Chapter 29
Miss Shi Who Cooks
“Miss Shi, why do you keep staring at this box? Is there a problem?”
It had been a day and two nights since Shi Yan had finished eating the pastries in the box. When she woke up this morning and had breakfast, Xiao Zhao saw Shi Yan sitting in the living room staring at the pastry box on the coffee table in front of her. He couldn’t help but ask in confusion.
Shi Yan heard this and her eyes moved away from the pastry box. She smiled and shook her head.
Then, she continued to stare at the pastry box.
Although Xiao Zhao had doubts in her heart, she did not ask further and changed the topic.
“Yesterday, Miss went out to meet a friend. I don’t think she will go today. Are you and miss still going out to play today?”
Jiang Rui had an appointment yesterday, but Shi Yan did not go out. She spent the whole day either reading in the study or sitting in the living room staring at the cleaned pastry box in a daze.
“I don’t think so.”
Jiang Rui had taken her to almost all the places in sea city that she could play at.
Of course, Jiang Rui hadn’t taken her to more normal places, such as bars and clubs, which were messy places. Jiang Rui felt that they didn’t match Shi Yan’s temperament, so she had never taken her there.
Naturally, Shi Yan didn’t like to go to those places, either.
“What are your plans for today?”
“I don’t have any plans for the time being. Sister Zhao, you don’t have to worry about me. If there’s anything, just go and get busy. If there’s anything I need, I’ll give you a call.”
Hearing her say this, Little Zhao smiled in embarrassment.
“Actually, I do have something to do today. My brother in the hospital, so I plan to go to the hospital to see him. “It’s just that my father has to go to work, and my mother has also stayed in the hospital for a few days. She needs to go back and rest. I’m afraid that I’ll only be able to come back at night.”
“Sister Zhao, just go. I’m already a grown-up. I can take care of myself.”
In fact, she had only needed help in the Jiang family at the beginning. When she was not very familiar with the Jiang family, it was more convenient to have someone by her side. Now that she had stayed in the Jiang family for some time, she had already familiarized herself with everything that needed to be familiar with. Moreover, Grandma Jiang and Jiang Rui were both there. She actually did not need someone to take care of her at all times.
She had mentioned this matter to Little Zhao and told her to focus on her own work. However, Little Zhao insisted that her job was to take care of her, so Shi Yan did not insist any further.
“Then I’ll go to the hospital first. Miss Shi, remember to call me if you need something. If there’s anything urgent, go to Madame Jiang’s Courtyard to look for her. Madame Jiang is at home.”
Shi Yan smiled and nodded.
After Little Zhao left, Shi Yan was the only person left in the courtyard.
She had thought that Jiang Rui would come to look for her, but not long after, she received a call from Jiang Rui. She said that her mother’s friend had organized a tea party and asked her to accompany her. She asked Shi Yan if she wanted to come along, but Shi Yan refused.
Jiang Rui would attend such small gatherings of the daughters of the upper-class ladies almost every few days, and it was often held by different people. The two ladies of the Jiang family and the eldest daughter, Jiang Rui, had also held a few gatherings on the third floor of the main building of the Jiang family’s old mansion.
Previously, Jiang Rui had accompanied Shi Yan to play around. She had already missed a few of them, so it was not good for her to decline.
Shi Yan was not interested in these kinds of small gatherings of the upper-class ladies’ daughters. Moreover, once she went, her name would probably spread throughout the upper-class circles of Sa City very quickly.
She did not want to be so high-profile.
“Xiao Yan, then are you alright at home alone? Yesterday, I went out to meet a friend and left you alone at home.”
Jiang Rui’s somewhat apologetic voice came from the phone.
“It’s alright. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. You know, I can read books all day long. Besides, Grandma Jiang is at home. If I’m bored, I’ll go talk to her.”
“Then when you’re bored, remember to look for Grandma or go out for a walk. Don’t always stay in the study to read. If you don’t go out, you’ll easily suffocate.”
Shi Yan wanted to say that it was someone else, not her.
She liked to read quietly by herself.
