Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 137 Xiaobao's Birthday

On the way back, Chu Xingchen asked Xin Baoer: "Does this mean you have completely accepted them?"

"A group of people who can work hard on one thing for more than ten years without much restraint should not have bad character."

Xin Baoer looked at the stacks of account books that Wangchuan and Wei Yu were each holding, and said softly.

"Then why do you keep testing them? Aren't you afraid that they will really have other ideas?" Wangchuan asked in confusion.

"Isn't that better? It's better than giving up halfway through the work in the future!" Xin Baoer said nonchalantly.

"You are too casual!" Wangchuan was a little dumbfounded.

"Are you stupid? You believe whatever Baoer says. Fortunately, I didn't learn everything from you, otherwise I would have been led astray by you." Wei Yu rolled his eyes and said with disgust.

"Hey, what do you mean? I didn't expect you to be a quiet person with such a sharp tongue. No wonder you don't talk much. Are you afraid of getting beaten if you talk too much?" Wangchuan fought back unconvinced.

"Who knows who will beat whom? Just wait and see." Wei Yu was not to be outdone.

"They are a good match, a pair of bickering enemies?" Xin Baoer looked at Chu Xingchen with a smile and said something shocking.

Wei Yu: "Who would like him?"

Wangchuan: "As if anyone thinks highly of you, haha!"

Simbaer approached Chu Xingchen and whispered, "A guard like you will easily end up alone."

Chu Xingchen was a little uneasy because of the girl's sudden approach, and replied casually: "Otherwise, Madam, please find one for him."

Xin Baoer smiled awkwardly. As a concubine, she didn't dare to respond to such words.

Looking at the girl's expression, you can tell that she didn't understand. She knew there was no time to rush, so in order to avoid making the atmosphere awkward, she quickly changed the subject.

"You want to deepen their persistence in achieving their goals through these two tests, and also make them more cohesive, making it easier for you to manage them later."

"I guess so. Actually, I don't really understand these things. I just think it's okay to do this, so I work hard in this direction. It seems to be working well, but Ling Niang seems to be a variable."

Xin Baoer was a little melancholy, mainly because she felt that changes meant trouble, and she hated wasting time solving problems the most.

"Is there something wrong with her?" Chu Xingchen asked.

"Not really, it's just that the person may be too obsessed. She doesn't trust me, or she doesn't trust anyone. We still have a long way to go, and she seems to be a little impatient." Xin Baoer slowly told Chu Xingchen her guess.

"You are afraid that she will be too anxious and expose the cards left by the Lin family." Chu Xingchen thought for a while and said.

Xin Baoer: "It's not impossible. I hope she is smart enough!"

Chu Xingchen: "Do you want to give Steward Lin and the others a heads-up?"

Xin Baoer: "I think he should know about it. This is also an opportunity. If he can handle it well, he can reuse them in the future. Otherwise, I am afraid I will have to reconsider my arrangements for them."

Chu Xingchen: "Just keep it in mind. If you need help, come to me. It's getting late. Go back and rest early."

The next day, Xin Baoer slept until noon again. When she woke up, she heard Lancao complaining.

"Madam is really good at ordering people around. She ordered more than a dozen dishes early in the morning, and each one is a troublesome dish. She didn't even think about her own conditions. It will take a whole day just to prepare all these ingredients. The key is that there are several dishes that I don't even know what they are. How can I cook them?"

"Who has offended our chef Xiaocaoer again?" Xin Baoer asked with a smile.

"Today is the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Young Master Xiaobao's birthday. It should have been hosted by you as the housekeeper, but the mistress went to the Second Master to complain early in the morning, saying a lot of bad things about you. The main point is that you are not good enough in the family and even don't care about the mistress and young master in the family." Lancao said angrily.

"I don't take them seriously? How can you say that?" Xin Baoer felt a little wronged. She never left the house, so how could this happen? "You sit at home and the pot falls from the sky."

"Miss, I think I know what the Madam is angry about." Mother Lin came out of the kitchen and said anxiously.

Xin Baoer: "What?"

