It was perfectly reasonable for the eldest daughter of the Berenkest family to show up here. After all, she was the one who'd arranged for this two-tailed ox—now chopped into pieces—to be delivered. A king among ingredients, and at the prime age when its meat was most tender, a whole live ox like this cost at least seven figures in star credits. More often than not, you couldn't get one at any price.
Without the eldest daughter's arrangements, even with Auntie Ziyun's connections, Uncle would probably have had to go to quite a bit of trouble to get his hands on this dream ingredient for his culinary upgrade.
You had to admit, when it came to gift-giving, the eldest daughter had already reached a remarkably high level.
Of course, Yu Lian had a feeling that even if Miss Berenkest hadn't arranged anything, she'd still have shamelessly shown up today to disturb the rare moment of leisure he and his family were enjoying together.
Fortunately, there were already plenty of uninvited guests here to disturb that peaceful moment, so one more Miss Berenkest wouldn't make much difference.
Yu Lian took a good look at her. Today, Yani wore a sumptuous yet youthful bright-red coat. On closer inspection, faint gold patterns seemed to adorn the red fabric, complementing the paper-cut window decorations and lanterns throughout the building. It made her look quite festive.
He had to admit, with her red coat and silver hair, jade-white face and frosty eyes, she had the charm of peach blossoms reflected in a lovely face. She was also perfectly dressed for the occasion.
For nothing else, his aunt would be smiling the whole time if she saw Yani dressed like a jade maiden bringing good fortune.
"Wait a little. Nothing tonight matters more than this meal,"