She would not become bored or be unable to adapt to the outside world because she often stayed in the room and read. As long as she wanted to, she could adapt to any kind of environment. Her temperament would not be easily affected by the environment. Otherwise, after living alone for so many years, she would not still be the same person without the slightest change in her temperament.
“I know. Don’t worry.”
“Xiao Yan, are you really not going with me? Although the Tea Party is boring, it’s still very new for people who don’t go often. Moreover, you can get to know a lot of people.”
In other words, it was a good place to expand her network.
It was just that Jiang Rui did not say it directly.
Jiang Rui thought that if Shi Yan went with her, it would also be good for her. However, she also understood that Shi Yan should not like that kind of occasion, so she did not say it directly.
How could Shi Yan not understand Jiang Rui’s good intentions?
She didn’t brush it off, saying instead, “Maybe next time. I don’t feel like going out today.”
Since she said so, Jiang Rui didn’t insist.
After chatting for a while, she hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Shi Yan didn’t go back to the study. She slid down from the sofa and squatted on the ground. She leaned against the wooden coffee table and stared at the pastry box for a long time. Then, she suddenly picked up her phone and left the small courtyard.
She went to the main building.
She went straight to the kitchen.
“Miss Shi, is there anything you need?”
The servant in charge of the kitchen saw her and quickly went forward to ask.
“I want to borrow the kitchen. Is it convenient?”
“It’s convenient. But Miss Shi, are you going to cook food? If you want to eat anything, just tell the kitchen. We’ll cook it.”
“No need, I want to cook it myself.”
“Then, then I’ll be here. If Miss Shi needs anything, just call me.”
The maid didn’t dare to leave, not because she was worried that Shi Yan couldn’t cook. After all, it wasn’t a secret that Shi Yan had lived alone in the countryside for many years. If she didn’t know how to cook, she would have starved to death long ago.
The Maid was worried that Shi Yan couldn’t use the kitchen utensils. There was still a difference between the Jiang family’s kitchen utensils and the countryside’s kitchen utensils.
She was also worried that Shi Yan didn’t know where the ingredients were.
“Okay, thank you.”
Shi Yan smiled with her curved eyebrows. Her smile was elegant and had a hint of charm, which instantly dazzled the maid’s eyes.
It was said that Miss Shi didn’t come from a good family background and was far from being suitable for the eldest young master. Even if Madame Jiang liked her, she wasn’t qualified to enter the Jiang family. However, she saw that Miss Shi was very good!
Not to mention other things, in terms of appearance and temperament, there were very few people who could compare to Miss Shi. There were many socialites in the circle invited to Miss Shi’s tea party, and she saw that those people were not as good as Miss Shi.
The maid thought that she could help, but she did not expect that other than asking for the location of a few ingredients in the beginning, Shi Yan handled everything very smoothly after that.
She was very good at cooking.
Not only was she able to use these modern cookware with ease, she was also very good at cooking.
Soon, the kitchen was filled with a light fragrance.
She made two dishes, a soup and a medicinal cuisine.
The Jiang family of Sea City was a big family, so the kitchen was naturally full of ingredients. Even if Shi Yan wanted to make a relatively unpopular medicinal cuisine, she could find the corresponding ingredients.
Of course, this might have something to do with the fact that Madame Jiang often asked the kitchen to prepare medicinal cuisine for her.
The soup and the medicinal cuisine were taken out of the pot and put into the food box. Shi Yan thanked them and carried the food out of the main building.
The maids were very curious as to whether she was cooking these things for herself, or to whom she was giving them to, but in the end, their professionalism did not allow them to ask about it.
After doing all this, Shi Yan carried the food box but did not return to her small courtyard.
Instead, she went straight in the direction of the bamboo garden.
The doorbell rang.
Through the surveillance camera, Jiang Lin was a little surprised to see the person who had appeared outside the bamboo garden’s main door.
“Fifth Master, it’s Miss Shi Yan.”
The person who was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper quickly raised his head when he heard this, his overly good-looking face exposed. His face was clear, with a hint of warmth. There seemed to be an unknown emotion flashing in the depths of his deep eyes.
He put down the newspaper and said, “Invite her in.”
His expression was normal and his tone was normal, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry. However, his words were anything but normal.