Chapter 418 - 268: Follow Me
"Is there still someone in the kitchen of this mansion?" Lady Xiao asked.
Duke Song and Xiao Song were poles apart yet there were some similarities, namely, they both lived the life of an ascetic monk—not because they were frugal, but because of self-discipline and their absorption in politics. After experiencing many complex events, they both felt that the simpler the life, the better.
"No, when Jiulang was displeased with me, he was displeased with the kitchen staff as well," Liu Qingsong said with a sense of grievance.
Ran Yan held her silence. It wasn’t difficult for her to prepare meals for a few people, but she did not know Lady Xiao’s thoughts nor how noble women viewed cooking. Moreover, given the recent embarrassing incident, would volunteering now be considered to be currying favor?
Thinking this, she nonetheless said, "If Lady Xiao does not mind, I can make some home-cooked dishes."
Concealing the truth wouldn’t work forever. If Lady Xiao found out about this in the future and remembered that there was no lunch provided today, what would she think of someone who knew how to cook but was unwilling to do so?
After much deliberation, she decided that acting decisively might be better.
Mrs. Luo’s hand trembled slightly as she held her cup, already exhausted from the day’s events! To her, Ran Yan’s approach to matters was still lacking in finesse; some issues could have been resolved more effectively, yet Ran Yan opted for clumsy solutions. Mrs. Luo was secretly anxious, wondering why a usually clever girl like Seventeenth Miss always ended up doing foolish things.
"Oh?" Lady Xiao asked with interest, "You can cook?"