Pei Han found it hard to believe. He had drunk so many doses of medicine before without any effect, but after his wife and children came, he recovered in just two or three days.
Rather than attributing it to a regular diet, Pei Han felt it was more due to his improved mood after seeing his family, which miraculously cured his long-standing ailment.
Indeed, family is the most precious thing in this world.
After the meal, Min Yueqing asked Amei, "How's the new cook?"
Amei replied, "Mrs. Wu is very diligent and skilled at cooking. However, she may not have used seasonings much before, so she is not very familiar with our seasonings. I think her dishes will taste even better in a few days. Her daughter is also very diligent and does not slack off at all. When Mrs. Wu is cooking, her daughter helps out from the side, so we don't really need to help her."
Min Yueqing said with satisfaction, "That's good. You won't have to cook anymore. Taking care of so many people every day is already hard enough."
Ah Mei and her companion did not cook when they were in the mansion. Since no one else could do it along the way, they took on the task.
Upon hearing Min Yueqing's words, both of them smiled and agreed.
That night, Min Yueqing stopped pretending to be asleep. The family sat harmoniously by the headboard, reading the same book. Pei Ji sat in Pei Han's lap as usual, while Pei Han leaned against Min Yueqing.
Pei Han was well-read and had a wide range of knowledge, yet he never pretended to be profound, so reading with him was a very enjoyable experience.
When you encounter something you don't understand, he will explain it to you in a way that you can definitely understand. And sometimes, when he sees a hidden meaning in the book, he will naturally share it.
To be honest, without Pei Han's explanations and interpretations, Min Yueqing would never have been able to grasp the true meaning of the book.
When their bedtime reading session ended, both Min Yueqing and Pei Ji felt that it wasn't enough.
Pei Han put away his book and realized he was being stared at by two pairs of eager eyes. He couldn't help but chuckle. He smiled and kissed each of their bright eyes, saying softly, "It's late, go to sleep. We'll continue reading tomorrow."
Min Yueqing genuinely felt that if Pei Han were born in the future, he could make a fortune as a voice actor; his voice was simply too unfair.
Pei Ji climbed out of Pei Han's arms and lay down between the two of them. Min Yueqing couldn't help but kiss the little boy's forehead when she saw his well-behaved appearance and said, "Sweet dreams, baby."
Having received two goodnight kisses that night, Pei Ji happily closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Min Yueqing was about to lie back down when she noticed Pei Han, who was standing next to the little one, was also watching her. The meaning in his gaze was so obvious that Min Yueqing couldn't pretend not to see it.
Adhering to the principle that kissing a handsome guy is never a loss, Min Yueqing leaned over and gently kissed Pei Han's handsome face as well.
Then, Min Yueqing saw the same satisfied expression on Pei Han's face as the little one, and she couldn't help but laugh.
The next day, Wu Yiyi brought over a large bucket of fresh milk in the morning. Min Yueqing first ladled out a large basin for Xiao Wei, and planned to use the rest to make milk tea, and also ask the cook to make some milk-flavored steamed buns.
Wu San Niang was making breakfast in the kitchen. She had cooked a pot of vegetable and lean meat porridge early in the morning and asked her daughter to keep an eye on the heat and stir it every now and then, while she was stir-frying some side dishes.
While staring at the pot, Wu Yanyan exclaimed to Wu Sanniang, "Mother, this place is so wonderful! There's so much rice in the kitchen, and even several bags of snow-white flour. If only we had this much food, we would never go hungry again!"
Wu San Niang said, "We are here because Lord Pei has taken extra care of us. As long as you work hard, you won't go hungry here."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yanyan immediately recalled that she had eaten three whole bowls of white rice and meat the night before, and that her mother had even had milk served to her and her mother.
There was no way around it; yesterday was the first time she had ever eaten white rice. The rice was incredibly fragrant, and the more she chewed, the sweeter it became. She couldn't resist eating until she was stuffed.
The feeling of being stuffed is so wonderful; it's completely different from having your stomach rumbling.
Although she felt unwell after eating too much, Wu Yanyan felt very at ease because she felt that she wouldn't be hungry even if there was no food for the next meal.
Wu San Niang herself wasn't much better off; she ate about the same amount as her daughter. She had never seen such a generous master of the house before, treating them so well and not restricting their food rations at all.
Actually, when she first married into the Wu family, she lived a pretty happy life.
At that time, her father-in-law was still alive. He was a very capable man. Not only was he a skilled worker, but he was also very shrewd in dealing with people. It is said that he had ventured out for quite some time when he was young. He was one of the few people in the entire Dongshan village who could speak Mandarin quite well.
Unfortunately, not long after she married into the family, her parents-in-law passed away one after another due to illness.
To make matters worse, bandits robbed her home last year. She and her daughter happened to be out and escaped the attack, but her husband was killed by the bandits.
Since then, she and her daughter have had a very difficult time.
Although Wu San Niang is very hardworking, it is obviously unrealistic to expect her to handle all the farm work by herself.
Wu San Niang and her daughter mainly relied on digging wild vegetables to make a living in the village. The little grain they had stored and the chickens and ducks they raised had been stolen by bandits. Since the two of them could not farm and had no savings, they had no other choice but to eat wild vegetables.
The mother and daughter only had two sets of clothes, and after wearing them for so long, they had to be extra careful when washing them, otherwise the fabric would fall apart if they were rubbed.
Wu San Niang's clothes were in better condition; if they were torn, she would cut a piece from her husband's old clothes to mend them.
Wu Yanyan, however, was in a more complicated situation because she was still growing, and her clothes would become too small as she grew taller. Adjusting the length of clothes wasn't difficult; Wu San Niang could piece together scraps of coarse cloth and sew them together to make them longer. But it was more troublesome for her small frame, so she could only awkwardly continue to make do with what she had.
It's not feasible to redo it, because the sparse material can't withstand any more damage.
Wild vegetables don't keep you full for long, and you have to walk a lot to find them. The little bit of wild vegetables the mother and daughter eat each day is barely enough to make up for what they lose on the way. They get so hungry at night that they can't sleep.
Just as Wu San Niang was filled with sorrow, the person sent by Pei Han took the initiative to find her, saying that Lord Pei was looking for a cook and had specifically mentioned her, asking if she would be willing to go.
When Wu San Niang first heard the news, she thought the visitor was deliberately making fun of her. But then the man produced an official plaque, and after seeing it, Wu San Niang became somewhat skeptical.
Later, when she saw that the man had not only contacted her, but also Uncle Wu and Wu Yiyi, Wu San Niang dared to be sure that she and her daughter really had a way out. She burst into tears on the spot and hugged her daughter and cried bitterly.
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