My whole family sucked my blood; after being reborn, the little cook went on a killing spree.

Jiang Tao'er wore a peach-pink jacket, which made her cheeks look even more rosy and beautiful due to her shyness.

But upon hearing this, her face slowly paled, and her eyes welled up with tears. "Sister, are you... dissatisfied with me? Do you think I'm not good enough for Jiabao?"

Su Wanning didn't speak, but glanced at the kitchen.

In the corner was a large bucket of loach, and on the cutting board were still some bloody flesh that hadn't been cleaned properly. Water was boiling in the pot, and a dozen or so wontons were bobbing up and down.

There was another large bowl containing salt and a few drops of sesame oil.

Jiang Tao'er began to sob softly, "I heard that loaches can slowly mend broken tendons, so I got up at midnight to dig loaches for my sister, but my sister came up and said this to me. Tao'er feels so sad."

"Peach, you've gone to so much trouble. I can't refuse your kindness. Here, serve me a bowl and let it cool."

Su Wanning then pointed to Li Shi, "Give your mother a bowl too. Loach is fresh and nourishing. She has a head injury, so she needs to eat some."

"No, no, no, I won't eat it."

Li dared not eat it.

"If you don't eat, I dare not eat. Otherwise, outsiders will say I'm unfilial for eating alone."

Su Wan Ning went straight to fetch water to wash up, and then instructed, "Tao'er, have a bowl too. Your brain is also a kind of muscle, you need to nourish it."

"you!"

Jiang Tao'er reacted quickly, implying that she was a bit dim-witted!

She wanted to retort, but then she remembered what Jiabao had said: she had to appease her first. She felt incredibly frustrated, especially since she wouldn't dare eat these wontons if she were actually allowed to.

So when Su Wan Ning came back from washing up, there was still only a lonely bowl of food for her on the table.

Jiang Tao'er was very good at talking. "Sister, there's a drought right now, and these loaches are very precious. It would be a waste for us to eat them. You should eat them."

Su Wan Ning poked one open, and sure enough, the wonton filling was made by directly chopping up loach, wrapping it in with the mud and gall bladder, without even the most basic ginger and scallions.

The wonton wrappers were as thick as shoe soles.

She picked one up and retorted, "Is it a waste for you to eat it?"

"Yes……"

As soon as Jiang Tao'er opened her mouth, Su Wan Ning stuffed the wonton she had picked up into it, saying, "Don't waste it, or I won't acknowledge you as my sister-in-law."

"Hmm!"

The moment the wonton entered her mouth, she was overwhelmed by the earthy smell, and Jiang Tao'er immediately wanted to spit it out.

But Su Wan Ning pinched her upper and lower lips and said with a smile, "Eat it, or I'll throw you out and find my brother a new wife, and take them to the county town to pick out a big house."

Li wanted to speak, but when she heard the words "big house," she felt it was unnecessary to confront Su Wan Ning for Jiang Tao'er's sake. This girl might be possessed; she was quite frightening. Zhao, that good-for-nothing, said he would cripple both of his hands, but he only lost one. He's still causing trouble with his left hand!

Yesterday she said she had no money, but now she has money to buy a house? It's a pity we can't break off relations, otherwise I would have searched her house and found out everything!

However, the house was chosen for them, so it can be considered that she showed some filial piety.

Jiang Tao'er was both scared and angry, and chewed two bites with tears in her eyes.

The stench rose straight to my throat, making my stomach churn. The slippery sensation on my tongue made me want to vomit.

Su Wan Ning stepped back, avoiding being splashed with filth, and exclaimed, "So you know this tastes bad? Make it again, or get out of the Lin family."

"What right do you have to tell me to get out? The one who should be leaving is..."

Jiang Tao'er couldn't hold back any longer, but before she could finish speaking, Li Shi stopped her.

"Alright, alright, Tao'er has never cooked before, and she didn't do it on purpose. I'll teach her."

Madam Li sighed, "Tao'er, don't you know your sister came from the Imperial Kitchen? She's extremely picky about food."

