A piece of dim sum

  Lin Ruhai's birthday finally allowed Lin Jing to see everyone in her household registration book, as well as various talent shows.

  Returning to his residence, Lin Jing made a startled and suddenly relaxed expression, bearing the contemptuous gaze of Feng Pozi and others, pretending to fall asleep. Only when everything had quieted down did Lin Jing properly sort out his thoughts.

  Following the original work, Daiyu lost her mother at the age of six. Lin Jingyuan thought that once this person who controlled his life was gone, he might be able to have a good talk with Old Master Lin and plan a way to secure his future. But now it seems that this path is not feasible!

  As a son, Lin Lao Die didn't take himself seriously at all. What if he was told that he was actually a daughter and the person he loved? How would Lin Lao Die react?

  Will Lin Hai hold a grudge against Jia Min? It's unlikely. At that time, Lin Hai was grieving the loss of his beloved wife and would only think about her good qualities, their past sweet moments together, and Jia Min's advantages would be magnified while her mistakes would be ignored. Perhaps at that time, to protect his wife's reputation, he might even cover up her past mistakes, and as a living witness to those mistakes, how could he possibly get a good outcome? Moreover, Lin Hai had always been grateful to Jia Min for their mutual love, if not for his momentary negligence, how would he have been born?

  Although it is said that a tiger does not eat its own son, what if there's an exception? Besides, when has Lin Hai ever considered himself as one of his own flesh and blood?

  Thinking of this possibility, Lin Jing broke out in a cold sweat. He couldn't afford to gamble on this!

  So, before relying on it, or unless absolutely necessary, don't reveal your identity!

  But after Jia Min's death, how will Lai Erjia and his gang deal with themselves?

  Lin Jing had a headache, this illegitimate child with quotation marks was already everyone's sin.

  Huh? In the midst of a headache, an idea suddenly popped up. Lin Jing carefully considered it and thought it wasn't bad, this could work. Following these steps, although he would have to make some sacrifices, it was indeed the best way to solve the difficult problem, without exception.

  Having thought it through, Lin Jing felt a bit more at ease and only then realized that his stomach was growling with hunger. Given the scene earlier today, as a "coward", he naturally didn't dare to eat anything. But now, he was really starving!

  His stomach was growling loudly, Lin Jing could no longer pretend to be asleep, he could only rub his eyes and open them.

  "Hehe!"

  A faint laugh was heard beside her ear, Lin Jing looked over and saw a little girl with only a few strands of hair sitting on the footboard in front of the bed. When she saw Lin Jing looking over, the little girl immediately covered her mouth, her two big eyes shining brightly as she stared at Lin Jing.

  Finding Lin Jing was not angry, the girl finally let go of her hand and said softly: "Jing brother, I'll go call someone for you." She stood up and wanted to run outside.

  "Wait a minute." These days, Lin Jing has been surrounded by people in front of and behind him. Lin Jing understands that although this is because of what was said, it's also to show off his wealth. So, at this moment, there is a little girl in the house, which is really rare. "How did you sneak in here to play?"

  "I'm not here to play, I'm here to work." The little maid felt wronged and her cheeks puffed out a bit. "Sister Shiyin was invited away by the madam's people. Today is the old master's birthday, the madam has dismissed the wine ceremony, and Mama Feng and the others are drinking outside. She told me to serve you. Hmm, Brother Jing, are you thirsty? I'll pour you a glass of water first, then go inform Mama Feng."

  "I'm not thirsty, you don't need to call anyone else, just keep me company and chat with me." Lin Jing saw that Tian was putting on a show in front of people, today was a big show, and now he had finally stolen the opportunity, so he didn't want to find someone to come over. Just as he said this, his stomach made an uncooperative noise again.

  "Hehe." The little girl was covering her mouth and laughing, but then she stopped suddenly, as if remembering something. She took out a small oil-paper package from her collar and handed it to Lin Jing, "Here!"

  Looking at this, it's the little girl's snack. Lin Jing didn't dare to take someone else's things, so he just didn't move. The little girl was anxious, "This is a pastry that fell from the front, I, the slave, got two pieces, and they're delicious. I ate one piece, this piece was originally intended for my mother. You're hungry, so I'll give it to you to eat." The little girl blinked her eyes, somewhat reluctant, but still very firmly handed it over, almost putting her hand under Lin Jing's nose.

  "Have you gone hungry?" Lin Jing took it over and didn't open it.

  "Hmm! But now that I'm working for you, I won't go hungry. With my monthly wages and Father's monthly wages, none of us will go hungry."

  "Good. Thank you, I ate your snack, so now give me yours." Lin Jing smiled and unwrapped the oil paper package, putting the slightly deformed thing into his mouth, then pointed to the direction of the table.

  Since then, Lin Jing's treatment has indeed improved a lot, so this house also has some heart. It's just that Lin Jing doesn't use it often, so the people in the house are lucky.

