After the two entered the kitchen, the aunt eagerly opened the refrigerator and enthusiastically introduced, "Ms. Li, these vegetables are all freshly bought this morning. You can make whatever you like."
However, when Li Ruo looked at the refrigerator, she deliberately frowned and said, "But there are no dishes I want to make here."
Upon hearing this, the housekeeper was slightly taken aback and asked with some doubt, "The dishes here are quite plentiful. I wonder what Miss Li would like to eat?"
Wen Huaiyan is very demanding and only likes fresh ingredients.
Therefore, she would go out to shop early every morning, and in case of any unforeseen circumstances, she would prepare a variety of common vegetables for Wen Huaiyan to choose from.
As far as she knew, Li Ruo was not good at cooking; at most, she could only make ordinary dishes. So how could she not have what she needed?
But Li Ruo didn't come here to cook, so she naturally already had a plan in mind.
She carefully examined the food in the refrigerator, her eyes darting around as she thought for a moment before saying, "I'd like to make him a braised sea bass. Last time we went out to eat, I noticed he seemed to really enjoy sea bass, but looking at this, it doesn't seem like there's any..."
She cautiously probed, trying to find a suitable opportunity to go out.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, the housekeeper smiled and said, "Oh dear, so Miss Li wants to cook fish. I thought you just wanted to make some simple home-style dishes. Of course, we have sea bass here, and not only sea bass, but also other seafood."
As she spoke, she hurriedly walked to the end of the kitchen and opened the large refrigerator in the corner.
It must be said that she prepared everything very thoroughly, with all kinds of dishes, many of which were even specially imported from abroad, and they were all thoughtfully categorized.
Upon seeing this, Li Ruo's face darkened slightly.
She hadn't expected the housekeeper to be so thoughtful!
However, having finally gotten a chance to leave the room, and with only a dozen meters to the door, she had to find a way out.
Thinking of this, she looked through the food in the refrigerator again, blinked and said, "There are indeed many dishes here, but since it is to apologize to Mr. Wen, it should be more formal. I recently learned how to make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and I want to make it for him myself today, but I remember that this dish seems to require shiitake mushrooms for flavor, and I don't think we have any here."
Upon hearing this, the housekeeper frowned subconsciously and said somewhat awkwardly, "I don't think I bought any shiitake mushrooms today..."
Upon hearing this, Li Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of joy flashing in her eyes: "In that case, it's getting late, and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall will take several hours to prepare, so I'd better hurry out and buy some."
As she spoke, she immediately prepared to turn around.
But before she could take two steps, the housekeeper stopped her in time: "No, Mr. Wen instructed that you are not allowed to go out."
Having said all that, she seemed to suddenly realize something, and looked at Li Ruo with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
Miss Li is making up so many excuses, could it be that she just wants to run away?
Seemingly realizing her suspicion, Li Ruo's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly showed a hint of regret: "What should we do? If we don't use shiitake mushrooms to enhance the flavor, we can't make a perfect Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. Besides, fresh seafood is better. Using these frozen ones will greatly diminish the taste. I don't want to leave him with a bad impression on our first meal."
She spoke with utmost sincerity, but the housekeeper's expression suddenly turned cold: "Miss Li, I know how you feel about Mr. Wen, but it's already very difficult for Mr. Wen to let you out of the room. Please don't make things difficult for me."
It really didn't work...
Li Ruo had expected this and was not too disappointed.
She raised her head slightly and calmly said, "Since I can't go out, could you please go out and buy some ingredients I need?"
After all, as long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood.
The housekeeper was taken aback when she was surprised that Li Ruo gave up so easily, and her earlier doubts slowly faded away.
Perhaps Miss Li has truly come to her senses!
Thinking this through, she hesitated again: "This..."
After all, Wen Huaiyan had instructed her to keep an eye on Li Ruo.
If something happens to the other party after she leaves, how will she explain it to Mr. Wen?
Noticing the housekeeper's hesitation, Li Ruo's eyes flashed, and when she looked up again, she had a pitiful look on her face: "Auntie, I really realize my mistake this time, and I sincerely want to apologize to Mr. Wen. Please help me. Maybe he will let me go because of my sincerity?"
Her voice was soft, with a hint of pleading in it.
Seeing this, the housekeeper pursed her lips, but in the end she couldn't bear it: "Okay, I'll go buy it for you, don't rush."
If she really didn't care about Li Ruo, she could have simply ignored her; why bother going to all the trouble of persuading Wen Huaiyan?
"But you have to promise me you won't go out without permission, otherwise I really won't be able to explain it to Mr. Wen."
As she spoke, her face turned cold, and after giving a deliberate warning, she glanced subtly towards the door.
Anyway, there are bodyguards outside, so nothing should happen.
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