The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

If it weren't for the frustrated expression on her second son's wife's face, she wouldn't have believed Du Mingxian's words.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward, and no one came out to help Du Mingxian out of the predicament; everyone was calmly preparing to watch the show.

Du Mingxian herself showed no embarrassment whatsoever, and even looked at Old Madam Wen very calmly, "Grandmother, did you call Huan'er over because of something important?"

Madam Wen couldn't help but look at Du Mingxian with higher regard. She remained calm and composed in the face of adversity, far surpassing Shi Yan in every way. Her demeanor, expression, and other qualities were those of a well-bred young lady.

It's such a pity about that face. If it hadn't been injured, the Feng family wouldn't have been worthy of such a good Huan'er at all. She could have been a prince's consort.

"I heard from my subordinates that you've been deliberately sending food to the Ministry of War for your father lately?"

"Yes, Huan'er didn't have a small kitchen in the courtyard before. It was only created at Father's instruction. Huan'er wanted to make some food to send to Father."

Madam Wen was very unhappy, but she still forced herself to suppress her displeasure and said with a dry laugh, "It was my mistake. Huan'er has been wronged. The main problem is that Shiyan's courtyard doesn't have a small kitchen, so I forgot about it."

Du Mingxian could easily understand the meaning behind Madam Wen's words: "Sister Shiyan is so lucky. Madam takes care of all her food, clothing and daily necessities. Madam has a small kitchen in her courtyard. Whatever Sister Shiyan wants to eat, Madam's small kitchen will make it. It saves some expenses by not having a small kitchen in her own courtyard."

Madam Wen was a little embarrassed. This brat was showing her no respect at all. She used to be so gentle and accommodating, but today she was so stubborn and showed no mercy.

When Madam Wen saw that Madam Wen had been humiliated, she was also a little unhappy, but Du Mingxian was, after all, her own granddaughter. "Alright, since you are a good cook and the news has spread, and there are many people here today, why don't you show off your skills and let everyone taste your cooking?"

Aunt Wen was gentle by nature and basically followed Madam Wen's orders. She had seen the confrontation between Madam Wen and Du Mingxian earlier, so she quickly spoke up, "Mother, you're being too conservative. It's not just that the news has spread outside. I'm afraid the whole capital knows that our new eldest daughter has excellent cooking skills."

Madam Wen said, "That's perfect. Let's invite the second son and the others over as well. We can all have a meal together today. Huan'er fell ill the day after she came back, so today is an opportunity. Let's do it tonight."

Without waiting for Du Mingxian's consent, he said directly to her, "There is a small kitchen in my yard. Go and see what you need, and tell the old woman in the small kitchen to prepare the things."

“Mother, there are quite a few people in our family, big and small. The master will probably need to sit at three tables. If Huan’er is to prepare food for three tables by herself, won’t people say that we are bullying her?” Madam Wen had concerns. After all, she was the stepmother, so it was better to say the unpleasant things upfront.

Madam Wen looked at Du Mingxian and asked, "Do you also think that your family has bullied you?"

"No, Grandmother wanted to eat, and I was willing to make it. It was my oversight that I only brought food to Father because I was thinking about how hard Father works outside. It was my fault." Du Mingxian admitted her mistake with a good attitude.

Madam Wen waved her hand, "Alright, go and prepare."

"Yes." Du Mingxian replied, then left after watching the gloating expressions on everyone's faces. She first went to the old lady's small kitchen, then returned to her own courtyard without saying anything.

Chun Tao hesitated for a moment, "Miss, are you really going to do it? There's so much food, you'll have to cook it all by yourself..."

"Do it." Du Mingxian's lips curled slightly. "Go out of the manor now and book three tables at the best restaurant in the capital. Have them delivered to the Wen residence before dinner."

"Will this... will this work?"

"Why not?" Du Mingxian retorted.

Chun Tao hesitated for a moment, but immediately agreed, "This servant will go right away."

"Okay, go ahead. I need to rest for a bit, then I'll go to the old lady's courtyard to cook. You wait outside and then arrange for the banquet to be brought into the mansion. After the banquet is delivered, take them to the accounting office to settle the bill."

"Yes."

After Chuntao left, Du Mingxian sat on the soft couch and read a storybook for a while before slowly going to Old Madam Wen's courtyard.

Because Madam Wen was hosting a banquet that evening, none of her daughters-in-law left; they all stayed with her, making the courtyard extremely lively.

Du Mingxian entered the small kitchen. The two old women who were dozing off in the kitchen woke up when they saw Du Mingxian.

"Young Miss, please just tell this old servant what dishes you would like."

"Prepare some of everything, like meat, vegetables, and so on."

The two old women didn't understand what Du Mingxian meant, but they still quickly went to prepare.

Du Mingxian moved from her room to the small kitchen to continue reading the storybook.

The two old women returned with various dishes, but seeing that Du Mingxian hadn't touched them, they were also a bit puzzled. "What is Miss going to do next?"

Du Mingxian looked up and said, "Cut it the way you usually cut it for hot pot."

The old woman was shocked. "Young Miss, with so many people, you...you only prepared hot pot?"

Du Mingxian put the box of words in her hand, looked at the two old women with a serious face, and said in a slightly heavy tone, "How to feed the family is my business. You just need to do your own job."

The two old women were very unhappy, but they could only agree, "Yes."

Du Mingxian watched the two old women start working before continuing to watch.

The small kitchen had very little food, and the two old women had to run to the main kitchen every now and then to get things. By the time it was almost dinner time, the two old women were exhausted.

Seeing that everything was ready, Du Mingxian stood up and said, "You two go to the main kitchen and get three hot pots."

The two were truly shocked. In the past, hot pot was only served as a dish, but today, with so many people, the young lady only prepared one dish for everyone to eat... That's too much!

"Go on, hurry up." Du Mingxian waved her hand impatiently.

After the two old women left, Du Mingxian took out a large bag of hot pot base from her spatial storage and poured it into a basin. There was hot water in the pot that the old women had boiled, so she poured some hot water directly into the basin, stirred it briefly with chopsticks, and then sat down to wait for the two women to return.

When the two old women returned with the copper hot pot, they smelled a fragrant and spicy aroma emanating from the bowl on the work surface, making them want to take a bite.

When Du Mingxian saw the two of them return, she began to give instructions, "You two take the dishes over first, I'll take care of the rest."

"Yes."

The old woman left with the dishes, and Du Mingxian divided the hot pot broth into three copper pots, added some charcoal to the pots, and the simple meal was ready.

Over there, the Wen family had all arrived, including Lord Wen and Wen Yibin, who had returned. Both of them had eaten Du Mingxian's cooking before, and were quite looking forward to it.

Then I saw the maid bring out plates of washed vegetables, all of which were raw.