She knew you were in the kitchen, so she dressed herself and is washing up now."
Xin'er has always been well-behaved and sensible, so she is quite at ease with her.
Xiao Yunying put the jar of honey aside and said to the cook, "I've finished using it, put it away."
She washed and dried her hands, then took a bowl of double-skin milk pudding with osmanthus honey and a spoon and handed it to the maid: "Try it."
The maid was stunned for a moment, then took a step back, lowered her head, and said she dared not.
Xiao Yunying sighed inwardly. This society has no human rights; servility has taken deep root in people's hearts.
This wasn't the first time she'd seen this expression. She'd seen it on the faces of Ling Qi, the drivers who used to pick up vegetables from her house, the waiters at Huiweilou, and so on.
However, treating these so-called "servants" with a normal attitude only made them panic, as if they had encountered a flood or a ferocious beast.
She was unhappy, but there was nothing she could do.
This uncomfortable feeling is more like a sense of regret for the fate of others.
However, this feeling didn't last long. After all, it had little to do with her and wouldn't affect her personally. As an observer, she could only sigh a couple of times and that was it.
She wasn't stupid enough to think that she had transmigrated and was the female lead, possessing the halo of a powerful female lead, so that she could do whatever she wanted without any consequences, and she didn't have the delusion to change the entire social environment.
After all, she hadn't even seen a giant ginseng since she arrived.
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