Zheng Yunwan came over to help her remove the burrs and leaves from her body: "I saw that Sister Yunying hadn't come back so late, so I guess something must have happened. She's already prepared the food and it's still warm in the pot. But I don't think my cooking is as good as Sister Yunying's."
Xiao Yunying casually patted herself off: "You've been learning from me for so many days, so you must be doing pretty well. Go inside and prepare the meal. I'm late, the children must be hungry."
Xiao Yunying let Zheng Yunwan take the children inside first. She walked up to Wan Jun and glanced at the wooden box next to him: "Wan Jun, is there something you need from me?"
Wan Jun smiled sheepishly: "Miss, I'm here to see my master."
When he arrived, Zheng Yunwan and the children were already waiting at the door. Knowing that their master was not there, they felt embarrassed to go in alone, so they all stood at the door.
"Luo Sheng isn't home? He's probably out wandering around somewhere. Come in and sit for a while; they should be back soon."
He's been spending a lot of time lately wandering around his greenhouse and vegetable garden, probably out of curiosity about the vegetables he's never seen before.
"Oh? My master is back."
Wan Jun bowed in the direction behind her. Xiao Yunying turned around and saw Luo Sheng and Wei Xun walking towards them.
Xiao Yunying exchanged pleasantries with a polite greeting: "You're back? Dinner is ready, come back and eat."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wan Jun's stomach started rumbling.
Xiao Yunying suppressed a smile and said, "Come in and eat with us. Your mother and the others should have finished eating by now."
After saying that, he went through the door first, leaving them space to talk.
She went to check the kitchen and saw that Zheng Yunwan had made four dishes. Xiao Yunying thought about Wan Jun and Wei Xun's appetites and made a stir-fried pork with chili peppers and a cold dish.
While eating, Xiao Yunying felt that Wei Xun was acting a little strange.
He would steal glances at me every now and then, and then continue eating as if nothing had happened once I looked at him.
Xiao Yunying was puzzled, but pretended not to notice and continued eating.
During this time, Wei Xun stole glances at her twice more.
Confirming that she wasn't mistaken, Xiao Yunying called out to him, "Wei Xun."
Wei Xun was visibly startled, then tried to speak in a calm voice, "What is it, young lady?"
Xiao Yunying asked, "Why are you staring at me like that?"
Wei Xun's heart tightened, and he subconsciously denied it, saying, "I didn't."
He kept thinking about what he had seen on the mountain, feeling both shocked and curious, which is why he couldn't help but keep observing Xiao Yunying.
He really couldn't be as calm as his master.
Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Xiao Yunying said, "If you have something to say, you can tell me directly. I don't like beating around the bush. You don't need to feel embarrassed. If all else fails, you can ask Wan Jun to pass on the message to me."
Of Luo Sheng's two subordinates, Xiao Yunying was more familiar with Wan Jun.
Moreover, Wan Jun is honest and straightforward, always saying what he thinks, making communication easy, and Xiao Yunying prefers to talk to him.
Luo Song turned to look at Wei Xun, and a single warning glance made Wei Xun's heart tremble: "Master, I'm really fine, it's just..."
He desperately needed a reason, and his gaze swept quickly across the table, when he suddenly noticed something: "I was just looking at how exquisite the bowls and plates of the young ladies and their masters are."
Luo Sheng looked at Xiao Yunying and the children's bowls and plates, each with its own pattern, clearly a set.
Looking down at himself, he saw that he was using the same white porcelain bowls and plates as his two subordinates, and a strange feeling inexplicably rose in his heart.
Why are my dishes different from theirs? Does this mean I'm being excluded?
Xiao Yunying was at a loss for words.
Next, you're probably wondering where the dishes you're using came from, aren't you?
She felt somewhat guilty about talking about this.
Luo Yang said, "My mother is very clean and doesn't like to share dishes with others, so she bought different colored ones to make them easy to distinguish. At that time, my father hadn't come back yet, so we didn't prepare the set for him."
Xiao Yunying quickly replied, "I bought this from a traveling merchant in the city. The patterns are novel and exquisite. If you like it, I'll go and buy you another set."
Luo Sheng asked casually, "If you're a traveling merchant, how could you possibly run into one? Why do you make it sound like you're guaranteed to buy it?"
Xiao Yunying quickly racked her brains, and calmly placed two pieces of food on Luo Xin's plate: "Yuan Cheng owns a porcelain kiln. I saw a lot of exquisite porcelain at the traveling merchants before, and bought some to use as templates. Now I can also fire these bowls and plates. I'll go get a set."
Luo Sheng was about to say something when Xiao Yun, seemingly oblivious, asked, "What style do you want?"
Without thinking, Luo Sheng blurted out, "The same as yours will do."
Xiao Yunying looked down at her bowl.
Are you sure?
Her tableware was made at Luo Xin's request; it was the same cherry blossom design as the little girl's, in pink, only the size was different.
Luo Sheng then realized what he had said: "What I meant was, it can be the same as the children's."
Xiao Yunying assumed he had misspoke and was in a hurry, so she didn't think much of it and said, "Okay, I'll go get you a set."
The topic ended there, and everyone continued eating quietly.
Each of them was lost in their own thoughts and failed to notice anything amiss with the others.
Wei Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he was quick-witted and managed to blurt out the words.
Otherwise, it would be too dangerous for them to arouse the suspicion of Xiao Yunying, who is now acting out of nowhere.
After finishing their meal, Zheng Yunwan cleared the table and told Xiao Yunying to take a shower and change her clothes.
Luo Sheng then left with two subordinates.
When Xiao Yunying came out of her room with the clothes she needed to change into, she saw Luo Sheng outside the gate talking to Wei Xun, but she didn't see Wan Jun.
"They're always acting mysteriously, I wonder what they're planning. I hope they don't drag us into this."
She muttered a complaint under her breath and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
As she turned around, Luo Sheng turned his head slightly, frowning silently as he watched her retreating figure until she entered the backyard.
Wei Xun tentatively asked, "Master, are you really comfortable letting her continue living here?"
Why are you worried?
Wei Xun said worriedly, "What if she wants to do something to our master? With her methods, it's impossible to guard against her."
Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts.
In Wei Xun's mind, he didn't know what kind of monster Xiao Yunying was now, but she was definitely not a human being anymore.
It's normal for people to be wary of the unknown and have such concerns.
Luo Yong withdrew his gaze: "You've seen it yourself. If she had any ulterior motives, we would have died countless times by now. Do you think you still have the chance to stand here and question her background and motives?"
Wei Xun wanted to say that just because things are fine now doesn't mean they'll be fine in the future.
Luo Sheng seemed to have seen through his thoughts: "You don't need to worry about this. Just do what you're supposed to do, set off early tomorrow morning, and come back quickly."
"yes."
Wei Xun bowed and withdrew.
Luo Sheng stood at the gate for a while, made a decision, and went straight to Luo Chen's room.
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