Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1345: How long has it been?

Hearing her eldest sister say this, Lin Wei became even more worried. Xiao Linzi was also locked up? How is he doing now? Has he gotten anything to eat, has he been beaten?

Seeing Lin Wei’s worried expression, Lin Yuan sighed softly in her heart. It seemed that Lady Jiang’s earlier guess was not unfounded; Lin Wei and Xiao Linzi must have developed some feelings for each other.

"Don’t worry, Xiao Linzi is very smart, and he’s a child with great resilience. He will be alright."

After a few words of comfort to Lin Wei, Lin Yuan glanced at Lady Jiang and Chen Leyao, who dared not look their way, and shouted loudly to Madam Xu, who was staring in astonishment at the sudden influx of women: "Madam Xu, I would like one thousand taels of silver worth of fabric, only the best emerald brocade from your Wu Clothing Shop!"

Madam Xu blinked in slight surprise, then smiled even brighter than the flowers, waving her handkerchief and loudly responding, "Alright!" Meanwhile, the powder on her face flaked off in layers, revealing the lined visage beneath.

One thousand taels of silver, that was more than a month’s revenue! No wonder Madam Xu was so delighted.

On the other side, Lady Jiang and Shopkeeper Qin’s jaws nearly dropped. Shopkeeper Qin had previously met Lin Yuan and the others a few times and hoped to persuade Lin Yuan to change her purchase to their Chen Ji’s fabric out of the goodwill from those encounters.

But this time, Lin Yuan was unprecedentedly cold to him, leaving Shopkeeper Qin utterly confused.

Lady Jiang, of course, knew the reason. There was both Lin Wei’s sake and Xiao Linzi’s.

"Madam, Miss, please come inside the shop for some tea and rest your feet. I’ll have someone prepare the fabric for you right away!" Madam Xu personally greeted them and invited Lady Liu, Lin Yuan, and the others into the Wu Cloth Shop.

Xiao Linshuang and Xiao He both tilted their chins up and rolled their eyes fiercely at Lady Jiang, strutting proudly into the entrance of Wu Ji like a rooster surveying its hens.

"Weiwei, I..." Chen Leyao hurriedly took a few steps, wanting to say something to Lin Wei.

Lin Wei looked at her coldly and bit her lip. "Miss Chen, I think we’re not the same kind of people. In the future, let’s just go our separate ways!"

Having said that, she turned and followed Lady Liu and the others towards Wu Ji without looking back.

Chen Leyao bit her lip in regret, remembering the days she had spent learning embroidery under Madam Cheng with Lin Wei. There were only three new members accepted into the Red Smoke Pavilion this season. Luo Sanniang was a fool for embroidery, her eyes fixed only on needlework to the extent that sometimes she would practice without even eating or sleeping.

The two of them had no common language with Luo Sanniang; you could say the entire Red Smoke Pavilion had no common language with this odd person. As a result, the two girls of similar age who also shared a love for double-sided embroidery became inseparable friends who talked about everything.

That’s why Chen Ruochu was spotted by Lin Wei the day Lady Jiang sent him to fetch Chen Leyao home, and recognized by Chen Leyao. Although Chen Leyao assured with pats on her chest that she wouldn’t mind, she turned around and informed Lady Jiang of the matter, which led to the series of events that followed.

Did Chen Leyao regret it? She certainly did. She had taken a liking to Lin Wei at the contest, and even more so after spending time together at the Red Smoke Pavilion, never expecting such an incident would occur today.

Not only had she lost a good friend, but she had also tarnished the reputation of Chen Ji, and all this was thanks to her own mother!

Stomping her feet in indignation, Chen Leyao hurried back to Chen Mansion in frustration.

"Le Yao, Le Yao!" Lady Jiang called out several times, but her daughter did not turn back. Considering the state of affairs at the Cloth Shop, she felt extremely flustered and, with a stomp, she didn’t bother anymore and followed Chen Leyao home.

Watching the mess before him, Shopkeeper Qin was at his wits’ end, slapping his thighs and sighing for quite a while.

Having finally caught up with her daughter back at Chen Mansion, Lady Jiang scolded her angrily for her disobedience: "Le Yao! Didn’t you hear your mother calling you? Why are you so disobedient?"

Chen Leyao certainly heard Lady Jiang’s calls but couldn’t believe that even now her mother hadn’t realized where she went wrong, feeling both angry and anxious: "Mother! Were you out of your mind today? Do you even realize what foolish things you did?"

"Who’s out of their mind? I’m not sick at all!" Lady Jiang was taken aback. "Wait, what foolish things? Are you blaming your mother for revealing that Lin Wei and Chen Ruochu had an affair? Although mother..."