At the first day of the lunar year, Luosang went to the cinema with Nian Xi. They were accompanied by a man named Rong Ye, who looked gentle and mature. He picked Luosang and Nian Xi up from the family house of Nian Family with a Passat, which was worth about two-hundred thousands yuan.
Ten minutes after they left, Nian Junting tasted the grapefruit handed to him by the steward, then his handsome face darkened in dissatisfaction. Why is the grapefruit peeled by you so sour? He asked.
Sweat trickled down the stewards face as he responded, That Not all grapefruits are sweet.
Then why all the grapefruits peeled by Luosang were sweet? Said Nian Junting scornfully. He believed that the steward was trying to pass the buck, and was very irresponsible. And youre so slow. Are you planting grapefruit?
The steward wanted to cry but failed to shed any tears. Every grapefruit picked by Luosang was sweet, but he didnt have the luck. Young Master, Ive tried my best. Im not a professional grapefruit-peeler after all. He said.
But Luosang isnt one either, is she? Nian Junting snorted coldly and said, Forget it, I dont want grapefruit anymore. Go make me some a cup of tea.
Five minutes later, the steward served the tea to him. He took a few sips, then knitted his brows again and said, Your tea doesnt have the refreshing scent, and taste full of dry bitterness. Its awful.
Not like Luosangs tea, the stewards tea didnt have the nice fragrance which would linger for a long time.
The steward even wanted to die. He graduated from a butler academy, and making tea was a piece of cake for him. However, Nian Junting just criticized his tea for its awful taste.
That didnt make sense.
Young Master, I made tea like that before, said the steward.
Didnt you enjoy my tea at that time? He thought.
Your skill has fallen off, Nian Junting put down his teacup with disappointment and said, Massage my shoulders.
The steward put his hands on Nian Juntings shoulder as the sweat broke out on his forehead. But in less than one minute, Nian Juntings angry voice could be heard again.
Are you trying to kill me? He said, Youre breaking my shoulders! Your massage skill is not even half as good as Luosangs.
The steward was nearly devastated. Nian Juntings grandmother who sat beside him couldnt bear watching this, so she said, Thats enough. The steward is responsible for managing this house, not massaging and caring.
The steward nodded silently.
Nian Junting sneered, said, Dont try to find excuses for yourself. Luosang is just a carer, but why can she make good tea, peel grapefruits fast and cook well?
After saying that, he suddenly realized that Luosang was quite capable. She was able to protect him, cook for him and do many other things for him.
Next, without Luosangs massage, he failed to fall asleep at nap time. And after that, he got up to play mahjong, but played an extremely bad hand. He asked the steward to draw mahjong tiles for him, but the tiles drawn by the steward were even worse than the ones drawn by himself. He lost tens of thousands in the afternoon, so he even wanted to tear the steward into pieces every time he saw him.
Six pm, once getting off the car, Luosang saw the steward walk quickly at her as if she was the savior. Luosang, youre finally back! Ive been expecting you the entire afternoon, said the steward.
Luosang was startled. Im not so close with this steward, am I? She wondered.
Young Master has been in a bad mood while youre not here. Hes been angry at me the whole time, sighed the steward bitterly.
Is Mr. Nian ever in a good mood? Asked Luosang.
The steward didnt know how to respond, as he felt that Luosang was quite right.
Luosang assumed that the steward was doing too good in the Nian Family, and had never suffered the difficulties of being with Nian Junting, and believed that was why he was so frustrated now.
She then turned back to say to Rong Ye, Mr. Rong, thank you for your treat this afternoon.
Dont mention it. Its my pleasure to be with two lovely ladies on the first day of the year. Contact me by WeChat if you have time. Rong Ye smiled and waved at her, then drove away.