The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 7

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

Lin Dan was a woman of few words, but she had always been serious in whatever she did. Regardless of how dirty or tiring the chores that were assigned by the old woman's daughter-in-law, she could complete them silently without cutting corners. As time passed, the daughter-in-law was relieved and stopped watching her all the time. When the daughter-in-law was idling and lazing around, the old woman seized the chance to teach Lin Dan how to make the most tender and refreshing tofu, and how to make the most delicious and fragrant tofu balls.

Lin Dan had mastered this dish after March and bade farewell to the old woman who was unwilling to part with her. Lin Dan left the town with Lady Qi. From then on, she went to various places to learn cooking from different chefs. If they were unwilling to impart their skills, she would work in their shop or home and persuade them with her sincerity. If the chef was still unwilling, she would not complain and leave silently.

She had tasted all the delicacies across the great country of Chu, met all sorts of people, and had different life experiences. Ten years had passed in the blink of an eye.

It was early spring, a line of a carriage came along the mountain trail, with muscular-looking guards keeping an eye at the front and back of the fleet. It was probably a prestigious family who was on the move. When the fleet slowly came to stop at a junction, a middle-aged man with a big belly hopped out of the most luxurious carriage of the fleet. He ran to the last carriage with small steps and whispered, "Manager Lin, are you feeling better now?"

"Cough, cough..." A hoarse voice came from the carriage, "I'm feeling much better. It's all thanks to you who took care of me along the way. I look forward to seeing each other in the future."

"Happy to hear that. I still have some medicine to speed up your recovery, you can have it." Boss Shen quickly asked a servant to present the gift box that he had prepared for a long time. He said, "Of course we will meet again. If you open a shop in the capital, I will definitely patronize no matter how far I am. Since you've fallen ill, everything I eat has since become tasteless."

The Manager Lin in the carriage sounded like a woman, and Boss Shen's last remark seemed as though he was making romantic advances. However, the people inside and outside the carriage did not notice his intention and even laughed in unison.

Upon seeing that, a brawny man guarding the fleet scorned and nudged his companion's waist with his elbow. He whispered, "Look, she can even hook up with someone on the way. Women really shouldn't show themselves in public."

His companion nodded with a scoffing face without saying a word. He looked at his leader again, only to find that he was still sitting on the horse and watching each junction with his long eyes with extreme vigilance. The two of them were astounded before deciding to knock it off.

Manager Lin was worried that she would spread the illness to others and only pulled open a small gap in the curtain. She stretched out her hands to pick up the gift and instructed, "Xiao-Zhu, present the gift I've prepared to Boss Shen. It's all thanks to Boss Shen's kindness that we are able to get to the capital."

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy immediately leaped down from a carriage in front, carrying a jar of wine in his arms. Seeing the wine jar, Boss Shen's ruddy face beamed. Although he spoke words of politeness, he stretched out his hands eagerly, smiling so much that his narrow eyes were disappearing. "Oh, you're being too polite. It was nothing!" He gave the wine jar a deep sniff as he spoke and enjoyed what he smelled.

"It may be nothing to you, but it's great kindness for us. It's getting late, Boss Shen. Let's bid our farewells here. I'll definitely invite you to dinner if we meet again in the capital." Manager Lin said sincerely.