Chapter 313: What the Heck is Dark Cuisine (5)_1
Feng Shouxing sighed and tried to console her. "Hui Niang, let it be! If they wish to climb up the social ladder, just let them be. If we create tension on both sides, there’s no benefit for us at all!"
Fang Hui was far from content. She could have had it all if only a few years had passed; her eldest son would have become a landowner. But now, Pei Qin wasn’t willing, and moreover, her natal family only thought of themselves and even suppressed them! Marrying Fang Liuming, was she, Pei Qin, not afraid to become the next Fang Rongniang!?
But Pei Qin had absolutely no such thoughts; if it weren’t for Fang Liuming being quite agreeable, and Lady Yu having helped Lady Fang before, she wouldn’t have agreed to teach Fang Liuming at all.
The door was knocked on again, Pei Qian ran over to open it, and outside stood Zhang Gengshan, who had broken his leg at the slope. He had washed up, and his complexion had improved, slowly revealing his actual age.
"What do you need?" Pei Qian asked him.
Zhang Gengshan held out a small basket, "Our young master heard that Ms. Pei’s birthday and Ji ceremony are coming up, and since he doesn’t have the silver coin to buy a decent present, he wrapped these dumplings and sent them over as a congratulatory gift for Ms. Pei’s Ji ceremony!"
Pei Qian was surprised for a moment, lifted the cloth that covered the basket, and inside was a small bamboo basket full of steamed dumplings. She turned her head and called out, "Elder sister!"
Upon hearing that Zhang Gengshan had delivered dumplings, Pei Qin was also somewhat surprised. That blind man could actually make dumplings? Could he see to chop the filling and roll out the dough? Seeing that Zhang Gengshan was still waiting, Pei Qin reached out, grabbed a dumpling, tossed it into her mouth, and her face suddenly stiffened. "Are you guys out of salt?"
Zhang Gengshan frowned, "Ms. Pei! Even if the dumplings are a bit bland, you can still dip them in garlic sauce with the dishes—it will be delicious! A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen; our young master certainly didn’t use to make these!"