Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 768 - 094 Li Mansion Celebration_1

February 6th was a fine day, for it was the wedding day of Jin Lingling and Li Chengzhi, destined to be a day of agony for someone, of course.

As the boss of the largest restaurant in Zhuma Town, Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng were naturally also on the guest list. To Li Chang, who was aware of Xia Zheng’s identity, having such a figure attend his son’s wedding added brilliance to his face and made him beam with pride.

After all, Li Chang was the County Magistrate, and his household’s celebration could hardly lack attendees. Nearly everyone of high standing in town was present. Putting aside Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop, as the bride’s family, Meng Family Wine House and Ma family Manor had sent people as well, and of course, the newly risen Liu Limin was also among the invited.

As a male guest, Xia Zheng naturally could not go to the back courtyard. Upon entering the second gate, a young servant led him to the men’s area, while Lin Yuan, no stranger to the Li Mansion, smiled, bid Xia Zheng farewell, and was guided to the back courtyard by a maid.

Early in the morning, Li Chengzhi had set off with the wedding procession to fetch the bride from the Jin family. At this moment, they should still be on their way back. Lin Yuan was not very familiar with the groom’s side of the guests, her only acquaintances being from the Jin family, Ma family, and the Meng family. Unfortunately, the young ladies from these families were still at the Jin family’s and had not yet arrived.

Meng Chunyan and Ma Xiaonan, being Jin Lingling’s friends, naturally were there to send off their dear sister. Jin Yuyu, on the other hand, did not wish to join in on the excitement, but as the bride’s first cousin, it would be inappropriate for her to leave.

Perhaps noticing Lin Yuan’s boredom, Lady Jin’s head maid specifically invited her to sit with Lady Jin. As the prospective mother-in-law, Lady Jin was undoubtedly very busy, so Lin Yuan naturally would not go over to cause trouble at this time. She politely declined Lady Jin’s invitation and sat drinking tea in the flower hall.

Cup after cup of tea did nothing to alleviate her boredom. The other guests were mostly family members, either elderly or women with children. A young lady like herself really had nothing in common with them to discuss.

Moreover, because they did not know Lin Yuan’s status, they didn’t dare to rashly approach her for conversation, and seeing that she was unaccompanied by adults, they even thought she was just a young lady who had come over to play.

Feeling increasingly bored, Lin Yuan started examining the wedding pastries on the table. These were ordered from Rice Flower Fragrance by someone from Lady Jin’s side. As she was counting the sesame seeds on a piece of sesame pastry, the flower hall suddenly came alive with activity.

Looking up, Mrs. Liu was making her rounds among the female guests, accompanied by Ying Tao. Different from what she looked like on ordinary days, Mrs. Liu had dressed up specifically for today. She wore a slender-cut lotus-pink embroidered dress, with gold ornaments on her head that were dignified yet understated.

Mrs. Liu was only a Little Concubine, but being nominally Chengzhi’s maternal aunt, her attire was neither too lavish nor too shabby for the day, striking the right note.

After exchanging pleasantries with the female guests, Mrs. Liu finally came to Lin Yuan. Her warmth towards Lin Yuan was genuine, unlike the polite distance she maintained with others.

"Miss Lin, you’re here too?"

Lin Yuan nodded and invited Mrs. Liu to sit beside her, smiling and saying, "I didn’t expect to see Maternal Aunt Liu at today’s event."

Mrs. Liu lifted her hand to touch her hair, laughing self-deprecatingly, "Indeed, I didn’t expect to have a part in today’s event either."

Truth be told, as a Little Concubine, even if Mrs. Liu was favored by Li Chang, protocol would not allow her to be present at her stepson’s wedding feast, much less stand in for the lady of the house to entertain guests. Yet, the situation was different now. With Lady Jin accompanying several guests of even higher status, someone had to attend to the common female guests in the flower hall. Thus, she had been sent over.

Lin Yuan’s lips curled slightly. After all, Mrs. Liu’s status was very low. Even though it wasn’t spoken of openly, everyone present knew of her origins in the brothel. Furthermore, in Li Chang’s eyes, Mrs. Liu wasn’t favored at all, certainly not as much as Lin Siyu.

Yet, it was Lady Jin who had sent Mrs. Liu here while not summoning Lin Siyu, making it clear that it was intended to embarrass Lin Siyu.

Although neither of them brought it up, they both understood perfectly well.

Ying Tao glanced around, saw that no one was paying attention, and laughed softly, "Madam had long told my mistress to help entertain the guests today. And, she told her right in front of that person’s face. Even the dress and head ornaments my mistress is wearing were newly made by someone Madam sent. I heard that person threw a fit in her own room, and even brought it up with the master. Humph, what good did it do before the master? A single comment from Madam about her being young and naive was enough to dismiss her."