Chapter 2 (2/2)

That young lady probably finds it a little uninteresting, eyes circling around a few times, before lazily saying: ”Just leave this fool for me, seeing as I've been bored to the extreme as of late.”

Aunt Fu nods: ”Since Young Lady wishes to, do take her.” She then turns to ask me: ”What's your name?”

I deliberately stall for three or four seconds, then flatly say: ”Ah-Lan.” (Lán /蓝 - the colour blue)

”Ah-Lan?” (Lán/兰 – orchid) Young Lady twitches her lips, ”This name sure is countrified, from today onwards, you shall be called Ah-Lan (Lán /蓝 - the colour blue), not the Lan as in the orchid flower, but the Lan as in the blue sky.”

I calmly accept, ”En, this servant knows.”

See, I’ve always had a good temperament, taking on rough matters as they come, I will never intend to go against the master.

”What’re you still waiting for, want to wait for my brother to come and ridicule you?” Young Lady coldly says.

I have now come to the understanding, that this young master is a master that’s only interested in beauties, thus, will not like a fool like me, furthermore, he could also very well own a venomous tongue.

Young Lady and I follow a maid as we wind around the labyrinth for half a day, finally stopping at ‘Ying Courtyard’.

Ahead, Young Lady's steps does not stop, behind, I’m also quickly pacing after her, maid rule number one, where the master goes, I shall follow, with the exception of dangerous places.

Without showing the slightest ladylike behaviour, Young Lady pushes open the doors to a room, then hurriedly heads to the bedside, saying: ”Xiao Hei, Xiao Hei, where are you? I found a companion for you.”

I start to think deeply, a pet that can go on the bed, looks like this Xiao Hei has a high possibility of being a cat, moreover, it’s a black cat with glistening fur.

But G.o.d has always loved to play tricks on me, not long after Young Lady's words were heard, I see something squirm amongst the bedding, followed by the head — of something that looks like quite the character — popping out.

Young Lady sure was laughing with great joy, holding the little plaything in utter excitement, ”Xiao Hei, my little baby.”

Looking into those beady black yet soulless eyes of Xiao Hei, I deeply feel a sense of lamentation.

Never would I have thought that Xiao Hei is a pig, an authentic mini fragrant pig, so ugly that it cannot get any uglier, so expensive that it cannot get any more expensive, such is the ”fragrant” pig, although I personally cannot smell what's so fragrant about it at all.

Looks like this young lady has a hobby of raising a pig.

As I am inwardly making a joke out of all this, Young Lady looks up, ”Why’re you still standing over there, are you not going to quickly come over?”

And so, I obediently walk over to her side, ”Young Lady.”

Young Lady strokes Xiao Hei's smooth head: ”Xiao Hei, look, this is the companion I’ve found you, although it can't be said that she’s the same level as you, but at least she resembles you in one aspect.”

And then raising her head, she smiles and says: ”Both eyes dull and soulless, a fool.”

Xiao Hei seems to have gotten a little excited, straining to breathe through both nostrils—-a show of dominance?

Deep down I am slightly hurt, maids these days are not worth much, to actually be compared to a pig, moreover, even this pig is looking down on me.

”Fool, what you stalling for, go pour me a cup of tea.” Young Lady orders.

I take dignified steps to the table, eyes fixed on the teapot as I pour out tea, then carefully pa.s.s the cup of tea to Young Lady.

Young Lady's face slightly stiffens, ”Fool, do you not even know how to pour tea?”

I blankly raise my head, ”Ah?”

The cup is filled up, enough to quench thirst.

Young Lady pauses after seeing my face, then impatiently returns the cup to me, ”Fine fine, place it back, go to the table and grab a few snacks to feed Xiao Hei.”

Once again, I carefully carry the tea back, making a fine selection of a snack and walk back over, preparing to attend to Great Pig Master Xiao Hei.

”Baby Hei, open your mouth, come on now, take a bite.” Young Lady says in a pampering manner.

I twist that piece of snack trying to deliver it into Great Pig Master's mouth as though my life depended on it, but it can’t be helped that Great Pig Master will not cooperate, with one vigorous movement, it turns its head away and avoids it.

I tell myself to stay calm, perhaps these days, even pigs have an adolescence period, and even plays rebellious.

Young Lady raises her head to glance at me, giving me a strange look.

I continue trying to feed it, Great Pig Master, you best not fail me, or else I’d certainly claw open your top and bottom lips and shove half an apple into it.

”Heng heng.” Great Pig Master harrumphs, appearing to be quite unpleased.

Young Lady immediately pulls my hand away, ”Stop stop stop, don't feed it.”

Seeing this, Great Pig Master makes another two sounds of harrumphs, this I can make out, it's expressing joy this time.

The three of us enter a moment of deadlock, when a deep yet captivating voice sounds from outside the doors.

”Ying Lu, is Xiao Hei feeling any better today?”