Chapter 361 - 360: Do You Even Need to Think About It?
Lady Wang looked over each dish on the table, lion’s head meatballs, ribs, braised lamb, crispy meatballs, and the whole crispy chicken hadn’t been touched at all, along with the braised pork, soy-braised grass carp, and stir-fried shredded pork with dried beans they had made earlier.
Qi Sanshun also looked over each dish, then cheered, "Oh, great, crispy meatballs and braised lamb are just fine, I hardly ate any earlier."
Lady Wang slapped Qi Sanshun’s hand as it reached for the meatballs, "Haven’t you eaten enough at your Second Uncle’s family? And still, you’re not satisfied." Then she pointed to the table and asked Lady Xu, "Have the dishes that Nanny Liu packed up been left behind?"
As Lady Xu generally arranged the dishes, she said with a smile, "Nanny Liu just led people in cleaning up a bit, the guards and nannies carried them out and put them straight in our utility room. Ye Zi had just specifically instructed Chengzi’s wife to not eat leftovers during the New Year, and told us to eat those untouched meals from the kitchen first. If that’s not enough, we’ll make additional dishes. The leftovers that are packed will be frozen outside, to be eaten after the fifth day of the new year."
Lady Wang’s mouth fell open, but it was something she had expected, yet she said, "It’s so late, what will they eat when they return? You should have been polite and suggested leaving some food, us villagers aren’t so particular, leaving a bit would have been fine. It’s such good food, let her take it home, to save her from having to cook when they get back."
Lady Li said with a smile, "Grandmother, I did say that, but Ye Zi said that Sixth Master Rong and Lord Jiang are staying at our house as guests. If they knew she actually packed up food to bring home, they might laugh their heads off."
Lady Li was genuinely happy, not just because of the New Year’s Eve dinner, but also because Ye Zi wasn’t angry with her family.
She hadn’t thought much of it before, but when Ye Zi mentioned starting a pastry shop in the afternoon, the more she thought about it, the more eager she felt.