The voice of the middle-aged man sounded polite: "Ah, it’s Miss Ye, please wait a moment."

Ye Fei waited for about five minutes, and finally the door opened.

A middle-aged man emerged, looking gentle and warm.

"Miss Ye, hello, I am the housekeeper here, my surname is Hong." Housekeeper Hong said.

"Hello." Ye Fei quickly replied.

"Let me take care of these." Housekeeper Hong saw that Ye Fei was indeed carrying quite a few things and tried to take them over.

"It’s alright." Ye Fei quickly replied.

"No need to be polite." Housekeeper Hong insisted on taking them.

Ye Fei handed over half of them, keeping the other half for herself.

But following close behind Housekeeper Hong was a young man.

Housekeeper Hong then said, "Miss Ye, give these to him."

Ye Fei no longer resisted.

The young man was the gardener for the Zhao Family.

Ye Fei followed Housekeeper Hong through corridors, surrounded by exquisite carvings and a delicately designed courtyard.

Arriving at the main house, there were eight elderly women sitting inside.

The scene made Ye Fei somewhat nervous.

One of the elderly ladies noticed Ye Fei and rose with a smile: "You’re Ye Fei, aren’t you?"

"You must be Madam Zhao," Ye Fei inquired.

"Yes, yes." Madam Zhao warmly grasped Ye Fei’s arm, "These are my old friends. Today, it’s rare that we all have spare time and can gather together completely."

"There are quite a few people here, thanks for your hard work this noon." Madam Zhao said with a smile.

"It’s no trouble, it’s also an opportunity for me to gain some experience." Ye Fei quickly replied, "By the way, where is the kitchen? I’ll go prepare right away."

"Let Xiao Lin go with you, she can help and assist you." Madam Zhao immediately said.

A middle-aged woman came over, this was Xiao Lin whom Madam Zhao referred to.

"Just call her Aunt Lin, she’s Housekeeper Hong’s wife." Madam Zhao introduced.

Ye Fei was somewhat surprised at how detailed Madam Zhao’s introduction was.

"Miss Ye, please follow me." Aunt Lin said with a warm smile.

"You can just call me Ye Fei." Ye Fei followed Aunt Lin.

"I’ll help out, wash the vegetables, chop them, don’t be shy, just leave it to me." Aunt Lin said, "I usually take care of the meals for the elderly master and mistress. Today there are more people, the old lady wanted to try something different with her rare gathering of friends."

"My skills are just in home cooking, can’t compare to professional chefs." Aunt Lin explained.

"I’m not a professional chef either, just hope the elderly ladies will enjoy." Ye Fei said with a smile.

Preparing dishes for so many people alone was indeed a bit overwhelming.

So Ye Fei didn’t hold back and accepted Aunt Lin’s help.

"Let’s start with some cold dishes, they can have a taste and whet their appetite." Ye Fei said, "For cold dishes, I’m preparing grapefruit salad, Vietnamese spring rolls, garlic pork slices, and seafood in dressing."

"Okay." Aunt Sun followed Ye Fei’s instructions. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

All the vegetables had been chopped.

Onions were sliced and fried, shrimp de-veined and pan-fried until golden, roasted cashews crushed, added with similarly roasted coconut shreds, then mixed with lemon leaves and pieces of red chili, finally blended with sweet chili sauce squeezed from lemon juice, and mixed with pieces of grapefruit, resulting in a refreshing grapefruit salad.

When Aunt Lin returned from delivering dishes to the dining room, Ye Fei had finished rolling the Vietnamese spring rolls.