Chapter 463: Creating Trouble
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When other families encountered such a big banquet, it would be a family of daughters-in-law working together to settle this matter.
Their family was small to begin with, and Madam Yang was useless in the Tranquil Heart Residence. She was also old, so she could only talk. Madam Yao had to arrange everything, so how could she be busy alone?
Madam Yao had the same intention. She joked, “Shuangbai has only learned a little about managing the family from Nanny. I’m afraid she won’t be able to help much. On the other hand, Yao Yao is young, but she’s good at managing the household. When the time comes, there will be many things that we have to trouble her with. If she orders people around until they’re tired, you can’t blame us.”
It was a half-joke.
However, the meaning was clear. Holding a banquet was completely different from Yu Youyao’s small dinners at home. It was inevitable that it would be difficult. The more things there were, the more troublesome it would be. There would definitely be some mistakes.
It was better to get straight to the point.
Old Madam Yu was a smart person. No matter how polite her words were, she could tell that something was amiss. “When someone comes to your side, it’s your own business how they’re arranged. Don’t look for me if something goes wrong. Your sister-in-law is sick. In the future, we’ll have to rely on Yao Yao for family matters. Bring her along and let her learn well.”
Madam Yao was relieved to hear that.
After discussing everything with Old Madam Yu, it was basically settled.
Yu Jianjia listened from the side, feeling upset.
It was such a big matter in the family, but Old Madam and Madam Yao actually let Yu Youyao and Yu Shuangbai participate. As the Third Miss of the Yu Residence, she was sitting here without saying a word.
Yu Jianjia couldn’t help but glance at Yu Youyao, her mouth full of bitterness. ‘Grandmother, after recuperating in the manor for a few months, my health has improved a lot. Although I can’t help manage such a big matter at home, I can still help with some small tasks.”
It was rare for the family to hold a banquet, and it was a rare opportunity for her to show her face. She couldn’t let Yu Youyao take all of the credit.
The corners of Yu Youyao’s mouth curled up slightly as she glanced at Madam
Yao.
Old Madam Yu hesitated.
This time, Yu Jianjia did not cough as often as before. She panted after taking a few steps. Imperial Physician Hu had also said that her health improved a lot.
Yao Yao and Shuangbai were both learning how to manage the household, so she couldn’t favor one over the other.
Yu Jianjia couldn’t do anything heavy, but she could do something lighter…
Madam Yao could tell what Old Madam was thinking, so she smiled and said, “Third Miss’s body is a little weak. How can this banquet be light? You should recuperate carefully, lest you tire yourself out and the family’s heart will ache.” Yu Jianjia was an obedient and sensible child. If she helped, there probably wouldn’t be any mistakes.
However, Yu Jianjia had just recovered a little. If she fell sick again, no matter what, as her elder, she would definitely not be able to escape.
Wouldn’t it be unlucky to ruin such a good recovery?
If they delayed the banquet, wouldn’t that cause trouble?
How could Old Madam Yu not tell that Madam Yao was clearly unwilling to involve Yu Jianjia? She could only say, “Your second aunt is right. It’s more important to recuperate carefully.” Worried that Yu Jianjia would think that she was biased) she added, “Seventh Aunt who is taking care of you is a capable person. She’s good at managing the household. Learn from her carefully. When you recover in two years, you can help your eldest sister manage the household.”
Madam Yao was just short of saying that her health wasn’t good and she should not go out to cause trouble.
Yu Jianjia hated her in her heart, but she couldn’t find anything to refute. She couldn’t help but bite her lip and lower her head in disappointment. “Grandmother is right.”
As for what Old Madam had said about helping Yu Youyao manage the household after she recovered a little…
She did not believe it at all.
So what if she said it nicely? In her heart, Yu Youyao was the most important.
Yu Jianjia looked at Madam Yao and said apologetically, “Mother is seriously ill. Second Aunt is in charge of the banquet. I feel very apologetic, so I wanted to help. It’s my fault for being insensible and making things difficult for Second Aunt.”
She had been sick and weak since she was young. Every time she had a headache or fever, the entire family would care about her. Her father doted on her more because she was sick and weak.
No matter what she wanted, she only needed to cough a few times to achieve her goal.
If she had a conflict with her sisters at home, as long as she pretended to be sick, she would always be the one in the right.
As time passed, she became used to using her body to achieve her goals.
Her mother didn’t think there was anything wrong.
It was only at this moment that she clearly realized what the words “weak body” meant. Even her family felt burdened. What would outsiders think of Madam Yao repeatedly expressed that she was only concerned about her health and had no other intentions.
Yu Youyao was not surprised by this outcome.
She took out the list that she had made and handed it to Madam Yao. “I saw that Second Aunt had been busy these past few days, so I took the initiative to list the crops that our family had planted in the farmstead near the suburbs of the capital. Second Aunt, take a look. If there’s no problem, you can use the things you need for the banquet from the farmstead first. If there’s nothing in the farmstead, you can arrange for someone to buy it now.”
Although the first and second branches had split up, there were only her father and second uncle in the Yu Residence and they had to help each other. Therefore, they kept a portion of the public assets under the joint management of the first and second branches.
Madam Yao couldn’t help but be stunned. She took a deep look at Yu Youyao and took the list.
Meat, vegetables, fruits, and so on were sorted one by one. The crops on the farm were ripe and the number of crops produced was recorded with the approximate number of them mixed.
After Madam Yao finished reading, she smiled and said, “Old Madam said that you’re proficient in general affairs, but I didn’t expect you to be such a capable person. You’ve already made preparations before the banquet at home is even held. This way, the family will save a lot of trouble. I’ll leave the work arranged from the manor to you.”
Since she could list everything in the manor so clearly, she was naturally relieved to leave this matter to Yu Youyao.
From this, it was obvious that Yu Youyao was capable.
Yu Youyao nodded. “Second Aunt, don’t worry.”
With the list of crops that Yu Youyao had listed, she could choose which dishes to make. Madam Yao called the stewards and kitchen maids of the first and second branches over without stopping to discuss the dishes on the table.
Look, this was what Yu Youyao was capable of.
Without this list, she would have to spend time doing it herself, and it would take a lot of time to prepare for the banquet.
The most important thing for the banquet was the banquet food. It was naturally more appropriate to prepare early.
This saved her a lot of trouble.
Madam Yao even said to Yu Youyao, “I heard that Mother Zhao from your small kitchen has been taught by Nanny Xu to make good medicinal cuisine.
Call her over too..”
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