Ruo Hua went down in a fit of rage heading to the kitchen as Lin Feng stopped her pulling her back.
"Mother-in-law, good morning." She greeted making Lin Feng just nod.
"Have you seen the dress I sent to your room? Whether you like it or not__"
"It's no big deal. Besides, your taste is unique." Ruo Hua interrupted making Lin Feng glance at her before looking away.
"You have to prepare a meal for the elders of the family. They will be arriving very soon which means you have only an hour. My husband is coming as well so be quick and get changed." She finished before walking away. Ruo Hua turned to the kitchen which looked empty for the first time.
"What happened to all the stuff in the kitchen?" She asked making the maids look at each other before one stepped forward.
"Well, Mrs. Lin probably wants you to fail. She threw away all the ingredients in the kitchen last night. Only seasoning and spices remain. You have to find a way to prove to her that you can manage the family. If you fail this test, you will lose face in front of the entire family." The maid finished making Ruo Hua smile as she took her phone from her pocket.
"Give me ten minutes. Finish cleaning up the utensils first." She ordered before leaving as Wei Tian came from behind the door the moment Ruo Hua left.
"You won't even get a chance to become the daughter-in-law of the Ruo family. It wasn't your sister's place and it won't be your place either." She murmured to herself before leaving to get dressed.
Even before ten minutes was up, the door bell rang as Ruo Hua came down.
"Receive it. And send all the ingredients through the back door." She ordered as the maid opened the door seeing Lee Jung Ki at the door. She stepped aside allowing him in before showing the rest of the people the way to the back door.
"Did you check the ingredients already?" She asked which he only nodded as a reply.
"See to it that everything is brought inside without any problems. Don't let suspicious faces near the ingredients." She ordered going into the kitchen with Lee Jung Ki following behind her to make sure every ingredients was brought in.
"Five of you wash and cut the vegetables and meat while the rest of you get things in order." Ruo Hua ordered as the butler stood by watching how she handled everything like a leader.
After an hour, she finished everything checking the time on her phone. Even though she was lacking behind, since the family had not arrived yet, it gave her some time to get ready.
"Keep an eye on the food. Serve them when it's ready." She ordered the butler before rushing upstairs to get ready.
After twenty minutes when the entire family had arrived and even gotten ready to welcome the elders of the family, Ruo Hua still wasn't ready making Wei Tian smirk since her dress was not only too big, it was ripped apart as per the plans she made with Lin Feng.
"If she can't even handle such trivial matters like clothes, she truly doesn't deserve to be in this family. Being able to manage food doesn't mean she's capable enough." Lin Feng murmured as the gates to the mansion opened allowing five luxurious cars in. The family got in line while Lin Feng got in front to welcome them.
"Where is Ruo Hua? As the daughter-in-law of this family, she was supposed to welcome the elders and your father with me." Lin Feng inquired as they heard footsteps rushing towards them from behind making them all turn to see Ruo Hua in a fine white Qi Pao with gold embroidery of plum blossoms wearing the silver ornaments her mother-in-law gave her.
"Your dress__"
"I know. I encountered a little problem with the dress so I had someone get me another. This belonged to my mother. Doesn't it look good?" She questioned making Lin Feng's face turn dark as Gao Wei couldn't hold himself back from smiling. The elders got off the car as Gao Yuan helped his mother out of the car being the oldest woman in the family.
Lin Feng went over to help but she moved her hands away. She starred at her husband before stepping aside as they walked ahead stopping in front of the door.
"Mother, what's wrong?" Gao Yuan asked as his mother took in a deep breath before smiling.
"Sichuan cuisine? I haven't smelt such home delicacies in a while. Did you make it?" She asked turning to Ruo Hua which made her flinch since she didn't expect her to guess it was her right away. She nodded as the old woman raised her head up by the chin.
"You're from Sichuan?" She asked directly looking into her eyes before the old woman let go staring at her.
"Silver ornaments? Your mother-in-law doesn't recognize you, does she?" She asked but Ruo Hua didn't answer making the old lady turn to Lin Feng.
"There's a box in the car, get it for me." Xu Shan ordered Lin Feng which filled her with rage. Lin Feng sighed before getting the box from the car. She stood next to her mother-in-law as she opened the box with a key revealing the rare jade ornaments inside.
"Child, what's your name?" She asked wearing the blood red jade bracelet, earrings and ring on her.
"Ruo Hua."
"Ruo Hua__ that's a good name. These right here have been passed down to the daughters-in-law of the Gao family. But I didn't get this from my mother-in-law, my grandmother-in-law handed this down to me, not to my mother-in-law, but to me. You see just like you, my mother-in-law gave me silver ornaments to wear. In the Gao family, passing down silver ornaments is a sign of disrespect and rejection. I am passing this down to you as the next head of the Gao family." She stated making Lin Feng almost drop the box from shock.
"Mother-in-law, how could you be so cruel? I've served you all__"
"Lin Feng, you still don't understand. I don't hate you. It's about the potential I see in her. You must have given her a hard time today, didn't you? But she still isn't worthy in your eyes. That's why you'll never be capable of carrying the Gao family forward. Grow up Lin Feng, and stop being manipulated." She advised glancing at Wei Tian before Gao Wei took her hand helping her inside while Ruo Hua walked next to him.
"Silly child, I didn't expect you would be the one to bring a wife into this family that I would accept. Old Ning, he isn't as silly as he was don't you think." Xu Shan asked Ning Bo, the youngest elder of the Gao family as they went into the elders room.
"Lin Feng, don't be mad because your son's wife__"
"She's not his wife! She's just a doppelganger he got to get over his deceased wife. How could your mother make her the lady of the Gao family?" Lin Feng burst out silencing her husband.
"You're letting this get into your head. Don't think too much about it." Gao Yuan advised before going inside as Wei Tian smiled evilly.
"Mrs. Lin, I think she's bewitched everyone just like Gao Wei. He's been very rude to me since Ruo Hua came into his life especially his own mother." She whispered into her ears making Lin Feng turn to her.
"Don't worry. Her real face will be exposed today. She will leave this house today itself." Wei Tian assured Lin Feng before taking her inside.
The entire family was laughing and getting acquainted to Ruo Hua. The little sister of Gao Wei especially, Gao Mei, had taken Ruo Hua as her biological sister already.
"Sister-in-law, why are you far away from my brother. He looks so lonely. What a shame?" Gao Mei stated making Gao Wei glare at her.
"Gao Mei, your mouth is still seeking your doom. I'll gladly give it to you." Gao Wei threatened making her roll her eyes at him.
"Ruo Hua doesn't have to sit with him. She'll be by my side today. You've been here for a while and I've left this house for many years. Ruo Hua, take me around before we have dinner." She requested making Ruo Hua smile as she helped her up to go around.
"Well, it seems grandma has left me today for sister-in-law. At least I still have four more old people to hang around with." Gao Mei stated but her grandparents looked away.
"Oh come on, I'm not that annoying most of the time." She added as Si Jin, the oldest daughter of the family, took her away even though she kept turning to her grnadparents.
"My poor sister, you've wasted all your youth on old people. Come on, I've set a blind date for you on a dating app. Swipe those you like and after today we will go meet them." Si Jin stated pulling her along as the elders took a sigh of relief.