My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

She always felt something was wrong, but if she were to truly say it was wrong, there wasn't anything wrong. Fourth Master Xu was a good person, sincere and reliable. If he didn't really like her, he probably wouldn't have taken the initiative to confess his feelings.

Moreover, she had met Old Lady Xu and felt that the Xu family didn't seem to be the kind of family that despised the poor and loved the rich. They should...

On the surface, the second sister is a stubborn ass, while the youngest sister is much more pliable. In fact, once the youngest sister has made up her mind, she is even harder to change than the second sister. And since the second sister is a love-brained elder sister, how can the youngest sister escape?

Ugh!

Si Muyan clenched her fists and decided to work harder. Only by making her career bigger and stronger could she give her younger sister more protection.

This will give my younger sister an extra way out if anything happens in the future.

Everyone in the Si family was particularly pleased with Fourth Master Xu, even more so than with Fang Tongsheng. As for Fang Tongsheng, while the Fang family members were all good, he still had a future to pursue. My younger sister had delayed his career, and in the future, she might end up being his wife. The Xu family was also a merchant family, so they were much less concerned with family status.

Aunt Jin even went to burn a stick of incense and chanted Amitabha: "I hope the marriages of my three daughters will go smoothly..."

After thinking about it, I felt that it was not right. The second young lady's marriage would not go smoothly. But it was not wrong either. The second young lady was still so young and would definitely get married again. The second young lady was so beautiful, hardworking and virtuous, so marrying into a good family would not be a problem.

In the evening, Si Muyan found her younger sister and asked her how much she knew about Fourth Master Xu's situation.

My younger sister blushed and whispered, "He told me everything about him. He's not the Xu family's biological child. Old Mrs. Xu is his aunt. His family died a long time ago, so Old Mrs. Xu adopted him. The other members of the Xu family also treat him as their own and are very kind. As for the future, he said he doesn't have to worry about the family business. After we get married, the Xu family will give him some property, and the two of us... will manage it ourselves."

It sounds great. After all, the Xu family is a wealthy business family, unlike the Si family, which is a small business that just started. But the Fourth Master Xu is not his biological son, so there is a layer of separation and it is different. Therefore, it is not a question of whether he dislikes or not when he is with his younger sister.

Si Muyan asked again: "Has he told his mother?"

"He didn't say it directly, but he hinted at it. He said his mother was very happy," my younger sister said quickly. "He didn't say it because he was afraid that if I wasn't happy, it would ruin my reputation."

Well, that’s quite thoughtful.

My younger sister continued, "He told me today that he'll come to my house to visit my father in a while, and then take me to see his mother. But it's not possible for him to see his other relatives yet. They're all in Lingnan City and rarely come back. I'm afraid it's Old Lady Xu who will go back to Lingnan with him during the New Year."

Si Muyan nodded: "He did a good job. What do you think?"

"I'm... very happy." The younger sister wasn't one to be shy. Her blushing face was due to shyness. She knew in her heart that her elder sister asked so many questions out of genuine concern for her. "Sister, I... like him too."

Si Muyan didn't say anything. In marriage, liking someone wasn't enough. She simply said, "I have one request. You two shouldn't be together for a year, and you can't have children. We can't get married until you're eighteen. Can you do these two things?"

The younger sister hesitated for a moment. She felt that as long as there was love, they could get married. Moreover, they were an ordinary family, and there was no need to be bothered with complicated formalities. The three books and six ceremonies would take at least two or three years. She was already of marriageable age, so she could get married.

But seeing her elder sister's worried look, she nodded: "Okay."

Si Muyan held her hand and said, "Little sister, I know you like him very much now, but you are still young after all. No matter what happens, let's take it a little slower, a little slower, okay?"

The younger sister hugged Si Muyan and said, "Don't worry, big sister. I know you are doing this for my own good. I promised you that I will marry you when I turn 18. I will also tell him to wait for me for another two and a half years."

The younger sister saw this more clearly than the second sister. Even though she loved Fourth Master Xu so much, she still had to put herself first. Eighteen years old was fine. Firstly, she was not very worried about her family. Secondly, she could test whether Fourth Master Xu was sincere to her and whether he was willing to wait for her.

The preliminary round of the cooking competition is scheduled for the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, which is a good day.

There are two people from the Si family who signed up, the representative is Shuiqinniang, who makes the Si family's signature spicy hot pot.

In fact, everyone wanted to let the second sister go first. After all, her last name was Si, and she was the best representative of the Si family. At the very least, Aunt Jin should go first, as Aunt Jin was one with the Si family.

But Si Muyan shook her head and said, "Among us, the one who's the best at cooking and loves to cook the most is Shuiqin Niang. And anyone who comes to work for our Si family is a part of the Si family food shop; we're all the owners. Shuiqin Niang is now the chef at the food shop, and she's the one who makes the spicy hot pot. She even adjusts my base ingredients based on the tastes of regular customers, making it more suited to each individual's preferences."

Everyone agreed with what he said and said nothing more.

Shuiqin's mother was even more excited. She had not been there for long, but the Si family trusted her so much, which was certainly something to be proud of.

The other person is Aunt Jin, but she is running for election in her personal capacity, and she is not making hotpot or malatang, but dim sum.

The cooking competition also has various categories. The top five are selected from each category, and then the competition is held to select the top five overall.

My younger sister has recently followed Mr. Xu Si to eat at every dim sum shop in Fenghuang County. During normal meal times, she has to be busy in the shop, and when she has time to go out in the afternoon, she can't have a proper meal, so she can only drink tea and eat dim sum.

She felt that dim sum was not very good. After all, there were so many delicious dim sum in Fenghuang County. Could Aunt Jin make something better than those?

But the younger brother stuffed Aunt Jin's failed dessert into the younger sister's mouth and said, "Third sister, you try it."

Even though my younger sister had eaten so much, her eyes still lit up: "What is this? Why is it so delicious?"

"This is called a cake, and it's filled with cheese. The recipe is in a book my eldest brother left behind, and my eldest sister improved it and developed it."

My younger sister nodded vigorously: "If Aunt Jin takes this, it will definitely be in the top three, if not first place in the dim sum category!"

Aunt Jin said embarrassedly: "Actually, I always listen to the eldest lady. The eldest lady is very capable of making things happen. I can't think of these things myself."

"But if I can't make something, Aunt Jin can make it right away if I tell her about it." Si Muyan said with a smile, "I believe in Aunt Jin, and we don't have to win a place, we can just give it a try."

The younger sister held her face and sighed, "It would be great if there was a beverage category in the cooking competition. I want to make a drink and participate in it."

A while ago, I had some free time, so I researched three kinds of drinks and sold them in the food store, and they sold very well.

She originally wanted to continue her research, but since she was with Mr. Xu Si, she had fun whenever she had free time, so she put the development of the beverage on hold.