xymnovel Chapter 1978 - 152: She Is a Good Child
Chapter 1978 - 152: She Is a Good Child
"Wangwang, we’re not having chestnut cake today, let’s eat this."
"Mother, are these peanuts?"
"Yes, they’re five-spice flavored, very tasty, want to try them, Wangwang?"
"Can Little Brother Xingxing eat them?"
"Your brother is still too young, we’ll have to wait a bit longer."
The quality time with the children was very warm, and midway through, Old Lady Qin joined in until the sky darkened tonight, when the servants came to ask if they should prepare dinner.
Dong Huiying smiled warmly, "No need, I’m here today, I’ll cook myself."
She handed the two children over to Old Lady Qin, exchanged a glance with her, and then instructed the servants to lead the way.
The servants skillfully led Dong Huiying to the backyard kitchen, where she saw the place was already occupied by chefs brought from the villa by the old lady. Dong Huiying seemed at ease, and began to rinse some rice on her own.
The chefs wanted to assist her, one was responsible for cutting vegetables, another for washing them, and another was assigned to stir the pots.
Dong Huiying replied with a hearty smile and seemed quite affable, saying, "It’s perfect that I’m planning to make several dishes today, managing everything on my own would be a bit too much."
Although she appeared calm on the surface, she was actually very observant and alert.
Yet, she hid these observations well.
She was simmering with anger inside, but she didn’t let it cloud her judgment—this was the calm before the storm.
The poison in Old Lady Qin and her son’s bodies came from the food, yet she understood that those allowed to accompany the old lady were all considered loyal confidants by her.
If she acted too drastically, even if the old lady didn’t say anything, she worried it would trouble her, and because of this, she didn’t want to hurt innocents, suppressing the anger in her heart for now.
"Today we’re indeed fortunate."
A chef surnamed Lin said, "I heard the old lady privately praise the young lady’s cooking skills as comparable to the Imperial Chef, so we’re lucky to witness the young lady show off here, which is very rare."
Dong Huiying laughed, "I often cooked when I was in the villa, but I only used the small stove in my courtyard."
She chatted with Chef Lin, and quickly got along with everyone there, appearing to have a very approachable personality.
At this time, another chef named Huang asked, "Young lady, how should we handle this meat?"
"Stir-fry it into shredded meat, and take some green peppers to wash and cut."
Dong Huiying methodically arranged everything, the atmosphere in the kitchen lively and bustling, while on the other end, the old lady held Little Star, sitting beside Wu Wang, and unexpectedly sighed softly.
Little Wuwang looked worriedly at the old lady, "Great-grandmother, why are you unhappy?"
The child seemed a bit puzzled, but had a serious expression, appearing deeply concerned.
Seeing the great-grandmother upset made Wu Wang unhappy too.
The old lady used one hand to rub Little Wuwang’s head. "Great-grandmother is thinking about your mother."
"Mother?"
The old lady sighed, "She is a good child."
Like Yixuan, both are good children. Clearly harboring anger inside, yet thinking about me and restraining herself like this, how could I not be moved?
"However, we can’t let her handle everything on her own. Wangwang, come, let’s go have a look."
With one hand, the old lady held Little Star, and with the other, she led Little Wuwang, signaling to Qin Chun nearby.
Qin Chun froze for a moment, thinking to herself, today must be the day for a massacre.
She was very familiar with the old lady’s look, and it hadn’t appeared for a long time.