Why Is Everything a Vegetable Dish?

Zhou Wanwan looked at the Cui Family steward and said:

"I never claimed to be a miracle doctor."

Besides, even miracle doctors have prices; your family thinks you can get one for free? No way!

Steward Cui's face immediately darkened.

"Miss Zhou, you probably didn't understand what we meant."

The Cui Family's message is: if you don't take action, don't even think about leaving the Cui Family's house.

Guards, lock her up in the back courtyard and let her reflect on her actions.

Until she figured it out, she was locked in the most dilapidated room in that secluded courtyard.

As the Pei Family's nanny led Zhou Wanwan forward, she said, "Miss Zhou, I'm not trying to scare you, but that side courtyard is haunted. I don't know if you're afraid."

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said, "Really? Was that ghost male or female? Were you the ones who killed it?"

Will she come to see you tonight?

Cui Family trembled and said:

"What nonsense are you spouting? How could we be the ones to cause this?"

I was just trying to kindly remind you, if you know how to treat illnesses.

Then hurry up and get Second Master's illness treated, otherwise you won't be able to escape.

"Our Cui Family has plenty of ways to make you wish you were dead."

Nanny Cui locked Zhou Wanwan in a side courtyard and then locked the door.

Then they heard Nanny Cui say:

"She's just a little girl. I don't believe I can't handle her. Let her stay in the side courtyard for a few days and find some people to scare her."

Let's see if she dares to be so stubborn again.

The Cui Family is truly rotten from top to bottom.

The Old Scholar Tree looked disgusted and said:

"This side courtyard hasn't been cleaned in who knows how long, it's filthy, no way, this side courtyard is definitely not acceptable."

"Let's demolish this side courtyard first, then find a nice house and move here."

A tree rushed in from outside and said:

"Found it, found a really nice house."

It's filled with all sorts of flowers and plants; I especially love it.

The Old Scholar Tree said, "Great! I'll tear down these old houses first, and then we'll graft the new ones over."

They worked very quickly and finished in no time.

The trees nodded and said, "This old house can't be wasted; we should return it to them."

While eating, Zhou Wanwan watched them make changes and said:

Wow! You guys are amazing! You built the house in just half an hour.

And this house is so beautiful! It's practically my dream home!

Zhou Wanwan was so overwhelmed by the trees' effusive praise that she lost all sense of direction.

"Wanwan, is there anything else you need? Let's go look again. The Cui Family has quite a lot of good stuff. If all else fails, we can check the storeroom."

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "That's so embarrassing!"

"The Cui Family wasn't embarrassed to kidnap you, so why should we be embarrassed?"

The trees were gone quickly, and soon they opened the warehouse.

The Cui Family's storeroom was indeed quite full.

Soon, they found the perfect thing for Zhou Wanwan.

Zhou Wanwan's lips twitched as she said:

"Oh dear! When we're visiting someone's home, shouldn't we keep a low profile?"

"Isn't it inappropriate to just take all the good stuff from other people?"

The trees said:

"It's alright, it's alright. Since the Cui Family invited us here, it means they trust us and consider us one of their own."

"What's wrong with us taking some things?"

The side courtyard is finally almost done.

Zhou Wanwan replenished some spiritual energy to the flowers and plants in the side courtyard.

The flowers and plants exclaimed, "Wow! This feels so good! It's like sunbathing!"

How did we get here? Where is this place?

"Oh dear! Have we ended up in a side courtyard? Does the old lady not want us anymore?"

"Who knows!"

Zhou Wanwan didn't care whether they were happy or not; she was quite happy nonetheless.

"This side courtyard is already quite proper," the Old Scholar Tree said.

"The Cui Family's quilts aren't good quality; we should stick to our own."

However, their bed was actually made of sandalwood, and the quality was quite good.

That's the study over there. It's quite well-stocked with books; I've sent all of them to our Yan Mountain Academy."

Zhou Wanwan looked at the room and was extremely satisfied.

