Chapter 688: Chapter 688: Reunion? In Your Dreams
Sweet potatoes always taste the same, but the ones Qiao Xiaomai prepares are so delicious, she must’ve added something!
“She said she’d share her recipe with us, and what happened? She kept all the secrets!” Thinking about the snail and loach soup, cold noodles, and braised pork that Zhang Family made, Tong Xingda grumbled angrily.
Could the taste be so different if she didn’t keep secrets?!
When Tong Xingda said this, Zhang Family frowned.
She was standing next to Qiao Xiaomai when she was teaching her the cooking methods. Even though the dishes she made herself were not as good as Xiaomai’s, they were definitely on par with the master chef from Jiwaiju.
But after they split the family property, whatever she made, she couldn’t recreate that taste anymore.
She was able to achieve that taste before, but now she can’t. Can you blame Qiao Xiaomai for keeping secrets?
Seeing Tong Xingda gnashing his teeth, Zhang Family nodded heavily, “Exactly, that cunning woman, you can never tell what she’s really thinking. Look how obedient our Third Young Master is to her now, she might even be a vixen!”
To stand with Tong Xingda on the same side, if she said Qiao Xiaomai didn’t keep secrets at this moment, Tong Xingda would definitely slap her again. The scene just now where he chased and beat her while cursing her as stupid would be replayed.
Thinking about that, Zhang Family was determined, she absolutely couldn’t tell the truth!
Upon hearing this, Tong Xingda grumbled and cursed while eating dried sweet potatoes, and left when he finished eating.
What a bunch of idiots at home, it’s so annoying!
After Tong Xingda left, Zhu Hongyun took the last few dried sweet potatoes and approached Zhang Family. Her thoughts were the same as Zhang’s. When they were in the old courtyard, the braised pork she cooked was stunning. But when they came back to Zhu Family Village, she couldn’t get that taste anymore. It was not because she was stupid, but because Qiao Xiaomai kept secrets!
“Mother, Third Young Master is a scholar after all. Do you think she really wants to divorce him or is she just trying to scare us?”
In the past, Tong Family was down, and Qiao Xiaomai had to lean on someone powerful.
But now, Third Young Master is a scholar!
A young and handsome scholar like him, when he goes into the Prefecture City for the examination, will certainly attract countless ladies. If he becomes a successful candidate, he will go to Capital City for the Imperial Examination next spring.
The nobles in Capital City are so many. Isn’t it written in the plays, men go for the Imperial Examination, and after they succeed, some high official would insist on marrying his daughter to them?
With Third Young Master’s good looks, Zhu Hongyun was sure that even if he was only a scholar, there would be high officials willing to marry their daughters to him.
In this case, what did Qiao Xiaomai count for?
When the time comes, won’t he just kick her away?
Wishful thinking, that’s abandonment!
After sharing her thoughts, Zhang Family’s previously gloomy eyes lit up.
“We can test her.” Zhu Hongyun said, “See if she really wants to divorce Third Young Master.”
“How to test?” Zhang Family asked.
Zhu Hongyun smiled, leaned closer to Zhang Family, and whispered her plan.
Qiao Xiaomai was unaware that the losers from Tong Family were slandering her again and conspiring against her. After Third Young Master came back, the two immediately went to the manor to continue making the colored dried sweet potatoes.
With the amount of sweet potatoes in the warehouse now, they must leave for Prefecture City half a month in advance. They would be really busy in these few days.
Yeah, on their way back to the village she was wondering if she should not go to Prefecture City at all, but after Third Young Master’s persuasion, she changed her mind.
By then, let Qiao Changshun, Zhuang Luhe, and Qiao Dami come and stay at the manor. After all, Miao Dali’s Construction Team set up camp here with tents, the three of them wouldn’t have to worry.
Besides, there’s also Tong Tiehu. With Tong Tiehu to keep order, there should not be any chaos.