As for the coachman and the carriages, Wan Jun took them to the farmhands' lodgings.
After arranging everything, Xiao Yunying sighed helplessly.
She felt that her days were numbered, especially with that annoying Zuo Lanzhi around.
"I'm going to cook for your mother."
Xiao Yunying entered the reception room: "Madam Luo, it was my rudeness. I'll go boil water and make tea. Please wait a moment."
Madam Luo didn't deliberately make things difficult for her; she said in a somewhat distant tone, "Alright, go ahead."
Madam Luo watched her retreating figure until she entered the kitchen, and felt that Xiao Yunying had become much colder towards her since her return.
I remember the night she married her "son," she shyly called out to her mother, and she looked genuinely happy to be married into the Luo family.
Nowadays, you can't see any outward expression of emotion at all.
Did they recognize me?
Luo Sheng glanced down at Luo Xin, who was leaning against the doorframe. He saw the little girl peeking into the living room with a mixture of nervousness, curiosity, vigilance, and panic.
The emotions revealed by this three-year-old girl are quite complex.
"Xin'er, come in with your father and greet your grandmother."
Luo Xin hesitated for a moment, then followed him inside in small steps.
Madam Luo glanced at the somewhat reserved Luo Xin: "You must be Xin'er. Do you still remember your grandmother?"
Luo Xin looked closely at Madam Luo's face and hesitated before saying, "I...I don't remember."
Madam Luo smiled kindly: "You were too young to remember me when I left. Come here and let your grandmother take a good look at you."
Luo Xin walked over slowly, and Madam Luo bent down and patted the little girl's head: "When you were little, I thought you were so cute. In the blink of an eye, you are more than three years old. You are indeed very cute."
Seeing that the person in front of her wasn't as intimidating as that young lady, Luo Xin gradually relaxed: "Grandmother is also very beautiful."
Madam Luo laughed: "This child has a sweet tongue."
She pulled Luo Xin closer: "Grandma brought you a lot of things. Shall we have someone bring them to you in a little while?"
Zuo Lanzhi, standing to the side, smiled on the surface but rolled her eyes inwardly.
As expected of a country girl, she starts flattering wealthy people as soon as she sees them, just trying to get more benefits from Madam Luo.
In the kitchen, Xiao Yunying was in a hurry and was boiling water in an electric kettle from the supermarket. But when the water was ready, no one brought her any tea.
"It's not easy to go out and ask for it."
Having no other choice, she took out the most expensive Pu'er tea from the supermarket and brewed some hot tea.
She doesn't know much about tea, but hopes that the more expensive ones will be better.
When Luo Sheng entered the kitchen, Xiao Yunying was filling a mug with water from a kettle.
He deliberately increased the volume of his footsteps. Xiao Yunying heard the sound, turned her back, and quickly put the electric kettle into the supermarket and replaced it with an iron kettle.
Xiao Yunying put the iron kettle aside: "What's wrong?"
Luo Sheng approached and said, "Let me serve you some tea."
Xiao Yunying placed all the cups on the tray: "Perfect timing, you can take the tea to your mother, I'll hurry up and cook. By the way, does Madam Luo have any dietary restrictions or things she doesn't eat?"
"No, just do what you want."
Xiao Yunying tied on her apron: "Then I'll do my own thing."
She quickly drafted a menu in her mind and took out the ingredients that were not available in the kitchen after Luo Sheng left.
After thinking for a moment, he took out two more carp.
After all, Luo Sheng had just returned, and besides, he rarely went into the kitchen and didn't know what was there, which is why she dared to be so bold.
First, stew the pigeon soup with goji berries and red dates. While rinsing the rice, Granny Chang and Zheng Yunwan went into the kitchen.
Xiao Yunying turned around: "Is Granny finished with her work?"
Granny Chang said, "Two maids are helping with the preparations. I've come to the kitchen to see if you need any help, and what dishes you'd like to make."
Xiao Yunying cooked rice: "Please don't laugh at me, Granny. I only know how to cook some simple home-style dishes. I don't know if they will suit Madam Luo's taste."
Zheng Yunwan lined up the vegetables on the long table to pick and wash them, while Xiao Yunying began to chop and prepare the vegetables.
Seeing her skillful movements, Granny Chang's eyes revealed a satisfied look: "Home-cooked dishes taste the best. Miss, please do your work with peace of mind. My mistress is not so picky about food."
As she spoke, she glanced at the various vegetables on the long table, most of which looked unfamiliar to her.
However, seeing that Xiao Yunying and her sister were preparing to cook with normal expressions, they assumed that the food was edible and did not ask any further questions.
Xiao Yunying put the chopped vegetables aside and started a fire on the small stove: "Granny, go out and wait. You must be tired after walking for so long. Take a rest. The food will be ready in a little while."
Granny Chang withdrew her gaze: "Then I'll go serve Madam first. Thank you for your hard work, Miss."
"It's just cooking a meal, it's not hard work."
Xiao Yunying responded, thinking to herself that the Luo family seemed quite easy to get along with so far.
I quickly prepared three hot dishes, one cold dish, and a braised carp.
When she was halfway through cooking, one of the maids that Madam Luo had brought came in and helped her serve the dishes.
Xiao Yunying then divided all the dishes into two portions, having the maid serve one portion and keeping the other portion in the kitchen.
After she tidied up the kitchen and washed her face, she asked Zheng Yunwan to call Luo Xin over to wash her hands, and then they returned to the living room together.
Madam Luo was sitting in her usual spot talking to Luo Sheng when Xiao Yunying quickly said, "Madam Luo, please eat quickly. You must be tired from your journey. Eat early and rest early."
Madam Luo nodded, and the maidservant waiting beside her immediately brought over warm water and a face towel that had been prepared in advance.
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