delicious little cook

Chapter 472 Prepare to Attack Grandma

Xiao Yezi came this time, and the old servants in the second room all saw it. They were worried that the new eldest mistress would have a relationship with Bai Kou. At this point, it's good for the second room to ask their old servants for the housework, and there is no need to get too close to the head room.

Naturally, the dowry servants regarded the old servants of the second room as their own emotionally, and believed in their words, so they found Gan's personal girl and told them to be careful not to be fooled by Bai Kou. Good at turning black and white with one mouth.

Mrs. Gan was a little confused. Both the old lady and the eldest lady praised Bai Kou, but this servant seemed to have some deep hatred for Bai Kou. Fortunately, she was also from a wealthy family, and she had seen many messy things in the inner house since she was a child. However, no matter how the girls sent her messages, she just listened first, and was not in a hurry to express her opinion. She just ordered people to prepare the clothes, waited for Gu Xu to wash and change after he got home, and the couple went to Rong En Hall to attend the family banquet together.

At the main table, the old lady took the main seat, the elders sat at the top table, Gu Xu and his wife naturally sat at the next table, and the other brothers and sisters sat at their own tables. Even Gu Hui came out. It was the first time Gan saw a fat man. Uncle Qi, who was in bad shape, couldn't bear to pay too much attention after taking a look.

After the banquet, the dishes were served in a continuous flow, some made by the old chefs of the East Kitchen, some of the Pingzhou style made by the two dowry chefs of Gan's, and Bai Kou made by the small kitchen of Zhongmingyuan As for the dish, now that the weather is getting colder, it's the season to eat shrimp and crab. Bai Kou made a dish of Sai Crab. The taste is so realistic that everyone forgets that the main ingredient of this dish is eggs.

After the banquet was over, everyone went back to their respective places. Gu Xu changed his clothes and went to the study to study official documents. The old man in his yard was waiting in the study. Taking advantage of the absence of the young lady, he secretly sued the young master and asked him to be careful of Bai Kou. Don't ask Bai Kou to intervene in the second room's housework while the second wife is away.

Gu Xu pretended not to hear, let the servant make a mess of himself, and retreated despondently, but after late at night, he went back to the bedroom to rest, and gently reminded his wife to handle the housework by herself, not to rely on others.

Gan understood the hint in her husband's words, and understood that someone had filed a complaint, so she didn't argue, but agreed softly, and then helped her husband to wash and go to bed.

In the morning of the next day, Mrs. Gan sent her husband out, and then received the housekeepers in the hall of the main house, handling housework and accounting books. Although it was just the housework of this house, it was already a mess for Gan. It was a mess, and without the assistance of my mother-in-law and husband, it was not easy to straighten everything out in a short period of time, and the half morning passed unconsciously.

After Bai Kou finished her daily routine, she brought Gu Hui to meet Gan Shi. The appointment was made in yesterday's note.

Under the guise of Gu Hui coming to see his sister-in-law, the servants of the second room did not dare to stop them, so they had to welcome them to the main room.

Gu Hui called "Sister-in-law", and Gan immediately took her hand affectionately and asked her to sit down, removed all the papers from the table, and replaced them with refreshments.

Gan shunned all the servants in the house, but left the door open so that everyone outside could see her talking to Gu Hui and Bai Kou, but no one dared to step forward to eavesdrop, because Gan's own girl Just standing on the porch.

After gossiping for a while, Bai Kou invited Grandma Xu to go for a walk on the grounds of showing her around the mansion.

The aunt and sister-in-law walked side by side hand in hand, Bai Kou followed on the other side of Gan's, half a step behind, followed by Gan's dowry girl, and at the end was the maid of the second room. Listen, if you hear a few words, you can complain to the young master.

Gan has already visited the environment of the mansion, but he didn't look at it carefully, he only knew the location of each house in the mansion. Introduce everyone's responsibilities, and every time you meet someone, Gan will reward you.

"Grandma Xu, you must keep these managers and stewards in mind. In the future, if you have anything to do, call them directly. The fewer people in the middle, the better. If there are too many people, it will be chaotic, and it will be easy to shirk responsibility. I think you understand this too. of."

"I understand, but I still want to thank Manager Bai for his trouble. I have been at home for a few days, and no one has mentioned these personnel matters to me in full."

"Hasn't Uncle Xu introduced you?"

"He has already canceled his vacation in the Imperial Academy, and he leaves early and returns late every day. Maybe he is busy with business, so he didn't take care of these trivial matters for a while."

"You guys got married in Pingzhou, and he didn't say anything in Pingzhou? Didn't your mother-in-law say that? He didn't say anything on the way from Pingzhou to the capital? He was so relieved that you sat in the room with your eyes in the dark. Doing housework here? Be careful of being tricked, Grandma Xu, old servants bully new masters, it’s a common occurrence.”

Bai Kou had a calm expression on his face, and the movements of his hands were also showing Gan Shi the way, but what he said made Gan's heart skip a beat. Subconsciously, he didn't want to believe Bai Kou's words, and wanted to hold her to ask for clarification, but Immediately, she felt a pain in her hand. Gu Hui had been holding her hand and squeezed it vigorously just now. The pain brought Gan back to his senses. He tried hard to control his expression, but his voice was a little unnatural when he spoke.

"The old servant bullies the new master? I am the eldest daughter-in-law of the house, or the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law. What good does it do to bully me?"

"Naturally, it's a dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. The old servants who play the leading roles in the second room are all the second wife's dowry and descendants. They have the second wife's backing, and even Uncle Xu can't do anything about them."

"It's impossible! My mother-in-law didn't come back with me. She has to take care of my father-in-law. Before leaving, she said more than once that I will be the master of the housework."

"Yeah, the words are beautiful, but she didn't tell you anything, and you didn't find anything wrong when you were immersed in the joy of your newlyweds. When you come to the capital and enter this house, you will naturally trust my servants very much. You will rely on them to do everything, but they are loyal to your mother-in-law. In the past two or three days, they have spoken ill of the servant girl in front of you, right? Have you ever said that the servant girl behaves badly and has a vicious temperament?"

"...This!" Gan was dumb. The first day she entered the door, she heard that Bai Kou, the steward of the Zhongming Court, was arrogant and complacent.

"Grandma Xu, if you listen to both, you will be bright, but if you listen, you will be dark. You are a new wife who just came in. Don't sit in the house all the time if you have nothing to do. Come out and walk around after finishing the housework. After the banquet tomorrow, you will meet a few people who are close to your eyes." The new sisters have an appointment to drink tea together, girls from rich families in the capital also have to go out to socialize frequently, and compete for the core position in the circle, otherwise, if they are pushed out to the periphery, it will not help Uncle Xu's career prospects."

Bai Kou's words hit Gan's heart again. Gu Xu is now a nobleman, an important reserve talent of the imperial court. As a wife, she has the responsibility to occupy a place for him in the social circle of female relatives and help him move forward in the future. more smoothly.

"Thank you for the reminder, Manager Bai, and I will rely on Manager Bai to help me come up with more ideas in the future."

"Grandma Xu is polite. Uncle Xu and Shizi are cousins ​​of the same grandfather. The family doesn't speak two different languages. If Grandma needs help, just ask."

Bai Kou smiled slightly, with a humble and respectful attitude.

(End of this chapter)