The next morning,
Nothing seemed unusual. A few people behaved as usual like hungry ghosts who starved through eternity chomping down on their breakfast like it was their last meal.
The potato pancakes were delicious and crispy and their faces and mouths were already painted in oil. However, no one cared. When there was good food who would care about all those table manners and etiquette?
All they cared about and lived for was...food, delicious food.
Fight for food!
The chopsticks flew from all directions aiming at their desired food target.
" Jiang Ying Mei! You dared to snatch it from me!" Jiang Ying Yue roared, " Give it back!"
" Sister, I am your younger sister, you should dote on me." So give up, I am not giving it back.
Jiang Ying Mei was smug as she opened her small mouth and widened it as big as she could to devour the large piece of pancake.
Her eyes shone with smugness and glee. Hehe...today, she had defeated her Elder...
Snap!
"....."
" Remember this lesson before you achieve your goal never be complacent. Also, one must never underestimate your enemy, sometimes even the most insignificant factor can change the result of the battle. You think your opponent is easy to defeat, he is too weak but what if your opponent is hiding his skills? And if he is not hiding his skill there's a saying even a rabbit would bite when forced to a corner. Moreover, that person may be weak and helpless now but it doesn't mean that it will be forever. One should never underestimate a human's willpower. A human with strong determination and willpower is a powerful yet scary creature whom even your sister is afraid of. Therefore it's always good to be more cautious. Your cautiousness doesn't make you a coward but it proves that you are wise. So, my Mei'er, your big sister hopes that my Mei'er not only grows up to be a brave person but also wise and intelligent. Don't learn from my past."
So after all this preaching she just wanted to tell her little sister not to be reckless and foolish like the past Jiang Ying Yue.
'You can offend anyone but before offending you must run a background check on that person.' this was what she meant. At least first let her prepare before going down to clean up her mess.
Jiang Ying Yue was really afraid, especially after seeing those bruises and wounds on her sister's body that little girl would subconsciously follow her Elder Sister's path.
" But Sister, Mei'er wants to be like you." Jiang Ying Mei said innocently.
Jiang Ying Yue: "....."
" Of course, you can be like me....no, you must be like me! Don't learn from my past and go around charging your horns asking for a duel." If this brat learned this she wouldn't have a peaceful day in the future.
Jiang Ying Mei was completely confused.
What past and what present? Her Big Sister always had a bad temper. Anyone who messed with her, she would reward them with a good beating. And this still hasn't changed until now.
No, it seemed to have changed a bit recently. Her sister's rewards now had gotten even more interesting. Jiang Ying Mei really admired her sister.
Jiang Ying Yue taught her little sister a life lesson and Jiang Ying Mei accepted with admiration.
While this pair of sisters were busy certain someone wasn't idle either.
Tian Lan was the busiest person on the table. She not only listened to her good sister's teaching but also implanted it straight away on the spot.
Her chopsticks and mouth never stopped moving. She was on full guard, as soon as her chopstick caught something it was immediately sent to her mouth. As if she was afraid that any delay would bring advantages to her opponents and her fragrant meal would be snatched away halfway.
As ate she also lamented and admired her sister's wisdom.
As she ate in a hurry her two opponents also realized that the food on the table was disappearing at a speed that was visible to the naked eye they hurriedly moved trying to catch up.
It was a tough and bloody battle.
In the face of food, the sisters and friends all turned against each other.
They didn't care about giving each other faces. In front of the food, the relationship was nothing. It was all plastic.
So after a bloody fight, the breakfast ended and those plastic people smacked their lips, still reminiscing about the taste.
Qiu and Niu came over to clean up the table.
" Qiu, Niu, you two should also join us next time." Tian Lan wiped her mouth and took a sip of her tea as she commented, " A meal is more enjoyable with more people. We are only a few girls here, we should sit together for a meal" Although she was also a bit reluctant she thought that it would be fun.
It would be more fun and more lively with more people.
Hence, she chose to ignore the reluctance she felt. Anyway, they could fight it out on the table.
To snatch her food?
She would see if they really had such ability.
However, Tian Lan's this bit of reluctance was nothing. Qiu and Niu's reluctance was far more than hers.
Asking them to join the table?
Who was she kidding?!
Miss Tian Lan sure knew how to crack a joke.
Just looking at the way they fought on the table the duo who couldn't be even considered half-baked cultivators broke out in a sweat.
Sitting together for a meal would only be torturing themselves, as a servant even if they had guts they didn't have enough strength to compete for food with this group of 'food-bandits'.
The duo looked awkward and embarrassed. They didn't know how to answer.
They couldn't say that they didn't dare to because they were afraid, right?
However, excuses such as that they were just servants and shouldn't sit at the same table as their masters would be too fake and superfluous.
Their Eldest Miss was the most easy-going master they had ever seen and everyone here knew about it.
Moreover, they had indeed sat together for a meal at the beginning because their Eldest Miss felt it was troublesome to sit separately.
But now what happened?
It was never their Master who had any objections, it was them who insisted on eating separately.
For a moment, Qiu and Niu didn't know what to say. They felt that they were too foolish to come up with any reason. So they bowed their heads shyly and kept mum.
While inside their hearts beat nervously fearing that they would be forced to sit together and end up as starving ghosts.
Unlike Tian Lan who was still young and immature, Jiang Ying Yue who was in her twenties considered herself an old lady. She was not only shrewd but also considerate.
" It's fine if you feel uncomfortable sitting with your masters for a meal. Sister Lanlan is only suggesting it, no one is forcing you."
She not only helped her maids from their predicament but also cleared Tian Lan's name. Tian Lan wasn't bullying them, she just saying it casually on a whim.
As a master, she should let her servants and subordinates know they their Master had their back. Even if someone was close to her she wouldn't let that person bully her people.
Furthermore, Tian Lan was really bullying them. She just felt that it would be so she suggested it.
This way Jiang Ying Yue cleared up the misunderstanding and saved Tian Lan's image.
One would feel that what she did was redundant but Jiang Ying Yue didn't think so.
To live in human society one should know some art of living. To others, it might be a trifle, not worth paying much attention to.
But to Jiang Ying Yue it was the spice of life. Just like how spices make one's life flavorful, relationships between people also make the world colorful.
If one didn't know how to manage them well, it would make one's dish too sour, too salty, or too spicy.
For her own health and comfort Jiang Ying Yue wanted the people around her to have a good relationship.
A small misunderstanding today might result in something bigger in the future. So Jiang Ying Yue stepped forward and solved it right away.
Tian Lan also realized that she might have sounded a bit forceful. So she also hurriedly added, " Yes, I am just saying. Anyway, if you don't sit together, this lady will have two fewer opponents to fight." Tian Lan waved her hands looking flippant and easy-going.
" Big sister, I am done." Jiang Ying Mei was at it again. After her breakfast, she was about to disappear again, " Big sister and Sister Lanlan, see you later."
She waved and without waiting for the responses she disappeared with a 'swoosh'.
Jiang Ying Yue didn't say anything, just glanced at her small disappearing back.
Tian Lan raised her brows and glanced at her good sister as if asking what was next.
Jiang Ying Yue parted her lips, " Follow."