Chapter 253 Blue Succulent's Craving for Candy
"These are lollipops I made especially for myself. They're made with maltose, sugar, and various fruit juices that we used to make."
Look, this tastes like pear, and it's the same color as a pear.
This is blueberry flavored, and it's blue.
I also have milk flavor, strawberry flavor... I've made a lot.
There's also your favorite lemon flavor, but lemons aren't sour when you add sugar, so I don't know if you'll like it.
Yuan Hongqu's voice was seductive as she described the scene, while simultaneously displaying the lollipop in her hand to the light under the corridor from an angle that Lan Su could just glimpse.
Under the lights, the colorful lollipops gleamed enticingly, and you could almost taste how delicious the candy inside must be through the wrapper.
"Susu, would you like one?"
"I want them all!" Lan Su suddenly turned around and snatched them away.
Yuan Hongqu chuckled inwardly, then reminded Lan Su, "The pattern printed on the glutinous rice paper corresponds to the flavor."
Lan Su accurately found the lemon-flavored lollipop, took a big bite and crushed it, making a crunching sound in her mouth. The sweet but not cloying flavor, with a slight lemon tartness, was exactly the taste Lan Su liked.
After eating a piece of candy, Lan Su wasn't so depressed anymore.
"Mr. Yuan, I was wrong."
"You don't need to apologize. I didn't handle things well yesterday, so I should apologize to you."
However, Lord Lin has been unwell these past few days and probably won't have time to make anything too complicated. I'll make you a simple lemon yogurt cake tomorrow.
Yuan Hongqu gently comforted Lan Su.
Lan Su mustn't throw a tantrum easily; Daiyu is counting on her for protection!
With Lan Su by Daiyu's side, Yuan Hongqu could finally relax a lot.
Upon hearing Yuan Hongqu's words, Lan Su's anger instantly dissipated.
"Mr. Yuan, if you make me three cakes that I've never eaten before, I promise to be completely obedient to you from now on. My only orders are 'you' and 'sir'!"
“No need for that, I’ll make the cake for you. You just need to look after Daiyu,” Yuan Hongqu said hurriedly.
Although she wasn't very capable, she was enough to protect herself. If she really had to resort to any means, she could enter her spatial dimension and no one could do anything to her!
Actually, she can bring living things into the space. If she brings Daiyu into the space as well, wouldn't that also be possible?
Yuan Hongqu had this idea a long time ago, but when she thought about how Daiyu could dream about everything in the space, Yuan Hongqu was a little uneasy, afraid that the things in the space might be harmful to Daiyu.
If it causes unpredictable consequences, then it would be a loss that outweighs the gains.
However, Yuan Hongqu did not expect that Daiyu would enter the space with her soon after.
The next day, Zijuan went to the academy early in the morning to ask for leave for both of them.
Since Daiyu had taken such a long leave of absence, Mi Ling felt it necessary to visit her family to check on things and see if anything had happened.
Although she secretly thought that since Daiyu hadn't been to the academy for so long, the headmaster probably wouldn't go either.
We should go and see the Lin family. It would be best if we could persuade the dean to visit the academy when he has time. As the dean, how can he not go to work?
Daiyu woke up early in the morning and, together with Yuan Hongqu, stewed bird's nest in the small kitchen.
Before the bird's nest could be delivered, a maid came to report that the master had woken up.
Daiyu immediately hurried to Lin Ruhai's courtyard. Behind her, Tingyue and the others carried bird's nest soup. Thinking that the young lady would definitely eat breakfast with the master, they simply put Daiyu's breakfast in the food box as well and carried it over together.
Yuan Hongqu didn't rush over, always wanting to give the father and daughter some space.
This delay allowed Mi Ling to find an opportunity to approach her.
"Haha, Hongqu, I caught you skipping work again!"
Yuan Hongqu rolled her eyes at her, "Childish."
“I just heard from Zijuan that Lord Lin has returned from Yangzhou. It’s understandable that Daiyu asked for leave, but why are you not going to the academy with her? Her father is back, so he will naturally take care of her. It’s not necessary for you to be by her side, is it?”
Mi Ling really couldn't understand why Yuan Hongqu was so devoted to Daiyu. If she had put that same effort into the academy, the girls' academy would be much larger than it is now!
Yuan Hongqu smiled at Mi Ling: "You're a workaholic, you wouldn't understand this kind of feeling."
"To be honest, you don't want to be her stepmother, do you?" Mi Ling couldn't help but speculate, given the somewhat strange situation.
Yuan Hongqu had status, position, and connections.
Even if she were ten years older than her, she would still be highly sought after.
There are quite a few people who want to enshrine this walking deity in their homes.
However, Yuan Hongqu did not play by the rules. She lived in Lin Ruhai's house and took care of his children.
Lin Ruhai's first wife died more than three years ago. Is Yuan Hongqu waiting to marry Lin Ruhai?
In the capital, Mi Ling wasn't the only one who thought this way; quite a few others shared the same idea.
Yuan Hongqu took great care of Daiyu, something even a biological mother would find difficult to do.
"Stepmother?" Yuan Hongqu looked at Mi Ling as if she were an idiot. "Do I usually act that stupid? How could I make you think that way?"
Mi Ling thought for a moment, then nodded, “Sometimes you really act like an idiot when it comes to Daiyu. She’s so old, but you still treat her like a three-year-old. You personally set the teaching requirements for our academy’s introductory class, and you even wrote the textbooks. How come you take better care of your child, who is already in the intermediate class, than the children in the introductory class?”
“She is Daiyu, she’s different from others.” Yuan Hongqu didn’t want to explain further to Mi Ling.
"Don't waste your breath. I will not be a stepmother to anyone. Your worries will never come true."
"Then you need to be careful lately. Last time you caused that old concubine in the palace to lose face, and recently she's been urging the Emperor Emeritus to bestow a marriage upon you..."
"Are you just bored and have nothing better to do? If you're so nosy, why don't you just meddle in the salt administration!"
Yuan Hongqu was very disdainful.
"Don't underestimate her. This old concubine has a particular fondness for playing matchmaker, and she's always trying to arrange marriages for people randomly..."
Yuan Hongqu chuckled, "Look how scared you are. She doesn't have those kinds of feelings for me."
While the two were still discussing, Lin Ruhai outside had already eaten the bird's nest and forced down a large bowl of bitter medicine without even flinching.
After drinking the last sip of medicine, Lin Ruhai felt that today's medicine was particularly bitter.
He couldn't lose face in front of his daughter, so he forced himself to endure it.
Was there something wrong with the prescription given by the imperial physician, or was there something wrong with my sense of taste?
"Daddy, how are you feeling this morning? I've been studying with Mr. Yuan for a long time. I'll make you breakfast when you're ready!"
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