When I woke up early, mist lingered in the courtyard. It rained last night, and the abundant water vapor turned into fog, making everything misty.
Yun Qiao sat in front of the dressing mirror. First she thought of her grandmother. She couldn't help but feel sour in her heart and almost cried. Then she thought of Du Xiaoqin.
I wonder if Du Xiaoqin ever looked forward to Yun Qiao's birth when she was pregnant, if she has thought about her over the years, and where she is now.
When she went downstairs to eat, the cook gave Yun Qiao a bowl of longevity noodles - one noodle after another, the pile was as big as a bowl.
She was very grateful and asked Jingxin to reward the cook.
"Mom, why don't I have anything to eat on my birthday?" Xi Wenzhan asked.
He is simply curious.
Du Xueru's face darkened slightly because it was not her order.
The servant said: "The cook made this specially for Miss Yun Qiao. He said it would come from his own account and not from the public account."
Fourth Master Xi smiled and said: "Lao Zhang is always stingy and harsh, but this time he is generous."
Du Xueru secretly wondered why Yun Qiao bribed the servant, and she didn't see her walking around with the servant on weekdays.
Xi Wenlan is upset because because of Ah Jin's incident, she is now getting a bad rap from the servants, and they are talking bad about her everywhere.
Servants are still useful, they are best at praising or belittling someone.
Take Yun Qiao for example, when the servants gossip about her now, they will definitely not add insult to injury.
Fourth Master Xi asked Yun Qiao again: "Do you celebrate your birthday at noon or at night?"
Yun Qiao: "At noon, uncle Qi will invite me to dinner in the evening. He said he will make arrangements."
Fourth Master Xi also estimated that it was noon.
Today is not Sunday, but it is quite convenient to come back for a meal at noon. Let the family driver pick up Xi Wenlan, Xi Wenqing and Wen Zhan, and Fourth Master Xi can go to work in the afternoon.
He is an officer in the yamen, so there is no need to go there every day. He can go there once or twice a week.
It's just that Fourth Master Xi doesn't like to have fun. He has nothing to do when he's not at work. He's bored at home, so he might as well go to the Yamen, do some errands, and read a book.
Having said that, Fourth Master Xi asked Du Xueru again: "Draw up the order and let the kitchen cook a sumptuous meal for noon."
Du Xueru: "No need to go to such trouble, just have a casual meal."
Fourth Master Xi: "..."
Yun Qiao can say this, but Du Xueru cannot.
"...or else, just follow the menu that Wen Lan had on his birthday at home in previous years." Du Xueru asked again, "Do you want to invite people at home?"
Yun Qiao said hurriedly: "Mom, don't worry too much. In fact, it's good to have this bowl of longevity noodles. You can do whatever else you want."
Fourth Master Xi also felt that there was no need to invite family members. Yun Qiao was different from Xi Wenlan.
Yun Qiao is not a child of the Xi family, and being too public will do no good except attract criticism for her; and she and Xi Qiye are close and already have a good reputation. Celebrating her birthday in a high-profile way is nothing more than burning oil.
Du Xueru felt relaxed and asked the servant to tell the kitchen that the chicken, duck and fish should be richer at noon.
She took out another sum of money and asked the cook to buy vegetables.
The food that the four houses eat on weekdays all have portions, and you can only go to the big kitchen to get as much as you want in a day. If you want to add more food, you have to pay for it yourself.
For example, in the second bedroom, there is a person in charge of purchasing in their small kitchen. In addition to the dishes in the public kitchen, they also need other expensive ingredients.
"I have already ordered a cake and will deliver it in the morning." Fourth Master Xi added.
Yun Qiao thanked him.
After finishing a bowl of longevity noodles, everything was arranged, and Yun Qiao also planned to go upstairs.
At this time, people came outside.
"The old lady gave a birthday gift to Miss Yunqiao." The person who came was a woman from the old lady's side, with a smile on her face and a big box in her hand.