Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

An hour later, Su Qianrou came out of the kitchen carrying dishes. "Alright, stop playing around and wash your hands and eat."

Then, a group of people gathered around a large table, their mouths watering as they looked at the sumptuous dishes on it.

Yu Qilian and the others all showed incredulous expressions. No one expected that a rich young lady could cook, so they looked at her in disbelief.

Su Qianrou took in their expressions but said nothing, pretending not to see them.

Yang Mingli tugged at Su Qianrou's sleeve and said in a childish voice, "Sister, I'm hungry."

"If you're hungry, let's eat. I'll get you some. What would you like to eat?"

"this".

"Okay," Su Qianrou picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it in her bowl.

“I want one too,” Sun Mingqian said.

Su Qianrou didn't discriminate and put a piece on his plate as well, and the two happily ate it together.

Then, Su Qianrou urged the others to start eating quickly, "Eat up, it won't be good if it gets cold."

So everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating, enjoying it immensely and unable to stop.

One of the boys, about seven or eight years old, praised the food as he ate, saying, "Sister, the food you made is so delicious."

The others nodded in agreement.

"Eat more if it tastes good."

"it is good".

At this moment, Su Qianrou noticed a boy. He was the oldest of all the children, thirteen years old, named Li Peiyi. Logically speaking, he should remember where his home was, but he didn't say anything. Moreover, judging from his words and actions, he didn't seem like a child from an ordinary family, but rather like a child from a high-ranking family.

"Why aren't you eating? Is it not to your liking?" Su Qianrou asked.

Li Peiyi did not answer her question, but instead asked, "Why did you adopt us?"

Su Qianrou smiled slightly, put down her chopsticks, and looked at him with interest. "Why do you think that is?"

"What do you want us to do?"

"What do you think you can do?"

Li Peiyi did not answer, but just looked at her with a wary look in his eyes.

Su Qianrou couldn't help but laugh, "Don't worry, I don't need you to do anything. I just can't bear to see you homeless and living on the streets."

"It's that simple."

"Otherwise, you're one thing, but look at them, they're only three or four years old. What do you think they can do? Or do you think I'm like a human trafficker, thinking about selling you?"

Li Peiyi remained silent, but the vigilance in his eyes did not lessen.

So Su Qianrou said, "Not only will I not sell you, but I will also hire a tutor for you to teach you to read."

Li Peiyi clearly didn't believe she would be so kind.

"A fall into a trap is a fall into a trap, and it's not a bad thing to be prepared," Su Qianrou said, then looked at Sun Mingqian and Yang Mingli without saying anything more.

Li Peiyi looked at her, seemingly lost in thought.

After eating, Su Qianrou played with the children for a while, then asked Chunzhu and Juxia to take them to bed.

In the front hall, Su Qianrou sat in the seat of honor, while Yu Qilian and the others stood in two rows in front of her.

"Tell me your names and ages."

Yu Qilian spoke first: "Miss, my name is Yu Qilian, I am 20 years old this year, and I am the oldest here."

Su Qianrou nodded, indicating that she understood.

"Miss Hui, my name is Liu Qian, and I am 18 years old."

"Miss Hui, my name is Li Qiao, and I am 17 years old."

"Miss Hui, my name is Yang Lili, and I am 17 years old."

"Miss Hui, my name is Xu Miao, and I am 16 years old."

"Miss Hui, my name is Li Xiao, and I am 16 years old."

"Miss Hui, my name is He Qiaoqiao, and I am 15 years old."

"Miss Hui, my name is Xu Li, and I am 15 years old."

"Miss Hui, my name is Wu Xinyue, and I am 14 years old."

After they finished answering, Su Qianrou asked again, "What skills do you have?"

Everyone was silent.

Su Qianrou looked at Liu Qian, "Don't you know how to cook? Why aren't you answering?"

"I... I really dare not show off my cooking skills in front of Miss."

"I think you've done a great job. By the way, I've just opened a new restaurant called Ju Huan Xi. Are you interested?"

"What the young lady means is that I should go to the restaurant to cook."

“I think there are many good chefs there. If you can learn from them, it won’t be a bad thing for you. However, it’s not an easy thing. You need to think carefully about whether you can endure the hardship.”

Liu Qian was silent for a moment, then answered firmly, "I can."

"Alright, then you shall report for duty tomorrow. Just say that I sent you. However, you cannot take advantage of my name and act arrogantly and recklessly. If I find out, I will not let you off easily."

"Yes".

"What talents or abilities do you have?"

The atmosphere was quiet for a moment, then Xu Miao timidly raised her hand and whispered, "I can embroider."

"You can embroider?" Su Qianrou was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, I learned it from my grandma when I was little."

"In that case, you should go to Yushang Pavilion. There is a Liu Xiuniang there who is an expert in embroidery. She has been looking for a successor, but she has not found a suitable one yet. You can go there and do odd jobs first. As for whether you can gain her approval, that depends on your own abilities."

"Really? Can I really go to Yushang Pavilion?" Xu Miao was overjoyed.

Yu Qilian couldn't help but say, "Miss, you don't know this, but she has always admired Yushang Pavilion. She used to say back in the Luo family that she would be happy to study at Yushang Pavilion, even if it was just doing odd jobs. I never thought that it would come true today."

"That's why people should have dreams, what if they come true?"

“What you say is true, Miss.”

“You guys don’t have any special skills.”

“I can dance,” Li Qiao said.

"Dance".

"Yes, like Sister Qilian, I came from a brothel. Back then, I was noticed by Luo Peng because of my dancing."

"A brothel," Su Qianrou murmured, then, as if struck by a thought, she exclaimed happily, "I've got it! I want to open a brothel too!"

The others stared at her in shock.

“No, it can’t be called a brothel, it should be called a dance hall… Here’s what we’ll do, I’ll come up with a plan and you can take charge of it,” Su Qianrou said, looking at Yu Qilian.

“Miss, I…” Yu Qilian did not want to return to her old ways, so she looked troubled.

"Don't worry, I'm selling my art, not my body. It's different from brothels. You'll see once I've finished the plan."

Hearing that she would only sell her art, not her body, Yu Qilian felt a little relieved.

Su Qianrou didn't return from the villa until evening.