Chapter 616: Deceiving Lin Siyu (2)_1
Lin Siyu narrowed her eyes and threatened in a deep voice, "Remember, don’t say what you shouldn’t say. Otherwise, I will make sure you can never speak again."
Panpan was, after all, just a ten-year-old girl. Even if she was more experienced and braver, the threat still frightened her. She swallowed hard, nodded, and said timidly, "Yes, I, your servant, won’t talk carelessly, you can rest assured, Auntie."
Her timidity, to the point where she couldn’t even speak fluently, gave Lin Siyu the wrong impression.
Lin Siyu waved her hand and said, "Go on, remember, you will be rewarded as long as you obey."
Panpan did not respond further, bowed, and ran off with her head down in the direction of Li Chengzhi’s Courtyard.
Although Lin Siyu had left, her departure did not diminish the spirits of Lady Jin and the others at all; in fact, without this annoying presence, they became even livelier.
Mrs. Liu laughed softly and, pointing to the pastries on the plate, said, "The thing I loved to do most as a child was to watch others eat pastries. Back then, the pastries were not nearly as exquisite as the ones Miss Lin makes, with the simplest designs, and having some sugar in them was already a luxury. Yet, even such pastries were out of my reach because I had no silver to buy them."
Despite the fact that it was a sorrowful memory, Mrs. Liu spoke with a smile—perhaps to her, the days of childhood, though poor, were carefree and truly the happiest times.
Lady Jin had been pampered from a young age and had never experienced poverty; she could not relate to Mrs. Liu’s life and simply smiled without speaking. But Lin Yuan could certainly relate and, looking at Mrs. Liu, said, "Fortunately, you don’t have to suffer poverty anymore."