Qiu Ling saw Duan Tingxuan in the room through the window, so she didn't come in. She just smiled and said, "Look at what grandma said. What do you think of the old lady? It's as if she has food in her eyes."
"Oh? Isn't it?" Su Nuannuan raised her eyebrows in surprise and smiled: "In that case, I am superficial. What is the purpose of Miss Qiu Ling coming here?"
"Uh..." Qiu Ling blushed and said, "The old lady said that this eggplant box is very good. She wanted to save it for a few nights, but a few young masters came over. The old lady can't hide it from her great-grandson, right? So... hehe, you know what I mean."
"Isn't this all for food?" Su Nuannuan muttered, then smiled, "I understand, of course I understand, don't worry, I'll fry another plate for the old lady tonight, and also serve her a plate of hawthorn cake."
Qiu Ling smiled and said, "I knew that Grandma is filial. After eating the fried eggplant box, it would be best to eat some sour hawthorn cake." After saying that, she left with satisfaction. Duan Tingxuan smiled and said, "Well, luckily I was sensible and didn't offend you just now. Now even Grandma can't do without you. Nuannuan, you can make everything happen in this mansion."
"Really?" Su Nuannuan laughed: "Since Master has said so, I can't let you down. Xiangyun, go to the kitchen and ask them to send two wives to help me."
"What do you mean?"
Duan Tingxuan was a little surprised. Based on his understanding of Su Nuannuan, this woman's words didn't seem to be casual. So what exactly was she going to do? Was she really going to make things happen? Was she going to flood the Anping Marquis's Mansion?
"It's nothing. It's about the matter that happened to me before. I thought about it and decided not to make things difficult for you. You are a grown man and you should care about the big things outside. Things in the backyard are not your business." Su Nuannuan said lightly, so Duan Tingxuan understood what she meant and felt relieved: it turned out that she just wanted to fight back and not to make a big scene in the Marquis' Mansion. This was a good sign, which meant that Nuannuan was more and more willing to integrate into the Marquis' Mansion.
"Thank you Madam for thinking of me. How come you are so gentle and considerate all of a sudden?" Duan Tingxuan smiled. But Su Nuannuan said sadly, "It's not gentle and considerate, it's just that I suddenly realized something. Okay, don't bother me here. Go out and take a walk."
"What's there to do? I'm very familiar with every tree and blade of grass in this mansion." The young marquis wanted to try to stay here, but his wife glared at him and snorted coldly, "Don't think I don't know that you're planning to cheat on me. Give up this idea as soon as possible."
"Okay, okay. I'll go out if I want to. I just remembered that I have something to talk to Dad about." Duan Tingxuan knew that the amount of eggplant boxes today was a bit large. His wife was tired and impatient, so he immediately understood the situation and followed suit.
"No matter what, what the eldest grandmother did was a bit overbearing. Madam Min is not someone who will suffer a loss. Will the second grandmother let this go after being slapped in the face by the eldest grandmother? Yes, I know that the eldest grandmother is actually right in this matter. But madam, do you think Madam Min will tell the whole story in front of the master? I'm afraid she will make up a few words and put the blame on our master."
In Madam Yang's room, Xu Ranyun made an exception and came to show filial piety in the afternoon. After sitting down, he didn't care about the preparations and told Madam Yang about Su Nuannuan's efforts to win the cat's honor in a few words, but Madam Yang only said "I know." She saw that something was wrong, and thought of the years of discord between her mother-in-law and Liu Min, so she knew that Su Nuannuan's overbearing behavior today was exactly what her mother-in-law wanted. She panicked all of a sudden and began to analyze the seriousness of the matter.
Madam Yang frowned, thought for a while, and then sighed, "Forget it, what can I do? Let her say whatever she wants. If there is no Nuan Nuan, will she not say anything? But you are right, Nuan Nuan was not thoughtful enough in this matter. Let Xuan Er talk to her later.
Xu Ranyun thought, you want me to say something about her? Who knows who will say who then. But if she adds fuel to the fire after Madam Yang has said so much, her motive will be too obvious. So she had to give up and left the room unhappy. She happened to see the maid Mudan beside Madam Yang, so she pulled her aside and asked quietly, "Do you like the smoothie I brought yesterday?"
Mudan smiled and said, "I like it. Madam said it's not much different from what Grandma made. It shows that Grandma Yun is very attentive. But you are in charge of household affairs and you have to spend energy for her. This is very difficult for you."
Xu Ranyun then turned his worry into joy, nodded and smiled, "What's the big deal if I have to work a little? I don't feel embarrassed. The most important thing is that my wife eats well." After saying that, he left happily, thinking that he had finally done something that pleased his wife. Hehe! Su Mengnuan, do you think that you can be loved by everyone in this mansion just because you can cook some delicious food? Humph! That's a good idea. Now my people have been replaced in the kitchen. As long as you come up with something new, I will follow suit. By then, there will be delicious food everywhere anyway. If you don't believe me, I will hang myself on your tree. Who is willing to let his wife ride on his head for a little food?
