Chapter 66: Deliberately Making Things Difficult for Cai’er

Thirty minutes later, Ou Zilong’s car entered the Ou Family Estate.

Looking at the vast estate, Cai’er felt extremely excited. The last time she had come here was during Zhao Jiaying’s birthday party, and she hadn’t really taken a good look at the estate. But today, as she seriously examined it, she realized just how huge it was.

Thinking about how she would soon be the lady of the house here, able to invite her colleagues from the entertainment industry to hold parties, just imagining their envious and jealous looks made her feel even more thrilled.

Ou Zilong’s car stopped by the fountain.

After getting out of the car, Ou Zilong personally opened the door for Cai’er and then took her hand as they walked into the villa.

Zhao Jiaying was the first to spot them and rushed over.

“Second Uncle, you’re back? Hmm… Who is this auntie beside you? Second Uncle, did you get a new girlfriend? Are you not with Big Sister Cai’er anymore?”

Ou Zilong felt extremely awkward and gave a small smile. “Yingbao, this is Big Sister Cai’er.”

Zhao Jiaying, with her arms crossed, pouted her little lips, and said in a childlike voice: “Second Uncle, do you think I’m stupid? Yingbao has seen Big Sister Cai’er before. This auntie isn’t as pretty as Big Sister Cai’er.”

Upon hearing Zhao Jiaying’s words, Cai’er’s anger flared up. It was one thing to call her “auntie.” but to say she wasn’t pretty? Wasn’t that intentionally embarrassing her in front of Ou Zilong?

However, she couldn’t show it. She suppressed her anger, forced a smile, and said to Zhao Jiaying: “Yingbao, I really am Big Sister Cai’er, but my skin is a bit allergic today, so I didn’t wear makeup.”

“Oh…” 

Zhao Jiaying suddenly felt disappointed in Cai’er. When they had met for the first time, she thought she was very pretty and had a good impression of her. But now, seeing that it was all because of makeup, she was quite shocked.

Thankfully, her mommy didn’t wear makeup, and still looked beautiful. She thought that only people like her mommy could be considered real beauties.

“Let’s go, let’s go inside and meet grandma.”

“Okay!”

Lin Zhenzhu was sitting on the living room sofa, reading the newspaper. When Zhao Jiaying had called out to “Second Uncle” earlier, she had already known that Ou Zilong had brought Cai’er back. She had also overheard the conversation between Zhao Jiaying and them, but she continued reading her newspaper, acting as if nothing had happened.

“Grandma, this is Cai’er.”

Cai’er also sweetly greeted her: “Hello, grandma.”

Hearing them call out to her, Lin Zhenzhu slowly looked up, deliberately took off her reading glasses, and lowered her newspaper. Her expression didn’t show any warmth; on the contrary, it was cold and indifferent.

“Young Miss Cai’er has arrived, please make yourself comfortable.”

She then instructed the maid, Xiao Mei: “Xiao Mei, bring the tea.”

“Yes, Madam.”

Cai’er eagerly walked up to her and handed over the gift she had brought for Lin Zhenzhu.

“Grandma, since it’s our first meeting and I wasn’t sure what you like, I brought some nutritional supplements. I hope you like them.”

Lin Zhenzhu glanced at the gift but did not reach out to take it. Instead, she spoke to the maid, Madam Liu, who was standing nearby. “Madam Liu, please take it.”

Cai’er could only hand the gift over to Madam Liu.

Though the gift was supposed to be something Cai’er prepared for Lin Zhenzhu, in reality, it had been picked out in advance by Ou Zilong. She was simply delivering it on his behalf.

Lin Zhenzhu was well aware of this. The brand of the nutritional supplements was produced by a company under Ou Corporation, so it was clear that Ou Zilong had simply picked them up from a specialty store.

From this, Lin Zhenzhu could tell that Cai’er’s gesture wasn’t particularly sincere—it was merely a formality.

After Cai’er sat down, Lin Zhenzhu studied her closely. Indeed, as Zhao Jiaying had mentioned, she wasn’t as beautiful as she appeared in the video.

However, Lin Zhenzhu didn’t care much about appearances; what mattered to her more was a person’s character.

“Young Miss Cai’er, I hear from Zilong that you’re a model, is that right?”

“Yes, grandma. In addition to being a model, I also do some advertising and participate in various programs.” Cai’er replied proudly.

When talking about her work, Cai’er’s face beamed with a sense of pride. She had worked hard to rise from being a small-time model to becoming one of the top names in the industry.

As she spoke about participating in programs, Lin Zhenzhu recalled the video from the previous day when she saw Cai’er’s outfit. The outfit, with so little fabric, appeared too revealing in front of the public—embarrassing… it was downright disgraceful.

“Young Miss Cai’er, do you know how to cook? Can you do household chores?”

Lin Zhenzhu’s question caught Cai’er off guard. She used to be able to do these things, but since becoming a top model, her daily life had been managed by assistants, and she no longer had to do things herself.

Over time, she had forgotten how to cook or do chores. To be honest, she felt her hands had become too precious to do such work.

However, she knew she couldn’t admit this now. She understood that Lin Zhenzhu was testing her.

“Grandma, I can do those things. I used to cook for myself.”

“Good.” Lin Zhenzhu said. “Our family’s cook is on leave today, so lunch is up to you. It’ll give us a chance to taste your cooking. You know, our Zilong is very picky about food. If you marry him, you’d better know how to keep his stomach happy. If you can’t, it won’t be good for you. Young Miss Cai’er, is it okay to leave lunch to you?”

“No… no problem.” Cai’er replied, inwardly cursing herself. She had just dug herself into a hole, but there was nothing she could do now except go along with it.

“It’s getting late now. Go ahead and prepare lunch. Our Yingbao needs to eat promptly at noon.”

Lin Zhenzhu gave Madam Liu a look, signaling her to take Cai’er to the kitchen.

“Young Miss Cai’er, I’ll take you to the kitchen. Please follow me.”

“Okay, thank you!” Cai’er said, trying to mask her unease.

Ou Zilong knew that Lin Zhenzhu was intentionally making things difficult for Cai’er. He stood up, intending to go to the kitchen to help her.

Lin Zhenzhu called out: “Zilong, come back here, Grandma has something to tell you.”

Cai’er pretended to be considerate and said: “Zilong, go talk to Grandma. I can manage on my own.”

After saying that, she followed Madam Liu to the kitchen.

The kitchen was tens of meters away from the living room, so they could not see or hear what was happening in the living room. The same was true for those in the living room.

When Cai’er entered the kitchen, all the ingredients were already placed on the counter, but none of them had been prepared. The meat was uncut, and the vegetables were not washed; everything was left untouched.

Madam Liu asked: “Miss Cai’er, do you need any help?”

Cai’er naturally hoped for some assistance, but when she thought about how Lin Zhenzhu had intentionally left her with this task, she felt that if she allowed anyone to help, it would make her seem insincere.

So, for the sake of becoming the madam of the Ou family, she had to endure and do it herself today, no matter what.

“No, Madam Liu, I can handle it on my own.”

“Alright, if you need anything, feel free to call me.”

“Okay!”

Madam Liu left the kitchen and gently closed the door behind her.

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