Let's Throw Firecrackers into Her Room in a Bit

Steward Shen carefully brought out two dishes: one was wild vegetables, and the other was wild vegetable soup.

These two dishes were indeed made by Zhou Wanwan.

Shen Zhao looked at the two dishes, his lips twitching slightly. "Call Zhou Wanwan."

Zhou Wanwan came over very quickly.

Shen Zhao asked, "Did you make these two dishes?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded seriously and said, "Yes! Try it and see if it's good. If it's not enough, I can make more."

"This dish is cooked like charcoal, why don't you try some?"

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said, "I'm full!"

Shen Zhao glared at her and asked, "What are you eating?"

Zhou Wanwan counted on her fingers and said, "Mantis shrimp, grouper, abalone rice, and let me tell you, that abalone rice was so delicious, I ate two whole bowls!"

Shen Zhao trembled with rage. "You're my servant, yet you eat better than I, your master! Have you no shame?"

Zhou Wanwan glared at him and said, "A master who can't even afford a single penny expects me to cook for you? Have you no shame?"

Do you believe I'll slap you to death?

Zhou Wanwan scoffed coldly, "Come on! Your right hand is already broken, do you want to break all the fingers on your left hand too?"

Shen Zhao shuddered in fright. "It must have been you! How did you do it?"

Zhou Wanwan said calmly:

"Let me tell you something! Since I was little, everyone in my village has said I'm a jinx, so they kicked me out."

But good luck comes to those who are good to me.

Shen Zhao scoffed coldly, "You want me to be nice to you? You dare to say that? Guards, make her kneel down."

Several nannies rushed over, intending to force Zhou Wanwan to kneel, but they had barely reached her Zhou Wanwan...

They fell to their knees with a thud, unable to move.

Shen Zhao kicked them in the chest and said, "You bunch of old trash, I said, make her kneel down, not you kneel down."

But those old women couldn't move at all, and they couldn't even speak.

The old man beside him looked at the Perfected Baoyi and said, "Master, do you think they're possessed?"

Perfected Baoyi stood in front of the old woman and said, "It's really strange. These people seem to be tied up. Hey! What's wrong with you all?"

Suddenly, an old woman stood up and slapped him across the face.

The Perfected Baoyi cried out, "Ouch! That hurts so much! What are you trying to do?"

Several elderly women standing nearby stood up and slapped him several times.

Perfected Baoyi looked aggrieved. "What did I do to deserve this? Why do you have to hit me?"

Zhou Wanwan stood to the side, smiling faintly. Who told him to be so cheeky Perfected Baoyi!

In reality, Perfected Baoyi was a big fraud, but what was most impressive about him was that he managed to get into a national institution and join the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

The Imperial Astronomical Bureau was not a place for just anyone.

Perfected Baoyi was indeed a Daoist priest. You might say he had no skills, but he actually did have some.

But his greatest skill was boasting, and the dozens of villages around him all lived by deception and were all his followers.

Gradually, Perfected Baoyi became famous in the local area.

Later, when the Great Qi Kingdom recruited Daoist priests, he went to apply and, by constantly boasting, actually received an official salary.

But you might think that Perfected Baoyi is bad, but he can't be all that bad.

Bad people won't even think about taking the money back to repair their own Daoist temples anymore.

Moreover, he is very kind to the villagers in the vicinity, and he will lend a helping hand to anyone in need.

Therefore, he has a very good reputation around the Swindlers' Village.

The Old Scholar Tree sneered, "Serves them right. Scammers rely on deception. They say different things to different people. They don't even have that much awareness, so shouldn't they be beaten?"

After being slapped more than a dozen times, Perfected Baoyi finally came to his senses. "You all must not provoke her. If you anger her, none of you will escape unscathed."

The Old Scholar Tree chuckled and said, "That old swindler is quite clever indeed."

Old Master Shen looked at him and said, "What do you mean by that?"

Perfected Baoyi covered his face and said, "This child, whoever treats her well, she brings them good fortune; whoever treats her badly, she brings them bad luck."

Old Master Shen looked at Zhou Wanwan with a face full of horror and asked, "Really?"

Perfected Baoyi covered his face and said, "Of course it's true, I've finally learned my lesson."

The Old Scholar Tree chuckled from the side, "This man is really clever; no wonder he managed to get a position at the Imperial Astronomical Bureau!"

Perfected Baoyi stood next to Zhou Wanwan and said, "Are you satisfied now?"

Zhou Wanwan grinned and said, "Daoist Master, you're really amazing."

Perfected Baoyi looked at her and said, "Not at all! If we're talking about skill, you're the best. How about I become your underling from now on?"

Old Master Shen immediately understood. He looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Wasn't I blind to your greatness? What would you like to eat? I'll have someone bring it back right now."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "I don't want to eat anything. I just ate too much and I want to sleep."

Old Master Shen immediately said:

"Someone, help the young lady back to her room and take good care of her. You guys will be in charge of serving her personally."

"Wanwan, do you have enough money? If not, I have some here."

Old Master Shen had a tray of silver brought over.

Shen Zhao stomped her feet angrily beside him. "Dad, are you getting senile? Why are you being so good to her?"

Old Master Shen glared at him and said, "Shut up! If you say another word, believe me, I'll sew your mouth shut!"

Shen Zhao was trembling with anger; his father had never been so fierce to him before.

It's all because of Zhou Wanwan.

The eldest and second eldest sons of the Shen Clan also rushed over.

The Eldest Shen, said, "Dad, I wanted to go home this morning to get some things, but our house is all gone. Are you planning to rebuild?"

Second Shen frowned and said, "Dad, why didn't you tell us about such a big thing?"

Old Master Shen snorted coldly and said, "How can I explain this to you? Did I receive any notification? Did I know in advance?"

Eldest Shen touched his nose and asked, "So what does this mean?"

"What do you mean?"

Second Shen looked at Zhou Wanwan and asked, "Where did this girl come from?"

Shen Zhao pointed at Zhou Wanwan and said, "My maid, come and serve me."

Second Shen laughed heartily:

"With such a young maid, who's really serving whom?"

I still don't understand, how did our family just disappear?

Old Master of the Shen Clan is completely baffled and he's really annoyed!

Zhou Wanwan ignored them and went straight back to her room.

Just as they were about to rest, they heard the Old Scholar Tree outside say, "I knew that brat Shen Zhao was up to no good."

Zhou Wanwan asked, "What's wrong with him now?"

He went out and bought firecrackers, planning to blow up your room in a little while.

Zhou Wanwan was speechless. She was exhausted and hadn't slept well last night because of the move.

I had just fallen asleep when I heard noises coming from outside:

"She's just a child, I refuse to believe I can't handle her."

"Let's throw firecrackers into the room later. Doesn't she want to sleep? I'll scare her to death."