There was no need for everyone to make dumplings at the gathering; Chen Qi'an, the organizer of the event, had already had two Chinese aunties who were helping in the kitchen make them, so they could eat them ready-made.
The quiet girl named Yu Qingning brought her homemade grilled salmon toast. Lin Xiao helped her plate it and also helped the aunties in the kitchen.
During her month-long stay in France, she gradually learned to cook a few simple dishes.
The chatter outside was noisy and chaotic, but she didn't want to get involved. She knew that although she was the eldest daughter of the Lin Group, her family relationships were complicated, and the group's future assets might have nothing to do with her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been exiled here under the pretext of studying abroad.
Therefore, the lives of the princesses and young masters in the hall will only become more and more distant from her in the future. Although everyone's status is similar now, they will gradually fall into different social classes.
It wasn't that she was discouraged, but rather that she could see the facts clearly and was able to accept them bravely.
Chen Qi'an's refrigerator was very well-stocked, with everything imaginable. Although the two aunties told Lin Xiao not to do anything, she insisted on helping out from the side.
Others would occasionally come into the kitchen to ask if there was anything they could help with, even though they couldn't do anything and didn't want to get their hands wet.
Yang Xile came in and tried to persuade Lin Xiao to go outside to chat, but Lin Xiao said, "We're more comfortable here. Don't believe me? Ask Xiao Yu." After saying that, he looked at the little girl next to him who was seriously arranging toast on a plate.
The girl smiled shyly at Lin Xiao and said softly, "Yes, it's fine for us to stay here. There are too many people outside, it's uncomfortable, and I don't know what to talk about."
Lin Xiao laughed, then said to Yang Xile, "See, I wasn't wrong? The fear that we socially anxious people have of chatting and meeting strangers is something you socially awkward people can't even imagine or understand."
You'd better get out of here, or they'll come looking for you. We can chat again later when we're all watching the Spring Festival Gala rebroadcast together.
The two women made dumplings with three different fillings and served them on three different colored plates. They also prepared more than ten kinds of hot and cold dishes, which was very plentiful. The long Western-style dining table was almost overflowing with food.
"Auntie, is that all? Bring a few more dishes!" A girl was still being picky for some reason, shouting loudly.
Lin Xiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a girl not far away being supported by someone on the arm, swaying unsteadily. She looked like she had drunk too much without having eaten.
Unbeknownst to her, this girl was the "King of Late Arrivals" everyone had mentioned earlier, and she had only been inside for a few minutes. Lin Xiao had been busy in the kitchen and hadn't seen her.
The crowd cheered, "Go and get one! Don't just talk the talk, let us see Miss Li's cooking skills!"
"Bullshit! Who's going to cook?! We have three cooks in my house. Why should I do things that servants should do?" She must have drunk quite a bit before she came.
Lin Xiao, who had just come out of the kitchen to serve the dishes, changed his expression slightly upon hearing this, looking a little embarrassed.
However, she was a few years older and had been used to the sarcastic remarks and sarcasm from her stepmother and sister over the years. She also knew that the drunk girl wasn't targeting her, so she wasn't angry.
But Yu Qingning, who was next to her, blushed instantly upon hearing this. She was both angry and aggrieved. Her hands were trembling as she held the salmon toast that she had carefully baked and arranged at home.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao quickly took the plate from her and placed it on the table. Then he put his arm around the girl's arm and walked to the next room, wanting to comfort her alone.
Unexpectedly, Yang Xile, who was standing next to them, had seen everything and stopped the two of them.
He looked at the drunk girl who had just spoken rudely and asked loudly, "Where did this drunkard come from? Whose child is so unruly?"
My dad sent me abroad because he was afraid I'd make friends with these kinds of shady characters who spend all their time drinking and gambling!
These words were very strong, and everyone present was stunned.
The drunk girl sobered up instantly when she heard someone yelling at her so loudly and bluntly.
She stared with her big, sleepy eyes, covered by long false eyelashes, and shouted, "Who are you?! Nobody's ever dared to talk to me like that!"
"Didn't someone dare to do it today?" Yang Xile said, raising his chin and eyebrows as he looked at her, his expression full of provocation.
Lin Xiao, afraid of making things worse, quickly grabbed his arm and whispered, "Xile, don't say anything. We don't know her background. Don't let it cause trouble for the family."
Although Yang Xile looked naive, he wasn't stupid. In some ways, he was actually much smarter than Lin Xiao. He knew that this outspoken girl in front of him was someone he could definitely "not afford to offend."
Such unruly and ill-mannered behavior clearly indicates a privileged upbringing and excessive pampering. Her daily drunkenness in a foreign country proves her family can't control her; she's a complete delinquent.
Such a child could only have been raised or spoiled by a newly rich family. No one had ever set rules for her from childhood to adulthood, so she had no idea what rules were.
If the family were old-money households, such a child would be kicked out of the house. Families with political backgrounds would be even less likely to raise their children like this.
Children from prominent families, even if their families are once wealthy, are very tactful and know how to read the room and people's expressions. They will never say anything they shouldn't say, and they will never do anything they shouldn't do (at least not in front of outsiders).
Over the years, haven't we learned enough lessons about how "my dad is Li Gang" has ruined our families? So even a family with only a district-level cadre wouldn't tolerate their child being so arrogant and domineering.
Not to mention the "newly rich" family who value face above all else and have made their fortune through knowledge, thereby elevating the status of their entire family.
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