Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1353 - 192, Chat (Second Update)_2

Lady Jiang, while picking at her Crystal pork knuckle at home, suddenly sneezed, rubbed her nose, shook her head bewilderingly, and continued to struggle with the pork knuckle.

Listening to Chen Leyao’s words, Lin Wei finally understood the meaning behind them. It turned out that she suspected the rumors were spread by them.

"You misunderstand, Sister Yao, we didn’t spread any rumors."

Waving her hand, Lin Wei spoke straightforwardly, "Not to hide it from you, but we will be going back to Zhuma Town in seven or eight days. My sister has been busy with the matters of Dong Tian recently and simply hasn’t had the time to spread any rumors. Besides, my sister is not the type to do wicked things behind people’s backs. If someone offends her, she would settle it face-to-face. Didn’t we already clarify everything that day? My sister won’t dwell on this matter anymore."

If Lin Yuan had heard Lin Wei’s words just then, she would have blushed with embarrassment, realizing that she had indeed been perceived in such a glorifying light by her younger sister, though unfortunately, she seemed to have also done quite a few bad things behind the scenes.

Chen Leyao was truly stunned this time, "You say, what? Not you guys?"

"Not us, not us." Lin Wei emphasized repeatedly as she helped Chen Leyao to her feet.

If it wasn’t Lin Yuan who did it, then the person behind this wrongdoing was clear.

"It’s them!" Chen Leyao clenched her teeth, both furious and resentful.

Chen Leyao didn’t say who it was, and Lin Wei didn’t wish to inquire into the intricacies, given that she already had no relation with Chen Leyao, just as she’d mentioned that day. From now on, they would go their separate ways, irrelevant to each other.

"Miss Chen, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now." Having said this, Lin Wei turned around to leave.

"Weiwei, I..." Chen Leyao grabbed Lin Wei’s arm, calling out in urgency.

Lin Wei, however, brushed off her hand, smiled faintly, and left without a word.

Chen Leyao stared at her empty, outstretched hand, feeling a hollow void inside. People only saw her brightness as the direct daughter of the Chen family, but they didn’t understand her loneliness. She had so much Silver, yet not a true friend. Arguing with Wu Hanyu was irritating yet amusing. Later, when a little brother arrived at home, she thought she finally had someone to play with.

But then, her mother called the little boy a low-born, saying if she played with him, she too would become despised like him.

Whatever Mother said was naturally true, and she, at her young age, believed it deeply.

Having finally come to the Capital city, she met Lin Wei, only to end up ruining this friendship by her own hands.

Ha, Chen Leyao, how pitiable you are! You deserve not to have any friends, you really do!

Lin Wei, just about to leave, got startled by someone suddenly appearing in front of her, "Madam Cheng?"

Madam Cheng, who was bent over eavesdropping at the door, nearly stumbled into the room because of the door opening.

"Hehe, hehe." Madam Cheng, feeling awkward, looked at Lin Wei and Chen Leyao inside the room and patted her dress, clearing her throat, "Weiwei, I have something to tell you, come with me."

"Yes, Madam." Lin Wei obediently nodded and followed slowly behind Madam Cheng.

Madam Cheng greatly admired Lin Wei’s docile demeanor, thinking how much better she was compared to Tian Xuan, who had confessed feelings in the middle of everything. If she could have Lin Wei as her daughter-in-law, that would indeed be acquiring great merit from a past life.

As they walked, Madam Cheng happily chuckled. Madam Chen actually didn’t appreciate Lin Wei as her daughter-in-law; what a lack of discernment!

But this was perfect, keeping such a good girl for herself.

Madam Cheng had a private room on the second floor, well-furnished with a bed, chairs, and tables—it was Lin Wei’s first time in Madam Cheng’s room.

Upon entering, she was greeted by a faint medicinal aroma, causing her to frown slightly.

Madam Cheng noticed her reaction and pointed to a stool by the table, smiling, "I’m not feeling well, in addition to taking medicine, I also use it to fumigate the room. If you’re not used to it, we can talk in another room."

"It’s fine." Lin Wei, always considerate of others, naturally wouldn’t mind such a small matter, though her attention was all on Madam Cheng’s health.

"Madam, are you feeling unwell? Have you been too tired?"

Madam Cheng paused while pouring tea, smiled, and said, "Yes, I’ve just been too tired recently. You know, managing all of Red Smoke Pavilion alone is quite demanding, oh!"

She sighed, naturally steering the conversation towards her son, "My son, oh, he’s already so big but still acts like a child. I thought of handing over Red Smoke Pavilion to him, but that darn boy only wants to cook."

"I’ve invested so much effort to bring Red Smoke Pavilion to such grand scale, and he just refuses to take over. What should I do?"

Lin Wei could only smile silently at Madam Cheng’s complaints. During her days at Red Smoke Pavilion, besides practicing embroidery, she mostly listened to the staff gossiping. The talks were mostly about Cheng Haoxuan, supposedly the future Boss of Red Smoke Pavilion, whom she naturally knew had no interest in managing the Pavilion, keen instead on culinary arts.

However, speaking of which, it was strange, though Cheng Haoxuan had no interest in overseeing Red Smoke Pavilion, his intelligence and business acumen made him extremely adept for commerce. The selection of Kitchen Ladies and the riddle-solving event during this year’s Lantern Festival at Red Smoke Pavilion were all his ideas.