Secret Love Nest 2018

Squirrel in Charge pt2

Me: What should we do?

Qing: What do you mean what should we do? We have to welcome them, serve them tea and help them settle in.

Me: Don't make it sound so simple! It's not on the list.

Qing: Ditch the list...it's no help in this situation.

Me: You...oh...

I touched my temple because it's either I touch my temple or crumple the list and shove it on Qing's mouth to stop him from talking.

(Dayu ah...that's not nice...)

I know...I am already contemplating violence so you all must know the level of my stress that moment. It's skyscraper high.

But you see, I thought all I need to do is supervise the preparation for the party, not welcome guests. That is not on my agenda. You know...socializing. I thought I can do this favor for Mama, and then get introduced to people by Qing's parents. Not actually welcoming guests like I am the host and this is my party and house.

Qing: (matter of fact tone) Well, according to my parents, I will one day inherit this place. If you and I will be together in this lifetime, this will be your house too.

My eyes widened. What the ever loving hell?! This is not the time for him to remind me that he will one day inherit this place! For fuck's sake!

Me: Don't...stop it right now. I am already freaking out here.

Qing: Do you have the time or luxury to freak out? You will have guest arriving in (checked his wristwatch) three hours. (gave me a pitying look) I don't think you have the time to freak out, Love.

(Baba...you are no help at all.)

Yes! Thank you for noticing that. Thank you so much. I thought it was only me that thinks Qing is no help at all. It's nice to know that you guys are with me on this.

Tell him! Can you guys tell him that he is no help at all? Repeat it again.

(Oh Dayu...your stress level...)

Repeat it!

(Yikes! Baba is no help at all! Oh my goodness...)

Thank you. Let's all take a deep breath. Inhale...exhale. Inhale...hold it...exhale.

What should I do? Well, Qing is right, damn him! I have no time to freak out as I have guests arriving that I have to welcome and tea or coffee to serve.

First stop, the tea. I ran to the kitchen to consult with the staffs if we can serve tea and food for the guests who will arrive early.

Chef: We can serve tea. We can also brew coffee. I think Madam Wang has a sufficient amount of tea here and she has the variety too. As for the food...I don't think we will have the time to prepare something. We still need to focus on the food we will serve at dinner.

Me: Right. So what can we do for food? Snacks for guests to serve with the drinks. What kind of food can we serve with tea anyways?

Mr.Lu: Biscuits or cakes. Little sandwiches will be okay too. Canapes if we want to be fancy. But I think it will be safe if we will go for the sweet biscuits and savory sandwiches combine.