Dressed as a vicious stepmother, farming and raising cubs

"Boss, there are many new dishes on Yuelaiju recently, and they are [-]-[-]% similar to ours!"

One day, Xiao Shun went out to buy ingredients and brought back this shocking news.

"What!" Su Liu was shocked and a little confused at the same time.

What I cook is a modern dish. The other party does not have the recipe and raw materials, so it is absolutely impossible to replicate it.

She thought about it again and warned:
  "Xiao Shun, go and find out, and you can finally buy their vegetables."

Xiao Shun worked very quickly and bought back the new dishes from Yuelaiju on the same day. Su Liu checked them one by one. The results were as she expected. The dishes were indeed very similar to what she made, but they always lacked some key ingredients. , because those materials were actually exchanged for her.

She couldn't help but have a headache. As soon as she solved the drinking problem, Yuelaiju came up with new tricks, which really made her a little exhausted.

Then she quickly realized a crucial problem.

The formula was leaked, is there a mole?
  But there are only three people in Xichun Tower except her. Xiao Shun is unlikely to be the whistleblower. The only ones left are Peng Dahai and Song Yao.

So in the next few days, Su Liu secretly observed the two of them.

Unexpectedly, she found out that something was wrong with Song Yao's recent behavior.

She was secretly collecting the leftover dishes from the guests, especially the ones that hadn't been touched much, but it didn't look like she was taking them back to eat herself, because people in Xichun Building had "staff meals" every day, and the dishes were also Just as rich.

So she paid close attention to Song Yao's actions and discovered something even more wrong. Usually, several people in Xichun Building lived in the wing room in the backyard, but Song Yao would sneak out every night after closing time. .

These suspicious deeds all matched up with the details that I had thought of before.

Could it be that Song Yao secretly smuggled the dishes from Xichun Tower to Yuelaiju so that their chefs could imitate them?
  Thinking like this, Su Liu couldn't help but feel a little chilled. He had always taken care of Song Yao like a little sister, how could she do such a thing?
  However, she couldn't make any conclusions until the truth was clear.

Finally, she decided to follow Song Yao personally to see what she was going to do.

As closing time approached, she saw Song Yao clearing the table, so she stepped forward and asked with concern:
  "Yao Yao, are you tired lately? In fact, the physical work of collecting vegetables can be left to Xiao Shun."

Hearing this, Song Yao seemed a little panicked, shaking her head and saying:
  "I'm not tired! I can just do this!"

Seeing her reaction, Su Liu felt a little more convinced, but she couldn't alert the enemy, so she pretended to go home and left Xichun Tower first.

Then, she hid in the alley outside the building and observed secretly.

It wasn't until the sky gradually darkened that Song Yao sneakily leaned out half of her body from the back door, carrying a small package behind her back.

She looked a little nervous and kept looking around until she was sure there was no one around, then she walked out quickly.

Su Liu quietly followed her not too far or too close behind her, deliberately keeping his steps very light so as not to offend her.

However, what she didn't expect was that Song Yao also passed by the back door of Yuelaiju, but did not go in. Instead, she walked along the main road in the city for a long way, and then turned into a remote alley.

At this time, she had arrived at the edge of Jade City. If she took a few more steps, she could almost see the city wall.

Su Liu had several big questions in her mind. What was she going to do?
  Song Yao became nervous again, looking around and around. Su Liu was so frightened that he hid behind a house. Fortunately, he did not expose himself.

Then, Song Yao was seen carefully coming to the back door of a house, clearing her throat and making a few cuckoo calls. Just when Su Liu was wondering what her intention was, the back door was opened.

A little girl in ragged clothes walked out of it. She looked only a little older than Shen Qingqing, but she was very thin and had sunken cheeks, which was obviously caused by year-round hunger.

When the little girl saw Song Yao, her eyes suddenly lit up and she excitedly rushed over to hug her:
  "elder sister!"

Song Yao stretched out her hand and smoothed the little girl's hair, with a gentle look in her eyes.

"Have you been obedient today?"

Hearing this, the little girl nodded vigorously:
  "I listened to my sister! I didn't tell my parents that you were back!"

Hearing this, Su Liu roughly guessed what was going on. This room should be Song Yao's original home, and the little girl was her sister.

She remembered that when she first bought Song Yao back, her family thought of selling their daughter because of poverty. This shows that the life of the remaining sister must be difficult.

Later, he saw Song Yao gently taking off the baggage on his back, opening it, and handing it to the little girl.

Inside the baggage is a simple wooden food box, but it has a large capacity. It contains dishes from Xichunlou at a glance. It’s just that there are many different dishes mixed together. It’s probably that the flavors have been mixed with each other, and it may even be delicious. Saw some pastries.

It turns out that she secretly collects leftovers from guests every day to feed her sister.

The little girl ate it hungrily, her cheeks bulging, and she kept putting it in her mouth.

This reminded Su Liu of kittens wandering on the street, who also know how hungry they are, because after eating this meal, they know when the next meal will be.

"Eat slowly, don't choke." Song Yao very gently took out her handkerchief, wiped it on the little girl's mouth, then took out a water bottle and fed her a little drink.

"Sister! Eat this, it's delicious!" The little girl took out a piece of osmanthus cake from the food box with her dirty hands and stuffed it into Song Yao's mouth.

Song Yao also ate it cooperatively and said with a smile: "Well, it's so sweet!"

Under the moonlight, the two small figures were close together, looking very warm.

Seeing this scene, Su Liu felt a little warm in his heart, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that he had misunderstood Song Yao. There was no so-called "ghost" in his restaurant. This was the best news.

At the same time, she was also filled with emotion.

I usually treat Song Yao as my little sister, but it turns out that she has such a mature and steady side when facing her younger sister, and even has the aura of a eldest sister and a mother.

After a while, the little girl finished the food in the food box.

Song Yao rewrapped the food box, wiped the little girl's mouth again, and whispered:
  "Okay, I'm leaving. Remember to step softly so that your parents don't notice you."

The little girl looked at her reluctantly, nodded obediently, turned around and entered the house, closing the door gently.