"Xiao Yun, bring some snacks over to Xiao Mei. We need to start cooking!" Lin Xue instructed her little sister.
"Got it, big sis, I was just about to go! But big sis, did you notice? Xiao Mei doesn't seem to talk to us like she used to!" Lin Yun whispered to her older sister.
The two were in the main kitchen, while everyone else was in the living room, so they spoke very quietly to avoid being overheard.
"Hmm, your cousin Xiao Mei might be in a bad mood. That old hag almost sold her off, and only stopped because Second Uncle paid up, you know that! It's understandable she's a bit shaken. Grandma said the suitor the old hag introduced was both old and ugly! Alright, hurry and take the snacks over, then talk to her properly!" Lin Xue pushed her sister out.
The snacks they ate were kept in their own rooms; the adults at home didn't eat stuff like that, so they wouldn't be taken out.
Lin Xue started cooking with Lin Xia and Lin Shuang.