She found a good excuse for Jiang Tao'er and took the opportunity to put herself down as well. What a good aunt.

Su Wan Ning was too lazy to argue with them, so she called over Xiao Luo Bo and asked her to help buy a rattan chair, and also asked Li Shi to give her the money.

Li refused to give it, saying, "Where would we get any money? We used it all to redeem your uncle."

"The rattan chair is for my uncle. He can't stay cooped up in the house all the time while he's recovering from his injury, can he? The rattan chair with a soft cushion under the shade of a tree will help his wound heal and improve his mood."

Only after hearing this did Li take the silver.

Little Luo bought a rattan chair, and Su Wan Ning lay down on it, directing Jiang Tao Er to carefully select loaches.

It was still early, not too hot yet, with sunshine, white clouds, and a gentle breeze—very pleasant.

However, before the new wontons were even cooked, Lin Jiabao brought Lin Mao back.

Lin Mao's wounds had already been treated, but lying on the cart, he bumped and bruised himself all the way, causing many of his wounds to bleed again.

"Uncle, this won't do. I'll get you some medicine."

Su Wanning was very proactive. "My aunt also took off the cloth strips from her head. She didn't even have time to apply medicine last night."

"Wait a minute, those people outside are looking for you."

Lin Jiabao's expression was strange.

He ran off early in the morning to borrow money to ransom the people, and was exhausted. On his way back, he saw a horse-drawn carriage and a donkey cart traveling with him, accompanied by several people.

Once they entered the village, they heard them asking about Su Wan Ning's family!

He hurriedly said that he was her cousin, and wanted to ask what was going on, but she wouldn't say.

It was Zhou's mother who arrived.

She stood at the courtyard gate, her attitude extremely respectful. "Madam Su, this old servant has come to apologize to you."

"Mother Zhou?"

Su Wan Ning then stood up from the recliner and slowly walked to Zhou's mother. "You flatter me by saying that."

Mother Zhou lowered her head even further, "It was this old servant's fault for being confused and taking it upon herself to act as commander..."

"Aunt Zhou, it's alright."

Su Wanning interrupted her, saying softly, "However, it's still early until the appointed day. Did Miss Xu come to see me?"

"Yes, Miss Xu would like to invite you to the estate."

Seeing that she was unwilling to say more, Madam Zhou tactfully held back for the time being, pointing to the donkey cart: "This cart contains gifts from this old servant to apologize to you, and some things that our young lady prepared for you. Where would you like to have them unloaded?"

"No need, Miss Xu can keep it for me."

What's the difference between putting it in the Lin family's house and putting it in a rat's nest?

Su Wanning glanced back at the Lin family members and said, "I'll come back later to apply the medicine to my aunt and uncle."

After saying that, without waiting for their reply, she got into the carriage that Zhou Mama had brought. "Let's go, Zhou Mama, I miss Miss Xu too."

Mrs. Zhou was stunned for a moment, and had no choice but to take the people and things back.

"What's going on?" Li asked Lin Jiabao hurriedly.

Lin Jiabao was also clueless. "I was exhausted from pushing Dad around, how could I have noticed when this group of people appeared?"

"Aren't you going to return the cart to the Li family? Why don't you just follow them and find out?"

Jiang Tao'er's eyes darted around. "There aren't any other families this grand around here. Maybe this Miss Xu is from the Li family. If she gets involved with Miss Xu, becoming the head chef for that birthday banquet will be a piece of cake!"

"Tao'er is so clever!"

He sent his father to work at the Li family's house so that he could get a spot as a chef at the birthday banquet. Now that his father is injured, he thought the job was definitely going to fall through. But if Su Wan Ning could act as a go-between, he might be able to become the head chef!

Lin Jiabao, no longer caring about being tired, put Lin Mao down, pushed the cart, and hurried after them.

At this moment, Su Wan Ning's face turned pale little by little inside the carriage. She lifted the curtain and took another look.

If she remembered correctly, one of the servants outside was the very person who had dragged her to the Li family in her past life! The person was holding her by the hair and arm, so she could see him very clearly.

That person only had four fingers!