Chapter 133 Sorry
Chapter 133 Sorry
Just as Ren Lanyue was explaining things to Yunjia, the food in the kitchen was ready.
Yundu brought the young men to serve the dishes.
Perhaps she was in a good mood today. When she stepped out of the kitchen, she greeted Yunjia very naturally: "Sister, why are you standing here? Go sit in the main hall. The dishes are ready."
When she heard the word "sister", Yunjia's heart suddenly moved and her nose suddenly felt sore.
Ever since the two of them gave their homes to Chen Gongzheng, the meaning of their calling each other "sisters" seemed to have changed. The word "sister" just now made her feel as if she had returned to the time before she became a nun. At that time, they were still so close and friendly sisters.
After Chen Gongzheng's death, she actually reflected on the past. She was arrogant and bullied her sister everywhere, but what did her sister do wrong?
Over the years, her sister has always given in to her.
She thought that if she could get Chen Gongzheng's love, she could control everything in the Chen Mansion. It was not until Chen Gongzheng taught her a clear lesson that she realized that a man's love is changeable and is the least valuable.
Yunjia did not follow Yundu's instructions and go to the main hall. When Yundu brought the group of young men into the kitchen again, she followed them in.
She walked very slowly, thinking about how to initiate a conversation with her sister. When she looked up, she saw Yundu looking at her with a slightly confused look. Yunjia said, "Sister, let me help you serve the dishes."
The word "sister" also made Yundu feel dazed. At that moment, childhood memories came flooding back, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.
Seeing that the plate in Yundu's hand was tilted and the soup was about to spill out, Yunjia reached out to take the plate.
This action finally brought Yundu back to her senses. She hurriedly steadied the plate and said, "That won't do. You haven't done such rough work since you were a child. Let me do it."
Seeing Yundu carrying two plates of food and about to leave, Yunjia said with some difficulty: "Sister, I just want to help you."
"Oh, okay." Yundu's nose felt a little sour, and she handed the plate in her hand to Yunjia.
The two walked out of the kitchen one after the other.
The main hall originally had quite a lot of space, but now with four large round tables, it seemed a bit crowded.
There were four tables, one for Ren Baozhi, one for Gui Muxin, one for the young men, and one for the servants.
A wide variety of dishes have been served, filling the table. Ying Buhuan and Ji Pingyue put the bowls and chopsticks on the table respectively, steadily and quickly.
Just as everyone was about to take their seats, Li Qixi arrived on time.
Ren Baozhi stood up to greet him: "Busy man, I've finally seen you."
Li Qixi looked at the table full of delicious food and said with a smile, "It seems I'm in for a treat tonight."
Ren Baozhi asked Shangguan Hualiu who was standing beside her, "Shangguan, tell me quietly, did the princess predict that we would start the feast now and deliberately step aside to avoid it?"
Shangguan Hualiu said, "The Women's Newspaper will open tomorrow, right? The princess is preparing a gift for you."
"Eh?!" Ren Baozhi was surprised and delighted. "What gift?"
Li Qixi lifted the hem of his robe and stepped into the main hall: "You will know tomorrow."
Yunjia knew that Ren Baozhi was good friends with Princess Qianqiu, but she didn't know that their relationship was so close that they could disregard etiquette and respect hierarchy.
Everyone takes their seats.
Looking at the food on the table, Yunjia felt like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. She pointed to a piece of meat on a plate and whispered to Renlanyue, "Yue'er, what is that dish?"
"It's braised pork." The voice that answered her was jealous.
Yunjia looked at the person next to her in surprise. Sure enough, the person who was originally sitting next to her, Ren Lanyue, had been replaced by Yundu without her noticing.
Her eyes searched for Ren Lanyue, only to see that Ren Lanyue had already sat down next to Ren Baozhi, smiling cunningly at her.
"Do you want to try it? This braised pork tastes very good." asked Yundu.
"Yeah." Yunjia nodded gloomily. She was not used to getting along with her sister like this.
She was about to pick up some food with her chopsticks, but she saw an extra piece of meat in the bowl. She knew who had picked it up for her.
A tear quietly slid out of the eye socket and fell on the piece of meat, spreading the fat.
Suddenly, a white handkerchief appeared in front of her. She took it and put it on the place where her tears had left her.
"What about that?" Yunjia pointed at a dish and asked in a low voice.
Yundu replied, "Stir-fried lamb."
Yunjia felt that she might really be behind the times, just as Yue'er had said. There was a hint of imperceptible frustration in her voice: "I have never heard of any of this."
Yundu heard the emotion in her words and said softly, "These are all cooking techniques invented by Zhi'er. I didn't know the names of these dishes at first. We are the same. You just learned about them a little later than us. That's okay. If there is anything else you want to know, just ask. Once we tell you, you will know everything."
She used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of stir-fried lamb and put it into Yunjia's bowl. "Try it. Zhi'er said it would taste better if the seasoning was richer."
Yunjia first picked up a piece of temptingly colored braised pork. The meat melted in her mouth, was fat but not greasy, and had a hint of sweetness.
As she chewed slowly, she watched everyone at the table joking and laughing, and suddenly she felt pretty good.
It’s also good without a man.
She had always thought that getting a man's love was the happiest destination for a woman. Now seeing them like this, her thoughts were slightly shaken.
In the past, she tried her best to please Mr. Chen, finding out his likes and dislikes every day, catering to his wishes, and in the process of flattering him, she completely forgot about herself.
She knew that Chen Gongzheng liked to drink dogwood wine the most, so she brewed wine for him herself.
She knew that Chen Gongzheng's favorite food was chicken with scallions and vinegar, so she cooked the soup for him.
She knew what kind of woman Chen Gongzheng liked, so she tried hard to become that kind of woman.
Now she looked at the table full of delicious dishes, but she didn't know which one she liked.
She had lived with the mask on for so long that she had even deceived herself.
The braised pork I just put in my mouth was obviously sweet, but why did I feel bitter in my throat?
She held the chopsticks stiffly for a long time.
Yundu asked, "Is it that you can't reach it? The turntable on this table can rotate. I can turn it over for you whichever dish you want to eat."
"No, it's not." Yunjia's voice was very slow and low.
Yundu looked at her and understood what she meant. She picked up the dishes and put them into Yunjia's bowl. "You eat first. When you're done, we'll turn the turntable over. Today, we'll try all the dishes on the table and we'll definitely find something that suits your taste."
Yunjia didn't look up. She looked at the extra food in the bowl and was silent for a long time before she said, "Sister, I'm sorry."
Her voice was choked with sobs, and when she said the word "I'm sorry", it was almost a whisper.
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