Transmigrator meets Reincarnator

Ch. 19 Just Starve to Death

Chu Lian felt helpless, but she understood that Senior Servant Gui was right. She also saw that even though Senior Servant Gui was eyeing the food just like the rest, she didn't make a single move for it.

"Alright, then I'll eat first. I've made extra for every dish. When I'm done, why don't you stay here in the parlour to eat?"

Senior Servant Gui nodded and didn't stop her this time.

Actually, she felt hungry just looking at these new, never-before-seen dishes. Back in the kitchen, when the braised meat had just finished cooking, Third Young Madam had let each of them have a taste. It had been so delicious that it could be compared to that roasted venison from before! No, it might even be more delicious!

At first she had thought that something made with this plain pork would surely be oily and unappetising. She hadn't expected it to be so tasty. However, when she had one piece, she immediately wanted to have another. She couldn't stop at all.

Senior Servant Gui was one of the older servants of the Ying Household, and she had even served at the side of Chu Lian's biological mother. She had a lot of worldly experience and a lot of self-restraint. However, even she couldn't hold back her appetite.

Chu Lian held her bowl of rice in one hand as she ate the dishes before her. Although these few dishes couldn't be compared to those of the modern world because of their lack of seasonings, she felt happy enough that she could eat dishes like these in the Great Wu Dynasty.

After arriving here mysteriously, this was the first meal that she had eaten so happily.

But she was already used to eating dishes like these in the past, so Chu Lian wasn't too affected by it, even though it had been a while. After eating her usual one bowl of rice, she was already 80% full.

As Chu Lian was eating, Senior Servant Gui hesitated for a moment before eventually speaking up. "Third Young Madam, why don't we call Third Young Master here to eat together with you?"

Chu Lian looked up in confusion with big, innocent-looking eyes, as if she didn't understand what Senior Servant Gui was saying. Perplexed, she said, "Hasn't he already eaten in the study? He even had two full boxes of food! There's a limit to what a single person can eat; let's not force him to eat more. Not to mention, it's not good to eat too much at night."

She spoke as if she was doing it out of consideration for He Sanlang. Chu Lian pouted and thought to herself, I don't give a damn for your food; since you're not letting me eat, don't think of eating any of mine either!

She used a ladle to scoop out a small bowl of egg drop soup. After drinking all of it, Chu Lian was completely full.

There was still plenty left on the table, which worked out fairly well. She had originally thought of letting the maidservants eat, as Chu Lian could only eat so much on her own, and she had a small appetite anyway. The sweet and sour bok choy was hardly touched at all.

Chu Lian was afraid that Senior Servant Gui would feel uncomfortable eating with her around, so she retreated into her bedroom after eating.

The maidservants were much more relaxed when Chu Lian wasn't around, as expected. They exchanged glances and giggled before they each took a bowl of rice and sat down to eat. Of course, Senior Servant Gui sat down as well.

The moment Fuyan and Jingyan took their first bite, their eyes lit up and the speed of their chopsticks increased.

Jingyan had her mouth full of food as she talked, completely lacking the dignity of a noble household's personal maidservant. "Sister Xiyan, did you make this? It's unbelievably fragrant and tasty! I've never eaten such tasty meat before!"