"Eunuch Cao is so ridiculous. The women can only cook a few farm dishes, but they don't dare to work in front of the imperial chef."

"We are not talking politely. It would be a pity not to have your cooking skills in the palace, but...hey, there is no precedent for a woman to be a royal cook in the palace..."

"Miss Ruolin is a man...what a pity..."

After Eunuch Cao had had enough wine and food, his attitude obviously changed a lot. He changed from his previous arrogant attitude and became much warmer.

"If you like to eat the food of common women, you might as well stay one more day tomorrow."

"A common woman has opened a restaurant in the town, and it happens to be opening tomorrow. The common woman will cook some special dishes for you..."

"The restaurant has all the ingredients, which are much richer than at home..."

Lin Shuangshuang could tell that Eunuch Cao was a foodie. If Eunuch Cao and Mr. Li came to support the opening of the new store tomorrow, the reputation would instantly increase.

Eunuch Cao was excited, but he was afraid of delaying his return to Beijing. Logically speaking, he should leave early tomorrow morning...

"Sir, it's not less than a day and a half. The journey is long, and it is inevitable that there will be wind and rain..."

"Okay, then our family will go to support Miss Lin tomorrow."

"Thank you, Mr. Cao."

After Eunuch Cao and Mr. Li left, the villagers crowded into the yard.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this is the imperial edict. Is the dragon on it embroidered with gold thread?"

"This calligraphy is so beautiful. Was it written by the Emperor himself?"

"With the blessing of my ancestors and the manifestation of the Bodhisattva, I have finally seen what the imperial edict looks like in this life."

"Don't touch it randomly. This is an imperial edict. If you touch something bad, you will be beheaded..."

"Daughter-in-law of the Gu family, I see that in the dramas, the imperial edict is enshrined..."

Amid the chatter of the villagers, Lin Shuangshuang enshrined the imperial edict in the middle of the hall.

Then, with the help of the villagers, the imperial plaque was hung on the door of Gu's family.

"Daughter-in-law of the Gu family, what does this card say?"

"Gu Zhai!"

"The inscription next to it is 'House of meritorious service'."

"The inscription on the jade seal is, 'If you are ordered by heaven, you will live forever'."

Listening to Lin Shuangshuang's words, the villagers' eyes shone with envy. This was a great honor to receive such a plaque.

"So lovely!"

"So impressive!"

"This plaque from the Gu family is more majestic than the plaque in the Yamen."

"That's right, this is a plaque stamped by the emperor himself."

The villagers looked up at the plaque on the door of Gu's house, and one of them was extremely envious.

I even fantasize about when I will be lucky enough to have such a plaque hanging on my home.

That night, Lin Shuangshuang cooked a table of delicious food and invited the Gu family to Gu's house to celebrate.

Originally, Lin Shuangshuang thought this was not a big deal, but to the Gu family it was a huge deal, more important than the Chinese New Year, and they must celebrate it.

"Xiao Chen, where did you go this afternoon? Why haven't I seen you all afternoon?"

Xiao Chen's eyes dodge, and then he points to the basket on his back: "I...I went up the mountain to pick up acorns."

"Sister, I heard from the villagers that a senior official is coming to our house this afternoon?"

"Well, there is a reward from the palace."

Lin Shuangshuang didn't suspect anything, she just asked him to wash his hands and eat quickly.

"Yao Mei, you go to eldest brother's house and shout for them to come and have dinner."

Yaomei pouted: "I won't go. She treats you like that. Why are you still thinking about her?"

"Her parents scolded her so badly, you forgot?"

Lin Shuangshuang looked at her sister's angry look and said helplessly: "Mr. Liu is indeed not good, but we can't cut off contact with Dafang just because of Mrs. Liu."

"After all, my parents-in-law are still here. Elders always hope that brothers and sisters will be respectful and the family will be harmonious."

"What's more, there are the eldest brother and Dafang's three children. They are not wrong..."

"For the sake of my eldest brother, I can't cut off contact with my eldest brother."

"You go ahead and shout. Whether they come or not is their business. Whether we shout or not is our etiquette."

Yaomei still looked reluctant: "No, I hate Mrs. Liu."

Lin Shuangshuang had no choice but to let Xiao Chen run away.

Xiao Chen came back soon, followed by three children, but the elder couple did not come.

Yaomei muttered: "I must be too shameless to come, and not willing to take advantage of the opportunity, so I let the three little ones come over."

Lin Shuangshuang looked at Chunmei's embarrassed face and glanced at Yaomei with a frown.

Five or six-year-old children can already read people's faces. In the past few days, the eldest son has been having a lot of trouble with his family over the separation of the family.

At this moment, Chunmei would feel embarrassed even if her family members didn't say anything.

If someone says something nasty again, the child will be upset.

Yaomei pouted, she didn't want to target the children, she just couldn't stand Mrs. Liu.

"Chunmei, come here quickly and sit next to Fourth Aunt."

"Goudan Gouwa, you two sit with Xiao Shitou."

The two boys were eating and drinking as they should, without being affected at all.

Chunmei was very reserved, she didn't dare to speak, didn't dare to raise her head, and didn't dare to pick up food.

Lin Shuangshuang saw how pitiful the child was and kept giving her food.

"Chunmei, why aren't your parents here?"

Chunmei always lowered her head and replied in a low voice: "Mom and dad... Mom and dad have eaten."

Gouwa's mouth was full of oil after eating. He grabbed the chicken legs with his little hands and gnawed them while saying, "My parents are fighting at home."

Everyone at the table was stunned. Yang frowned and said, "Gouwa, tell grandma why they were fighting."

"My mother was partial and gave all the money to my cousin to study. My father told my mother to go back and asked my cousin to provide for my mother in her old age..."

Goudan added: "My uncle also came to ask for money from my mother. If he doesn't pay back the money, he will be beaten to death..."

The little guys spoke vaguely, but everyone at the table understood.

Unexpectedly, just a few days after the family separation, Mrs. Liu, who couldn't handle it, gave all the money at home to her mother's family.

"Ms. Liu is such a fool, can't he survive the family life?"

"She still pretends that the family has not been separated. She thinks that she gave all the money to her mother's family and that there is still someone to support her..."

"No, I have to go talk..."

Mrs. Wang curled her lips and said, "Mom, don't worry about it. The family has been separated."

"Even if the family is separated, you still have to take care of it..."

"Can you control it?"

"You said you wouldn't give it to her, so she wouldn't give it to you?"

"Can you watch her every day, or can you manage her accounts?"

"She should be allowed to endure hardships. Only after she has endured enough hardships can she see clearly the faces of her parents..."

Mrs. Yang was still very angry. She didn't care how Mr. Liu suffered, but she couldn't bring her children and grandchildren to suffer with her.

Lin Shuangshuang remained silent. This was Liu's own choice, and outsiders could not control it so much.

"Hurry up and eat, don't talk about these unhappy things."

"I have to go to town to work early tomorrow morning."

"Yes, yes, it opens tomorrow, so you have to go there early..."

After dinner, Lin Shuangshuang put a bowl of vegetables and a few steamed buns and eggs in a porcelain bowl for Chunmei to take back.

Yaomei added: "Give it to your father, don't give it to your mother, she doesn't deserve it."

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