Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1355 - 193, Date_2
Chapter 1355: 193, Date_2
Madam Cheng kept talking on and on without end, and Lin Wei felt as if a hundred flies were buzzing incessantly in her ears, her head swelling with the noise.
When Lin Wei heard Madam Cheng even refer to herself as her "mother," she felt as though she was sitting on pins and needles and just wanted to flee as quickly as possible.
"Madam, madam," Lin Wei stammered, "I’m not even eleven years old yet. Isn’t it a bit too early to talk about this matter?"
"Not at all!" Madam Cheng grabbed Lin Wei, who was attempting to slip away, holding her hand tightly in her own and speaking very earnestly, "Haven’t you heard the saying? ’Childhood sweethearts, innocent of worldlier ways,’ meaning that the two people have been inseparable since childhood, developing feelings of affection for each other. You’re both eleven, and Xuan is already thirteen or fourteen, not young at all. In some places, kids get married early—there are those your age who are already married and have children!"
Lin Wei forced a smile, thinking to herself that, according to Madam Cheng, she might as well marry Cheng Haoxuan immediately and then give birth to a big, chubby grandson for her next year. But wait, one wouldn’t be enough, right? She had to produce a whole bunch of them!
Thinking of herself so young, having to start having children at twelve and keep at it until twenty-two or even thirty-two—what a baby-making machine she’d be!
Suddenly, the image of the large sow and several piglets that they raised at the Lin family residence flashed before Lin Wei’s eyes, making her shudder from head to toe.
"Madam, madam," Lin Wei said, "I think this matter should be discussed carefully. Marriage is a matter of parental orders and matchmaker’s words, and my elder sister is already fourteen, yet my mother can’t bear to see her married off, so I’m even less in a rush." fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
While saying this, Lin Wei stood up, frantically pushed away Madam Cheng’s firm grip, and fled from her room as if her life depended on it.
Madam Cheng blinked and, watching Lin Wei’s retreating figure, chuckled, "Oh my, she’s still a child indeed, blushing just at the mention of it. Tsk tsk, but the child does make some sense. We shouldn’t be hasty, indeed, we must take the long view. In a few days, no, let it be tomorrow, I’ll have them meet each other to develop their relationship. It’s almost June, the flowers in the countryside must be blooming beautifully now, I’ll let the two kids go out to the lake to enjoy the flowers!"
Having made up her mind, Madam Cheng hurriedly called for Embroiderer Ru and instructed her to book a boat for lake cruising on the outskirts of the city. She also made sure to emphasize that Ru should book a room at Linjiang Tower with a picturesque view.
Observing Madam Cheng’s unusually excited and flushed face, Embroiderer Ru vaguely guessed the reason and went to arrange everything promptly and with gusto.
Lin Wei, as if escaping for her life, dashed out of Madam Cheng’s room and buried herself in her own private embroidery room, not to emerge again. She hoped to dodge the bullet this way, but before long, Embroiderer Rui came looking for her with a beaming smile. She invited Lin Wei to join them for the lake outing the next day and reminded her not to be late, with many repeated cautions.
Lin Wei was momentarily baffled and didn’t quite catch on. But once she did, she realized it was an arranged meeting in the guise of a lake excursion.
"Alas, disaster! If Xuanxuan finds out, she’ll definitely distance herself from me and ignore me!" Lin Wei groaned despondently, hands propping her chin.
Not go?
Lin Wei’s spirits lifted—what if she didn’t go? She stole a glance at Madam Cheng in her room and felt somewhat that not going would be somewhat disappointing. Not to herself, but she worried it would really disadvantage Tian Xuan.
An idea began to sprout in her mind, and Lin Wei’s eyes sparkled. She would return home and discuss it with her elder sister first before deciding!
That day, Lin Wei returned home early, pulling Lin Yuan and Xiao He into her room, where the three sisters whispered and discussed for a long time without coming out.
Xiao Linshuang was itching with curiosity, wanting to join in and listen, but the maids Shi Liu and Mu Dan wouldn’t let her enter, saying whatever they were discussing was not suitable for children and forbidding her from eavesdropping.
This frustrated Xiao Linshuang terribly, clawing at her little legs, insistent on peeking to see what the others were doing.
Almost everyone in the household was aware of the young Miss’s love for food. Watching Xiao Linshuang’s impatient demeanor, Shi Liu remembered what the eldest Miss had said, "Little mistress, the Misses are indeed discussing very important matters—they’re not indulging in any rare delicacies, so rest assured!"