Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

Wei Yu and his companion simply sat quietly, sipping their tea, showing no sign of any confrontation. Li Xiaonuan was getting impatient; she was busy and didn't have time to watch these two play games. Seeing that they genuinely intended to stay seated like this, Li Xiaonuan objected.

"You two, if you want to catch up, just say so. I'm very busy, so I can't keep you company any longer. Doctor Qi, I'm going upstairs to greet the guests."

"Okay," Qi Ji said.

"What's the rush? I haven't given you any advice yet," Wei Yu said.

Li Xiaonuan ignored what Wei Yu said and left without looking back. When she returned upstairs, Fifth Aunt Chen was just coming out of the private room. Upon seeing Li Xiaonuan, she quickly went up to her and questioned her:

"Xiao Nuan, you just went to the kitchen to ask something, why did it take you so long to come back? Look, almost all of Qi's relatives have left. How are you going to prepare a meal?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaonuan looked towards the Qi family's private room and found that most of the people had already left. Those remaining were merely the more troublesome ones, which were of little concern. With Doctor Qi handling things, there shouldn't be any conflict with the Chen family.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiaonuan replied with a smile, "Yes, we can serve a whole table of dishes. Fifth Aunt, why don't you go and invite your in-laws over? There are only leftovers upstairs, why don't you let them sit downstairs? What do you think?"

Chen had originally thought that showing her family members up to the Qi family might earn them some recognition. But now it was too late; the upstairs was indeed a mess. However, since her family could have a decent meal, she decided to let them sit downstairs.

"Alright then, hurry up and arrange for the dishes to be served. I'll go find my mother and the others right now."

Chen hurried downstairs and disappeared at the restaurant entrance. Li Xiaonuan rubbed her temples and quickly arranged for someone to serve the food. Lately, she had been intentionally working on her ability to recognize people. The results were quite good; thankfully, the original owner of this body didn't have face blindness.

After another flurry of activity, Li Xiaonuan finally breathed a sigh of relief when the Chen family members sat down and began their meal. At least, the Chen family members weren't as unrestrained and casual as usual in this upscale restaurant.

Upstairs, Doctor Qi was helping Uncle Qi out of the private room, while Li Xiaogang silently supported the other side. Li Xiaoyang helped the old lady out to see her off. Knowing that the old lady was going home, Li Xiaonuan quickly went downstairs to arrange a carriage.

The Qi family had all left, just as the Chen family was wolfing down their food. By the time they came to their senses and tried to establish ties with the Qi family, the upstairs was already deserted. The only ones left were Li Xiaonuan's family and Uncle Wu's family.

Li Xiaonuan and her group were definitely going to stay until the end to clean up the mess. The reason Uncle Wu's family stayed was to wait for the Chen family.

The Chen family was quite disappointed not to see anyone from the Qi family. However, they didn't say anything inappropriate, only praising the homely food and snacks.

Following her family's advice, Chen called over the waiter in front of Li Xiaonuan and instructed him, "Erzi, go to the kitchen and pack a few boxes of pastries. The bill will be settled with my niece and the others, along with today's banquet."

The waiter knew that everything here was decided by Li Xiaonuan. Therefore, he looked at Li Xiaonuan and waited for her instructions.

Li Xiaonuan was annoyed, but she put on a smile and said, "Fifth Aunt, I remember that there were several boxes of pastries in the return gift for you, so there's no need to pack them separately."

Chen knew her request was excessive, but she just wanted to save face for her family. So she pretended not to understand and said, "Those return gifts are all from our family; my family didn't receive any. Why don't you prepare a return gift for my family?"

Li Xiaoyang came in from the door and overheard this, so he said, "The return gift for my in-laws' grandmother has already been prepared, so there's no need to prepare anything else. I've said before that every relative who can attend this banquet, regardless of whether they bring a gift or not, will receive a return gift."

Seeing this, Fifth Uncle knew that Chen had already angered his nephews and nieces, so he quickly spoke up to salvage the situation: "If you can't speak properly, then shut up. When Xiaogang said those words at the table just now, did you think you were eating food? Xiaoyang, your Fifth Aunt is brainless, so don't bother with her."

“It’s okay, we won’t hold it against you,” Li Xiaonuan said.

"Fifth Uncle, we're all family, why bother with such things? Are you going back? There's a carriage outside, I can arrange it for you. You got up early today, you must be exhausted," Xiao Yang said.

Chen had indeed tried to extort an extra return gift from Li Xiaonuan, but Li Xiaoyang returned in time and she failed. Although she was disappointed, she remembered that her family's return gift was just as lavish as theirs, and they didn't have to give a gift themselves. So when her fifth uncle scolded her, she remained silent.

The Chen family had a free meal and even received a return gift, so they were extremely satisfied. Therefore, when they heard Li Xiaoyang say that there would be a carriage to take them home, they kept saying that they were exhausted and wanted to go back immediately.

After finally seeing off Uncle Wu's group, Li Xiaonuan couldn't help but curse "Damn it!" when it came time to pay the bill. It's true what they say, you shouldn't rub salt in the wound; she actually came up with such a method—I really admire her.

Seeing that Li Xiaonuan looked unwell, the shopkeeper said cautiously, "These were all put on the books by your fifth aunt. Our shop has already paid for them for Miss Li."

It's said that this young lady has a close relationship with the second young master and is also acquainted with Young Master Qi Ji. If things go wrong, he might have to go back to his hometown. How could he have made such a mistake? Sigh, every family has a few unreliable relatives.

Li Xiaonuan didn't blame the shopkeeper. Instead, she took stock of the items that Chen had put on the books and asked the accountant to rewrite the bill.

"Three bolts of printed fine cotton cloth, totaling three taels of silver; ten catties of fine pork belly, two hundred and fifty cash; several kinds of Shuiyunjian candied fruit, costing one tael and seven mace of silver; several kinds of rouge and face powder for beauties, paid seven taels and three mace; Huaji bamboo weaving..."

"Miss Li, the items your fifth aunt has listed in the accounts total twenty-two taels and six hundred and seventy-one cash." The accountant swiped the abacus and finally gave the exact amount.

Taking the bill, Li Xiaonuan felt utterly helpless. She sighed and said, "Alright, calculate the bill. How much more money do I need to pay for the drinks and the extra table we added later?"

The accountant looked at the manager, who respectfully said, "Manager Qin has informed us that the Second Young Master has already settled your account. Miss Li, you don't need to pay any more money."

Thinking that she still had five hundred taels of silver with Wei Yu, Li Xiaonuan didn't think too much about it and agreed, "Alright then. Since the accounts have been settled, I'll head back now."

The shopkeeper stopped Li Xiaonuan, who was about to leave, and said, "Miss Li, the second young master instructed you to find him in the backyard after you have settled your bill."

Looking for me? Could it be that the two have reconciled and are going to help me come up with a plan to mess with someone? With these questions in mind, Li Xiaonuan gave Su a few instructions and went to the backyard to find someone.