Chapter 358 - 357: Couldn’t Hold Back
Having heard Madam Song’s explanation, Nanny Jin spoke with a cold face, "Our patriarch and the two young masters have also suffered hardship and are not people who forget their roots. Moreover, our Second Branch family does not only consist of three masters, there is also a large group of servants attending to the masters. We servants also need to eat, don’t we? Today’s meal was prepared under the patriarch’s early instructions, and every dish could be listed on a restaurant’s menu, we dare not disdain it."
Madam Song, having nothing to say, could only watch as Nanny Jin and three others asked Lady Xu for a basket, took out the oil paper and dishes, and returned to the main hall.
Qi Yourong saw that the several servants of the Second Branch really did come back, holding oil paper wrappers in their hands, and were actually planning to take away the dishes on the table as well.
"Big brother," Qi Yourong called out.
At this time, the people in the room were already sitting scattered on benches and the edge of the kang, either whispering a few words to each other or remaining silent, creating a very oppressive and depressive atmosphere.
Qi Yougui, hearing Qi Yourong call him, replied indifferently, "I thought you knew, so I didn’t tell you. All these foods and vegetables were sent over by your second brother. A few days ago, he brought over a lot of pastries and raw ingredients, and today he brought over several dishes from his home. These were originally your second brother’s."
Qi Younian pointed to the kang table behind him, "The lion’s head meatballs, braised mutton, stewed beef brisket, and old duck soup you were happily eating just now were all brought by your second brother. The other dishes you picked at with your chopsticks were also mostly made from ingredients brought from your second brother’s home. As for the food we prepared here, you hardly ate the meals made by your sister-in-law and the children."
Qi Yourong’s eyes moved between Qi Yougui and Qi Younian in shock and asked, "Then, if my family didn’t prepare anything, what will we eat when we return home?"