Lying on the soft bed, she sighed, "The Cui Family truly lives up to its reputation as a prominent family; their conditions are so good. I'm hungry."

The Old Ancestor took out dozens of dishes and said, "Wanwan, take a look and see which ones you like. Pick them out, and if you don't like any, I'll send them back."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled, "I think they're all pretty good."

Eggplant casserole, Steamed quail with flowers, Minced meat and jade-like sliced meat, Five-flavor mackerel, Yellow croaker in broth, Bird's nest soup, Braised shark fin, Steamed shad, Crab meat stuffed with bamboo shoots, Lamb tongue skewers, Three-crisp soup...

The Old Ancestor placed the dishes on the round table and said, "Eat slowly if you like."

Zhou Wanwan nodded as she spoke:

"This eggplant dish seems to have appeared in ' Dream of the Red Chamber '."

Peel and dice the eggplant, fry it in chicken fat, and then simmer it in chicken broth with chicken breast, shiitake mushrooms, button mushrooms, fresh bamboo shoots, dried tofu, and various dried fruits until the broth is almost dry.

Seal it in a jar and store it; when you want to eat it, mix it with freshly stir-fried diced chicken.

"Yes, yes, that's how it's done. Is it really necessary to go through so much trouble for a single dish?"

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "That's how it is in big families; they have so many rules and etiquette, but the food they make is indeed delicious."

She enjoyed the food, but the kitchen staff suffered.

The kitchen staff at the Cui Family's house were in an uproar. "There were clearly more than a dozen dishes on the table just now, and they've all disappeared in the blink of an eye!"

The kitchen manager scoffed, "A dozen dishes disappeared in the blink of an eye? How is that possible? Are you telling a story?"

"Really, I was the one who served that dish."

The kitchen manager angrily said:

"You people are becoming more and more outrageous, daring to lie."

The food is about to be served, what are you planning to serve?

The chef from the next room ran over and said:

"Steward Zhang, we're out of vegetables too, not a single one left."

All that was left were some green vegetables, tofu, and radishes.

Has our kitchen been broken into?

Steward Zhang's face turned green. Someone ahead was urging them to hurry up with the food. "Steward Zhang, can you please be a little faster? The masters are waiting!"

Steward Zhang was sweating profusely, and in the end, the dishes served were either vegetables or tofu.

Old Madam Cui was entertaining distinguished guests. She said with a smile, "I had the kitchen prepare several dishes today. The Crown Prince and the Second Princess, please eat more."

The Crown Prince nodded and said, "I've heard that the Cui Family's cuisine is very famous; I must have a good taste of it today."

As soon as Old Madam Cui finished speaking, dishes were served one after another.

It's either tofu or eggplant; if it's not eggplant, it's just leafy greens.

In the end, the table was filled with vegetarian dishes; there wasn't a single main course.

Old Madam Cui's face turned green. "Steward Cui, what's going on? Why are all the dishes vegetarian?"

Steward Cui wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Madam, please calm down. I don't know what happened to the dishes today; they all disappeared right after we finished cooking."

Old Madam Cui glared at him and said, "Do you think vegetables can just disappear into thin air? Do you take me for a three-year-old?"

She had barely finished speaking when her head Daya rushed over, saying, "Madam, something terrible has happened! Your courtyard is gone!"

Old Madam Cui looked at her and said, "What do you mean my courtyard is gone?"

The Daya wiped the sweat from her brow and said, "We were just about to clean your favorite Furong Courtyard when we opened the door and found it completely empty."

Old Madam Cui didn't even bother to eat; she went straight to Furong Courtyard, only to find it empty, with nothing left inside.

Old Madam Cui nearly fainted. "Where are the things in this room?"

The Daya shook her head and said, "This servant doesn't know. I've searched everywhere, but I just don't know where the thing went."

Old Madam Cui that she trembled all over.

"I want to see who has such great ability that they can carry my little courtyard away in no time."

All the flowers and plants in this little courtyard were personally tended by me; they represent my hard work and dedication.