Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1159 - 068 Leaving the city at the second of the six night watch periods

Chapter 1159: 068 Leaving the city at the second of the six night watch periods

"After she entered the Capital city, she rarely went out, so naturally no one knew about it."

Yao Hanai had people constantly monitoring the situation across the street and was well aware of Lin Yuan’s meetings with Xia Zheng. With that in mind, she couldn’t help but sneer inwardly, thinking that it was truly shameless for an unmarried woman to allow a man to visit her home so frequently.

Hearing her sister’s words, Yao Zhilan pondered briefly then suddenly burst into laughter, "Haha, that Su Qiuyu actually has such a day coming to her. Hasn’t she always prided herself as Xia Zheng’s fiancée? Now look, she’s been outmaneuvered by a country girl from a village! Haha, I wonder what Su Qiuyu’s expression would be like?"

Mo Zhu, who was standing to the side with her hands down, smiled upon hearing Yao Zhilan’s words. No wonder her mistress wasn’t upset with the Second Miss’s rash actions today—she actually wanted to spread this news!

Yao Zhilan indeed did not disappoint Yao Hanai. No sooner had she learned the news than she rushed off in haste.

Yao Hanai made a show of asking her to stay, but Yao Zhilan blinked, thinking herself clever as she waved her silk fan and said with a smile, "You go ahead and practice the zither, Sister. I’ve got Sister’s fan, and I’m going to show it to Miss Guo, so I won’t disturb you. Sister, I’m off."

With the fan in hand, where could Yao Zhilan’s figure be seen in the room any longer?

Mo Zhu straightened the fluttering curtain and a sneer crossed her lips, she’s been used as a pawn by the Eldest Miss again—such a fool!

Yao Hanai smiled faintly, composed as she set aside the handkerchief and slowly began to play the zither.

Just wait, maybe there’s no need to wait for Lin Yuan to return from outside the city, for the news of Xia Zheng abandoning Su Qiuyu and getting a new love interest to spread among the Young Ladies of the Capital city.

The scenery and air outside the city can’t compare to those within the Capital city. When the carriage traveled on the not-so-wide road, Lin Jiaxin and Lady Liu felt as if they were back in Lin family hollow, especially when they saw the endless stretches of land on both sides, that feeling grew even stronger. Indeed, they were getting old and began to reminisce about the past more and more.

Compared to these two, the younger generation was extremely excited, and Qiaoer and Miaoer felt this way especially, chattering excitedly all the way—it was their first time leaving the city in four years!

For today’s outing to see the estate, Lin Shuang had even skipped visiting the Hall of Salvation. At this moment, she was leaning on the window frame of the carriage, sticking out her little face and watching the people coming and going, as if bewitched, diagnosing this one with kidney deficiency and that one with excessive liver fire, as if everyone she saw were her patients.

Lin Wei watched her with a smile, covering her mouth and giggling secretly.

However, that giggle drew out a stream of words from Lin Shuang, "Second Sister, you have a bit of bad breath. If my guess isn’t wrong, it should be caused by indigestion. This indigestion, though it seems trivial, is not to be taken lightly. If severe, it can affect the detoxification of various organs in the body. In less severe cases, one might get pimples on the face or find it difficult to use the toilet..."

"Alright, alright, stop talking!" Before Lin Shuang could finish, Lin Wei quickly covered her mouth, intending to scold her for talking nonsense. But then she remembered this rascal saying she had a problem with her breath, she quickly shut her mouth tightly again, helplessly looking at her.

Across from them, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but start laughing, and she helped Lin Wei out of the situation, "Little Sister, do you remember the young woman who sold you the bracelet that day? The one with the large birthmark on her face?"

When Lin Yuan first mentioned the young woman, Xiao Linshuang looked perplexed, but as soon as Lin Yuan brought up the birthmark, she immediately remembered.

Pushing away Lin Wei’s hand, Xiao Linshuang slapped her forehead in annoyance and lamented, "Oh no, I forgot to prepare the ointment for Eldest Sister!"

Lin Yuan shook her head inwardly, knowing this little one would forget. She herself had only remembered when they just left the city and saw that street. But it didn’t matter if she forgot—Xiao Linshuang, the one who had made the promise, had actually forgotten, which was truly negligent.

"Remembering now? Keep in mind, this older sister really did me a huge favor, so you’d better get this task done quickly and not forget again!"

This time, without Lin Yuan saying more, Xiao Linshuang understood what favor had been done and hastily agreed, promptly preparing the ointment to remove birthmarks for the older sister after returning home.

Mainly because these past few days had been filled with learning proper conduct and giving Sister Chang acupuncture, she was truly too busy and had completely forgotten about this task.

Lin Wei and Xiao He listened curiously to the conversation between the two, and upon seeing Xiao Linshuang’s eager expression, they discarded any notion of asking further questions. They really didn’t want to keep hearing Xiao Linshuang go on about her gas or trips to the outhouse; who knows if she might blurt out something about poop or pee next.

The group stopped at the entrance to the He family village vineyard, with Xia Zheng, who rode at the forefront, dismounting first and greeting He Guangming, He Xiaodong, and He Chengfang at the gate with a clasped fist.

Behind him, Lin Jiaxin and his spouse alighted, carrying Xiao Yongyan, while Lin Yuan and others quickly jumped down from the carriage.

When they saw the remnants of the vineyard before them, everyone exclaimed excitedly, especially Xiao Linshuang and Lao Fan, who were seeing such an expansive vineyard for the first time!

"Is this really grapes? Are these really grapes?" Lao Fan asked twice in disbelief, not trusting his own eyes. Even though what he saw before him were some dried grapevines and somewhat desolate structures, in his eyes, they seemed to have already sprouted tender green leaves and grew large clusters of purple-red grapes!

Lao Fan couldn’t help smacking his lips, sucking back the drool that had escaped to the corner of his mouth.

Xiao Linshuang too didn’t want to be outdone and immediately clung to Lin Yuan’s arm, repeatedly asking, "Big sister, big sister, is this vineyard all ours?"

Lin Yuan nodded with a smile, as long as Liu Limin didn’t give her the one thousand five hundred taels of silver, then naturally, the vineyard would belong to the Lin family.

After receiving Lin Yuan’s affirmative answer, Xiao Linshuang cried out in delight and dashed into the vineyard, hugging one vine then kissing another, all the while muttering to herself.

Xia Zheng was curious, "What is she saying?"

Lin Yuan shrugged her shoulders, shaking her head.

But Lao Fan stroked his beard, looking as if he knew exactly what was on her mind, "The disciple is eager for grapes and is negotiating with them to grow and bear fruit sooner."

Seeing the Lin family in such high spirits, He Xiaodong and He Chengfang couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

He Guangming couldn’t help but smile as well and invited the Lin family to enter and rest at the estate.

Lin Jiaxin returned the gesture and continued chatting with He Guangming as he walked into the estate.

Perhaps influenced by everyone’s joy, Xiao Yongyan refused to be carried and insisted on walking by himself, scampering ahead with his little short legs, while Hai Tang and Mother Zhang closely followed, fearing that he might trip on the clumps of earth beneath his feet.