"Sister Qiao, this is a new pastry I came up with, called cake."
The cake has a filling made of walnuts and raisins.
"Try it and see if it suits your taste!"
When Ms. Qiao heard that Chi Yu was thinking about something, even though it was a dessert, it didn't stop her from liking it.
So she didn't stand on ceremony and said directly, "It smells so good! Let me try it, I can't wait!"
Chi Yu placed the plate directly in front of the group, then found a seat and sat down to eat her cake.
Although eating cake alone is a bit dry, she only put a small amount on each plate, about three bites' worth.
So, when everyone was almost finished eating, she went to the kitchen and "brought" a pot of mint tea.
Unfortunately, she didn't know what Qin Mu's family had for making tea.
And indeed, there wasn't much tea in her space.
As for the mint, fearing a severe drought might follow, I planted some myself and also pulled up quite a few from outside.
It's acceptable to use it for making tea right now.
Only after she served everyone a bowl of mint tea did she truly sit down.
Meanwhile, the Qiao family had finished their egg pudding and cake.
After eating and drinking, Mrs. Qiao began to get down to business.
She first pointed to the mother and daughter, and said to Chi Yu, "Miss Chi Yu, let me introduce you."
These two, the older one is my cousin, named Wang Yunjuan. You can call her Sister Juan, just like me.
The younger one is Sister Juan's daughter, named Zhong Yufeng.
I see that you are about the same age, so we can each discuss our own points.
You can call her Yu Feng or Xiao Feng, it's up to you!
Upon hearing that the other party's surname was Zhong, Chi Yu recalled that there seemed to be only one prominent family with the surname Zhong in Anping County.
Seeing that the girl was pretty with clear eyes, and considering that she had been brought by Madam Qiao, he nodded and casually asked:
"I wonder if the Zhong family, where Sister Yufeng lives, is the one I'm thinking of? Is Zhong Wenming your brother?"
Zhong Wenming is Qi Mingyu's classmate, and the two have a good relationship.
However, she had heard Qi Mingyu say before that Zhong Wenming had taken the imperial examination for the lowest degree several times but had failed each time.
He is still only a student in the lowest level of the imperial examinations.
Judging from that, it seems like he might never pass the exam in his lifetime.
Even if one were lucky enough to pass the exam, one would only ever become a Xiucai (a lower-level scholar).
The reason I was on good terms with him was because I knew he had a promising future in politics and I wanted to curry favor with him as soon as possible.
Qi Mingyu, the male protagonist of the book, is hardly a good man; he conspired with his sister-in-law to kill his wife.
I heard he's engaged. Zhong Wenming might actually sacrifice his sister's future just to get close to that powerful woman!
This girl seems nice; hopefully she won't get involved with Qi Mingyu.
Ever since Zhong Yufeng entered this house, she has been secretly watching the fish in the pond.
Seeing her fair skin and beautiful appearance, and her dignified demeanor, she didn't seem like a hunter's daughter from the deep mountains at all.
She simply couldn't understand why Qi Mingyu wouldn't want such a beautiful and elegant wife.
To be honest, she felt that even if she walked out hand in hand with Chi Yu, people who didn't know the situation would definitely think that Chi Yu came from a better background than her.
Unable to understand, she remained silent.
But after eating the food served with the fish, I came to the conclusion that Qi Mingyu must be an idiot!
Therefore, even though she hadn't had a proper interaction with Chi Yu, she had already developed feelings for her.
Hearing Chi Yu's words, he nodded immediately: "Yes, it's the Zhong family you're thinking of, Sister Chi Yu. Zhong Wenming is my older brother!"
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