The more she thought about it, the better it seemed. Even her steps became lighter. When she returned to Xia Yuxuan, she saw the maid Cuiping coming to greet her. She said in a deep voice, "Grandma, someone in the kitchen just sent a message saying that Grandma wants two daughters-in-law to help fry eggplant boxes. The Qin family knew what Grandma was thinking, so they sent two smart ones over. They can learn Grandma's cooking skills without having to work hard. It can be said that they kill two birds with one stone.
Xu Ranyun laughed and said, "The Qin family is very tactful. I promoted her to this position. It has always been the case that those who know the current situation are heroes. People like Xue's wife are so stupid that they are only fit to be coolies in the laundry room." After that, she came in and asked the maids to make her a cup of tea. She drank it comfortably for a while. After hearing the little maid report that a few housekeepers came for something, she came to the front hall, sat upright on the chair, and said to the housekeepers who were standing respectfully with their waists bent, "It's almost dusk, and you want to go back to the matter again. Tell me, what's the matter? Why do you have to come back at this time?"
One of the housekeepers' wives, Chang, stepped forward and said with a smile, "To answer your question, grandma, Liu San's wife was sent away by the master with a reason the other day. He has been drinking to drown his sorrows all day. Today, a carriage broke his leg. The doctor said that he will be crippled in the future. His wife knelt in front of me and cried for the whole afternoon, asking me to help me ask you to let him stay in the mansion in the future, even if he can only do odd jobs. I feel sorry for her, and I think you are kind, and the wife and the old lady are vegetarians and Buddhists, so I came here to ask for your advice."
Liu San was dismissed by Duan Tingxuan because he was too ruthless in buying cosmetics and embezzling money. In fact, the root of this matter can be traced back to Su Nuannuan. Xu Ranyun naturally did not want to go against her husband, so Liu San had to blame himself. However, when she thought of Su Nuannuan, she got angry and said calmly, "So this is the reason. If so, I can't be too ruthless. After his injury heals, as long as he can still walk, he can go to the clan school to do some chores. Let him learn from the previous lesson and don't slap me in the face, otherwise I won't forgive him."
Chang thanked him profusely and made a promise. Xu Ranyun thought for a moment and said, "If he is injured, won't the family be in trouble in the future? I remember his wife works in the laundry room. This job is tiring and the pay is not high. Well, you can take her with you, teach her well, and give her an easy job in the future, so that she..."
Before he could finish, he saw Cuiping outside the door looking in with a bad look on her face. Xu Ranyun's heart skipped a beat and he stopped talking. He called Cuiping in and asked, "What happened?"
Cuiping looked around and saw that the wives in charge had tactfully left. She then said anxiously and angrily, "Grandma, the eldest grandmother lost her temper in Chunfeng Garden and said that the two wives were lazy and wanted to call the Xue family wives over to reprimand them. The two wives did not dare to hide the truth and said that the Xue family wives no longer managed the kitchen. The eldest grandmother got angry and said that she threw all the noodles on the ground and said that she would not cook anymore."
Xu Ranyun stood up suddenly, his face flushed with anger, and gritted his teeth and said, "What is she doing? To threaten me? Haha! Who does she think she is?"
Cuiping sighed. Seeing that her master obviously hadn't figured out the situation, she had to remind her quietly, "Grandma, of course we all know who she is. She's not the cook, she's the eldest grandmother, but now... the old lady can't do without her food."
"So she dares to threaten me?" Xu Ranyun sneered: "She blocked the door of the second room today, so she thinks it's very refreshing to do things this way? In the future, if something doesn't go her way, she will use this trick to threaten people? Haha! What does she think of the Marquis's Mansion? This place is about rules. Being right may not make you successful, and being wrong may not make you unable to move forward. I am still in charge of the kitchen now, but I don't want to let the Xue family's daughter-in-law go back. I wonder what she can do? If the master is so greedy, let him come and talk to me. I want to see how he, a prince, can open his mouth to me."
"Grandma, why bother? Just to be a kitchen manager..."
Cuiping knew that it was her master who was being angry. As an outsider, she knew clearly that this matter could be a big deal or a small one. Just as she was about to persuade her again, she heard Xu Ranyun said bitterly, "You don't have to say anything. I just want to see which direction the wind is blowing in this mansion. She made a scene in the second room this morning because of a cat, but no one cared. This is really strange. I just want to see if she has bribed everyone with her food. Now, just for such a little food, she will ignore my dignity and hard work and help her slap me in the face? If that's the case, I don't have to care about the affairs of this mansion in the future. Anyway, I have to listen to the eldest grandmother in everything. Is it interesting to be a puppet?"
When Cuiping heard her master say this, she knew that Xu Ranyun had reached the end of his patience. Moreover, what her master said made sense, so she retreated without saying a word.
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