My rigid, jealous husband has fallen for me, even though I'm a hopeless romantic.

Chapter 61 A Small Doughball, Handled

Wei Dongning picked up Xiao Wu with a proud and imposing air and was about to leave.

She couldn't wait to see Gu Peiyan's touched expression.

Knowing that her cooking skills weren't very good, she had to get to the kitchen early to prepare.

So that Gu Peiyan wouldn't miss out on the food she made when she went to sleep.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Gu Peiyan instinctively grabbed her wrist: "Where are you going?"

"It's a secret," Wei Dongning said mysteriously. "You'll find out when I get back."

Wei Dongning freed her small hand from his grasp, took two steps forward, and then stopped.

Just when Gu Peiyan thought she wasn't going to leave, Wei Dongning turned around and smiled sweetly at him: "Don't follow me, okay?"

Xiao Wu nestled comfortably in Wei Dongning's arms: "Why don't you let him come along? Wouldn't he be even more touched if he knew what you were doing?"

“You’re too young to understand a principle.” Wei Dongning curled her lips: “There’s an old saying that goes, ‘If you want to do something, do it quietly. If you succeed, show it to everyone; if you fail, pretend you never did it.’”

"high."

If it weren't for the limitations of this current body, it would definitely give Ningbao a thumbs up.

Xiao Fu followed Wei Dongning outside, a vague guess forming in her mind.

This suspicion was confirmed when they stood in front of the kitchen door.

"Miss, what are you doing...?"

Wei Dongning first confirmed Xiao Fu's guess, then quickly added, "You're not allowed to go back and tell anyone. If he finds out what I'm doing, I'll deduct your pay."

She didn't want the whole world to know about it before anything had even progressed.

Xiao Fu immediately declared her loyalty: "Don't worry, Miss, you know I'm very tight-lipped."

"Very good." Wei Dongning nodded in satisfaction: "No matter what I do from now on, you are not allowed to come in, understand? If anyone comes to ask, you just answer 'I don't know'."

"Oh? Miss, why don't you let me stay with you? I can help you out."

"No need, I can do it. You have to trust your young lady's abilities."

Wei Dongning was resolute, and Xiao Fu had no choice but to obey her orders.

Then I prayed in my heart that as long as everyone was safe, there was still a chance to rebuild the kitchen even if it was destroyed.

Wei Dongning walked into the kitchen, and the people inside who were chatting and picking vegetables immediately fell silent.

Aunt Zhou stood up and asked with a puzzled look, "Young Madam, do you have any instructions for dinner? We'll go prepare it now."

"Don't be nervous, I just wanted to try doing something myself. You guys can continue your work over there in a bit, don't worry about me. I'll come find you if I need anything."

The group had their doubts, but they also understood that the host's decision was beyond question, so they left the kitchen with Xiao Fu, looking back every few steps.

Xiao Fu walked last, and after Bao Xing stepped out of the kitchen, she slowly closed the kitchen door.

Turning around, she was surprised to find Baoxing standing behind her, not having left: "Waiting for me?"

"Sister Xiaofu, is it really alright for the young mistress to stay inside by herself?"

"I don't think so, right?"

Xiao Fu was also very uncertain.

Back when she lived in the Marquis of Zhongxin's mansion, the young lady had never even stepped into the kitchen.

She couldn't say for sure if this unusual behavior might lead to something.

Wei Dongning stood in the kitchen, hands on her hips, and looked around.

Following the tutorial Xiao Wu found for her, she found out all the items she needed one by one.

“Let’s begin! First step… flour, flour~” Wei Dongning scooped two small bowls of flour into a basin: “When it comes to noodles, it’s just a matter of adding water when there’s too much flour, and adding flour when there’s too much water.”

Wei Dongning was particularly confident.

As a result, after ten minutes, the amount of flour in the bowl increased significantly.

The man and the cat stared sullenly at the basin in front of them.

"Xiao Wu, things seem to be getting out of control."

"I can tell."

"How to do?"

"Cold salad".

Wei Dongning plopped down on the stool, her eyes drooping in disappointment. "Am I really just not talented? How come I can't even knead dough properly?"

Xiao Wu also began to reflect: "It must be because we lack experience. And we don't have a precise scale right now, so that's why you failed."

The recipes it found either gave precise proportions down to the gram or vague amounts.

It is indeed a bit difficult for someone with absolutely no experience.

This cannot be blamed on Wei Dongning's clumsiness.

Fortunately, Wei Dongning only slumped for a moment before cheering herself up again: "Let's try again! I refuse to believe that I can't handle this little dough!"

Qianrong has been by his young master's side for nearly twenty years and has rarely seen him panic or be at a loss.

But now this incongruous expression appeared on Gu Peiyan's face.

"Young Master, why don't I go and see what the Young Madam is doing? There's no use in you worrying here."

Gu Peiyan hesitated for a moment.

Before Wei Dongning left, she only told him not to follow her, but she didn't say he couldn't find out what she was doing.

Does this prove that he told Qianrong to ask, and that it wasn't disobedience on his part?

After comforting herself, Gu Peiyan looked at Qian Rong and said, "Go ahead, but be careful not to disturb her."

"it is good."

With permission granted, Qian Rong immediately began to inquire about Wei Dongning's whereabouts.

After asking the maid in charge of cleaning, Qian Rong learned that she had gone in the direction of the kitchen. Without wasting a moment, she moved her legs very quickly.

In the small courtyard where the kitchen was located, Qianrong saw Xiaofu and Baoxing chatting happily.

Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhang were also picking vegetables.

I didn't see the young mistress and Xiao Wu anywhere.

Qianrong sat down next to Baoxing quite naturally: "Sister Xiaofu, what are you doing here? Didn't you go with the young mistress?"

His intentions were too obvious for Xiao Fu to ignore: "I don't know, Miss didn't tell me what she was going to do. Asking me is pointless."

"Oh, I was just asking casually. I mainly came to ask if Baoxing wanted anything to eat, so I can go out of the manor and buy some later."

Baoxing wasn't used to being so affectionate in front of others, and shyly lowered her head: "You... I don't want to eat anything, don't waste money."

Wei Dongning's dough-making business has achieved a stage of success.

Looking at the smooth dough in the bowl, Wei Dongning smiled with satisfaction: "I told you, I'm a genius!"

"Genius, are you planning to turn this whole bowl of noodles into hand-pulled noodles? I think you're not trying to apologize to your Gu Peiyan, you're trying to kill him."

Am I a poisonous woman?

Wei Dongning really wanted to pinch off a small piece of dough and throw it at Xiao Wu's face.

I was afraid of wasting it, so I forced myself to hold back.

“I’ve already thought it through.” Wei Dongning patted the risen dough twice: “I’ll keep the amount I need, and let Aunt Zhou and the others handle the rest, to make some dumplings or wontons or something.”

"It can be done!"

Wei Dongning divided out a small portion of dough, picked up the rolling pin next to the cutting board, and swung it twice: "I saw someone using a rolling pin to hit their child in the comments section of a short video before. I was thinking, it's so inconvenient to hit someone with such a small rolling pin!"

But now that she saw a rolling pin that was about the same length as a baseball bat, Wei Dongning suddenly realized that it was indeed very convenient.