"Young Master! The third Missy just sent you a letter!"
Said a servant as he handed over a white letter wrapped in a red ribbon to Jin Ling who seemed quite taken aback to see it.
Opening it, he dismissed the servant as he then read the content in the letter.
[ Dear brother in-law,
It is I, Min mei, your sweetest and most lovely sister in-law and I want to tell you how proud I am to see you work so hard with father's business. So I am going to take it as my responsibility to make you lunch today.. so await my delicious meal as I'll make it with extra love.
Hehe, Love Ming mie ]
Tilting his head slightly, Jin ling was slightly speechless.
'who thought her how to write?' he thought as Dao Li who had also read the content of the letter, turned red in anger.
"Young Master, You aren't possible going to eat the food given to you by her right?"
"Why not?" Jin Ling questioned as Dao Li seemed confused and shocked by his words.
"What do you mean by that young master. You and I both know that she is up to no good, we overheard her conversation with the second Missy so why should you eat something she makes. You should stay away from her, it may be poison!"
Dao Li panicked as Jin Ling just shaked his head slightly.
"She apologized!"
He then broke the hush silence as Dao Li felt as though he had heard wrong.
After all, the word 'Apology' and 'Ming Mei' never went together, she is the most spoiled and arrogant girl he had ever met with a ugly temper.
"Who? The third miss?"
"Hmm.." He replied.
"B-but why would she apologize to you? That's just to unbelievable!"
"That's the point. Knowing her, even though she has even intentions, she wouldn't go that far as to apologizing so even though she may have something in mind.. I still want to have a slight trust in her, even though it's only as small as a dust!"
He said as he then turned around and left whilst Dao Li followed behind him.
**
Meanwhile,
The entire maids and servant at the Mie residence's kitchen all seemed to be in panick.
And you couldn't blame them, after all now standing on a stool because she is quite short was their third missy who had decided to make lunch for the young master.
Something that was both surprising and scary at the same time.
"Y-young missy, please come down.. It's to dangerous for you to cook, you shouldn't even step into the kitchen. What if you get hurt, what shall we say to the Madame?"
Sisi and the other servants cried out as the begged Ming Mei to get down from the stool but she didn't back down.
"Ohh stop worrying you guys, all I want to do is cool and anyway I already promised brother in-law that I would make his lunch, how can I go back on my promise now?"
She completely disagreed, after all she had done to finally gain his slight trust.. she would do anything to make a solid foundation in his heart for her, no matter what.
But her maids seemed quite persistent, "Young Missy, you can leave the cooking to me.. I'll make it and you can take the glory and proclaim it as yours since the young master won't tell the difference now please come down from there.."
Sighing, Ming Mei then looked down at then as her hands were placed on her waist, "Do you guys take brother in-law for a fool? There's no way he won't be able to differentiate between the food made from a 12 year old girl to a 25 year old Maid!"
"You're 25 Sisi?" Asked the other maids as Sisi blushed slightly.
"And anyways, look around you.. there are maids everywhere, what makes you think they won't gossip and end up exposing the real chef..just relax you all, I got this!"
And with that, Ming Mei continued cooking but she wasn't wrong.
In fact, you all may wonder what successful business she had and it was cooking.
She wasn't a chef but she knew well on how to make dishes and because of her amazing planning sense, she was able to make one of the well known restaurant in her city.
*
Few hour later,
With a satisfied smile, Ming Mei stared at the food made by her which was displayed on the table.
After so much hard work, it turned out great yay!
"Sisi? What's the time now? Is it noon yet?" She asked Sisi as she went to watch her hands.
"Well.. third missy, it's actually almost sun down," Sisi broke the news as Min Mei almost frozed at her words.
"W-what!? Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Panicking, she shouted, "Quick! Help me package the food.. Brother in-law must be starving!"
**
Meanwhile,
The sun was already setting as all the workers started to bid Jin Ling farewell while Dao Li just sighed.
"Young master, you look so pale.. you skipped both breakfast and lunch because you were waiting for the third missy. I told you that she must have had something planned, maybe she wanted to starve you to death!"
He commented angrily as he pouted slightly, "I'm begging you young master, at least have dinner, unless you'll fall sick."
"Enough Dao Li, I'm not that weak.. when I was ten, father and I had went on a fasting spree for five days so I don't feel hungry at all.. however long it takes her to bring the food, I'll wait so don't worry."
Jin Ling stated and he made his way out but just then, they heard the loud and familiar voice of someone literally running towards them like lightening.
"Brother in-law! I have you fooooood.."