Mother Lin smiled kindly and said softly, "It's the young master's birthday today. As the housekeeper, you should prepare everything a few days in advance, including three meals a day, the corresponding celebrations, who will attend, etc., and of course prepare birthday gifts."

Xin Baoer smiled somewhat guiltily when she heard this. If what Mother Lin said was true, she was indeed negligent. The key point was that she didn't even remember this incident.

He scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "It seems that I am really wrong. Mom, help me think about how to make up for it. Although I don't like that mother and son, I won't bother with a child!"

Mother Lin lovingly touched Xin Baoer's head and said with emotion: "Our girl has grown up. If so many things hadn't happened, she should be at home waiting to get married. Madam would definitely teach her these housekeeping matters step by step."

"What's wrong, mom? We're living a good life now. Lunch is almost here, hurry up and prepare a table of delicious food and send it over. As for the celebration, let's wait until tonight. I'll go discuss it with Second Master now."

Xin Baoer couldn't bear to see Mother Lin like this, so she quickly brought the topic back and hugged her. Mother Lin had taken care of the original owner meticulously since she was a child, and she could be said to be the closest person to the original owner.

"Okay, my girl has grown up and is sensible. You can go now. I will leave this to you, don't worry."

With his calloused hands, he gently patted the back of Xin Baoer's hand to reassure her, then took the angry Lancao to the kitchen to busy herself.

Xin Baoer didn't delay and trotted to find Chu Xingchen, holding up her skirt.

Chu Xingchen had been dealing with Xiang Qing for the entire morning before he calmed down to deal with things. When he saw the girl coming in, his frown relaxed, and he stood up and greeted her with a smile.

Xin Baoer: "Second Master, I'm sorry. Baoer has caused you trouble again."

Chu Xingchen: "You mean Xiaobao? That's not your fault. That child treated you so well. I didn't intend to let you take care of him. I've already told Wangchuan to do it. A child's birthday is not worth mobilizing so many people."

Chu Xingchen: "Oh, by the way, he liked the card you made for him very much and said he wanted to thank you. I know you have been busy lately, so I didn't let him bother you."

Xin Baoer heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that. It was good that someone was preparing it. However, she still said, "Let Lancao prepare dinner. Ask her to bring the ingredients to Wang Po in the afternoon and cook it in the kitchen here. This way, we don't have to carry it back and forth, which is troublesome and will get cold easily."

"Okay," Chu Xingchen responded gently with a smile, his laughter showing relief and indulgence. His Baoer was a sensible person, and was many times better than Xiang Qing who was always unreasonable and fussy.

After finishing her talk, Xin Baoer looked at the pile of unprocessed documents on Chu Xingchen's desk and sensibly said goodbye and left.

After returning, he made some deletions and revisions to the menu given by Xiang Qing and drafted a new one. He asked Wangchuan to find a way to buy the ingredients, and only then did he feel at ease to deal with the things in his hands.

Before I knew it, it was dinner time.

The main courtyard where Chu Xingchen lived had already been set up with tables and chairs. Xin Baoer came here with the sisters in the courtyard.

Following the principle of less trouble is worse than more trouble, I politely bowed to the people sitting at the main table as soon as I entered the door. After receiving several rolls of eyes in return, I found a seat and sat down, quietly waiting for the next process.

Chu Xingchen was the last to enter with Xiaobao. After not seeing him for a few days, the child seemed to be calmer.

"Today is Xiaobao's birthday. Let's take this opportunity to get together. Don't be restrained, let's eat." There was no unnecessary expression on Chu Xingchen's jade-like face.

That's it! Xin Baoer was surprised. Would this be too perfunctory? However, since it was none of her business, she chose to protect herself. Otherwise, it would be troublesome.

Mo Xuan Yifan, who was here to liven up the atmosphere, couldn't come back in time because he had a mission. Ever since the last time the mother and son plotted against Xin Baoer, the girls in the courtyard didn't dare to provoke this young master. After all, children are easy to forgive, but with a mother who can't tell right from wrong, no one wants to take the initiative to trouble her.

For a moment, there was no other sound in the entire dining room except the clatter of dishes and chopsticks and the slight sounds of chewing and swallowing.