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Zhou patted her mouth, touched the bundle of soft clothes in her arms, and lost all interest in greeting her sisters-in-law.

"Now that you've had your wedding feast, you should all go home! I won't entertain you any further!"

Lu Huan stopped at the kitchen doorway, tilted her head slightly, and sneered. This Zhou woman, she thinks she's someone special just because you give her a little sweet talk.

Lu Huan was very much looking forward to seeing how Zhou would let her stay in the Gao family.

In the kitchen, several aunties who were helping out were still busy. When they saw Lu Huan come in, they didn't find it strange and greeted her.

It was rather abrupt that Gao Yan, a man, appeared here.

In her previous life, she had two maids, Bizhu and Ziyao, so Lu Huan didn't need to cook herself. She often heard the two maids mention that before she married into the Gao family, it was this adopted brother who did all the chores.

However, the situation is very different in this life: Ziyao has been driven away by Lu Huan, and Bizhu has been entrusted with an important task and will not stay in the Gao family. It is impossible for the two of them to take over this responsibility again.

However, Lu Huan wouldn't let this situation last long: Gao Yan was doing so many chores every day and not eating well, how could he possibly take good care of his health and have a baby!

Thinking of this, she asked with a smile, "How are things going, aunties? Is there anything I can help with?"

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and walked to the stove.

Gao Yan recognized her voice and frowned, "Huan'er, why did you come here? It's smoky in here, don't stay here! Go back to your room!"

Although he said that, his eyes lit up when he looked up and saw her appear beside him.

Previously dressed in a wedding gown, Lu Huan appeared elegant and dignified. After changing her clothes, she resembled a lotus flower from a nearby pond, fresh and refined.

Gao Yan was stunned, and his movements of stuffing straw into the bag gradually slowed down.

"Yan boy, the fire's gone down!"

"Huh?" Gao Yan only came to his senses after being reminded by the aunties who were helping out in the kitchen.

A pair of slightly mocking eyes looked at them, and Gao Yan's already flushed face burned even redder.

"I'm really here to help! Don't underestimate me, I can do all of this!"

Lu Huan's words were absolutely true.

In their previous life, not only on the road of fleeing, but also after they settled down in Jinling, they bought a household of servants to serve them. However, Zhou and her son often complained about the food prepared by the cook.

They either complain that the food doesn't suit their taste or that the dishes are too monotonous.

Therefore, Lu Huan ultimately cooked the meals for the Gao family himself.

This time, however, she wasn't going to be so obedient. Besides, with Lu Ruyi, Zhou's own daughter-in-law, around, it wasn't her place as the adopted daughter-in-law to take the lead!

Lu Huan chuckled inwardly, thinking that these two picky eaters would have to rely on Lu Ruyi to take care of them!

In the backyard, Li's daughter-teaching session was also coming to an end.

"Your father asked me to tell you not to provoke Lu Huan." Seeing Lu Ruyi's defiant and rebellious look, Li Shi pressed her hand down. "Listen to me! Your father is right! That brat has now climbed up to the Prince of Yan's mansion, and even his attitude has softened, let alone your husband."

Lu Ruyi gritted her teeth in hatred. How come she had never heard of Lu Huan having this ability in her previous life! It must be because Lu Huan didn't consider her a true sister that she didn't reveal a single detail.

"This Lu Huan has really kept a deep secret!"

"I haven't quite figured out your father's attitude yet. Use your brain for now, and don't provoke Lu Huan these next few days. I'll try to get some information out of her on the day of your homecoming!"

If Zhou mentions your dowry, just say that your parents need to go back to prepare it. Never let Zhou know that you have money on you!

If she really presses you, just shift the blame to Lu Huan, understand?

Lu Ruyi listened to the first half of the clichéd speech with a somewhat perfunctory attitude, but when she heard that Zhou's attention should be diverted to Lu Huan, she immediately perked up.

"Mother, don't worry, I won't let Lu Huan get away with this!"

Li slapped Lu Ruyi on the shoulder: "All those words I just said were for nothing!"

"Okay, okay! I won't bother her anymore!"

Li Shi stroked Lu Ruyi's face reluctantly: "Mother must go now. Now that you're married, you can't be as willful as before!"

Seeing that she was about to start nagging again, Lu Ruyi pulled her up and pushed her outside: "Mother, you should go out now! Father is getting impatient!"

Li felt she had overlooked something, but it was indeed getting late, and she needed to go back and have her family send Ruyi's dowry back so she could replenish it.

With a lot on her mind, Li could hardly believe her ears when she heard Cuizhu's report.

"What did you say? Say it again!"

Cuizhu stared at the tips of her shoes and whispered, "Master sent someone to tell you that he has gone back first and that you should hire a carriage to go back yourself."

Ms. Li felt dizzy and lightheaded, but luckily she managed to grab the door frame in time to avoid falling to the ground.

"Why didn't you come in and say so sooner!"

Cuizhu twisted the handkerchief in her hands: "Miss told us to stay outside and not to go in without permission. If I disobey her, she'll beat me!"

"That depends on what it is!" Li was furious, but now was not the time to pursue the matter.

She had a vague sense of unease.

"Go to the village chief's house and ask if they have a horse-drawn carriage!"

Cuizhu soon brought both good news and bad news.

Good news, there are mule carts; bad news, they're open-tops.

Moreover, Li had given all her money to Lu Ruyi and couldn't even come up with a single copper coin, so the family was rather unhappy.

Li was also furious and directly ripped off Cuizhu's silver clove earring.

"These earrings are worth at least two taels of silver, enough for travel expenses!"

"That's enough! I'll go hitch up the car right now!"

Li finally boarded the mule cart back to the city, but the official road was full of stones, and Li was in a hurry, so the journey was bumpy and she ended up covered in dust. But let's leave that aside for now.

Cuizhu covered her ears and returned to the Gao family with red eyes, just in time to run into Lu Huan who was out getting firewood.

"What's wrong with you?"

Cuizhu looked up and met Lu Huan's gentle gaze, making her eyes even more sore and uncomfortable.

"Miss..."

Lu Huan interrupted her, "Don't call me Miss anymore. From now on, your young lady and I are just sisters-in-law, no longer sisters. You should call me Young Madam."

“Yes, Madam.” Cuizhu felt more and more aggrieved as she thought about it. She put her hands down, revealing her two bright red earlobes. “Master and Madam came by earlier, but Master left Madam behind and went back first. Madam gave all the money to Miss and didn’t have money to hire a carriage, so she stole my earrings.”

Lu Huan was determined to sever ties with Lu Ruyi and wouldn't interfere in her and Li's affairs.

He glanced up at the sun and said, "Go back and tell your sister-in-law; she'll probably make it up to you. It's getting late; go and call her out for dinner."

"Oh, by the way, I picked out a few dresses for her from my dowry. They're with my mother-in-law. Please go back and let your sister-in-law know."

Whether Zhou will readily hand it over is none of her business.

Cuizhu thought Lu Huan was all bark and no bite, so she immediately stopped crying and said, "Hey! I'll go tell Miss the good news right away!"