Quick travel: The poor little thing in the period novel strikes back

Rubbing the oily shirt, Shi Yan finally faced the reality. She was just a nanny and she could not defeat Huo Ming. She should start fulfilling her mission of taking care of Huo Ming for the rest of her life. As for marrying Huo Ming, the original owner did not say when, only that she would be his wife.

So there shouldn't be much difference between becoming Huo Ming's wife at the age of 20 or at the age of 80.

From this moment on, Shi Yan adjusted her mentality. If Huo Ming said to go east, she would never dare to go west. Whether it was cleaning, cooking or facing Huo Ming, she always treated them with high standards.

The two of them lived in peace for a month. After dinner that day, Shi Yan was cleaning the kitchen when she heard two light knocks on the kitchen door. Shi Yan turned around and saw Huo Ming leaning against the door frame, looking thoughtful.

"Boss, is there anything I can help you with?" Shi Yan spoke first with a standard smile on her face.

"My parents and brother are planning to come over tomorrow to see where I'm living now. They mainly want to see how I'm doing by myself. Do you have any problems here?"

"Boss, do your uncle, aunt, and brother have any dietary restrictions? I need to be prepared."

Huo Ming: "Just cook it as you like. Remember to add more fish. My family loves it."

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the next day;

Knowing that the Huo family was coming today, Shi Yan got up early to prepare breakfast and kept it warm in the kitchen so that Huo Ming could eat it later. She went straight to the market, otherwise she would not be able to buy fish if she was too late.

Moreover, only the vegetables bought from the market in the morning are the freshest. Huo Ming is not too picky about the ingredients. As long as the finished product is clean, light and delicious, it's fine. But today she has guests coming anyway, so she has to show off her skills.

After all, the original owner had never encountered such a thing in his memory. Huo Ming had never invited anyone into the house, and he didn't know what the Huo family's personalities were like, especially Huo's mother. Shi Yan wanted to know why she introduced such a daughter-in-law to Huo Ming.

Shi Yan wandered around the vegetable market for an hour. She not only bought fish, but also lotus roots and spare ribs to make soup. The basket she used to carry the vegetables was already full. You could tell without even looking that tonight's meal would be sumptuous.

When she got home, Huo Ming had already finished breakfast and left. The dishes and chopsticks he had used were soaking in the kitchen sink. The gas stove was on the lowest heat. On the stove was an iron pot full of water, and on top of the pot was a steamer, which contained the breakfast that Huo Ming had left for her.

Seeing Huo Ming's thoughtful behavior, Shi Yan was deeply moved and decided to behave well tonight to let the Huo family know that even if Huo Ming was alone, he could take good care of her.

At noon, in order to express her gratitude to Huo Ming, Shi Yan specially picked some fruits from the space and sent them to the garment factory together with lunch. Shi Yan didn't need to deliver the things directly to Huo Ming. She only needed to leave them at the gate and tell the old man who was guarding the door. Huo Ming would come to pick them up after get off work at noon.

But today, when Shi Yan was pulling the net bag containing the lunch box towards the gate of the garment factory, she saw Huo Ming already standing there, obviously waiting for her.

Shi Yan quickly quickened her pace and came in front of Huo Ming.

"boss."

Shi Yan called someone first, and then handed the net bag containing the lunch box and fruits to Huo Ming. However, Huo Ming did not take it immediately. Instead, he looked at Shi Yan with a slightly frown. Shi Yan took a step back uncomfortably and kept a distance from Huo Ming.

She felt a little puzzled by Huo Ming's strange behavior. She didn't think that Huo Ming was suddenly fascinated by her beauty. This situation must be nothing good.

"Isn't the 200 yuan salary I give you every month enough?"

"It's enough, it's enough. I don't have to pay for food and accommodation. 200 yuan is more than enough."

There was no falsehood in Shi Yan's words. She had been in this world for a month and had not spent a penny. Even the supplies in the space were not touched except for taking a few clothes of good quality to replace the original owner's clothes which were patched up with patches.

"If you need money, you can tell me. I can give you an advance on your salary. Don't wear this dress anymore. The collar is sewn crookedly and the threads are sticking out. It doesn't look good."

"And your hair should be combed before you go out. I'm not in that much of a hurry, so you don't have to rush to deliver food."

On weekdays, when Huo Ming was at home in the morning and evening, he would see little girls who were dressed simply, but their hair and clothes were neat and tidy, which made people feel comfortable just by looking at them.

But the little girl he saw at noon today had her hair tied up low and a little loose. She was wearing coarse cloth clothes that he hadn't seen her wear for a month. The clothes not only looked ill-fitting, but the collar had also been obviously altered by someone, which looked very inconsistent.

After Huo Ming said this, Shi Yan remembered that the dress she was wearing now was the only one of the original owner's clothes that did not have patches. Although it looked a little old, it was still wearable.

Shi Yan would basically put on this skirt every time she went to the vegetable market. This was something Shi Yan realized after going to the vegetable market twice and finding that the prices she paid for vegetables were a few cents higher than those of other people.

Although vegetables are affordable for every household, the vegetable vendors also look at customers based on their taste and often under-weight or over-price their products. When Shi Yan first started buying vegetables, she didn't know the market conditions. Although she dressed simply, the material of her clothes was obviously good, so no one would think she was penniless.

After realizing that she had been ripped off because she didn't understand the market, Shi Yan took out all the original owner's clothes from the space, found this one that still looked good, and wore it when buying groceries.

There were too many things to do this morning and I didn't have time to change. Who knew Huo Ming would be waiting here at noon today.

"Boss, I'll go back and change it later. Is there anything else?"

Huo Ming was silent for a moment, his expression changed from serious to somewhat conflicted, as if what he wanted to say next was a little difficult to say.

"Boss, do you need my help with anything?"

Seeing Huo Ming seeming to be hesitant to speak, Shi Yan simply asked directly.

"Although you didn't ask yesterday, I thought about it and I still have to tell you. My mother has been looking forward to me getting married since I became an adult. I'm worried that she will say something inappropriate when she sees you, so I'm telling you in advance so that you can be mentally prepared."

"Besides, I have no plans to get married for the time being. You are still young, so there is no need to focus on love affairs. I say this, you understand what I mean, right?"

From what Huo Ming said before, Shi Yan thought that Huo Ming was worried that his mother would say something explicit and make her feel uncomfortable.

But after all this time, she realized that the other person was just trying to warn her. His mother might very well arrange a marriage for him, but Huo Ming didn't have that intention and asked her not to have any other thoughts.

Shi Yan was almost laughing out of anger. She had been well behaved for the past month and didn't seem to have done anything to get herself into trouble, right? !