Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1325 - 183, Supplementary Food (First Update)

Han Huijuan’s current situation must be known by everyone in the Capital city, which is why they began to distance themselves from her after Lady Bai rose to power. After all, it is very difficult for a woman without a mother’s protection to find strong support. In the future, Han Huijuan would either be tormented to death by Lady Bai or be betrothed to a family useful for her own son’s prospects. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Before, Lady Bai had the former intention, but upon discovering that Han Huijuan actually had a friend like Lin Yuan, she started to consider the latter.

After taking a sip of tea, Lin Yuan steered the conversation back to the topic of managing a shop, "Huijuan, if your mother’s shop were returned to you, could you manage it well?"

"I can!"

Unexpectedly, the usually fragile Han Huijuan answered this question with great determination. Despite her timid nature, Han Huijuan indeed had a kind of resilience; otherwise, she wouldn’t have lived in that small, dilapidated courtyard for so many years. If an ordinary woman were bullied by the Little Concubine like that, she would surely have sought death early on. Han Huijuan, however, stubbornly clung to life. However, it was doubtful whether her mother’s shop would ever return to her hands.

"Whether your mother’s shop will return to your hands is another matter, but if you really want to open a shop, I can help you." Lin Yuan put down her teacup, looking at Han Huijuan with a smile that was not quite a smile.

Han Huijuan had originally spoken about the shop without any real hope, and she had never expected Lin Yuan to offer to help her start a shop. But seeing her expression now, Han Huijuan knew it was not just talk.

"Yuanyuan, you..."

Not sure if it was from excitement or elation, Han Huijuan’s lips trembled.

Lin Yuan nodded, "Huijuan, having been born in the Capital city, you should understand this: the reason why Lady Bai’s attitude towards you changed was all because of my appearance. But while I can help you for now, I cannot do so forever. If you want to change your current situation, you must be self-reliant."

"I understand." Han Huijuan nodded, having walked a round at the Ghost Gate. Although her character had not changed much, her thoughts had indeed undergone substantial transformation.

In the past, her mother had always taught her to treat others with tolerance, but some people won’t repay good with good; there are far too many who repay kindness with ingratitude.

Touching the hairpin on her head, Han Huijuan looked up, her eyes bright and determined, "Yuanyuan, do you know the story behind this hairpin I’m wearing?"

She had never mentioned the origin of the hairpin to anyone else, and naturally, no one would know. It wasn’t that Han Huijuan actually wanted Lin Yuan to answer, after asking she just began talking all by herself.

"This hairpin was made by my mother herself. You may not think much of the small Luminous Pearl on it, but it was given to her by a former lover of hers. Unfortunately, that man came from a poor family, and my maternal grandfather didn’t approve of their marriage. Around that time, my father proposed marriage, and that man wanted my mother to have a good life, so he gave her up willingly."

"My mother told me that afterwards, the man left the Capital city and never returned. So he probably doesn’t know that after my mother married my father, she did not live as well as he had hoped. On the contrary, my father was a very fickle man who was only interested in my mother for a while. Since my maternal grandparents’ family was not as powerful as my father’s, they eventually stopped intervening after speaking up a few times without effect."

"Later on, my mother was devoted to raising me in her chamber and made a hairpin by hand." Han Huijuan removed the phoenix-clutching-pearl hairpin and caressed it gently, her voice as soft as clouds in the sky, "Everyone said that my mother was driven ill by the Little Concubine, but in reality, I know she was pining for the man who gave her the Luminous Pearl."

Silence filled the room, with Han Huijuan’s head bowed and her eyes brimming with tears.

Lin Yuan clasped her hands tightly together, unsure of what to say. Han Huijuan’s willingness to share this story indicated that she genuinely considered her an intimate friend.

However, Lin Yuan made no comment on the matter between Madam Han and that man.

"Huijuan, would you like to open a jewelry shop?" Seeing Han Huijuan in this state, it seemed she wanted to fulfill her mother’s unfulfilled wish.

Han Huijuan nodded, "Yes, I’ve always wanted to open a jewelry shop, and I discussed it with my mother while she was still alive."

She finished speaking and smiled secretly, lowering her voice and saying, "Let me tell you something, I actually have a lot of silver. My mother left it for me while she was still alive, telling me to hide it. At that time, I was young and didn’t understand what she meant, but after she passed away, I realized that my mother had long been making preparations for after her death."