The roast pork knuckle made today embodied Zhou Shuling's determination to prove her talent for cooking.
As its aroma wafted through the air, Zhou Shuling, wearing thick heatproof gloves, took the roast pork knuckle from the oven with a ding. Just then, Shangguan Dandan returned home right on time, skipping along and singing while waving five hundred yuan in her hand.
"Nuannuan, go check whether Little Ling needs help in the kitchen first," Shangguan Dandan said to An Nuan, who was following behind her and had just met Liu Chang'an's gaze.
That would show that the Empress Dowager kept the household chores in mind, while also avoiding the danger of Liu Chang'an taking the chance to make things difficult for her the moment she entered the kitchen. That moth would never trouble his beloved girlfriend.
An Nuan hurried off, not daring to tell Liu Chang'an that Shangguan Dandan might have discovered she had stayed over after finishing her work.
After giving An Nuan her instructions, Shangguan Dandan walked over to Liu Chang'an. Pinching the five hundred yuan between both hands, she swayed it from side to side and bounced around in front of him, showing it off with immense pride.
"I heard from Nuannuan that last year, you worked on a construction site and only earned two hundred yuan a day. Look at me!" Shangguan Dandan held her wages high overhead.
"You only finished handing out those flyers today, and you already got paid?" Liu Chang'an looked at Shangguan Dandan skeptically. Could it be that she had gotten the money by glaring at someone with the majesty in the Empress Dowager's eyes again?
She had repeatedly used that trick to swindle eggs and gifts from health supplement marketing organizations, as well as extra scallions, chilies, perilla, and the like when