After the maid who tended the fire came in, and with Gao Pan'er having prepared all the ingredients, the four dishes and one soup were ready in no time.
"Qingyan, go get a food container and pack the food. The young lady must be hungry," Gao Pan'er instructed Qingyan after finishing the last dish and putting it on a plate. Her face, already flushed from the smoke, flushed slightly.
"Okay." Qingyan accurately found the food box in the kitchen and put the cooked dishes in it. While Aunt Gao was cooking, Qingyan had already looked around the kitchen and knew where everything was.
"Aunt Gao, your cooking skills are truly excellent. Although I haven't tasted it yet, I can tell from the presentation and the aroma that this dish is delicious."
"Unlike me, I can't even cook."
"Aunt Gao, you're really amazing! Your cooking skills are comparable to those of the head chefs at the restaurants in town."
...
As soon as Du Juan saw that Gao Pan'er had finished, she started showering him with sweet words. Since it didn't cost her anything, it was just a few nice words, and it wasn't her who was tired!
"It's alright, but it's not the master who has such a taste. Other literate people can have beautiful women to keep them company. As for me, I don't have anything to offer. This is all I have to show for my cooking skills, which is enough to make the master and young lady happy."
Gao Pan'er accepted all the flattering words Du Juan said with a slightly proud look.
While my ability to keep my husband's heart is partly due to my outgoing and unpretentious nature, my culinary skills are also a significant factor. After all, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach!
Of course, even the most delicious food can't be eaten every day. Every few days, you have to put in some effort to come up with a few different dishes and garnishes to make it look appealing, so that your master will remember it and crave it!
"Let's go, the young lady is probably waiting. Let's hurry and take the food over."
"It's getting late indeed. Usually by this time, Miss would already be having her meal. Let's hurry up and go." Du Juan estimated the time and realized it was getting late, even a little late, so she became anxious, and her voice became hurried.
"Then let's hurry up and leave."
"Qingyan, hold the food box steady, don't spill it," Gao Pan'er said worriedly from the side.
I don't want to cook the meal I've worked so hard to prepare again. I'm not her mother, cooking for her every day!
If it were the master, I would be willing, but she's just a little girl, why should I cook for her every day?
My hands are probably all rough now; I'll have to soak them in milk when I get back.
My master loves my delicate, fair, and smooth hands the most! Thinking of what happened between my master and me in the study before... Gao Pan'er's face turned slightly red.
As her pace quickened, outsiders might have thought she was walking fast, which was why her face was flushed.
Before long, Gao Pan'er and the others arrived at Mo Qian's courtyard. Qing Yan, who had to protect the food box, did not dare to go too fast and lagged behind them.
However, the distance wasn't too far, and they only missed each other by two or three steps. After all, they were both delicate women who didn't exercise much. They would get out of breath after walking a few more steps, so overall, they couldn't go very fast.
"Young Miss, are you hungry? Dinner is ready." As soon as Du Juan entered the courtyard, she became lively and went into the house first with a smile on her face, making everyone who saw her want to smile too.
"Okay, let's set the table quickly." Mo Qian put down her storybook when she saw the three people enter, went to the dining table, and sat down.
After Qingyan came in, she arranged the dishes from the food box on the table, put the food box away, and stood to one side.
Aunt Gao stood in her previous spot, skillfully serving food to her.
"Young Miss, try my twice-cooked pork. Even the master praised my cooking."
"And this braised beef brisket with tomatoes. Although beef isn't exactly rare these days, it's still not common. Since we have beef today, Miss, please eat more."
"And this Kung Pao Chicken." It was placed on the plate in front of Mo Qian.
Gao Pan'er flitted back and forth around the dining table like a butterfly, her figure light and graceful. No wonder the original owner's father was so infatuated!
"Alright, stop picking at the food, let me try it first." Mo Qian looked at the four dishes and one soup on the table. They looked quite appealing and smelled delicious.
In addition, when Qingyan came in just now, she gave me a wink, which meant that the food was clean and hygienic, and I didn't have to worry about eating any food that wasn't properly prepared!
Last time, all the food on that table was ruined. We can't afford to lose another table this time. After all, wasting food is a sin against heaven!
There will be plenty of opportunities to deal with Gao Pan'er later, so there's no need to mess with food. Making Gao Pan'er cook this time will probably give her a good scolding, haha.
It's such a sin to have the female lead cook for me, haha, but it's so satisfying! Haha!
Mo Qian raised an eyebrow, picked up some food from the plate, and started eating.
"Ugh!" A salty taste hit her mouth. Out of consideration for the food, Mo Qian didn't spit it out on the spot. Instead, she quickly picked up the kettle on the table, poured herself a glass of water, and drank it in big gulps.
"Young Miss, what's wrong?" Du Juan was startled when she saw Mo Qian, who was eating, suddenly gulp down tea. She quickly stepped forward to pour water for her mistress.
Gao Pan'er also stood there stunned, at a loss for what to do.
"It's so salty, Dujuan, quickly pour me another glass of water." After drinking a large glass of water, Mo Qian still felt her mouth was very salty, so she asked Dujuan to pour her some more.
It took three or four cups of water to suppress the saltiness, and Mo Qian's face looked extremely pale.
With great difficulty, she suppressed her urge to torment Gao Pan'er, not wanting to spoil her appetite during meals.
Before I could even do anything to her, she'd already made me feel bad! Seriously, can't I even give her a friendly look?!
"Young Miss, I...I didn't know it would turn out like this." Gao Pan'er saw Mo Qian's dark expression and quickly stepped forward to say. Her face was pale, and her body was swaying precariously.
Thinking back to when I was cooking, I had been daydreaming about how I was ravaging Mo Qian, and in my excitement, I probably didn't notice that I had put in too much salt!
"Aunt Gao." Qingyan, who was standing to the side, put down the food box in her hand, quickly walked behind Aunt Gao, and helped her up.
"Young Miss, it's...it's my...fault." Gao Pan'er saw that something was wrong, her eyes rolled back, and she was about to fall backward.
"Dujuan, keep an eye on Aunt Gao. If she faints, use a needle to prick the acupoints in her nose. Right now, her blood is rushing to her head, and if she doesn't exert herself, she'll easily suffer from blood stasis."
"Aunt Gao is usually so kind to you maids, so you must pay attention to her."
"Dujuan, hurry up and go to the dressing table. I'll get you one of these hairpins. Which one do you want to use?" Mo Qian was already furious, but then Gao Pan'er tried to pretend to faint.
You wish! Don't you know who I am? When it comes to acting skills, I've already mastered this!
"Ugh!" Gao Pan'er opened her eyes in fright when she heard Mo Qian's voice. She didn't dare to pretend to be unconscious anymore, because being pricked by a hairpin would definitely cause bleeding!
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