Lady Liu understood her husband extrely well, and upon seeing the excited smile on his face, she smiled too, relieved, and quickly turned to walk outside.
One dish of vinegar fish was too little; she decided to instruct the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes that Lord liked.
As for dieting... she would think about it after this al, believing that her husband would agree.
However, before leaving, Lady Liu couldn’t help but repeatedly remind him, saying, "My Lord, you must not go back to lying down on the bed again."
"If the Old Master finds out, he will surely call you over to scold you thoroughly again."
Su Li: "Yeah, got it."
Hearing Lord’s casual tone, Lady Liu was puzzled, but she didn’t have ti to think it through.
She felt that there was sothing odd about Lord today.
Wasn’t he most afraid of the Old Master? On normal days, he acted like a mouse seeing a cat in front of his father-in-law.
Luckily, the Old Duke didn’t favor them much either, living independently in another residence most of the year, rarely returning to the mansion.
But just a few days ago, for so unknown reason, the Old Duke had suddenly returned to the mansion.
Otherwise, her husband wouldn’t have been stuck at ho for several days, even having to wake up early in the morning, which was truly hard on him.
He slept so late today, surely because he was feeling restrained...
Lady Liu found a suitable reason for Su Li’s late rising on her own. Thinking this way, she felt even sorrier for her husband and decided to ask the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes.
By the ti Su Li was dressed and sitting at the dining table, it was filled with delicious foods.
Su Li looked at Lady Liu questioningly and asked, "Is it just the two of us dining?"
Lady Liu nodded naturally, "Yes, just the two of us."
"Why would you ask that? Those troubleso people, would you want them sitting here dining with us?"
"Aren’t you worried it would spoil your appetite?"
Just monts ago, the gentle and virtuous Lady Liu suddenly revealed her sharp tongue, clearly ready to play the role of a wife schooling her husband if Su Li did not speak properly.
Back in the bedroom, Su Li had already absorbed all the mories of his predecessor and understood what Lady Liu ant, but he wasn’t upset and pleaded with a smile, "Madam misunderstood, there’s nothing like that."
Lady Liu instantly smiled amicably, gently saying, "That’s good."
While speaking, she considerately served Su Li a bowl of thick chicken soup, warming his heart and lungs upon tasting it, utterly satisfying.
With a plate of vinegar fish and a big bowl of chicken soup, Su Li finally felt so substance in his stomach.
Unexpectedly, his predecessor was quite the glutton, no wonder he had grown such a plump figure.
At the table, the couple harmoniously interacted without pause—one serving dishes and the other eating.
Su Li felt, ignoring the fact that Lady Liu was his predecessor’s wife, she was the most observant and exceptional assistant he had ever t.
She was eloquent and amusing, making their initial interaction very interesting.
Digging deeper, he found that she and his predecessor were truly birds of a feather.
But this was all just Su Li’s own perception; to outsiders, this couple didn’t have a good reputation.
In fact, to say their reputation wasn’t good was an understatent—they were intensely disliked by others.
But this couple thought lightly of it, "You disdain , and I don’t like you either. What, can you still bite ?"
Eh, no matter how much you disdain , I actually like to gather around you, watching you detest and yet unable to do anything about it, it’s satisfying....
Not just this couple, but even their biological son had the sa hateful deanor.
Having satisfied their hunger, Su Li was in a good mood, but then there were those inconsiderate people who loved to disturb them.
Just then, the housekeeper who always followed the Old Master had sent soone to call them.
"Lord, the Old Master asks that you and Madam co imdiately."
Su Li had not yet responded when Lady Liu, who was originally beside him with a soft smile, suddenly lost her smile, her mouth still curved, yet a faint displeasure flashed through her eyes.
"Understood, the Lord and I will get ready and co right away."
Having received the answer, the servant was about to go and report when Su Li coldly stopped him.
"Wait, don’t go just yet."
Su Li, arrogant and haughty, pointed towards the open space outside and said, "You, stand over there."
A flash of surprise crossed the servant’s eyes, yet he was not afraid and calmly asked, "May I ask, Lord, what has this servant done wrong?"
"The Old Master is still waiting for to serve him."
Under the astonished gaze of Lady Liu, Su Li suddenly grabbed the snake whip hanging as a decoration on the nearby rack, and unexpectedly lashed the servant.
"Do I need a reason to dislike you?"
Completely unexpected, wielding the identity of the Old Master, the Lord still dared to strike, the servant was caught off guard and knocked to the ground.
Being a plump fellow who ate well, Su Li now had not yet managed to refine his own body, but he inherently possessed considerable strength.
A couple of lashes down, and the servant had only enough strength left to roll on the ground.
"To be so haughty in front of your masters, who gave you the audacity?"
"Do you believe that even if I whip you to death today, the Old Master would only scold a few words?"
Su Li’s tirade not only subdued the servant writhing on the ground but also frightened the maids and the old won who, hearing the commotion, had stretched their necks to peer around.
At that mont, they clearly realized that even if the Lord was incompetent, he was not soone they, with their lowly statuses, could question.
Just like the Lord said, what if he killed all the servants in the house today?
At most, it would only add a mark of cruelty to his already poor reputation outside.
Once inside his mansion, all of them had signed indentures, even if the master’s family killed them, outsiders had no grounds to cause trouble.
Suddenly, the inquisitive gazes from outside disappeared clean.
Su Li, satisfied, glanced outside and tightened his grip, whipping the person on the ground once more.
"Soone, this man was disrespectful to , the household cannot harbor such an arrogant servant, sell him off."
As soon as Su Li spoke, the Second Housekeeper stood outside the door, sowhat worried, hesitatingly said, "It might not be so good... he has another identity, he’s the new adoptive son of the Old Master’s housekeeper, doing this..."
Upon hearing the Second Housekeeper’s words, a glimr of hope shone in the eyes of the man on the ground, suppressing the resentnt in his heart, he endured the pain and pleaded, "This servant dares not anymore, please spare this once, Lord."
His words, however, made Su Li quickly wave his hand, "Enough with the nonsense, I’ll take responsibility for this."
With that, the Second Housekeeper no longer advised but signaled a few people to gag the man and carry him away.
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