I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Banxia then looked at the lotus and said:

"Sister-in-law, you've been watching me fry dough sticks and sesame balls these past few days, so you must have learned how to do it, right? Tomorrow you'll be in charge of frying them, and I'll help you out. After you've mastered this, I'll research other snacks to make and sell."

Lianhua hadn't expected Su Banxia to bring her up again, so she nervously lowered her head, put down her chopsticks, and stammered, "..."

"Frying things is no problem. I've learned a lot from watching you fry them. If you want me to do it tomorrow, you'd better keep a close eye on me, so I don't make a mistake and ruin things."

Su Banxia nodded.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems with me here."

Su Banxia then turned to look at Cuihua, who was sitting next to Lianhua, and said:

"Cuihua, you can stay home and help Aunt Wu with the work these next few days. We need help right now, and if you do a good job, you can stay here in the future. I will pay you wages then."

Cuihua was overjoyed that Su Banxia would say such a thing to her. If she could live in such a big house and earn money in the future, that would be wonderful, and she wouldn't have to worry about making a living.

So Cuihua nodded happily in agreement.

"Okay, thank you, Sister Banxia. I will definitely do my best."

After arranging her things, Su Banxia went upstairs. As soon as she opened the door, she saw someone sitting on her bed. She was about to exclaim in surprise...

The man stepped forward and covered Su Banxia's mouth, whispering:

"Don't shout, it's me. Didn't you say you didn't want your family to know about me?"

Su Banxia then recognized the person who had come in; it was Zhili. She was immediately annoyed and yanked her hand away.

"What are you doing in my room? Why do you keep coming to cause me trouble?"

Zhi Li walked to the table, sat down, and raised an eyebrow at Su Banxia.

"Isn't it because you're heartless that you didn't even go up to check on me for days? You didn't even bring me any food. I was starving to death on the mountain, and I couldn't bear it anymore, so I ran down to find you. Also, the medicine I have should have been changed a long time ago. What kind of doctor are you?"

Su Banxia walked angrily to the table, glared at Zhili,

"I'm not a doctor, so don't try to take advantage of me. Why should I bring you food?"

Zhili picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, took a small sip, and then slowly began to speak:

Don't you want to know about Wei Kezhi?

Su Banxia angrily picked up the teapot, poured herself a cup, and drank it all in one gulp. She had been genuinely frightened and was still feeling resentful.

"What does his business have to do with me? You seem to care more than I do."

Zhili's lips curled slightly.

"How about I tell you a secret about his background today, and you cook me a nice meal in return? Oh, and you bought some fried dough sticks, meatballs, and that chicken dish on the street, give me a serving of all of those."

Su Banxia frowned and slammed the teacup she was holding onto the table.

"Are you following me?"

Zhili smiled helplessly and shook his head.

"It wasn't that I was following you, it's just that I overheard a few words you were saying upstairs just now."

Seeing his expression, Su Banxia immediately got up and was about to leave.

Zhili was getting a little anxious.

"Where are you going?"

Su Banxia said without turning her head:

"Go and get some food for that glutton."

Zhili frowned slightly upon hearing this. A glutton? Was he referring to himself?

Su Banxia went downstairs and busied herself for a while. Fortunately, she still had some ingredients left from today's stall, and she quickly prepared what Zhili had asked for.

Su Banxia was carrying the plate upstairs when Su Shiyan happened to see her.

"Hey sis, what's wrong? Didn't you eat enough tonight? Why are you eating so much now?"

Su Banxia chuckled dryly a few times.

"Cough cough, it's nothing, I just feel like I didn't eat enough tonight, and I'm a little hungry now. I'll eat something else to tide me over."

Su Shiyan nodded.

"Okay, eat less tonight, don't overeat and upset your stomach."

Su Banxia nodded in agreement and quickly carried the food upstairs.

Zhili, who was waiting upstairs, had been starving for a while. Seeing Su Banxia bring up so much delicious food, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

"You made all of these, they look pretty good."

"Tell me the secret first."

Zhili nodded.

"Actually, Wei Kezhi is a member of the royal family."

"Who is he in the royal family?"

"It's the prince."

Su Banxia paused for a moment, then spoke:

"Why should I trust you?"

Zhili's lips curled slightly.

"Believe it or not, I'm telling the truth. Now can you give me something to eat?"

Su Banxia frowned.

"Then why do you think he hid his identity from me?"

Seeing Su Banxia's distraught state, Zhili couldn't tell whether it was because she was shocked to learn that Wei Kezhi was a prince, or because Wei Kezhi was angry that he had kept his true identity from Su Banxia.

So Zhili spoke calmly:

"How would I know? I'm not a mind reader for Wei Kezhi. His identity is extraordinary, so it's understandable that he would keep it from you. After all, you yourself said that you two are just friends, so why bother with these things? Besides, you two might never see each other again in this life. He might just see you as a passerby and feel there's no need to tell you his secrets, so he didn't tell you these things."

Upon hearing these words, Su Banxia stood there stunned, muttering to herself:

"A passerby? A friend? Heh, Wei Kezhi, you've been hiding it well. Are you afraid that if I find out about your background, I'll cling to you?"

Zhili was starving by now, and not caring about anything else, he snatched the food from Su Banxia's hand, placed it on the table, and began to eat heartily.

"You know what, you don't look very bright, but you make really delicious food. It seems Wei Kezhi has a lot of good food. No wonder he doesn't want to leave here."

Su Banxia glared at Zhili.

"Stop talking nonsense, food can't shut you up. Hurry up and finish eating, I need to rest."

At this moment, Su Banxia's mind was in turmoil. She never expected that Wei Kezhi was actually a prince, and that he had kept it from her for so long. Could it be that he really only regarded her as a passerby, an ordinary friend?

Whenever Su Banxia thought about the difference in their backgrounds, her heart ached unbearably. Right now, all she wanted was to lie down in bed and rest for a while so she could relax.

Then he saw that Zhili didn't understand anything and was just lying on the table eating non-stop, so naturally he got annoyed.