Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
It was Nanny Qian. She carried a basket with a smile.
âThis is Laba porridge. Young Madam asked me to send it over. Miss Gu has just arrived in Fengkai County. You can try our local Laba porridge and see if itâs any different from yours.â
Gu Yundong was a little surprised. Why did Madam Yao send her Laba porridge?
However, Nanny Qian quickly resolved her doubts. âYoung Madam said that she came to Guâs with Young Master to celebrate Miss Guâs opening a few days ago. She hit it off with Miss at first sight. Unfortunately, there were many guests that day and business was booming. Miss was busy, so our Young Madam didnât have the chance to talk to Miss.â
As Nanny Qian spoke, she took out an invitation. âSeeing that Missâs shop has stabilized over the past few days, Young Madam wants to invite Miss into the residence as a guest. Coincidentally, thereâs a plum garden in the Peng Residence. At this time of the year, the plum blossoms are blooming. Young Madam sent me over to send Miss an invitation. Please donât decline.â
âHuh?â Gu Yundong asked. Guest? Invite her to the Peng residence to admire the plum blossoms?
No, no, no. She didnât have any romantic cells in her. She was a vulgar person who only wanted to earn money every day and didnât have time to admire the flowers.
She had no intention of interacting with Madam Yao.
Gu Yundong wanted to refuse, but Nanny Qian seemed to have seen through her intentions and added, âMiss Guâs cousin, Gu Xianâer, also misses you quite a lot. Itâs just that itâs not convenient for her to come out at will now. Miss Gu, you can go and visit her and catch up with her.â
Gu Yundong swallowed his words.
She knew it. She hated it when these rich families beat around the bush. Couldnât you just use Gu Xianâerâs name to look for her?
Gu Yundong accepted the Laba porridge and invitation. âYour Young Madam is so sincere in inviting me. Iâll definitely go. Thank you.â
Nanny Qianâs mission was completed, and her smile became more sincere. âThen Iâll go back first. Miss, no need to see me off.â
Gu Yundong smiled. Seeing that she had left, Zhuangzi came over. âBoss, our shop is too popular. Even the Peng family has sent you Laba porridge.â
He had truly felt the business of the past two days. If not for the purchase quota, their sugar might have been sold out the moment the shop opened.
Gu Yundong held the invitation card in her hand and handed the Laba porridge to Zhuangzi. âJust nice, you can share this Laba porridge.â
âFor us to eat?â
âYeah.â
Zhuangzi couldnât wait to open the lid. His eyes lit up.
The Laba porridge in Peng Manor was indeed different. There were many ingredients such as river rice, white fruit, walnut kernels, chestnuts, red dates, longan, and so on. To Zhuangzi, it was even more sumptuous than the Spring Festivalâs food.
Gu Yundong also glanced at it, then retracted her gaze and went back with the invitation.
Zhuangzi immediately went to find bowls and chopsticks to share with Zheng Gang.
Yongfu Village was very lively. The Laba Festival was a day to worship ancestors and gods and pray for a bumper harvest and auspicious luck. Every family had more or less prepared Laba porridge. Even if the ingredients were not rich, it had to be done.
The workshop was not on holiday, but the Laba porridge that Gu Yundong had asked the Tong familyâs mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to cook in the morning was very sweet. She gave everyone in the workshop a big bowl to bring back.
Everyone in the workshop looked at the full bowl of Laba porridge and their smiles never faded.
As expected, working in the Gu familyâs workshop was simply too good. After eating the porridge, they worked even harder.
Gu Yundong had been busy for two days and had almost forgotten the date she had agreed on with Madam Yao..n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om