Chapter 92: Overtime Again
Yu Xia seems to really know how to cook.
Although her skills aren’t exactly top-notch, it’s at least better than the bunch of culinary black holes called Young Master Sang and his friends.
But it seems like she hasn’t cooked for a while; she’s a bit flustered, and Shi Qingyan has to supervise and guide her from the side.
While Yu Xia is busy in the kitchen, Si Jingzhu suddenly pulls Young Master Sang aside and whispers:
“Hey… did you plan this with my mom beforehand?”
“Did you intend to cut off her cultivation and make her our maid from the start?”
Young Master Sang actually wants to act all wise and mysterious, saying to Si Jingzhu, “Exactly! This was all part of my master plan!”
But that’s not true.
This was just a spur-of-the-moment idea.
Mainly because he couldn’t find anyone to cook; there wasn’t even a single auntie available in the whole town.
And Yu Xia just happened to walk into the line of fire.
He has no idea how good Yu Xia’s cooking might be, but she’s at least an old cultivator who has lived for quite some time.
She probably knows how to whip up a few dishes.
Of course, there’s another reason he connected Yu Xia with a maid.
That’s because Si Jingzhu had mentioned it before.
…Si Jingzhu wasn’t lying to herself.
Her mom’s chest is really… big.
With that plump and curvy figure, she’s basically a model for a wet nurse.
Especially in that plain village woman outfit; it looked even more fitting.
Young Master Sang could almost picture Yu Xia with a baby in a wrap on her back, holding another bag in her arms, soothing the child to sleep—no awkwardness at all.
After all, Little Ying isn’t around; they need someone to take care of the kid.
Why not use someone like Yu Xia who’s right there and available?
“Just ignore that.”
“Just tell me, when she humbles herself and calls you ‘Miss,’ doesn’t that feel good?” Young Master Sang said nonchalantly.
Si Jingzhu really wants to rebut him.
But after a moment, she has to nod in agreement.
“Yeah, it feels pretty damn good.”
“This old woman has her day coming. Heh heh.”
“For the next few days, I’ll make sure she understands what it means to be a spoiled, unreasonable villainous young lady.”
After saying that, Si Jingzhu grins wickedly, as if she’s already come up with countless ways to purposely annoy and torment Yu Xia.
Seeing the evil ideas all over her face sent shivers down Young Master Sang’s spine.
Looks like the next few days will be a time for vendettas and settling grudges.
But Young Master Sang doesn’t plan to stop her.
After all, this is the mess Yu Xia made herself.
Whether she gets forgiven or not, it depends on Si Jingzhu and the others’ moods.
This could be seen as some sort of atonement.
As for Young Master Sang, he doesn’t really hate Yu Xia that much.
He just prays that her cooking will be at least somewhat better.
Because honestly, he really doesn’t want to eat that dark, unspeakable dish he made ever again.
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Yu Xia’s meal isn’t ideal.
Just three simple dishes; they’re only average and the presentation is somewhat pitiful.
But after a couple of bites, they’re actually tolerable.
At least they taste a lot better than what he had cooked himself.
While Young Master Sang and the others are eating, Yu Xia quietly stands to the side, eagerly watching them.
It wasn’t until Young Master Sang finished his bowl completely that Yu Xia finally let out a sigh of relief.
It seems she has barely made it past the first hurdle.
“Not good, it’s awful!”
Si Jingzhu suddenly throws a fit, furiously saying, “Too much salt! Way too much soy sauce! So salty even pigs wouldn’t eat it!”
“Make it again tomorrow! If there’s this much salt again, you’ll eat an entire bag of it right on the spot!”
Yu Xia trembles slightly, a momentary flash of frustration in her eyes, but she slowly agrees.
“Yes, Miss Si.”
Once, she had been the one considered food.
The one raised by her own blood, waiting to be slaughtered like a lamb.
Ironically, now she’s the one who has to deal with someone getting mad at her over food.
Yu Xia thinks this feeling is truly frustrating and painful.
But unfortunately, she can only swallow her anger and force a smile.
She even needs to carefully hide the displeasure in her eyes.
Si Jingzhu, on the other hand, enjoys the way Yu Xia dodges and avoids her gaze.
It seems that teasing her brings immense pleasure.
Seeing that they’ve almost gotten used to each other, Young Master Sang felt relieved.
So after finishing the meal, he said, “I’ll go visit the Sect Leader; I’ll be back later.”
“Are you really going this late?”
“Uh… I’ve got something to take care of.”
Actually, it’s just that he forgot to clean the Sect Leader’s place after bringing Yu Xia back.
Recently, Hua Jianglian has become more serious about keeping her place tidy.
If he skips a day, she’ll remind him incessantly through the Communication Device.
And if everything isn’t clean, she gets angry and complains about it.
During this time, Young Master Sang has had to be extremely cautious with cleaning.
He’s terrified of messing up and ruining the good relationship he’s fought so hard to build.
……
He quickly made his way back up the mountain, easily finding his way to Hua Jianglian’s room.
“Sect Leader, I’m coming in.”
Surprisingly, this time there’s not much mess in Hua Jianglian’s room.
Even the bed isn’t as messy as before; the quilt is ugly but at least somewhat neat.
When she sees Young Master Sang, a glimmer of joy flashes across Hua Jianglian’s face, and she can’t help but say excitedly:
“Ah, Young Master Sang! Look!”
She holds up an exquisite figure in front of him: “I bought this figure!”
“What do you think? The male and female leads kissing under the tree—super sweet, right?”
Young Master Sang hadn’t paid attention to these things.
Seeing the figurine reminded him of his miserable past, and he couldn’t help but feel sad again.
“Sect Leader, your room is pretty clean today; looks like I won’t need to clean for you.”
“Ah…” Hua Jianglian suddenly becomes shy, glancing down as she fiddles with her fingers and says quietly, “I—I wasn’t trying to trouble you with cleaning every day.”
“I just—I’ve been a bit more careful and didn’t throw things around to make a mess…”
Young Master Sang can’t help but feel a sense of pride as if a child has grown up.
“Since that’s the case, then I will—”
“Hey, don’t rush to leave.”
Hua Jianglian pulls him back, saying, “Since you’re here…”
“Look, this is the original manga for that figure.”
She pulls out a thick stack of comic books, proudly declaring, “Fully packaged and unedited version!”
“What do you think? Don’t you want to read it so badly?”
Young Master Sang nearly said he wasn’t interested.
But seeing the increasingly dangerous look in Hua Jianglian’s eyes, he changes his mind.
“I want to read it! I’m eager to read it!”
“Heh heh.”
Hua Jianglian places her hands on her hips, smirking as she says, “This Sect Leader knew it all along.”
“Considering how hard you’ve worked at cleaning, this Sect Leader will graciously allow you to read with me.”
Young Master Sang smiles gratefully and agrees.
But deep inside, he feels like crying without tears.
Sigh.
Overtime again.
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