Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 61

The enemy’s road was narrow, and the pair of women who came were actually Mrs. Wang’s eldest sister-in-law Mrs. Zhao and her daughter-in-law.

A few months ago, the scene of the people pretending to be poor was still fresh in her memory.

In front of her, Mrs. Zhao was wearing a long robe with red and gold branches and leaves, and a set of gold, jade, crested jewellery. She was a rich and graceful old lady.

Mrs. Zhao looked at Gu Yin and asked, “Why are you here?”

“It turns out to be my aunt! I just took a look, you are dressed so richly, I almost didn’t recognize you.” Gu Yin did not avoid her, and generously bowed, “I have leisure time in winter and thought of finding a job. But I didn’t know that this restaurant belongs to my aunt’s house.”

When she said that, she smiled meaningfully, and didn’t go on.

When Mrs. Zhao and her daughter-in-law came in, Gu Yin said no.

Apparently she recognized them from the start.

Saying that, it was natural to deliberately stab Mrs. Zhao for pretending to be poor before.

Seeing that the atmosphere between them was a little strange, the shopkeeper immediately stepped aside and closed his mouth.

But the chef didn’t have the insight, so he stepped forward and said with a diligent smile, “I’m her nephew and my surname is Zhao. The little lady, based on seniority, you have to call me ‘cousin’.”

“You’re wrong, my uncle and aunt are not my family.” Gu Yin put on her cotton robe, “Do you think I’m dressed like someone with wealthy relatives?”

The chef was teased and turned to look at Mrs. Zhao, only to find that her face was instantly darker than the bottom of the pot.

Mrs. Zhao’s daughter-in-law was thinking about letting her mother-in-law help her son go to school. Seeing Mrs. Zhao’s expression, she immediately said, “On this snowy day, my cousin came out to find work. It seems that living with my aunt is really not good. We are all relatives, you and aunt don’t have to act. After all, we are a family, my mother has a bodhisattva heart. Can she still watch you have a bad life? Well, it is the Chinese New Year, as long as my cousin kowtows to my mother for the New Year, we will spare a few taels of silver for you to have a good New Year. No one should say that we don’t take care of our poor relatives.”

Gu Yin had already walked to the door, and when she heard her words, she couldn’t help but smile again, “Cousin-in-law, our life is naturally not comparable to yours. But we don’t have so twisted intestines, and our bones are so hard that we can’t kneel down on our knees. But after all, I still have to thank my uncle and aunt, who finally returned the courtyard left by my grandfather to my mother, otherwise I’m afraid I won’t be able to live like this now.”

After hearing that, the people in the back kitchen probably guessed something.

These old men were crowded in the back kitchen every day, and their work was boring and tedious. If a newcomer came, they took a few more glances, let alone hear the gossip news of the owner’s family. Everyone stopped what they were doing, craned their necks and waited to hear what was next.

But to their disappointment, Gu Yin did not go on to say further and the daughter-in-law was also held by Mrs. Zhao.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Wang family were not very good at speaking. If Mrs. Zou was there, they might still have the strength to fight. Gu Yin felt that it was boring, and thanked the shopkeeper again, and then left on her own.

Looking at the curious and inquiring eyes of the chefs in the restaurant, Mrs. Zhao’s daughter-in-law was embarrassed and complained, “Mother you are an elder, why didn’t you scold her?”

Mrs. Zhao was also furious, and wanted to gouge her daughter-in-law.

What could she say? As soon as she came, Gu Yin said no, and she didn’t have to be cheeky to stay in Full Moon Hall. Moreover, her attitude was also to call them generous and the etiquette was not wrong at all. Not to mention that last time Gu Yin defeated her and Mrs. Zou.

Mrs. Zhao didn’t have the eloquence of Mrs. Zou, so she could only be stabbed.

Gu Yin carefully said that the Wang family wanted to deprive them of their courtyard at that time.

Full Moon Hall was built after they split up the family, and the eldest brother’s household built it with all he had. The business was not good at the beginning, and it was not until the current Manager Zhou was dug from the state capital that the money spent was recovered, and the business became more and more prosperous.

The shopkeeper had an upright personality. It was because he couldn’t stand the evil deeds of his former owner that he was willing to transfer from the state restaurant to that town. Mrs. Zhao couldn’t get used to him for a long time, so she was waiting for her nephew to replace him. But it was not the time to let Manager Zhou be dissatisfied with them first.

Mrs. Zhao took her daughter-in-law and walked away in despair, and the back kitchen suddenly became lively.

“Why did the owner’s wife look so guilty? Isn’t it because she has poor relatives? There is an old saying that the Emperor has three poor relatives!”

“Hey, aren’t you stupid, didn’t you listen to the little lady’s words? It seems that she wronged them first.”

Chef Zhao immediately retorted, “You guys are full of bullsh*t! How could Madam be such a person? It’s obvious that the little lady rejected the job herself, but it’s not that Madam can’t tolerate her!”

Everyone knew that the chef was close to the Zhao family, so they didn’t argue with him, just winked and gave a secret signal.

Manager Zhou didn’t want to participate in the owner’s house affairs. But he still thought about the pot of porridge Gu Yin made.

He lifted the lid of the pot, and the faint fragrance was replaced by a strong sweet fragrance blowing on the face.

Even the cooks who were talking stopped.

Chef Zhao wanted to continue blaming Gu Yin, but he stopped talking when he smelled the scent.

“This little lady is really capable,” he said embarrassingly.

Manager Zhou scooped out a bowl and tasted it. The natural aromas of several ingredients in his mouth bloomed on the tip of his tongue, with distinct layers and endless aftertastes. Just that one-handed skill, not to mention helping the cook, that little lady could also be the chef of Full Moon Hall.