"Will this plant be difficult to grow?" Lu Wanqing couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Yu Shu shook her head, "No, Dad said it's the easiest."
Lu Wanqing quickly nodded her head like a pecking chick, "Mhm, mhm."
"Then what about this one? What kind of plant is this?" Lu Wanqing pointed to a plant that looked like a pine tree and asked.
The reason she said it looked like a pine tree, rather than a pine tree, was because this plant had the exact same leaves as a pine tree and its branches were also like a pine tree's. However, its shape was like a vine, winding and twisting. It even needed an iron pole in the middle to climb up. Was this a mutated vine-pine, born from a pine tree going astray and partnering with a vine?
"It's a Teng Song," Xiao Yu Shu looked at the plant her mommy was looking at and quickly explained.
Lu Wanqing: "???"
Lu Wanqing was stunned. She looked at her cub in shock. So, what she had randomly imagined earlier was actually correct? This plant was indeed called Teng Song? How fitting!
Lu Wanqing was like a curious baby, asking about this and that. Without realizing it, she learned about the plants Xiao Shu Shu was growing. At the same time, the mother and daughter got along more and more harmoniously.
Xiao Yu Shu liked her mommy even more than before, because Mommy liked plants as much as she did.
They had been in the flower room for a long time. Lu Wanqing raised her wrist and opened her light communicator. She checked the time and found it was getting late. So, she said to Xiao Shu Shu, "Shu Shu, it's getting late. Let's go back first."
Xiao Yu Shu was a little dazed. Being in the flower room was when she was happiest. And being in the flower room with Mommy, where Mommy could share the joy of planting flowers and grass with her, this feeling of being recognized by Mommy made her even happier than usual. So, she hadn't noticed the passage of time at all. She didn't expect that so much time had already passed?
Lu Wanqing remembered that the Yu family had already prepared a kitchen for her, and she couldn't help but want to show off her skills and let Xiao Yu Shu taste the food her mommy had personally made.
"Are there any fresh ingredients at home?" Lu Wanqing thought, and couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Yu Shu was once again bewildered. After a moment, she shook her head in confusion.
Meals at home were always prepared by the housekeeping robots. She hadn't paid attention to it before. Anyway, she just ate when it was mealtime, so she didn't know if there were any ingredients at home.
Lu Wanqing looked at her child's expression and knew that the child didn't understand anything. However, this was not surprising. It was the same in the interstellar era. Kitchen matters were usually handled by housekeeping robots, and most owners didn't care about these things.
However...
"Shu Shu, does the Yu family have a steward?" Lu Wanqing asked, suddenly thinking of it.
Xiao Yu Shu was surprised by this and then nodded, "Yes, they do!"
"Then can you take Mommy to meet the steward grandpa?" Lu Wanqing asked with a smile.
"It's steward grandma," Xiao Yu Shu replied solemnly.
Lu Wanqing: "???"
Lu Wanqing was shallow. The stewards of the Mu and Zhongli families were all men, so she subconsciously assumed that all stewards were men. She didn't expect the Yu family's steward to be a woman. Although Xiao Yu Shu called her grandma, the person wasn't that old. She was a middle-aged woman around Mrs. Yu's age.
Xiao Yu Shu led Lu Wanqing back to the living room. Just then, the Yu family's steward returned. Her features were not striking, just ordinary and unremarkable. A pair of long rabbit ears on her head were quite eye-catching.
"Mommy, this is Grandma Zhang. Grandma Zhang is our family's steward. Grandma Zhang usually helps manage many household affairs," Xiao Yu Shu introduced to Lu Wanqing in her clear voice.
Lu Wanqing looked at Grandma Zhang.
Grandma Zhang also looked at Lu Wanqing.
After a moment, Lu Wanqing spoke first, "Ms. Zhang, I am Lu Wanqing, Shu Shu's biological mother."
"Mhm," Aunt Zhang smiled and nodded, her expression suddenly becoming much kinder. She lowered her eyes to look at Xiao Yu Shu, then looked at Lu Wanqing and said with a smile, "Miss Shu Shu has been looking forward to Miss Lu coming soon."
Lu felt the kindness emanating from Aunt Zhang, and her nervousness subsided a lot. She smiled and said, "Mhm, Shu Shu is very well-behaved."
"The ingredients are in the kitchen. Please follow me," Aunt Zhang said with a smile.
Lu Wanqing lowered her eyes to look at Xiao Yu Shu. The little girl's expression was still the same as before, quiet and well-behaved.
Lu Wanqing raised her hand, rubbed the little one's head, and said, "Let's go."
Lu Wanqing, with Xiao Yu Shu, followed Aunt Zhang into the kitchen, which was the housekeeping robots' kitchen.
Aunt Zhang opened a few cabinets and turned to ask Lu Wanqing, "Miss Lu, the ingredients are all here. What do you need?"
Lu Wanqing went over and selected a few ingredients she needed. She took some out and then turned to thank Aunt Zhang, "This is enough. Thank you for your trouble."
"It's nothing, it's what I should do," Aunt Zhang said with a smile.
"Miss Lu, are you planning to cook for the child yourself?" Aunt Zhang suddenly asked.
Lu Wanqing was taken aback. She turned back and looked at Aunt Zhang in surprise.
Aunt Zhang seemed a little embarrassed and quickly explained, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have overstepped. It's just that I've secretly watched videos of Miss Lu live-streaming with her children before. Miss Lu's cooking skills seem to be very good, and the children seem to really like the food you make."
So, that was it. Lu Wanqing smiled and nodded, "Yes."
Aunt Zhang looked at Lu Wanqing with some admiration. She smiled and said, "Miss Lu, you are amazing!"
"Xiao Zhang!" Mrs. Yu's cold voice suddenly came from the living room.
Inside the kitchen, Aunt Zhang's expression froze, and then she quickly turned back and ran towards the living room, "Yes, Madam, I'm here. Did you need something?"
Lu Wanqing and Xiao Yu Shu were still in the kitchen, but the voices from the living room could be heard clearly.
Mrs. Yu's voice was very angry, "What were you talking to them about in the kitchen?"
"Madam, Miss Lu has arrived, and she wants to cook for Miss Shu Shu herself. I let her pick some ingredients," Aunt Zhang replied with a smile in her voice.
"Don't say unnecessary things if you don't have to," Mrs. Yu's voice was cold.
"Yes," Aunt Zhang's voice suddenly became a little flustered.
Lu Wanqing couldn't stand it any longer. She quickly picked up the things she had chosen and turned to call Xiao Shu Shu, "Shu Shu, let's go."
Just like when she was at the Mu and Zhongli families, the kitchen specially arranged for her was separate and not the one where the housekeeping robots worked. Lu Wanqing needed to take the ingredients to that kitchen to start cooking.
Xiao Yu Shu was clearly afraid of her grandma. She hunched her head, held her breath, and obediently followed her mommy, carefully bypassing the living room, and quietly slipped out.
When they reached her own kitchen, Lu Wanqing finally breathed a sigh of relief. She put down the ingredients and began to ponder what to make for dinner today.