Chapter 257 She Wants to Dream
Shen Yu ran to the door of Baicaoxuan with Baoya in his arms, and Rong Yanan and Rong He followed closely behind them.
Just now, Rong Bing took Madam Rong back to Baicaoxuan to rest. Chen Yu was holding Baoya and talking while walking, so he was a step slower.
However, unexpectedly, during this period of time, something went wrong with Madam Rong.
The four of them ran into Baicaoxuan and saw Old Madam Rong sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, holding the chubby porcelain doll in her arms, crying in grievance.
Rong Bing sat beside her, coaxing her patiently. The little maid Honghong held a rag in her hand, looking helpless and at a loss.
Baoya took a few quick steps with her short legs and came to Old Madam Rong: "Grandma, what's wrong?"
Madam Rong raised her head and looked at her with a pair of red eyes from crying: "Ruoruo, Honghong is going to throw away the doll you won!"
"Honghong is a bad person! Wuuuu!" As she spoke, she started crying again.
Rong Bing patted her back gently: "Jingyao, let's go inside and talk, okay? It's cold outside, you and Ranran will catch a cold later."
But Madam Rong refused to listen. She held the porcelain doll, pouted, and turned her head away.
Rong Bing rubbed his forehead and sighed softly.
When Jingyao is obedient, she will do whatever he says, but when she is stubborn, no one can do anything about it.
"Grandpa, let me do it." Baoya stretched out her little hand and patted Rong Bing's arm.
Rong Bing had no choice but to nod.
After getting Rong Bing's consent, Bao Ya walked to Mrs. Rong, stood on tiptoe, and put her arm around her shoulders.
She said softly, "Grandma, Sister Honghong isn't going to throw your doll away. Can we go inside?"
Madam Rong twisted her shoulders and ignored her.
"Then let's go inside and play with the porcelain doll?"
Madam Rong still ignored her.
Baoya frowned, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Grandma, Ruoruo is so cold. If we don't go in, she'll get sick."
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Rong suddenly looked up at her: "Are you cold? If you're not cold, let's go inside! Go inside!"
As he said that, he stuffed the porcelain doll directly into Honghong's arms, took Baoya's little hand, and went to the main hall.
Honghong, holding a porcelain doll in her arms, followed Baoya and Old Madam Rong helplessly into the main hall.
Seeing this, Shen Yu and Rong Yan'an both sighed with sorrow on their faces.
Rong Yan'an said to Rong Bing, "Dad, let's go back to Xiyuan first. We'll come back when Mom is feeling better."
Rong Bing nodded, and Rong Yan'an left with Shen Yu and Rong He.
Watching the backs of the second wife's family of three disappear at the door of Baicaoxuan, he glanced at Old Madam Rong in the main hall who had been coaxed by Baoya.
Rong Bing looked tired and shook his head as he went to the medicine house to boil medicine for Old Madam Rong.
In the main hall, Baoya finally coaxed old lady Rong to go to the bedroom to sleep. Honghong then wiped the porcelain doll carefully and placed it on the table to dry.
"I don't know when the old lady will recover from her illness." Honghong sat at the table, folding rags and sighing.
Rong Bing and Madam Rong had just returned. She saw the old lady holding the porcelain doll in her arms and was afraid that it might be something dirty from outside, so she wanted to wipe it, but the old lady suddenly started making a fuss.
Baoya was also very worried, but she still stretched out her little hand to pat the back of Honghong's hand and comforted her: "Don't worry, Sister Honghong, grandma's illness will get better."
In fact, on the day she first arrived at the Rong Mansion, she knew that her grandmother had become insane because she missed her deceased mother, so she wanted to dream very much.
The manta ray in "Classic of Mountains and Seas" has the effect of curing madness.
She wanted to get a little bit of the manta ray meat to treat her grandmother.
But based on previous experiences, the strange beasts would only help her if she dreamed of them at night.
These days, she would recite the part about the manta ray in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" repeatedly before going to bed every night, hoping that she would dream about it when she fell asleep.
However, after a few days, she failed and slept well every night until dawn.
"Oh," Baoya sighed, dragging her soft cheeks.
Honghong was amused: "Little Miss, how come you've learned to sigh at such a young age?"
Baoya didn't answer, but asked, "Sister Honghong, do we have the Classic of Mountains and Seas at home? I can't sleep at night and want to read a book."
"Yes, I'll let the old man know and then I'll find it for you." Honghong said.
At this time, Qingqing, another maidservant beside Old Madam Rong, walked in from outside.
Seeing that she was still sitting here talking to Baoya, she said angrily, "Honghong, stop chatting with the young lady. Don't you see what time it is? It's time to tell the kitchen to prepare dinner."
"Oh." Honghong patted her head and smiled at Baoya, "Miss, I have to go get busy. Why don't you play for a while?"
Baoya grabbed Honghong's sleeve and said, "Sister Honghong, I want to go to the kitchen with you."
Having been in the Rong Mansion for so long, whether it was her grandparents, her second uncle, her second aunt, or her brother Rong, everyone was very kind to her, so she wanted to show off her cooking skills and cook them a delicious meal.
Knowing her thoughts, Honghong agreed and liked Baoya, the young lady she had just recognized, even more.
At dinner time in the evening, in addition to the meals prepared by the Rong family chef, there were two more dishes and a soup.
A dish of braised lion's head, a dish of squirrel fish, and a dish of Wensi tofu soup.
Dinner was still to be had at Baicaoxuan. Rong Bing, Baoya and Old Madam Rong lived nearby and had already taken their seats in the side hall, waiting for Rong Yanan and his family to arrive.
There were sixteen dishes of various sizes on the table, including steamed chicken with straw mushrooms, white fungus and vegetarian stew, king prawns, and white jade shrimp balls...
There are all kinds of food, all of which Baoya has never eaten or seen before.
At this moment, Rong Bing looked at the two new dishes and one soup on the table and asked Honghong, "Why did you ask the kitchen to add more dishes? Was it the Second Master or the Second Madam who ordered it?"
"To answer the old master, it's neither the Second Master nor the Second Madam."
Honghong bowed to Rong Bing and said, "The young lady made this herself in the kitchen."
Rong Bing looked at Baoya who was sitting obediently beside him, and opened his mouth in slight surprise.
"Ran Ran, you... you can cook?"
He looked up and down Baoya's little arms and legs repeatedly, feeling very uncertain, as the child was only five years old.
Not only has he mastered martial arts, but he can also cook?
Baoya didn't care, her clear starry eyes sparkled.
He said with anticipation, "When my second uncle and the others come, you can try my cooking."
As he was speaking, Shen Yu's voice rang out from the side hall door: "Then Second Aunt must try it carefully. Our Ran Ran's cooking skills can't be bought with money!"
Rong He slipped in from the door and ran to sit down in the seat next to Bao Ya.
He lowered his voice and said, "Baoya, you are so mean. When did you learn to cook? You didn't even tell me!"
Baoya scratched her head, a little embarrassed. "Before, I went to the breakfast shop in town to help my parents. Whenever I had some free time, I went to Ke Lai Xiang to find Uncle Zhu and asked him to teach me how to cook."
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