  The little girl seemed to have just remembered, her face suddenly turned red, "I was in a hurry and forgot." But when she saw the four plates of pastries arranged very nicely, her eyes lit up.

  "It's okay." Lin Jing was in a good mood, "You can have all those dishes."

  "Really, really?" The little girl's eyes sparkled brightly.

  "Really, next time you can come and get it."

  "Alright!" The little girl exclaimed happily, then immediately lowered her voice, "I'll go find something to pack the snacks first, and then come back to chat with you, okay?"

  This little girl knows how to be content with what she has, Lin Jing smiled and nodded in agreement.

  Xiao Yatou did know her limits and didn't really take all the dim sum away, thinking of Lin Jing's stomach, but instead left half in each dish.

  In the subsequent chat, Lin Jing learned that this little girl was called Bi Cao, who was one year younger than herself and had come to work as a servant. However, in Bi Cao's opinion, this was a great opportunity, and it was also a good thing for their family to have someone replaced quickly, otherwise such a good thing would not have fallen on them. It turned out that her father had spent money on it. Her father only did rough work in the back kitchen, with little monthly salary, and there were many children at home, so it was difficult. Bi Cao had two older brothers and one younger sister and brother, and the two older brothers had reached the age of being able to work as servants, but unfortunately they had no connections and could only run errands on the street to earn a few scattered coins.

  Lin Jing learned about these things and had a plan in mind, but he wasn't in a hurry. Some things still needed to be observed carefully before making a move.

  Lin Jing got along with Bi Cao, but didn't hide it from Feng Pozi and Shi Ying, first because it was hard to keep it a secret, secondly because Lin Jing had the intention of testing them and didn't want to hide it.

  Now, at the age of seven, I am two years older than Daiyu. So, Daiyu is already five years old. As long as nothing unexpected happens, it will take another year for Jia Min to pass away. In theory, I can do nothing and endure this year, but what if something changes in this world? Therefore, I cannot rely solely on this. Moreover, even with just one year's time, I don't want to waste my own time. My schedule is very tight.

  Lin Jing wanted to test Jia Min's tolerance and gain the most space for herself. Saying a few more words to a little girl like that didn't count as anything, if even this was something Jia Min couldn't tolerate, then she would have to make other plans.

  Things are going smoothly. Shi Ying doesn't care about Bi Cao, a rough and unrefined maid, while Feng Po doesn't mind those few pastries because anything that falls into Lin Jing's hands is not considered good stuff anyway. It's just that a few of the lesser madams and maids have some minor complaints, originally they thought it was cheap for them to get these things, now the master is taking them away, they are naturally unhappy. But these people only murmured a few sentences, seeing Shi Ying and Feng Po ignoring them, they had no choice but to give up.

  Lin Jing saw this and slightly increased her efforts, not only talking to Bi Cao but also asking Bi Cao to tell her about the games that poor children play, such as playing with mud, digging earthworms, and catching insects. Bi Cao was still young and really thought it was fun, speaking with extra enthusiasm, while Lin Jing pretended to be very envious.

  Shi Ying was the second young lady, and as for this kind of coarse and inferior person's tricks, she looked down on them a hundred times. She didn't know how Jia Min had negotiated with Lai Erjia's family, but naturally, she was happy to see Lin Jing degenerate. Once, when Lin Jing deliberately let Bi Cao say these things again, Feng Pozi actually kindly told Lin Jing to go out and play for a while. Lin Jing's excitement wasn't fake, but in her excitement, she showed affection towards Feng Pozi, which made Lin Jing feel disgusted in her heart for half a day.

  Gradually, Lin Jing would play with Bi Cao for a while every day, either digging in the yard or catching insects by the wall. Every time they played, it was under the scorching sun. Old Lady Feng and others wouldn't bother to follow Lin Jing themselves, but instead pushed these tasks onto those of lower status. Those of lower status would then push them onto the coarse servant women, who were already overworked and exhausted. They had to supervise under the scorching sun, so naturally they became lax and lazy. At first, they followed along, but later they found a place to sit and watch, and eventually sat down and dozed off. It's truly the case that laziness is passed down from one person to another: the laziest pushes it onto the second laziest, the second laziest pushes it onto the third laziest, and the third laziest has no one to push it onto, so they just say it's done.

  Lin Jing didn't make any moves at first, and only started to take action when everyone else was tired. He also didn't let Bi Cao do much, just letting her carry a copy of the imperial calendar on her person, whether it was from last year or this year, and saying that she should catch bugs with paper tubes. This thing, even poor families have one, not to mention old ones. Everything was placed in Bi Cao's hands. Every time they played, avoiding people's eyes, Lin Jing would flip through the imperial calendar for a while. But every time he caught a bug, it would always escape in the end, and that imperial calendar never got used once.

  On this day, Lin Jing was flipping through the imperial calendar when he suddenly heard a clear and crisp laughter behind him. Lin Jing's heart tightened, "Oh no!"