Today's Takeout Was All Flower-Themed

How could the Countess of Yongning be so kind?

She was mainly broke; she was dirt poor back in Dongshan Prefecture.

Wanting to return to the capital, I discovered I was still dirt poor.

Having exhausted all other options, they turned to Zhou Wanwan for help.

Zhou Wanwan told her about this method: as long as she found a way to let everyone know that she could tell fortunes, and people came to her for fortune telling, she would give them a share of the profits.

The woman looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Little girl, you're so young, do you really know how to tell fortunes?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded, looking at her and saying, "You have few offspring; I'm afraid you only have this one son?"

The child was jumping around:

"Do you really need to tell me that? Just ask anyone about our family situation."

Even that countess from just now could know a lot.

Zhou Wanwan looked at the woman and said, "Alas! We originally had another son, but he was lost."

The boy laughed loudly:

"Mom, I told you he was a fraud! I told you he was a charlatan!"

"I'm our only child, where would a boy come from?"

The woman stared blankly at Zhou Wanwan and asked, "You... how did you know?"

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said:

"That's how it was calculated! The child must have been lost when he was five or six years old."

But have you found out why it was lost?

The lady's eyes reddened.

"Waaaah... It can't be that easy!"

I've been searching for years, but I haven't found a single clue. Do you think I'll ever see my son again in this lifetime?

The boy's face turned ashen. "Mom," he said, "I'm an only child. Why do you keep bringing him up?"

The woman was taken aback, looked at him and said, "Alright, alright, I won't mention it anymore, let's just let this matter rest. I just want to ask, what exactly is wrong with my son?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at her son and said, "He's problematic in every way. He's an expert in everything—eating, drinking, gambling, whoring, and more, he has violent tendencies. Tsk tsk tsk..."

The woman paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "You're talking nonsense. My son likes to eat and drink, but he never gambles or frequents brothels."

The boy snorted arrogantly and said, "Mom, I told you she was talking nonsense!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at the boy and said:

Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, you know in your heart.

You know perfectly well how much debt you owe.

The boy threw a punch at Zhou Wanwan, but unexpectedly, his fist suddenly swung towards his own face.

"Bang--"

The boy fainted immediately, and the woman was so frightened she stood there stunned.

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said:

"It's good that he fainted. There are some things I can't tell you while he's here."

"Madam, do you remember who took your youngest son out back then?"

The lady thought for a moment and said:

"My eldest son took my youngest son out at the time, saying they were going to buy candied hawthorns on the street."

Later, for some reason, my youngest son disappeared. They were with seven servants at the time.

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said, "If I said that the child was thrown away by your eldest son, would you believe me?"

The woman stared blankly at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Impossible! How could this be? The two brothers have always had a very good relationship."

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said:

"Anyway, I've already told you the truth. Whether you believe it or not is your business."

Furthermore, if you want to know the whereabouts of your youngest son, I can calculate it for you, but that will cost a different price.

The woman looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Do you know the whereabouts of my youngest son?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled slightly and said, "Sure, it's possible! But it's quite expensive, and it will take some time."

How much money do you want?

"Ten thousand taels of silver."

The lady, trembling, pulled out ten thousand taels of silver notes from her bosom and said, "Here, as long as I know the whereabouts of my youngest son, this money is yours."

Zhou Wanwan nodded, looking at her and saying, "Your son is completely ruined. You'd better think about your way out!"

Within half an hour, one of his men relayed the information he had gathered.

"That child is only 14 years old this year. He has been adopted by a farming family, but the family treats him badly, constantly beating and scolding him."

Zhou Wanwan wrote down the address and handed it to the woman, saying, "Your son is at this address. You can go find him now. His adoptive parents are not good to him."

The woman glanced at the address, covered her mouth, and cried. The location wasn't far; it was just on the outskirts of the city, only a little over half an hour away.

After the lady boarded the carriage, Zhou Wanwan looked at the others and asked, "Anyone else want their fortunes told?"

The ladies all shook their heads; they simply didn't believe Zhou Wanwan could tell fortunes.

How accurate can a six-year-old child be in their calculations?

Zhou Wanwan didn't bother with them. The Countess of Yongning said, "Hey! Wanwan, what was that lady of the Court of State Ceremonial rushing off to just now?"

Zhou Wanwan said calmly, "She went to find her youngest son."

All the ladies were shocked. "Her youngest son was lost when he was about five or six years old!"

"How could it possibly be found? If it were possible, it would have been back already, okay?"

"Does this little girl mean she figured it out? She can even figure out something like this? I find it hard to believe."

The banquet officially began, and Zhou Wanwan no longer cared about anything else.

Today's meal was ordered by Countess of Yongning, and it was a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.

You can tell it's takeout just by tasting it.

The ladies smiled and said, "Wow! You're treating us to takeout? This place's takeout is delicious, the best food I've ever had."

"Whenever my family has a banquet, we always order dishes from this restaurant. Their food is truly delicious and visually appealing."

"And it's not expensive either, it's great value for money."

Countess of Yongning laughed heartily, "As long as everyone enjoys the meal, that's all that matters. Today is a flower-viewing banquet, so all the takeout orders are flower-themed."

One dish after another was served, each plate adorned with colorful flowers, half of which incorporated fresh flowers into the cooking process, and were also paired with various fresh seafood.

The plate is decorated with peonies, roses, hibiscus, Taohua, Moli...

There are also all kinds of milk tea, such as Moli milk tea, rose milk tea, and osmanthus milk tea...

After drinking the Moli milk tea, everyone nodded in agreement. "This Moli milk tea is really delicious, but I still think it tastes even better chilled."

"I think this osmanthus-flavored milk tea is also good; it has a rich osmanthus aroma."

Zhou Wanwan also took a sip of milk tea. Her favorite flavor was still Moli milk tea, but modern milk tea didn't have the artificial flavoring she had in her previous life.

It's all made with real tea and real milk, so it's very healthy, and there's very little sugar in it.

Soon, bowls of lobsters were brought out.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the lobster. "What... what is this? I've never seen this dish before!"

"This should be a large red shrimp, right? Is it edible? I remember there being a lot of these in those ditches."

"Oh dear! How dare they serve up this kind of food meant for the destitute?" Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but sneer.