At the dinner table, the chopsticks have not yet been touched. Mr. Liu is dressed in dark brocade, embroidered with patterns of five blessings and auspicious clouds. He is nearly forty years old and full of energy. Although he comes from a merchant family, he does not have the slightest trace of patina.
Mrs. Liu is a young lady from a scholarly family. She is dressed in silk and satin, embroidered with hundreds of apricots, giving her a somewhat elegant look.
"Why hasn't Zhuang'er come back yet?" Mrs. Liu glanced outside the door. Didn't she say she was going to Jingyue Temple? It was time to come back.
"Madam, don't worry, wait a minute. Besides, with that smart guy Xiaofu waiting by your side, and there are so many servants, everything will be fine." Mr. Liu comforted Mrs. Liu, Zhuang'er had her own sense of what she did, so he wasn't worried.
"Dad, Mom, I think my sister may be too sleepy and wasted time for a while." Liu Yan said with a smile. She has a beautiful face, picturesque features, and high-class beauty, which is worthy of her talent and beauty.
She has a good reputation. Coupled with her brightly dressed clothes, she is even more budding like a begonia. There is a bit of aloofness between her eyebrows, and she looks like she is not a peaceful person. Although the tone is joking, in fact, she is mocking Liu Meizhuang's laziness.
Unbearable, unworthy, and a disgrace to their family. Although she is the daughter of a concubine, everything she has done over the years has been to gain face for the Liu family. Whoever is like Liu Meizhuang will only discredit the Liu family, but...
Her father had been extremely fond of her since she was a child, and she could only express a few words to satisfy her temporarily.
Just as he was talking, Liu Meizhuang walked in, looking lazily as if she hadn't woken up yet, but with a sense of beauty. Looking at Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu, she grinned and walked over to sit down.
"Mom, dad, has there been a new chef in the house? These dishes look delicious." Liu Meizhuang looked at the dishes in front of her. They were so greedy that she almost drooled.
Liu Yan's eyes were full of contempt, and she looked down on Liu Meizhuang from the bottom of her heart. Seeing her greedy look made her feel sick immediately. As the eldest lady of the Liu family, she didn't even look like a lady. If word got out to others, the Liu family's face would
She was completely thrown away again.
"Didn't you say last time that you didn't like the taste of the chef's cooking, so I went to your favorite Sui'an Building to invite a chef back." Master Liu said it simply, but it was not that easy.
Most of the cooks in Sui'an House are imperial chefs who have retired from the imperial court. Just one cook costs a lot of silver. Moreover, the people who come from the palace are also very arrogant. Although Liu Mansion is said to be a famous family in Jiangnan,
As he was a merchant, many people would naturally roll their eyes behind his back. Liu Mei's makeup remained unchanged, but she was extremely moved in her heart. It was just an unintentional remark, but she didn't expect her father to hear it. She thought of picking a few thorns.
I'd rather resign the imperial chef, and it would be a waste of all my father's hard work. But if it were placed in the house, it would look very unsightly.
"Dad, Zhuang'er likes you the most." Liu Meizhuang said and rushed towards Mr. Liu, acting like a child. In her previous life, she couldn't feel family affection, but she didn't expect to find it here. She is very happy
cherish.
Mrs. Liu glanced at it, smiled helplessly, stretched out her hand to pull Liu Meizhuang over and sit down properly. Master Liu made a gesture to Liu Meizhuang, and Liu Meizhuang understood immediately.
Mr. Liu smiled. Who said his daughter was lazy and untalented? Zhuang'er naturally understood when she saw his face.
"Mom, come here, let me pick up a chicken leg for you." Liu Meizhuang rarely used her chopsticks to pick up food for others. If she had thrown all the delicious food into her own bowl, she had understood her father's face. It was special.
situation?
Liu Yan looked at this scene. Although Mr. Liu had treated them fairly since childhood, she could see that they were a family. She could never get in, and jealousy flashed in her eyes. After a meal